An unusual Tuesday primetime NFL game damaged some of the competition.
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 dipped 0.1 to 1.1, and BIG SKY dropped 0.2 to 0.5.
CBS: Returning from a week off, NCIS lost 0.2 to 0.7, FBI fell 0.3 to 0.6, and FBI: MOST WANTED was down 0.2 to 0.5.
NBC: THE VOICE dropped 0.1 to 0.7, and the 2-episode season finale of TRANSPLANT was at 0.4/0.4, compared to last week’s 0.5.
FOX: The NFL FOOTBALL game had a preliminary 2.8 rating.
CW: SWAMP THING (0.1) and TELL ME A STORY (0.1) were steady.
Tonight, NBC airs its annual holiday musical event, this year a pretaped performance of THE GRINCH MUSICAL, while FOX has the season finale of I CAN HEAR YOUR VOICE and ABC premieres the season’s THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT.
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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