Ratings Report: 'Once Upon a Time' Debuts Strong, 'The Good Wife' Dips
'Once Upon a Time' has worked ratings magic for ABC. The fairy tale drama from the writers of 'Lost' debuted to 12.8 million viewers with a strong 3.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic.'Big Love' star Ginnifer Goodwin and 'House' veteran Jennifer Morrison star in 'Once Upon a Time,' a drama where fairy tale characters exist, but are trapped in the real world. As always, the real test is to see how the show does in week 2.
'Desperate Housewives' got a boost thanks to 'Once' and pulled in 9.2 million viewers and a 3.0 in the 18-49 demographic. 'Pan Am' was steady at 5.8 million total viewers and a 1.8 rating.
Over on CBS, 'The Amazing Race' had 9.9 million viewers and a 2.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic. 'CSI: Miami' fell to a 2.1 rating and 9.8 million viewers. 'The Good Wife' dipped to 9.6 million viewers and a 2.0 rating. Programming was shifted in some markets because of football, but this could be the lowest amount of total viewers 'The Good Wife' has ever had.
Fox and NBC had sports, Fox with the World Series and NBC with Sunday Night Football. The football game on NBC had a 4.6 rating and 11.2 million viewers.
Fall TV Preview: New Shows
Next Gallery »- <a href="http://www.aoltv.com/show/2-broke-girls/8680648">'2 Broke Girls'</a>
- <a href="http://www.aoltv.com/tag/american%20horror%20story/">'American Horror Story'</a>
- 'Boss'
- 'Charlie's Angels'
- 'Enlightened'
- 'The Exes'
- <a href="http://www.aoltv.com/show/free-agents/8677334">'Free Agents'</a>
- <a href="http://www.aoltv.com/show/a-gifted-man/8680592">'A Gifted Man'</a>
- <a href="http://www.aoltv.com/show/grimm/8677098">'Grimm'</a>
- <a href="http://www.aoltv.com/show/hart-of-dixie/8682308">'Hart of Dixie'</a>
- 'Hell on Wheels'
- <a href="http://www.aoltv.com/tag/homeland/">'Homeland'</a>
- <a href="http://www.aoltv.com/show/how-to-be-a-gentleman/8680647">'How to Be a Gentleman'</a>
- <a href="http://www.aoltv.com/show/i-hate-my-teenage-daughter/8677712">'I Hate My Teenage Daughter'</a>
- <a href="http://www.aoltv.com/show/last-man-standing/8679132">'Last Man Standing'</a>
- <a href="http://www.aoltv.com/show/man-up/8679191">'Man Up!'</a>
- 'New Girl'
- 'Once Upon a Time'
- <a href="http://www.aoltv.com/show/pan-am/8678838">'Pan Am'</a>
- <a href="http://www.aoltv.com/show/person-of-interest/8680539">'Person of Interest'</a>
- <a href="http://www.aoltv.com/show/the-playboy-club/8676991">'The Playboy Club'</a>
- <a href="http://www.aoltv.com/show/prime-suspect/8676951">'Prime Suspect'</a>
- <a href="http://www.aoltv.com/show/revenge/8678947">'Revenge'</a>
- <a href="http://www.aoltv.com/show/ringer/8682314">'Ringer'</a>
- 'The Secret Circle'
- <a href="http://www.aoltv.com/show/suburgatory/8679229">'Suburgatory'</a>
- <a href="http://www.aoltv.com/show/terra-nova/8127826">'Terra Nova'</a>
- <a href="http://www.aoltv.com/show/unforgettable/8680420">'Unforgettable'</a>
- <a href="http://www.aoltv.com/show/up-all-night/8677302">'Up All Night'</a>
- <a href="http://www.aoltv.com/show/whitney/8677278">'Whitney'</a>
- <a href="http://www.aoltv.com/show/allen-gregory/8520977">'Allen Gregory'</a>

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