[TV] Ratings: NBC Wins With Football, American Music Awards Bomb
Posted by Joseph Lee on 11.19.2012
Sports wins over music...
NBC won last night thanks to NFL coverage while ABC's coverage of the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards dropped 21% from last year to an all-time low. Meanwhile, FOX's animated line-up, including The Simpsons, Bob's Burgers and Family Guy, all dropped from last week.
NBC won with 13.3 million viewers and an 8.1 rating/12 share in households in primetime. It was followed by CBS (12.6 million, 8.1/12), ABC (9.0 million, 5.2/8) and FOX (4.2 million, 2.4/4).
In the adults 18-49 demographic, NBC won with a 4.9 rating, followed by CBS (3.0), ABC (2.9) and FOX (2.0).
Sunday hour by hour:
8 p.m.
CBS: 60 Minutes (14.1 million viewers, 8.9/13 households)/The Amazing Race XXI (11.5 million, 7.2/11)
FOX: The Simpsons (5.2 million, 2.9/4)/Bob's Burgers (4.0 million, 2.2/3)
ABC: The 40th Anniversary American Music Awards (9.6 million, 5.5/8)
NBC: Football Night in America (12.8 million, 7.8/12)/NBC Sunday Night Football (16.5 million, 10.0/15)
18-49 leader: NBC Sunday Night Football (6.1)
9 p.m.
CBS: The Amazing Race XXI (9.5 million, 6.1/9)/The Good Wife (9.8 million, 6.4/9)
ABC: The 40th Anniversary American Music Awards (9.8 million, 5.7/8)
FOX: Family Guy (5.1 million, 2.8/4)/American Dad (4.2 million. 2.3/3)
NBC: NBC Sunday Night Football (16.3 million, 9.9/14)
18-49 leader: NBC Sunday Night Football (6.1)
10 p.m.
CBS: The Good Wife (9.6 million, 6.6/10)/The Mentalist (9.4 million, 6.5/11)
ABC: The 40th Anniversary American Music Awards (9.0 million, 5.3/9)
NBC: NBC Sunday Night Football (15.0 million, 9.3/15)
