TV Rating: NBC's Jets-Ravens game soars, 'Pan Am' crashes for ABC on Sunday
NBC easily wins Sunday overall and among young viewers
Mark Sanchez of the Jets
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As per usual, NBC dominated Sunday night with coverage of the NFL showdown between the Jets and Ravens.
Beyond that, the night's most notable ratings highlight (or lowlight) was a large Week 2 drop for ABC's "Pan Am," which still managed to hold of "CSI: Miami" among young viewers.
Among adults 18-49, NBC averaged a 5.9 rating for the night, easily winning the key demographic. CBS, boosted by NFL overrun, averaged a 3.1 key demo rating for second, beating FOX's 2.7 rating and the 2.3 rating for ABC.
Overall, NBC averaged an estimated 14.62 million viewers and an 8.9 rating/14 share in primetime to win the night. CBS was a close-ish second with an 8.0/13 and an average of 12.93 million viewers. There was a big drop to ABC in third with a 4.7/7 and 7.58 million viewers and then to FOX's 3.3/5 and 5.85 million viewers.
7 p.m. - CBS started primetime in first with 17.43 million viewers and a 4.5 rating among adults 18-49 for "60 Minutes," plus over 20 minutes of NFL overrun for much of the country. NBC's Sunday Night Football pregame averaged 8.09 million viewers and a 3.0 key demo rating for second. ABC was third with the 6.44 million viewers for "America's Funniest Home Videos," beating the 5.43 million for FOX's repeats of "The Cleveland Show" and "The Simpsons."
8 p.m. - NBC moved into first place for the 8 p.m. hour with 15.79 million viewers and a 6.2 rating among adults 18-49 for the start of the game between the Jets and Ravens. CBS' "The Amazing Race" (and some "60 Minutes" averaged 12.99 million viewers and a 3.3 key demo rating for second. ABC was third overall and fourth in the key demo with the 7.11 million viewers for "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." FOX's "The Simpsons" (6.12 million and a 3.0 key demo rating) and "The Cleveland Show" (5.47 million viewers and a 2.6 key demo rating) finished fourth overall and third in the demo.
9 p.m. - Sunday Night Football improved to 18.41 million viewers and a 7.5 key demo rating for NBC in the 9 p.m. hour. CBS' "The Good Wife" (and "Amazing Race") averaged 10.83 million viewers for second overall and a 2.4 key demo rating for fourth. ABC was third with the 9.03 million viewers and 2.9 key demo rating for "Desperate Housewives." FOX's "Family Guy" (6.91 million viewers and a 3.5 key demo rating) and "American Dad" (5.71 million viewers and a 2.7 key demo rating) finished fourth overall and second in the key demo.
10 p.m. - NBC closed primetime in first with 16.19 million viewers and a 7.0 key demo rating for Sunday Night Football. "CSI: Miami" was second overall with 10.45 million viewers and third in the key demo with a 2.2 rating. ABC's "Pan Am" averaged 7.75 million viewers, down by over 3 million from last week, in third, but finished second with a 2.5 key demo rating.
All ratings information comes from preliminary Fast National Nielsen data, which includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are subject to change, particularly in the case of live events.
A long-time member of the TCA Board and a longer-time blogger of "American Idol," Dan Fienberg writes about TV, except for when he writes about movies or sometimes writes about the Red Sox. But never music. He would sound stupid talking about music.
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October 3, 2011 at 12:45PM EST Reply to CommentProblem with Pan-Am is that everyone else was watching Breaking Bad. Pam-Am will do better when Break Bad wraps for the season next week.
sepinwall Though it may not seem that way based on internet discussion, far more people watched Pan Am the past two weeks than watched Breaking Bad. And the ratings were much better last week, when there was also an original Breaking Bad episode. That's not a factor here.
October 3, 2011 at 12:49PM EST
October 3, 2011 at 12:53PM EST-Daniel
Crow3711 yea, that's a nice sentiment, but it's also unfortunately entirely absurd.
October 3, 2011 at 1:14PM ESTJimmy
October 3, 2011 at 1:48PM EST Reply to CommentThe drop in Pan Am is not surprising and ABC should have expected it. I'm still not sure this series has what it takes to last long term.
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October 3, 2011 at 2:33PM EST Reply to CommentProblem with Pan Am was it had no clear direction - they have the girl who is a "spy", the soapy drama, the 60's throwback, the fluff factor, which is it? Too many genre's, and nothing was gripping enough to find out if they ultimately pick one.
amg Yeah--this was a problem for me too. It feels to me like "mad men-light." I was glad they tried to show the sexism of the era (if not very sophisticatedly) but then there is the spy thing, the family melodrama, and so on. I think I would rather see them on the plane more, and even if its going to be mad-men light at least just stick to that arena and not try to do a ton of others at the same time. Perhaps we'll see if it gets more focussed (and if so, in a way that I like) in the coming weeks. I get that network shows have to have a degree of "lightness" to them and end on those sorts of upbeat notes all the time, but hopefully they can do something interesting in the middle.
October 3, 2011 at 3:47PM EST