Ratings News - 21st November 2011 *Full Ratings Tables*

SUNDAY 11/20/11 Metered Markets
Football Ignited NBC Leads; American Music Awards Solid on ABC

Household
Rating/Share
NBC 10.8/17
CBS 8.5/13
ABC 6.8/10
Fox 2.8/ 4

-Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening – 11/21/10:
ABC: - 3, NBC: -12, CBS: -13, Fox: -20

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-Winners:
60 Minutes (CBS), Sunday Night Football: Philadelphia at New York Giants (NBC), The American Music Awards (ABC)

-Losers (excluding repeats):
The Cleveland Show (Fox), Allen Gregory (Fox), American Dad (Fox)

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-Ratings Breakdown:
NBC closed the week on a typically winning note with Philadelphia at the New Your Giants on Sunday Night Football at an estimated 13.9 rating/21 share for the primetime portion from 8:30-11 p.m. Here is the half-hour breakdown:

Sunday Night Football (NBC)
8:30 p.m.: 13.9/21 (#1)
9:00 p.m.: 14.3/21 (#1)
9:30 p.m.: 14.8/22 (#1)
10:00 p.m.: 13.0/20 (#1)
10:30 p.m.: 13.6/22 (#1)

Earlier in the evening, Football Night in American on NBC fared as follows:

Football Night in America (NBC)
7:00 p.m.: 3.0/ 5 (#2)
7:30 p.m.: 5.4/ 9 (#2)
8:00 p.m.: 8.5/13 (#2)

As a reminder, results for any live sporting event are always estimated.

ABC was on the map care of the annual American Music Awards, which increased by three percent from one year earlier with an 8.0/12 in the overnights. Last year, a 7.8/12 on 11/22/10 translated into 11.72 million viewers and s 4.3/10 among adults 18-49. Here is the half-hour breakdown:

American Music Awards (ABC)
8:00 p.m.: 7.1/11 (#3)
8:30 p.m.: 8.2/12 (#2)
9:00 p.m.: 8.8/13 (#2)
9:30 p.m.: 8.1/12 (#2)
10:00 p.m.: 8.0/13 (#2)
10:30 p.m.: 7.8/13 (#2)

At 7 p.m. on ABC was special Countdown to the American Music Awards at a third-place 3.1/ 5 in the overnights at 7 p.m.

Over at CBS, results are estimated due to an approximate half-hour football overrun, which dominated at 7 p.m. with a 13.3/22. Granddaddy 60 Minutes followed with a first-place 10.3/16 in the overnights from 7:30-8:30 p.m., followed by The Amazing Race (#3: 7.0/11 from 8:30-9:30 p.m.), older skewing The Good Wife (#3: 7.2/11 from 9:30-10:30 p.m.) and the first half of CSI: Miami (#3: 6.2/10 at 10:30 p.m.). As a reminder, Undercover Boss on CBS returns for season three in the Sunday 8 p.m. hour effective on January 15.

Fox took a considerable hit opposite football and The American Music Awards with its combination of two episodes of The Cleveland Show (7 p.m. repeat: #4, 2.0/ 3, 7:30 p.m.: #4, 2.4/ 4), The Simpsons (#4, 3.6/ 5), recent entry Allen Gregory (#4: 2.3/ 3), Family Guy (#4: 3.7/ 5) and American Dad (#4: 2.9/ 4). Allen Gregory, which slid by 36 percent from The Simpsons in the overnights this week, is expected to be canceled at any moment.

Source: Nielsen Media Research

Source: Marc Berman@TVMediaInsights