TV ratings are in for Sunday, October 4th and some of the newer shows are falling flatter than expected.

Show 18-49 Rating 18-49 Share Viewers Live+SD (million)
NFL Football 7.6 22 19.340
Football Night In America 2.9 8 7.396
60 Minutes 2.3 7 12.948
America’s Funniest Home Videos (premiere) 2.2 6 7.983
The OT 4.2 12 10.191
Football Night/SNF 5.2 14 13.830
The Simpsons 4.3 11 9.317
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 3.4 8 11.702

The Amazing Race 2.8 7 9.949
Sunday Night Football: Chargers v. Steelers 6.5 16 17.073
The Cleveland Show 4.2 10 8.700
Sunday Night Football: Chargers v. Steelers 6.5 15 16.375
Desperate Housewives 4.9 12 14.267
Family Guy 4.9 11 9.668
Three Rivers (series premiere) 2.0 5 9.171
American Dad 3.5 8 7.057
Sunday Night Football: Chargers v. Steelers 5.8 15 13.570
Brothers & Sisters 3.2 8 9.612
Cold Case 2.2 5 9.686

ABC, NBC and Fox were all up compared to the ratings on last Sunday night. Only CBS without football and a lackluster Three Rivers premiere was down.

The season premiere of America’s Funniest Home Videos could manage only 0.1 adults 18-49 ratings points more than a repeat of Extreme Makeover’s repeat last Sunday at 7pm. And while the TV media loves to tout 60 Minutes staying power/strength, without a football overrun it sank to a very mortal 2.3 rating.

Even though it was a blow-out, the Sunday Night Football game was up in every half hour vs. last Sunday.