CBS’s Sunday installment of the reality show "Big Brother" was the highest-rated program in the Nielsens for the night, reports TVbytheNumbers.com.

At 7 p.m. NBC’s "Dateline" had the best rating with a 1.05 average in the 18-49 demographic, followed by CBS’s "60 Minutes" with a 0.9 in the same demo. Fox’s "Sons of Tucson" netted a 0.7 for the top half of the hour.

"Big Brother" dominated the 8 p.m. hour with a 2.25 average in the 18-49 demographic, up against all reruns. At 9 p.m. the lone fresh episode was ABC’s "Scoundrels" with a 0.75 in the demo.

At 10 p.m. ABC’s other new show, "The Gates," collected a 1.0 in the 18-49 demographic.