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RATINGS RECAP: 1/29/12

ABC
7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos
Viewers: 7.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
8:00 Once Upon a Time
Viewers: 10.9 million, 18-49 demo: 3.5
9:00 Movie: A Smile As Big as the Moon
Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5

CBS
7:00 60 Minutes
Viewers: 11.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
8:00 Undercover Boss
Viewers: 13.2 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0
9:00 The Good Wife
Viewers: 11.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2
10:00 CSI: Miami
Viewers: 10.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3

NBC
7:00 NFL Pro Bowl
Viewers: 12.5 million, 18-49 demo: 4.3

FOX
7:00 Bob's Burgers (Repeat)
Viewers: 1.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7
7:30 The Cleveland Show
Viewers: 2.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
8:00 The Simpsons
Viewers: 5.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4
8:30 Napoleon Dynamite
Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1
9:00 Family Guy
Viewers: 5.9 million, 18-49 demo: 3.1
9:30 American Dad!
Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4

On Sunday night, CBS was all new starting with 60 Minutes which was up a strong 3.3 million viewers but even in the demo. These numbers are probably a good picture of where the veteran newsmagazine will be during the spring as it won't have the football fluctuations. At 8pm, Undercover Boss rebounded in a big way without the NFC Championship Game against it. It was up 3.9 million viewers and seven tenths in the demo for a season high in total viewers. Would CBS reconsider this show's move to Friday? It seems rejuvenated after slipping last season. At 9pm, The Good Wife was up 1.6 million viewers and two tenths in the demo from its last new airing and CSI: Miami closed out the night up a tenth in viewers but down three tenths in the demo from its last new airing three weeks ago.

ABC was all new with its regular lineup from 7-9pm. Without a Championship Game against it, America's Funniest Home Videos was up a big 2.2 million viewers and eight tenths in the demo for a season high in the demo. Once Upon a Time followed and was up a strong 1.6 million viewers and three tenths in the demo as it is showing no signs of slowing down. A Hallmark Hall of Fame movie did very little yet again. Why did ABC pick up this franchise? NBC aired the Pro Bowl which was down from last year but next week, they could set ratings records with a highly anticipated Super Bowl.

FOX was all new from 7:30-10pm with its animated lineup but it was down in extreme ways from its football-powered airings two weeks ago. It's not even worth writing the huge drops for each show but The Cleveland Show was incredibly low at 7:30pm and Napoleon Dynamite didn't hold up very well as it's already in Allen Gregory territory. Family Guy was the easy high point of the night but if this is a sign of things to come in the spring for this lineup, that's not good.

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