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Sunday Night Football led all week three action with adults 18-49 followed by Glee, Grey's Anatomy, Modern Family and Two and a Half Men.
Dancing with the Stars and NCIS topped everything including Sunday Night Football with total viewers.
Despite plummeting 1.3 ratings points from the previous week to a 4.6 rating, Glee still managed to come out on top -- or at least tie for top scripted show honors with adults 18-49 with Grey's Anatomy and Modern Family. NCIS was again the top scripted show with total viewers averaging 19.81 million.
Primetime Broadcast Adults 18-49 viewing for the week ending October 10, 2010:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Viewers |
| 1 | NBC Sunday Night Football | NBC | 6.7 | 8,840 | |
| 2 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 4.9 | 6,384 | |
| 3 | GLEE | FOX | 4.6 | 6,075 | |
| 4 | Grey'S ANATOMY | ABC | 4.6 | 6,055 | |
| 5 | MODERN FAMILY | ABC | 4.6 | 6,051 | |
| 6 | Two and a Half Men | CBS | 4.5 | 5,974 | |
| 7 | DANCING WITH THE STARS | ABC | 4.3 | 5,663 | |
| 8 | Big Bang Theory, THE | CBS | 4.1 | 5,396 | |
| 9 | HOUSE | FOX | 4.0 | 5,277 | |
| 10 | Desperate Housewives | ABC | 3.9 | 5,132 | |
| 11 | MIKE & Molly | CBS | 3.9 | 5,070 | |
| 12 | NCIS | CBS | 3.8 | 5,000 | |
| 13 | AMAZING RACE 17 | CBS | 3.8 | 4,992 | |
| 14 | SURVIVOR: NICARAGUA | CBS | 3.8 | 4,944 | |
| 15 | UNDERCOVER BOSS | CBS | 3.7 | 4,867 | |
| 16 | 60 Minutes | CBS | 3.7 | 4,856 | |
| 17 | HAWAII FIVE-0 | CBS | 3.5 | 4,653 | |
| 18 | Criminal Minds | CBS | 3.5 | 4,650 | |
| 19 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 | NBC | 3.5 | 4,629 | |
| 20 | How I Met Your Mother | CBS | 3.5 | 4,610 | |
| 21 | OFFICE | NBC | 3.5 | 4,582 | |
| 22 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | CBS | 3.4 | 4,529 | |
| 23 | FAMILY GUY | FOX | 3.4 | 4,478 | |
| 24 | HELL'S KITCHEN | FOX | 3.3 | 4,354 | |
| 25 | DANCING W/STARS RESULTS | ABC | 3.3 | 4,322 |
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Primetime Broadcast Network Total viewing (all ages) for the week ending October 10, 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 | ABC | 19,889 | 12.5 | 19 | |
| 2 | NCIS | CBS | 19,807 | 12.0 | 19 | |
| 3 | NBC Sunday Night Football | NBC | 16,856 | 10.3 | 17 | |
| 4 | DANCING W/STARS RESULTS | ABC | 16,695 | 10.7 | 17 | |
| 5 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | CBS | 16,147 | 9.9 | 16 | |
| 6 | 60 Minutes | CBS | 15,024 | 9.4 | 15 | |
| 7 | Mentalist, THE | CBS | 14,391 | 9.0 | 16 | |
| 8 | Two and a Half Men | CBS | 14,374 | 8.6 | 13 | |
| 9 | CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 13,867 | 8.4 | 14 | |
| 10 | Good Wife, THE | CBS | 12,762 | 8.3 | 14 | |
| 11 | Grey'S ANATOMY | ABC | 12,749 | 8.1 | 13 | |
| 12 | Big Bang Theory, THE | CBS | 12,585 | 7.6 | 13 | |
| 13 | CSI | CBS | 12,500 | 7.8 | 12 | |
| 14 | Undercover Boss | CBS | 12,436 | 7.5 | 13 | |
| 15 | DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES | ABC | 12,379 | 7.9 | 12 | |
| 16 | Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 12,242 | 7.7 | 13 | |
| 17 | MIKE & Molly | CBS | 12,212 | 7.4 | 11 | |
| 18 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 12,063 | 7.3 | 12 | |
| 19 | SURVIVOR: NICARAGUA | CBS | 12,054 | 7.0 | 12 | |
| 20 | Amazing Race 17 | CBS | 11,990 | 6.9 | 11 | |
| 21 | MODERN FAMILY | ABC | 11,443 | 6.8 | 11 | |
| 22 | GLEE | FOX | 11,199 | 6.5 | 11 | |
| 23 | BLUE BLOODS | CBS | 11,145 | 6.8 | 13 | |
| 24 | CASTLE | ABC | 10,834 | 7.1 | 12 | |
| 25 | HOUSE | FOX | 10,779 | 6.4 | 10 |
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