What a difference a matchup makes. Even losing in a rout, the Dallas Cowboys helped catapult Sunday Night Football back to the top of the charts with adults 18-49. Game 7 of the World Series led among total viewers and was second for the week with adults 18-49. Two and a Half Men was the week's top scripted show with adults 18-49, and NCIS was the top scripted show with total viewers.
Primetime Broadcast Adults 18-49 Viewers for the week ending October 30, 2011:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | 18-49 rating | 18-49 Viewers (000) |
| 1 | NBC Sunday Night Football | NBC | 9.3 | 11,882 | |
| 2 | FOX World Series GAME 7(S) | S | FOX | 7.4 | 9,447 |
| 3 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 6.7 | 8,540 | |
| 4 | FOX World Series GAME 6(S) | S | FOX | 6.5 | 8,349 |
| 5 | Two and a Half Men | CBS | 5.5 | 7,063 | |
| 6 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 | NBC | 4.6 | 5,919 | |
| 7 | Big Bang Theory, THE | CBS | 4.6 | 5,896 | |
| 8 | 2 Broke Girls | CBS | 4.5 | 5,804 | |
| 9 | Modern Family | R | ABC | 4.5 | 5,722 |
| 10 | X-FACTOR-TUE SP-10/25(S) | S | FOX | 4.4 | 5,586 |
| 11 | How I Met Your Mother | CBS | 4.3 | 5,519 | |
| 12 | MIKE & Molly | CBS | 4.2 | 5,404 | |
| 13 | FOX World Series GAME 5(S) | S | FOX | 4.2 | 5,337 |
| 14 | 60 Minutes | CBS | 4.1 | 5,260 | |
| 15 | NCIS | CBS | 4.1 | 5,238 | |
| 16 | Simpsons | FOX | 4.0 | 5,149 | |
| 17 | Once Upon A Time | ABC | 3.9 | 5,002 | |
| 18 | Grey'S ANATOMY | ABC | 3.7 | 4,758 | |
| 19 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | CBS | 3.7 | 4,746 | |
| 20 | SURVIVOR: SOUTH PACIFIC | CBS | 3.5 | 4,479 | |
| 21 | Happy Endings | ABC | 3.5 | 4,446 | |
| 22 | Suburgatory | ABC | 3.4 | 4,366 | |
| 23 | Rules of Engagement | CBS | 3.3 | 4,255 | |
| 24 | Family Guy | FOX | 3.2 | 4,131 | |
| 25 | Dancing with the Stars | ABC | 3.2 | 4,081 |
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Primetime Broadcast Total Viewers for the week ending October 30, 2011:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | # Viewers (LIVE+SD) (000) | HH RATING (LIVE+SD) | HH SHARE (LIVE+SD) |
| 1 | FOX World Series GAME 7(S) | S | FOX | 25403 | 14.7 | 25 |
| 2 | NBC Sunday Night Football | NBC | 22994 | 13.8 | 21 | |
| 3 | FOX WORLD SERIES GAME 6(S) | S | FOX | 21065 | 12.7 | 21 |
| 4 | NCIS | CBS | 19426 | 11.9 | 18 | |
| 5 | 60 Minutes | CBS | 18558 | 11.7 | 18 | |
| 6 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 17221 | 10.2 | 16 | |
| 7 | Dancing with the Stars | ABC | 17169 | 11.2 | 16 | |
| 8 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | CBS | 15890 | 9.8 | 15 | |
| 9 | Two and a Half Men | CBS | 15286 | 9.1 | 13 | |
| 10 | Big Bang Theory, THE | CBS | 14543 | 8.9 | 14 | |
| 11 | FOX WORLD SERIES GAME 5(S) | S | FOX | 14324 | 8.8 | 14 |
| 12 | DANCING W/STARS RESULTS | ABC | 14101 | 9.3 | 14 | |
| 13 | Mentalist, THE | CBS | 12420 | 7.8 | 13 | |
| 14 | MIKE & Molly | CBS | 12164 | 7.4 | 11 | |
| 15 | X-FACTOR-TUE SP-10/25(S) | S | FOX | 12091 | 6.7 | 10 |
| 16 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 | NBC | 11891 | 7.1 | 11 | |
| 17 | SURVIVOR: SOUTH PACIFIC | CBS | 11790 | 7.1 | 11 | |
| 18 | Once Upon A Time | ABC | 11735 | 6.8 | 10 | |
| 19 | Person Of Interest | CBS | 11618 | 7.2 | 11 | |
| 20 | Modern Family | R | ABC | 11309 | 6.8 | 10 |
| 21 | Criminal Minds | R | CBS | 11256 | 7.1 | 11 |
| 22 | UNFORGETTABLE | CBS | 11249 | 7.1 | 12 | |
| 23 | 2 Broke Girls | CBS | 11186 | 6.6 | 10 | |
| 24 | Amazing Race 19 | CBS | 11012 | 6.8 | 10 | |
| 25 | CASTLE | ABC | 10814 | 7.2 | 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.
