Primetime Ratings: NBC Flies on Football

NBC’s NFL programming paced the network to an easy Sunday ratings win, scoring a 6.3 in viewers 18-49, according to Nielsen’s overnights, along with a 19 share. CBS was runner-up with a 2.3/7, then Fox at a 1.3/4 and ABC at 1.2/3. Going into overtime, Philadelphia Eagles versus Dallas Cowboys did a sizeable number for NBC; last week’s Sunday Night Football, up against the World Series on Fox, scored a 5.9.

A football overrun led into CBS’ 60 Minutes, with a 3.1 in adults 18-49, up 52% from last week. Madam Secretary scored a 1.4, up 27%, then The Good Wife a 1.1, up 22%, and CSI: Cyber a flat 0.8.

Fox's Bob’s Burgers scored a 1.4, then a new Simpsons at 1.5, down 44% from what it scored two weeks ago, following a massive NFL lead-in. Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s 1.2 was down 40%. Family Guy scored a 1.1, down 39%, before The Last Man On Earth registered a 1.0, off 29% from its previous airing.

Over ABC’s way, America’s Funniest Home Videos had a 1.0, down 9%, then Once Upon a Time a flat 1.5. Blood & Oil too was flat at 0.8, while Quantico rebounded with a 1.3, up 8%.

Michael Malone

Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.