Friday Overnight Ratings: ‘Midnight, Texas’ Series Finale on NBC Places Third in its Hour

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2018

Household Rating/Share (top 56 markets)
CBS: 2.6/ 5, NBC: 2.4/ 5, ABC: 1.7/ 3, Fox: 1.5/ 3, CW: 0.6/ 1

-Household Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening (12/29/17):
CW: *20, Fox: +15, NBC: -23, CBS: -10, ABC: -35

What follows are the household overnight ratings for Friday, December 28 broken out by half-hour:

PRIME TIME

8:00 p.m.
ABC: 1.8/ 3 (#3) — “Fresh Off the Boat” (repeat)
CBS: 2.5/ 5 (#1) — “Garth: Live at Notre Dame!” (special; repeat)
NBC: 1.7/ 3 (#4) — “Midnight, Texas” (series finale)
Fox: 2.1/ 4 (#2) — “Last Man Standing” (repeat)
CW: 0.8/ 2 (#5) — “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” (repeat)

8:30 p.m.
ABC: 1.2/ 2 (#4) — “Speechless” (repeat)
CBS: 2.3/ 4 (#1) — “Garth: Live at Notre Dame!” (special; repeat)
NBC: 1.5/ 3 (#3) — “Midnight, Texas” (series finale)
Fox: 1.8/ 3 (#2) — “The Cool Kids” (repeat)
CW: 0.8/ 2 (#5) — “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” (repeat)

9:00 p.m.
ABC: 1.7/ 3 (#3) — “20/20: A Killing in the Cape” (repeat)
CBS: 2.3/ 4 (#2) — “Garth: Live at Notre Dame!” (special; repeat)
NBC: 2.4/ 4 (#1) — “Dateline Classic” (repeat)
Fox: 1.1/ 2 (#4) — “Hell’s Kitchen” (repeat)
CW: 0.5/ 1 (#5) — “Popstar’s Best of 2018” (special)

9:30 p.m.
ABC: 1.8/ 3 (#3) — “20/20: A Killing in the Cape” (repeat)
CBS: 2.4/ 4 (#2) — “Garth: Live at Notre Dame!” (special; repeat)
NBC: 2.7/ 5 (#1) — “Dateline Classic” (repeat)
Fox: 1.1/ 2 (#4) — “Hell’s Kitchen” (repeat)
CW: 0.4/ 1 (#5) — “Popstar’s Best of 2018” (special)

10:00 p.m.
ABC: 2.0/ 4 (#3) — “20/20: A Killing in the Cape” (repeat)
CBS: 2.9/ 6 (#2) — “Blue Bloods” (repeat)
NBC: 3.1/ 6 (#1) — “Dateline Classic” (repeat)

10:30 p.m.
ABC: 2.1/ 4 (#3) — “20/20: A Killing in the Cape” (repeat)
CBS: 3.1/ 6 (#1) — “Blue Bloods” (repeat)
NBC: 3.1/ 6 (#1) — “Dateline Classic” (repeat)

LATE NIGHT

11:30 p.m.
ABC: 1.7/ 4 (#3) — “Jimmy Kimmel” (repeat)
CBS: 2.1/ 5 (#1) — “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (repeat)
NBC: 2.0/ 5 (#2) — “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (repeat)

12:00 a.m.
ABC: 1.3/ 3 (#3) — “Jimmy Kimmel” (repeat)
CBS: 1.3/ 4 (#2) — “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (repeat)
NBC: 1.4/ 4 (#1) — “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (repeat)

12:30 a.m.
ABC: 1.0/ 3 (#2) — “Nightline”
CBS: 1.0/ 3 (#2) — “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (repeat)
NBC: 1.1/ 3 (#1) — “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (repeat)

1:00 a.m.
CBS: 0.8/ 3 (#1) — “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (repeat)
NBC: 0.8/ 3 (#1) — “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (repeat)

1:30 a.m.
NBC: 0.6/ 2 — “Last Call with Carson Daly” (repeat)

Source: Nielsen Media Research