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[06/03/13 - 08:25 AM]
Sunday's Broadcast Ratings: FOX Comedies Top Night of Repeats
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

nielsen ratings
(fast national numbers for sunday, june 2, 2013)

Here are the highlights of the 15 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night:

FOX (2.872 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.3, #1) was the network to beat on Sunday with its all-repeat lineup of "The Cleveland Show" (1.788 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T10), "American Dad" (2.040 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T7), "The Simpsons" (3.242 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.4, #3), "Bob's Burgers" (2.924 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.3, #4), "Family Guy" (3.600 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.7, #2) and another "Family Guy" (3.638 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.8, #1).

CBS (5.334 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.8, #2) then claimed the silver with its own second run lineup of "60 Minutes" (8.365 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T5), "The American Baking Competition" (4.862 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T7), "The Good Wife" (3.689 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T13) and "The Mentalist" (4.422 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T10).

Next up was NBC (2.728 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.7, #3) with a rebroadcast of "The Voice" (2.477 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.6, #12) followed by the two-hour special "The Women's Concert for Change: Live from London" (2.979 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.8, #9).

And finally, repeats of "America's Funniest Home Videos" (5.015 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T5), "The Bachelorette" (2.113 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T13) and "Motive" (2.242 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T13) on ABC (2.871 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.6, #4) closed out the night.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
None.

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
-55.56% - The Women's Concert for Change: Live from London (vs. 2012 Miss USA Pageant)


Here are the highlights of the 16 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (6/3/12):

NBC (5.78 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.5, #1) snagged the top spot on Sunday thanks to its mix of "Dateline NBC" (4.62 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T12), "Adele Live in London" (6.18 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.7, #3) and the "2012 Miss USA Pageant" (6.16 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.8, #T1).

ABC (4.91 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.4, #2) then took home a competitive silver with a repeat of "America's Funniest Home Videos" (4.82 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T8) followed by the season premieres of "Secret Millionaire" (5.63 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T4) and "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition" (4.59 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T4).

Next up was FOX (2.77 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.3, #3) with its all-repeat lineup of "American Dad" (1.94 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T12), "The Cleveland Show" (1.99 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 1.0, #11), "The Simpsons" (2.90 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T8), "Bob's Burgers" (2.61 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T8), "Family Guy" (3.82 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.8, #T1) and another "American Dad" (3.34 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T4).

And finally, a new "60 Minutes" (9.56 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.4, #7) and repeats of "Dogs in the City" (4.51 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T15), "The Good Wife" (4.64 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T15) and "CSI: Miami" (5.20 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.8, #14) on CBS (5.98 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.8, #4) closed out the evening.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+100.00% - 60 Minutes
+12.50% - Dateline NBC

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):

+142.86% - Adele Live in London (vs. Minute to Win It (Repeat))
+38.46% - 2012 Miss USA Pageant (vs. America's Got Talent (Repeat))
+28.57% - Dateline NBC
+7.69% - 60 Minutes
-72.73% - Secret Millionaire (vs. NBA Finals, Game 3)
-72.73% - Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition (vs. NBA Finals, Game 3)

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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