Even though the show celebrated Halloween two days late, The Simpsons’ annual “Treehouse of Horror” special was still timely with the viewers. Last night’s animated event gave the series its best performance in the demos in nearly five years. That result, in turn, gave the network a Sunday win in the demos. Meanwhile, the Patriots/Colts football game put NBC on top with the viewers.

8pm

• Approximately 14.2 million saw the Indianapolis Colts beat the New England Patriots on Sunday Night Football (5.3/12 in 18-49).
• The Simpsons (6.2/15) delivered 12.5 million.
• Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (11.7 million, 3.8/9) was off by 500,000.
• The Amazing Race (9.8 million, 2.8/7) did about the same.
• King of the Hill (4.3/10) registered 8.6 million.
• Valentine (800,000, 0.2/1) fell by 46,000.

9pm

• Desperate Housewives (15.8 million, 5.8/13 in 18-49) picked up 200,000.
• Cold Case (11.6 million, 2.6/6) lost 400,000.
• Family Guy (10 million, 5.0/11) did better than its lead-in; American Dad (3.7/8) ended FOX’s night with 7.2 million.
• Easy Money (700,000, 0.2/0) improved slightly.

10pm

• Brothers & Sisters (9.7 million, 3.4/9 in 18-49) gave up 400,000.
• The Unit (9 million, 2.3/6) was on par with last Sunday.

*denotes repeat

(You can review last Sunday’s ratings here.)