Dallas Cowboys Victory Lifts NBC to Thursday Overnight Victory

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2016

Household Rating/Share
NBC: 10.0/16, CBS: 4.9/ 8, ABC: 3.3/ 5, Fox: 2.1/ 3, CW: 1.9/ 3

-Percent Change From the Comparable Year-Ago Evening:
Note: CBS aired “Thursday Night Football” and NBC “The Wiz Live!” on the year-ago evening
CW: +111, NBC: +27, Fox: +11, ABC: – 3, CBS: -40

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-Winners:
NFL Football (NBC), “The Big Bang Theory” (CBS)

-Losers:
“The Great Indoors” (CBS), “Rosewood” (Fox), “The Great American Baking Show” (ABC), “Pitch” (Fox), “Pure Genius” (CBS)

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Ratings Breakdown:
It was a touchdown in the household overnights for NBC, with the Dallas Cowboys victory over the Minnesota Vikings at an estimated 11.0 rating/18 share from 8:30-11:30 p.m. ET. Comparatively, this was an improvement (in household rating) of 62 percent from the Saints-Panthers match-up on Nov. 17 (6.8).

“The Big Bang Theory” on CBS, of course, stood well above any other entertainment-themed series for the night with a 9.5/15 at 8 p.m. But freshman lead-out “The Great Indoors” slipped to a 4.5/ 7, which is loss of a severe 53 percent. Once again, CBS has not put this protected time period to the appropriate use. “Mom” at 9 p.m. held the lead-in support, also with a 4.5/ 7 in the 9 p.m. half-hour, followed by “Life in Pieces” at a compatible 3.1/ 5 at 9:30 p.m. But recent medical drama entry “Pure Genius” earned its cancellation stripes at a 3.0/ 5 (#3) at 10 p.m.

In season-premiere news, ABC competition “The Great American Baking Show” scored a modest 3.1/ 5 from 9-11 p.m. out of a 3.9/ 6 for annual animated special “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” Consider this nothing more than temporary time period filler.
On The CW, the four night superhero-themed drama crossover also benefitted “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow” with an above-average 2.4/ 4 at 8 p.m. Effective on Tuesday, Jan. 24, “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow” moves into the Tuesday 9 p.m. hour out of “The Flash.” Next was veteran “Supernatural” at a 1.3/ 2 at 9 p.m., which slipped by 46 percent.

Fox, meanwhile, remained out of the competitive loop care of dramas “Rosewood” (#4: 2.4/ 4 at 8 p.m.), which moves to Friday at 8 p.m. on Jan. 6 into the return of “Sleepy Hollow,” and recent entry “Pitch” (#4: 1.9/ 3).

What follows is the breakdown by half-hour for Thursday, Nov. 17:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “A Charlie Brown Christmas” (R): 3.9/ 6 (#3)
CBS – “The Big Bang Theory”: 9.5/15 (#1)
NBC – Football Night in Minnesota: 5.7/10 (#2)
Fox – “Rosewood”: 2.4/ 4 (#t)
CW – “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow”: 2.4/ 4 (#4t)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “A Charlie Brown Christmas” (R): 3.9/ 6 (#3)
CBS – “The Great Indoors”: 4.5/ 7 (#2)
NBC – NFL Football (Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings): 9.6/16 (#1)
Fox – “Rosewood”: 2.4/ 4 (#t)
CW – “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow”: 2.4/ 4 (#4t)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Great American Baking Show” (season premiere): 3.2/ 5 (#3)
CBS – “Mom”: 4.5/ 7 (#2)
NBC – NFL Football (Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings): 11.2/18 (#1)
Fox – “Pitch”: 1.8/ 3 (#4)
CW – “Supernatural”: 1.3/ 2 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Great American Baking Show” (season premiere): 3.1/ 5 (#3)
CBS – “Life in Pieces”: 4.1/ 7 (#2)
NBC – NFL Football (Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings): 10.8/17 (#1)
Fox – “Pitch”: 1.9/ 3 (#4)
CW – “Supernatural”: 1.2/ 2 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Great American Baking Show” (season premiere): 3.1/ 5 (#3)
CBS – “Pure Genius”: 3.4/ 6 (#2)
NBC – NFL Football (Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings): 11.2/18 (#1)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Great American Baking Show” (season premiere): 2.9/ 5 (#3)
CBS – “Pure Genius”: 3.1/ 6 (#2)
NBC – NFL Football (Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings): 11.7/20 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research