Last night, I made a comment about the Emmys hitting a new low. Apparently it was more than a just a joke. Yesterday’s telecast - which was pitted against a football game - received its smallest numbers to date. Meanwhile, NBC was once again on top with both the viewers and the demos.

8pm

• Approximately 19.2 million watched the Cowboys defeat the Packers on Sunday Night Football (8.1/19 in 18-49).
• The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards (3.8/9) had 12.2 million confused from the start.
• Cold Case* (2.4/6) kicked off CBS’ evening with 10.4 million.
• The Simpsons* (2.3/6) averaged 5.1 million over an hour.
• A Privileged* rerun (1.1 million, 0.4/1) pulled in 900,000 less than before.

9pm

• A second Cold Case* hour (7.8 million, 2.0/5 in18-49) didn’t do as well as the first.
• Family Guy* (5.2 million, 2.5/6) did about the same as its lead-in.
• America’s Next Top Model* (1.6 million, 0.8/2) slipped by 1.1 million.

10pm

• Criminal Minds* (1.9/5 in 18-49) closed the evening with 6.7 million.

*denotes repeat

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