‘My Kitchen Rules’ on Fox Does Not Rule in the Overnights

THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2017

Household Rating/Share
CBS: 4.4/ 7, ABC: 3.8/ 6, NBC: 3.6/ 6, Fox: 2.3/ 4, CW: 0.7/ 1

-Perfect Change from the Year-Ago Evening:
ABC: +100, NBC and CW: -12 each, CBS: -23, Fox: -62

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Ratings Breakdown:
CBS led this second Thursday of 2017 in the household overnights, besting No. 2 ABC by 16 percent. An encore telecast of “The Big Bang Theory” was still the top draw with a 6.2 rating/10 share in the 8 p.m. half-hour. And it led into typical overnight household ratings for sitcoms “The Great Indoors” (#2: 4.4/ 7), “Mom” (#1: 4.8/ 8) and “Life in Pieces” (#2t: 3.8/ 6) from 8:30-10 p.m. While respectable, “The Great Indoors” is yet another example of the Eye net squandering the “Big Bang Theory” lead-in support on a comedy that will probably never be able to stand on its own.

Canceled drama “Pure Genius” capped off the night for CBS with a third-place 3.5/ 6 at 10 p.m., which trailed competing “The Blacklist” on NBC (#2: 3.6/ 6) by just one-tenth of a rating point. ”The Blacklist,” unfortunately, is no longer the force it once was.

Earlier in the evening on NBC were sitcoms “Superstore” (#3: 2.9/ 5) and “The Good Place” (#4: 2.5/ 4), which cannot compete with the CBS comedies, and drama “Chicago Med” (#1: 4.4/ 7), which always picks up steam.

In series premiere news, “My Kitchen Rules” on Fox did not rule in the overnights, with a lackluster 1.8/ 3 (#4) from 9-10 p.m. Comparably, that slipped from lead-in “Hell’s Kitchen” (#3: 2.8/ 5 at 8 p.m.) by 36 percent. And the two reality seasons, on average, trailed two-hours of year-ago time period occupant “American Idol” (6.1/10) by a hefty 62 percent.

ABC featured the season (or series) finale of “The Great American Baking Show” (#2), which performed well enough to snag a renewal. And it led into two hour special, “Talking the Stage: African American Music and the Stories that Changed America,” at a respectable 3.9/ 7 from 9-11 p.m.

The CW featured encore telecasts of “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow” (0.8/ 1) and “Supernatural” (0.6/ 1).

What follows is the breakdown by half-hour for Thursday, Jan. 12:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Great American Baking Show” (season finale): 3.7/ 6 (#2)
CBS – “The Big Bang Theory” (R): 6.2/10 (#1)
NBC – “Superstore”: 2.9/ 5 (#3)
Fox – “Hell’s Kitchen”: 2.8/ 5 (#4)
CW – “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow” (R): 0.8/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Great American Baking Show” (season finale): 3.7/ 6 (#2)
CBS – “The Great Indoors”: 4.4/ 7 (#1)
NBC – “The Good Place”: 2.5/ 4 (#4)
Fox – “Hell’s Kitchen”: 2.9/ 4 (#3)
CW – “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow” (R): 0.8/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “Talking the Stage: African American Music and the Stories that Changed America”: 3.5/ 6 (#3)
CBS – “Mom”: 4.8/ 8 (#1)
NBC – “Chicago Med”: 4.4/ 7 (#2)
Fox – “My Kitchen Rules” (series premiere): 1.8/ 3 (#4)
CW – “Supernatural” (R): 0.6/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “Talking the Stage: African American Music and the Stories that Changed America”: 3.8/ 6 (#2t)
CBS – “Life in Pieces”: 3.8/ 6 (#2t)
NBC – “Chicago Med”: 4.5/ 7 (#1)
Fox – “My Kitchen Rules” (series premiere): 1.8/ 3 (#4)
CW – “Supernatural” (R): 0.6/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “Talking the Stage: African American Music and the Stories that Changed America”:: 4.2/ 7 (#1)
CBS – “Pure Genius”: 3.5/ 6 (#3)
NBC – “The Blacklist”: 3.6/ 6 (#2)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – ABC News: Truth and Lies: The Menendez Brothers – American Sons, American Murders: 4.1/ 8 (#1)
CBS – “Pure Genius”: 3.4/ 6 (#3)
NBC – “The Blacklist”: 3.5/ 6 (#2)

Source: Nielsen Media Research