Fans online hailed it the best episode yet this season, but only 8.29 million viewers tuned in to watch Sunday’s new episode “The Haw-Hawed Couple.” This marks it the least watched episode for Season 18, behind Jazzy And The Pussycats (8.94 million). Comparatively, The Italian Bob which aired this time last year had 10.39 million viewers.
NBC won the night with its Sunday Night Football, followed by CBS, ABC and then FOX in fourth, a pattern which was replicated in the 18 – 49 age demographic. At 8pm, The Simpsons was beat by Football, the finale of The Amazing Race, and Home Edition, while a new episode of American Dad following the show scored 7.13 million viewers.