Preliminary Ratings: Sunday 08/09/15

With the first NFL game of the season, NBC had an easy time sweeping the night ion the ratings. Right now, the HALL OF FAME GAME drew 9.7 million viewers, a 2.5 rating in the A18-34 demo and a 3.7 rating in the A25-54 demo. The numbers will fluctuate one the finale numbers are released, on Tuesday, perhaps showing more viewers tuning into the exhibition game.

CBS edged out ABC for second place, with BIG BROTHER drew is biggest audience of the season, since the season premiere. The reality series drew 6.7 million viewers and either bested or matched its best demo ratings of the season. Those numbers crushed BACHELOR IN PARADISE, which was only at about 60% in the ratings, compared to BIG BROTHER.

CBS and ABC also battled it out at 10 p.m., as a repeat episode of CSI gave the new series BOSTON TRAUMA a run for its money. The ABC reality series topped CSI in two of the three demo categories, matched it in a the third and lost in total viewers.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	3.80 million	0.8	1.0	1.3
CBS	5.70 million	0.7	1.1	1.4
CW	0.00 million	0.0	0.0	0.0
FOX	1.40 million	0.5	0.6	0.7
NBC	8.30 million	2.1	2.7	3.1

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
7:00	ABC	AFV [R]	4.50	0.6	0.9	1.3
8:00	ABC	Bachelor in Paradise	3.70	1.1	1.2	1.4
10:00	ABC	Save My Life: Boston Trauma (SP)	3.20	0.3	0.6	0.9
7:00	CBS	60 Minutes	8.50	0.6	1.0	1.5
8:00	CBS	Big Brother	6.70	1.5	2.1	2.6
9:00	CBS	Madam Secretary [R]	3.70	0.3	0.5	0.7
10:00	CBS	CSI [R]	3.90	0.2	0.6	0.8
7:00	FOX	Bob's Burgers [R]	1.10	0.4	0.4	0.5
7:30	FOX	Bob's Burgers [R]	1.20	0.5	0.5	0.6
8:00	FOX	The Simpsons [R]	1.70	0.7	0.7	0.8
8:30	FOX	Brooklyn Nine-Nine [R]	1.40	0.5	0.6	0.7
9:00	FOX	Family Guy [R]	1.60	0.5	0.7	0.8
9:30	FOX	The Last Man On Earth [R]	1.20	0.3	0.4	0.6
7:00	NBC	Mr Robinson [R]	4.00	0.8	1.1	1.3
7:30	NBC	Mr. Robinson [R]	4.20	0.9	1.2	1.5
8:00	NBC	NFL HOF Game	9.70	2.5	3.2	3.7

* - in millions