The lead was shared by a 56-year old special.
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: THE BACHELORETTE dropped 0.2 to 1.1, but BIG SKY held at 0.7.
CBS: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER was strong at 1.1, although that was down 0.4 from the 2019 airing. A LET’S MAKE A DEAL special was at 0.5, and the night ended with an FBI: MOST WANTED rerun at 0.3.
NBC: THE VOICE dropped 0.2 to 0.7, followed by a WEAKEST LINK rerun at 0.5. TRANSPLANT was steady at 0.4.
FOX: COSMOS remained at 0.3, and NEXT dropped 0.1 to 0.2.
CW: SWAMP THING (0.1) and TELL ME A STORY (0.1) were steady.
NBC airs a rescheduled NFL game this afternoon, with the annual CHRISTMAS IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER special in primetime, while CBS has the 2-episode season premiere of SEAL TEAM.
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). Accurate program ratings will be available this afternoon with the broadcast finals.
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