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December 12, 2011
 

The Sked: SUNDAY RATINGS December 11

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf
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>A classic NFC match-up between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys generated a preliminary 8.5 Adult 18-49 rating in the fast nationals.  We are estimating that the game rating (starting at 8:30 pm) will go up to a 9.3, tying the Dallas-Philadelphia game on October 30 and just behind the 10.0 rating on September 18 for Philadelphia-Atlanta in the second week of the NFL season. 

NBC Sun
9.11 9.18 9.25 10.2 10.9 1016 1023 1030 11.6 1113 1120 1127 12.4 1211 

SNF     10.7 10.0 8.3  7.7  8.9  6.6  5.2  9.3  8.8  8.1  7.6  7.9  7.4  9.3*


CBS enjoyed an up Sunday, thanks to a 4:15 pm NFL game which spilled into prime time (almost to 7:45 pm).  The NFL coverage scored a 5.2 rating from 7:00-7:30 in the fast nationals, and CBS rated a 3.9 in the 7:30-8:00 half hour which was half NFL and half the first quarter of 60 Minutes in most of the country.   The program ratings below are adjusted fast nationals for each series, which started at 41 minutes past each scheduled time.  

CBS Sun 9.25 10.2 10.9 1016 1023 1030 11.6 1113 1120 1127 12.4 1211
60 Minu 2.3  3.5  3.2  1.7  2.3  4.1  1.9  2.1  2.9  3.7  1.7  3.5*
Amaz R  3.0  3.2  2.8  2.7  2.7  3.0  2.7  2.7  2.8  2.9  2.7  3.1*
Good Wi 2.2  2.2  2.1  2.1  2.0  2.0  2.0  2.0  1.9  —   1.9  2.3*
CSI Mia 2.3  2.4  2.2  2.4  2.1  2.2  1.9  2.1  1.9  —   2.1  2.0*

FOX animation was back down to fairly low levels for the season.  FOX had some regional football coverage at 7:00 pm, making that half hour a blend of football in some markets and Bob’s Burgers elsewhere (for a combined and hard to interpret 3.5 rating).  At 7:30, The Cleveland Show repeat did a more normal 1.8 rating.


FOX Sun 9.25 10.2 10.9 1016 1023 1030 11.6 1113 1120 1127 12.4 1211
Simpsons3.9  3.0  —  —  —  4.0  3.7  3.4  2.7  2.6  4.0  3.0*
Allen Gr—  —  —  —  —  2.4  2.1  2.0  1.9  1.5  2.4  —
Family G4.1  3.5  —  —  —  3.2  3.1  3.1  3.2  2.8  3.6  3.1*

Amer Dad3.0  2.7  —  —  —  —  2.5  2.4  2.4  2.2  2.5  2.5*

ABC had a mix of its regular schedule (from 7-9 pm) and a movie special, Charly and the Chocolate Factory, from 9-11 pm (a very weak 1.3 rating).  The big news came at 8 pm with another series low for Once Upon a Time (for the third week in a row).

ABC Sun 9.25 10.2 10.9 1016 1023 1030 11.6 1113 1120 1127 12.4 1211
AFHV    —  —  1.4  1.6  1.5  —  —  1.7  —   1.8  1.4  1.6*
Once Upon—  —  —  —  4.0  3.9  3.8  3.8  —   3.4  3.2  2.9*
Desp Hou3.2  3.0  2.8  2.7  3.0  3.1  2.8  3.0  —   —   2.7  —
Pan Am  3.1  2.6  1.9  1.8  1.8  1.8  1.7  1.8  —   —   1.5  —

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About the Author

Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.