Respectable Return for ‘The Great Christmas Light Fight’ on ABC

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2016

Household Rating/Share
NBC: 5.4/ 9, CBS: 4.3/ 7, ABC: 3.1/ 5, Fox: 2.9/ 5, CW: 1.0/ 2

Percent Change From the Year-Ago Evening:
Fox: +164, CW: +43, ABC: + 3, NBC: -16, CBS: -26

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Ratings Breakdown:
Two-more hours of “The Voice” led NBC to Monday overnight victory, with a 6.3 rating/10 share in households from 8-10 p.m. But freshman lead-out drama “Timeless” did not benefit, dropping to a distant second-place 3.4/ 6 at 10 p.m. One year earlier, two episodes of failed Eva Longoria sitcom “Telenovela” launched with an average 3.2/ 6 in the Monday 10 p.m. hour.

In season-premiere news, holiday-themed “The Great Light Fight” on ABC returned on a promising note with a 3.6/ 6 in the household overnights at 8-10 p.m. Comparably, this was 12 percent above the 3.2/ 5 for the year-ago season opener. And it led into a 2.2/ 4 for failed recent drama entry “Conviction,” which moves to Sundays at 10 p.m. ET to burn off its remaining episodes.

In the specials department was two-hour “Showtime at the Apollo,” hosted by Steve Harvey on Fox, which scored a modest 2.9/ 5 from 8-10 p.m. CBS, meanwhile, filled the Monday 10 p.m. hour with annual “The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show,” which scored a dominant 4.7/ 8 in the overnights. Comparatively, that built from a repeat of “The Big Bang Theory” (#2: 4.2/ 7 at 9:30 p.m.) by 12 percent.

Elsewhere, freshman Monday 8-9 p.m. CBS comedies “Kevin Can Wait” (#2: 4.7/ 7) and “Man With a Plan” (#2: 4.1/ 6) are looking more positive for a second season each week. The compatibility is certainly positive. But “2 Broke Girls” at 9 p.m. (#3: 3.8/ 6) is just not strong enough to anchor the time period.

The CW capped off the night with two encore telecasts of “Supergirl” at an average 1.0/ 2 from 8-10 p.m.

Here is the half-hour breakdown for Monday, December 5:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Great Christmas Light Fight” (season premiere): 4.1/7 (#3)
CBS – “Kevin Can Wait”: 4.7/ 7 (#2)
NBC – “The Voice”: 6.6/10 (#1)
Fox – “Showtime at the Apollo”: 2.9/ 5 (#4)
CW – “Supergirl” (R): 1.1/ 2 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Great Christmas Light Fight” (season premiere): 3.9/ 6 (#3)
CBS – “Man With a Plan”: 4.1/ 6 (#2)
NBC – “The Voice”: 6.3/10 (#1)
Fox – “Showtime at the Apollo”: 2.8/ 4 (#4)
CW – “Supergirl” (R): 1.0/ 2 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Great Christmas Light Fight” (season premiere): 3.4/ 5 (#3)
CBS – “2 Broke Girls”: 3.8/ 6 (#2)
NBC – “The Voice”: 6.2/10 (#1)
Fox – “Showtime at the Apollo”: 2.9/ 4 (#4)
CW – “Supergirl” (R)”: 0.9/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Great Christmas Light Fight” (season premiere): 3.1/ 5 (#3)
CBS – “The Big Bang Theory” (R): 4.2/ 7 (#2)
NBC – “The Voice”: 6.1/10 (#1)
Fox – “Showtime at the Apollo”: 2.9/ 4 (#4)
CW – “Supergirl” (R)”: 0.9/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “Conviction”: 2.3/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show”: 4.7/ 8 (#1)
NBC – “Timeless”: 3.7/ 6 (#2)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “Conviction”: 2.1/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show”: 4.6/ 8 (#1)
NBC – “Timeless”: 3.1/ 6 (#2)

Source: Nielsen Media Research