Primetime Ratings: NBC Scores Big With Sunday Night Football

NBC scored big again with its Sunday Night Football ticket, according to Nielsen overnight ratings, adults 18-49. The network scored a 5.6 and a 24 share on the night. CBS came in second with a 1.7 and a 7 share.

NBC had Football Night in America from 7 to 8:30 p.m. which averaged a 3.7 and was followed by the Dallas Cowboys taking on the New Orleans Saints for the rest of prime. The game averaged a 6.7 overall.

CBS had the Vikings and Bears from 7 to 7:30 p.m. before the premiere of 60 Minutes which averaged a 2.5. The season premiere of God Friended Me rated a 1.0, down 28% from last year's premiere. The series got renewed in January this year. NCIS: LA also premiered last night and rated a 0.8. CBS wrapped up primetime with a repeat of Evil.

ABC and Fox were tied for third with a 0.8/3. ABC kicked off the night with the premiere of America's Funniest Home Videos which rated 0.8 followed by the season finale of Celebrity Family Feud at a 1.0. Shark Tank premiered at a 0.7 followed by the season premiere of The Rookie also at a 0.7.

Fox had a repeat of Bob's Burgers before the season premiere of The Simpson's at a 0.9. The newest series Bless The Harts debuted at a 0.7 followed by the premieres of Bob's Burgers and Family Guy all steady at a 0.7.

Univision and Telemundo tied with a 0.3/1 on the night. Telemundo had a Donald Trump special from 7 to 8 p.m. which rated a 0.3. Univision was carried by Aqui Y Ahora which also rated a 0.3.

The CW ranked last with a 0.1. At 8 p.m. was the iHeart Radio Music Awards Greatest Moments special which rated a 0.1.

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Chelsea Anderson has been with Future for two years. She started as an intern with NewBay Media/Multichannel News in 2015. During her time she wrote bylined articles and program reviews as well as helped with research graphics for the magazine. She later became News Assistant for Broadcasting & Cable in 2017 until 2020 when she became Assistant Content Producer. Chelsea graduated from Niagara University in 2016 with a Bachelor's in Communication Studies and a double minor in Writing Studies and Sociology.