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| Total Viewers (million) | 11.724 | 10.484 | 5.748 | 4.776 | 2.704 | 1.000 |
| Rating/Share: Adults 18-49 | 2.7/7 | 3.5/9 | 1.8/5 | 2.2/6 | 1.1/3 | 0.2/1 |
| Rating/Share: Adults 18-34 | 1.7/5 | 2.7/8 | 1.4/4 | 2.6/8 | 1.2/4 | 0.1/1 |
The series premiere of NBC's Kings didn't even come close to the throne on Sunday. It finished 4th or lower in both adult demos from 8-10pm. It did significantly worse than the premiere of Celebrity Apprentice two weeks ago, and was NBC's second worst premiere this season, besting only the lowly Chopping Block. Update: NY Magazine says Kings is a mini-series. I don't see that confirmed anywhere else though. Will keep checking.
On a night when everyone brought new episodes, it was ABC, lead by Desperate Housewives, winning the adult demos for the night, but Fox's animated lineup weighed down by an hour of Hole in the Wall was only a tick behind for adults 18-34.
ABC was up on the night vs. last Sunday. Desperate Housewives was the top demo performer for the night, although down a bit from its season averages for new episodes. The CBS lineup was near its season averages and nearly identical to last weeks numbers.
The Fox animated line up was close to last weeks numbers, but American Dad gained 0.2 ratings points in each demo. Weighed down by royalty (both fictional and self-imagined), NBC plunged vs. even its modest numbers from last week, as Kings flopped and The Donald's Celebrity Apprentice slid 20% in the 18-49 demo from last week.
You can see overnight reports for past Sundays to compare.
Full details:
| Time | Net | Show | Viewers Live+SD (000s) | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | 18-34 Rating | 18-34 Share |
| 7:00 | CBS | 60 Minutes | 11,926 | 2.1 | 7 | 1.3 | 5 |
| ABC | America's Funniest Home Videos | 6,920 | 1.9 | 6 | 1.3 | 5 | |
| NBC | Dateline NBC | 3,954 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | |
| FOX | Hole in the Wall | 1,864 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.7 | 3 | |
| UNI | Fútbol Mexicano:Santos vs. Toluca | 1,377 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.6 | 2 | |
| CW | Jericho (repeat) | 761 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | |
| 7:30 | CBS | 60 Minutes | 13,326 | 2.3 | 7 | 1.4 | 5 |
| ABC | America's Funniest Home Videos | 8,044 | 2.3 | 7 | 1.6 | 6 | |
| NBC | Dateline NBC | 4,598 | 1.2 | 4 | 0.9 | 3 | |
| FOX | Hole in the Wall | 2,406 | 0.9 | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | |
| UNI | Fútbol Mexicano:Santos vs. Toluca | 1,759 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.9 | 3 | |
| CW | Jericho | 590 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | |
| 8:00 | CBS | Amazing Race 14 | 10,510 | 2.9 | 8 | 1.9 | 6 |
| ABC | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | 8,781 | 2.7 | 8 | 1.8 | 6 | |
| NBC | Kings (premiere) | 6,471 | 1.6 | 5 | 1.4 | 4 | |
| FOX | Simpsons | 5,972 | 2.8 | 8 | 3.1 | 10 | |
| UNI | Nuestra Belleza Latina | 2,597 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | |
| CW | Moonstruck (movie) | 1,088 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | |
| 8:30 | CBS | Amazing Race 14 | 10,358 | 3.1 | 8 | 2.2 | 7 |
| ABC | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | 10,113 | 3.3 | 9 | 2.3 | 7 | |
| NBC | Kings (premiere) | 6,334 | 1.6 | 4 | 1.4 | 4 | |
| FOX | King of the Hill | 5,377 | 2.4 | 6 | 2.8 | 9 | |
| UNI | Nuestra Belleza Latina | 3,239 | 1.3 | 3 | 1.3 | 4 | |
| CW | Moonstruck (movie) | 1,135 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | |
| 9:00 | ABC | Desperate Housewives | 14,187 | 4.9 | 12 | 4.0 | 11 |
| CBS | Cold Case | 12,588 | 2.9 | 7 | 1.8 | 5 | |
| FOX | Family Guy | 7,213 | 3.6 | 9 | 4.4 | 12 | |
| NBC | Kings (premiere) | 5,713 | 1.6 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | |
| UNI | Nuestra Belleza Latina | 3,591 | 1.5 | 4 | 1.5 | 4 | |
| CW | Moonstruck (movie) | 1,218 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | |
| 9:30 | ABC | Desperate Housewives | 14,671 | 5.1 | 12 | 4.1 | 11 |
| CBS | Cold Case | 13,241 | 3.0 | 7 | 1.7 | 5 | |
| FOX | Amerian Dad | 5,823 | 2.9 | 7 | 3.4 | 9 | |
| NBC | Kings (premiere) | 5,490 | 1.7 | 4 | 1.4 | 4 | |
| UNI | Nuestra Belleza Latina | 3,809 | 1.6 | 4 | 1.6 | 4 | |
| CW | Moonstruck (movie) | 1,205 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | |
| 10:00 | CBS | The Unit | 11,067 | 2.7 | 7 | 1.7 | 5 |
| ABC | Brothers & Sisters | 11,015 | 3.8 | 10 | 3.2 | 9 | |
| NBC | Celebrity Apprentice | 6,487 | 2.7 | 7 | 1.8 | 5 | |
| UNI | ¿Quién Tiene la Razón? | 2,675 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.1 | 3 | |
| 10:30 | CBS | The Unit | 10,774 | 2.7 | 7 | 1.7 | 5 |
| ABC | Brothers & Sisters | 10,143 | 3.5 | 9 | 3.0 | 9 | |
| NBC | Celebrity Apprentice | 6,935 | 2.8 | 7 | 2.0 | 6 | |
| UNI | ¿Quién Tiene la Razón? | 2,585 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.1 | 3 |
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Shows are sorted by viewers in each time slot.
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