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 11/30/14 Metered Markets
Football Overrun Ignites CBS; Respectable Return for “The Mentalist”
Household
Rating/Share
CBS 10.5/16
NBC 10.3/16
ABC 3.3/ 5
Fox 1.6/ 2
-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening – Sunday 12/01/13:
NBC: +14, CBS: – 5, ABC: -20, Fox: -27
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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:
“Madam Secretary” (CBS), “The Mentalist” (CBS)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“Mulaney” (Fox), “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (Fox), “Resurrection” (ABC), “Bob’s Burgers” (Fox), “Revenge” (ABC)
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Ratings Breakdown:
Before we begin, keep in mind that last night featured the midseason finale of “The Walking Dead” on AMC. That said, an estimated 21.9 rating/35 share in the household overnights for a 7-7:30 p.m. primetime football overrun on CBS gave the Eye net a two-tenth of a rating point (or two percent) advantage over NBC overall for the evening. But CBS, of course, will not even come close to NBC in the key young adult demos.
“Sunday Night Football” on NBC, featuring the Denver Broncos versus the Kansas City Chiefs, averaged an approximate 13.4/20 in the overnights from 8:30-11 p.m. (peaking in the 9 p.m. half-hour at a 14.0/21). Comparably, this was 11 percent above the 12.1/19 for the New York Giants at the Washington Redskins one year earlier (and that translated into 17.75 million viewers and a 6.2 rating/16 share among adults 18-49, based on the Live Plus Same Day data).
Earlier in the evening on NBC was pre-game show “Football Night in America” at a 1.6/ 3 at 7 p.m. (#4), a 5.6/ 9 at 7:30 p.m. (#2) and an 8.3/13 (#2) in the 8 p.m. half-hour. As a reminder, results for any live sporting event are always estimated.
On CBS, and out of the massive primetime football overrun, was a later edition of granddaddy “60 Minutes” at a dominant 12.3/19 from 7:30-8:30 p.m. That led into an also above average 8.8/13 in the overnights for freshman “Madam Secretary” from 8:30-9:30 p.m., followed by the seventh – and final – season-premiere of drama “The Mentalist” at a solid 7.3/11 from 9:30-10:30 p.m. The first-half of CBS’ delayed “CSI” scored a second-place 5.7/ 9 at 10:30 p.m.
Elsewhere, ABC has sprung a leak in the 9 p.m. hour as a result of sophomore “Resurrection” at a series-low 2.7/ 4 (#3), which dipped by 31 percent in the overnights from demo friendly lead-in “Once Upon a Time” (#3: 3.9/ 6 from 8-9 p.m.). “Revenge” at 10 p.m. managed to perk up to a 3.1/ 5, but this is still a shell of what the show once was. And veteran “America’s Funniest Home Videos” opened the evening for the alphabet net at a below-average 3.6/ 5 from 7-8 p.m.
On Fox, an encore telecast of animated half-hour special “Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas” opened with a 1.8/ 3 at 7 p.m., which led into a series-low 1.0/ 4 (#4) for waiting-to-be axed “Mulaney” at 7:30 p.m. Unlike Jerry Seinfeld, John Mulaney does not have the luxury of a stellar supporting cast to carry this sitcom. Next on Fox: a repeat of “The Simpsons” at 8 p.m. (#4: 1.7/ 2) led into a weak 2.1/ 3 for “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” at 8:30 p.m. (#4), followed by an encore of “Family Guy” (#4: 1.6/ 2) and recently relocated “Bob’s Burgers” (#4: 1.5/ 2) from 9-10 p.m.
Source: Nielsen Media Research data
Football Overrun Ignites CBS; Respectable Return for “The Mentalist”
Household
Rating/Share
CBS 10.5/16
NBC 10.3/16
ABC 3.3/ 5
Fox 1.6/ 2
-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening – Sunday 12/01/13:
NBC: +14, CBS: – 5, ABC: -20, Fox: -27
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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:
“Madam Secretary” (CBS), “The Mentalist” (CBS)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“Mulaney” (Fox), “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (Fox), “Resurrection” (ABC), “Bob’s Burgers” (Fox), “Revenge” (ABC)
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Ratings Breakdown:
Before we begin, keep in mind that last night featured the midseason finale of “The Walking Dead” on AMC. That said, an estimated 21.9 rating/35 share in the household overnights for a 7-7:30 p.m. primetime football overrun on CBS gave the Eye net a two-tenth of a rating point (or two percent) advantage over NBC overall for the evening. But CBS, of course, will not even come close to NBC in the key young adult demos.
“Sunday Night Football” on NBC, featuring the Denver Broncos versus the Kansas City Chiefs, averaged an approximate 13.4/20 in the overnights from 8:30-11 p.m. (peaking in the 9 p.m. half-hour at a 14.0/21). Comparably, this was 11 percent above the 12.1/19 for the New York Giants at the Washington Redskins one year earlier (and that translated into 17.75 million viewers and a 6.2 rating/16 share among adults 18-49, based on the Live Plus Same Day data).
Earlier in the evening on NBC was pre-game show “Football Night in America” at a 1.6/ 3 at 7 p.m. (#4), a 5.6/ 9 at 7:30 p.m. (#2) and an 8.3/13 (#2) in the 8 p.m. half-hour. As a reminder, results for any live sporting event are always estimated.
On CBS, and out of the massive primetime football overrun, was a later edition of granddaddy “60 Minutes” at a dominant 12.3/19 from 7:30-8:30 p.m. That led into an also above average 8.8/13 in the overnights for freshman “Madam Secretary” from 8:30-9:30 p.m., followed by the seventh – and final – season-premiere of drama “The Mentalist” at a solid 7.3/11 from 9:30-10:30 p.m. The first-half of CBS’ delayed “CSI” scored a second-place 5.7/ 9 at 10:30 p.m.
Elsewhere, ABC has sprung a leak in the 9 p.m. hour as a result of sophomore “Resurrection” at a series-low 2.7/ 4 (#3), which dipped by 31 percent in the overnights from demo friendly lead-in “Once Upon a Time” (#3: 3.9/ 6 from 8-9 p.m.). “Revenge” at 10 p.m. managed to perk up to a 3.1/ 5, but this is still a shell of what the show once was. And veteran “America’s Funniest Home Videos” opened the evening for the alphabet net at a below-average 3.6/ 5 from 7-8 p.m.
On Fox, an encore telecast of animated half-hour special “Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas” opened with a 1.8/ 3 at 7 p.m., which led into a series-low 1.0/ 4 (#4) for waiting-to-be axed “Mulaney” at 7:30 p.m. Unlike Jerry Seinfeld, John Mulaney does not have the luxury of a stellar supporting cast to carry this sitcom. Next on Fox: a repeat of “The Simpsons” at 8 p.m. (#4: 1.7/ 2) led into a weak 2.1/ 3 for “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” at 8:30 p.m. (#4), followed by an encore of “Family Guy” (#4: 1.6/ 2) and recently relocated “Bob’s Burgers” (#4: 1.5/ 2) from 9-10 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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