Sunday Night Football led all premiere week action with adults 18-49 followed by Glee, Grey’s Anatomy, Modern Family and Dancing with the Stars. In total viewers, the premiere of Dancing with the Stars topped the NY Jets at Miami Dolphins Sunday Night Football contest.
Glee was the week’s top scripted show with adults 18-49 with a 5.6 rating, and NCIS was the top scripted show with total viewers averaging 19.4 million.
Primetime Broadcast Adults 18-49 viewing for the week ending September 26, 2010:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Viewers |
| 1 | NBC Sunday Night Football | NBC | 7.3 | 9,643 | |
| 2 | Glee | P | FOX | 5.6 | 7,341 |
| 3 | Grey’S Anatomy | P | ABC | 5.4 | 7,124 |
| 4 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 5.2 | 6,877 | |
| 5 | MODERN FAMILY | P | ABC | 5.1 | 6,709 |
| 6 | Dancing with the Stars | P | ABC | 5.1 | 6,660 |
| 7 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | P | CBS | 4.9 | 6,410 |
| 8 | Big Bang Theory, THE | P | CBS | 4.9 | 6,398 |
| 9 | FAMILY GUY | P | FOX | 4.5 | 5,930 |
| 10 | Office | P | NBC | 4.4 | 5,744 |
| 11 | Dancing W/STARS RESULTS | P | ABC | 4.4 | 5,726 |
| 12 | Desperate Housewives | P | ABC | 4.3 | 5,597 |
| 13 | HOUSE | P | FOX | 4.2 | 5,539 |
| 14 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 | NBC | 4.1 | 5,338 | |
| 15 | Survivor: NICARAGUA | P | CBS | 4.0 | 5,312 |
| 16 | NCIS | P | CBS | 4.0 | 5,295 |
| 17 | $#*! My Dad Says | P | CBS | 4.0 | 5,246 |
| 18 | Criminal Minds | P | CBS | 4.0 | 5,202 |
| 19 | Mike & Molly | P | CBS | 3.9 | 5,182 |
| 20 | Hawaii Five-0 | P | CBS | 3.9 | 5,160 |
| 21 | UNDERCOVER BOSS | P | CBS | 3.8 | 4,952 |
| 22 | Amazing Race 17 | P | CBS | 3.8 | 4,945 |
| 23 | Simpsons | P | FOX | 3.7 | 4,872 |
| 24 | How I Met Your Mother | P | CBS | 3.6 | 4,748 |
| 25 | Event | P | NBC | 3.6 | 4,743 |
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Primetime Broadcast Network Total viewing (all ages) for the week ending September 26, 2010:
| Rank2 | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | # Viewers (LIVE+SD) (000) | HH RATING (LIVE+SD) | HH SHARE (LIVE+SD) |
| 1 | Dancing WITH THE STARS | P | ABC | 21,294 | 13.5 | 20 |
| 2 | NCIS | P | CBS | 19,409 | 11.7 | 19 |
| 3 | Dancing W/STARS RESULTS | P | ABC | 18,518 | 11.6 | 18 |
| 4 | NBC Sunday Night Football | NBC | 18,147 | 11.3 | 19 | |
| 5 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | P | CBS | 15,757 | 9.7 | 15 |
| 6 | Mentalist, THE | P | CBS | 15,503 | 9.6 | 17 |
| 7 | CSI | P | CBS | 14,688 | 9.0 | 14 |
| 8 | Two and a Half Men | P | CBS | 14,625 | 8.9 | 13 |
| 9 | 60 MINUTES | P | CBS | 14,410 | 9.0 | 15 |
| 10 | Grey’S Anatomy | P | ABC | 14,321 | 9.0 | 14 |
| 11 | HAWAII FIVE-0 | P | CBS | 14,199 | 8.9 | 15 |
| 12 | Criminal Minds | P | CBS | 14,132 | 8.6 | 14 |
| 13 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | P | CBS | 14,039 | 8.4 | 14 |
| 14 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 13,855 | 8.5 | 14 | |
| 15 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES 10P SP(S) | S | CBS | 13,595 | 8.5 | 15 |
| 16 | Desperate Housewives | P | ABC | 13,056 | 8.1 | 12 |
| 17 | BLUE BLOODS | P | CBS | 13,013 | 8.1 | 15 |
| 18 | Modern Family | P | ABC | 12,673 | 7.4 | 12 |
| 19 | Survivor: NICARAGUA | P | CBS | 12,587 | 7.0 | 12 |
| 20 | $#*! My Dad Says | P | CBS | 12,582 | 7.5 | 12 |
| 21 | Glee | P | FOX | 12,452 | 6.9 | 11 |
| 22 | Mike & Molly | P | CBS | 12,227 | 7.6 | 11 |
| 23 | Defenders, THE | P | CBS | 12,174 | 7.7 | 14 |
| 24 | Dancing W/STARS RESULT SP(S) | S | ABC | 12,151 | 7.9 | 13 |
| 25 | UNDERCOVER BOSS | P | CBS | 11,544 | 7.0 | 12 |
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Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2010 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved. All numbers are live viewing plus same day DVR viewing.
Not that it matters much, but it wasn’t actually the premiere of Survivor. They debuted it a week early this season.
It’s really the comedies (when it comes to scripted shows anyway) that are the big winners of 18-49s. 2.5 Men, The Office, TBBT, Glee, Modern Family, Family Guy.
Yeah and because of that, only 7 dramas in the top 25, and only 3 of them are on CBS. Yet every non-Friday CBS drama went above 12 million. I guess it does make sense they’d want 2 hours of comedy on Thursday too.
Yeah and because of that, only 7 dramas in the top 25, and only 3 of them are on CBS. Yet every non-Friday CBS drama went above 12 million. I guess it does make sense they’d want 2 hours of comedy on Thursday too.
Yeah and because of that, only 7 dramas in the top 25, and only 3 of them are on CBS. Yet every non-Friday CBS drama went above 12 million. I guess it does make sense they’d want 2 hours of comedy on Thursday too.
House out of the Top 10 in 18 – 49 and out of the Top 25 Overall. Yeah this show is heading in the right direction. Take note TPTB abandon Huddy or abandon all hope of regaining your audience.
Also look how close at least five other shows are in eclipsing House in the 18 – 49.
I’ll be very interested to see what the overnights show about how House did in week 2, rebound or further decline.
House out of the Top 10 in 18 – 49 and out of the Top 25 Overall. Yeah this show is heading in the right direction. Take note TPTB abandon Huddy or abandon all hope of regaining your audience.
Also look how close at least five other shows are in eclipsing House in the 18 – 49.
I’ll be very interested to see what the overnights show about how House did in week 2, rebound or further decline.
House out of the Top 10 in 18 – 49 and out of the Top 25 Overall. Yeah this show is heading in the right direction. Take note TPTB abandon Huddy or abandon all hope of regaining your audience.
Also look how close at least five other shows are in eclipsing House in the 18 – 49.
I’ll be very interested to see what the overnights show about how House did in week 2, rebound or further decline.
House out of the Top 10 in 18 – 49 and out of the Top 25 Overall. Yeah this show is heading in the right direction. Take note TPTB abandon Huddy or abandon all hope of regaining your audience.
Also look how close at least five other shows are in eclipsing House in the 18 – 49.
I’ll be very interested to see what the overnights show about how House did in week 2, rebound or further decline.
The Mentalist is 6th in total viewers and isn’t even in the top 25 of the 18-49. Thats sad.
The Mentalist is 6th in total viewers and isn’t even in the top 25 of the 18-49. Thats sad.
The Mentalist is 6th in total viewers and isn’t even in the top 25 of the 18-49. Thats sad.
Great point, Perhaps the era of sitcoms has finnaly returned, it’s been too long. I would love to see a diminishment of the dozen of shows that features close ups of a chopped up cadaver has a main player week – in and week out. Enough already!
Great point, Perhaps the era of sitcoms has finnaly returned, it’s been too long. I would love to see a diminishment of the dozen of shows that features close ups of a chopped up cadaver has a main player week – in and week out. Enough already!
it was flagged that way by Nielsen, but yeah, it seems like it shouldn’t have been.
it was flagged that way by Nielsen, but yeah, it seems like it shouldn’t have been.
it was flagged that way by Nielsen, but yeah, it seems like it shouldn’t have been.
blue bloods…really? wow…that is impressive and is this show on the wrong night?
blue bloods…really? wow…that is impressive and is this show on the wrong night?
Glee and Grey’s Anatomy did good. I’m happy. ^_^