Sunday Final Nationals: Saints-Vikings Thriller on Fox the Lowest-Rated Late Sunday NFL Divisional Playoff in 17 Years

Fox ruled Sunday night in dominant fashion, courtesy of the NFL Divisional Playoff matchup between the New Orleans Saints and the Minnesota Vikings running 77 minutes into prime time. Despite a competitive fourth quarter and an all-time classic ending to the game, Saints-Vikings was the least-watched NFL Divisional Playoff in the late Sunday afternoon window in eight years (Jets-Chargers on CBS in 2010: 35.62 million) and the lowest-rated late Sunday afternoon NFL Divisional Playoff in seventeen years (Eagles-Giants on Fox in 2001: 18.6). (Source: Sports Media Watch)

What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s broadcast network telecasts on Sunday, January 14:

America’s Funniest Home Videos (R) (ABC, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 4.408 million viewers
– 2.5/4 HH
– 0.8/3 A18-49 (0.8/3 F18-49, 0.7/2 M18-49)
– 0.5/2 A18-34 (0.5/2 F18-34, 0.4/2 M18-34)
– 1.1/3 A25-54

America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 5.952 million viewers
– 3.2/5 HH
– 1.2/4 A18-49 (1.3/4 F18-49, 1.0/3 M18-49)
– 0.7/3 A18-34 (0.9/4 F18-34, 0.6/3 M18-34)
– 1.6/4 A25-54

Shark Tank (ABC, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 5.404 million viewers
– 3.1/5 HH
– 1.3/4 A18-49 (1.4/5 F18-49, 1.2/4 M18-49)
– 0.8/4 A18-34 (0.9/4 F18-34, 0.8/4 M18-34)
– 1.7/5 A25-54

Shark Tank (ABC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 4.652 million viewers
– 2.8/5 HH
– 1.2/4 A18-49 (1.3/5 F18-49, 1.0/4 M18-49)
– 0.8/4 A18-34 (0.9/4 F18-34, 0.6/4 M18-34)
– 1.6/5 A25-54

60 Minutes (CBS, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 7.671 million viewers
– 4.9/8 HH
– 0.8/3 A18-49 (0.8/3 F18-49, 0.9/3 M18-49)
– 0.5/2 A18-34 (0.4/2 F18-34, 0.6/3 M18-34)
– 1.2/3 A25-54

Wisdom of the Crowd (CBS, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 5.797 million viewers
– 3.7/6 HH
– 0.7/2 A18-49 (0.6/2 F18-49, 0.8/3 M18-49)
– 0.5/2 A18-34 (0.3/1 F18-34, 0.6/3 M18-34)
– 1.1/3 A25-54

NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 9.120 million viewers
– 5.7/10 HH
– 1.1/4 A18-49 (1.1/3 F18-49, 1.0/4 M18-49)
– 0.6/3 A18-34 (0.6/2 F18-34, 0.6/3 M18-34)
– 1.6/5 A25-54

Madam Secretary (CBS, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 7.247 million viewers
– 4.6/9 HH
– 0.7/3 A18-49 (0.8/3 F18-49, 0.7/3 M18-49)
– 0.4/2 A18-34 (0.4/2 F18-34, 0.5/3 M18-34)
– 1.1/4 A25-54

Dateline Classic (RP) (NBC, 7:00 PM, 120 min.)
– 4.389 million viewers
– 2.9/5 HH
– 0.6/2 A18-49 (0.7/2 F18-49, 0.6/2 M18-49)
– 0.3/1 A18-34 (0.3/1 F18-34, 0.2/1 M18-34)
– 1.0/3 A25-54

NBC Movie Special Ride Along (2014) (RS) (NBC, 9:00 PM, 120 min.)
– 2.401 million viewers
– 1.5/3 HH
– 0.6/2 A18-49 (0.7/2 F18-49, 0.6/2 M18-49)
– 0.4/2 A18-34 (0.3/1 F18-34, 0.4/2 M18-34)
– 0.8/2 A25-54

Fox NFC Divisional Playoff-Sunday New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings (S) (FOX, 4:41 PM, 220 min.)
– 35.644 million viewers
– 19.3/35 HH
– 10.6/40 A18-49 (7.9/30 F18-49, 13.4/49 M18-49)
– 8.0/40 A18-34 (6.0/31 F18-34, 10.0/49 M18-34)
– 12.9/40 A25-54

Fox NFC Playoff-Sunday Post Gun (S) (FOX, 8:17 PM, 4 min.)
– 31.050 million viewers
– 16.3/27 HH
– 10.2/34 A18-49 (7.7/26 F18-49, 12.8/42 M18-49)
– 7.9/35 A18-34 (6.1/26 F18-34, 9.8/43 M18-34)
– 12.0/33 A25-54

Fox NFC Playoff-Post-Sunday (S) (FOX, 8:21 PM, 9 min.)
– 23.444 million viewers
– 12.5/21 HH
– 7.9/26 A18-49 (6.0/20 F18-49, 9.8/33 M18-49)
– 6.0/27 A18-34 (4.6/20 F18-34, 7.4/34 M18-34)
– 9.3/26 A25-54

The Simpsons (FOX, 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 8.042 million viewers
– 4.6/8 HH
– 3.3/11 A18-49 (2.5/8 F18-49, 4.1/14 M18-49)
– 2.6/12 A18-34 (2.0/8 F18-34, 3.2/15 M18-34)
– 3.7/10 A25-54

Bob’s Burgers (S) (FOX, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 4.757 million viewers
– 2.7/5 HH
– 2.1/7 A18-49 (1.7/5 F18-49, 2.6/9 M18-49)
– 1.6/7 A18-34 (1.3/6 F18-34, 1.9/10 M18-34)
– 2.4/7 A25-54

Family Guy (FOX, 9:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 4.102 million viewers
– 2.4/4 HH
– 1.8/6 A18-49 (1.4/5 F18-49, 2.2/8 M18-49)
– 1.3/6 A18-34 (1.1/5 F18-34, 1.6/8 M18-34)
– 2.1/6 A25-54

Last Man On Earth (FOX, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 3.348 million viewers
– 2.0/4 HH
– 1.2/4 A18-49 (1.0/4 F18-49, 1.5/5 M18-49)
– 0.8/4 A18-34 (0.7/3 F18-34, 1.0/6 M18-34)
– 1.5/5 A25-54

What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s select cable telecasts on Sunday, January 14 (with the night’s cable ranks according to total viewers and adults 18-49 in parentheses):

North Woods Law: NH (APL, 9:00 PM, 61 min.)
– 0.758 million viewers (#64)
– 0.18 A18-49 (#92)

Lone Star Law (APL, 10:01 PM, 61 min.)
– 0.778 million viewers (#59)
– 0.19 A18-49 (#88)

Real Housewives of Atlanta (BRAVO, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 2.353 million viewers (#1)
– 0.96 A18-49 (#1)

To Rome for Love (BRAVO, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.899 million viewers (#45)
– 0.33 A18-49 (#34)

Alaska: The Last Frontier (DISC, 9:00 PM, 62 min.)
– 2.181 million viewers (#2)
– 0.39 A18-49 (#17)

Alaska: Last Frontier Special (DISC, 10:02 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.472 million viewers (#17)
– 0.23 A18-49 (#62)

Keeping Up with the Kardashians (E!, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.443 million viewers (#19)
– 0.69 A18-49 (#4)

Revenge Body with Khloe K (E!, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.711 million viewers (#68)
– 0.37 A18-49 (#22)

NFL Primetime (ESPN, 8:16 PM, 48 min.)
– 1.916 million viewers (#4)
– 1.08 HH
– 0.67 A18-49 (#5)
– 0.49 A18-34

NBA Regular Season Portland Trail Blazers at Minnesota Timberwolves (ESPN, 9:04 PM, 137 min.)
– 1.124 million viewers (#30)
– 0.72 HH
– 0.48 A18-49 (#10)
– 0.44 A18-34

Guy’s Grocery Games (FOOD, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.141 million viewers (#27)
– 0.34 A18-49 (#32)

Worst Cooks 12 (FOOD, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.845 million viewers (#5)
– 0.57 A18-49 (#7)

UFC Fight Night Prelim (FS1, 8:00 PM, 120 min.)
– 1.079 million viewers (#33)
– 0.56 HH
– 0.38 A18-49 (#20)
– 0.32 A18-34

UFC Fight Night Stephens vs. Choi (FS1, 10:00 PM, 134 min.)
– 1.285 million viewers (#22)
– 0.71 HH
– 0.48 A18-49 (#10)
– 0.41 A18-34

The Fate of the Furious (HBO, 7:35 PM, 136 min.)
– 0.922 million viewers (#44)
– 0.39 A18-49 (#17)

Break (HBO, 9:51 PM, 11 min.)
– 0.435 million viewers (#95)
– 0.17 A18-49 (#100)

Divorce (HBO, 10:02 PM, 29 min.)
– 0.647 million viewers (#75)
– 0.22 A18-49 (#71)

Crashing (HBO, 10:35 PM, 27 min.)
– 0.453 million viewers (#92)
– 0.18 A18-49 (#92)

Beachfront Bargain Hunt (HGTV, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.295 million viewers (#21)
– 0.28 A18-49 (#47)

Beachfront Bargain Hunt (HGTV, 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.628 million viewers (#7)
– 0.30 A18-49 (#43)

Bahamas Life (HGTV, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.624 million viewers (#9)
– 0.33 A18-49 (#34)

Bahamas Life (HGTV, 9:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.719 million viewers (#6)
– 0.39 A18-49 (#17)

Island Life (HGTV, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.526 million viewers (#13)
– 0.38 A18-49 (#20)

Island Life (HGTV, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.532 million viewers (#12)
– 0.37 A18-49 (#22)

Evil Lives Here (ID, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.445 million viewers (#18)
– 0.36 A18-49 (#25)

Jodi Arias: An American Murder Mystery (ID, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 2.179 million viewers (#3)
– 0.64 A18-49 (#6)

NHL Regular Season New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins
(NBCSN, 7:32 PM, 163 min.)
– 0.494 million viewers (#90)
– 0.26 HH
– 0.20 A18-49 (#81)
– 0.21 A18-34

NFL Gameday Prime (NFLN, 8:18 PM, 90 min.)
– 0.760 million viewers (#63)
– 0.45 HH
– 0.25 A18-49 (#52)
– 0.16 A18-34

Shameless (SHO, 9:06 PM, 53 min.)
– 1.524 million viewers (#14)
– 0.55 A18-49 (#8)

The Chi (SHO, 10:00 PM, 51 min.)
– 0.570 million viewers (#83)
– 0.20 A18-49 (#81)

Sister Wives: More To Love (TLC, 7:05 PM, 55 min.)
– 0.765 million viewers (#60)
– 0.23 A18-49 (#62)

Sister Wives (TLC, 8:00 PM, 123 min.)
– 1.506 million viewers (#16)
– 0.41 A18-49 (#15)

Seeking Sister Wife (TLC, 10:03 PM, 65 min.)
– 0.882 million viewers (#49)
– 0.31 A18-49 (#40)

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research