Preliminary Ratings: Sunday 08/17/14

FOX began it's preseason coverage of the NFL, Sunday night, grabbing a respectable six million viewers and an A18-49 rating of 2.0. Only BIG BROTHER did better, in both reported categories. We are just less than three weeks from the kick off of the regular season, my look to the unofficial start of the new TV season.

CBS was the most watched network of the night, posting the two most watched shows of the eveing, BIG BROTHER and UNFORGETTABLE.

ABC's WIPEOUT and RISING STAR were non factors on the night. Neither program could draw over 3.2 million viewers, and both scored a demo rating under a 1.0. WIPEOUT may be better used on Friday nights, if the encore airing, two days earlier, is any indication.

Preliminary Network Averages:

ABC - 3.7 million viewers, 0.8 rating in A18-49

CBS - 6.3 million viewers, 1.1 rating in A18-49

CW - 0.0 million viewers, 0.0 rating in A18-49

FOX - 5.1 million viewers, 1.8 rating in A18-49

NBC - 3.1 million viewers, 0.7 rating in A18-49

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-49	+/-
7:00	ABC	AFV [R]	4.70	1.0
8:00	ABC	Wipeout	3.00	0.8	-36%
9:00	ABC	Rising Star	3.10	0.8	3%
10:00	ABC	Castle [R]	3.80	0.6	23%
7:00	CBS	60 Minutes [R]	7.80	0.9
8:00	CBS	Big Brother	6.90	2.1	-12%
9:00	CBS	Unforgettable	6.20	0.8	-10%
10:00	CBS	Reckless	4.40	0.5	-29%
7:00	FOX	American Dad [R]	2.30	0.9
7:30	FOX	The Simpsons [R]	2.91	1.1	27%
8:00	FOX	NFL Preaseason Football	6.00	2.0	106%
7:00	NBC	American Ninja Warrior [R]	2.90	0.7
8:00	NBC	America's Got Talent [R]	3.20	0.8	10%

* - in millions