Saturday Ratings: Double Dose of ‘Dateline’ Leads NBC to Modest Victory

Saturday, December 21, 2019

What follows are the fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen for Saturday, December 21. Note: These ratings are time period based (and are, therefore, only approximate)

-Total Viewers:
NBC: 3.70 million, CBS: 2.18, ABC: 2.13, Fox: 1.41

-Adults 18-49:
NBC: 0.7 rating/4 share, ABC and Fox: 0.4/ 2 each, CBS: 0.3/ 2

8:00 p.m.

ABC – College Football – Las Vegas Bowl (BSU at Washington)
Viewers: 2.82 million (#3), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#1)

CBS – Young Sheldon (R)
Viewers: 3.13 million (#1), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#2t)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 3.09 million (#2), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#2t)

Fox – PBC Fight Night
Viewers: 1.13 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

8:30 p.m.

ABC – College Football – Las Vegas Bowl (BSU at Washington)
Viewers: 2.74 million (#3), A18-49: 0.5 3 (#3)

CBS – The Unicorn (R)
Viewers: 1.77 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3t)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 3.81 million (#1), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#1)

Fox – PBC Fight Night

Viewers: 1.26 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3T

9:00 p.m.

ABC – College Football – Las Vegas Bowl (BSU at Washington)
Viewers: 2.21 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#2t)

CBS – Carol’s Second Act (R)
Viewers: 1.51 million (#4), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#4)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 4.18 million (#1), A18-49: 0.7/ 4 (#1)

Fox – PBC Fight Night
Viewers: 1.60 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#2t)

9:30 p.m.

ABC – College Football – Las Vegas Bowl (BSU at Washington)
Viewers: 2.04 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#3)

CBS – Bob Hearts Abishola (R)
Viewers: 1.67 million (#3t), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#4)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 4.23 million (#1), A18-49: 0.8/ 4 (#1)

Fox – PBC Fight Night
Viewers: 1.67 million (#3t), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#2)

10:00 p.m.

ABC – College Football – Las Vegas Bowl (BSU at Washington)
Viewers: 1.64 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2t)

CBS – 48 Hours
Viewers: 2.37 million (#2), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2t)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 3.33 million (#1), A18-49: 0.6/ 3 (#1)

10:30 p.m.

ABC – College Football – Las Vegas Bowl (BSU at Washington)
Viewers: 1.32 million (#3), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#3)

CBS – 48 Hours
Viewers: 2.65 million (#2), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 3.54 million (#1), A18-49: 0.7/ 4 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research