Sunday Overnight Ratings: ‘Madam Secretary’ on CBS Nearly Matches its Season Premiere Household Ratings in Special Earlier Time Slot

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2018

Note: CBS NFL off air 7:50p et.

There may be some regional NFL in the 7p half hour for Fox

Household Rating/Share (top 56 markets)
CBS: 7.8/14, NBC: 9.2/17, ABC: 1.9/ 4, Fox: 1.2/ 2, CW: 0.4/ 1

– Year-Ago Evening (12/24/17) was Christmas Eve so no fitting comparison:

What follows are the household overnight ratings for Sunday, December 23 broken out by half-hour:

PRIME TIME

7:00 p.m.
ABC: 2.3/ 4 (#2) — “ America’s Funniest Home Videos” (repeat)
CBS: 16.4/31 (#1) — “ NFL Football: Pittsburgh Steelers at New Orleans Saints”
NBC: 1.3/ 2 (#4) — “Football Night in America”
Fox: 2.2/ 4 (#3) — “Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas” (special; repeat)

7:30 p.m.
ABC: 2.3/ 4 (#3) — “ America’s Funniest Home Videos” (repeat)
CBS: 16.1/30 (#1) — “ NFL Football: Pittsburgh Steelers at New Orleans Saints”
NBC: 2.6/ 5 (#2) — “Football Night in America”
Fox: 1.1/ 2 (#4) — “Bob’s Burgers” (repeat)

8:00 p.m.
ABC: 1.3/ 2 (#4) — “Disney’s Prep & Landing” (special; repeat)
CBS: 8.9/16 (#2) — “60
Minutes”
NBC: 6.7/ 13 (#3) — “Football Night in America”
NBC: 8.9/17 (#1) — “Sunday Night Football: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks”
Fox: 1.2/ 2 (#5) — “The Simpsons” (repeat)
CW: 0.6/ 1 (#6) — “Masters of Illusion” (special; repeat)

8:30 p.m.
ABC: 1.1/ 2 (#3) — “Disney’s Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice” (special; repeat)
CBS: 7.1/13 (#2) — “60
Minutes”
NBC: 11.2/21 (#1) — “Sunday Night Football: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks”
Fox: 1.0/ 2 (#4) — “Bob’s Burgers” (repeat)
CW: 0.6/ 1 (#5) — “Masters of Illusion” (special; repeat)

9:00 p.m.
ABC: 2.0/ 4 (#3) — “The Year: 2018” (special)
CBS: 4.8/ 9 (#2) — “Madam Secretary”
NBC: 12.7/23 (#1) — “Sunday Night Football: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks”
Fox: 1.2/ 2 (#4) — “Family Guy” (repeat)
CW: 0.3/ 1 (#5) — “Charmed” (repeat)

9:30 p.m.
ABC: 2.1/ 4 (#3) — “The Year: 2018” (special)
CBS: 4.1/ 7 (#2) — “Madam Secretary”
NBC: 13.0/24 (#1) — “Sunday Night Football: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks”
Fox: 0.8/ 1 (#4) — “Rel” (repeat)
CW: 0.3/ 0 (#5) — “Charmed” (repeat)

10:00 p.m.
ABC: 2.1/ 4 (#3) — “The Year: 2018” (special)
CBS: 2.9/ 5 (#2) — “God Friended Me” (repeat)
NBC: 12.3/23 (#1) — “Sunday Night Football: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks”

10:30 p.m.
ABC: 2.1/ 4 (#3) — “The Year: 2018” (special)
CBS: 2.8/ 5 (#2) — “God Friended Me” (repeat)
NBC: 13.0/24 (#1) — “Sunday Night Football: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks”

11:00 p.m.
CBS: 2.4/ 5 (#2) — “NCIS: Los Angeles” (repeat)
NBC: 13.2/26 (#1) — “Sunday Night Football: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks”

8:30-11:45 p.m.
NBC: HH: 12.6, Adults 18-49: 6.2 — Sunday Night Football: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks

Source: Nielsen Media Research