Prime-Time Ratings:
Sunday 6/29/08

-Total Viewers:
CBS: 7.74 million, NBC: 6.49, ABC: 4.84, Fox: 4.15, CW: 907,000

-Adults 18-49:
NBC: 1.9 rating/6 share, ABC: 1.6/ 5, Fox: 1.5/ 5, CBS: 1.4/ 4, CW: 0.3/ 1

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-Yesterday’s Winners:
Nothing

-Yesterday’s Losers (Excluding Repeats):
U.S. Olympic Trials: Track and Swimming (NBC)

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-Ratings Breakdown:
CBS was the most-watched network on this mundane summer Sunday, while NBC was first among adults 18-49. But under a 2-rating in the demo means there is, no doubt, very little to say.

CBS’ 60 Minutes opened the evening first in the 7 p.m. hour in total viewers (9.30 million) and second among adults 18-49, with a 1.4 rating/5 share in the demo. That led into the also older-skewing Million Dollar Password at 8.55 million viewers (#2) and a 1.7/ 5 among adults 18-49 (#2) at 8 p.m., followed by back-to-back repeats of Cold Case as follows:

Cold Case R (CBS)
9:00 p.m. Viewers: 6.72 million (#1), A18-49: 1.4/ 4 (#4)
10:00 p.m. Viewers: 6.39 million (#2), A18-49: 1.3/ 4 (#3)

NBC kicked-off Sunday with U.S. Olympic Trials: Track and Swimming at a disappointing 5.51 million viewers (#2) and a 1.6/ 5 among adults 18-49 (#1t) from 7-9 p.m., followed by a two-hour edition of Dateline at a dominant 7.47 million viewers and a 2.2/ 6 in the demo from 9-11 p.m. Take a look at the breakdown of Dateline, which grew in every half-hour:

Dateline (NBC)
9:00 p.m. Viewers: 6.56 million (#2), A18-49: 1.9/ 5 (#2t)
9:30 p.m. Viewers: 6.79 million (#1), A18-49: 2.0/ 6 (#1)
10:00 p.m. Viewers: 8.01 million (#1), A18-49: 2.4/ 7 (#1)
10:30 p.m. Viewers: 8.54 million (#1), A18-49: 2.5/ 7 (#1)

Next was ABC with its encore combination of Wipeout (Viewers: #2, 4.99 million; A18-49: #1, 1.7/ 6), a two-hour edition of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Viewers: #3, 5.60 million; A18-49: #2, 1.8/ 6 from 8-10 p.m.) and Desperate Housewives (Viewers: #3, 3.19 million; A18-49: #3, 1.0/ 3), which never plays well in non-originals.

Repeat theatrical Jurassic Park 2 averaged a mere 4.15 million viewers (#4) and a 1.5/ 5 among adults 18-49 (#3t) from 7-10 p.m. on Fox. And the CW capped off this lackluster Sunday with repeats of One Tree Hill (Viewers: 817,000; A18-49: 0.3/ 1), Everybody Hates Chris (Viewers: 978,000; A18-49: 0.3/ 1), Aliens in America (Viewers: 922,000; A18-49: 0.3/ 1), The Game (Viewers: 949,000; A18-49: 0.3/ 1) and Girlfriends (Viewers: 962,000; A18-49: 0.3/ 1). The CW, of course, finished last in every half hour.

Source: Nielsen Media Research data

To whet your appetite for the fall, here is what you will be seeing on Sunday nights beginning in September:

ABC
7:00 p.m. America’s Funniest Home Videos
8:00 p.m. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
9:00 p.m. Desperate Housewives
10:00 p.m. Brothers & Sisters

CBS
7:00 p.m. 60 Minutes
8:00 p.m. The Amazing Race (return)
9:00 p.m. Cold Case
10:00 p.m. The Unit (new day and time)

NBC
7:00 p.m. Football Night in America
8:20 p.m. Sunday Night Football

Fox
7:00 p.m. The OT
8:00 p.m. The Simpsons
8:30 p.m. King of the Hill
9:00 p.m. Family Guy
9:30 p.m. American Dad

Media Rights Capital (MRC – in place of the CW)
7:00 p.m. In Harm’s Way (new)
7:30 p.m. Surviving Suburbia (new)
8:00 p.m. Valentine, Inc. (new)
9:00 p.m. Easy Money (new)

Source: Nielsen Media Research data

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Wipeout repeats decent.

I think repeating it in the normal AFV spot made sense. Very similar style of content and audience.

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Originally posted by lopez:
Wipeout repeats decent.

I would probably give 60 minutes and Password the winner label here and probably would not give USA Track the loser label.

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Originally posted by Texas Bound:
I would probably give 60 minutes and Password the winner label here and probably would not give USA Track the loser label.

I agree. They all did similar demo numbers, but 60 Minutes/MDP had more viewers.

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Repeat theatrical Jurassic Park 2 averaged a mere 4.15 million viewers (#4) and a 1.5/ 5 among adults 18-49 (#3t) from 7-10 p.m. on Fox.

I know this isn't a great number, but (1) it does include the usually very low rated 7pm hour and (2) the Animation block does need a bit of a rest, even if it costs FOX some summer ratings points.

NBC Dateline only being programmed on Saturdays for NBC in the fall is a mistake. It's numbers warrant another spot.

Password and 60 Minutes skew way old. Combined, both completely throws CBS out of the demo race.

CW's Sundays are dead.

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Originally posted by WlcmDoNotDisturb90210:

CW's Sundays are dead.

The comedy repeats are doing better than last year's 7th Heaven and Supernatural repeats. The comedies still don't belong on Sunday, but at least CW has improved over last year.

IMO, Million Dollar Password did good. 8.55 million viewers for a day in the summer is not bad. Plus it did rise in both viewers and the demo from last week.

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Originally posted by Texas Bound:
I would probably give 60 minutes and Password the winner label here and probably would not give USA Track the loser label.

Good numbers for Dateline as well. ABC needs to find something more productive than Housewives repeats.

no Daily PIFC game today?

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Originally posted by tvfan300:

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Originally posted by Texas Bound:
I would probably give 60 minutes and Password the winner label here and probably would not give USA Track the loser label.

Good numbers for Dateline as well. ABC needs to find something more productive than Housewives repeats.

Maybe a new season of 'Here comes the Newlyweds' ?