or


[01/04/16 - 08:47 AM]
Sunday's Broadcast Ratings: "Sunday Night Football" Wraps Season on Top for NBC
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 19 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (1/3/16):

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to the nature of live sports, Fast Nationals for CBS (7-8p), FOX (7-8p) and NBC prime are approximate.]

NBC (19.181 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 6.2, #1) was of course the network to beat on Sunday with the season finales of "Football Night in America #1" (7.215 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 2.0, #T8), "Football Night in America #2" (9.331 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 2.8, #5), "Football Night in America #3" (17.466 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 5.6, #2) and "Sunday Night Football" (21.494 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 7.1, #1).

CBS (11.192 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.5, #2) then was a distant second with its mix of "NFL Overrun" (21.522 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 5.4, #3), "60 Minutes" (13.432 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.4, #6), the Friday-bound "Undercover Boss" (6.642 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.4, #11) and a repeat "Limitless" (3.172 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.7, #17).

Next up was FOX (4.814 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.9, #3) with its own "NFL Overrun" (9.989 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 3.3, #4) and "The OT" (6.221 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 2.2, #7) followed by a new "The Simpsons" (4.434 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 2.0, #T8), the launch of "Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life" (2.634 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 1.2, #12), a new "Family Guy" (3.250 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 1.7, #10) and the debut of "Bordertown" (2.356 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T13).

And finally, ABC (3.254 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.7, #4) closed out the evening with a new "America's Funniest Home Videos" (5.923 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T13), the return of "Galavant" (3.492 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.9, #15), a second "Galavant" (2.956 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.8, #16), a repeat "Quantico" (1.866 million viewers, #19; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T18) and a second repeat "Quantico" (2.005 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T18).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+40.00% - Football Night in America #3
+33.96% - Sunday Night Football
+33.33% - Football Night in America #1
+22.22% - America's Funniest Home Videos (vs. 12/13/15)
+21.74% - Football Night in America #2
0.00% - Family Guy (vs. 12/13/15)
0.00% - Undercover Boss
-7.69% - 60 Minutes (vs. 12/20/15)
-16.67% - The Simpsons (vs. 12/13/15)

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+330.77% - Football Night in America #3 (vs. Dateline NBC)
+208.70% - Sunday Night Football (vs. The Celebrity Apprentice)
+115.38% - Football Night in America #2 (vs. Dateline NBC)
+71.43% - 60 Minutes (vs. Madam Secretary)
+53.85% - Football Night in America #1 (vs. Dateline NBC)
+7.69% - Undercover Boss (vs. The Good Wife)
-15.38% - America's Funniest Home Videos
-39.29% - Family Guy
-42.11% - Bordertown (vs. Bob's Burgers)
-56.52% - The Simpsons
-57.14% - Galavant - 8:00
-57.89% - Galavant - 8:30
-58.62% - Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life (vs. Brooklyn Nine-Nine)


Here are the highlights of the 17 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (1/4/15):

FOX (16.870 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 6.2, #1) was the top draw on the first Sunday of 2015 thanks to its mix of "NFL Overrun" (40.072 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 13.1, #1), "The OT" (35.166 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 12.0, #2), "The Simpsons" (10.513 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 4.6, #3), "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (6.015 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 2.9, #4), "Family Guy" (5.504 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 2.8, #5) and "Bob's Burgers" (3.948 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 1.9, #T8).

The silver then went to NBC (6.514 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.8, #2) with a new "Dateline NBC" (6.239 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T11) and the return of "The Celebrity Apprentice" (6.790 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 2.3, #6).

Next up was ABC (5.362 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.3, #3) with a new "America's Funniest Home Videos" (6.077 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T11) followed by the premiere of "Galavant" (7.875 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 2.1, #7), a second "Galavant" (6.801 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.9, #T8) and originals from "Resurrection" (4.095 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 1.0, #15) and "Revenge" (3.938 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.9, #16).

And finally, new episodes of "60 Minutes" (7.516 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.8, #17), "Madam Secretary" (11.548 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.4, #10), "The Good Wife" (10.242 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T11) and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (8.476 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.2, #14) closed out the evening on CBS (9.445 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.2, #4).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+93.33% - Brooklyn Nine-Nine (vs. 12/14/14)
+64.29% - The Simpsons (vs. 12/7/14)
+58.33% - Bob's Burgers (vs. 12/14/14)
+27.27% - Family Guy (vs. 12/7/14)
0.00% - America's Funniest Home Videos (vs. 12/7/14)
0.00% - Resurrection (vs. 12/7/14)
-7.14% - The Good Wife (vs. 11/23/14)
-20.00% - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
-25.00% - Revenge (vs. 12/7/14)
-26.32% - Madam Secretary (vs. 11/30/14)
-55.56% - 60 Minutes

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+40.00% - Madam Secretary (vs. Elementary (Repeat))
+16.67% - Galavant - 8:00 (vs. The Bachelor: Countdown to Juan Pablo)
+15.00% - The Celebrity Apprentice (vs. Best of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Primetime Special)
+12.50% - Revenge (vs. Betrayal)
+5.56% - Galavant - 8:30 (vs. The Bachelor: Countdown to Juan Pablo)
0.00% - Dateline NBC
-6.67% - Family Guy
-7.14% - The Good Wife
-9.38% - Brooklyn Nine-Nine (vs. Bob's Burgers)
-11.54% - The Simpsons
-18.75% - America's Funniest Home Videos
-20.00% - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (vs. The Mentalist)
-24.00% - Bob's Burgers (vs. American Dad)
-33.33% - 60 Minutes
-44.44% - Resurrection (vs. Revenge)

Source: Nielsen Media Research





  [january 2016]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
     


· SHOWATCH
(series past and present)
· DEVWATCH
(series in development)
· MOVIEWATCH
(tv movies and mini-series)





most recent ratings | view all posts
[09/16/26 - 12:20 PM]
Top 10 Most-Watched Prime Original Films & Series for the Week of September 7
"Reacher," "The Grand Tour," "Sterling Point," "Off Campus," and "LOL Next" led all original series worldwide.

[09/15/26 - 04:06 PM]
US Open Men's Championship Averages 3.2M Viewers, ESPN's Largest Audience Ever
Viewership peaked at 4.0M from 5:30-5:45 p.m. ET.

[09/15/26 - 03:21 PM]
Michigan's Win Over Oklahoma Scores 8,221,000 Viewers on FOX
Plus: 3,094,000 viewers tuned in to Friday's Missouri-Kansas matchup on FOX.

[09/15/26 - 03:05 PM]
Ohio State/Texas Delivers ABC/ESPN's Top Regular Season Game in 10 Years; "College GameDay" Scores Most-Watched Week 2 Episode Ever
ABC scores two of week 2's top three games, with Alabama at Kentucky winning the afternoon by more than double the competition.

[09/15/26 - 02:58 PM]
FOX's "America's Game of the Week" Comes Out on Top in a Rare Week 1 Head-to-Head Matchup in the National 4:25 PM ET Window
20,346,000 viewers tuned-in to the Philadelphia Eagles win over the Washington Commanders in a window with head-to-head national competition.

[09/15/26 - 01:52 PM]
NBC Sports Delivers 25+ Million Viewers for Both NFL Kickoff Game and "Sunday Night Football" Opener for First Time Since 2015
Sunday's Dallas Cowboys-New York Giants matchup averaged 25.7 million on NBC and Peacock, marking the most watched NBC "Sunday Night Football" season opener since 2015 (Giants at Cowboys), based on Nielsen Big Data inclusive of first party data.

[09/15/26 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10: Week of September 7 - "The Gentlemen" Brings Sophistication to the No. 1 Spot in This Week's Top 10
"Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Again?" debuted at the top of the English film list, gathering 19.3 million views for its lakeside destination wedding.

[09/14/26 - 03:51 PM]
ESPN Aces Its Most-Viewed US Open Women's Semifinals Action Ever, Averaging 2.2M Viewers
Viewership peaked with 2.6M avg. viewers (9:45-10 p.m. ET) during Coco Gauff's three-set showdown against Elena Rybakina.

[09/14/26 - 11:57 AM]
NFL Gameday in Melbourne on Netflix Scores With an Average 18.5 Million US Viewers for First-Ever NFL Regular Season Game in Australia
Globally, the historic matchup averaged 21.7 million viewers, with fans from over 200 countries and territories tuning in to the first-ever NFL regular season game played in Australia.

[09/14/26 - 09:50 AM]
NFL Kickoff Game on NBC and Peacock Featuring Patriots-Seahawks Tops 25 Million Viewers for Fourth Consecutive Year
In addition, NBC Sports delivered the largest NFL Kickoff Game audience among Adults 18-49 since 2021, averaging 10.0 million viewers in the key demographic across NBC, Peacock, NBC Sports Digital and NFL Digital properties.

[09/10/26 - 11:02 AM]
Wisconsin-Notre Dame on NBC & Peacock Is NBC Sports' Third-Most Watched Notre Dame Football Game Since 2005, Averaging 8.1 Million Viewers
The audience for the No. 4 Fighting Irish's 41-13 victory peaked at 9.7 million viewers in the second quarter (9:15-9:30 p.m. ET) as Notre Dame led 13-10.

[09/09/26 - 03:52 PM]
"College GameDay" Wins Week 1 With Top-Three Regular Season Show on Record
Coverage of Clemson/LSU was the top Saturday game of Week 1.

[09/09/26 - 03:30 PM]
ESPN's US Open Coverage Is Most-Viewed Since 2022 Through Third Round
The full-tournament average so far is up 5% over 2025 and the most viewed since 2022, the year of Serena Williams' final match before her return this year.

[09/09/26 - 12:01 PM]
Top 10 Most-Watched Prime Original Films & Series for the Week of August 31
"Reacher," "Sterling Point," "Off Campus," "The Grand Tour," and "The Traitors" led all original series worldwide.

[09/08/26 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10: Week of August 31 - "The Whisper Man" Tracks Down No. 1 in This Week's Top 10
"Death of the Pastor's Wife" held the top spot of the English TV list with 13.9 million views.