Some small increases on ABC.
DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age of 2).
Ratings analysis and comparisons follow the chart.
ABC: AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS returned at 0.6. SUPERMARKET SWEEP was steady at 0.6, then WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE (0.5) and CARD SHARKS (0.3) were each up 0.1.
CBS: For the 2nd consecutive week, the network had the late afternoon national NFL game. 60 MINUTES dropped 0.4 to 1.6. It was followed by A HOLLY DOLLY CHRISTMAS at 0.7, and NCIS: LA at 0.4.
NBC: The preliminary 3.8 for SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was down 0.2 from last week’s early number.
FOX: After reruns at 0.9 (by virtue of regional NFL coverage)/0.4, THE SIMPSONS dropped 0.1 to 0.5, BLESS THE HARTS returned from a week off at 0.4, BOB’S BURGERS was steady at 0.5, and FAMILY GUY also returned at 0.6.
CW: PANDORA held at 0.1, and THE OUTPOST gained 0.1 to 0.1.
Tonight’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL airs on both ABC and ESPN. In addition, NBC launches the Canadian medical drama NURSES.
COMPARISONS TO SIMILAR NIGHTS: Preliminary adult 18-49 live+same day ratings versus the same night last year and same night last week.
Note: The fast affiliate-based ratings below measure what aired on network affiliates in 210 U.S. markets from 8-11 pm Eastern & Pacific or 7-10 pm Central & Mountain. The numbers are some combination of the network schedule and any pre-emptions (such as local news or weather coverage). Also live events such as sporting events and major specials are usually undercounted because the fast nationals measure what was on in primetime in the Pacific Time Zone (mostly what aired after the live event ended on the West Coast). Accurate program ratings will be available Tuesday morning with the broadcast finals.
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