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Tuesday Ratings: Return of ‘This Is Us’ Tops Night; Adequate Sampling for

TUESDAY FAST AFFILIATE RATINGS

Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Fast Affiliate Ratings

Total Viewers: 
CBS: 6.51 million, NBC: 3.51, ABC: 3.09, Fox: 1.26, CW: 628,000

Adults 18-49:
CBS and NBC: 0.6 rating/4 share each, ABC: 0.5/ 3, Fox: 0.3/ 2, CW: 0.1/ 1

In series premiere news, ABC’s comical court-themed “Judge Steve Harvey” was sampled at 3.93 million viewers (#2) and a 0.7 rating/4 share in adults 18-49 (#1t) in the Tuesday 8 p.m. ET hour. That led into the Tuesday 9 p.m. time period premiere of comedy “Abbott Elementary” at a compatible 3.27 million viewers (#3) and a 0.6/ 4 in the demo. At 9:30 p.m. was the season premiere of concluding “black-ish” at 2.62 million viewers (#3) and a 0.5/ 3 in adults 18-49.

Finishing off the evening for ABC was failing Tuesday 10 p.m. freshman drama “Queens” at a distant third place 1.40 million viewers and a 0.2/ 2 in the demo. 9 p.m.

In other season premiere news was NBC’s “This Is Us“, which like “black-ish” has returned for its final season. The sentimental tale of the Pearson clan scored 5.25 million viewers (#2) and a 1.0/ 7 in adults 18-49, which topped the evening (tied with ABC’s competing “Judge Steve Harvey” in the demo). It also grew in audience considerable from the 8-9 p.m. time period premieres of NBC sitcoms “American Auto” and “Grand Crew” as follows:

8:00 p.m. – “American Auto” (NBC)
Viewers: 2.36 million (#3); A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#3)

8:30 p.m. – “Grand Crew” (NBC)
Viewers: 1.64 million (#3); A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3t)

Medical drama “New Amsterdam” closed the evening for NBC with 3.34 million viewers (#2) and a 0.4/ 3 in adults 18-49: #1t).
 
Elsewhere, Fox featured a two-hour edition of “Gordon Ramsay’s Road Trip.” See the diluted average above. The CW was in repeats. And CBS scored a typically easy victory with its compatible “FBI” threesome as follows:

CBS/Tuesday
8:00 p.m. – “FBI”
Viewers: 8.29 million (#1); A18-49: 0.7/ 5 (#1t)

9:00 p.m. – “FBI: International”
Viewers: 5.93 million (#1); A18-49: 0.5/ 4 (#2t)

10:00 p.m. – “FBI: Most Wanted”
Viewers: 5.30 million (#1); A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

UPDATED 1/06/2022 9:23 AM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Tuesday, January 4:

ABC
• 3.243 million viewers
• 2.1/5 HH (2.537 million households)
• 0.53/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.689 million adults 18-49)

Judge Steve Harvey (P) (ABC, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 5.158 million viewers
• 3.2/7 HH (3.908 million households)
• 0.73/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.946 million adults 18-49)

Abbott Elementary (P) (ABC, 9:00 PM- 9:30 PM)
• 3.447 million viewers
• 2.2/5 HH (2.679 million households)
• 0.64/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.836 million adults 18-49)

black-ish (P) (ABC, 9:30 PM-10:00 PM)
• 2.746 million viewers
• 1.8/4 HH (2.193 million households)
• 0.53/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.685 million adults 18-49)

Queens (ABC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.474 million viewers
• 1.0/3 HH (1.268 million households)
• 0.28/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.359 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 6.671 million viewers
• 4.1/10 HH (5.049 million households)
• 0.60/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.777 million adults 18-49)

FBI (CBS, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 8.519 million viewers
• 5.2/12 HH (6.340 million households)
• 0.76/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.991 million adults 18-49)

FBI: International (CBS, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 6.062 million viewers
• 3.7/9 HH (4.588 million households)
• 0.56/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.729 million adults 18-49)

FBI: Most Wanted (CBS, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 5.430 million viewers
• 3.4/9 HH (4.218 million households)
• 0.47/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.611 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 3.634 million viewers
• 2.3/6 HH (2.828 million households)
• 0.60/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.779 million adults 18-49)

American Auto (NBC, 8:00 PM- 8:30 PM)
• 2.432 million viewers
• 1.5/4 HH (1.874 million households)
• 0.39/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.508 million adults 18-49)

Grand Crew (NBC, 8:30 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.684 million viewers
• 1.1/3 HH (1.404 million households)
• 0.30/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.389 million adults 18-49)

This Is Us (P) (NBC, 9:00 PM-10:03 PM)
• 5.463 million viewers
• 3.4/8 HH (4.158 million households)
• 1.05/7 A18-49 rating/share (1.367 million adults 18-49)

New Amsterdam (NBC, 10:03 PM-11:00 PM)
• 3.273 million viewers
• 2.1/6 HH (2.609 million households)
• 0.36/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.476 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 1.311 million viewers
• 0.8/2 HH (0.982 million households)
• 0.30/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.387 million adults 18-49)

Gordon Ramsay’s Road Trip Greek Vacation (S) (Fox, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.311 million viewers
• 0.8/2 HH (0.982 million households)
• 0.30/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.387 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.614 million viewers
• 0.4/1 HH (0.462 million households)
• 0.11/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.139 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 2.009 million viewers
• 1.0/2 HH (1.169 million households)
• 0.67/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.878 million adults 18-49)

Que Le Pasa A Mi Familia (Univision, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 1.563 million viewers
• 0.8/2 HH (0.979 million households)
• 0.48/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.632 million adults 18-49)

La Rosa de Guadalupe (Univision, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.624 million viewers
• 0.7/2 HH (0.903 million households)
• 0.53/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.689 million adults 18-49)

Vencer el Pasado (Univision, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.980 million viewers
• 1.0/2 HH (1.194 million households)
• 0.64/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.841 million adults 18-49)

La Desalmada (Univision, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 2.424 million viewers
• 1.2/3 HH (1.409 million households)
• 0.85/7 A18-49 rating/share (1.104 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.511 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.366 million households)
• 0.15/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.196 million adults 18-49)

Las Mil y Una Noches (UniMás, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 0.514 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.325 million households)
• 0.15/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.193 million adults 18-49)

Enamorandonos (UniMás, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.598 million viewers
• 0.4/1 HH (0.434 million households)
• 0.17/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.218 million adults 18-49)

Inseparables, Amor al Limite Season 2 (UniMás, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.336 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH (0.231 million households)
• 0.12/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.151 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 1.093 million viewers
• 0.6/1 HH (0.710 million households)
• 0.33/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.424 million adults 18-49)

Por Amor o Por Dinero (Telemundo, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 0.869 million viewers
• 0.5/1 HH (0.612 million households)
• 0.25/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.321 million adults 18-49)

Hercai: Amor y Venganza II (Telemundo, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.225 million viewers
• 0.6/2 HH (0.793 million households)
• 0.34/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.449 million adults 18-49)

Malverde: Santo (Telemundo, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.829 million viewers
• 0.4/1 HH (0.544 million households)
• 0.29/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.375 million adults 18-49)

UPDATED 1/09/2022: What follows are the Live + Three Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Tuesday, January 4:

Judge Steve Harvey (P) (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 5.158 million viewers, 0.73 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 5.566 million viewers, 0.77 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.408 million viewers (+8%), +0.04 adults 18-49 rating (+6%)

Abbott Elementary (P) (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.448 million viewers, 0.64 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 4.271 million viewers, 0.85 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.823 million viewers (+24%), +0.20 adults 18-49 rating (+32%)

black-ish (P) (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.746 million viewers, 0.53 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 3.358 million viewers, 0.63 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.612 million viewers (+22%), +0.11 adults 18-49 rating (+21%)

Queens (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.475 million viewers, 0.28 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.839 million viewers, 0.40 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.364 million viewers (+25%), +0.12 adults 18-49 rating (+44%)

FBI (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 8.520 million viewers, 0.76 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 10.828 million viewers, 0.99 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +2.308 million viewers (+27%), +0.23 adults 18-49 rating (+30%)

FBI: International (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 6.062 million viewers, 0.56 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 8.064 million viewers, 0.79 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +2.002 million viewers (+33%), +0.23 adults 18-49 rating (+42%)

FBI: Most Wanted (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 5.431 million viewers, 0.47 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 8.270 million viewers, 0.78 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +2.839 million viewers (+52%), +0.31 adults 18-49 rating (+67%)

American Auto (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.432 million viewers, 0.39 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.823 million viewers, 0.43 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.391 million viewers (+16%), +0.04 adults 18-49 rating (+10%)

Grand Crew (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.684 million viewers, 0.30 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.003 million viewers, 0.37 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.319 million viewers (+19%), +0.07 adults 18-49 rating (+23%)

This Is Us (P) (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 5.463 million viewers, 1.05 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 8.397 million viewers, 1.73 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +2.934 million viewers (+54%), +0.68 adults 18-49 rating (+65%)

New Amsterdam (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.274 million viewers, 0.37 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 5.779 million viewers, 0.70 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +2.505 million viewers (+77%), +0.33 adults 18-49 rating (+91%)

Gordon Ramsay’s Road Trip Greek Vacation (S) (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.311 million viewers, 0.30 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.447 million viewers, 0.33 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.136 million viewers (+10%), +0.03 adults 18-49 rating (+10%)

Source: Nielsen Media Research