CBS was Tuesday’s top network in total viewers (7.82 million) and all key demos even though its prime time lineup was all repeats — “NCIS”, “NCIS: New Orleans”, and “Limitless.”
The top original program on the night was ABC’s 2-hour year-end retrospective “The Year: 2015” hosted by Robin Roberts. It won its 2-hour time slot with adults 18-49 and adults 25-54. In addition, the special also ranked #1 in its time period across all key female demographics (women 18-34/women 18-49/women 25-54).
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| Tuesday, December 22, 2015 | ||||||
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PROGRAM | HH/SHR | VWRS (000) |
A18-34 | A18-49 | A25-54 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8-11 | Network Average | 2.4/4 | 3700 | 0.9/3 | 1.2/4 | |
| 8:00 | Fresh Off the Boat (r) | 2.2/4 | 3367 | 0.4 | 0.8/3 | 1.1/3 |
| 8:30 | The Muppets (r) | 1.4/2 | 2255 | 0.3 | 0.6/2 | 0.8/2 |
| 9:00 | The Year: 2015 (s) | 2.7/5 | 4148 | 0.5 | 1.0/4 | 1.4/4 |
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PROGRAM | HH/SHR | VWRS (000) |
A18-34 | A18-49 | A25-54 |
| 8-11 | Network Average | 4.9/9 | 7820 | 1.0/4 | 1.4/4 | |
| 8:00 | NCIS (r) | 6.6/12 | 10801 | 0.6 | 1.2/4 | 1.8/6 |
| 9:00 | NCIS: New Orleans (r) | 5.1/9 | 8199 | 0.5 | 1.1/4 | 1.5/4 |
| 10:00 | Limitless (r) | 2.9/6 | 4450 | 0.3 | 0.7/2 | 0.9/3 |
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PROGRAM | HH/SHR | VWRS (000) |
A18-34 | A18-49 | A25-54 |
| 8-11 | Network Average | 2.2/4 | 3530 | 0.7/3 | 0.9/3 | |
| 8:00 | Hollywood Game Night (r) | 2.2/4 | 3496 | 0.5 | 0.8/3 | 1.0/3 |
| 10:00 | Chicago Med (r) | 2.1/4 | 3489 | 0.4 | 0.7/2 | 0.9/3 |
| 10:00 | Chicago Fire (r) | 2.3/4 | 3606 | 0.4 | 0.6/2 | 0.8/3 |
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PROGRAM | HH/SHR | VWRS (000) |
A18-34 | A18-49 | A25-54 |
| 8-10 | Network Average | 1.1/2 | 1840 | 0.6/2 | 0.7/2 | |
| 8:00 | The Simpsons (r) | 1.3/2 | 2081 | 0.7 | 0.7/3 | 0.9/3 |
| 8:30 | Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (r) | 1.1/2 | 2059 | 0.7 | 0.7/3 | 0.8/3 |
| 9:00 | Taraji & Terrence’s White Hot Holidays (r) | 1.1/2 | 1609 | 0.4 | 0.5/2 | 0.6/2 |
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PROGRAM | HH/SHR | VWRS (000) |
A18-34 | A18-49 | A25-54 |
| 8-10 | Network Average | 0.7/1 | 1110 | 0.3/1 | 0.4/1 | |
| 8:00 | The Flash (r) | 0.8/1 | 1378 | 0.3 | 0.4/1 | 0.4/1 |
| 9:00 | iZombie (r) | 0.5/1 | 836 | 0.2 | 0.2/1 | 0.3/1 |
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PROGRAM | HH/SHR | VWRS (000) |
A18-34 | A18-49 | A25-54 |
| 8-11 | Network Average | 1.1/2 | 2039 | 0.8/3 | ||
| 7:00 | Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse | 1.0/2 | 1829 | 0.6/2 | ||
| 8:03 | Antes Muerta Que Lichita | 1.0/2 | 1932 | 0.7/3 | ||
| 9:03 | Pasion y Poder | 1.2/2 | 2044 | 0.8/3 | ||
| 10:05 | Yo No Creo En Hombres | 1.3/2 | 2153 | 0.8/3 | ||
Cable Rankings – Tuesday 12/22/15
What follows are the top 20 most-watched shows in prime time on cable for Tuesday, December 22:
- “Curse of Oak Island” (History, 9 p.m.): 3.404 million
- “Fixer Upper” (HGTV, 9 p.m.): 3.173
- “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 10 p.m.): 2.856
- “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 10:30 p.m.): 2.644
- “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 9:30 p.m.): 2.491
- “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 9 p.m.): 2.478
- “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 8:30 p.m.): 2.391
- Movie: “Christmas Land” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.): 2.339
- “WWE SmackDown” (USA, 8 p.m.): 2.264
- “The O’Reilly Factor” (Fox News Channel, 8 p.m.): 2.153
- “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 8 p.m.): 2.063
- “Hunting Hitler” (History, 10 p.m.): 2.022
- Movie: “Crown for Christmas” (Hallmark, 10 p.m.): 2.011
- Movie: “Home Alone: Holiday Heist” (Disney Channel, 8 p.m.): 2.009
- “Moonshiners Special” (Discovery, 9 p.m.): 1.983
- Movie: “The Santa Clause” (1994) (ABC Family, 6:30 p.m.) and “College Football: Marmot Boca Raton Bowl: Toledo vs. No. 24 Temple” (ESPN, 7:02-10:30 p.m.): 1.962 each
- Movie: “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause” (2006) (ABC Family, 8:45 p.m.): 1.936
- “The Kelly File” (Fox News Channel, 9 p.m.): 1.857
- “Chrisley Knows Best” (USA, 10 p.m.): 1.842
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research
