NBC didn't do so great on Sunday night with the two-hour series premiere of The Firm. Picking up ten years after the end of the movie starring Tom Cruise, the new series had a fairly soft debut. Meanwhile, ABC's Once Upon a Time increased from some of its numbers in the fall, while Pan Am continues to languish in the ratings. CBS won the night with its line-up, boosted by an AFC game.
Here's the breakdown by hour:
7:00 p.m.
CBS: AFC game - Steelers/Broncos (41.9 million viewers, 23.3/35 households)
ABC: America's Funniest Home Videos (5.8 million, 3.4/5)
NBC: Dateline (5 million, 3.5/5)
FOX: Bob's Burgers rerun (1.8 million, 1.1/2)/The Cleveland Show rerun (2.3 million, 1.3/2)
8:00 p.m.
CBS: NFL overrun/60 Minutes (25.2 million, 14.5/21)
ABC: Once Upon a Time (10.3 million, 5.9/9)
NBC: Dateline (7.4 million, 5.1/7)
FOX: The Simpsons (5.1 million, 2.7/4)/The Cleveland Show (4.4 million, 2.5/4)
9:00 p.m.
CBS: 60 Minutes/The Good Wife (12.7 million, 8.1/12)
ABC: Desperate Housewives (8.8 million, 5.6/8)
NBC: The Firm (6.8 million, 4.2/6)
FOX: Family Guy (6 million, 3.6/5)/American Dad (4.6 million, 2.8/4)
10:00 p.m.
CBS: The Good Wife/CSI: Miami (10.8 million, 6.9/11)
NBC: The Firm (5.8 million, 3.7/6)
ABC: Pan Am (4 million, 2.7/4)