RATINGS RECAP: 1/2/11

ABC
7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos
Viewers: 8.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1
8:00 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Viewers: 9.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7
9:00 Desperate Housewives
Viewers: 12.2 million, 18-49 demo: 3.8
10:00 Brothers & Sisters
Viewers: 7.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3

CBS
7:00 NFL Overrun
Viewers: 16.0 million, 18-49 demo: 4.6 
7:16 60 Minutes
Viewers: 12.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1
8:16 CSI: Miami
Viewers: 10.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2
9:16 Undercover Boss
Viewers: 11.9 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0
10:16 CSI: Miami (Repeat)
Viewers: 7.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8


NBC
7:00 Football Night in America
Viewers: 6.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3
7:56 Football Night in America Part 2
Viewers: 11.5 million, 18-49 demo: 4.0
8:22 NFL Pregame
Viewers: 15.1 million, 18-49 demo: 5.1
8:30 Sunday Night Football
Viewers: 19.4 million, 18-49 demo: 6.9


FOX
7:00 NFL Overrun
Viewers: 26.2 million, 18-49 demo: 9.0
7:30 The OT
Viewers: 12.3 million, 18-49 demo: 4.4
8:00 The Simpsons (Repeat)
Viewers: 6.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7
8:30 The Cleveland Show (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2
9:00 Family Guy (Repeat)
Viewers: 5.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6

ABC was all-new on Sunday night for the first time since December 12. America's Funniest Home Videos kicked things off and was down seven tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo from the airing on the 12th while Extreme Makeover: Home Edition was up seven tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo for a season high in that category. Once the NFL playoffs end, these two hours should go up without football to compete with. At 9pm, Desperate Housewives was up over half a million viewers and two tenths in the demo from its last original airing but Brothers & Sisters was down nine tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo which is disappointing considering that Housewives went up and it was against a rerun of CSI: Miami.

CBS had a decent night from a slightly altered lineup. There was NFL overrun for the first 16 minutes which led into 60 Minutes. The NFL was down as a doubleheader was also on FOX and that impacted 60 Minutes, but it was still up 1.4 million viewers and three tenths in the demo from last week's non-football lead-in edition. CSI: Miami aired at a special time following and was up a million viewers but down a tenth in the demo from its last original airing. The show has gotten very old skewing this season and could be the first CSI franchise show to get the ax when CBS needs more room. A new Undercover Boss followed and was up eight tenths in viewers but down a tenth in the demo. A repeat of CSI: Miami followed and wasn't too far down in the demo from the 8pm original, which is troubling in some ways.

The final Sunday Night Football between the Rams and the Seahawks was down but still dominated the primetime lineup. NFL playoff ratings should be through the roof for any network airing them. Next week, NBC will debut the superhero series The Cape on Sunday night and its weekly Sunday wins have probably come to an end. FOX populated the night with reruns including a strong 2.7 demo for The Simpsons coming off NFL coverage. Next week, FOX will add the new Bob's Burgers to its animated block.