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[01/25/21 - 11:11 AM]
Sunday's Broadcast Ratings: AFC Championship Delivers Big for CBS
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 18 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (1/24/21):

[Note: Fast affiliate ratings are inaccurate for live sports.]

CBS (29.958 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 8.4, #1) was of course the network to beat on Sunday with its coverage of the "AFC Championship" (33.005 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 9.3, #1) followed by a special "FBI" (8.624 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.1, #2).

A distant silver went to FOX (1.260 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.4, #2) with its repeat lineup of "The Great North" (2.360 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.7, #3), "Bob's Burgers" (1.235 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T4), "The Simpsons" (1.230 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T4), another "The Great North" (0.917 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T8), another "Bob's Burgers" (0.858 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T8) and "Family Guy" (0.959 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T8).

Next up was ABC (3.004 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.3, #3) with a repeat "America's Funniest Home Videos" (3.907 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T4) alongside originals from "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" (2.890 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T8), "Card Sharks" (1.979 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T13) and "The Rookie" (3.241 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T4).

Meanwhile, NBC (1.421 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.2, #4) offered up its lineup of "Weakest Link" (1.539 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T13), "The Wall" (1.270 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T13), "Chicago Med" (1.188 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T13) and a new "Dateline NBC" (1.688 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T8).

And finally, a new "Batwoman" (0.642 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T13) and the return of "Charmed" (0.465 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.1, #18) rounded out the night on The CW (5.540 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.1, #5).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+250.00% - FBI (vs. 12/8/20)
+100.00% - Batwoman
0.00% - The Rookie
-25.00% - Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
-33.33% - Card Sharks

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - Batwoman
-7.00% - AFC Championship (vs. NFC Championship on 1/19/20)
-20.00% - The Rookie (vs. Kobe Bryant: The Death of a Legend)
-25.00% - Dateline NBC (vs. American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The World)
-50.00% - Charmed (vs. Supergirl)
-55.32% - FBI (vs. The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards)
-60.00% - Card Sharks (vs. Shark Tank (Repeat))
-62.50% - Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (vs. America's Funniest Home Videos (Repeat))


Here are the highlights of the 16 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (1/26/20):

[Note: Fast affiliate ratings are inaccurate for live events.]

CBS (14.963 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.1, #1) shot to the top spot on Sunday with its primetime coverage of "Grammy Red Carpet Live" (10.243 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.3, #2) and "The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards" (16.536 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.7, #1).

ABC (3.825 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.7, #2) was the distant silver with its mix of "America's Funniest Home Videos" (5.864 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.0, #3), another "America's Funniest Home Videos" (4.432 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.8, #4), "Shark Tank" (2.547 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T5) and "Kobe Bryant: The Death of a Legend" (2.459 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T5).

Next up was NBC (2.460 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.4, #3) with an encore of "America's Got Talent: The Champions" (2.763 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T7) followed by the annual "American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The World" (2.157 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T7).

Meanwhile, FOX (0.923 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.3, #4) opted for repeats of "Last Man Standing" (0.751 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T13), "Outmatched" (0.755 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T13), "The Simpsons" (0.996 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T10), "Bob's Burgers" (0.889 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T10), "Family Guy" (0.995 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T10) and another "Family Guy" (1.149 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T7).

And finally, originals from "Batwoman" (0.869 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T13) and "Supergirl" (0.965 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T13) on The CW (0.917 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5) closed out the night.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - Supergirl
0.00% - Batwoman

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - Grammy Red Carpet Live (vs. 2/10/19)
-6.00% - The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards (vs. 2/10/19)
-33.33% - Supergirl (vs. Charmed)
-33.33% - Batwoman (vs. Supergirl)
-42.86% - American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The World
-50.00% - Kobe Bryant: The Death of a Legend (vs. Shark Tank (Repeat))

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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