‘Secrets and Lies’ Concludes with a Whimper on ABC

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2016

Household Rating/Share
NBC: 9.0/14, Fox: 5.5/ 8, CBS: 5.2/ 8, ABC: 2.5/ 4

-Percent Change From the Year-Ago Evening:
NBC: – 3, ABC: -11, CBS: -24, Fox: -27

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-Winners:
“60 Minutes” (CBS), “Sunday Night Football” (NBC)

-Losers (excluding repeats):
“Once Upon a Time” (ABC), “Son of Zorn” (Fox), “Secrets and Lies” (ABC), “Family Guy” (Fox), “The Last man on Earth” (Fox)

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Ratings Breakdown:
NBC, no doubt, will miss “Sunday Night Football” in January with last night’s match-up, Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks, at an estimated 11.6 rating/19 share in the household overnights from 8:30-11:30 p.m. ET. Football also benefited Fox, which opened with a hefty 14.6/24 in the 7 p.m. half-hour, leading into a 9.7/16 (#1) for post-game “The OT” at 7:30 p.m.

Fox’s veteran “The Simpsons” got a boost in the 8 p.m. half-hour with a 3.7/ 6 (#3), but there was nothing positive to report with the combination of “Son of Zorn” (#4: 2.0/ 3), “Family Guy” (2.1/ 3) and “The Last Man on Earth” (#4: 1.5/ 2) from 8:30-10 p.m.

In season (or series) ending news was ABC’s low-rated “Secrets & Lies” at a third-place 2.5/ 4 at 10 p.m., which led out of a 2.4/ 4 (#3: 2.4/ 4) for the regularly scheduled edition at 9 p.m. Earlier in the evening on ABC was “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (#3: 3.1/ 5 at 7 p.m.) into a mere 2.2/ 3 (#4) for “Once Upon a Time” at 8 p.m.

Top-rated on CBS on Sunday, as always, was granddaddy “60 Minutes” at an 8.4/13 (#2) in the 7 p.m. hour. The rest of the evening on the Eye net was repeats of “Bull” (#2: 5.2/ 9), “NCIS: Los Angeles” (#2: 4.5/ 7) and “MacGyver” (#2: 2.9/ 5) from 8-11 p.m.

What follows are the metered market household results by half-hour for Sunday, Dec. 4:

7:00 p.m.
ABC – “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (R): 3.0/ 5 (#3)
CBS – “60 Minutes”: 7.8/13 (#2)
NBC – “Football Night in America,” part one: 1.3/ 2 (#4)
Fox – NFL Football: 14.6/24 (#1)

7:30 p.m.
ABC – “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (R): 3.2/ 5 (#3)
CBS – 60 Minutes: 9.0/14 (#2)
NBC – “Football Night in America,” part two: 3.4/ 6 (#2)
Fox – “The OT”: 9.7/16 (#1)

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “Once Upon a Time”: 2.2/ 3 (#4)
CBS – “Bull” (R): 5.7/ 9 (#2)
NBC – “Football Night in America,” part three: 7.3/12 (#1)
Fox – “The Simpsons”: 3.7/ 6 (#3)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “Once Upon a Time”: 2.1/ 3 (#3)
CBS – “Bull” (R): 4.6/ 7 (#2)
NBC – Sunday Night Football (Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks): 12.0/19 (#1)
Fox – “Son of Zorn”: 2.0/ 3 (#4)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “Secrets and Lies”: 2.4/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “NCIS: Los Angeles” (R): 4.5/ 7 (#2)
NBC – Sunday Night Football (Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks): 12.4/19 (#1)
Fox – “Family Guy”: 2.1/ 3 (#4)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “Secrets and Lies”: 2.4/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “”NCIS: Los Angeles” (R): 4.4/ 7 (#2)
NBC – Sunday Night Football (Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks): 12.7/20 (#1)
Fox – “The Last Man on Earth”: 1.5/ 2 (#4)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “Secrets and Lies” (season or series finale): 2.5/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “MacGyver” (R): 3.1/ 5 (#2)
NBC – Sunday Night Football (Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks): 11.6/18 (#1)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “Secrets and Lies” (season or series finale): 2.5/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “MacGyver” (R): 2.7/ 5 (#2)
NBC – Sunday Night Football (Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks): 11.2/19 (#1)