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 12/14/14 Metered Markets
Football-Ignited NBC Closes Week on a Winning Note
Household
Rating/Share
NBC 11.4/18
CBS 6.2/10
Fox 5.5/ 8
ABC 4.4/ 7
-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening – Sunday 12/15/13:
NBC: +33, ABC: +22, CBS: – 3, Fox: -29
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Note: The following labels are based on the household overnights and are subject to change given the availability of other pending data streams. The overnights are your first look at what to potentially expect when the other results come in. And we always take into account other benchmarks including the expected demographic ratings, potential DVR usage, the critical acclaim (or lack of) and the social media presence. Keep in mind, as always, that results for any live sporting event are always approximate.
-Winners:
“Sunday Night Football” (NBC)
-Honorable Mention:
“60 Minutes” (CBS), “Undercover Boss” (CBS), “Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2014” (ABC)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“Backstage With Disney on Broadway: Celebrating 20 Years” (ABC)
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Ratings Breakdown:
The Dallas Cowboys at the Philadelphia Eagles on “Sunday Night Football” led NBC to another end of week overnight victory. The match-up averaged an estimated 15.1 rating/24 share in households from 8:30-11:30 p.m., peaking in the 9:30 p.m. half-hour at a 15.7/24. Comparably, this was nine percent above the 13.9/22 for the New England Patriots at the San Diego Chargers one week earlier (and that translated into 21.15 million viewers and a 7.1 rating/20 share among adults 18-49, based on the Live Plus Same Day data).
Earlier in the evening was pre-game “Football Night in America” at a 2.1/ 4 (#3t) at 7 p.m., a 4.3/ 7 (#3) at 7:30 p.m., and a dominant 8.9/14 at 8 p.m.
Due to an estimated 20-minute late start on the East Coast for a primetime football overrun, all individual program results for CBS are approximate. With that in mind, granddaddy “60 Minutes” was second in the 7 p.m. hour, with an 8.3/14 in the overnights, and it led into the season-premiere of well-intentioned “Undercover Boss” at a respectable 6.0/ 9 at 8 p.m. Next on the Eye net was another episode of the final season of “The Mentalist” at a 5.7/ 9 at 9 p.m. (#3), followed by tired “CSI” at a 4.9/ 8 (#3) at 10 p.m. Chances are “CSI” will be coming to an end this spring.
As a reminder, worthy “Undercover Boss” will remain in the Sunday 8 p.m. hour for two more weeks before moving into its former Friday 8 p.m. hour on Jan. 2.
Over at ABC, Barbara Walters returned from her so-called retirement to host “Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2014,” which scored a 5.8/ 9 in the overnights from 9-11 p.m. Comparably, that was eight percent below the 90-minute edition year-ago on Wednesday 12/18/13 (from 9:30-11 p.m.), and that translated into 8.89 million viewers and a 2.2 rating/7 share among adults 18-49, based on the Live Plus Same Day data). As for Amal Clooney being named the Most Fascinating Person of 2014 – seriously??? So, marrying George Clooney is worthy of this accolade? According to Barbara Walters: “This is Amal Alamuddin, George Clooney’s beautiful bride. You could say hers was the wedding of the year. But let’s put it into perspective: It was really one of the greatest achievements in human history.”
Maybe Barbara Walters should have stayed in retirement!
Earlier in the evening on ABC was 7-8 p.m. special, “Backstage With Disney on Broadway: Celebrating 20 Years” at a mere 2.1/ 3 (#3). And it led into always demo friendly “Once Upon a Time” at a 3.8/ 6 (#3) at 8 p.m.
Fox, meanwhile, opened with an estimated 30-minute primetime football overrun (#1: 14.4/24 at 7 p.m.) into post game “The OT” at an 8.3/14 (#1) at 7:30 p.m. Next was a repeat of veteran “The Simpsons” at a 3.5/ 5 (#4) at 8 p.m., followed by “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (#4: 2.6/ 4), an encore of “Family Guy” (#4: 2.2/ 3) and relocated “Bob’s Burgers” (#4: 1.9/ 3) from 9:30-11 p.m.
Source: Nielsen Media Research data
Football-Ignited NBC Closes Week on a Winning Note
Household
Rating/Share
NBC 11.4/18
CBS 6.2/10
Fox 5.5/ 8
ABC 4.4/ 7
-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening – Sunday 12/15/13:
NBC: +33, ABC: +22, CBS: – 3, Fox: -29
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Note: The following labels are based on the household overnights and are subject to change given the availability of other pending data streams. The overnights are your first look at what to potentially expect when the other results come in. And we always take into account other benchmarks including the expected demographic ratings, potential DVR usage, the critical acclaim (or lack of) and the social media presence. Keep in mind, as always, that results for any live sporting event are always approximate.
-Winners:
“Sunday Night Football” (NBC)
-Honorable Mention:
“60 Minutes” (CBS), “Undercover Boss” (CBS), “Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2014” (ABC)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“Backstage With Disney on Broadway: Celebrating 20 Years” (ABC)
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Ratings Breakdown:
The Dallas Cowboys at the Philadelphia Eagles on “Sunday Night Football” led NBC to another end of week overnight victory. The match-up averaged an estimated 15.1 rating/24 share in households from 8:30-11:30 p.m., peaking in the 9:30 p.m. half-hour at a 15.7/24. Comparably, this was nine percent above the 13.9/22 for the New England Patriots at the San Diego Chargers one week earlier (and that translated into 21.15 million viewers and a 7.1 rating/20 share among adults 18-49, based on the Live Plus Same Day data).
Earlier in the evening was pre-game “Football Night in America” at a 2.1/ 4 (#3t) at 7 p.m., a 4.3/ 7 (#3) at 7:30 p.m., and a dominant 8.9/14 at 8 p.m.
Due to an estimated 20-minute late start on the East Coast for a primetime football overrun, all individual program results for CBS are approximate. With that in mind, granddaddy “60 Minutes” was second in the 7 p.m. hour, with an 8.3/14 in the overnights, and it led into the season-premiere of well-intentioned “Undercover Boss” at a respectable 6.0/ 9 at 8 p.m. Next on the Eye net was another episode of the final season of “The Mentalist” at a 5.7/ 9 at 9 p.m. (#3), followed by tired “CSI” at a 4.9/ 8 (#3) at 10 p.m. Chances are “CSI” will be coming to an end this spring.
As a reminder, worthy “Undercover Boss” will remain in the Sunday 8 p.m. hour for two more weeks before moving into its former Friday 8 p.m. hour on Jan. 2.
Over at ABC, Barbara Walters returned from her so-called retirement to host “Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2014,” which scored a 5.8/ 9 in the overnights from 9-11 p.m. Comparably, that was eight percent below the 90-minute edition year-ago on Wednesday 12/18/13 (from 9:30-11 p.m.), and that translated into 8.89 million viewers and a 2.2 rating/7 share among adults 18-49, based on the Live Plus Same Day data). As for Amal Clooney being named the Most Fascinating Person of 2014 – seriously??? So, marrying George Clooney is worthy of this accolade? According to Barbara Walters: “This is Amal Alamuddin, George Clooney’s beautiful bride. You could say hers was the wedding of the year. But let’s put it into perspective: It was really one of the greatest achievements in human history.”
Maybe Barbara Walters should have stayed in retirement!
Earlier in the evening on ABC was 7-8 p.m. special, “Backstage With Disney on Broadway: Celebrating 20 Years” at a mere 2.1/ 3 (#3). And it led into always demo friendly “Once Upon a Time” at a 3.8/ 6 (#3) at 8 p.m.
Fox, meanwhile, opened with an estimated 30-minute primetime football overrun (#1: 14.4/24 at 7 p.m.) into post game “The OT” at an 8.3/14 (#1) at 7:30 p.m. Next was a repeat of veteran “The Simpsons” at a 3.5/ 5 (#4) at 8 p.m., followed by “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (#4: 2.6/ 4), an encore of “Family Guy” (#4: 2.2/ 3) and relocated “Bob’s Burgers” (#4: 1.9/ 3) from 9:30-11 p.m.
Source: Nielsen Media Research data
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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 (We also where possible now post the 18-34 and 25-54 Demo Numbers).
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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