No ‘Sunday Night Football’ means victories for Fox, CBS
A tourist poses with the Rocky statue in snowy Philadelphia on Sunday. Photo credit: Jacqueline Larma/AP Photo
NBC was the biggest loser Sunday night when the NFL pulled “Sunday Night Football” because of the blizzard.
The Minnesota Vikings will play the Philadelphia Eagles at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Philly on NBC.
Early ratings show CBS pulling in the most viewers Sunday night, and Fox delivering the most young adults. The most-watched program in prime time was the football overrun on Fox, which averaged 19.1 million viewers in the 7 p.m. half-hour, according to the early ratings.
The averages for the night were CBS with 8.6 million viewers, Fox with 8.2 million, ABC with 6.2 million for “The Sound of Music” and NBC with 4.4 million. NBC offered reruns of “Minute to Win It” and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” along with “Football Night in America.” Fox aired reruns of its comedies; “The Simpsons” was the standout with 6.4 million viewers. CBS delivered reruns of “60 Minutes” (11.8 million), “Undercover Boss” (8.4 million), “CSI: Miami” (6.9 million) and “The Mentalist” (7.3 million).