Friday Overnight Ratings: Michelle Obama Boosts ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ on CBS to its Largest Rating in Seven Months

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Household Rating/Share (top 56 markets)
CBS: 4.9/ 9, Fox: 2.8/ 5, ABC: 2.2/ 4, NBC: 1.9/ 3, CW: 0.5/ 1

-Household Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening (12/01/17):
Fox: +75, ABC: + 5, CBS: – 4, CW: -29, NBC: -42

What follows are the household overnight ratings for Friday, November 30 broken out by half-hour:

PRIME TIME

8:00 p.m.
ABC: 2.6/ 5 (#3) — “Child Support”
CBS: 4.1/ 8 (#1) — “MacGyver”
NBC: 2.1/ 4 (#4) — “Blindspot”
Fox: 2.4/ 5 (#2) — “College Football: Pac-12 Championship: Utah vs. Washington”
CW: 0.5/ 1 (#5) — “Dynasty”

8:30 p.m.
ABC: 2.2/ 4 (#3) — “Child Support”
CBS: 4.1/ 7 (#1) — “MacGyver”
NBC: 1.8/ 3 (#4) — “Blindspot”
Fox: 3.0/ 6 (#2) — “College Football: Pac-12 Championship: Utah vs. Washington”
CW: 0.5/ 1 (#5) — “Dynasty”

9:00 p.m.
ABC: 2.0/ 4 (#3) — “Child Support” (repeat)
CBS: 4.8/ 9 (#1) — “Hawaii Five-0”
NBC: 1.4/ 3 (#4) — “Midnight, Texas”
Fox: 3.1/ 6 (#2) — “College Football: Pac-12 Championship: Utah vs. Washington”
CW: 0.4/ 1 (#5) — “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”

9:30 p.m.
ABC: 2.0/ 4 (#3) — “Child Support” (repeat)
CBS: 4.9/ 9 (#1) — “Hawaii Five-0”
NBC: 1.3/ 2 (#4) — “Midnight, Texas”
Fox: 2.8/ 5 (#2) — “College Football: Pac-12 Championship: Utah vs. Washington”
CW: 0.4/ 1 (#5) — “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”

10:00 p.m.
ABC: 2.3/ 4 (#3) — “20/20”
CBS: 5.8/11 (#1) — “Blue Bloods”
NBC: 2.2/ 4 (#4) — “Dateline”
Fox: N/A — “College Football: Pac-12 Championship: Utah vs. Washington”

10:30 p.m.
ABC: 2.3/ 5 (#3) — “20/20”
CBS: 5.8/11 (#1) — “Blue Bloods”
NBC: 2.3/ 5 (#3) — “Dateline”
Fox: N/A — “College Football: Pac-12 Championship: Utah vs. Washington”

LATE NIGHT

11:30 p.m.
ABC: 1.8/ 4 (#3) — “Jimmy Kimmel” (repeat)
CBS: 3.7/ 9 (#1) — “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”
NBC: 2.2/ 5 (#2) — “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon”

12:00 a.m.
ABC: 1.1/ 3 (#3) — “Jimmy Kimmel” (repeat)
CBS: 3.1/ 8 (#1) — “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”
NBC: 1.6/ 4 (#2) — “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon”

11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.
CBS 11/30/18: 3.4/ 9 — “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” Michelle Obama, Common (also, its largest rating ever for a Friday night telecast)
CBS 4/17/18: 3.5/ 9 — “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” James Comey, Wu Tang Clan
CBS 1/05/18: 3.3/ 8 — “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” Anthony Scaramucci, Neil deGrasse Tyson (previous Friday night record)

12:30 a.m.
ABC: 1.2/ 4 (#3) — “Nightline”
CBS: 1.7/ 5 (#1) — “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (repeat)
NBC: 1.3/ 4 (#2) — “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (repeat)

1:00 a.m.
CBS: 1.1/ 4 (#1) — “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (repeat)
NBC: 1.0/ 3 (#2) — “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (repeat)

1:30 a.m.
NBC: 0.7/ 3 — “Last Call with Carson Daly” (repeat)

Source: Nielsen Media Research