Fox continues to under-perform in the ratings on Sunday nights, but not thanks to The Simpsons. The Ziff Who Came To Dinner received 10.6 million viewers nationwide, a far cry from its best efforts but a decent figure all the same, and enough to come first place for the hour in the 18 – 49 demographic. The show came last in all demographics combined, with Cold Case on CBS coming first, ABC’s Extreme Makeover in second, and NBC’s American Dreams in third. Even with 60 Minutes down slightly, CBS’ freshman drama Cold Case was able to keep its numbers up, ranking as Sunday’s most watched show and pushing the network to an overall victory for the night. Three more weeks of new Simpsons episodes are guaranteed so far.
