The Bachelorette and Big Brother were each adjusted up a tenth while After the Final Rose and the Teen Choice Awards were adjusted down a tenth among adults 18-49 versus Sunday's preliminary ratings.
Final broadcast primetime ratings for Sunday, July 22, 2012:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 rating/Share | Viewers (Millions) |
| 7:00 | ABC | America's Funniest Home Videos - R | 1.2/4 | 5.29 |
| CBS | 60 Minutes - R (7-8:01PM) | 1.0/4 | 7.46 | |
| NBC | Dateline (7-9PM) | 1.0/3 | 4.29 | |
| FOX | The Simpsons - R | 0.9/3 | 1.96 | |
| 7:30 | FOX | Family Guy - R | 1.2/4 | 2.56 |
| 8:00 | ABC | The Bachelorette (8-10:07PM) Finale | 3.1/9 | 8.86 |
| CBS | Big Brother (8:01PM-9PM) | 2.0/6 | 5.37 | |
| FOX | Teen Choice 2012 (8-10PM) | 1.0/3 | 3.02 | |
| 9:00 | CBS | The Mentalist - R | 0.9/2 | 3.81 |
| NBC | America's Got Talent (9-11PM) - R | 0.8/2 | 3.02 | |
| 10:00 | ABC | The Bachelorette: After the Final Rose (10:08PM-11) | 3.1/8 | 8.80 |
| CBS | The Mentalist - R | 0.8/2 | 4.19 |
Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2012 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
Ouch for TCAs. Strange how it went up in viewers though.
TCA’s what a shame.
TCA is probably the worst rated awards show. It gets the same ratings every year. Family Guy repeat topped it in the demo. Kids Choice Awards more than double those total viewers. Sad.