Big Brother was adjusted up a tenth among adults 18-40 plus final numbers for NFL and unscrambled CBS/FOX ratings versus Sunday's preliminary ratings.
Final broadcast primetime ratings for Sunday, September 16, 2012:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 rating/Share | Viewers (Millions) |
| 7:00 | CBS | NFL Football (7-7:42PM)- Live | 7.4/24 | 19.93 |
| FOX | American Dad - R | 1.1/3 | 2.66 | |
| ABC | America's Funniest Home Videos - R | 0.9/3 | 4.88 | |
| 7:30 | NBC | Football Night in America - Live | 3.1/10 | 7.16 |
| CBS | 60 Minutes - R (7:42-8:38PM) | 2.8/8 | 12.36 | |
| FOX | The Cleveland Show - R | 1.3/4 | 3.02 | |
| 8:00 | NBC | Football Night in America - Live | 5.0/15 | 11.74 |
| FOX | The Simpsons - R | 1.9/5 | 4.30 | |
| ABC | Revenge - R | 0.6/2 | 3.06 | |
| 8:30 | NBC | NFL Football(8:30PM -11PM) - Live | 8.9/23 | 21.33 |
| CBS | Big Brother (8:38-9:38PM) | 2.4/6 | 7.24 | |
| FOX | The Simpsons - R | 1.9/5 | 4.15 | |
| 9:00 | FOX | Family Guy - R | 2.0/5 | 4.36 |
| ABC | Revenge - R | 0.6/2 | 3.07 | |
| 9:30 | FOX | Family Guy - R | 2.0/5 | 4.45 |
| CBS | The Good Wife - R (9:38-10:38PM) | 0.7/2 | 3.98 | |
| 10:00 | ABC | Revenge - R | 0.7/2 | 3.04 |
| 10:30PM | CBS | The Mentalist - R (10:38-11:37PM) | 0.7/2 | 4.16 |
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Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2012 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
A 2.4 for a recap episode of BB is pretty damn good.
The Mentalist did pretty damn good for a show that went to 11:37.
Sunday Final Averages
Million Viewers = 8.37 Million Viewers
18-49 Demo Average = 3.0 Average