NBC ends the 2008-2009 season on a very good note. 2009-2010 got off to a bit different start last night. But let NBC look back, at least for a moment, with a smile on its face and ahead to the Olympics in Vancouver in 2010...
Sunday Night Football's matchup between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys led both with adults 18-49 and with overall viewers. The Game nearly averaged 25 million viewers during its 199 minutes of broadcast. Last week's premiere of The Jay Leno Show was third both overall and with adults 18-49.
The week also featured the finales of America's Got Talent and Big Brother, along with the premieres of many shows, including The Biggest Loser, Community and The Office on NBC and Survivor on CBS. I'll let you get to the charts, both the top 25 shows with adults 18-49 and overall viewers are below...
Weekly cable show ratings and overnight broadcast show ratings are also available.
Adults 18-49 viewing for the week ending September 20, 2009:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | 18-49 rating | 18-49 Viewers (000) |
| 1 | NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | NBC | 9.8 | 12,946 | |
| 2 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 7.2 | 9,472 | |
| 3 | JAY LENO SHOW-MON | P | NBC | 5.3 | 6,931 |
| 4 | CBS NFL NATL POST GAME | P | CBS | 5.2 | 6,870 |
| 5 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 | NBC | 4.9 | 6,492 | |
| 6 | EMMY AWARDS(S) | S | CBS | 4.2 | 5,577 |
| 7 | OFFICE | P | NBC | 4.1 | 5,408 |
| 8 | Biggest Loser 8 | P | NBC | 3.8 | 5,060 |
| 9 | COMMUNITY | P | NBC | 3.8 | 4,958 |
| 10 | SURVIVOR: SAMOA - SPECIAL(S) | S | CBS | 3.6 | 4,766 |
| 11 | JAY LENO SHOW-WED | P | NBC | 3.5 | 4,590 |
| 12 | AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P | NBC | 3.5 | 4,556 | |
| 13 | JAY LENO SHOW-TUE | P | NBC | 3.4 | 4,476 |
| 14 | 60 Minutes | R | CBS | 3.3 | 4,332 |
| 15 | AMERICA GOT TALENT 9/14(S) | S | NBC | 3.3 | 4,316 |
| 16 | GLEE | FOX | 3.2 | 4,152 | |
| 17 | BONES | P | FOX | 3.1 | 4,066 |
| 18 | FRINGE | P | FOX | 3.0 | 3,916 |
| 19 | Big Brother 11-TUE | CBS | 2.8 | 3,729 | |
| 20 | JAY LENO SHOW-THU | P | NBC | 2.7 | 3,614 |
| 21 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 2 | NBC | 2.7 | 3,544 | |
| 22 | Family Guy | R | FOX | 2.7 | 3,492 |
| 23 | Simpsons-SUN 8:30P | R | FOX | 2.5 | 3,276 |
| 24 | SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED | FOX | 2.4 | 3,200 | |
| 25 | MANANA PARA SIEMPRE WED | UNI | 2.4 | 3,194 |
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Overall viewing (all ages 2+) for the week ending September 20, 2009
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | # Viewers (LIVE+SD) (000) | HH RATING (LIVE+SD) | HH SHARE (LIVE+SD) |
| 1 | NBC Sunday Night Football | NBC | 24,817 | 15.1 | 25 | |
| 2 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 18,910 | 11.5 | 19 | |
| 3 | JAY LENO SHOW-MON | P | NBC | 18,418 | 11.5 | 19 |
| 4 | AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P | NBC | 15,788 | 9.5 | 16 | |
| 5 | CBS NFL NATL POST GAME | PD | CBS | 15,515 | 9.7 | 18 |
| 6 | AMERICA GOT TALENT 9/14(S) | S | NBC | 13,902 | 8.5 | 13 |
| 7 | EMMY AWARDS(S) | S | CBS | 13,471 | 8.7 | 14 |
| 8 | JAY LENO SHOW-WED | P | NBC | 13,363 | 8.5 | 15 |
| 9 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 | NBC | 13,362 | 8.3 | 14 | |
| 10 | 60 MINUTES | R | CBS | 13,122 | 8.4 | 14 |
| 11 | NCIS | CBS | 12,435 | 8.0 | 13 | |
| 12 | SURVIVOR: SAMOA - SPECIAL(S) | S | CBS | 11,664 | 6.8 | 11 |
| 13 | JAY LENO SHOW-TUE | P | NBC | 11,085 | 7.1 | 12 |
| 14 | BONES | P | FOX | 10,363 | 6.3 | 11 |
| 15 | BIGGEST LOSER 8 | P | NBC | 9,900 | 6.2 | 10 |
| 16 | Mentalist, THE | R | CBS | 9,069 | 6.2 | 11 |
| 17 | JAY LENO SHOW-THU | P | NBC | 8,823 | 5.7 | 10 |
| 18 | CSI | R | CBS | 8,800 | 5.7 | 9 |
| 19 | OFFICE | P | NBC | 8,211 | 4.8 | 8 |
| 20 | COMMUNITY | P | NBC | 7,887 | 4.7 | 8 |
| 21 | FRINGE | P | FOX | 7,817 | 4.6 | 8 |
| 22 | BIG BROTHER 11-TUE | CBS | 7,780 | 4.8 | 8 | |
| 23 | CSI: NY | R | CBS | 7,756 | 5.2 | 9 |
| 24 | JAY LENO SHOW-FRI | P | NBC | 7,599 | 5.0 | 9 |
| 25 | Dateline FRI | NBC | 7,380 | 5.1 | 10 |
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All numbers above are Live +SD (live viewing and same day DVR viewing) unless otherwise noted.
Nielsen Ratings Data: ©2009 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
