Ratings: Broadcast Finals for October 20, 2013
The return of Peyton Manning to Indianapolis lived up to all the hype on SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL. The 27 million viewers and 10.0 rating in Adults 18-49, were not disappointed. The game was not decided until the last 12 seconds of the game, after midnight, eastern time. The game, won by the Colts 33-39, is the highest rated game of the season by NBC and is the first time the Sunday night game out rated the overrun game from either FOX or NBC.CBS did get a boost by the NFL overrun, until the Mentalist came on at about 10:30 ET. It was the only series of the four, on CBS, to have lower numbers than the week previous. Something has to give with this set up. Either build in a half hour that can be pulled or just do not schedule one of the hour long shows when the network has the national doubleheader. Perhaps 90 minute editions of THE AMAZING RACE on Sundays such as this?
FOX was just filling time on Sunday with no game #7 of the ALCS. Reruns of the animated comedies drew little interest. Luckily, the World Series schedule has change to keep game #7 off the weekend, otherwise, FOX could have had the same issue on November 3.
ABC's ONCE UPON A TIME is the only scripted program of the night with a demo rating over a 2.0.
Sunday Night Network Averages:
ABC - 5.7 million viewers, 1.7 rating in Adults 18-49
CBS - 3.4 million viewers, 0.5 rating in Adults 18-49
CW - 3.5 million viewers, 1.0 rating in Adults 18-49
FOX - 1.6 million viewers, 0.5 rating in Adults 18-49
NBC - 3.1 million viewers, 0.7 rating in Adults 18-49
| Time | Net | Program | Viewers* | A18-49 | +/- |
| 7:00 | ABC | AFV | 5.58 | 1.1 | |
| 8:00 | ABC | Once Upon A Time | 7.05 | 2.1 | 26% |
| 9:00 | ABC | Revenge | 6.16 | 1.5 | -13% |
| 10:00 | ABC | Betrayal | 3.51 | 0.9 | -43% |
| 7:00 | CBS | NFL Overrun | 25.32 | 8.6 | |
| 7:30 | CBS | 60 Minutes | 14.95 | 2.8 | -41% |
| 8:30 | CBS | The Amazing Race | 8.87 | 1.9 | -41% |
| 9:30 | CBS | The Good Wife | 8.99 | 1.4 | 1% |
| 10:30 | CBS | The Mentalist | 7.75 | 1.2 | -14% |
| 7:00 | FOX | Bob's Burgers [R] | 1.39 | 0.5 | |
| 7:30 | FOX | Family Guy [R] | 2.28 | 0.9 | 64% |
| 8:00 | FOX | The Simpsons [R] | 3.14 | 1.3 | 38% |
| 8:30 | FOX | The Simpsons [R] | 3.13 | 1.3 | 0% |
| 9:00 | FOX | Family Guy [R] | 2.77 | 1.2 | -12% |
| 9:30 | FOX | American Dad [R] | 2.21 | 1.1 | -20% |
| 7:30 | NBC | Football Night in America | 8.78 | 3.1 | |
| 8:00 | NBC | Football Night in America | 15.29 | 5.5 | 74% |
| 8:00 | NBC | SNF: DEN v IND | 26.94 | 10.0 | 76% |
* - in millions
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