Broadcast TV has returned! In the first week of the season, Sunday Night Football led with adults 18-49, and NCIS led in total viewers with over 20 million.
FOX took three out of the top five shows with adults 18-49 between House, Family Guy and Cleveland. The other two spots were the week's winner, Sunday Night Football, and Grey's Anatomy.
The NCIS franchise had a good week all the way around, coming in #1 and #2 in the most-watched list with NCIS: LA grabbing the second spot. The franchise did will with adults 18-49 too, with NCIS ranked 7th for the week, CBS' top placement on the list, and NCIS: LA #11.
Weekly cable show ratings and overnight broadcast show ratings are also available.
Adults 18-49 viewing for the week ending September 27, 2009:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | 18-49 rating | 18-49 Viewers (000) |
| 1 | NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | NBC | 6.8 | 8,901 | |
| 2 | HOUSE | P | FOX | 6.7 | 8,862 |
| 3 | Grey'S ANATOMY-THU 9PM | P | ABC | 6.7 | 8,848 |
| 4 | Family Guy | P | FOX | 5.2 | 6,900 |
| 5 | CLEVELAND | P | FOX | 4.9 | 6,485 |
| 6 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 4.9 | 6,460 | |
| 7 | NCIS | P | CBS | 4.8 | 6,351 |
| 8 | DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES | P | ABC | 4.7 | 6,185 |
| 9 | Big Bang Theory, THE | P | CBS | 4.7 | 6,149 |
| 10 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | P | CBS | 4.5 | 5,879 |
| 11 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | P | CBS | 4.4 | 5,835 |
| 12 | Cougar Town | P | ABC | 4.4 | 5,767 |
| 13 | Criminal Minds | P | CBS | 4.4 | 5,738 |
| 14 | CSI: MIAMI | P | CBS | 4.3 | 5,705 |
| 15 | Simpsons | P | FOX | 4.3 | 5,602 |
| 16 | Modern Family | P | ABC | 4.2 | 5,568 |
| 17 | CSI | P | CBS | 4.1 | 5,381 |
| 18 | DANCING WITH THE STARS | P | ABC | 4.1 | 5,360 |
| 19 | CSI: NY | P | CBS | 4.0 | 5,328 |
| 20 | FLASHFORWARD | P | ABC | 4.0 | 5,328 |
| 21 | OFFICE | NBC | 3.9 | 5,153 | |
| 22 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 | NBC | 3.7 | 4,883 | |
| 23 | SURVIVOR: SAMOA | P | CBS | 3.7 | 4,830 |
| 24 | HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER | P | CBS | 3.6 | 4,793 |
| 25 | American Dad | P | FOX | 3.6 | 4,787 |
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Overall viewing (all ages 2+) for the week ending September 27, 2009:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | # Viewers (LIVE+SD) (000) | HH RATING (LIVE+SD) | HH SHARE (LIVE+SD) |
| 1 | NCIS | P | CBS | 20,600 | 12.4 | 20 |
| 2 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | P | CBS | 18,730 | 11.3 | 17 |
| 3 | DANCING WITH THE STARS | P | ABC | 17,794 | 11.3 | 17 |
| 4 | NBC Sunday Night Football | NBC | 17,469 | 10.7 | 17 | |
| 5 | HOUSE | P | FOX | 17,156 | 9.8 | 15 |
| 6 | Grey'S ANATOMY-THU 9PM | P | ABC | 17,034 | 10.9 | 18 |
| 7 | CSI | P | CBS | 16,009 | 9.7 | 15 |
| 8 | CRIMINAL MINDS | P | CBS | 15,841 | 9.6 | 15 |
| 9 | DANCING W/ THE STARS-9/22(S) | S | ABC | 15,367 | 10.1 | 16 |
| 10 | DANCING W/STARS RESULT SP(S) | S | ABC | 15,356 | 10.0 | 17 |
| 11 | Mentalist, THE | P | CBS | 15,067 | 9.5 | 16 |
| 12 | CSI: NY | P | CBS | 15,062 | 9.2 | 16 |
| 13 | 60 MINUTES | P | CBS | 14,884 | 9.6 | 17 |
| 14 | CSI: MIAMI | P | CBS | 14,195 | 9.0 | 15 |
| 15 | GOOD WIFE, THE | P | CBS | 13,714 | 9.2 | 16 |
| 16 | DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES | P | ABC | 13,643 | 8.6 | 13 |
| 17 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | P | CBS | 13,629 | 8.5 | 12 |
| 18 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 13,347 | 8.2 | 14 | |
| 19 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | P | CBS | 12,956 | 7.9 | 11 |
| 20 | MODERN FAMILY | P | ABC | 12,605 | 7.8 | 13 |
| 21 | FLASHFORWARD | P | ABC | 12,467 | 7.7 | 13 |
| 22 | SURVIVOR: SAMOA | P | CBS | 11,664 | 6.7 | 11 |
| 23 | COUGAR TOWN | P | ABC | 11,280 | 7.1 | 11 |
| 24 | EXTREME MAKEOVER:HM ED-8P | P | ABC | 10,419 | 6.4 | 10 |
| 25 | AMAZING RACE 15 | P | CBS | 10,404 | 6.2 | 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.
