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[11/04/13 - 08:46 AM]
Sunday's Broadcast Ratings: "SNF" Pulls NBC Back in Front Among Adults 18-49
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

Primetime Preliminary Fast National Nielsen Data
(includes all DVR playback through 3:00 am)

Here are the highlights of the 18 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (11/3/13):

NBC (12.624 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 4.6, #1) was back in front on Sunday with its usual mix of "Football Night in America #1" (5.708 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.8, #T11), "Football Night in America #2" (6.649 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 2.3, #T7), "Football Night in America #3" (11.867 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 4.2, #3) and "Sunday Night Football" (15.354 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 5.7, #2).

CBS (14.346 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.3, #2) then snagged the silver behind a full hour of "NFL Overrun" (23.107 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 6.6, #1) followed by new episodes of "60 Minutes" (15.087 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 3.2, #4), "The Amazing Race 23" (9.398 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 2.0, #9) and "The Good Wife" (9.792 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T14).

Next up was FOX (4.258 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.9, #3) with repeats of "Bob's Burgers" (4.258 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T14) and "The Simpsons" (3.484 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 1.4, #T16) alongside the return of "The Simpsons" (5.457 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 2.5, #T5), "Bob's Burgers" (3.745 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 1.8, #T11), "Family Guy" (4.865 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 2.5, #T5) and "American Dad" (3.738 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 1.9, #10).

And finally, ABC (6.062 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.6, #4) closed out the evening with originals from "America's Funniest Home Videos" (6.972 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.4, #T16), "Once Upon a Time" (7.478 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 2.3, #T7), "Revenge" (6.292 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.7, #13) and "Betrayal" (3.507 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 1.0, #18).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+113.33% - 60 Minutes
+17.65% - The Amazing Race 23
+14.29% - The Good Wife
+13.33% - Revenge
+12.50% - Football Night in America #1
+4.55% - Once Upon a Time
+1.79% - Sunday Night Football
0.00% - Family Guy (vs. 10/6/13)
0.00% - America's Funniest Home Videos
0.00% - Betrayal
-2.33% - Football Night in America #3
-5.26% - Bob's Burgers (vs. 10/6/13)
-8.00% - Football Night in America #2
-9.52% - American Dad (vs. 10/6/13)
-13.79% - The Simpsons (vs. 10/6/13)

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - Family Guy
0.00% - Bob's Burgers
0.00% - American Dad
-3.85% - The Simpsons
-5.88% - The Good Wife
-15.79% - 60 Minutes
-17.65% - America's Funniest Home Videos
-18.18% - Football Night in America #1
-20.00% - The Amazing Race 23
-21.92% - Sunday Night Football
-27.59% - Football Night in America #3
-28.57% - Betrayal (vs. 666 Park Avenue)
-34.29% - Once Upon a Time
-34.62% - Revenge
-48.89% - Football Night in America #2


Here are the highlights of the 19 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (11/4/12):

NBC (15.86 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 6.1, #1) was once again the network to beat on Sunday with its mix of "Football Night in America #1" (6.58 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 2.2, #11), "Football Night in America #2" (11.57 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 4.5, #4), "Football Night in America #3" (15.49 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 5.8, #3) and "Sunday Night Football" (18.65 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 7.3, #2).

CBS (13.68 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 3.3, #2) then was distant second place with its combination of "NFL Overrun" (26.70 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 8.5, #1), "60 Minutes" (16.67 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 3.8, #5), "The Amazing Race 21" (10.28 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 2.5, #T9), "The Good Wife" (9.69 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.7, #T16) and "The Mentalist" (9.48 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.9, #T12).

Next up was ABC (7.22 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.3, #3) and its all-original lineup of "America's Funniest Home Videos" (6.97 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.7, #T16), "Once Upon a Time" (10.10 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 3.5, #6), "Revenge" (7.74 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 2.6, #T7) and "666 Park Avenue" (4.07 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 1.4, #19).

And finally, FOX (4.40 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.0, #4) closed out the night with a repeat of "The Simpsons" (3.70 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 1.5, #18) followed by the return of "The Cleveland Show" (4.09 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 1.9, #T12), "The Simpsons" (5.57 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 2.6, #T7), "Bob's Burgers" (3.99 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 1.8, #15), "Family Guy" (5.07 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 2.5, #T9) and "American Dad" (3.99 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 1.9, #T12).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+123.53% - 60 Minutes
+15.87% - Sunday Night Football
+6.25% - America's Funniest Home Videos
+5.56% - The Mentalist
+4.17% - The Amazing Race 21
+2.94% - Once Upon a Time
-3.70% - Revenge
-5.56% - The Good Wife
-12.50% - 666 Park Avenue
-13.64% - The Cleveland Show (vs. 10/7/12)
-16.13% - The Simpsons (vs. 10/7/12)
-21.74% - Bob's Burgers (vs. 10/7/12)
-26.47% - Family Guy (vs. 10/7/12)
-26.92% - American Dad (vs. 10/7/12)

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+72.73% - 60 Minutes
+54.55% - America's Funniest Home Videos (vs. Once Upon a Time (Repeat))
0.00% - The Mentalist (vs. CSI: Miami)
-3.85% - The Amazing Race 21
-5.41% - Once Upon a Time
-7.14% - Revenge (vs. Desperate Housewives)
-7.59% - Sunday Night Football
-14.29% - Bob's Burgers (vs. Allen Gregory)
-16.67% - Family Guy
-19.05% - The Good Wife
-22.22% - 666 Park Avenue (vs. Pan Am)
-24.00% - American Dad
-29.73% - The Simpsons
-70.31% - The Cleveland Show (vs. The OT)

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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