Sunday Ratings: Football Rules on NBC; Modest Sampling for ‘Batwoman’ on The CW

THIS FIRST SET OF NETWORK DATA FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7 IS BASED ON THE FAST AFFILIATE RATINGS FROM NIELSEN.

What follows are the fast affiliate rating results for Sunday, October 6, 2019. These results are time period based and are subject to change:

Total Viewers:
NBC: 13.34 million, Fox: 12.97, CBS: 6.58, ABC: 4.30

Adults 18-49:
NBC: 4.0 rating/17 share, Fox: 3.0/12, ABC and CBS: 0.7/ 3 each

Key Obervations:
-If it is Sunday, it is NBC ruling with football. It will remain such all in fourth quarter. NBC’s dominance, of course, is subject to change in first quarter 2020 after football season.

-The CW does not measure its success, of lack of, by the Nielsen ratings. Social media is a far greater benchmark. But just 1.80 million viewers and a 0.5 rating/2 share in adults 18-49 for the debut of the long-awaited “Batwoman” at 8 p.m. is, nonetheless, disappointing.

-“Supergirl,” now at 9 p.m. on Sunday, did not benefit by the lead-in support from “Batwoman.” But they are, no doubt, compatible.

-The revival of “Kids Say the Darndest Things” on ABC gets brownie points for building by 50 percent in adults 18-49 out of veteran “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (09/ 4 vs. 0.6/ 3). But 5.40 million viewers for the premiere (#3 in the 8 p.m. hour) is nothing to boast about.

-“Shark Tank” has never been the same since ABC relocated it to Sunday in the fall of 2017. A better option is to move it back into the Friday 8 p.m. anchor position (in place of sitcoms).

-Competing “The Rookie” on ABC and the season premiere of “Madam Secretary” on CBS at 10 p.m. were lost in the hour opposite football.

-CBS remains marred by the particularly older audience skew on Sunday. Tops in the 18-49 demo was granddaddy “60 Minutes” at a 0.9/ 4 at 7 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

ABC – America’s Funniest Home Videos
Viewers: 3.91 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 2 (#4)

CBS – 60 Minutes
Viewers: 8.02 million (#2), A18-49: 0.9/ 4 (#3)

NBC – Football Night in America (part one)
Viewers: 5.15 million (#3), A18-49: 1.4/ 6 (#2)

Fox – Football overrun
Viewers: 20.86 million (#1), A18-49: 6.1/27 (#1)

7:30 p.m.

ABC – America’s Funniest Home Videos
Viewers: 4.38 million (#3), A18-49: 0.7/ 3 (#4)

CBS – 60 Minutes
Viewers: 8.74 million (#2), A18-49: 0.9/ 4 (#3)

NBC – Football Night in America (part two)
Viewers: 6.42 million (#3), A18-49: 1.8/ 7 (#2)

Fox – Football overrun
Viewers: 20.87 million (#1), A18-49: 6.2/26 (#1)

8:00 p.m.

ABC – Kids Say the Darndest Things (series premiere)
Viewers: 5.50 million (#4), A18-49: 0.9/ 4 (#3)

CBS – God Friended Me
Viewers: 6.73 million (#3), A18-49: 0.8/ 3 (#4)

NBC – Football Night in America (part three)
Viewers: 14.28 million (#1), A18-49: 4/2?17 (#1)

Fox – The Simpsons
Viewers: 6.98 million (#2), A18-49: 2.6/10 (#2)

CW – Batwoman (series premiere)
Viewers: 1.77 million (#5), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#5)

8:30 p.m.

ABC – Kids Say the Darndest Things (series premiere)
Viewers: 5.30 million (#3), A18-49: 0.9/ 4 (#3)

CBS – God Friended Me
Viewers: 6.24 million (#2), A18-49: 0.6/ 3 (#5)

NBC – Sunday Night Football (Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs)
Viewers: 17.20 million (#1), A18-49: 5.2/21 (#1)

Fox – Bless the Harts
Viewers: 3.18 million (#4), A18-49: 1.3/ 5 (#2)

CW – Batwoman (series premiere)
Viewers: 1.82 million (#5), A18-49: 0.5/ 2 (#5)

9:00 p.m.

ABC – Shark Tank
Viewers: 4.11 million (#3), A18-49: 0.8/ 3 (#3)

CBS – NCIS: Los Angeles
Viewers: 6.76 million (#2), A18-49: 0.7/ 3 (#4)

NBC – Sunday Night Football (Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs)
Viewers: 17.00 million (#1), A18-49: 5.2/21 (#1)

Fox – Family Guy
Viewers: 2.45 million (#4), A18-49: 1.1/ 4 (#2)

CW – Supergirl (season premiere)
Viewers: 1.34 million (#5), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#5)

9:30 p.m.

ABC – Shark Tank
Viewers: 3.69 million (#3), A18-49: 0.7/ 3 (#3)

CBS – NCIS: Los Angeles
Viewers: 6.35 million (#2), A18-49: 0.6/ 3 (#4)

NBC – Sunday Night Football (Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs)
Viewers: 16.97 million (#1), A18-49: 5.3/21 (#1)

Fox – Bob’s Burgers
Viewers: 2.23 million (#4), A18-49: 0.9/ 4 (#2)

CW – Supergirl (season premiere)
Viewers: 1.26 million (#5), A18-49: 0.4/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.

ABC – The Rookie
Viewers: 3.78 million (#3), A18-49: 0.6/ 3 (#2)

CBS – Madam Secretary (season premiere)
Viewers: 5.25 million (#2), A18-49: 0.5/ 2 (#3)

NBC – Sunday Night Football (Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs)
Viewers: 15.28 million (#1), A18-49: 4.8/21 (#1)

10:30 p.m.

ABC – The Rookie
Viewers: 3.73 million (#3), A18-49: 0.6/ 3 (#2)

CBS – Madam Secretary (season premiere)
Viewers: 4.56 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#3)

NBC – Sunday Night Football (Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs)
Viewers: 14.44 million (#1), A18-49: 4.5/22 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research