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Fast National ratings for Sun, Oct 16, 2011
A blowout victory in New Orleans Saints over the Indianapolis Colts sent "Sunday Night Football" ratings down a little and propelled FOX to a win in World Series Game 4, as were more than 2 million viewers World Series which had been on average so far. The new ABC drama fairy tale "Once Upon a Time" had a strong debut in 12.8 million viewers, beating Sunday night football schedule shared.
Fox won the night with 14.6 million watchers and 8.8 rating/14 share in households, followed by CBS at 10.5 million and a 6.7/10, NBC 9.6 million and ABC 5.9 / 9 and 8.6 million and 5.3 / 8. Those numbers will change when settings for live sports are factored in.
FOX too succeeded the adults 18-49 demographic with a 4.4, followed by NBC at 3.8, ABC and CBS from 2.6 to 2.3
Sunday, Hour By Hour:
7 pm
FOX: NFL overrun / "The Old Testament" (17.6 million viewers, 10.5/17 households)
CBS "60 Minutes" (12.7 million, 8.1/13)
ABC: "Funniest Home Videos America" (6.6 million, 3.8 / 6)
NBC: "U.S. Soccer Night" (5.3 million, 3.3 / 5)
18-49 leader: NFL overrun / "The Old Testament" (5.8)
8 p.m.
FOX: World Series Game 4, Cardinals, Rangers (13.99 million, 8.4/13)
ABC: "Once Upon a Time" premiere (12.8 million, 7.4/11)
NBC "Sunday Night Football" - Santos-Colts (11.3 million, 7.1/11)
CBS: "The Amazing Race" (9.9 million, 6.1 / 9)
18-49 leader: "Sunday Night Football" (4.4)
9 p.m.
FOX: World Series Game 4, Cardinals, Rangers (13.7 million, 8.2/12)
NBC "Sunday Night Football" (12.1 million, 7.3/11)
CBS: "The Good Wife" (9.6 million, 6.3 / 9)
ABC: "Desperate Housewives" (9.2 million, 5.2 / 8)
18-49 leader: "Sunday Night Football" (4.9)
10 pm
FOX: World Series Game 4, Cardinals, Rangers (13.1 million, 8.1/13)
CBS: "CSI: Miami" (9.8 million, 6.4/10)
NBC "Sunday Night Football" (9.5 million, 5.9/10)
ABC: "Pan Am" (5.8 million, 4.0 / 6)
18-49 leader: "Sunday Night Football" (5.3)
Classification data includes live and DVR viewing the same day. All numbers are preliminary and are subject to change. Source: The Nielsen Company.