| 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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666 Park Ave. was awesome! Upset to see it didn’t do better. Maybe there will be a word of mouth gain. It was a really good show!!
666 is going to have trouble in the demo. They promoted it as being from the producers of GG and EVERYONE hates them b/c of how they destroyed that show.
The Good Wife chugs along for season 4 and counting because
A. It does well among the 1% demographic
B. It does well overseas
People who think its because CBS is trying to push it to syndication or for prestige reasons are wrong.
A. Awards don’t make money
B. Serialized soap dramas are a trickier prospect in syndication then comediies,procedurals or sci fi which means its distribution company is less likely to give CBS better rates the way Fringe,Til Death and Community have gotten a longer life for.
good ratings for OUAT and revenge, dosen’t look like 666 is long for this world.
I didn’t expect OUAT to beat football, so it did fine as far as I’m concerned.
666 fans, relax… It may grow next week. One Tree Hill premiered to a 0.8 and grew to a 1.5 a couple episodes later. My Wife and Kids premiered to a 2.0 (on ABC) and grew to a 3.0 a couple episodes later…
I feel like ABC was promoting 666 all wrong. They were marketing it as a “sexy seductive drama” and “guilty pleasure” put it was more in line with psychological drama/suspense if you ask me. And I feel like the fans of that drama/suspense type got put off by the sexy seductive stuff. So I hope word will get around that 666 was less ‘seductive’ and more ‘suspense’…then I think the audience will actually grow and stay stable.
@Spencer
I agree. I actually expect to see the series grow in terms of number of viewers.
Terry O’Quinn always has the prospect of appearing in Falling Skies, when needed. That clearly won’t be that last of him there.
Did watch 666 Park Avenue, and I have to say it was boring mostly.I kept waiting for some cool twists and some potential, but it never really came. Now that I know the ratings are pretty much a bust I won’t be tuning in next week.
Revenge did extremey well and trailed The Good Wife in the demo by alot. It also was not far off from TGW in viewers, only behind 300,000. 9.8 vs. 9.5
OUAT also did very well with 11.1M and a 3.8. Hopefully since OUAT is one of those shows that always gets adjusted up, itll get adjusted up to a 3.9 or 4.0 and around 11.5M.
666 Park Ave also didnt do bad, considering it beat The Menatalist in the demo, so that was good. AND Scandal only got a 2.1 and 7.3M on its premiere, and 666 isnt far off from that. Actually, 666 got a 2.2 in the demo and 7.0M. So if 666 can have stable ratings like Scandal did in its 1ST season, it has a likely chance of renewal.
I also hope Nashville does well. I hope it becomes “the #1 new drama” like OUAT was last year. Im predicting at least a 3.0 and 10M for the Nashville premiere, considering all of the hype and buzz.
FG has been falling faster than the Simpsons over the last few years. The Simpsons may actually beat FG this year.
@Bill Gorman:
“Nah, ratings for The Good Wife are nearly irrelevant to its future. CBS has suffered with horrible ratings to drag it through 4 seasons to presumably try and get it sold into syndication.”
Have “TGW”‘s ratings been awful for its entire run? That’s not the way I remember it.
“Have “TGW”‘s ratings been awful for its entire run? That’s not the way I remember it.”
No, just the last two seasons have involved suffering by CBS.
Season 1 ratings were 88% of CBS’s scripted show average, which is automatic renewal range.
Season 2 fell to the upper 70%’s, that’s marginal renewal at best.
Season 3 was down to the 60%’s which is automatic cancellation for a non-Friday show.
They’re clearing hoping to make back the lost advertising revenue with that syndication money. “Hoping” being the important word.
@Bill Gorman:
So do you think it’s a goner after this season if it doesn’t improve?
What’s puzzling to me is that CBS didn’t take better care of it.
@Brian j if CBS can’t get a syndication deal for TGW then its done as that is the only reason the show is still on the air if some how they can get a syndication deal then it could return for a final 13 episode season but that’s not likely
More people should watch Bob’s Burgers, its so underrated! Happy to see it be the only animated show on FOX to get a boost in ratings.
I’m shocked that Family Guy’s ratings are down 20% from last season’s premiere.
Goodbye 666 Park Avenue…and Good Wife should have been gone last season..what a Stinker! Stupid CBS!had better move The Mentalist back to it’s Orig time slot!
Revenge won’t last long either!
Modern Family – 5.5
Grey’s Anatomy – 4.4
Once Upon A Time – 3.8
Revenge – 3.2
The Neighbors – 3.2
The Middle – 2.9
DWTS – 2.5
Last Resort – 2.2
666 Parke Ave. – 2.2
DWTSR – 2.1
Castle – 2.1
Scandal – 2.1
Private Practice – 1.9
Five returning hits, no breakout freshmen hits, no DOAs.
The “cursed slot” beat all 10pm shows.
DWST is lowest rated non-10pm, non-cursed slot. Takes too much space.
Nashville, Happy Endings, Apt. 23, Suburgatory, Neighbors, could make the schedule look a lot better, or a lot worse.
Move “The Good Wife” to Friday night! Get rid of CSI:NY. Made in Jersey won’t last either…
Well done ABC, trounced CBS on the night.
OUAT
My guess 3.5 – well done to get 3.8, think this show may get a 3rd season.
Revenge
My guess of 2.8 – nicely done with 3.2, good luck to the show but 1 season was enougth for me.
666
My guess of 3.2 was way way too optimistic since they got 2.2
That will teach me a leason to read the series blurb and not pass it on a picture of Terry O’Quinn.
TAR 2.4, TGW 1.7, TM 2.1 <- my guess
TAR 2.5, TGW 1.8, TM 2.1 <- the ratings
Got the TM rating right, and only .01 off on TAR and TGW.
May just be getting the hang of this ratings business (well for CBS shows).
Don't watch any of these shows but it is interesting to see how the ratings shake out over the coming weeks – maybe Last Resort has got some hope yet.