ABC had Vanessa Williams, FOX had an hour-long Family Guy and CBS had a must-see watermelon mishap – but those three networks were missing one important thing: football. The gridiron action in Miami was hot enough to win both the demos and viewers for NBC.

8pm

• Approximately 15.9 million (6.5/16 in 18-49) saw the New York Jets beat the Miami Dolphins on Sunday Night Football.
• A late edition of 60 Minutes attracted nearly 13.9 million (3.8/10).
• Extreme Makeover: Home Edition nailed down 8.4 million (2.5/6).
• The Simpsons kicked off the evening with 7.8 million.
• The Cleveland Show (6.6 million, 3.1/8) slipped slightly from its lead-in.

9pm

• Desperate Housewives saw 12.8 million (4.2/10 in 18-49) checking out Wisteria Lane’s new resident.
• The Amazing Race had 11 million (3.6/9) anticipating the watermelon scene.
• An hour-long Family Guy (9.1 million, 4.5/11) had the best demos of the night outside of sports.

10pm

• Undercover Boss premiered to 11.1 million, 3.7/9 in 18-49).
• Brothers & Sisters returned to 9.6 million (3.0/8).

(You can review last Sunday’s ratings here.)