Figures in grey represent repeats.
* “Family Guy,” “The Simpsons” and “The Cleveland Show” hit new season lows but Fox’s Sunday night cartoons were still Sunday’s highest-rated scripted shows on night full of preemptions and repeats.
* E!’s “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” got off to a big season launch, beating CBS’ new episode of “Cold Case” in 18-49.
* Sunday’s “Dexter” finale hit an all-time high for a Showtime series and the channel’s most watched telecast since a 1999 boxing match. “Dexter” showrunner Clyde Phillips (“Parker Lewis Can’t Lose,” “Suddenly Susan”) just announced he won’t be back for season five. Chip Johannessen (“Dark Angel,” “Surface,” “Moonlight”), currently an executive producer at “24,” takes over next season.
* “Dexter” helped the night’s least-watched original, “Californication,” match its season high.
* Repeats of “Criminal Minds” and “The Mentalist” did considerably better than last week’s Sunday repeat of “NCIS LA.”
James Hibberd’s analysis is here.