'Family Guy' helps FOX grab demo win

Fast National ratings for Sunday, July 13, 2008

The nation once again had better things to do than watch broadcast TV Sunday. CBS rose to the top of a not very big pile to win the night.

CBS averaged a 4.3 rating/8 share in primetime. ABC finished second with a 3.3/6, a little ahead of NBC's 3.0/6. FOX, 2.0/4, was fourth, and The CW managed only a 0.6/1.

Despite finishing fourth overall, FOX led the adults 18-49 demographic with a 1.6 rating. ABC and CBS tied for second at 1.5, with NBC close behind at 1.4. The CW registered a meager 0.3.

CBS' "60 Minutes," 5.6/11, grabbed the night's biggest audience at 7 p.m. "America's Funniest Home Videos" put ABC in second at 3.8/6. A pair of "'Til Death" reruns averaged 1.4/3 for FOX, beating out a Jim Cramer special on NBC. The CW went with a "One Tree Hill" rerun.

The premiere of "Big Brother 10" drew a 4.2/8 at 8 p.m. to keep CBS on top. "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," 3.3/6, took second for ABC. A rerun of "America's Got Talent" drew a 2.7/5 for NBC, beating the 2.3/4 for " The Simpsons" and "King of the Hill" on FOX. Repeats of "Everybody Hates Chris" and "Aliens in America" aired on The CW.

At 9 p.m., CBS' "Cold Case," 3.8/6, edged "EM: Home Edition," 3.7/6, for the lead. NBC's broadcast of the Miss Universe pageant, 3.5/6, was close behind. "Family Guy," 2.7/5, and "American Dad," 2.4/4, kept FOX ahead of The CW's repeats of "The Game" and "Girlfriends."

NBC took the lead at 10 p.m. with the Miss Universe broadcast, 4.6/8. A repeat of the "Flashpoint" premiere earned a 3.7/6 for CBS, topping the 2.2/4 for "Desperate Housewives" on ABC.

Ratings information is taken from fast national data, which includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change.