CBS Tops Tuesday Overnights; ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Fall Season-Ender Ignites ABC

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Household Rating/Share
CBS: 7.1/12, ABC: 6.4/11, NBC: 5.3/ 9, CW: 1.4/ 2, Fox: 1.1/ 2

-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening:
CW: +55, CBS: + 1, NBC: – 2, ABC: -12, Fox: -35
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-Winners:
“NCIS” (CBS), “Dancing With the Stars” (ABC), “The Voice” (NBC), “The Flash” (CW), “This Is Us” (NBC), “Bull” (CBS)

-Losers:
“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (Fox), “New Girl” (Fox), “Scream Queens” (Fox), “No Tomorrow” (CW)
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-Ratings Breakdown:
It was another Tuesday household overnight victory for CBS (despite facing the fall season-finale of ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars”) care of “NCIS” (#1 for the night: 9.1 rating/15 share), “Bull” (#2: 6.8/11) and “NCIS: New Orleans” (#2: 5.4/ 9).

The “Dancing With the Stars” season-ender, featuring the well-deserved victory of Laurie Hernandez, scored a dominant 7.5/12 from 9-11 p.m., building from sitcom “American Housewife” (#3: 4.0/ 6 at 8:30 p.m.) by 87 percent. The year-ago fall season-finale of “Dancing With the Stars” averaged an 8.7/14 in the household overnights (which translated into 13.49 million viewers and a 2.4 rating/8 share in adults 18-49, based on the Live + Same Day data). The positive news for “American Housewife” is the strong ongoing compatibility out of relocated lead-in “The Middle” (#3: 4.5/ 8 at 8 p.m.).

On NBC, freshman drama “This Is Us” remains the real deal, with a third-place 5.9/ 9 in the household overnights at 9 p.m. out of a 6.0/10 for lead-in “The Voice” at 8 p.m. Unfortunately, we only get 18 episodes of “This Is Us” in this first season, but count only many additional seasons ahead.

“Chicago Fire” capped off the night for NBC with a third-place 4.0/ 7 at 10 p.m.

Elsewhere, “The Flash” at a 2.2/ 4 in the household overnights at 8 p.m. remains The CW’s highest rated series. But freshman lead-out “No Tomorrow” earned its walking papers with a mere 0.6/ 1 from 9-10 p.m. Fox, meanwhile, was off the charts with its combination of comedies “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (#5: 1.5/ 3) and “New Girl” (#5: 1.3/ 2) and sophomore anthology “Scream Queens” (#4: 0.8/ 1). Note to Fox: it is time to let “New Girl” go.

What follows are the household overnight results for Tuesday, November 22 by half-hour:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Middle”: 4.5/ 8 (#3)
CBS – “NCIS”: 9.1/15 (#1)
NBC – “The Voice”: 5.8/10 (#2)
Fox – “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”: 1.5/ 3 (#5)
CW – “The Flash”: 2.2/ 4 (#4)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “American Housewife”: 4.0/ 6 (#3)
CBS – “NCIS”: 9.1/15 (#1)
NBC – “The Voice”: 6.2/10 (#2)
Fox – “New Girl” 1.3/ 2 (#4)
CW – “The Flash”: 2.1/ 3 (#4)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “Dancing With the Stars” (season finale): 7.3/12 (#1)
CBS – “Bull”: 6.8/11 (#2)
NBC – “This Is Us”: 6.0/10 (#3)
Fox – “Scream Queens”: 0.8/ 1 (#4)
CW – “No Tomorrow”: 0.6/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “Dancing With the Stars” (season finale): 7.2/12 (#1)
CBS – “Bull”: 6.7/11 (#2)
NBC – “This Is Us”: 5.8/ 9 (#3)
Fox – “Scream Queens”: 0.7/ 1 (#4)
CW – “No Tomorrow”: 0.5/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “Dancing With the Stars” (season finale): 7.6/13 (#1)
CBS – “NCIS: New Orleans”: 5.6/ 8 (#2)
NBC – “Chicago Fire”: 4.1/ 7 (#3)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “Dancing With the Stars” (season finale): 7.8/14 (#1)
CBS – “NCIS: New Orleans”: 5.2/ 9 (#2)
NBC – “Chicago Fire”: 3.8/ 7 (#3)

Source: Nielsen Media Research