Written on December 7, 2009 at 11:36 am by admin

Sunday TV Ratings: Vikings/Cards wins, FOX strong, Brothers & Sisters Set Season Highs

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As usual, Sunday Night Football got the victory for NBC last night, but ABC was also strong with Brothers and Sisters posting season highs.

Football Night In America opened for NBC between 7-8.30pm, posting a 4.0 rating and 8.5 million viewers. The Vikings/ Cardinals game took top honors in the rest of primetime, averaging a 6.5 rating and just under 18 million viewers.

An NFL overrun at 7 helped FOX to second last night when combined with The OT, the BCS selection show and reruns of The Simpsons, Family Guy and American Dad.

ABC was third for the night with America’s Funniest Home Videos (2.0), Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (3.0), a strong Desperate Housewives (4.9) and a season best Brothers and Sisters (3.7), which was up nearly 30% vs. last week.

CBS was last but had a strong showing from The Amazing Race finale (3.7 rating, 12.3 million). At 7, 60 minutes was third for the eye and Cold Case was up to a 2.3 rating – obviously benefitting from the different timeslot. An NCIS: Los Angeles rerun was last at 10pm with a 1.6 rating and 7.3 million viewers.

Full Breakdown:

7:00 – FOX – NFL Football Overrun - 7.8 (18-49 rating) - 20.9 million viewers
NBC – Football Night In America – 2.8 – 7.8 million
ABC – America’s Funniest Home Videos (repeat) - 2.0 – 8.2 million
CBS – 60 Minutes - 2.1 – 11.8 million

7:30 – FOX – The OT – 4.5 - 11.1 million

8:00 – NBC - Football Night In America (8.30-11) - 6.5 (18-49 rating) – 17.8 million viewers
CBS – The Amazing Race (finale) - 3.7 – 12.3 million
FOX – BCS Selection Show – 3.4 - 8.6 million
ABC – Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - 3.0 - 10.3 million

8:30 – NBC Sunday Night Football - 6.8 (18-49 rating) – 18.892 million viewers
FOX - The Simpsons (repeat) - 2.6 - 5.6 million

9:00 – ABC – Desperate Housewives – 4.8 (18-49 rating) – 14.7 million viewers
FOX – Family Guy (repeat) – 3.0 - 6.1 million
CBS – Cold Case – 2.3 - 9.7 million

9:30 – FOX – American Dad (repeat) – 2.1 - 4.4 million viewers

10:00 – ABC – Brothers & Sisters (18-49 rating) - 3.7- 10.8 million viewers
CBS – NCIS: LA (repeat) – 1.6 - 7.3 million