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[12/29/16 - 08:35 AM]
Wednesday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC Wins Tight Demo Race with Comedy Repeats
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 14 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (12/28/16):

ABC (3.792 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.0, #1) was the demo champ on Wednesday with its repeat lineup of "The Goldbergs" (4.330 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T1), "Speechless" (3.591 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T6), "Modern Family" (4.151 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T1), "Black-ish" (3.709 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T4) and "Match Game" (3.486 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T8).

CBS (4.739 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T2) then was a close second with a new "Undercover Boss" (6.256 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T1) and repeats of "MacGyver" (4.237 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T10) and "Criminal Minds" (3.724 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T10).

Next up was NBC (4.614 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T2) and its mix of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (4.487 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T8), another "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (4.755 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T4) and "Chicago PD" (4.601 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T6).

Meanwhile, FOX (2.629 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.7, #4) served up its special the "Foster Farms Bowl" (2.629 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T10).

And finally, repeats of "Arrow" (0.907 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T13) and "Supergirl" (0.836 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T13) closed out the evening on The CW (0.871 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - Undercover Boss

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+16.67% - Foster Farms Bowl (vs. Empire/Rosewood (Repeats))
+10.00% - Undercover Boss (vs. I Get That a Lot)

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," 2.1/5 with an encore telecast; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 1.6/4 with an encore; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.7/4 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 with an encore; "Late Show," 0.3/2 with an encore; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/3 with an encore.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.2/4 in metered-market households and a 0.2/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, ratings were: "Late Night with Seth Meyers," 1.1/4 in metered-market households with an encore; CBS's "Late Late Show," 0.8/3 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," 0.2/1 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.


Here are the highlights of the 17 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (12/30/15):

CBS (4.679 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T1) was the most-watched network on Wednesday with a new edition of "I Get That a Lot" (4.996 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.0, #3) followed by repeats of "Code Black" (4.047 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T9) and "Criminal Minds" (4.995 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T4).

ABC (3.844 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T1) then shared in the demo crown with repeats of "The Middle" (5.173 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T1), "The Goldbergs" (4.108 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T4), "Modern Family" (4.518 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T1), "Black-ish" (3.720 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T4), "The Goldbergs" (2.883 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T9) and "Black-ish" (2.662 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T9).

Next up was NBC (4.574 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.8, #3) and its own repeat lineup of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (4.444 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.8, #8), another "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (5.094 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T4) and "Chicago PD" (4.184 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T9).

Meanwhile, FOX (2.177 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #4) served up repeats of "Empire" (2.318 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.6, #13) and "Rosewood" (2.036 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.5, #14).

And finally, encores of "iHeartRadio Jingle Ball" (1.175 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.4, #15) and "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (1.118 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.3, #16) on The CW (1.161 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.4, #5) closed out the night.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
N/A

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+42.86% - I Get That a Lot (vs. Blue Bloods (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," 2.3/6 with an encore telecast; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 1.7/4 with an encore; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.7/4 with an encore.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 0.7/3 with an encore; "Late Show," 0.2/1 with an encore; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/3 with an encore.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.2/4 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" (1.0/3 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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