This table shows the early overnight ratings. These ratings are normally adjusted later in the day when all the ratings have been consolidated to take into account any local preemptions and/or overruns. You can find all the final adjusted numbers in our Ratings Database. (See the About section below for details about ratings)
The analysis below is based on the early household numbers and are NOT the same as the numbers that will be posted in the above table later. (See the About section below)
For more information on the Nielsen Ratings see this Wikipedia Entry.
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Sunday 1/05/14 Metered Markets
Football Overrun Leads Fox to Victory
Household
Rating/Share
Fox 13.0/19
CBS 5.7/ 8
NBC 4.0/ 6
ABC 3.7/ 6
-Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening – Sunday 1/06/13:
Fox: +26, ABC: + 3, NBC: -13, CBS: -15
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-Winners:
“The Simpsons” (Fox)
-Honorable Mention:
“The Good Wife” (CBS), “The Mentalist” (CBS)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“The Bachelor”: Countdown to Juan Pablo” (ABC), “Revenge” (ABC), “Betrayal” (ABC)
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-Ratings Breakdown:
The final portion of the NFC Wild Card Game (San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers), plus the half-hour post game, lifted Fox to an easy overnight Sunday victory with growth of 26 percent in households from the comparable year-ago evening (which also featured an NFL Football overrun). The NFL Wildcard Game scored a mammoth 30.8 rating/46 share in the 7 p.m. half-hour, followed by the post-game at a 22.3/32 at 7:30 p.m. Next was animated “The Simpsons” at 8 p.m. (#1: 8.4/12), which likely featured part of the post-game, followed by “Bob’s Burgers” (#2: 4.3/ 6), “Family Guy” (#3: 4.2/ 6) and “American Dad” (#4: 3.6/ 5) from 8:30-10 p.m.
Due to the football overrun, all overnight program results for Fox are approximate.
Second overall in the Sunday overnights was CBS with its combination of granddaddy “60 Minutes” (#2: 5.7/ 8), an 8 p.m. repeat of “Elementary” (#3: 4.4/ 6), critically acclaimed “The Good Wife” (#1: 6.3/ 9) and compatible “The Mentalist” (#1: 6.4/10). But third-place NBC will narrow the gap among adults 18-49 with its line-up of two-hours of “Dateline” (4.1/ 6 from 7-9 p.m.) and two-hour special “Best of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Primetime Special,” which averaged a 4.0/ 6 from 9-11 p.m. (finishing third in the 9 p.m. hour, tying the animated Fox comedies; and second from 10-11 p.m.). Jimmy Fallon will make his debut as new host of NBC’s “The Tonight Show” on Monday, Feb. 17 (following Jay Leno’s second retirement as host on Feb. 6).
Fourth for the evening was ABC with its combination of “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (#4: 4.0/ 6), 8 p.m. special “The Bachelor”: Countdown to Juan Pablo” (#4: 4.2/ 6), diluted drama “Revenge” (#2: 4.5/ 7) and soon-to-conclude “Betrayal” (#3: 2.3/ 4). As a reminder, “Revenge” will shift to 10 p.m. on March 9 out of upcoming drama “Resurrection” (and in place of “Betrayal”), which tells the tale of a group of people of Arcadia, Missouri whose lives are forever changed when their deceased loved ones return.
Football Overrun Leads Fox to Victory
Household
Rating/Share
Fox 13.0/19
CBS 5.7/ 8
NBC 4.0/ 6
ABC 3.7/ 6
-Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening – Sunday 1/06/13:
Fox: +26, ABC: + 3, NBC: -13, CBS: -15
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-Winners:
“The Simpsons” (Fox)
-Honorable Mention:
“The Good Wife” (CBS), “The Mentalist” (CBS)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“The Bachelor”: Countdown to Juan Pablo” (ABC), “Revenge” (ABC), “Betrayal” (ABC)
—–
-Ratings Breakdown:
The final portion of the NFC Wild Card Game (San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers), plus the half-hour post game, lifted Fox to an easy overnight Sunday victory with growth of 26 percent in households from the comparable year-ago evening (which also featured an NFL Football overrun). The NFL Wildcard Game scored a mammoth 30.8 rating/46 share in the 7 p.m. half-hour, followed by the post-game at a 22.3/32 at 7:30 p.m. Next was animated “The Simpsons” at 8 p.m. (#1: 8.4/12), which likely featured part of the post-game, followed by “Bob’s Burgers” (#2: 4.3/ 6), “Family Guy” (#3: 4.2/ 6) and “American Dad” (#4: 3.6/ 5) from 8:30-10 p.m.
Due to the football overrun, all overnight program results for Fox are approximate.
Second overall in the Sunday overnights was CBS with its combination of granddaddy “60 Minutes” (#2: 5.7/ 8), an 8 p.m. repeat of “Elementary” (#3: 4.4/ 6), critically acclaimed “The Good Wife” (#1: 6.3/ 9) and compatible “The Mentalist” (#1: 6.4/10). But third-place NBC will narrow the gap among adults 18-49 with its line-up of two-hours of “Dateline” (4.1/ 6 from 7-9 p.m.) and two-hour special “Best of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Primetime Special,” which averaged a 4.0/ 6 from 9-11 p.m. (finishing third in the 9 p.m. hour, tying the animated Fox comedies; and second from 10-11 p.m.). Jimmy Fallon will make his debut as new host of NBC’s “The Tonight Show” on Monday, Feb. 17 (following Jay Leno’s second retirement as host on Feb. 6).
Fourth for the evening was ABC with its combination of “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (#4: 4.0/ 6), 8 p.m. special “The Bachelor”: Countdown to Juan Pablo” (#4: 4.2/ 6), diluted drama “Revenge” (#2: 4.5/ 7) and soon-to-conclude “Betrayal” (#3: 2.3/ 4). As a reminder, “Revenge” will shift to 10 p.m. on March 9 out of upcoming drama “Resurrection” (and in place of “Betrayal”), which tells the tale of a group of people of Arcadia, Missouri whose lives are forever changed when their deceased loved ones return.
Source:
Each day (except Sunday) during the main TV Season we post the TV Ratings for the previous nights primetime shows for the major broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, CW, FOX, NBC). Cable Network ratings will be added to the Ratings Database.
The first item that gets posted (normally around 2pm GMT) is the early overnight analysis based on the early household numbers (these are not the same as the Total Viewers and 18-49 Demo numbers that are posted later).
Next, if available, we will post the Top 25 Market 18-49 Ratings to give you a rough idea of the ratings to following.
Later on (normally between 4pm-5pm GMT) we post the official early overnight Total Viewers and 18-49 Demo numbers in the table above.
Finally, later in the evening (10pm-11pm GMT) or the following day, the final adjusted ratings numbers are released, these are then posted in the Ratings Database. The Final Adjusted numbers are what we use for all our Renew/Cancellation Tables, Full Season Tables, Ratings Scorecards etc (see below). Friday's Final Adjusted Ratings are normally available on the following Monday.
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