Fast National Nielsen Ratings
| TIME | NETWORK | SHOW | VIEWERS | 18-49 |
| 8:00 | NBC | FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA | 18.04M | 6.4/21 |
| CBS | THE BIG BANG THEORY (r) | 6.44M | 1.7/6 | |
| ABC | WIPEOUT (r) | 5.13M | 1.3/4 | |
| FOX | BONES (r) | 3.00M | 0.7/2 | |
| CW | THE VAMPIRE DIARIES (r) | 977K | 0.3/1 | |
| 8:30 | NBC | NFL FOOTBALL | 27.48M | 10.2/29 |
| CBS | CBS FALL PREVIEW SHOW | 5.85M | 1.6/5 | |
| 9:00 | NBC | NFL FOOTBALL | 27.56M | 10.7/28 |
| CBS | BIG BROTHER | 6.53M | 2.4/6 | |
| ABC | ROOKIE BLUE (r) | 4.47M | 1.03M | |
| FOX | BONES (r) | 3.54M | 1.0/3 | |
| CW | PLAIN JANE (r) | 694K | 0.2/1 | |
| 10:00 | NBC | NFL FOOTBALL | 23.08M | 9.6/25 |
| ABC | ROOKIE BLUE | 5.02M | 1.2/3 | |
| CBS | THE MENTALIST (r) | 4.65M | 0.9/2 |
Total Viewers (Avg Per Hour):
NBC: 24.47M
CBS: 5.77M
ABC: 4.88M
FOX: 3.27M
CW: 835K
Adults 18-49:
NBC: 9.5/26
CBS: 1.7/4
ABC: 1.2/3
FOX: 0.9/2
CW: 0.3/1
(r) = Repeat
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