Sunday Night Football was the highest rated program among adults 18-49 and with total viewers. Modern Family was the highest rated non-sports (and scripted) program among adults 18-49.
Primetime Broadcast Adults 18-49 Viewers for the week ending October 14, 2012:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | 18-49 rating | 18-49 Viewers (000) |
| 1 | NBC Sunday Night Football | NBC | 7.7 | 9779 | |
| 2 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 5.9 | 7496 | |
| 3 | Modern Family SP-10/10(S) | S | ABC | 4.9 | 6236 |
| 4 | VOICE | NBC | 4.8 | 6103 | |
| 5 | Modern Family | ABC | 4.8 | 6029 | |
| 6 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 | NBC | 4.5 | 5696 | |
| 7 | VOICE-TUE | NBC | 4.5 | 5675 | |
| 8 | Big Bang Theory, THE | CBS | 4.5 | 5644 | |
| 9 | OT, THE | FOX | 4.4 | 5561 | |
| 10 | Two and a Half Men | CBS | 3.5 | 4486 | |
| 11 | X-FACTOR-WED | FOX | 3.5 | 4383 | |
| 12 | NCIS | CBS | 3.4 | 4273 | |
| 13 | 2 Broke Girls | CBS | 3.4 | 4257 | |
| 14 | How I Met Your Mother | CBS | 3.1 | 3934 | |
| 15 | Once Upon A Time | ABC | 3.0 | 3851 | |
| 16 | REVOLUTION | NBC | 3.0 | 3841 | |
| 17 | Criminal Minds | CBS | 3.0 | 3825 | |
| 18 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | CBS | 3.0 | 3739 | |
| 19 | X-FACTOR-THU | FOX | 2.9 | 3633 | |
| 20 | MIKE & Molly | CBS | 2.8 | 3560 | |
| 21 | SURVIVOR: PHILIPPINES | CBS | 2.8 | 3536 | |
| 22 | FOX MLB NLCS GAME 1 PRE(S) | S | FOX | 2.8 | 3513 |
| 23 | NASHVILLE | P | ABC | 2.8 | 3500 |
| 23 | New Girl | FOX | 2.7 | 3444 | |
| 25 | REVENGE | ABC | 2.6 | 3342 |
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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 | NBC Sunday Night Football | NBC | 19922 | 11.8 | |
| 2 | NCIS | CBS | 18509 | 11.8 | |
| 3 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 15715 | 9.3 | |
| 4 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | CBS | 15180 | 9.6 | |
| 5 | Big Bang Theory, THE | CBS | 14233 | 9.1 | |
| 6 | Dancing with the Stars | ABC | 13554 | 9.0 | |
| 7 | DANCING W/STARS RESULTS | ABC | 13331 | 9.1 | |
| 8 | VOICE | NBC | 12888 | 7.4 | |
| 9 | Modern Family SP-10/10(S) | S | ABC | 12307 | 7.4 |
| 10 | VOICE-TUE | NBC | 12189 | 7.6 | |
| 11 | MODERN FAMILY | ABC | 12082 | 7.3 | |
| 12 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 | NBC | 11834 | 7.1 | |
| 13 | Vegas | CBS | 11780 | 7.8 | |
| 14 | 60 Minutes | CBS | 11584 | 7.5 | |
| 15 | Criminal Minds | CBS | 11489 | 7.3 | |
| 16 | Two and a Half Men | CBS | 11353 | 7.3 | |
| 17 | OT, THE | FOX | 11041 | 6.8 | |
| 18 | Mentalist, THE | CBS | 10738 | 7.1 | |
| 19 | CSI | CBS | 10704 | 7.0 | |
| 20 | CASTLE | ABC | 10611 | 7.0 | |
| 21 | Blue Bloods | CBS | 10535 | 7.0 | |
| 22 | SURVIVOR: PHILIPPINES | CBS | 9820 | 6.1 | |
| 23 | X-FACTOR-WED | FOX | 9559 | 5.7 | |
| 24 | CSI: NY | P | CBS | 9480 | 6.3 |
| 25 | Once Upon A Time | ABC | 9449 | 5.6 |
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Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2012 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved. All numbers are live viewing plus same day DVR viewing.
I just think it’s hilarious that a “Pre-kick” a 7-9 min entry is counted as separate show. I’m surprised AI (or others) haven’t split up programming in order to capture higher rankings. Ridiculous.
I agree that’s retarded
Nice to see ‘The Mentalist’ made the list for total viewership at least.