TV Ratings: Miss USA Pageant, '60 Minutes' lead NBC, CBS to Sunday split
Adele special also performs well for NBC
Miss USA Olivia Culpo
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Reliable stalwart "60 Minutes" carried CBS to a slim overall win on Sunday night, while younger viewers favored NBC's Adele concert and coverage of the 2012 Miss USA Pageant.
[Really, younger viewers probably preferred several sporting events, the MTV Movie Awards and the "Game of Thrones" finale over NBC's Trump-tastic beauty pageant, but those numbers won't be available until later.]
Meanwhile, ABC's season premieres of "Secret Millionaire" and "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition" drew so-so audiences.
Among adults 18-49, NBC averaged a 1.5 rating for Sunday night, edging out ABC's 1.4 rating and the 1.3 rating for FOX in the key demographic. CBS was a distant fourth with a 0.8 rating.
Overall, however, CBS won Sunday night with a 4.0 rating/7 share and 5.98 million viewers, edging out NBC's 3.7/6 and 5.78 million viewers. ABC was third with a 3.1/5 and 4.905 million viewers, while FOX's Sunday primetime averaged was 2.77 million viewers and a 1.6/3.
7 p.m. - CBS started primetime in first with 9.56 million viewers and a 1.4 rating among adults 18-49 for "60 Minutes" (presumably rippling from Tiger Woods' victor at the Memorial in some markets). ABC's "America's Funniest Home Videos" repeat was second with 4.815 million viewers and a 1.2 key demo rating, beating the 4.62 million and 0.9 key demo rating for NBC's "Dateline." FOX followed with 1.965 million viewers and a 0.9 key demo for repeats of "American Dad" and "The Cleveland Show."
8 p.m. - NBC won the 8 p.m. hour with 6.18 million viewers and a 1.7 rating among adults 18-49 for "Adele Live In London." ABC's "Secret Millionaire" was second with 5.625 million viewers and a 1.5 key demo rating. An encore of the "Dogs in the City" premiere had CBS in third overall with 4.51 million viewers, but finished fourth with a 0.6 key demo rating. FOX's repeats of "The Simpsons" and "Bob's Burgers" averaged 2.76 million viewers and a 1.2 key demo rating.
9 p.m. - The Miss USA Pageant averaged 5.75 million viewers and a 1.7 rating among adults 18-49 to win the 9 p.m. hour for NBC. CBS' repeat of "The Good Wife" was second overall with 4.64 million viewers and a distant fourth with a 0.6 key demo rating. The "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition" premiere was third overall with 4.37 million viewers and third with a 1.4 key demo rating. FOX's repeats of "Family Guy" and "American Dad" tied for first in the key demo with a 1.7 rating, while finishing fourth overall with 3.58 million viewers.
10 p.m. - NBC's Miss USA coverage averaged 6.57 million viewers and a 1.9 rating among adults 18-49 to win the 10 p.m. hour. CBS' repeat of "CSI: Miami" was second overall with 5.2 million viewers and third with a 0.8 key demo rating. The second hour of "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition" averaged 4.81 million viewers and a 1.6 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.
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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