What follows are the preliminary national ratings for Friday, January 1 broken out by network and by each half-hour. Note that these results are based on the time period averages and are not program based.
-Total Viewers:
CBS: 6.13 million, NBC: 4.47, ABC: 4.39, Fox: 2.30, CW: 940,000
-Adults 18-49:
ABC and NBC: 0.9 rating/3 share each, CBS: 0.8/ 2, Fox: 0.7/ 2, CW: 0.3/ 1
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8:00 p.m.
ABC – Last Man Standing (R)
Viewers: 4.44 million (#2), A18-49: 0.9/ 3 (#1)
CBS – NCIS (R)
Viewers: 6.73 million (#1), A18-49: 0.8/ 3 (#2)
NBC – Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon (R)
Viewers: 3.88 million (#3), A18-49: 0.7/ 2 (#3t)
Fox – MasterChef Junior (R)
Viewers: 2.29 million (#4), A18-49: 0.7/ 2 (#3t)
The CW – The iHeartRadio Festival – Night 2 (R)
Viewers: 1.20 million (#5), A18-49: 0.4/ 1 (#5)
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8:30 p.m.
ABC – Dr. Ken (R)
Viewers: 3.49 million (#3), A18-49: 0.8/ 3 (#1t)
CBS – NCIS (R)
Viewers: 7.16 million (#1), A18-49: 0.8/ 3 (#1t)
NBC – Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon (R)
Viewers: 3.81 million (#3), A18-49: 0.8/ 3 (#1t)
Fox – MasterChef Junior (R)
Viewers: 2.32 million (#4), A18-49: 0.7/ 2 (#4)
The CW – The iHeartRadio Festival – Night 2 (R)
Viewers: 924,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#5)
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9:00 p.m.
ABC – Shark Tank (R)
Viewers: 3.69 million (#3), A18-49: 0.8/ 3 (#2t)
CBS – Hawaii Five-O (R)
Viewers: 5.84 million (#1), A18-49: 0.8/ 3 (#2t)
NBC – Dateline (R)
Viewers: 4.26 million (#2), A18-49: 0.9/ 3 (#1)
Fox – MasterChef Junior (R)
Viewers: 2.23 million (#4), A18-49: 0.7/ 2 (#4)
The CW – The iHeartRadio Festival – Night 2 (R)
Viewers: 876,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#5)
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9:30 p.m.
ABC – Shark Tank (R)
Viewers: 3.98 million (#3), A18-49: 0.9/ 3 (#1t)
CBS – Hawaii Five-O (R)
Viewers: 5.90 million (#1), A18-49: 0.8/ 3 (#3t)
NBC – Dateline (R)
Viewers: 4.57 million (#2), A18-49: 0.9/ 3 (#1t)
Fox – MasterChef Junior (R)
Viewers: 2.35 million (#4), A18-49: 0.8/ 2 (#3t)
The CW – The iHeartRadio Festival – Night 2 (R)
Viewers: 845,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#5)
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10:00 p.m.
ABC – 20/20 (R)
Viewers: 5.10 million (#2), A18-49: 1.0/ 3 (#2)
CBS – Hawaii Five-O (R)
Viewers: 5.58 million (#1), A18-49: 0.8/ 2 (#3)
NBC – Dateline (R)
Viewers: 4.94 million (#3), A18-49: 1.1/ 3 (#1)
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10:30 p.m.
ABC – 20/20 (R)
Viewers: 5.64 million (#1), A18-49: 1.1/ 4 (#2)
CBS – Hawaii Five-O (R)
Viewers: 5.60 million (#2), A18-49: 0.8/ 2 (#3)
NBC – Dateline (R)
Viewers: 5.38 million (#3), A18-49: 1.2/ 4 (#1)
Source: Nielsen Media Research
FROM NBC
“CAUGHT ON CAMERA WITH NICK CANNON” OUTRATES ITS PRIOR
FIVE TELECASTS, TIES FOR #1 AMONG THE BIG 4 AT 8 P.M.
“DATELINE NBC” TIES FOR #1 FROM 9-11 P.M. IN 18-49 ANDIS #1 OUTRIGHT IN 25-54
Friday Primetime Results:
NBC Ties for #1 Friday night among the Big 4 in adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 and ranks #1 outright among those nets in women 18-49 and women 25-54.
“Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon” (0.8/3 in 18-49, 3.8 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET):
Outdelivers each of its prior five telecasts in 18-49 and total viewers, for the show’s top results since Friday, Dec. 26, 2014 (0.9/3 in 18-49, 4.7 million viewers overall).
Grows +14% versus its prior Friday telecast of two weeks earlier in adults 18-49 (0.8 vs. 0.7 on Dec. 18) and +13% in total viewers (3.842 million vs. 3.406 million).
Scores NBC’s highest 18-49 rating in the hour since Oct. 16 (0.8).
Ties for the time-period win among the Big 4 networks in adults18-49 and adults 18-34.
A rebroadcast “Dateline NBC”(1.0/3 in 18-49, 4.8 million viewers overall from 9-11 p.m. ET):
Ties for #1 in the time period among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49 and adults 18-34.
Ranks #1 outright in the slot among those networks in adults 25-54.
For its second hour from 10-11 p.m., ties for #1 among ABC , CBS and NBC in adults 18-49 and ranks #1 outright in adults 25-54.
Grows from its first half-hour to its fourth by +33% in both adults 18-49 (0.9 to 1.2) and adults 25-54 (1.2 to 1.6). and by +18% in total viewers (4.6 million to 5.4 million).
In Late-Night Metered MarketsFriday Night:
In Nielsen’s 56 metered markets, household results were: “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” 2.3/5 with an encore telecast; “Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” 1.6/4 with an encore; and ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 1.8/4 with an encore.
In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” 0.8/3 with an encore; “Late Show,” 0.3/1 with an encore; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 0.6/3 with an encore.
From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC’s “Nightline” averaged a 1.2/3 in metered-market households and a 0.4/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.
From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (1.1/3 in metered-market households with an encore) beat CBS’s “Late Late Show” (0.8/3 with an encore). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “Late Night” (0.5/3 in 18-49 with an encore) topped “Late Late Show” (0.2/1 with an encore).
At 1:35 a.m., “Last Call with Carson Daly” averaged a 0.6/2 in
metered-market households with an encore and a 0.3/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25
markets with local people meters.
NOTE: Primetime results are based on “fast affiliate time period” data from Nielsen Media Research. All ratings are “live plus same day” unless otherwise indicated.
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