Sunday Ratings: Desperate Housewives Has Welcome Return

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Amazing Race, The, America's Next Top Model, Desperate Housewives, Family Guy, Ratings

Despite being down approximately 5% since last year, the retooled Desperate Housewives was easily last night’s best draw. Unfortunately, the show couldn’t fight off the Bears and Eagles alone. NBC - with the help of Sunday Night Football - was once again tops in both categories last night.

8pm

• Approximately 15.4 million (6.3/15 in 18-49) saw the Chicago Bears beat the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday Night Football.
• Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (3.7/9) had 11.9 million feeling emotional.
• The Amazing Race (3.1/8) took 10.3 million along on the first leg of its race.
• The Simpsons (9.3 million, 4.4/12) was down 6% from last year; King of the Hill (7 million, 3.3/8) fell 13%.
• Privileged* (1.2 million, 0.6/1) did about the same.

Click to continue reading Sunday Ratings: Desperate Housewives Has Welcome Return

Read More | The Hollywood Reporter

• Tools:
• Permalink
• Comments (0)
• Digg This
• Share on Facebook
• Email this story

Sunday Ratings: NBC Sacks the Competition

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America's Next Top Model, Family Guy, Ratings

The return of Sunday Night Football wasn’t only a win for the Chicago Bears, it was a victory for NBC. The Peacock network ran past the competition with both the viewers and the demos.

8pm

• Approximately 16.7 million watched the Bears defeat the Indianapolis Colts (6.4/16 in 18-49) on NBC.
• Big Brother 10 (7.6 million, 2.7/7) added on 1.8 million.
• Hole in the Wall (3.5/9) premiered to 7 million.
• Extreme Makeover: Home Edition* (5.9 million, 1.6/4) nailed down another 1.3 million.
• The Simpsons* (5.3 million, 2.4/6) piled on another 2 million.
• A repeat of America’s Next Top Model* (0.7/2) averaged 1.8 million.

Click to continue reading Sunday Ratings: NBC Sacks the Competition

Read More | Variety

• Tools:
• Permalink
• Comments (0)
• Digg This
• Share on Facebook
• Email this story

Sunday Night Football Scores NBC Ratings

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Desperate Housewives, Family Guy, Ratings

The gridiron matchup on NBC was an exciting game for the viewers and a ratings win for the network.

8pm

• The Bears/Packers battle on Sunday Night Football game drew 18.4 million viewers and a 7.7 rating/19 share in the 18-49 group.
• With 11.7 million viewers, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition was 2nd in the hour (4.1/10 in 18-49).
• The Simpsons rounded up 7.7 million (3.6/10 in demo).
• The CW’s debut of Life is Wild attracted a mere 1.6 million (0.4/1 in demo).

9pm

• Desperate Housewives (17.4 million viewers, 6.6/16 in 18-49) was the best non-sports event of the evening.
• Cold Case (12.8 million, 2.9/7) lost 700,000 viewer from last week.
• Family Guy (8.4 million, 4.0/9 in 18-49) bested CBS in the key demo.

10pm

• Brothers & Sisters (12.2 million, 4.5/12 in 18-49) placed second behind football.
• Shark came in third with 11.2 million viewers (2.5/6 in demo), down 230,000 from last week.

Read More | Variety

• Tools:
• Permalink
• Comments (0)
• Digg This
• Share on Facebook
• Email this story