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Sunday Ratings: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Victory Over the New England Patriots Ignites NBC

SUNDAY FAST AFFILIATE RATINGS

Sunday, October 3, 2021
Fast Affiliate Ratings

Total Viewers:
NBC: 19.34 million, CBS: 6.33, ABC: 3.71, Fox: 1.21, CW: 345,000

Adults 18-49:
NBC: 5.2 rating/32 share, CBS: 1.1/ 7, ABC and Fox: 0.4/ 3, CW: 0.1/ 0

NBC was the standout on Sunday, with Tampa Bay at New England on “Sunday Night Football” averaging a very approximate 22.80 million viewers and a 6.1 rating/37 share in adults 18-49 for the primetime portion (from 8:30-11 p.m. ET). As always, results for any live sporting event are approximate. And a performance of this magnitude only magnifies the still value of the linear broadcast model.

On CBS, a half-hour primetime football overrun (Viewers: 19.26 million; A18-49: 4.4/28 at 7 p.m.) boosted the network for the evening. But it also means all program ratings are approximate. Lead-out “60 Minutes” scored an estimated 9.91 million viewers and a 1.6/10 in the demo from 7:30-8:30 p.m., leading into an airing of 2009 theatrical “Star Trek” at a mere (and also approximate) 2.31 million viewers and a 0.4/ 2 in the demo. Next Sunday on CBS will be the season premieres of dramas “The Equalizer”, “NCIS: Los Angeles” and “SEAL Team.”

Over at ABC, the season premiere of veteran “America’s Funniest Home Videos” scored 4.57 million viewers (#3) and a 0.4/ 3 in adults 18-49 (#3t) at 7 p.m., leading into “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune”, “Supermarket Sweep” and “The Rookie” as follows:

Sunday/ABC
8:00 p.m. “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune”
Viewers: 4.47 million (#3), A18-49: 0.6/ 3 (#3)

9:00 p.m. “Supermarket Sweep”
Viewers: 2.80 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#2t)

10:00 p.m. “The Rookie”
Viewers: 2.98 million (#2), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2t)

Elsewhere, Fox’s two-hour Sunday animated block plunged to what could be an historical low for original content for the network on the evening. Take a look:

Sunday/Fox
8:00 p.m. “The Simpsons” (R)
Viewers: 1.42 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#3)

8:30 p.m. “The Great North”
Viewers: 996,000 (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

9:00 p.m. “Bob’s Burgers”
Viewers: 1.12 million (#4), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#2t)

9:30 p.m. “Family Guy”
Viewers: 1.22 million (#4), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

The CW, meanwhile, got minimal interest in night two of the latest “iHeartRadio Music Festival.” See network averages above. Nxt Sunday the network launches dramas “The Legends of the Hidden Temple” and “Killer Camp” from 8-10 p.m.

UPDATED 10/05/2021 9:48 AM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Sunday, October 3:

ABC
• 3.850 million viewers
• 2.3/5 HH (2.826 million households)
• 0.5/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.601 million adults 18-49)

America’s Funniest Home Videos (P) (ABC, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 4.753 million viewers
• 2.7/6 HH (3.284 million households)
• 0.5/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.655 million adults 18-49)

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (ABC, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 4.665 million viewers
• 2.8/6 HH (3.382 million households)
• 0.6/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.795 million adults 18-49)

Supermarket Sweep (ABC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 2.893 million viewers
• 1.8/4 HH (2.197 million households)
• 0.4/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.548 million adults 18-49)

The Rookie (ABC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 3.089 million viewers
• 2.0/5 HH (2.440 million households)
• 0.3/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.406 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 7.985 million viewers
• 4.5/10 HH (5.520 million households)
• 1.6/10 A18-49 rating/share (2.124 million adults 18-49)

CBS NFL National Pittsburgh Steelers @ Green Bay Packers or Baltimore Ravens @ Denver Broncos (CBS, 4:55 PM- 7:46 PM)
• 22.294 million viewers
• 11.6/28 HH (14.214 million households)
• 5.8/39 A18-49 rating/share (7.608 million adults 18-49)

CBS NFL National Post Gun (CBS, 7:29 PM- 7:34 PM)
• 18.143 million viewers
• 9.7/23 HH (11.889 million households)
• 4.5/30 A18-49 rating/share (5.821 million adults 18-49)

60 Minutes (CBS, 7:34 PM- 8:34 PM)
• 10.321 million viewers
• 6.2/14 HH (7.531 million households)
• 1.5/9 A18-49 rating/share (1.995 million adults 18-49)

Star Trek (S) (CBS, 8:34 PM-11:34 PM)
• 2.276 million viewers
• 1.4/3 HH (1.756 million households)
• 0.3/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.448 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 21.217 million viewers
• 11.4/26 HH (14.006 million households)
• 5.9/36 A18-49 rating/share (7.646 million adults 18-49)

Football Night in America Part 1 (Sustainer) (NBC, 7:00 PM- 7:29 PM)
• 3.174 million viewers
• 1.9/5 HH (2.334 million households)
• 0.6/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.763 million adults 18-49)

Football Night in America Part 2 (NBC, 7:29 PM- 7:49 PM)
• 9.119 million viewers
• 4.9/12 HH (6.015 million households)
• 2.5/17 A18-49 rating/share (3.268 million adults 18-49)

Football Night in America Part 3 (NBC, 7:49 PM- 8:11 PM)
• 14.643 million viewers
• 7.8/18 HH (9.569 million households)
• 4.1/28 A18-49 rating/share (5.398 million adults 18-49)

Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick (NBC, 8:11 PM- 8:23 PM)
• 20.317 million viewers
• 10.8/25 HH (13.232 million households)
• 5.7/37 A18-49 rating/share (7.450 million adults 18-49)

Sunday Night Football Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ New England Patriots (NBC, 8:23 PM-11:39 PM)
• 26.747 million viewers
• 14.5/34 HH (17.790 million households)
• 7.4/45 A18-49 rating/share (9.660 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 1.191 million viewers
• 0.7/2 HH (0.883 million households)
• 0.4/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.559 million adults 18-49)

The Simpsons (Fox, 8:00 PM- 8:30 PM)
• 1.478 million viewers
• 0.9/2 HH (1.124 million households)
• 0.5/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.674 million adults 18-49)

The Great North (Fox, 8:30 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.987 million viewers
• 0.6/1 HH (0.740 million households)
• 0.3/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.456 million adults 18-49)

Bob’s Burgers (Fox, 9:00 PM- 9:30 PM)
• 1.143 million viewers
• 0.7/1 HH (0.838 million households)
• 0.5/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.597 million adults 18-49)

Family Guy (Fox, 9:30 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.278 million viewers
• 0.8/2 HH (0.924 million households)
• 0.5/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.612 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.335 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH (0.287 million households)
• 0.1/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.095 million adults 18-49)

iHeartRadio Music Festival Part 2 (S) (CW, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.335 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH (0.287 million households)
• 0.1/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.095 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 0.975 million viewers
• 0.5/1 HH (0.641 million households)
• 0.3/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.412 million adults 18-49)

Liga MX (Univision, 5:55 PM- 8:08 PM)
• 0.701 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.395 million households)
• 0.3/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.340 million adults 18-49)

Nuestra Belleza (Univision, 8:08 PM-10:38 PM)
• 1.073 million viewers
• 0.6/1 HH (0.735 million households)
• 0.3/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.437 million adults 18-49)

Sal y Pimienta (Univision, 10:38 PM-11:08 PM)
• 0.816 million viewers
• 0.5/1 HH (0.600 million households)
• 0.2/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.322 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.330 million viewers
• 0.2/0 HH (0.204 million households)
• 0.1/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.174 million adults 18-49)

Liga MX (UniMás, 7:55 PM-10:10 PM)
• 0.274 million viewers
• 0.1/0 HH (0.158 million households)
• 0.1/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.148 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 0.887 million viewers
• 0.5/1 HH (0.607 million households)
• 0.2/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.312 million adults 18-49)

Casa Famosos: Sin Cen (P) (Telemundo, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 0.771 million viewers
• 0.4/1 HH (0.546 million households)
• 0.2/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.219 million adults 18-49)

Asi Se Baila (Telemundo, 8:00 PM-10:30 PM)
• 1.003 million viewers
• 0.6/1 HH (0.674 million households)
• 0.3/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.362 million adults 18-49)

El Colador (Telemundo, 10:30 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.539 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.388 million households)
• 0.2/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.243 million adults 18-49)

UPDATED 10/08/2021: What follows are the Live + Three Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Sunday, October 3:

America’s Funniest Home Videos (P) (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 4.753 million viewers, 0.50 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 5.086 million viewers, 0.56 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.333 million viewers (+7%), +0.06 adults 18-49 rating (+11%)

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 4.665 million viewers, 0.61 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 4.923 million viewers, 0.64 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.258 million viewers (+6%), +0.03 adults 18-49 rating (+4%)

Supermarket Sweep (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.893 million viewers, 0.42 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 3.261 million viewers, 0.55 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.368 million viewers (+13%), +0.13 adults 18-49 rating (+31%)

The Rookie (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.089 million viewers, 0.31 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 5.659 million viewers, 0.65 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +2.570 million viewers (+83%), +0.34 adults 18-49 rating (+108%)

60 Minutes (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 10.321 million viewers, 1.53 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 10.887 million viewers, 1.60 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.566 million viewers (+5%), +0.07 adults 18-49 rating (+4%)

Football Night in America Part 2 (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 9.119 million viewers, 2.51 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 9.124 million viewers, 2.51 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.005 million viewers (+0%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+0%)

Football Night in America Part 3 (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 14.643 million viewers, 4.14 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 14.649 million viewers, 4.14 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.006 million viewers (+0%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+0%)

Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 20.317 million viewers, 5.71 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 20.359 million viewers, 5.72 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.042 million viewers (+0%), +0.01 adults 18-49 rating (+0%)

Sunday Night Football Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ New England Patriots (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 26.910 million viewers, 7.44 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 27.074 million viewers, 7.46 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.164 million viewers (+1%), +0.02 adults 18-49 rating (+0%)

The Simpsons (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.478 million viewers, 0.52 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.676 million viewers, 0.58 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.198 million viewers (+13%), +0.07 adults 18-49 rating (+13%)

The Great North (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.987 million viewers, 0.35 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.054 million viewers, 0.36 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.067 million viewers (+7%), +0.02 adults 18-49 rating (+4%)

Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.143 million viewers, 0.46 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.418 million viewers, 0.59 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.275 million viewers (+24%), +0.13 adults 18-49 rating (+29%)

Family Guy (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.278 million viewers, 0.47 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.799 million viewers, 0.72 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.521 million viewers (+41%), +0.25 adults 18-49 rating (+53%)

iHeartRadio Music Festival Night 2 (S) (CW)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.335 million viewers, 0.07 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.343 million viewers, 0.07 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.008 million viewers (+2%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+1%)

Source: Nielsen Media Research