International Television: FOX reaches 48.58 million viewers w/ the help of the NFL Football Game (Go Chicago Bears!), CW registers 0.2 in the demo.

Overall

-Total Viewers:
Fox: 48.58 million, ABC: 7.94, CBS: 7.88, NBC: 4.51, CW: 688,000

-Adults 18-49:
Fox: 18.6 rating/40 share, ABC: 2.8/ 6, CBS: 2.0/ 4, NBC: 1.2/ 3, CW: 0.2/ 0

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Fast National ratings for Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008 (USA)

FOX scored the biggest non-Super Bowl audience in some time Sunday, utterly dominating the night with its coverage of the NFC championship game.

The game between the New York Giants and Green Bay Packers delivered a huge 26.3 rating/39 share in primetime for FOX, drawing better than 48 million viewers (those numbers may change some due to the live telecast). Among the also-rans, CBS finished second in households at 5.2/8, but ABC, 4.8/7, had a few more total viewers. NBC was fourth at 3.1/5, while The CW recorded a barely-there 0.5/1.




The story was similar among adults 18-49, with FOX drawing an 18.6 rating. ABC finished a very distant second in the demographic at 2.8, followed by CBS, 2.0, and NBC, 1.2. The CW drew a 0.2 (that's not a typo).



FOX NFL Analyst Troy Aikman

FOX got a 26.5/40 from the Giants-Packers contest at 7 p.m. The CBS News special "The Age of Warming" earned a 5.3/8, topping the 3.5/5 for an "America's Funniest Home Videos" repeat on ABC. "Dateline," 3.2/5, put NBC in fourth. The CW went with "CW Now" and an "Aliens in America" rerun.

The Giants-Packers game dipped a little at 8 p.m. but still ruled the hour with a 24.8/36. The finale of "The Amazing Race" scored a 5.8/9 for CBS. ABC was close behind in third with "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," 5.5/8. "Dateline" improved a little for NBC, while The CW stayed at the bottom with "Life Is Wild."

FOX's ratings peaked at 27.5/39 -- and topped 50 million viewers -- at 9 p.m. as the game went into overtime (the Giants won, 23-20). ABC moved up to second with "EM: Home Edition," 6.9/10. A "Cold Case" rerun on CBS drew a 4.7/7, easily beating the 2.4/3 for a showing of "Runaway Bride" on NBC. The CW aired a "Crowned" repeat.

With the game over, CBS won the 10 p.m. hour with a "Shark" repeat, 5.1/8. ABC's "Brothers & Sisters" rerun posted a 3.2/5, edging the 3.1/5 for "Runaway Bride" on NBC.

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7:00 p.m.

ABC – America’s Funniest Home Videos (R)
Viewers: 5.20 million (#3), A18-49: 1.3 rating/ 3 share (#3)

CBS – CBS News: Global Warming
Viewers: 7.76 million (#2), A18-49: 1.8/ 4 (#2)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 4.56 million (#4), A18-49: 1.1/ 3 (#4)

Fox – NFL Championship – Giants/Packers
Viewers: 50.15 million (#1), A18-49: 18.7/44 (#1)

CW: CW Now
Viewers: 521,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 0 (#5)

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7:30 p.m.

ABC – America’s Funniest Home Videos (R)
Viewers: 6.76 million (#3), A18-49: 1.9/ 4 (#2)

CBS – CBS News: Global Warming
Viewers: 7.64 million (#2), A18-49: 1.7/ 4 (#3)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 4.67 million (#4), A18-49: 1.2/ 3 (#4)

Fox – NFL Championship – Giants/Packers
Viewers: 48.98 million (#1), A18-49: 18.4/42 (#1)

CW: Aliens in America (R)
Viewers: 462,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 0 (#5)

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8:00 p.m.

ABC – Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Viewers: 9.01 million (#2), A18-49: 3.1/ 7 (#2)

CBS – The Amazing Race – season finale
Viewers: 9.50 million (#3), A18-49: 3.0/ 7 (#3)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 5.18 million (#4), A18-49: 1.3/ 3 (#4)

Fox – NFL Championship – Giants/Packers
Viewers: 44.85 million (#1), A18-49: 17.2/37 (#1)

CW – Life is Wild
Viewers: 764,000 (#1), A18-49: 0.2/ 1

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8:30 p.m.

ABC – Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Viewers: 9.64 million (#3), A18-49: 3.4/ 7 (#2)

CBS – The Amazing Race – season finale
Viewers: 9.84 million (#2), A18-49: 3.1/ 7 (#3)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 5.14 million (#4), A18-49: 1.2/ 3 (#4)

Fox – NFL Championship – Giants/Packers
Viewers: 46.97 million (#1), A18-49: 18.3/38 (#1)

CW – Life is Wild
Viewers: 834,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 0 (#5)

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9:00 p.m.

ABC – Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Viewers: 11.27 million (#2), A18-49: 4.1/ 8 (#2)

CBS – Cold Case (R)
Viewers: 6.76 million (#3), A18-49: 1.6/ 3 (#3)

NBC – Movie – Runaway Bride (R)
Viewers: 3.62 million (#4), A18-49: 1.0/ 2 (#4)

Fox – NFL Championship – Giants/Packers
Viewers: 49.00 million (#1), A18-49: 19.0/39 (#1)

CW – Crowned (R)
Viewers: 807,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#5)

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9:30 p.m.

ABC – Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Viewers: 11.78 million (#2), A18-49: 4.4/ 9 (#2)

CBS – Cold Case (R)
Viewers: 6.78 million (#3), A18-49: 1.5/ 3 (#3)

NBC – Movie – Runaway Bride (R)
Viewers: 3.40 million (#4), A18-49: 0.9/ 2 (#4)

Fox – NFL Championship – Giants/Packers
Viewers: 51.62 million (#1), A18-49: 20.0/40 (#1)

CW – Crowned (R)
Viewers: 741,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 0 (#5)

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10:00 p.m.

ABC – Brothers & Sisters (R)
Viewers: 4.97 million, A18-49: 1.9/ 4

CBS – Shark (R)
Viewers: 6.70 million, A18-49: 1.4/ 3

NBC – Movie: Runaway Bride (R)
Viewers: 3.98 million, A18-49: 1.2/ 3

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10:30 p.m.

ABC – Brothers & Sisters (R)
Viewers: 4.86 million, A18-49: 1.9/ 4

CBS – Shark (R)
Viewers: 8.05 million, A18-49: 1.6/ 4

NBC – Movie: Runaway Bride (R)
Viewers: 5.34 million, A18-49: 1.6/ 4