| Scoreboard | NBC | CBS | FOX | ABC | UNI |
| Adults 18-49: rating/Share | 5.3/13 | 3.2/8 | 2.6/7 | 2.3/6 | 1.0/2 |
| Adults 18-34: Rating/Share | 4.6/14 | 2.4/7 | 3.0/9 | 1.9/6 | 0.7/2 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 13.685 | 12.682 | 5.390 | 7.362 | 2.728 |
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Due to the nature of live programming the ratings for NBC (NFL Football), & CBS/FOX (NFL Overrun) 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 (Chargers/Saints) from 8:30-11:00PM earned a 6.2 adults 18-49 rating, down from last week's 9.0 18-49 rating
On FOX,The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror special earned a 3.1 adults 18-49 rating, down last week's 3.8 premiere rating. The premiere of The Cleveland Show earned a 2.2, up from last year's premiere, which earned a 1.8 rating. Bob's Burgers scored a 2.3 among adults 18-49, down from last week's 2.6. Family Guy earned a 3.4, up from last week's 3.3 rating. American Dad garnered a 2.6 adults 18-49 rating, also up from last week's 2.5 rating.
On ABC, the season premiere of America's Funniest Home Videos earned a 1.5 adults 18-49, flat with last season's premiere. Once Upon A Time garnered a 3.3 adults 18-49 rating, down six tenths from last week's 3.9 premiere rating. Most of your predictions were too optimistic. Revenge earned a 2.6, also down six tenths from last week's 3.2 adults 18-49 rating. 666 Park Avenue scored a 1.7, down half a ratings point from last week's 2.2 rating
On CBS, 60 Minutes earned a 3.8 adults 18-49 rating, up from last week's 1.7 rating, but likely inflated due to the preceding overrun. The Amazing Race was even with last week's 2.5 rating. The Good Wife garnered a 1.7, down a tenth from last week's 1.8 adults 18-49 rating and the lowest fall telecast rating ever for the series. The Mentalist earned a series low 1.6 after last week's 2.1 adults 18-49 rating.
Broadcast primetime ratings for Sunday, October 7, 2012:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers Live+SD (million) |
| 7:00 PM | CBS | NFL Overrun | 7.8 | 22 | 23.18 |
| NBC | Football night in America | 2.1 | 6 | 6.47 | |
| FOX | NFL Overrun/The Simpsons -R | 2.0 | 6 | 4.64 | |
| ABC | America's Funniest Home Videos | 1.5 | 4 | 6.48 | |
| 7:30 PM | NBC | Football Night in America | 4.0 | 11 | 10.26 |
| FOX | The Cleveland Show (Premiere) | 2.2 | 6 | 4.43 | |
| CBS | 60 Minutes (7:30-8:30) | 3.8 | 11 | 16.07 | |
| 8:00 PM | NBC | Football Night in America | 5.4 | 14 | 13.82 |
| ABC | Once Upon A Time | 3.3 | 8 | 9.62 | |
| FOX | The Simpsons | 3.1 | 8 | 6.52 | |
| 8:30 PM | NBC | Sunday Night Football (8:30-11) | 6.2 | 15 | 15.79 |
| CBS | Amazing Race (8:30-9:30) | 2.5 | 6 | 9.77 | |
| FOX | Bob's Burgers | 2.3 | 6 | 4.84 | |
| 9:00PM | FOX | Family Guy | 3.4 | 8 | 6.74 |
| ABC | Revenge | 2.6 | 6 | 8.27 | |
| 9:30 PM | FOX | American Dad | 2.6 | 6 | 5.18 |
| CBS | The Good Wife (9:30-10:30) | 1.7 | 4 | 8.95 | |
| 10:00PM | ABC | 666 Park Avenue | 1.7 | 4 | 5.08 |
| 10:30PM | CBS | The Mentalist (10:30-11p) | 1.6 | 4 | 8.70 |
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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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Just a quick question…wasn’t The Mentalist already renewed for a 6th season? I thought I saw that somewhere. Would CBS cancel a show they already renewed for the next season?
Great numbers for OUAT and Revenge; they’ll be adjusted up
@scifi yeah so less people will watch it.
@Max
Well, The Walking Dead didn’t have much of an effect on Desperate Housewives’ ratings last year, so I don’t see why it would have any effect on Revenge’s ratings.
TGW started late in Fl. 932pm instead of 9pm..
The Good Wife and The Mentalist still beat the Friday shows by a comfortable margin, so I hope that if they stabilize CBS will try them on Fridays next season. Well, especially The Good Wife which still has stories to tell instead of endlessly repeating the same old, tired formula episode after episode. Sorry Mentalist !
As for ABC, unless Revenge takes a HUGE dive later this season, I just can’t see it cancelled anytime soon. 666 Park Avenue, on the other hand, doesn’t deserve to stay longer than Pan Am did last season.
Once Upon a Time is doing good but it won’t grow from last season, so I hope it doesn’t decline too much, but I’m pretty sure this show will at least reach season 5 with ratings like these.
I hope The Walking Dead doesn’t hurt Family Guy, American Dad
and Revenge next week.
Revenge is BETTER show than scandal no doubt about that. BUT ABC make mistake moving revenge at 9.
ABC will be 4 network and this year. Bad for them.
Man if ABC’s trigger happy move hurts Revenge I’d be pissed.
Stick the show were it can do well (like at 10:00 pm) and we’ll follow it. Just don’t put it up against mammoths like Sunday Night Football and expect it to perform miracles.
@CSI Miami was so much stronger in this timeslot…
Yes, it WAS.
OUAT always gets adjusted up, at least a tenth. So I’m guessing finals will be around 3.4 and 9.9M.
Good for Revenge though. 2.7 and 8.3M is good. Hopefully this season it can stay above a 2.3 and 7.5M. Finals for Revenge will be around 2.8 and 8.6M. If it gets adjusted up.
I didn’t think Once Upon A Time would be down so much, but still good numbers. Not many scripted shows are getting infer a 3.0. However last night was an excellent episode probably the best of the series!
Shocked that the Fox cartoons weren’t down too much
The dvr ratings for TM should be big.
Ratings are down across the borad — something many commentors fail to grasp.
Revenge premiered to a 3.3 and then fell 0.6 to a 2.7 last year- this was expected no worries for revenge
This is a bit random, but these are my bubble watch rankings that I believe.
CBS:
60 Minutes-Certain Renewal
The Amazing Race-Certain Renewal
The Good Wife-Likely Cancellation
The Mentalist-Likely Cancellation
How I Met Your Mother-Certain Renewal based on ratings, On the Bubble for contracts.
Partners-Certain Cancellation
2 Broke Girls-Certain Renewal
Mike and Molly-Likely Renewal
Hawaii Five-0-On the Bubble
NCIS-Certain Renewal
NCIS: Los Angeles-Certain Renewal
Vegas-Likely Cancellation
Survivor-Renewed
Criminal Minds-Certain Renewal
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation-On the Bubble
The Big Bang Theory-Renewed
Two and a Half Men-Certain Renewal for ratings, On the Bubble for contracts
Person of Interest-Certain Renewal
Elementary-Likely Renewal
CSI: NY-On the Bubble
Made in Jersey-Certain Cancellation
Blue Bloods-Certain Renewal
48 Hours Mystery-Certain Renewal
NBC:
The Voice-Renewed
Revolution-Likely Renewal
Go On-Likely Renewal
The New Normal-On the Bubble
Parenthood-On the Bubble
Animal Practice-Certain Cancellation
Guys With Kids-On the Bubble
Law and Order: SVU-Likely Renewal
Up All Night-Certain Cancellation
Parks and Recreation-Likely Renewal
Rock Center With Brian Williams-On the Bubble
Grimm-Certain Renewal
Dateline-Certain Renewal
FOX:
The Cleveland Show-Likely Renewal
The Simpsons-Renewed
Bob’s Burgers-Certain Renewal
Family Guy-Renewed
American Dad-Renewed
Bones-Likely Renewal
The Mob Doctor-Certain Cancellation
Raising Hope-On the Bubble
Ben and Kate-Likely Cancellation
New Girl-Certain Renewal
The Mindy Project-Likely Cancellation
The X Factor-Likely Renewal
Glee-Likely Renewal
ABC:
America’s Funniest Home Videos-Certain Renewal
Once Upon a Time-Certain Renewal
Revenge-Certain Renewal
666 Park Avenue-Certain Cancellation
Dancing With the Stars-Renewed
Castle-On the Bubble
Private Practice-Likely Cancellation
The Middle-Certain Renewal
The Neighbors-Certain Cancellation
Modern Family-Certain Renewal
Last Resort-Certain Cancellation
Grey’s Anatomy-Certain Renewal
Scandal-On the Bubble
Shark Tank-Certain Renewal
Primetime: What Would You Do?-Certain Renewal
20/20-Certain Renewal
Actually Bad Wolf, last night’s episode of The Mentalist was quite different. It has undergone a shift in tone, and it seems they are going to be telling different stories this year.
Sadly dead. I kind of laugh at the delusional people that still think TM can survived in this slot.
I love TM, and it pains me that people are arguing strongly about the change and the ratings. If it’s not that, is shipping.. GOD I miss TM S1 on Tuesdays.
Butterfly Effect: I blame it on Shane Brennan and CBS wanting to reproduce and (cash on Bellisario’s success) treating NCIS like CSI… PLEASE! >.<
So glad The Mentalist is DYING!
Rot in television hell you horrible show!!
Max,
You are so passionate and though I clearly love Scandal more than Revenge, I don’t see either show going soon. Revenge is going to come back down to reality soon. The first episode had GREAT ratings but Revenge was not a show averaging in the 3.0′s or the higher 2.0′s. It will be going back down to the mid to lower 2.0′s like it was during most of its previous season.
Scandal is at a standstill and that makes it one of the better rated 10pm shows for ABC right now; though not by a high number but still it’s steadier than all of them. I’m waiting for the verdict on Nashville since it has been HYPED major time. I do wonder if the people on here will go as hard on it if the numbers aren’t into the higher 2.0′s and lower 3.0′s. We get complaints about Scandals number because of Grey but Nashville will have a Modern Family lead (higher numbers than Grey) and I expect it to show. Though i won’t say if it will since Apt.23 was getting okay numbers with its Modern Family lead in, at one point.
Anyways, Can’t wait to the next episode but sad it will be two more weeks. I worry for Last Resort since it will lack the Grey show behind it.