| Scoreboard | NBC | FOX | ABC | CBS | UNI |
| Adults 18-49: rating/Share | 6.4/16 | 4.6/12 | 2.7/7 | 2.1/5 | 1.0/3 |
| Adults 18-34: Rating/Share | 5.7/16 | 4.6/13 | 2.4/7 | 1.2/3 | 0.8/2 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 16.640 | 10.960 | 8.368 | 10.468 | 2.837 |
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Due to the nature of live programming the ratings for NBC (NFL Football), & FOX/CBS (NFL Overruns) are approximate and subject to more than the typical adjustments in the final numbers. See below for more information on these Fast Affiliate Ratings.
NBC was number one among adults 18-49 and with total viewers.
On NBC, Sunday Night Football (Giants/Eagles) from 8:30-11:00PM earned a 8.1 adults 18-49 rating, matching last week's 8.1 18-49 fast national rating.
On FOX, the season premiere of The Simpsons earned a 3.7 adults 18-49 rating, down 5% from a 3.9 for last season's premiere on September 25, 2011. Bob's Burgers scored a 2.5 among adults 18-49, up 32% from a 1.9 for last season's premiere on March 11, 2012. Family Guy premiered to a 3.3 adults 18-49 rating, down 20% from a 4.1 for last season's premiere on September 25, 2011. The premiere of American Dad garnered a 2.5 adults 18-49 rating, down 20% from a 3.0 for last season's premiere on September 25, 2011.
On ABC, the season premiere of Once Upon A Time garnered a 3.8 adults 18-49 rating, down 5% from a 4.0 adults 18-49 rating for its series premiere on October 23, 2011.Most of your predictions were right. Revenge premiered to a 3.2 adults 18-49 rating, down 3% from a 3.3 for its series premiere on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 and matching the performance of last season's Desperate Housewives premiere in the time period on September 25, 2011. It ranked as the show's second highest rated episode ever among adults 18-49. The series premiere of 666 Park Avenue scored a 2.2 adults 18-49 rating, down 29% from a 3.1 for Pan Am's series premiere on September 25, 2011.
On CBS, the season premiere of 60 Minutes earned a 1.8 adults 18-49 rating, down 22% from a 2.3 for the previous season premiere on September 25, 2011. The Amazing Race season premiere scored a 2.5 adults 18-49 rating, down 17% from a 3.0 for last fall's season premiere on September 25, 201 and tying its lowest rated premiere ever1. The season premiere of The Good Wife garnered a 1.8 adults 18-49 rating, down 18% from a 2.2 for last season's premiere on September 25, 2011 and ranking as its lowest rated premiere ever. The Mentalist premiered to a 2.1 adults 18-49 rating, down 25% from a 2.8 for last season's premiere on Thursday, September 22, 2011 and down 9% from CSI Miami's 2.3 in the timer period for its season premiere on September 25, 2011.
Broadcast primetime ratings for Sunday, September 30, 2012:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating/Share | Viewers (Millions) |
| 7:00 | FOX | NFL Football Overrrun - Live | 7.8/22 | 20.31 |
| NBC | Football Night in America Part 1 - Live | 1.9/6 | 5.78 | |
| CBS | 60 Minutes (Season Premiere) | 1.8/5 | 11.53 | |
| ABC | Once Upon A Time (Clip Show) | 1.8/5 | 6.00 | |
| 7:30 | NBC | Football Night in America Part 2 - Live | 2.8/8 | 7.80 |
| 8:00 | NBC | Football Night in America Part 3 - Live | 6.2/16 | 16.75 |
| ABC | Once Upon A Time (Season Premiere) | 3.8/10 | 11.01 | |
| FOX | The Simpsons (Season Premiere) | 3.7/10 | 7.97 | |
| CBS | The Amazing Race (Season Premiere) | 2.5/6 | 9.70 | |
| 8:30 | NBC | NFL Football Live (8:30-11PM) | 8.1/19 | 20.56 |
| FOX | Bob's Burgers (Season Premiere) | 2.5/6 | 5.40 | |
| 9:00 | FOX | Family Guy (Season Premiere) | 3.3/8 | 6.53 |
| ABC | Revenge (Season Premiere) | 3.2/7 | 9.50 | |
| CBS | The Good Wife (Season Premiere) | 1.8/4 | 9.81 | |
| 9:30 | FOX | American Dad (Season Premiere) | 2.5/6 | 5.23 |
| 10:00 | ABC | 666 Park Avenue (Series Premiere) | 2.2/5 | 6.97 |
| CBS | The Mentalist (Season Premiere) | 2.1/5 | 10.83 |
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Rating: Estimated percentage of the universe of TV households (or other specified group) tuned to a program in the average minute. Ratings are expressed as a percent.
Share (of Audience): The percent of households (or persons) using television who are tuned to a specific program, station or network in a specific area at a specific time. (See also, Rating, which represents tuning or viewing as a percent of the entire population being measured.)
Time Shifted Viewing – Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data – Live, Live+Same Day (Live+SD) and Live+7 Day. Time shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs. Live+Same Day (Live+SD) include viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3:00AM local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live+7 Day ratings include incremental viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.
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OUAT did fantastic.
REVENGE did meh.
666 is DOA.
666
Someone tell me again how the good wife is still on the air?
Pretty good for OUAT and Revenge, considering the numbers they were pulling in May.
Both OUAT and Revenge did good. esp OUAT!
Very happy with Revenge it improved on it’s average from last season.
OUAT did great, Revenge did pretty well actually and I’d expect them to move Scandal into the 666 slot before sweeps.
Thank God I read EW first because you people love to alarm your readers with your headlines! ONCE and REVENGE did fantastic!
I really liked 666. Too bad about the ratings.
@Max
666 is not DOA, it’s not in certain cancellation teritory yet until we have seen more numbers in the coming weeks, with The Mentalist premiering low at a 2.1, I don’t see 666 falling because of competition, perhaps people leaving the show, but not competition!
Is that a series high for Bobs Burgers?
666 Park Avenue wins its hour!
Final season for the good wife..
Would be great to see Park Avenue half hours, I think a lot of people got bored.
The network must be aware that it starts slow and give it time, but still not looking good.
table is messed up…
How was Revenge “Meh”? It’s doing a lot better than it did last season. Give it time.
Revenge and OUAT did great! happy with the numbers.
Revenge was hovering in the low 2s so getting a 3.2 is good! Great ratings for OUAT & The Simpsons. I’m shocked Family Guy didn’t do that well
The Amazing Race did so-so but still the best of the night for CBS
Robert and Bill,
Are TV critics now getting shipped the DVR kool-aid? I’m seeing more and more TV critics tout the DVR numbers from the L+3 and L+7 and say it shows a better snapshot of whether a show will be renewed or not. Please clear this up so I don’t get misinformed.
Revenge did meh? Isn’t that its highest rating ever since the pilot?
The “666″ in the title has such a negative vibe in it. It will probably will go the way of GCB