No big surprises this weekend: The World Series sucked up the vast majority of TV viewership, clocking in at 21 million fans for Sunday’s Game 4 and 12.2 million for Saturday’s Game 3, according to preliminary figures from Nielsen. Interest in the Yankees-Phillies series is building (aside from the understandable dip on Saturday given both the day of the week and the Halloween holiday) as New York moves toward possibly clinching the title in five games tonight. The games won both nights for Fox, while CBS took Friday as usual with perfectly relocated Medium (7.7 million) towering over ABC’s fading Ugly Betty (4.5 million).
Here, a look at Sunday’s lineup:
| Time | Show | Viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 p.m. | 60 Minutes (CBS) America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC) Football Night in America (NBC) |
12.3 7.8 2.6 |
| 8 p.m. | 2009 World Series (Fox) The Amazing Race XV (CBS) Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC) National Treasure (NBC) |
21.0 11.1 10.8 4.6 (repeat) |
| 9 p.m. | Desperate Housewives (ABC) Three Rivers (CBS) |
13.8 7.7 |
| 10 p.m. | Brothers & Sisters (ABC) Cold Case (CBS) |
9.4 8.6 |
Here’s hoping the Yanks finish ‘em off tonight so I can get some ‘Glee’ back in my life. Or does Fox intend to resume normal scheduling?
I think even if the World Series ends tonight, Fox will air repeats of Glee. Next new episode is Nov. 11.
Glee will be back November 11th with a brand new episode; this week’s episode is a rerun of “Mash-Up”
LET’S GO YANKEES! 1 MORE TO GLORY!
Ugly Betty is getting Leno ratings! Time to cancel.
One more game till the Yankees buy, er win, another championship.
Oh, wow, Q how original.
GO YANKEES, sorry haters.
Anybody else find it weird NBC aired football night in america when there was no sunday night football game. I guess its better than anything else they have though.