Kansas City Chiefs Victory Over the New England Patriots Leads NBC to Thursday Overnight Victory

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Household Rating/Share
NBC: 13.2/23, CBS: 3.2/ 5, ABC and Fox: 1.7/ 3 each, CW: 0.9/ 2

-Percent Change From the Year-Ago Evening:
CW: +50, Fox: +13, CBS: no change, NBC: -10, ABC: -35

-Ratings Breakdown:
It was a touchdown in the household overnights for NBC thanks to the 42 to 27 victory for the Kansas City Chiefs over the New England Patriots on NFL Football, It scored a 14.5 rating/25 share in primetime (and a 14.6 rating overall from 8:45 p.m. – 12 a.m. ET). Comparably, however, this was 10 percent below the 16.2/27 for the Panthers versus the Broncos on the year-ago evening (which translated into 25.19 million viewers and a 9.4 rating in adults 18-49, based on the Live + Same Day data).

Elsewhere, the double eviction episode of CBS’ “The Paul Show,” I mean “Big Brother,” was consistent despite facing football at a 4.1/ 7 in the household overnights in the 9 p.m. hour. As for the upcoming celebrity edition of “Big Brother,” I have two immediate favorites I would love to see compete: Valerie Bertinelli and Marilu Henner. Bring it on!

ABC featured the season (or series) finales of “Battle of the Network Stars” (#3: 1.7/ 3 at 9 p.m.) and “The Gong Show” (#3: 1.4/ 2) from 9-11 p.m. Both should be series-enders. Fox aired its already renewed combination of “Beat Shazam” (#4: 1.8/ 3 at 8 p.m.) and “Love Connection” (#4: 1.6/ 3 at 9 p.m.), which was nothing special. And The CW was on par with its pairing of “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” (#5: 1.0/ 2 at 8 p.m.) and “Whose Line is it Anyway?” (#5: 1.0/ 2 at 9 p.m.).

What follows is the breakdown by half-hour for Thursday, September 7:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “Battle of the Network Stars”: 2.3/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “The Big Bang Theory” (R): 4.5/ 8 (#2)
NBC – “Football Night in America”: 7.0/13 (#1)
Fox – “Beat Shazam”: 1.8/ 3 (#4)
CW – “Penn & Teller: Fool Us”: 1.0/ 2 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “Battle of the Network Stars”: 1.9/ 3 (#3)
CBS – “Mom” (R): 3.5/ 6 (#2)
NBC – NFL Football (Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots): 13.0/22 (#1)
Fox – “Beat Shazam”: 1.8/ 3 (#3)
CW – “Penn & Teller: Fool Us”: 1.1/ 2 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “Battle of the Network Stars” (season or series finale): 1.8/ 3 (#3)
CBS – “Big Brother”: 4.2/ 7 (#2)
NBC – NFL Football (Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots): 15.1/25 (#1)
Fox – “Love Connection”: 1.6/ 3 (#4)
CW – “Whose Line is it Anyway?”: 0.8/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “Battle of the Network Stars” (season or series finale): 1.6/ 3 (#3t)
CBS – “Big Brother”: 4.0/ 6 (#2)
NBC – NFL Football (Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots): 15.8/26 (#1)
Fox – “Love Connection”: 1.6/ 3 (#3t)
CW – “Whose Line is it Anyway?” (R): 0.7/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Gong Show” (season or series finale): 1.4/ 2 (#3)
CBS – “Zoo”: 1.7/ 3 (#2)
NBC – NFL Football (Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots): 14.0/24 (#1)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Gong Show” (season or series finale): 1.4/ 3 (#3)
CBS – “Zoo”: 1.7/ 3 (#2)
NBC – NFL Football (Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots): 14.3/25 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research