Schedules Plus, NBC Sunday

Schedules Plus is another innovative application of the historical ratings statistic A18-49+. I hope this will be the ultimate resource for comparing the evolution of shows, networks and timeslots over time, complete with ratings numbers that make a fair adjustment for the collective decline. Right now this only includes programs aired in the fall. Much more about the process that went into this at the bottom.

NBC Sunday started with a respectable duo of Law and Order: Criminal Intent and Crossing Jordan, but the pair weakened as ABC's dramas took over Sunday night starting in 2004. In 2006, NBC acquired the rights to a primetime NFL package aired on Sunday, and it's become an increasingly dominant program as DVRs have eroded entertainment programming ratings.

NBC Sunday

	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30	Avg
2001-02	The Weakest Link		Law and Order: CI		UC: Undercover		83
	70		97		81
2002-03	American Dreams		Law and Order: CI		Boomtown		97
	86		117		87
2003-04	American Dreams		Law and Order: CI		The Lyon's Den		91
	79		117		78
2004-05	American Dreams		Law and Order: CI		Crossing Jordan		88
	61		100		104
2005-06	The West Wing		Law and Order: CI		Crossing Jordan		74
	54		82		86
2006-07	Football Night p3	Sunday Night Football					161
	95	175	175		175
	135
2007-08	Football Night p3	Sunday Night Football					174
	98	190	190		190
	144
2008-09	Football Night p3	Sunday Night Football					187
	54	214	214		214
	134
2009-10	Football Night p3	Sunday Night Football					240
	134	261	261		261
	198
2010-11	Football Night p3	Sunday Night Football					295
	172	320	320		320
	246
2011-12	Football Night p3	Sunday Night Football					321
	188	347	347		347
	268
2012-13	Football Night p3	Sunday Night Football					354
	197	386	386		386
	291
2013-14	Football Night p3	Sunday Night Football					384
	220	417	417		417
	319
2014-15	Football Night p3	Sunday Night Football					411
	235	446	446		446
	341
Avg	173		233		228		212

2014-15 Update: Football will get huge ratings! At midseason, A.D. The Bible Continues (63) and American Odyssey (32) were big disappointments. We're currently not sure what goes there after football this year.
Notable midseason replacements:

• The most important midseason offering in the football years has been Celebrity Apprentice, which started on Sunday in 2008-09. Rather than list 'em all, here's the show's War of 18-49 page. In 2007, the network aired Deal or No Deal (72), reality series Grease: You're the One That I Want (63) and original recipe Apprentice (76), while in '08 it was generally repeats of the Law & Order series as well as USA Network's Monk and Psych.
• Crossing Jordan didn't show up till spring in the 2003-04 season (107).

See here for more explanations/disclaimers about Schedules Plus.