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[11/11/19 - 08:17 AM]
Sunday's Broadcast Ratings: "Sunday Night Football" Dominates for NBC
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 19 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (11/10/19):

[Note: Fast affiliate ratings are inaccurate for live events.]

NBC (16.525 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.8, #1) dominated the competition on Sunday with its mix of "Football Night in America #1" (6.530 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.6, #6), "Football Night in America #2" (8.277 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.1, #T4), "Football Night in America #3" (17.801 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 4.9, #3) and "Sunday Night Football" (19.918 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 5.9, #1).

FOX (8.585 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.5, #2) then got a boost from a full hour of "The OT" (19.403 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 5.3, #2) followed by new episodes of "The Simpsons" (6.032 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 2.1, #T4), "Bless the Harts" (2.482 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T7), "Bob's Burgers" (2.072 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T9) and "Family Guy" (2.119 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T7).

Next up was ABC (3.945 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.7, #3) and its quartet of "America's Funniest Home Videos" (4.543 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T12), "Kids Say the Darndest Things" (4.002 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T12), "Shark Tank" (3.495 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T9) and "The Rookie" (3.740 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T14).

Meanwhile, CBS (6.032 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.6, #4) served up fresh installments of "60 Minutes" (7.978 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T9), "God Friended Me" (6.137 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T14), "NCIS: Los Angeles" (6.037 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T14) and "Madam Secretary" (3.976 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T17).

And finally, originals from "Batwoman" (1.159 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T17) and "Supergirl" (0.861 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.2, #19) rounded out the night on The CW (1.010 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+162.50% - The Simpsons
+80.00% - Bless the Harts
+50.00% - Family Guy
+33.33% - Shark Tank
+33.33% - Bob's Burgers
+20.00% - The Rookie
+16.67% - Kids Say the Darndest Things
0.00% - Sunday Night Football
0.00% - NCIS: Los Angeles
0.00% - Batwoman
0.00% - Supergirl
-3.92% - Football Night in America #3
-5.88% - Football Night in America #1
-22.22% - America's Funniest Home Videos
-25.00% - God Friended Me
-25.00% - Madam Secretary
-38.24% - Football Night in America #2
-57.89% - 60 Minutes

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+110.00% - The Simpsons
+80.00% - Family Guy (vs. Rel)
+50.00% - The Rookie (vs. Country Music's Biggest Stars: In the Spotlight with Robin Roberts)
+16.67% - Kids Say the Darndest Things (vs. Dancing with the Stars: Juniors)
+14.29% - Shark Tank (vs. 20/20: Becoming Michelle: A First Lady's Journey with Robin Roberts)
+2.08% - Football Night in America #3
+1.72% - Sunday Night Football
0.00% - Batwoman (vs. Supergirl)
0.00% - Football Night in America #1
-10.00% - Bless the Harts (vs. Bob's Burgers)
-12.50% - America's Funniest Home Videos
-20.00% - Bob's Burgers (vs. Family Guy)
-25.00% - NCIS: Los Angeles
-30.00% - Football Night in America #2
-33.33% - Supergirl (vs. Charmed)
-45.45% - God Friended Me
-50.00% - Madam Secretary
-66.67% - 60 Minutes


Here are the highlights of the 21 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (11/11/18):

[Note: Fast affiliate ratings are inaccurate for live sports.]

NBC (7:30-11pm) (16.302 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 5.3, #1) was of course the network to beat on Sunday with its mix of "Football Night in America #1" (6.013 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.6, #6), "Football Night in America #2" (9.509 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 3.0, #4), "Football Night in America #3" (15.195 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 4.8, #2) and "Sunday Night Football" (17.882 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 5.8, #1).

CBS (10.228 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.7, #2) then got a boost from "NFL Overrun" (19.328 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.7, #3) followed by "60 Minutes" (13.307 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.4, #5), "God Friended Me" (8.298 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.1, #7), "NCIS: Los Angeles" (6.860 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T11) and "Madam Secretary" (5.560 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T14).

Next up was FOX (1.903 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.7, #3) with repeats of "Last Man Standing" (1.901 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T17) and "Bob's Burgers" (1.526 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T14) followed by originals from "The Simpsons" (2.378 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T8), "Bob's Burgers" (2.191 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T8), "Family Guy" (2.220 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T8) and "Rel" (1.203 million viewers, #20; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T17).

Meanwhile, ABC (4.667 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.6, #4) offered up its lineup of "America's Funniest Home Videos" (5.709 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T11), "Dancing with the Stars: Juniors" (4.008 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T14), "20/20: Becoming Michelle: A First Lady's Journey with Robin Roberts" (5.486 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.7, #13) and "Country Music's Biggest Stars: In the Spotlight with Robin Roberts" (3.463 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.4, #19).

And finally, new episodes of "Supergirl" (1.160 million viewers, #21; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T20) and "Charmed" (9.470 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T20) on The CW (1.053 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5) rounded out the night.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+100.00% - 60 Minutes
+37.50% - God Friended Me
+14.29% - NCIS: Los Angeles
0.00% - Football Night in America #2
0.00% - America's Funniest Home Videos
0.00% - Madam Secretary
0.00% - Charmed
-5.88% - Football Night in America #1
-9.09% - Family Guy
-11.11% - Football Night in America #3
-13.43% - Sunday Night Football
-14.29% - Dancing with the Stars: Juniors (vs. 10/28/18)
-16.67% - Rel
-23.08% - Bob's Burgers
-25.00% - Supergirl
-47.37% - The Simpsons

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+100.00% - 60 Minutes
+60.00% - America's Funniest Home Videos (vs. The Toy Box)
+37.50% - God Friended Me (vs. Wisdom of the Crowd)
+20.83% - Sunday Night Football
0.00% - Madam Secretary
-11.11% - NCIS: Los Angeles
-12.73% - Football Night in America #3
-22.22% - 20/20: Becoming Michelle: A First Lady's Journey with Robin Roberts (vs. Shark Tank)
-23.08% - Bob's Burgers (vs. Ghosted)
-28.57% - Football Night in America #2
-28.57% - Family Guy
-40.00% - Dancing with the Stars: Juniors (vs. America's Funniest Home Videos)
-44.44% - Rel (vs. The Last Man on Earth)
-46.67% - Football Night in America #1
-47.37% - The Simpsons
-50.00% - Country Music's Biggest Stars: In the Spotlight with Robin Roberts (vs. Shark Tank)

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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