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[11/29/16 - 09:37 AM]
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: "The Voice" Continues Its Reign for NBC
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

Primetime Preliminary Fast National Nielsen Data
(includes all DVR playback through 3:00 am)

Here are the highlights of the 13 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (11/28/16):

NBC (8.088 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.7, #1) held onto the top spot on Monday with new episodes from "The Voice" (9.700 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.0, #1) and "Timeless" (4.864 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T5).

ABC (6.763 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.2, #2) then was the silver draw with its special "CMA Country Christmas" (7.817 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.3, #3) and a new "Conviction" (4.656 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.0, #9).

Next up was FOX (4.026 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #3) with originals from "Gotham" (3.653 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T5) and "Lucifer" (4.399 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.2, #4).

Meanwhile, CBS (5.740 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.0, #4) opted for repeats of "The Big Bang Theory" (8.469 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.5, #2), "Kevin Can Wait" (5.832 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T5), "Man with a Plan" (4.666 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T10) plus a new "The Odd Couple" (4.620 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T10) and a repeat "Scorpion" (5.426 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.8, #12).

And finally, fresh installments from "Supergirl" (3.506 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T5) and "Jane the Virgin" (1.239 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.5, #13) closed out the night on The CW (2.372 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.8, #5).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+25.00% - Conviction
+20.00% - Lucifer
+10.00% - Supergirl
0.00% - Gotham
-4.76% - The Voice
-8.33% - Timeless
-16.67% - Jane the Virgin
-18.18% - The Odd Couple

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+175.00% - Supergirl (vs. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend)
+150.00% - Jane the Virgin (vs. Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown)
+71.43% - Lucifer (vs. Minority Report)
-16.67% - Conviction (vs. The Great Holiday Baking Show)
-18.18% - The Odd Couple (vs. Scorpion (Repeat))
-31.03% - The Voice
-31.25% - Gotham
-31.58% - CMA Country Christmas (vs. It's Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown/A Charlie Brown Christmas (Repeat))
-46.34% - Timeless (vs. Superstore)

In late-night metered market ratings (via NBC's press release):

· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.3/6; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 1.7/5 with an encore; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.5/4 with an encore.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 0.7/4; "Late Show," 0.3/2 with an encore; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.3/2 with an encore.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.1/4 in metered-market households and a 0.3/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, ratings were: "Late Night with Seth Meyers," 1.0/4 in metered-market households with an encore; CBS's "Late Late Show," 1.0/3 with an encore. In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, averages were: "Late Night," 0.4/3 in 18-49 with an encore; "Late Late Show," 0.2/2 with an encore.

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.6/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.2/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.


Here are the highlights of the 13 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (11/30/15):

NBC (11.079 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.6, #1) was still the network to beat on Monday with a new "The Voice" (13.089 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.9, #1) followed by the launch of "Superstore" (7.974 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.2, #2) and a second "Superstore" (6.145 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.9, #4).

ABC (6.291 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.6, #2) then claimed the silver with its mix of "It's Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown" (7.183 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.8, #5), "A Charlie Brown Christmas" (7.329 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 2.0, #3) and the premiere of "The Great Holiday Baking Show" (4.362 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.2, #8).

Next up was CBS (7.386 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.3, #3) with a new "Supergirl" (8.028 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T6) alongside repeats of "Scorpion" (6.591 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T9) and "NCIS: Los Angeles" (7.541 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T9).

Meanwhile, FOX (3.378 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.2, #4) offered up the fall finales of "Gotham" (4.515 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T6) and "Minority Report" (2.241 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.7, #11).

And finally, a new "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (1.061 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.4, #12) and the special "Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown" (0.768 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.2, #13) on The CW (0.914 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5) closed out the night.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+33.33% - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
+16.67% - Minority Report
+16.00% - The Voice
+14.29% - Gotham
+6.67% - Supergirl

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+60.00% - Gotham (vs. Gotham (Repeat))
+37.50% - Superstore - 10:00 (vs. State of Affairs)
+33.33% - Supergirl (vs. Mike & Molly)
+18.75% - Superstore - 10:30 (vs. State of Affairs)
+12.50% - It's Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown (vs. CMA Country Christmas)
+7.41% - The Voice
0.00% - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (vs. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (Repeat))
-20.00% - The Great Holiday Baking Show (vs. Castle)
-53.33% - Minority Report (vs. Sleepy Hollow)

In late-night metered market ratings (via NBC's press release):

·In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.9/8; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 1.8/5 with an encore; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.0/5.

·In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 1.1/6; "Late Show," 0.4/2 with an encore; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/3.

·From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.3/4 in metered-market households and a 0.4/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

·From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (1.3/4 in metered-market households with an encore) beat CBS's "Late Late Show" (0.9/3). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/4 in 18-49 with an encore) topped "Late Late Show" (0.2/2).

·At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.8/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.3/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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