Viewers are thrilled to have the NFL back.  Consider how well
"Sunday Night Football" performed for NBC. The game averaged
25.4 million viewers, according to updated ratings. It was the
No. 1 show for the week. "Football Night in America," NBC's
pregame, drew 14.1 million. Over on Fox, a football overrun
averaged 28.5 million viewers in the 7 p.m. hour. But because
that coverage started outside prime time, it didn't figure in
the rankings.  In Orlando, the NBC game between the victorious
Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants easily topped Sunday's
ratings with 295,200 viewers. The 8 p.m. portion of NBC's
"Football Night in America" ranked second with 201,000. Dallas
won, 36-31.  The CBS lineup was pushed back by a tennis overrun
at the U.S. Open, where Serena Williams won her fifth title. But
the delayed CBS lineup still performed well: "60 Minutes" with
137,900 viewers and "Big Brother" with 115,200.  A "Simpsons"
rerun on Fox ranked fifth with 106,500 viewers.  The top
programs with the 18-to-49 age group