Sunday Night Football was again the highest rated program among adults 18-49 and with total viewers. The Big Bang Theory was the highest rated non-sports (and scripted) program among adults 18-49.
Primetime Broadcast Adults 18-49 Viewers for the week ending October 21, 2012:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | 18-49 rating | 18-49 Viewers (000) |
| 1 | NBC Sunday Night Football | NBC | 6.7 | 8467 | |
| 2 | VOICE | NBC | 4.8 | 6130 | |
| 3 | Big Bang Theory, THE | CBS | 4.8 | 6129 | |
| 4 | Modern Family | ABC | 4.7 | 5982 | |
| 5 | VOICE-TUE | NBC | 4.6 | 5856 | |
| 6 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 4.5 | 5708 | |
| 7 | DECSN'12 PRES ANALYS10/16(S) | S | NBC | 4.0 | 5113 |
| 8 | Two and a Half Men | CBS | 4.0 | 5048 | |
| 9 | 60 Minutes | CBS | 3.6 | 4603 | |
| 10 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 | NBC | 3.6 | 4555 | |
| 11 | Grey'S ANATOMY | ABC | 3.4 | 4292 | |
| 12 | 2 Broke Girls | CBS | 3.4 | 4249 | |
| 13 | REVOLUTION | NBC | 3.3 | 4228 | |
| 14 | Once Upon A Time | ABC | 3.3 | 4217 | |
| 15 | How I Met Your Mother | CBS | 3.2 | 4021 | |
| 16 | Criminal Minds | CBS | 3.1 | 3922 | |
| 17 | MIKE & Molly | CBS | 3.0 | 3795 | |
| 18 | SURVIVOR: PHILIPPINES | CBS | 2.8 | 3555 | |
| 19 | REVENGE | ABC | 2.8 | 3554 | |
| 20 | Suburgatory | P | ABC | 2.8 | 3516 |
| 21 | Person Of Interest | CBS | 2.8 | 3498 | |
| 22 | Amazing Race 21 | CBS | 2.6 | 3329 | |
| 23 | MIDDLE, THE | ABC | 2.5 | 3200 | |
| 24 | VOTE 2012:ANALYSIS-TUE(S) | S | ABC | 2.5 | 3171 |
| 25 | CSI | CBS | 2.3 | 2971 |
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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) | HH Share (Live+SD) |
| 1 | NBC Sunday Night Football | NBC | 17469 | 10.7 | 17 | |
| 2 | 60 Minutes | CBS | 15857 | 10.0 | 15 | |
| 3 | Big Bang Theory, THE | CBS | 15733 | 9.7 | 16 | |
| 4 | Person Of Interest | CBS | 13928 | 8.7 | 13 | |
| 5 | Dancing with the Stars | ABC | 13640 | 9.2 | 13 | |
| 6 | Two and a Half Men | CBS | 13604 | 8.5 | 13 | |
| 7 | VOICE | NBC | 13008 | 7.6 | 11 | |
| 8 | DANCING W/STARS RESULTS | ABC | 12917 | 8.8 | 13 | |
| 9 | Modern Family | ABC | 12276 | 7.3 | 11 | |
| 10 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 12039 | 7.1 | 11 | |
| 11 | VOICE-TUE | NBC | 12036 | 7.2 | 11 | |
| 12 | Criminal Minds | CBS | 11809 | 7.5 | 11 | |
| 13 | DECSN'12 PRES ANALYS10/16(S) | S | NBC | 11367 | 7.0 | 10 |
| 14 | CASTLE | ABC | 10940 | 7.2 | 12 | |
| 15 | ELEMENTARY | CBS | 10909 | 7.0 | 12 | |
| 16 | CSI | CBS | 10631 | 7.0 | 12 | |
| 17 | SURVIVOR: PHILIPPINES | CBS | 10428 | 6.5 | 10 | |
| 18 | Blue Bloods | CBS | 10288 | 6.8 | 12 | |
| 19 | Good Wife, THE | CBS | 10021 | 6.8 | 11 | |
| 20 | Once Upon A Time | ABC | 9888 | 5.7 | 8 | |
| 21 | Grey'S ANATOMY | ABC | 9693 | 6.6 | 10 | |
| 22 | Amazing Race 21 | CBS | 9539 | 6.0 | 9 | |
| 23 | VOTE 2012:ANALYSIS-TUE(S) | S | ABC | 9516 | 6.2 | 9 |
| 24 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 | NBC | 9486 | 5.7 | 9 | |
| 25 | CSI: NY | CBS | 9482 | 6.3 | 11 |
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Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2012 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved. All numbers are live viewing plus same day DVR viewing.
Grey’s Anatomy #1 drama for 3 consecutive telecasts!
Big Bang Theory and Modern Family as usual fight for the top spot. 2.5 Men was a distant 3rd with a still great 4.0 rating.
And with no NCIS’s last week, Grey’s was the top drama with a 3.4 rating while Revolution and Once Upon A Time were chomping on its heels.
And of course, The Walking Dead trounced EVERYTHING with a 5.8 rating.
Did Fox shut down its broadcast last week ?
@serg
That’s funny, isn’t it? Not one FOX show in either Top 25′s.
60 Minutes way up and Big Bang Theory stable.
Fox had the NLCS baseball playoffs last week, so that explains the pre-emption of their regular schedule. This continues over the next week with their coverage of the World Series.
@Jeff (Canada)
—”And with no NCIS’s last week, Grey’s was the top drama…”—
What do you mean “and with no NCIS’s”? Grey’s almost always beats NCIS in the demo.
I love how whenever “The Voice” is the top rated non-sports programs, the headlines never say that. But if “Modern Family” or “Big Bang Theory” are the highest rated non-rated programs you automatically put it in the headline.
WHAT IS THIS WEBSITE’S VENDEDA AGAINST NBC?
Love how 60 Minutes goes up during an election cycle. It is also further proof that my generation is getting older. Wish the New Normal would crach the top 25.