Sunday Night Football easily led the final week of the summer season with both adults 18-49 and total viewers.
Primetime Broadcast Adults 18-49 Viewers for the week ending September 18, 2011:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Viewers (000) |
| 1 | NBC Sunday Night Football | NBC | 10.0 | 12,814 | |
| 2 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 7.4 | 9,433 | |
| 3 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 | NBC | 5.5 | 6,976 | |
| 4 | EMMY AWARDS(S) | S | FOX | 4.2 | 5,375 |
| 5 | AMERICA'S GOT TALENT-TUE | NBC | 3.8 | 4,875 | |
| 6 | Up All Night 9/14(S) | S | NBC | 3.7 | 4,742 |
| 7 | AMERICA'S GOT TALENT-WED | NBC | 3.6 | 4,662 | |
| 8 | SURVIVOR:SOUTH PACIFIC-SP(S) | S | CBS | 3.4 | 4,367 |
| 9 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 2 | NBC | 3.4 | 4,359 | |
| 10 | SAT NIGHT FOOTBALL | ABC | 3.3 | 4,214 | |
| 11 | BIG BROTHER 13-WED | CBS | 2.9 | 3,758 | |
| 12 | 60 Minutes | R | CBS | 2.9 | 3,667 |
| 13 | Big Bang Theory, THE-SPC(S) | SR | CBS | 2.6 | 3,348 |
| 14 | FUERZA DEL DESTINO TUE | UNI | 2.5 | 3,181 | |
| 15 | HELL'S KITCHEN-MON 9P | FOX | 2.4 | 3,110 | |
| 16 | Big Bang Theory, THE | R | CBS | 2.3 | 2,910 |
| 17 | Wipeout-THURS | ABC | 2.3 | 2,903 | |
| 18 | FUERZA DEL DESTINO WED | UNI | 2.2 | 2,866 | |
| 19 | FUERZA DEL DESTINO MON | UNI | 2.2 | 2,799 | |
| 20 | Parenthood | P | NBC | 2.2 | 2,775 |
| 21 | TERESA WED | UNI | 2.2 | 2,774 | |
| 22 | TERESA TUE | UNI | 2.2 | 2,763 | |
| 23 | COUNTDOWN-EMMYS '11(S) | S | FOX | 2.1 | 2,715 |
| 24 | TERESA MON | UNI | 2.1 | 2,686 | |
| 25 | TERESA FRI | UNI | 2.1 | 2,630 |
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Primetime Broadcast Total Viewers for the week ending September 18, 2011:
| 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 | 23424 | 14.3 | 23 | |
| 2 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 18304 | 11.2 | 18 | |
| 3 | AMERICA'S GOT TALENT-WED | NBC | 14374 | 8.5 | 14 | |
| 4 | AMERICA'S GOT TALENT-TUE | NBC | 13670 | 8.1 | 13 | |
| 5 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 | NBC | 13385 | 8.3 | 14 | |
| 6 | 60 Minutes | R | CBS | 12480 | 7.8 | 12 |
| 7 | EMMY AWARDS(S) | S | FOX | 12443 | 7.7 | 12 |
| 8 | Up All Night 9/14(S) | S | NBC | 10947 | 6.7 | 11 |
| 9 | SURVIVOR:SOUTH PACIFIC-SP(S) | S | CBS | 10740 | 6.4 | 10 |
| 10 | NCIS | R | CBS | 10258 | 6.7 | 11 |
| 11 | SAT NIGHT FOOTBALL | ABC | 9307 | 5.8 | 11 | |
| 12 | Big Bang Theory, THE-SPC(S) | SR | CBS | 8782 | 5.5 | 9 |
| 13 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | R | CBS | 8481 | 5.5 | 9 |
| 14 | ABC NEWS SPECIAL-9/13(S) | S | ABC | 8406 | 5.9 | 10 |
| 15 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 2 | NBC | 8341 | 5.3 | 9 | |
| 16 | Big Bang Theory, THE | R | CBS | 8221 | 5.3 | 9 |
| 17 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES 10P SP(S) | SR | CBS | 8162 | 5.4 | 9 |
| 18 | Mentalist, THE | R | CBS | 7964 | 5.3 | 9 |
| 19 | BIG BROTHER 13-WED | CBS | 7776 | 4.7 | 8 | |
| 20 | Wipeout-THURS | ABC | 6825 | 3.9 | 6 | |
| 21 | Blue Bloods | R | CBS | 6451 | 4.4 | 8 |
| 22 | BACHELOR PAD:FINAL CHALLG(S) | S | ABC | 6362 | 4.3 | 7 |
| 23 | Parenthood | P | NBC | 6290 | 4.1 | 7 |
| 24 | COUNTDOWN-EMMYS '11(S) | S | FOX | 6148 | 3.7 | 6 |
| 25 | Good Wife, THE | R | CBS | 6139 | 4.1 | 6 |
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Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2011 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved. All numbers are live viewing plus same day DVR viewing.
