Sunday Night Football led all premiere week action with adults 18-49 followed by Glee, Grey's Anatomy, Modern Family and Dancing with the Stars. In total viewers, the premiere of Dancing with the Stars topped the NY Jets at Miami Dolphins Sunday Night Football contest.
Glee was the week's top scripted show with adults 18-49 with a 5.6 rating, and NCIS was the top scripted show with total viewers averaging 19.4 million.
Primetime Broadcast Adults 18-49 viewing for the week ending September 26, 2010:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Viewers |
| 1 | NBC Sunday Night Football | NBC | 7.3 | 9,643 | |
| 2 | GLEE | P | FOX | 5.6 | 7,341 |
| 3 | Grey'S ANATOMY | P | ABC | 5.4 | 7,124 |
| 4 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 5.2 | 6,877 | |
| 5 | MODERN FAMILY | P | ABC | 5.1 | 6,709 |
| 6 | Dancing with the Stars | P | ABC | 5.1 | 6,660 |
| 7 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | P | CBS | 4.9 | 6,410 |
| 8 | Big Bang Theory, THE | P | CBS | 4.9 | 6,398 |
| 9 | FAMILY GUY | P | FOX | 4.5 | 5,930 |
| 10 | OFFICE | P | NBC | 4.4 | 5,744 |
| 11 | DANCING W/STARS RESULTS | P | ABC | 4.4 | 5,726 |
| 12 | Desperate Housewives | P | ABC | 4.3 | 5,597 |
| 13 | HOUSE | P | FOX | 4.2 | 5,539 |
| 14 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 | NBC | 4.1 | 5,338 | |
| 15 | SURVIVOR: NICARAGUA | P | CBS | 4.0 | 5,312 |
| 16 | NCIS | P | CBS | 4.0 | 5,295 |
| 17 | $#*! My Dad Says | P | CBS | 4.0 | 5,246 |
| 18 | Criminal Minds | P | CBS | 4.0 | 5,202 |
| 19 | MIKE & Molly | P | CBS | 3.9 | 5,182 |
| 20 | Hawaii Five-0 | P | CBS | 3.9 | 5,160 |
| 21 | UNDERCOVER BOSS | P | CBS | 3.8 | 4,952 |
| 22 | Amazing Race 17 | P | CBS | 3.8 | 4,945 |
| 23 | Simpsons | P | FOX | 3.7 | 4,872 |
| 24 | How I Met Your Mother | P | CBS | 3.6 | 4,748 |
| 25 | EVENT | P | NBC | 3.6 | 4,743 |
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Primetime Broadcast Network Total viewing (all ages) for the week ending September 26, 2010:
| Rank2 | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | # Viewers (LIVE+SD) (000) | HH RATING (LIVE+SD) | HH SHARE (LIVE+SD) |
| 1 | DANCING WITH THE STARS | P | ABC | 21,294 | 13.5 | 20 |
| 2 | NCIS | P | CBS | 19,409 | 11.7 | 19 |
| 3 | DANCING W/STARS RESULTS | P | ABC | 18,518 | 11.6 | 18 |
| 4 | NBC Sunday Night Football | NBC | 18,147 | 11.3 | 19 | |
| 5 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | P | CBS | 15,757 | 9.7 | 15 |
| 6 | Mentalist, THE | P | CBS | 15,503 | 9.6 | 17 |
| 7 | CSI | P | CBS | 14,688 | 9.0 | 14 |
| 8 | Two and a Half Men | P | CBS | 14,625 | 8.9 | 13 |
| 9 | 60 MINUTES | P | CBS | 14,410 | 9.0 | 15 |
| 10 | Grey'S ANATOMY | P | ABC | 14,321 | 9.0 | 14 |
| 11 | HAWAII FIVE-0 | P | CBS | 14,199 | 8.9 | 15 |
| 12 | Criminal Minds | P | CBS | 14,132 | 8.6 | 14 |
| 13 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | P | CBS | 14,039 | 8.4 | 14 |
| 14 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 13,855 | 8.5 | 14 | |
| 15 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES 10P SP(S) | S | CBS | 13,595 | 8.5 | 15 |
| 16 | Desperate Housewives | P | ABC | 13,056 | 8.1 | 12 |
| 17 | BLUE BLOODS | P | CBS | 13,013 | 8.1 | 15 |
| 18 | Modern Family | P | ABC | 12,673 | 7.4 | 12 |
| 19 | SURVIVOR: NICARAGUA | P | CBS | 12,587 | 7.0 | 12 |
| 20 | $#*! My Dad Says | P | CBS | 12,582 | 7.5 | 12 |
| 21 | GLEE | P | FOX | 12,452 | 6.9 | 11 |
| 22 | MIKE & Molly | P | CBS | 12,227 | 7.6 | 11 |
| 23 | Defenders, THE | P | CBS | 12,174 | 7.7 | 14 |
| 24 | DANCING W/STARS RESULT SP(S) | S | ABC | 12,151 | 7.9 | 13 |
| 25 | UNDERCOVER BOSS | P | CBS | 11,544 | 7.0 | 12 |
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Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2010 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved. All numbers are live viewing plus same day DVR viewing.
