Live Presidential Announcement of the Supreme Court Nomination Delays Start of Tuesday Line-Up

TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2017

Household Rating/Share
CBS: 4.1/ 7, NBC: 3.3/ 5, Fox: 2.1/ 3, ABC: 2.0/ 3, CW: 1.7/ 3

Note: Comparisons to the year-ago evening are excluded due to the live Presidential announcement of the Supreme Court nomination from 8-8:17 p.m. ET.

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Ratings Breakdown:
CBS won this atypical final Tuesday in January, besting No. 2 NBC in the household overnights by 24 percent. Third overall was Fox, followed by ABC and The CW, which was the only broadcast network to air its regularly scheduled line-up (dramas “The Flash” and relocated “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow”). But due to President Trump’s live announcement of the Supreme Court nomination, which was telecast from 8-8:17 p.m. ET, the traditional program analysis is excluded today.

What follows are the household overnight results for Tuesday, January 31 by half-hour. Keep in mind that all individual program averages are approximate.

8:00 p.m.
ABC – Presidential Conference / “The Middle” (R): 3.3/ 5 (#3)
CBS – Presidential Conference / “2 Broke Girls” (R): 5.6/ 9 (#1)
NBC – Presidential Conference / “The Wall” (R): 3.6/ 6 (#2)
Fox – Presidential Conference “ 1.8/ 3 / “New Girl” (R): 1.3/ 2 (#5)
CW – “The Flash”: 2.2/ 4 (#4)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “American Housewife” (R): 2.4/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “Kevin Can Wait” (R): 2.9/ 5 (#1t)
NBC – “The Wall” (R): 2.9/ 5 (#1t)
Fox – “The Mick:: 2.1/ 3 (#5)
CW – “The Flash”: 2.2/ 3 (#4)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “Fresh Off the Boat” (R): 1.9/ 3 (#4)
CBS – “Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials”: 4.3/ 7 (#1)
NBC – “The Wall”: 3.6/ 6 (#2)
Fox – “Bones”: 2.0/ 3 (#3): 2.3/ 4 (#3)
CW – “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow”: 1.3/ 2 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Real O’Neals” (R): 1.5/ 2 (#4)
CBS – “Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials”: 4.3/ 7 (#2)
NBC – “The Wall”: 4.0/ 6 (#1)
Fox – “Bones”: 2.3/ 4 (#3)
CW – “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow”: 1.2/ 2 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “Marvels Agents of SHIELD”: 1.6/ 3 (#3)
CBS – “Bull” (R): 4.0/ 7 (#1)
NBC – “This is Us” (R): 3.2/ 5 (#2)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “Marvels Agents of SHIELD”: 1.5/ 3 (#3)
CBS – “Bull” (R): 3.9/ 7 (#1)
NBC – “This is Us” (R): 2.6/ 5 (#2)

Source: Nielsen Media Research