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Please note that due to an estimated half-hour football overrun at 7.00 all program results for CBS are approximate. So last night was the big premiere, a there was something new on a Sunday night on The CW.

Despite being down approximately 5% since last year, the retooled Desperate Housewives was easily last night’s best draw. Unfortunately, the show couldn’t fight off the Bears and Eagles alone. NBC - with the help of Sunday Night Football - was once again tops in both categories last night.

Last night was a Sunday night like we hadn’t seen in a while : except for The CW all networks averaged over 10 million viewers. The big winner was NBC, whose Sunday Night Football made the Peacock winner of the night both in total viewers (14.23 million) and on the demo (5.6).

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.

The return of Sunday Night Football wasn’t only a win for the Chicago Bears, it was a victory for NBC. The Peacock network ran past the competition with both the viewers and the demos. 8pm Approximately 16.7 million watched the Bears defeat the Indianapolis Colts (6.4/16 in 18-49) on NBC.

Chances are if you air anything semi-original on Sundays, you’ll come out on top. Last night, Big Brother helped CBS with the viewers while a Nicolas Cage film boosted NBC in the demos. 8pm Big Brother 10 (5.8 million, 2.2/7 in 18-49) had the night’s best demos.

Thanks to a strong performance from 60 Minutes, CBS was able to pull off a narrow victory in the viewers. Meanwhile, FOX - with help from Family Guy - was a winner in the demos. 8pm Big Brother 10 (6 million, 2.0/6 in 18-49) lured in 200,000 more. America’s Got Talent* (5.4 million, 1.6/4) was up slightly.

It's rare for TV viewers to care about demographics. But this is a killer. A new report from research firm Magna Global shows that the network TV audience as a whole has aged out of the demographic most desired by advertisers. The median age of the broadcast audience is now 50, while ad buyers want to reach viewers aged 18-49.

Two members of the U.S. House have once more introduced legislation designed to clamp down on potential sales of racy or violent video games to minors. Specifically, they want ID checks of teen buyers so games such as “Grand Theft Auto IV” don’t slip into the wrong hands.

Repurposed shows on NBC and CBS helped ABC win its 11th Sunday in a row. 8pm The season finale of Cold Case (11.57 million, 2.4/7 in 18-49) had a narrow victory. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (11.46 million, 4.1/12) was a close second in viewers.