Nov 30 2009 12:13 PM ET

Ratings: Football a boon for Fox, CBS

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Football saved an otherwise sleepy holiday weekend for television, according to early Nielsen estimates. Fox’s late-afternoon game boosted its prime-time lineup (The Simpsons was up 2 million viewers over last week, while Family Guy and American Dad were up 1.1 million). And Sunday Night Football won the night for NBC with its Pittsburgh-Baltimore matchup drawing 16.2 million viewers. As for the rest of the weekend, ABC dominated Saturday night with, yes, more football (averaging 6 million viewers), and Fox took a rare Friday victory with an airing of Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (4.8 million).

Here, a look at Sunday’s lineup:

Time Show Viewers (in millions)
7 p.m. NFL overrun (Fox)
60 Minutes (CBS)
America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC)
Football Night in America (NBC)		 16.7
14.3
8.3
7.3
7:30 p.m. OT (Fox) 9.0
8 p.m. Sunday Night Football (NBC)
The Amazing Race XV (CBS)
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC)
The Simpsons (Fox)		 16.2
11.7
10.3
9.0
8:30 p.m. The Cleveland Show (Fox) 7.2
9 p.m. Desperate Housewives (ABC)
A Dog Named Christmas (CBS)
Family Guy (Fox)		 12.6
12.3
8.5
9:30 p.m. American Dad (Fox) 6.4
10 p.m. Brothers & Sisters (ABC) 8.8

Source: Nielsen

Comments (8 total) Add your comment
  • Rob
    Mon 11/30/09 12:32 PM

    I am shocked Simpsons beat Family Guy and they got 9 mil viewers last night.

    Reply
    • Ama
      Mon 11/30/09 1:03 PM

      The Simpsons does not have to compete against the NBC NFL game which starts at 8.30pm ET.

      Reply
  • psb1962
    Mon 11/30/09 1:11 PM

    THAT’S BECAUSE THE SIMPSONS ARE FUNNIER THAN FAMILY GUY..WHICH IS GETTING KINDA LAME..

    Reply
  • Ramo
    Mon 11/30/09 1:14 PM

    The Simpsons was great last night. Best ep of what’s been a pretty good season.

    Reply
  • maiv
    Mon 11/30/09 1:38 PM

    Love the simpsons!

    Reply
  • meso soup
    Mon 11/30/09 2:06 PM

    Americans will watch anything.

    Reply
  • Big D
    Mon 11/30/09 5:24 PM

    The Simpsons are much funnier than Family Guy.

    Reply
  • Matt2
    Mon 11/30/09 8:19 PM

    I wonder what will be the number one show for the week with football being on the low side for the 2nd weekend in a row.

    Reply
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