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Sunday Ratings: Series Premieres of ‘Matlock’ on CBS and ‘Rescue: Hi-Surf’ on Fox Get Ample Sampling

SUNDAY FINAL NATIONALS

What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Sunday, September 22, 2024:

Total Viewers (in millions):
NBC: 16.869, Fox: 9.857, CBS: 4.801, ABC: 1.795, Fox News: 1.193, TLC: 0.980, Hallmark: 0.694, Food Network: 0.592, TBS: 0.506, ID: 0.499, HGTV: 0.476, MSNBC (120 min.): 0.456, Lifetime (123 min.): 0.412, CNN (120 min.): 0.352, CW: 0.321

Adults 18-49 ratings:
NBC: 4.22, Fox: 2.52, CBS: 0.38, TLC: 0.16, ABC: 0.13, Food Network: 0.10, TBS: 0.09, TNT: 0.07, Fox News: 0.07, ID: 0.07, Adult Swim: 0.07, Lifetime (123 min.): 0.06, Nick at Nite: 0.06, USA: 0.06, CW: 0.03

A 1.0 adults 18-49 ratings point equals approximately 1.3409 million viewers aged 18 thru 49; prime time averages for cable networks and digital subchannels are approximations.

Top Ten Prime Time Telecasts in Total Viewers:

  1. Fox Nfl Sunday-National Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboys or San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams or Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals (C) (Fox, 7:00 PM-7:44 PM, 44 min.)
    • 27.291 million viewers
  2. Nbc Sunday Night Football Kansas City Chiefs at Atlanta Falcons (NBC, 8:23 PM-11:00 PM, 157 min.)
    • 22.512 million viewers
  3. Sunday Night Nfl Pre-Kick (NBC, 8:13 PM-8:23 PM, 10 min.)
    • 16.466 million viewers
  4. Ot, The (Fox, 7:45 PM-8:00 PM, 15 min.)
    • 13.848 million viewers
  5. Football Night in America Part 3 (NBC, 7:52 PM-8:13 PM, 21 min.)
    • 10.433 million viewers
  6. Matlock (P) (CBS, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 7.742 million viewers
  7. 60 Minutes (CBS, 7:00 PM-8:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 6.601 million viewers
  8. Rescue: Hi-Surf (P) (Fox, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 4.772 million viewers
  9. Football Night in America Part 2 (NBC, 7:26 PM-7:52 PM, 26 min.)
    • 3.429 million viewers
  10. Big Brother (Sun.) (CBS, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 2.900 million viewers

Top Ten Prime Time Telecasts in Adults 18-49:

  1. Fox Nfl Sunday-National Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboys or San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams or Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals (C) (Fox, 7:00 PM-7:44 PM, 44 min.)
    • 6.93/64 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 9.286-9.299 million adults 18-49; 5.10/57 F18-49, 8.76/69 M18-49)
  2. Nbc Sunday Night Football Kansas City Chiefs at Atlanta Falcons (NBC, 8:23 PM-11:00 PM, 157 min.)
    • 5.68/52 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 7.610-7.623 million adults 18-49; 4.02/42 F18-49, 7.33/60 M18-49)
  3. Sunday Night Nfl Pre-Kick (NBC, 8:13 PM-8:23 PM, 10 min.)
    • 4.24/41 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 5.679-5.692 million adults 18-49; 3.11/34 F18-49, 5.36/46 M18-49)
  4. Ot, The (Fox, 7:45 PM-8:00 PM, 15 min.)
    • 3.81/37 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 5.102-5.115 million adults 18-49; 2.93/32 F18-49, 4.69/40 M18-49)
  5. Football Night in America Part 3 (NBC, 7:52 PM-8:13 PM, 21 min.)
    • 2.63/26 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 3.520-3.533 million adults 18-49; 1.91/21 F18-49, 3.34/29 M18-49)
  6. Rescue: Hi-Surf (P) (Fox, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 1.11/10 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 1.482-1.495 million adults 18-49; 0.90/9 F18-49, 1.33/11 M18-49)
  7. Football Night in America Part 2 (NBC, 7:26 PM-7:52 PM, 26 min.)
    • 0.73/7 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.972-0.986 million adults 18-49; 0.56/6 F18-49, 0.90/7 M18-49)
  8. Big Brother (Sun.) (CBS, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.48/4 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.637-0.650 million adults 18-49; 0.54/5 F18-49, 0.43/4 M18-49)
  9. 60 Minutes (CBS, 7:00 PM-8:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.44/4 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.583-0.597 million adults 18-49; 0.39/4 F18-49, 0.49/4 M18-49)
  10. Matlock (P) (CBS, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.44/4 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.583-0.597 million adults 18-49; 0.48/5 F18-49, 0.40/3 M18-49)

Household ratings:
NBC: 8.81, Fox: 4.84, CBS: 2.87, ABC: 1.09, Fox News: 0.74, TLC: 0.63, Hallmark: 0.50, Food Network: 0.35, HGTV: 0.33, CW: 0.20

Adults 18-34 ratings:
NBC: 3.01, Fox: 1.85, CBS: 0.22, TLC: 0.08, Adult Swim: 0.07, ABC: 0.06, Food Network: 0.05, Fox News: 0.05, TNT: 0.05, CW: 0.02

Adults 25-54 ratings:
NBC: 5.29, Fox: 3.17, CBS: 0.58, TLC: 0.24, ABC: 0.19, Food Network: 0.16, TBS: 0.14, ID: 0.12, TNT: 0.10, CW: 0.05
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Sub-Demos

Females 18-49 ratings:
NBC: 3.01, Fox: 1.90, CBS: 0.40, TLC: 0.23, ABC: 0.15, Food Network: 0.12, ID: 0.10, TBS: 0.10, Nick at Nite: 0.09, CW: 0.03

Males 18-49 ratings:
NBC: 5.43, Fox: 3.13, CBS: 0.37, ABC: 0.11, TLC: 0.10, Food Network: 0.09, TBS: 0.08, Fox News: 0.07, TNT: 0.07, CW: 0.03

Females 18-34 ratings:
NBC: 2.08, Fox: 1.45, CBS: 0.21, TLC: 0.11, ABC: 0.07, Adult Swim: 0.07, USA: 0.06, Food Network: 0.06, TV Land: 0.05, CW: 0.02

Males 18-34 ratings:
NBC: 3.93, Fox: 2.24, CBS: 0.24, Adult Swim: 0.07, ABC: 0.06, Fox News: 0.06, AMC: 0.05, NFL Network: 0.05, TLC: 0.05, CW: 0.02

Females 25-54 ratings:
NBC: 3.85, Fox: 2.39, CBS: 0.59, TLC: 0.33, ABC: 0.24, Food Network: 0.20, Lifetime: 0.16, ID: 0.16, TBS: 0.15, CW: 0.05

Males 25-54 ratings:
NBC: 6.72, Fox: 3.95, CBS: 0.57, ABC: 0.15, TLC: 0.15, TBS: 0.12, Food Network: 0.12, TNT: 0.10, Fox News: 0.09, CW: 0.05


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ABC Viewers
(million)
Households A18-49
1.795 1.09/3 0.13/1

America’s Funniest Home Videos (R) (ABC, 7:00 PM-8:01 PM, 61 min.)
• 2.462 million viewers
• 1.46/4 HH rating/share (Range: 1.830-1.843 million households)
• 0.18/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.235-0.248 million adults 18-49; 0.22/2 F18-49, 0.15/1 M18-49)

High Potential-9/22 (RS) (ABC, 8:01 PM-9:00 PM, 59 min.)
• 1.585 million viewers
• 0.94/3 HH rating/share (Range: 1.176-1.189 million households)
• 0.12/1 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.154-0.168 million adults 18-49; 0.15/2 F18-49, 0.10/1 M18-49)

9-1-1 Sp1-9/22 (RS) (ABC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.561 million viewers
• 0.95/3 HH rating/share (Range: 1.189-1.201 million households)
• 0.10/1 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.128-0.141 million adults 18-49; 0.11/1 F18-49, 0.08/1 M18-49)

9-1-1 Sp2-9/22 (RS) (ABC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.559 million viewers
• 0.98/3 HH rating/share (Range: 1.227-1.239 million households)
• 0.11/1 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.141-0.154 million adults 18-49; 0.12/1 F18-49, 0.10/1 M18-49)

CBS Viewers
(million)
Households A18-49
4.801 2.87/8 0.38/4

60 Minutes (CBS, 7:00 PM-8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 6.601 million viewers
• 3.89/11 HH rating/share (Range: 4.887-4.900 million households)
• 0.44/4 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.583-0.597 million adults 18-49; 0.39/4 F18-49, 0.49/4 M18-49)

Matlock (P) (CBS, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 7.742 million viewers
• 4.64/13 HH rating/share (Range: 5.831-5.843 million households)
• 0.44/4 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.583-0.597 million adults 18-49; 0.48/5 F18-49, 0.40/3 M18-49)

Big Brother (Sun.) (CBS, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.900 million viewers
• 1.72/5 HH rating/share (Range: 2.157-2.170 million households)
• 0.48/4 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.637-0.650 million adults 18-49; 0.54/5 F18-49, 0.43/4 M18-49)

Tracker-Enc (R) (CBS, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.961 million viewers
• 1.22/4 HH rating/share (Range: 1.528-1.541 million households)
• 0.17/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.221-0.235 million adults 18-49; 0.19/2 F18-49, 0.15/1 M18-49)

NBC Viewers
(million)
Households A18-49
16.869 8.81/26 4.22/39

Football Nt America P1Sus (NX) (NBC, 7:00 PM-7:26 PM, 26 min.)
• 1.588 million viewers
• 0.99/3 HH rating/share (Range: 1.239-1.252 million households)
• 0.20/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.262-0.275 million adults 18-49; 0.17/2 F18-49, 0.23/2 M18-49)

Football Night in America Part 2 (NBC, 7:26 PM-7:52 PM, 26 min.)
• 3.429 million viewers
• 1.86/5 HH rating/share (Range: 2.334-2.346 million households)
• 0.73/7 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.972-0.986 million adults 18-49; 0.56/6 F18-49, 0.90/7 M18-49)

Football Night in America Part 3 (NBC, 7:52 PM-8:13 PM, 21 min.)
• 10.433 million viewers
• 5.38/16 HH rating/share (Range: 6.762-6.774 million households)
• 2.63/26 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 3.520-3.533 million adults 18-49; 1.91/21 F18-49, 3.34/29 M18-49)

Sunday Night Nfl Pre-Kick (NBC, 8:13 PM-8:23 PM, 10 min.)
• 16.466 million viewers
• 8.37/24 HH rating/share (Range: 10.523-10.536 million households)
• 4.24/41 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 5.679-5.692 million adults 18-49; 3.11/34 F18-49, 5.36/46 M18-49)

Nbc Sunday Night Football Kansas City Chiefs at Atlanta Falcons (NBC, 8:23 PM-11:00 PM, 157 min.)
• 22.512 million viewers
• 11.74/35 HH rating/share (Range: 14.763-14.775 million households)
• 5.68/52 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 7.610-7.623 million adults 18-49; 4.02/42 F18-49, 7.33/60 M18-49)

Fox Viewers
(million)
Households A18-49
9.857 4.84/15 2.52/23

Fox Nfl Sunday-National Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboys or San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams or Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals (C) (Fox, 7:00 PM-7:44 PM, 44 min.)
• 27.291 million viewers
• 12.94/40 HH rating/share (Range: 16.272-16.285 million households)
• 6.93/64 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 9.286-9.299 million adults 18-49; 5.10/57 F18-49, 8.76/69 M18-49)

Ot, The (Fox, 7:45 PM-8:00 PM, 15 min.)
• 13.848 million viewers
• 6.86/20 HH rating/share (Range: 8.624-8.636 million households)
• 3.81/37 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 5.102-5.115 million adults 18-49; 2.93/32 F18-49, 4.69/40 M18-49)

Rescue: Hi-Surf (P) (Fox, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 4.772 million viewers
• 2.57/7 HH rating/share (Range: 3.227-3.239 million households)
• 1.11/10 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 1.482-1.495 million adults 18-49; 0.90/9 F18-49, 1.33/11 M18-49)

Univ Basic Guys (P) (Fox, 9:00 PM-9:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.328 million viewers
• 0.76/2 HH rating/share (Range: 0.950-0.962 million households)
• 0.39/3 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.516-0.530 million adults 18-49; 0.32/3 F18-49, 0.46/4 M18-49)

Bob’s Burgers (Fox, 9:30 PM-10:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.990 million viewers
• 0.57/2 HH rating/share (Range: 0.711-0.723 million households)
• 0.33/3 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.436-0.449 million adults 18-49; 0.28/3 F18-49, 0.39/3 M18-49)

CW Viewers
(million)
Households A18-49
0.321 0.20/1 0.03/0

Penn & Teller-Sun (RP) (CW, 7:00 PM-8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.241 million viewers
• 0.15/0 HH rating/share (Range: 0.182-0.195 million households)
• 0.03/0 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.034-0.047 million adults 18-49; 0.04/0 F18-49, 0.02/0 M18-49)

Chosen (CW, 8:00 PM-9:30 PM, 90 min.)
• 0.398 million viewers
• 0.24/1 HH rating/share (Range: 0.296-0.308 million households)
• 0.04/0 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.047-0.060 million adults 18-49; 0.03/0 F18-49, 0.04/0 M18-49)

Conners-Sun (R) (CW, 9:30 PM-10:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.249 million viewers
• 0.17/0 HH rating/share (Range: 0.208-0.220 million households)
• 0.03/0 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.034-0.047 million adults 18-49; 0.03/0 F18-49, 0.03/0 M18-49)

CABLE

90 Day Fiance: Before 90 (TLC, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 0.982 million viewers
• 0.62 HH rating (Range: 0.774-0.786 million households)
• 0.17 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.221-0.235 million adults 18-49; 0.24 F18-49, 0.11 M18-49)

Sister Wives (TLC, 10:00 PM-11:01 PM, 61 min.)
• 0.975 million viewers
• 0.65 HH rating (Range: 0.811-0.824 million households)
• 0.14 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.181-0.194 million adults 18-49; 0.21 F18-49, 0.08 M18-49)

Wnba Playoffs L (ESPN, 9:56 PM-11:54 PM, 118 min.)
• 0.461 million viewers
• 0.27 HH rating (Range: 0.333-0.346 million households)
• 0.13 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.168-0.181 million adults 18-49; 0.11 F18-49, 0.14 M18-49)

Halloween Wars (Food Network, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.696 million viewers
• 0.40 HH rating (Range: 0.497-0.509 million households)
• 0.13 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.168-0.181 million adults 18-49; 0.15 F18-49, 0.11 M18-49)

Sp Halloween Wars (Food Network, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.594 million viewers
• 0.34 HH rating (Range: 0.421-0.434 million households)
• 0.10 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.127-0.141 million adults 18-49; 0.12 F18-49, 0.08 M18-49)

The Big Weekend Show (Fox News, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.267 million viewers
• 0.77 HH rating (Range: 0.962-0.975 million households)
• 0.09 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.114-0.127 million adults 18-49; 0.08 F18-49, 0.10 M18-49)

Halloween Wars (Food Network, 10:00 PM-11:05 PM, 65 min.)
• 0.486 million viewers
• 0.30 HH rating (Range: 0.371-0.384 million households)
• 0.08 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.101-0.114 million adults 18-49; 0.09 F18-49, 0.07 M18-49)

Married To Evil (ID, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.511 million viewers
• 0.33 HH rating (Range: 0.409-0.421 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.087-0.100 million adults 18-49; 0.10 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

Sunday Night In America (Fox News, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.327 million viewers
• 0.81 HH rating (Range: 1.013-1.025 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.087-0.100 million adults 18-49; 0.07 F18-49, 0.08 M18-49)

Movie-Acquired Premiere (Lifetime, 8:00 PM-10:03 PM, 123 min.)
• 0.412 million viewers
• 0.27 HH rating (Range: 0.333-0.346 million households)
• 0.06 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.074-0.087 million adults 18-49; 0.08 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

Truths W/Vivek Ramaswamy (Fox News, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.986 million viewers
• 0.63 HH rating (Range: 0.786-0.799 million households)
• 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.060-0.074 million adults 18-49; 0.06 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

Liga Mx Pt Sun (TUDN, 9:00 PM-11:15 PM, 135 min.)
• 0.153 million viewers
• 0.07 HH rating (Range: 0.082-0.094 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.047-0.060 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

• 0.392 million viewers
• 0.25 HH rating (Range: 0.308-0.321 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.047-0.060 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

Tv On The Edge (CNN, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.452 million viewers
• 0.29 HH rating (Range: 0.359-0.371 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.034-0.047 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

Liga Mx Ef Sun (TUDN, 6:32 PM-9:00 PM, 148 min.)
• 0.106 million viewers
• 0.05 HH rating (Range: 0.057-0.069 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.034-0.047 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)

Yellowstone Wardens (APL, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.176 million viewers
• 0.10 HH rating (Range: 0.120-0.132 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.034-0.047 million adults 18-49; 0.01 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

Watch What Happens Live (Bravo, 10:00 PM-10:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.129 million viewers
• 0.08 HH rating (Range: 0.094-0.107 million households)
• 0.02 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.020-0.033 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.01 M18-49)

Chase (GSN, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.277 million viewers
• 0.18 HH rating (Range: 0.220-0.233 million households)
• 0.02 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.020-0.033 million adults 18-49; 0.01 F18-49, 0.02 M18-49)

SportsCenter Weekend-PM (ESPN2, 8:00 PM-8:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.143 million viewers
• 0.08 HH rating (Range: 0.094-0.107 million households)
• 0.02 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.020-0.033 million adults 18-49; 0.01 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

Amer Nat Parks Gems (Nat Geo, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.264 million viewers
• 0.15 HH rating (Range: 0.182-0.195 million households)
• 0.02 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.020-0.033 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.01 M18-49)


Source: Nielsen Media Research