Sunday Night Football was down from the previous week, but remained on top with adults 18-49. Two and a Half Men again led all scripted programming in adults 18-49 ratings, though Modern Family was close behind.. NCIS topped average viewership among all programs for the week.
Primetime Broadcast Adults 18-49 Viewers for the week ending October 16, 2011:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | 18-49 rating | 18-49 Viewers (000) |
| 1 | NBC Sunday Night Football | NBC | 6.6 | 8,379 | |
| 2 | Two and a Half Men | CBS | 5.9 | 7,537 | |
| 3 | Modern Family | ABC | 5.9 | 7,481 | |
| 4 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 5.3 | 6,840 | |
| 5 | OT, THE | FOX | 5.0 | 6,423 | |
| 6 | Big Bang Theory, THE | CBS | 4.6 | 5,890 | |
| 7 | 2 Broke Girls | CBS | 4.3 | 5,514 | |
| 8 | NCIS | CBS | 4.0 | 5,108 | |
| 9 | How I Met Your Mother | CBS | 4.0 | 5,071 | |
| 10 | MIKE & Molly | CBS | 3.9 | 5,006 | |
| 11 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 | NBC | 3.9 | 4,989 | |
| 12 | Criminal Minds | CBS | 3.8 | 4,828 | |
| 13 | Big Bang Theory, THE:SP(S) | SR | CBS | 3.7 | 4,779 |
| 14 | X-FACTOR-THU | FOX | 3.7 | 4,755 | |
| 15 | Last Man Standing | P | ABC | 3.6 | 4,607 |
| 16 | Grey'S ANATOMY | ABC | 3.6 | 4,578 | |
| 17 | X-FACTOR-SUN SP-10/16(S) | S | FOX | 3.4 | 4,306 |
| 18 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | CBS | 3.3 | 4,200 | |
| 19 | OFFICE | NBC | 3.3 | 4,163 | |
| 20 | DANCING W/STARS RESULTS | ABC | 3.3 | 4,161 | |
| 21 | SURVIVOR: SOUTH PACIFIC | CBS | 3.2 | 4,155 | |
| 22 | Happy Endings | ABC | 3.2 | 4,050 | |
| 23 | Suburgatory | ABC | 3.1 | 3,972 | |
| 24 | Dancing with the Stars | ABC | 3.0 | 3,825 | |
| 25 | MIDDLE, THE | ABC | 2.9 | 3,652 |
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Primetime Broadcast Total Viewers for the week ending October 16, 2011:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | # Viewers (LIVE+SD) (000) | HH RATING (LIVE+SD) | HH SHARE (LIVE+SD) |
| 1 | NCIS | CBS | 18982 | 11.7 | 18 | |
| 2 | DANCING W/STARS RESULTS | ABC | 16886 | 11.0 | 16 | |
| 3 | Dancing with the Stars | ABC | 16794 | 11.2 | 16 | |
| 4 | NBC Sunday Night Football | NBC | 16568 | 10.1 | 16 | |
| 5 | Two and a Half Men | CBS | 16201 | 9.7 | 14 | |
| 6 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | CBS | 15401 | 9.4 | 14 | |
| 7 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 14391 | 8.8 | 14 | |
| 8 | Modern Family | ABC | 13646 | 8.0 | 12 | |
| 9 | Big Bang Theory, THE | CBS | 13583 | 8.3 | 14 | |
| 10 | Last Man Standing | P | ABC | 13192 | 7.9 | 12 |
| 11 | Criminal Minds | CBS | 12866 | 8.1 | 12 | |
| 12 | OT, THE | FOX | 12770 | 7.9 | 13 | |
| 13 | Mentalist, THE | CBS | 12391 | 7.8 | 13 | |
| 14 | Big Bang Theory, THE:SP(S) | SR | CBS | 12100 | 7.3 | 12 |
| 15 | Person Of Interest | CBS | 12043 | 7.5 | 12 | |
| 16 | UNFORGETTABLE | CBS | 11719 | 7.5 | 12 | |
| 17 | MIKE & Molly | CBS | 11645 | 7.1 | 10 | |
| 18 | X-FACTOR-THU | FOX | 11237 | 6.6 | 10 | |
| 19 | Blue Bloods | CBS | 11185 | 7.1 | 13 | |
| 20 | 60 Minutes | CBS | 11019 | 7.1 | 12 | |
| 21 | CSI | CBS | 10934 | 6.9 | 11 | |
| 22 | 2 Broke Girls | CBS | 10710 | 6.5 | 10 | |
| 23 | SURVIVOR: SOUTH PACIFIC | CBS | 10695 | 6.6 | 11 | |
| 24 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 10641 | 6.8 | 11 | |
| 25 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 | NBC | 10611 | 6.5 | 11 |
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Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2011 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved. All numbers are live viewing plus same day DVR viewing.
