{"id":3496,"date":"2009-10-12T12:34:30","date_gmt":"2009-10-12T16:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=3496"},"modified":"2009-10-12T13:32:07","modified_gmt":"2009-10-12T17:32:07","slug":"despite-ratings-drop-family-guy-still-top-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2009\/10\/12\/despite-ratings-drop-family-guy-still-top-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Despite Ratings Drop, &#8220;Family Guy&#8221; Still Top Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A double-digit percentage ratings drop for FOX&#8217;s animated hit &#8220;Family Guy&#8221; did not prevent the cartoon from winning the night among scripted programs in the adults 18-49 demo.<\/p>\n<p>Down 12% from last week, &#8220;Guy,&#8221; with 8.9 million viewers and a 4.5 in the demo, still outpaced all series Sunday night.  Among all broadcasts, it was second only to the Colts-Titans game on NBC (13.8 million, 5.5).<\/p>\n<p>The rest of FOX&#8217;s comedy lineup was also down, with &#8220;The Simpsons&#8221; (7.5 million, 3.6) and &#8220;The Cleveland Show&#8221; (7.8 million, 3.8) dropping by 18% and 14%, respectively.  &#8220;American Dad&#8221; fell 6% to a 3.4 demo rating with 6.7 million viewers.<\/p>\n<p>ABC&#8217;s lineup was soft&#8211;&#8220;Extreme Makeover: Home Edition&#8221; fell to 9.8 million viewers and a 3.0, while &#8220;Desperate Housewives&#8221; garnered 13.1 million viewers and a 4.4.  &#8220;Brothers &#038; Sisters&#8221; closed the alphabet&#8217;s night with 9 million viewers and a 2.9.<\/p>\n<p>Over on CBS, &#8220;The Amazing Race&#8221; was solid with 10.8 million viewers and a 3.1.  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