Sunday Overnights: Solid Showing for the ‘Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special’ on CBS

What follows are the metered market household results by half-hour for the four broadcast networks for Sunday, December 3, 2017:

Household Rating/Share
NBC: 9.9/16, CBS: 8.1/13, Fox: 4.6/ 7, ABC: 2.4/ 4

-Percent Change From the Year-Ago Opening Sunday (9/25/16):
CBS: +56, NBC: +10, ABC: – 4, Fox: -16

Ratings Breakdown:
NBC topped this first Sunday in the household overnights, with the Seattle Seahawks’ 24 to 10 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles at an estimated 13.1 rating/22 share in the household overnights from 8:30-11 p.m. But it was “The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special” on CBS that was the true standout at a solid 10.1/16 (#2) from 8-10 p.m., which was a double-digit percent increase over the regularly scheduled combination of dramas “Wisdom of the Crowd” and “Madam Secretary.” And it built from lead-in “60 Minutes” (#2: 8.2/13 at 7 p.m.) by 23 percent. Carol…we are all go glad we had this time together!

Also on CBS last night was an encore telecast of “NCIS: Los Angeles” at a 4.1/ 7 at 10 p.m., which bested an encore telecast of ABC’s competing “Shark Tank” (#3: 2.2/ 4) by 86 percent.

Earlier in the evening on ABC were two episodes of veteran “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (repeat and original) at an average 2.5/ 4 from 7-9 p.m., followed by the original installment of “Shark Tank” at a mere 2.5/ 4 (#3) at 9 p.m.

Over at Fox, a 12.6/22 in the household overnights for a football overrun in the 7 p.m. half-hour led into a 7.0/12 (#1) for post-game “The OT” at 7:30 p.m. Next was a 3.0/ 5 for granddaddy “The Simpsons” in the 8 p.m. half-hour, followed by the modest combination of freshman “Ghosted” (#4: 1.9/ 4), “Family Guy” (#4: 1.8/ 3) and “The Last Man on Earth” (#4: 1.4/ 2) from 8:30-10 p.m. As reported last week, Fox has ordered six additional episodes of “Ghosted.”

What follows are the household overnight results for Sunday, December 3:

7:00 p.m.
ABC – “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (R): 2.3/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “60 Minutes”: 7.6/13 (#2)
NBC – Football Night in America, part 1: 1.6/ 3 (#4)
Fox – NFL: 12.6/22 (#1)

7:30 p.m.
ABC – “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (R): 2.6/ 4 (#4)
CBS – “60 Minutes”: 8.8/14 (#1)
NBC – Football Night in America, part 2: 3.8/ 7 (#2)
Fox – “The OT”: 7.0/12 (#2)

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “America’s Funniest Home Videos”: 2.5/ 4 (#4)
CBS – “The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special”: 10.2/16 (#1)
NBC – Football Night in America, part 3: 12.1/19 (#1)
Fox – “The Simpsons”: 3.0/ 5 (#3)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “America’s Funniest Home Videos”: 2.4/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special”: 10.2/16 (#2)
NBC – Sunday Night Football (Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks): 12.1/19 (#1)
Fox – “Ghosted”: 1.9/ 3 (#4)

9:00 p.m.`
ABC – “Shark Tank”: 2.5/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special”: 10.0/16 (#2)
NBC – Sunday Night Football (Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks): 13.6/21 (#1)
Fox – “Family Guy”: 1.8/ 3 (#4)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “Shark Tank”: 2.5/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special”: 9.9/16 (#2)
NBC – Sunday Night Football (Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks): 12.9/20 (#1)
Fox – “The Last Man Earth”: 1.4/ 2 (#4)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “Shark Tank” (R)” 2.3/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “NCIS: Los Angeles” (R): 4.5/ 8 (#2)
NBC – Sunday Night Football (Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks): 14.0/23 (#1)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “Shark Tank” (R)” 2.2/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “NCIS: Los Angeles” (R): 3.6/ 7 (#2)
NBC – Sunday Night Football (Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks): 13.5/23 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research