Fox has gained buzz recently over the success of “The Simpsons Movie,” but last night it was another of the network’s animated shows that led it to a first-place finish for the night among viewers 18-49.
Two hours of “Family Guy” reruns averaged a 2.8 overnight rating from 8-10 p.m., including two episodes during the 9 p.m. hour that each posted a 3.1 in the demo.
Those two episodes tied for the highest-rated shows for the night among 18-49s.
The two hours of “Family Guy” propelled Fox to a 2.2 average 18-49 rating for the night, good for first place and up 16 percent versus the 1.9 overnight rating the network had averaged over the previous three Sundays.
Elsewhere, CBS’s “Big Brother” posted a 2.7 overnight rating in its 8 p.m. timeslot, the reality show’s highest Sunday night rating of the summer. The show also averaged 8.02 million total viewers, No. 2 for the night behind the 8.70 million viewers who tuned in to “60 Minutes” at 7 p.m.
Fox was first for the night among 18-49s with its 2.2 average overnight rating and 7 share. CBS was second at 1.8/6, ABC third at 1.5/5, NBC fourth at 1.4/4, Univision fifth at 0.8/2 and CW sixth at 0.3/1.
At 7 p.m. ABC and CBS tied for the lead at 1.4, ABC for a repeat of “America’s Funniest Home Videos” and CBS for “60 Minutes.” That left NBC and Fox tied for third at 1.0, NBC for its first hour of “Dateline” and Fox for repeats of “Til Death” and “King of the Hill,” with Univision fifth with a 0.8 for “Hora Pico” and CW sixth with a 0.4 for a repeat of “Smallville.”
CBS took the lead at 8 p.m. with a 2.7 for “Big Brother,” followed by Fox with a 2.5 for its first hour of “Family Guy” repeats. ABC was third with a 2.3 for a repeat of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” NBC fourth with a 1.3 for its second hour of “Dateline,” Univision fifth with a 0.6 for its first of three hours of “Buscando a Timbiriche” and CW sixth with a 0.2 for “Schooled.”
At 9 p.m. Fox led with a 3.1 for its second hour of “Family Guy,” with CBS second with a 1.7 for a repeat of “Cold Case” and NBC third with a 1.5 for a “Law & Order” rerun. ABC ended up fourth that hour with a 1.3 for a repeat of “Desperate Housewives,” Univision fifth with a 0.7 for its second hour of “Buscando” and CW sixth with a 0.4 for a repeat of “Pussycat Dolls Present: Search for the Next Doll.”
NBC took the lead at 10 p.m. with a 1.9 for a repeat of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” CBS was second with a 1.4 for a repeat of “Shark,” ABC third with a 1.1 for a “Brothers & Sisters” rerun and Univision fourth with a 0.9 for its last hour of “Buscando.”
Among households, CBS led the night with a 4.9 average overnight rating and a 9 share. NBC was second at 3.6/7, ABC third at 3.1/6, Fox fourth at 2.8/5, Univision fifth at 0.9/2 and CW sixth at 0.7/1.
