RATINGS RECAP: 10/14/12

ABC
7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos
Viewers: 5.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
8:00 Once Upon a Time
Viewers: 9.5 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0
9:00 Revenge
Viewers: 8.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6
10:00 666 Park Avenue
Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5

CBS
7:00 60 Minutes
Viewers: 11.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
8:00 The Amazing Race
Viewers: 9.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6
9:00 The Good Wife
Viewers: 9.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
10:00 The Mentalist
Viewers: 10.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1

NBC
7:00 Football Night in America
Viewers: 6.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3
8:00 NFL Pregame
Viewers: 11.8 million, 18-49 demo: 4.5
8:30 Sunday Night Football
Viewers: 19.9 million, 18-49 demo: 7.7

FOX
7:00 NFL Overrun
Viewers: 22.3 million, 18-49 demo: 8.2
7:30 The OT
Viewers: 11.0 million, 18-49 demo: 4.4
8:00 MLB Playoffs: NLCS Game 1
Viewers: 6.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1

On Sunday night, baseball and football occupied two of the four broadcast networks and saw good results. ABC and CBS were the only networks with scripted programming saw mixed results. On ABC, America's Funniest Home Videos was down seven tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. It will do better in the spring without football. At 8pm, Once Upon a Time was down three tenths in viewers and four tenths in the demo. It has taken a substantial drop from its 3.9 demo premiere two weeks ago which is concerning for a second year show. At 9pm, Revenge was down a tenth in viewers and even in the demo. It showed much better retention this week which is good. At 10pm, the news continued to be bad as 666 Park Avenue was down two tenths in viewers and the demo. This show is dead and could easily be the first cancellation for ABC.

CBS started with 60 Minutes but with no direct football lead-in, it was down 4.4 million viewers and 1.6 demo points. It was rise and fall this dramatically throughout the fall depending on its lead-in. At 8pm, The Amazing Race was down six tenths in viewers and even in the demo. At 9pm, The Good Wife was up a tenth in viewers and even in the demo. The best news came at 10pm where The Mentalist rebounded from last week's 10:30pm start and was up a strong 1.7 million viewers and half a demo point. This show should switch with The Good Wife because it could strengthen 9pm in a big way and I don't think Wife would suffer much moving back an hour.

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