RATINGS RECAP: 5/6/12

ABC
7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos
Viewers: 6.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
8:00 Once Upon a Time
Viewers: 9.0 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0
9:00 Desperate Housewives
Viewers: 9.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7
10:00 GCB
Viewers: 5.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8

CBS
7:00 60 Minutes
Viewers: 11.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
8:00 The Amazing Race
Viewers: 9.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7
10:00 NYC 22
Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2

NBC
7:00 Dateline NBC
Viewers: 3.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7
8:00 Harry's Law
Viewers: 7.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
9:00 Celebrity Apprentice
Viewers: 6.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9

FOX
7:00 The Simpsons (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
7:30 The Cleveland Show
Viewers: 3.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
8:00 The Simpsons
Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2
8:30 Bob's Burgers
Viewers: 3.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8
9:00 Family Guy
Viewers: 5.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7
9:30 American Dad!
Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3

On Sunday night, CBS was all new starting with 60 Minutes which was up 1.7 million viewers and four tenths in the demo from last week's low numbers. At 8pm was the spring finale of The Amazing Race and it was up eight tenths in viewers and four tenths in the demo. This veteran reality show continues to be a solid Sunday draw for CBS. At 10pm, NYC 22 was down half a million viewers and even in the demo. This show is basically being burned off at this point.

Over on ABC, America's Funniest Home Videos started off the night down two tenths in viewers but up an impressive half a demo point. It's great that this show can still get a 2 over 20 years in. At 8pm, Once Upon a Time was down two tenths and even in viewers. At 9pm, Desperate Housewives was up 1.2 million viewers and two tenths in the demo for its best demo performance since January 15. The series finale airs next week. At 10pm, the season finale of GCB was up a tenth in viewers and even in the demo. Will a 1.8 demo do it for a renewal? We'll see soon but there is a lot of shows on the bubble.

NBC was all new but not impressive. Dateline NBC was down two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo, Harry's Law was up four tenths in viewers and even in the demo, and Celebrity Apprentice was down two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. Over on FOX, each animated show from 7:30-9:30pm was down a tenth in the demo while American Dad! was up from the 9:30 slot last week, which was The Cleveland Show. In my opinion, FOX needs to spark this night a bit next season because it has been fading.

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