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[12/27/16 - 08:33 AM]
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC Wins Repeat Showdown
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 (12/26/16):

ABC (4.651 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.2, #1) was the network to beat on an all-repeat Monday with its mix of "Happy New Year, Charlie Brown" (5.061 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.2, #2), "Rudolph's Shiny New Year" (4.772 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.3, #1) and "The Great Holiday Baking Show" (4.119 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #3).

CBS (3.909 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.6, #2) then claimed the silver with its lineup of "Kevin Can Wait" (4.855 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.8, #4), "Man with a Plan" (4.049 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T5), another "Kevin Can Wait" (3.822 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T5), another "Man with a Plan" (3.632 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.6, #7) and "Scorpion" (3.548 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T8).

Next up was NBC (2.454 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.5, #3) with a rebroadcast of "Hairspray Live!" (2.454 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T8).

Meanwhile, FOX (1.447 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.4, #4) offered up second runs of "Gotham" (1.337 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T11) and "Lucifer" (1.557 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.4, #10).

And finally, encores of "iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2016" (0.859 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T11) and "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (0.593 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.2, #13) on The CW (0.792 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5) rounded out the night.

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," 1.5/4 with an encore telecast; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 1.4/4 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," 0.5/2 with an encore; "Late Show," 0.2/1 with an encore; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.6/2 with an encore.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.0/3 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," 0.8/3 in metered-market households; CBS's "Late Late Show," 0.7/2 with an encore. In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, averages were: "Late Night," 0.2/1 in 18-49; "Late Late Show," 0.1/1 with an encore.

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.5/2 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.1/1 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.


Here are the highlights of the 15 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (12/28/15):

CBS (5.888 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.9, #1) was the top draw on Monday with its repeat lineup of "Supergirl" (5.283 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T3), "Scorpion" (6.400 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.0, #2) and "NCIS: Los Angeles" (5.983 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T3).

ABC (3.570 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.8, #2) then claimed the silver with encores of "Happy New Year, Charlie Brown" (4.802 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #1), "Rudolph's Shiny New Year" (3.053 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T8) and "Castle" (2.855 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11).

Next up was NBC (2.741 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.7, #3) with repeats of "Superstore" (3.559 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T3) and "Telenovela" (2.713 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T8) followed by broadcast originals from "Superstore" (3.048 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T3) and "Telenovela" (2.634 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.8, #7) and a second run "Blindspot" (2.248 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.6, #10).

Meanwhile, The CW (1.848 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.5, #4) offered up a repeat "Penn & Teller: Fool Us" (1.866 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11) and a second "Penn & Teller: Fool Us" (1.829 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11).

And finally, repeats of "Gotham" (1.537 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.4, #15) and "Bones" (1.960 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11) on FOX (1.748 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.4, #5) closed out the night.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - Telenovela (vs. 12/7/15)
-52.63% - Superstore (vs. 11/30/15)

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+80.00% - Superstore (vs. State of Affairs (Repeat))
+60.00% - Telenovela (vs. State of Affairs (Repeat))

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," 2.0/5 with an encore telecast; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 1.6/4 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," 0.6/3 with an encore; "Late Show," 0.3/1 with an encore; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.4/2 with an encore.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.1/3 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, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (1.0/3 in metered-market households with an encore) beat CBS's "Late Late Show" (0.8/3 with an encore). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.3/2 in 18-49 with an encore) topped "Late Late Show" (0.2/1 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.

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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