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Updated Sunday Ratings: Fox Leads Prime Time Demos with NFL Preseason Football

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Sunday, August 18. These results are time period based and are only approximate.

NOTE: Due to an NFL Pre-Season Football Overrun, CBS started the evening at seven minutes past the hour in the Eastern and Central time zones.

  • Total Viewers (in millions):
    CBS: 4.67 million, ABC: 4.27, Fox: 3.90, NBC: 2.28, CW: 0.77

  • Adults 18-49 (rating / share):
    Fox: 1.0 rating/ 5 share, CBS: 0.7/ 4, ABC: 0.6/ 3, NBC: 0.4/ 2, CW: 0.1/ 1

  • Adults 18-34 (rating / share):
    Fox: 0.7 rating/ 5 share, CBS: 0.4/ 3, ABC: 0.3/ 2, NBC: 0.2/ 1, CW: 0.1/ 1

  • Adults 25-54 (rating / share):
    Fox: 1.3 rating/ 5 share, CBS: 1.0/ 4, ABC: 0.9/ 4, NBC: 0.6/ 2, CW: 0.2/ 1


7:00 PM

ABC – America’s Funniest Home Videos (repeat)
Viewers: 4.29 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.6/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.9/4 (#2)

CBS – 60 Minutes (repeat)
Viewers: 6.73 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.9/5 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.5/5 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.3/6 (#1)

NBC – America’s Got Talent (repeat)
Viewers: 2.41 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.4/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.6/3 (#4)

Fox – Last Man Standing (repeat)
Viewers: 2.30 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.5/3 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.7/3 (#3)


7:30 PM

ABC – America’s Funniest Home Videos (repeat)
Viewers: 4.51 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.7/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 1.0/4 (#2)

CBS – 60 Minutes (repeat)
Viewers: 7.20 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.9/5 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.5/4 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.2/6 (#1)

NBC – America’s Got Talent (repeat)
Viewers: 2.20 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.4/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.5/2 (#4)

Fox – Last Man Standing (repeat)
Viewers: 2.76 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.7/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.4/4 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.9/4 (#3)


8:00 PM

ABC – Celebrity Family Feud
Viewers: 4.89 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.8/4 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.4/3 (#3), Adults 25-54: 1.1/5 (#3)

CBS – Big Brother 21
Viewers: 5.49 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.3/7 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.7/6 (#2), Adults 25-54: 1.7/7 (#1)

NBC – America’s Got Talent (repeat)
Viewers: 2.57 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.4/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.6/2 (#4)

Fox – NFL Preseason Football Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikings
Viewers: 4.20 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 1.1/6 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.8/6 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.5/6 (#2)

CW – Penn & Teller: Fool Us (repeat)
Viewers: 0.77 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.1/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.2/1 (#5)


8:30 PM

ABC – Celebrity Family Feud
Viewers: 5.03 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.8/4 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.4/3 (#3), Adults 25-54: 1.1/4 (#3)

CBS – Big Brother 21
Viewers: 4.59 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 1.3/6 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.8/6 (#2), Adults 25-54: 1.6/6 (#1)

NBC – America’s Got Talent (repeat)
Viewers: 2.83 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.5/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.7/3 (#4)

Fox – NFL Preseason Football Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikings
Viewers: 4.58 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 1.2/6 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.9/6 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.6/6 (#1)

CW – Penn & Teller: Fool Us (repeat)
Viewers: 0.88 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.1/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.2/1 (#5)


9:00 PM

ABC – The $100,000 Pyramid
Viewers: 4.43 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.7/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 1.0/4 (#2)

CBS – Instinct
Viewers: 3.88 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.6/3 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.4/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.9/3 (#3)

NBC – America’s Got Talent The Results (repeat)
Viewers: 2.64 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.4/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.6/2 (#4)

Fox – NFL Preseason Football Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikings
Viewers: 4.58 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.2/6 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.9/6 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.6/6 (#1)

CW – Pandora (repeat)
Viewers: 0.74 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.1/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.2/1 (#5)


9:30 PM

ABC – The $100,000 Pyramid
Viewers: 4.28 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.6/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.9/3 (#2)

CBS – Instinct
Viewers: 3.30 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.4/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.6/2 (#3)

NBC – America’s Got Talent The Results (repeat)
Viewers: 2.58 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.4/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.6/2 (#3)

Fox – NFL Preseason Football Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikings
Viewers: 4.09 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 1.1/5 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.7/5 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.4/6 (#1)

CW – Pandora (repeat)
Viewers: 0.70 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.1/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.2/1 (#5)


10:00 PM

ABC – To Tell The Truth
Viewers: 3.44 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.5/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.8/3 (#2)

CBS – Instinct
Viewers: 3.21 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.3/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.5/2 (#3)

NBC – Bring the Funny (repeat)
Viewers: 1.63 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.3/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.5/2 (#3)

Fox – NFL Preseason Football Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikings
Viewers: 4.59 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.1/6 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.7/5 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.4/6 (#1)

CW – Local Programming
Viewers: 1.38 million, Adults 18-49: 0.2/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1, Adults 25-54: 0.3/1


10:30 PM

ABC – To Tell The Truth
Viewers: 3.31 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.5/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.8/3 (#2)

CBS – Instinct
Viewers: 2.93 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.3/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.5/2 (#3)

NBC – Bring the Funny (repeat)
Viewers: 1.39 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.3/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.4/2 (#4)

Fox – NFL Preseason Football Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikings
Viewers: 4.13 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.0/6 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.6/5 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.3/6 (#1)

CW – Local Programming
Viewers: 0.97 million, Adults 18-49: 0.2/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1, Adults 25-54: 0.2/1

Source: Nielsen Media Research