Desperate Housewives Ratings Rise

Desperate Housewives saw its ratings rise on Sunday night as the final series of the ABC drama continued.

8pm: ABC’s fantasy drama Once Upon A Time reached its penultimate episode winning the hour with 18-49 viewers. The drama, starring Jennifer Morrison and Lana Parrilla, had 8.9 million viewers with a 3.0 18-49 rating. CBS‘s Amazing Race had 9.3 million viewers with a 2.6 rating between 8-10pm. Animated comedy The Simpsons on Fox pulled in 4.7 million viewers with a 2.1 18-49 rating followed by Bob’s Burgers which had 3.6 million viewers and a 1.8 rating. Kathy Bates drama Harry’s Law on NBC attracted 7.5 million viewers but had an 18-49 rating of just 0.7 which doesn’t aid its chances of renewal at all.

At 9pm the final season of Desperate Housewives continued on ABC with a small rise in ratings; 9.3 million viewers tuned in with a 2.8 rating. The soapy drama will bow out in a grand finale later this month with a series of former stars returning such as Dana Delany. Celebrity Apprentice on NBC pulled in 6.1 million viewers with a 1.9 rating while Family Guy on Fox had 5.5 million viewers with a 2.7 18-49 rating followed by American Dad which had 4.7 million viewers and a 2.3 rating.

At 10pm GCB reached its season finale with 5.6 million viewers with a 1.8 rating – the comedy drama is a “bubble” show with its fate potentially going either way. CBS’s NYC 22 is seen as a likely contender for cancellation with last night’s episode seen by 6.9 million viewers but it’s 18-49 rating was 1.3.