Primetime Ratings: Olympic Trials Boost NBC to Sunday Win

'Secret Millionaire,' 'Extreme Makeover' hit series lows

By Lindsay Rubino -- Broadcasting & Cable, 7/2/2012 12:19:22 PM

NBC won a slow Sunday night with its all-night coverage of the U.S. Olympic trials, earning an overall 2.5 rating/8 share in the 18-49 demo, according to Nielsen overnight numbers. The overall 2.5 rating the trials earned was up 32% over what it had been averaging last week. As with all live sports, ratings are subject to higher than normal adjustments.

ABC, the only other network to air original programming, was in a distant second with an overall 1.2/4. Secret Millionaire stumbled to a series low, falling 27% to a 1.1 Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition also hit a series low, shedding 20% to a 1.2.

Fox (1.1/4) and CBS (0.8/2) were in repeats.