Monday Overnights: Easy Victory for ‘The Voice’-Ignited NBC

MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2018

Household Rating/Share
NBC: 5.4/ 9, CBS: 3.2/ 5, ABC: 2.7/ 5, Fox: 1.6/ 3, CW: 0.4/ 1

-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening:
Fox: +23, CW: no change, ABC: – 7, CBS: – 9, NBC: -11,

-Ratings Breakdown:
“The Voice,” which concludes its current edition this evening, led NBC to an easy overnight victory with a 6.2 rating/10 share in households from 8-10 p.m. Comparably, this was 10 percent below the 6.9/11 on the year-ago evening, and it led into a 3.9/ 7 (#1) for a holiday-themed edition of “America’s Got Talent.”

In season-finale news was ABC holiday reality competition “The Great Christmas Light Fight” concluded with a 2.6/ 4 from 8-10 p.m., which was on par from one year earlier. And it led into 10 p.m. special, “2018: In Memoriam,” at a third-place 3.1/ 6.

Elsewhere, the only other original programming options last night were CBS 8-9 p.m. sitcoms “The Neighborhood” (#2: 4.2/ 7) and “Happy Together” (#2: 2.8/ 5).

What follows are the household overnight ratings for Monday, December 17 broken out by half-hour:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Great Christmas Light Fight” (season finale): 3.0/ 5 (#3)
CBS – “The Neighborhood”: 4.2/ 7 (#2)
NBC – “The Voice”: 6.1/10 (#1)
Fox – “The Resident” (R): 1.6/ 3 (#4)
CW – “Arrow”: 0.5/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Great Christmas Light Fight” (season finale): 2.7/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “Happy Together”: 2.8/ 5 (#2)
NBC – “The Voice”: 6.3/10 (#1)
Fox – “The Resident” (R): 1.5/ 2 (#4)
CW – “Arrow”: 0.4/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Great Christmas Light Fight” (season finale): 2.4/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “Magnum, P.I.” (R): 2.7/ 4 (#2)
NBC – “The Voice”: 6.1/10 (#1)
Fox – “9-1-1” (R): 1.7/ 3 (#4)
CW – “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow” (R): 0.3/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Great Christmas Light Fight” (season finale): 2.4/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “Magnum, P.I.” (R): 2.8/ 5 (#2)
NBC – “The Voice”: 6.1/10 (#1)
Fox – “9-1-1” (R): 1.6/ 3 (#4)
CW – “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow” (R): 0.3/ 0 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “2018: In Memoriam”: 3.1/ 6 (#3)
CBS – “Bull” (R): 3.3/ 6 (#2)
NBC – “America’s Got Talent: A Holiday of Champions”: 4.2/ 7 (#1)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “2018: In Memoriam”: 2.9/ 6 (#3)
CBS – “Bull” (R): 3.4/ 6 (#2)
NBC – “America’s Got Talent: A Holiday of Champions”: 3.8/ 7 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research