International Television: Patriots-Colts game draws big numbers for The Eye (CBS)

Prime-Time Ratings:
Sunday 11/04/07

The following results are based on the fast affiliate ratings (Live Plus Same Day data):

-Total Viewers:
CBS: 16.95 million, NBC: 13.38, ABC: 13.07, Fox: 9.34, CW: 1.00

-Adults 18-49:
NBC: 5.5 rating/13 share, CBS: 4.8/12, ABC: 4.7/12, Fox: 4.4/10, CW: 0.4/ 1

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Fast National ratings for Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007 (USA).

The most-watched show on TV Sunday aired mostly in the afternoon, but its prime-time finish boosted CBS to a ratings win for the night.

CBS averaged a 10.6 rating/17 share in primetime, beating ABC's 8.2/13 by a solid margin. NBC was not far behind in third at 7.8/12. FOX came in fourth at 5.3/8, while The CW drew a negligible 0.8/1.




NBC snagged the top spot among adults 18-49 with a 5.0 rating, edging CBS, 4.8, and ABC, 4.7. FOX scored a 4.4 in the key ad-sales demographic, while The CW could manage only a 0.5.





CBS Sportscaster Jim Nantz

CBS dominated at 7 p.m. with the end of the New England Patriots-Indianpolis Colts game (19.3/31) and "60 Minutes" (11.8/19). ABC was a distant second, averaging 5.0/8 with a NASCAR overrun and "America's Funniest Home Videos." A pair of "Simpsons" repeats drew a 4.6/7 for FOX to finish a little ahead of "Football Night in America" on NBC. "CW Now" and "Aliens in America" made hardly a blip for The CW.

The Eye held the lead at 8 p.m. with "60 Minutes," 11.4/17, and the premiere of "The Amazing Race," 8.1/12. NBC's "Sunday Night Football" delivered an 8.6/13, topping the 7.9/12 for "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" on ABC. "The Simpsons," 6.4/10, and "Family Guy," 6.0/9, kept FOX in fourth. The CW went with "Life Is Wild."

"Desperate Housewives," 11.9/18, moved ABC into the lead at 9 p.m. NBC's NFL game, featuring the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles, posted a 9.7/15. "The Amazing Race" and "Cold Case" averaged 8.7/13 for CBS, beating a second "Family Guy," 6.1/9, and "American Dad," 4.3/6, on FOX. An "America's Next Top Model" repeat finished the night for The CW.

At 10 p.m., the Cowboys-Eagles game scored an 8.4/15 for NBC. "Brothers & Sisters" drew an 8.3/14 for ABC, edging the 8.2/14 for "Cold Case" and "Shark" on CBS.