Primetime Ratings: NBC Wins With Bears-Vikings

NBC was the hefty winner in Sunday ratings, as Sunday Night Football led the network to a 4.3 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 17 share. In second was Fox at 1.9.7.

The game featured the Bears versus the Vikings. Football Night in America fell 24% and the game itself slipped 18% to 5.3. Last week featured the Cowboys versus the Eagles.

On Fox, an NFL overrun led into The OT at 2.8. The Simpsons shot up 78% to 1.6 and Bob’s Burgers grew 20% to 1.2, then Family Guy posted a flat 1.1 and Rel climbed 20% for a 0.6.
CBS scored a 0.8/3. 60 Minutes lost 50% en route to a 1.0 and God Friended Me dropped 20% to 0.8. NCIS: Los Angeles got a 0.8 and Madam Secretary a 0.6, both shows level with last week.

ABC was at 0.7/3. America’s Funniest Home Videos rated a flat 0.8 and Dancing with the Stars Junior went up 17% to 0.7. Shark Tank elevated 33% for a 0.8.

Univision did a 0.5/2 as Nuestra Belleza Latina set the pace. Telemundo scored a 0.3/1.

The CW was at 0.3/1. Supergirl did a 0.3, as did Charmed. Both shows were flat. 

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.