Saturday Night Football was the highest rated program among adults 18-49, but America's Got Talent won the week with total viewers.
Primetime Broadcast Adults 18-49 Viewers for the week ending September 2, 2012:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | 18-49 rating | 18-49 Viewers (000) |
| 1 | SAT NIGHT FOOTBALL | P | ABC | 3.0 | 3844 |
| 2 | HELL'S KITCHEN-MON | FOX | 2.9 | 3696 | |
| 3 | MASTERCHEF-TUE | FOX | 2.8 | 3579 | |
| 4 | AMERICA'S GOT TALENT-TUE | NBC | 2.5 | 3163 | |
| 5 | Hotel Hell | FOX | 2.4 | 2990 | |
| 6 | Big Brother 14-WED | CBS | 2.3 | 2923 | |
| 7 | AMERICA'S GOT TALENT-WED | NBC | 2.2 | 2843 | |
| 8 | 2 Broke Girls 9PM | R | CBS | 2.1 | 2667 |
| 9 | Big Bang Theory, THE SP(S) | SR | CBS | 2.0 | 2578 |
| 10 | Big Brother 14-THU | CBS | 1.9 | 2465 | |
| 11 | Big Brother 14-SUN | CBS | 1.9 | 2464 | |
| 12 | ABISMO DE PASION WED | UNI | 1.9 | 2390 | |
| 13 | ABISMO DE PASION MON | UNI | 1.7 | 2175 | |
| 14 | ABISMO DE PASION TUE | UNI | 1.7 | 2165 | |
| 15 | ABISMO DE PASION THU | UNI | 1.7 | 2103 | |
| 16 | Big Bang Theory, THE | R | CBS | 1.6 | 2087 |
| 17 | Grimm | NBC | 1.6 | 2049 | |
| 18 | POR ELLA SOY EVA TUE | UNI | 1.6 | 2046 | |
| 19 | MIKE & Molly | R | CBS | 1.6 | 2037 |
| 20 | POR ELLA SOY EVA MON | UNI | 1.6 | 2023 | |
| 21 | POR ELLA SOY EVA WED | UNI | 1.6 | 1981 | |
| 22 | AMOR BRAVIO MON | UNI | 1.5 | 1946 | |
| 23 | ABISMO DE PASION FRI | UNI | 1.5 | 1931 | |
| 24 | Family Guy-SUN 9:30P | R | FOX | 1.5 | 1919 |
| 25 | AMOR BRAVIO WED | UNI | 1.5 | 1880 |
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Primetime Broadcast Total Viewership for the week:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | Viewers (Live +SD) (000) | HH Rating (Live + SD) |
| 1 | AMERICA'S GOT TALENT-TUE | NBC | 9894 | 5.9 | |
| 2 | NCIS | R | CBS | 8377 | 5.5 |
| 3 | AMERICA'S GOT TALENT-WED | NBC | 8342 | 5.0 | |
| 4 | SAT NIGHT FOOTBALL | P | ABC | 7918 | 4.8 |
| 5 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | R | CBS | 7196 | 4.7 |
| 6 | 60 Minutes | R | CBS | 6962 | 4.6 |
| 7 | 2 Broke Girls 9PM | R | CBS | 6628 | 4.3 |
| 8 | Big Bang Theory, THE SP(S) | SR | CBS | 6505 | 4.2 |
| 9 | Big Bang Theory, THE | R | CBS | 6172 | 4.1 |
| 10 | Big Brother 14-WED | CBS | 6397 | 4.1 | |
| 11 | HELL'S KITCHEN-MON | FOX | 6870 | 4.0 | |
| 12 | MIKE & Molly | R | CBS | 5970 | 4.0 |
| 13 | MASTERCHEF-TUE | FOX | 6589 | 3.8 | |
| 14 | Hotel Hell | FOX | 5904 | 3.6 | |
| 15 | BIG BROTHER 14-SUN | CBS | 5650 | 3.5 | |
| 16 | BIG BROTHER 14-THU | CBS | 5446 | 3.5 | |
| 17 | Criminal Minds | R | CBS | 5045 | 3.5 |
| 18 | Hawaii Five-0 | R | CBS | 5060 | 3.5 |
| 19 | How I Met Your Mother | R | CBS | 4869 | 3.3 |
| 20 | Two and a Half Men - THU | R | CBS | 4908 | 3.3 |
| 21 | AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 8P | R | NBC | 4930 | 3.2 |
| 22 | Blue Bloods | R | CBS | 4670 | 3.2 |
| 23 | 20/20-FRIDAY | R | ABC | 4577 | 3.1 |
| 24 | BACHELOR PAD | ABC | 4380 | 3.1 | |
| 25 | DECISION '12 REP CONV TUE(S) | S | NBC | 4770 | 3.1 |
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Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2012 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved. All numbers are live viewing plus same day DVR viewing.
Yay for HK & MC. Love them.
Oh, my poor Wolverines. *sniff sniff* I was hoping the TV ratings were terrible meaning nobody watched it, but alas, we were embarrassed on a national level with so many watching.