Sunday Overnights: 68th Annual Emmy Awards Dips to What Could Be an Historical Low

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Household Rating/Share
NBC: 10.7/17, CBS: 8.3/13, ABC: 7.2/12, Fox: 1.3/ 2

Percent Change From the Year-Ago Evening:
ABC: +443, CBS: +102, NBC: -13, Fox: 87

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-Ratings Analysis:
The dramatic percent shift for ABC and Fox last night was a result of Fox airing “The Emmy Awards” on the year-ago evening. That said, “The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards” on ABC, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, dipped to an estimated 8.4 rating/13 share in the household overnights from 8-11 p.m., which comparatively was down by three percent from the 8.7/14 on Fox on the year-ago evening. That 8.7 overnight rating translated into 11.87 million viewers, based on the Live + Same Day data, which was an all-time low for any Emmys telecast. For the complete listing of winners, click here

The “Sunday Night Football” match-up on NBC was between the Green Bay Packers and the Minnesota Vikings, and it was below average (but still very dominant) at an estimated 13.7/22 in the household overnights for the primetime portion. One year earlier, the Seattle Seahawks at the Green Bay Packers scored 16.3/27.

Earlier in the evening on NBC was “Football Night in America” at a 2.0/ 4 (#4) at 7 p.m., a 4.9/ 8 (#2) at 7:30 p.m. and an 8.7/14 (#1t) in the 8 p.m. half-hour. As a reminder, results for any live event are always estimated.

Individual program averages on CBS are approximate due to an NFL Football overrun, which scored a 14.6/26 (#1) in the 7 p.m. half-hour. That led into a later version of “60 Minutes” (which included some of the football overrun) at a 9.9/17 from 7:30-8:30 p.m., followed by part one of “The Case Of: JonBenet Ramsey” at a very respectable 7.1/11 from 8:30-10:30 p.m. A repeat of “NCIS: Los Angeles” capped off the night for CBS with a 3.6/ 6 from 10:30-11:30 p.m.

Fox was in all repeats care of two episodes of “Bob’s Burgers” (#4: avg. 1.6/ 3 from 7-8 p.m.) and “The “Simpsons” (#4: avg. 1.2/ 2 from 8-9 p.m.), a “Family Guy” (#4: 1.3/ 2) and “The Last Man of Earth” (#4: 0.9/ 1) from 9-10 p.m.

What follows is the half-hour breakdown:

7:00 p.m.
ABC – Countdown to the Emmy Awards: Red Carpet Live: 3.5/ 6 (#2)
CBS – NFL Football: 14.6/26 (#1)
NBC – Football Night in America, part one: 2.0/ 4 (#4)
Fox – Bob’s Burger’s (R): 2.1/ 4 (#3)

7:30 p.m.
ABC – Countdown to the Emmy Awards: Red Carpet Live: 4.2/ 7 (#3)
CBS – 60 Minutes: 11.1/19 (#1)
NBC – Football Night in America, part two: 4.9/ 8 (#2)
Fox – Bob’s Burger’s (R): 1.2/ 2 (#4)

8:00 p.m.
ABC – 68th Primetime Emmy Awards: 8.3/14 (#3)
CBS – 60 Minutes: 8.7/14 (#1t)
NBC – Football Night in America, part three: 8.7/14 (#1t)
Fox – The Simpsons (R): 1.2/ 2 (#4)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – 68th Primetime Emmy Awards: 8.5/14 (#2)
CBS – The Case Of: JonBenet Ramsey: 7.2/11 (#3)
NBC – NFL Football: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings: 13.4/22 (#1)
Fox – The Simpsons (R): 1.2/ 2 (#4)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – 68th Primetime Emmy Awards: 8.4/13 (#2)
CBS – The Case Of: JonBenet Ramsey: 7.1/11 (#3)
NBC – NFL Football: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings: 14.2/22 (#1)
Fox – Family Guy (R): 1.3/ 2 (#4)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – 68th Primetime Emmy Awards: 8.5/13 (#2)
CBS – The Case Of: JonBenet Ramsey: 7.1/11 (#3)
NBC – NFL Football: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings: 14.5/23 (#1)
Fox – Family Guy (R): 0.9/ 1 (#4)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – 68th Primetime Emmy Awards: 8.313 (#2)
CBS – The Case Of: JonBenet Ramsey: 6.9/11 (#3)
NBC – NFL Football: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings: 12.7/21 (#1)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – 68th Primetime Emmy Awards: 8.1/14 (#2)
CBS – NCIS: Los Angeles (R): 4.3/ 7 (#3)
NBC – NFL Football: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings: 13.5/23 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research