NBC Sunday Night Movie

NBC Sunday Night Movie
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Running time	120 mins. (approx)
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	1981 (1981)

The NBC Sunday Night Movie was a weekly film block which ran on NBC on Sunday nights from 9 to 11 pm or 8:30 pm until 11 pm. This was NBC's counterprogramming to the CBS Sunday Movie.

The last film to air was Friday Night Lights with 2.6 million viewers. During the mid-1980s the Sunday Night Movie was aired consistently enough to be ranked in the top 30 highest-rated programs for 1985–1988.

Between 1976 and 1981, the Sunday Night Movie was replaced by an umbrella program, The Big Event. Although many Big Events were film premieres, made for TV movies and installments of miniseries, some were specials and sports events.

Similar to The NBC Monday Movie.

List of films

• Rage of Angels; 22.3 rating (Nielsen Media Research)
• Merlin; 21.7 rating
• Kindergarten Cop; 21.4 rating
• Schindler's List; 20.9
• Noah's Ark (Part 1 of 2); 20.9
• The Executioner's Song (Part 1 of 2); 20.7
• Asteroid (Part 1 of 2); 19.9 rating; 34.5 million viewers
• The Kid with the 200 IQ; 18.1
• Fall from Grace; 17.6
• The Odyssey (Part 1 of 2); 17.3
• The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (Part 1 of 2); 17.1
• The Demon Murder Case; 16.7
• Secret Sins of the Father; 16
• Alice in Wonderland; 14.8 rating; 25.3 million viewers
• Kiss the Girls; 11.9 million viewers
• Cutthroat Island; 4.2
• In & Out; 5.9
• Donnie Brasco; 4.1
• Little Richard; 7.9
• The David Cassidy Story; 6.5
• Mary, Mother of Jesus; 11
• Fools Rush In; 7.5 rating; 10.5 million viewers