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 12/07/14 Metered Markets
NBC Wins; “Lucy” Resonates
Household
Rating/Share
NBC 10.3/16
Fox 6.8/10
CBS 6.4/10
ABC 3.3/ 5
-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening – Sunday 12/08/13:
NBC: + 4, Fox: – 1, CBS: – 7, ABC: -13
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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), “60 Minutes” (CBS)
-Honorable Mention:
“I Love Lucy” Christmas Special (CBS), “The Simpsons” (Fox)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“Resurrection” (ABC)
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Ratings Breakdown:
NBC won this first Sunday in December with ease, thanks to the 13.9 rating/22 share in the household overnights for the New England Patriots at the San Diego Chargers on “Sunday Night Football” (from 8:30-11 p.m. ET). The peak half-hour was a 15.1/23 at 9:30 p.m. Comparably, this was the second-highest rated “Sunday Night Football” match-up in the metered markets in the last seven weeks (since the 14.8/24 for San Francisco versus Denver on Oct. 19).
Earlier in the evening on NBC was pre-game “Football Night in America” at a 1.6/ 3 at 7 p.m. (#4), a 3.1/ 5 at 7:30 p.m. (#4) and a dominant 8.3/13 at 8 p.m.
In the specials department, the second annual “I Love Lucy” Christmas Special on CBS, featuring colorized editions of the Christmas episode and the classic “Job Switching” scored a solid 6.2/ 9 in the overnights from 8-9 p.m. (out of an 8.3/13 for “60 Minutes” from 7-8 p.m.). Comparably, that was seven percent above last year’s telecast (5.8/11 on Friday 12/20/13, featuring the Christmas episode and “Lucy’s Italian Movie”). And that translated into 8.71 million viewers and a 1.4 rating/5 share among adults 18-49, based on the Live Plus Same Day data.
Next on the Eye net was recent returnee “The Mentalist” at a compatible 5.9/ 8 (#2) for the final season at 9 p.m., followed by veteran “CSI” at a second-place 5.2/ 9 at 10 p.m. If “CSI” does conclude this season, and there is every reason to believe it might, let’s hope CBS gives it a final official episode.
Elsewhere, it was Sunday overnight business as usual on ABC (which is not necessarily a good thing) with its combination of veteran “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (#3: 3.3/ 5 at 7 p.m.), demo friendly “Once Upon a Time” (#4: 3.9/ 6 at 8 p.m.), sophomore “Resurrection” (#4: 2.8/ 4 at 8 p.m.) and “Revenge” (#2: 3.4/ 5 at 10 p.m.), which still managed to increase by 42 percent from failed year-ago time period occupant “Betrayal” (2.4/ 4 on 12/08/13).
Fox got a boost, meanwhile, from the 16.1/26 for a primetime football overrun in the 7 p.m. half-hour, followed by post-game “The OT” at a 12.6/20 at 7:30 p.m. Next was granddaddy “The Simpsons” at an above-average 4.7/ 7 at 8 p.m. (#3), which should translate into a low-3 rating among adults 18-49, followed by “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (#4: 3.2/ 5), “Family Guy” (#3: 3.1/ 5) and recently relocated “Bob’s Burgers” (#4: 2.2/ 3) from 8:30-10 p.m.
Source: Nielsen Media Research data
NBC Wins; “Lucy” Resonates
Household
Rating/Share
NBC 10.3/16
Fox 6.8/10
CBS 6.4/10
ABC 3.3/ 5
-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening – Sunday 12/08/13:
NBC: + 4, Fox: – 1, CBS: – 7, ABC: -13
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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), “60 Minutes” (CBS)
-Honorable Mention:
“I Love Lucy” Christmas Special (CBS), “The Simpsons” (Fox)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“Resurrection” (ABC)
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Ratings Breakdown:
NBC won this first Sunday in December with ease, thanks to the 13.9 rating/22 share in the household overnights for the New England Patriots at the San Diego Chargers on “Sunday Night Football” (from 8:30-11 p.m. ET). The peak half-hour was a 15.1/23 at 9:30 p.m. Comparably, this was the second-highest rated “Sunday Night Football” match-up in the metered markets in the last seven weeks (since the 14.8/24 for San Francisco versus Denver on Oct. 19).
Earlier in the evening on NBC was pre-game “Football Night in America” at a 1.6/ 3 at 7 p.m. (#4), a 3.1/ 5 at 7:30 p.m. (#4) and a dominant 8.3/13 at 8 p.m.
In the specials department, the second annual “I Love Lucy” Christmas Special on CBS, featuring colorized editions of the Christmas episode and the classic “Job Switching” scored a solid 6.2/ 9 in the overnights from 8-9 p.m. (out of an 8.3/13 for “60 Minutes” from 7-8 p.m.). Comparably, that was seven percent above last year’s telecast (5.8/11 on Friday 12/20/13, featuring the Christmas episode and “Lucy’s Italian Movie”). And that translated into 8.71 million viewers and a 1.4 rating/5 share among adults 18-49, based on the Live Plus Same Day data.
Next on the Eye net was recent returnee “The Mentalist” at a compatible 5.9/ 8 (#2) for the final season at 9 p.m., followed by veteran “CSI” at a second-place 5.2/ 9 at 10 p.m. If “CSI” does conclude this season, and there is every reason to believe it might, let’s hope CBS gives it a final official episode.
Elsewhere, it was Sunday overnight business as usual on ABC (which is not necessarily a good thing) with its combination of veteran “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (#3: 3.3/ 5 at 7 p.m.), demo friendly “Once Upon a Time” (#4: 3.9/ 6 at 8 p.m.), sophomore “Resurrection” (#4: 2.8/ 4 at 8 p.m.) and “Revenge” (#2: 3.4/ 5 at 10 p.m.), which still managed to increase by 42 percent from failed year-ago time period occupant “Betrayal” (2.4/ 4 on 12/08/13).
Fox got a boost, meanwhile, from the 16.1/26 for a primetime football overrun in the 7 p.m. half-hour, followed by post-game “The OT” at a 12.6/20 at 7:30 p.m. Next was granddaddy “The Simpsons” at an above-average 4.7/ 7 at 8 p.m. (#3), which should translate into a low-3 rating among adults 18-49, followed by “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (#4: 3.2/ 5), “Family Guy” (#3: 3.1/ 5) and recently relocated “Bob’s Burgers” (#4: 2.2/ 3) from 8:30-10 p.m.
Source: Nielsen Media Research data
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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.
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