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Wednesday Final Nationals: Modest Ratings for ‘Taraji and Terrence’s White Hot Holidays’ on Fox

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In the first Wednesday within the midseason hiatus of Fox’s “Empire”, CBS stepped up front and center to capture the night winning in total viewers (9.19 million), adults 18-49 (1.9 rating/6 share), adults 18-34 (1.2/5) and adults 25-54 (2.7/8).

“Empire” stars Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard switched gears from drama to variety-comedy with their Fox holiday special “Taraji and Terrence’s White Hot Holidays” (Women 18-34: 1.4/5; Men 18-34: 0.8/3; Women 18-49: 1.9/6; Men 18-49: 1.0/3) which drew okay numbers among adults 18-49 within the hour. The 1-hour program also featured guest performances from John Legend, Mary J. Blige, Patti LaBelle, Chris Brown, will.i.am, and “Empire” co-stars Bryshere Y. Gray and Jussie Smollett.

The night’s other original offerings were, as follows:

ABC’s “The Middle” (Women 18-34: 1.5/6; Men 18-34: 0.8/4; Women 18-49: 2.5/9; Men 18-49: 1.5/6)

ABC’s “The Goldbergs” (Women 18-34: 1.4/6; Men 18-34: 1.0/4; Women 18-49: 2.5/8; Men 18-49: 1.5/5)

ABC’s “Modern Family” (Women 18-34: 2.3/9; Men 18-34: 1.5/6; Women 18-49: 3.3/10; Men 18-49: 1.9/7)

ABC’s “black-ish” (Women 18-34: 1.3/5; Men 18-34: 0.7/3; Women 18-49: 2.2/7; Men 18-49: 1.2/4)

ABC’s “Nashville” (Women 18-34: 0.9/4; Men 18-34: 0.3/1; Women 18-49: 1.2/4; Men 18-49: 0.5/2)

CBS’s “Survivor Cambodia: Second Chance” (Women 18-34: 1.7/7; Men 18-34: 1.1/5; Women 18-49: 2.8/9; Men 18-49: 1.8/7)

CBS’s “Criminal Minds” (Women 18-34: 1.7/6; Men 18-34: 0.8/4; Women 18-49: 2.4/7; Men 18-49: 1.4/5)

CBS’s “Code Black” (Women 18-34: 1.2/5; Men 18-34: 0.7/3; Women 18-49: 1.9/6; Men 18-49: 1.0/4)

NBC’s “The Illusionists” (Women 18-34: 0.7/3; Men 18-34: 0.4/2; Women 18-49: 1.0/3; Men 18-49: 0.8/3)

CW’s “Arrow” (Women 18-34: 0.7/3; Men 18-34: 1.0/5; Women 18-49: 0.9/3; Men 18-49: 1.2/4)

CW’s “Supernatural” (Women 18-34: 0.5/2; Men 18-34: 0.7/3; Women 18-49: 0.6/2; Men 18-49: 0.9/3)

FX’s “American Horror Story: Hotel” (Women 18-34: 1.23; Men 18-34: 0.92; Women 18-49: 1.12; Men 18-49: 1.03)

FXX’s “The League” (series finale) (Women 18-34: 0.17; Men 18-34: 0.43; Women 18-49: 0.15; Men 18-49: 0.40)

FXX’s “You’re the Worst” (season finale) (Women 18-34: 0.11; Men 18-34: 0.22; Women 18-49: 0.10; Men 18-49: 0.19)

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Wednesday, December 9, 2015
ABC PROGRAM HH/SHR VWRS
(000)		 A18-34 A18-49 A25-54
8-11 Network Average 3.9/7 6265 1.1/5 1.7/6 2.2/6
8:00 The Middle 4.9/8 8058 1.2/5 2.0/7 2.6/8
8:30 The Goldbergs 4.2/7 7017 1.2/5 2.0/7 2.6/7
9:00 Modern Family 5.0/8 8197 1.9/8 2.6/9 3.4/9
9:31 black-ish 3.7/6 5970 1.0/4 1.7/5 2.3/6
10:00 Nashville 2.9/5 4137 0.6/3 0.8/3 1.2/3
CBS PROGRAM HH/SHR VWRS
(000)		 A18-34 A18-49 A25-54
8-11 Network Average 5.6/10 9188 1.2/5 1.9/6 2.7/8
8:00 Survivor Cambodia: Second Chance 5.8/10 9906 1.4/6 2.3/8 3.4/10
9:00 Criminal Minds 5.7/10 9273 1.3/5 1.9/6 2.7/7
10:00 Code Black 5.3/10 8384 0.9/4 1.4/5 2.1/6
NBC PROGRAM HH/SHR VWRS
(000)		 A18-34 A18-49 A25-54
8-11 Network Average 2.5/4 4011 0.6/2 0.9/3 1.2/4
8:00 Mat Franco’s Got Magic (r) 2.6/4 4253 0.6/2 1.0/3 1.3/4
10:00 The Illusionists (s) 2.2/4 3527 0.5/2 0.9/3 1.1/3
FOX PROGRAM HH/SHR VWRS
(000)		 A18-34 A18-49 A25-54
8-10 Network Average 2.8/5 4238 0.9/4 1.2/4 1.6/5
8:00 Empire (r) 2.3/4 3377 0.7/2 1.0/3 1.3/4
9:00 Taraji and Terrence’s White Hot Holidays (s) 3.3/5 5099 1.1/4 1.5/5 1.9/5
CW PROGRAM HH/SHR VWRS
(000)		 A18-34 A18-49 A25-54
8-10 Network Average 1.5/3 2358 0.7/3 0.9/3 1.0/3
8:00 Arrow 1.8/3 2820 0.9/4 1.0/4 1.1/3
9:00 Supernatural 1.2/2 1896 0.6/2 0.7/2 0.8/2
UNI PROGRAM HH/SHR VWRS
(000)		 A18-34 A18-49 A25-54
8-11 Network Average 1.2/2 2066 0.8/3
7:00 Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse 0.9/2 1724 0.6/3
8:00 Antes Muerta Que Lichita 1.0/2 1904 0.7/3
9:01 Pasion y Poder 1.2/2 2159 0.8/3
10:04 Yo No Creo En Hombres 1.2/2 2138 0.8/3

Cable Rankings – Wednesday 12/09/15
What follows are the top 20 most-watched shows in prime time on cable for Wednesday, December 9:


  1. “Alaskan Bush People” (Discovery, 9 p.m.): 3.767 million

  2. “The O’Reilly Factor” (Fox News Channel, 8 p.m.): 3.730

  3. “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 9:30 p.m.): 2.913

  4. “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 10 p.m.): 2.836

  5. “The Kelly File” (Fox News Channel, 9 p.m.): 2.820

  6. “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 10:30 p.m.): 2.580

  7. “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 9 p.m.): 2.534

  8. “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 8:30 p.m.): 2.497

  9. “NCIS” (USA, 8 p.m.): 2.360

  10. Movie: “Elf” (2003) (ABC Family, 8:45 p.m.): 2.218

  11. “NCIS” (USA, 9 p.m.): 2.180

  12. “American Horror Story: Hotel” (FX, 10 p.m.): 2.142

  13. “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 8 p.m.): 2.134

  14. “Hannity” (Fox News Channel, 10 p.m.): 2.037

  15. “South Park” (Comedy Central, 10 p.m.): 1.825

  16. “NCIS” (USA, 10 p.m.): 1.798

  17. “American Dad” (Adult Swim, 10:30 p.m.): 1.765

  18. “Property Brothers Home on the Ranch” (HGTV, 9 p.m.): 1.687

  19. Movie: “A Christmas Detour” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.): 1.664

  20. “NBA Basketball: Atlanta @ Dallas” (ESPN, 9:37-11:58 p.m.; 0.99 household rating): 1.605


  • “Men, Women, Wild” (Discovery, 10 p.m.): 1.432

  • “NBA Basketball: Chicago @ Boston, 7:00-9:37 p.m.; 0.84 household rating): 1.226

  • “The Challenge: Bloodlines” (MTV, 10 p.m.): 0.556

  • “The League” (FXX, 10 p.m. – series finale): 0.456

  • “You’re the Worst” (FXX, 10:45 p.m. – season finale): 0.269


Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research




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