Ratings: Broadcast Finals for August 26, 2012
NBC wins the night on the strength of NFL Preseason football. The game posted a 3.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic and a total of 9.8 million viewers. Sunday night games seem to do better numbers in the preseason than what CBS and FOX have pulled in on Fridays and Saturdays.FOX got some demo mileage from its animation block, peaking at a 2.0 demo rating witht the 9:00pm encore airing of FAMILY GUY.
BIG BROTHER continues to gain momentum as the season progresses. 7.4 million viewers and a healthy 2.6 rating in the demo is the best of the season.| Time | Net | Program | Viewers* | Demo | +/- |
| 7:00 | ABC | America's Funest Videos [R] | 5.320 | 1.2 | |
| 8:00 | ABC | Once Upon A Time [R] | 3.180 | 0.8 | -40.23% |
| 9:00 | ABC | EM: Weight Loss Edition | 2.510 | 0.8 | -21.07% |
| 7:00 | CBS | 60 Minutes [R] | 8.580 | 1.2 | |
| 8:00 | CBS | Big Brother | 7.370 | 2.6 | -14.10% |
| 9:00 | CBS | The Good Wife [R] | 4.220 | 0.8 | -42.74% |
| 10:00 | CBS | The Mentalist [R] | 5.570 | 1.0 | 31.99% |
| 7:00 | FOX | NFL Overrun | 7.130 | 2.6 | |
| 7:30 | FOX | The Cleveland Show [R] | 2.740 | 1.2 | -61.57% |
| 8:00 | FOX | The Simpsons [R] | 3.710 | 1.7 | 35.40% |
| 8:30 | FOX | The Simpsons [R] | 3.860 | 1.8 | 4.04% |
| 9:00 | FOX | Family Guy [R] | 4.040 | 2.0 | 4.66% |
| 9:30 | FOX | Family Guy [R] | 4.020 | 1.9 | -0.50% |
| 7:00 | NBC | Madden NFL 13 | 2.620 | 0.9 | |
| 8:00 | NBC | NFL Preseason Football | 9.820 | 3.3 | 274.81% |
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