Les séries sont en bleu, les animés sont en vert, les émissions de télé réalité en italique.
| Heure | Chaine | Programme | Taux 18-49 ans | Nbre de téléspectateurs (en millions) | Evolution (en millions) |
| 20h00 | CBS | The Big Bang Theory | 4.5 | 14.23 | -0.95 |
| FOX | The X Factor | 2.9 | 8.43 | -0.82 | |
| ABC | Last Resort | 1.6 | 6.89 | -1.11 | |
| CW | The Vampire Diaries (season premiere) |
1.6 | 3.18 | / | |
| NBC | 30 Rock | 1.3 | 3.4 | -0.06 | |
| 20h30 | CBS | Two and a Half Men | 3.5 | 11.35 | -0.98 |
| NBC | Up All Night | 1.1 | 2.88 | -0.25 | |
| 21h00 | CBS | Vice Presidential Debate | 2.1 | 10.397 | |
| NBC | Vice Presidential Debate | 2.1 | 6.771 | ||
| FOX | Vice Presidential Debate | 2.0 | 5.345 | ||
| ABC | Vice Presidential Debate | 1.8 | 6.902 | ||
| CW | Beauty And The Beast (series premiere) | 1.2 | 2.78 | / | |
| 22h30 | NBC | Decision '12 VP Analysis | 2.0 | 6.7 | |
| CBS | Campaign '12 VP Debate | 1.6 | 5.93 | ||
| ABC | Vote 2012 Analysis | 1.4 | 6.06 |
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