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Friday Final Nationals: ‘The Amazing Race’ on CBS Draws Nine-Month High with 27th Season Finale

CBS was Friday night’s most-watched network with an average of 8.08 million total viewers. ABC edged out CBS for the lead among all key demos: adults 18-49 (1.1 rating/4.5 share) and adults 25-54 (1.6/5.4).

CBS’s “The Amazing Race” (Women 18-34: 0.8/4; Men 18-34: 0.4/2; Women 18-49: 1.2/5; Men 18-49: 0.9/4) concluded its 27th season on a positive note, having risen 8 percent in total viewers from its 26th finale this past spring (May 15, 2015) and delivering its most-watched live-plus-same-day telecast since Mar. 13, 2015.

The night’s other original offerings were, as follows:

ABC’s “Last Man Standing” (Women 18-34: 0.9/5; Men 18-34: 0.8/4; Women 18-49: 1.3/5; Men 18-49: 1.2/6)

ABC’s “Dr. Ken” (Women 18-34: 0.7/4; Men 18-34: 0.6/3; Women 18-49: 1.1/4; Men 18-49: 1.0/4)

ABC’s “Shark Tank” (Women 18-34: 0.8/4 Men 18-34: 0.7/4; Women 18-49: 1.5/5; Men 18-49: 1.3/5)

ABC’s “20/20” (Women 18-34: 0.4/2; Men 18-34: 0.4/2; Women 18-49: 1.1/4; Men 18-49: 0.6/2)

CBS’s “Hawaii Five-0” (Women 18-34: 0.6/3; Men 18-34: 0.3/2; Women 18-49: 1.2/5; Men 18-49: 0.9/3)

CBS’s “Blue Bloods” (Women 18-34: 0.6/3; Men 18-34: 0.4/2; Women 18-49: 1.2/4; Men 18-49: 0.9/4)

NBC’s “Undateable” (Women 18-34: 0.5/2; Men 18-34: 0.2/1; Women 18-49: 0.9/4; Men 18-49: 0.5/2)

NBC’s “Truth Be Told” (Women 18-34: 0.4/2; Men 18-34: 0.3/2; Women 18-49: 0.7/3; Men 18-49: 0.4/2)

NBC’s “Grimm” (Women 18-34: 0.6/3; Men 18-34: 0.4/2; Women 18-49: 1.0/4; Men 18-49: 0.7/3)

NBC’s “Dateline NBC” (Women 18-34: 0.5/3; Men 18-34: 0.3/1; Women 18-49: 1.2/5; Men 18-49: 0.6/2)

Fox’s “MasterChef Junior” (Women 18-34: 0.9/5; Men 18-34: 0.7/4; Women 18-49: 1.5/6; Men 18-49: 0.9/4)

Fox’s “World’s Funniest” (Women 18-34: 0.5/2; Men 18-34: 0.4/2; Women 18-49: 0.8/3; Men 18-49: 0.5/2)

CW’s “Hollywood Christmas Parade” (Women 18-34: 0.1/1; Men 18-34: 0.1/1; Women 18-49: 0.3/1; Men 18-49: 0.2/1)

Discovery’s “Gold Rush” (Women 18-34: 0.53; Men 18-34: 0.98; Women 18-49: 0.62; Men 18-49: 1.44)

USA’s “Satisfaction” (Women 18-34: 0.11; Men 18-34: 0.16; Women 18-49: 0.18; Men 18-49: 0.16)

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Friday, December 11, 2015
ABC PROGRAM HH/SHR VWRS
(000)		 A18-34 A18-49 A25-54
8-11 Network Average 3.6/7 5461 0.6/3 1.1/4 1.6/5
8:00 Last Man Standing 4.3/8 6836 0.9/5 1.3/5 1.8/7
8:31 Dr. Ken 3.2/6 4795 0.7/4 1.1/4 1.5/5
9:00 Shark Tank 3.8/7 5995 0.7/4 1.4/5 1.9/6
10:01 20/20 3.1/6 4514 0.4/2 0.9/3 1.3/4
CBS PROGRAM HH/SHR VWRS
(000)		 A18-34 A18-49 A25-54
8-11 Network Average 5.1/10 8077 0.5/3 1.1/4 1.6/5
8:00 The Amazing Race (f) 3.7/7 6159 0.6/3 1.0/4 1.7/6
9:00 Hawaii Five-0 5.0/9 8125 0.5/2 1.0/4 1.6/5
10:00 Blue Bloods 6.5/12 9946 0.5/2 1.1/4 1.7/5
NBC PROGRAM HH/SHR VWRS
(000)		 A18-34 A18-49 A25-54
8-11 Network Average 2.2/4 3398 0.4/2 0.8/3 1.2/4
8:00 Undateable 1.8/3 2741 0.3/2 0.7/3 1.1/4
8:30 Truth Be Told 1.4/3 2088 0.4/2 0.6/2 0.8/3
9:00 Grimm 2.3/4 3644 0.5/2 0.9/3 1.2/4
10:00 Dateline NBC 2.8/5 4135 0.4/2 0.9/3 1.3/4
FOX PROGRAM HH/SHR VWRS
(000)		 A18-34 A18-49 A25-54
8-10 Network Average 1.7/3 2855 0.6/3 0.9/4 1.1/4
8:00 MasterChef Junior 2.3/4 3793 0.8/4 1.2/5 1.4/5
9:00 World’s Funniest 1.2/2 1917 0.4/2 0.7/3 0.8/3
CW PROGRAM HH/SHR VWRS
(000)		 A18-34 A18-49 A25-54
8-10 Network Average 0.9/2 1405 0.1/1 0.3/1 0.3/1
8:00 Hollywood Christmas Parade (s) 0.9/2 1405 0.1/1 0.3/1 0.3/1
UNI PROGRAM HH/SHR VWRS
(000)		 A18-34 A18-49 A25-54
8-11 Network Average 1.1/2 1858 0.7/3
7:00 Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse 1.0/2 1721 0.6/3
8:00 Antes Muerta Que Lichita 1.0/2 1809 0.7/3
9:02 Pasion y Poder 1.0/2 1852 0.7/3
10:05 Yo No Creo En Hombres 1.1/2 1920 0.7/3

Cable Rankings – Friday 12/11/15
What follows are the top 20 most-watched shows in prime time on cable for Friday, December 11:


  1. “Gold Rush” (Discovery, 9:01 p.m.): 3.745 million

  2. “Gold Rush” (Discovery, 10:02 p.m.): 2.384

  3. “The O’Reilly Factor Special” (Fox News Channel, 8 p.m.): 2.243

  4. Movie: “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000) (ABC Family, 9 p.m.): 2.240

  5. Movie: “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” (1989) (ABC Family, 6:45 p.m.): 1.920

  6. “NCIS” (USA, 8 p.m.): 1.883

  7. “Family Guy” (Adult Swim, 10:30 p.m.): 1.804

  8. “NCIS” (USA, 9 p.m.): 1.756

  9. “The Kelly File Special” (Fox News Channel, 9 p.m.): 1.750

  10. Movie: “A Royal Christmas” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.): 1.678

  11. “Family Guy” (Adult Swim, 10 p.m.): 1.643

  12. “Gold Rush: The Dirt” (Discovery, 8 p.m.): 1.623

  13. “Hannity Special” (Fox News Channel, 10 p.m.): 1.453

  14. “NBA Basketball: L.A. Lakers @ San Antonio” (ESPN, 9:36-11:54 p.m., 1.03 household rating): 1.447

  15. “Bob’s Broken Sleigh” (Disney Channel, 8 p.m.): 1.425

  16. Movie: “Christmas at Cartwrights” (Hallmark, 10 p.m.): 1.331

  17. “American Pickers” (History, 8 p.m.): 1.322

  18. “The Cleveland Show” (Adult Swim, 9:30 p.m.): 1.316

  19. “House Hunters International” (HGTV, 10:30 p.m.): 1.274

  20. “Breadwinners” (Nickelodeon, 8 p.m.): 1.258


  • “NBA Basketball: Miami @ Indiana” (ESPN, 7:00-9:36 p.m., 0.77 household rating): 1.112

  • “Ultimate Fighter Finale” (FS1, 10:00 p.m.-1:08 a.m., 0.53 household rating): 0.883

  • “Ultimate Fighter Prelim” (FS1, 8:00-10:00 p.m., 0.46 household rating): 0.809

  • “Satisfaction” (USA, 10 p.m.): 0.636

  • “The Chase” (GSN, 8 p.m. – finale): 0.602 (96,000 adults 18-49)

  • “NBA Crunchtime: Golden State @ Boston” (NBA TV, 9:00-11:00 p.m., 0.24 household rating): 0.396


Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research





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