Wednesday Overnights: ‘Christmas in Rockefeller Center’ Leads NBC to Victory

What follows are the metered market (overnight) results in households by network and by half-hour for Wednesday, November 29, 2017:

Household Rating/Share
NBC: 5.1/ 8, CBS: 4.6/ 8, Fox: 3.5/ 6, ABC: 3.2/ 5, CW: 0.8/ 1

Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening:
CBS: no change, Fox: -18, NBC: -22, Fox: -29, CW: -50

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Ratings Breakdown:
NBC led the midweek overnights thanks, in particular, to annual holiday special “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” at a dominant 5.9 rating/10 share in households at 8 p.m. Comparably, that led into season highs for both “Law & Order: SVU” (#1: 4.8/ 8) and “Chicago PD” (#1: 4.5/ 8) from 9-11 p.m. ET.

Also in the specials department was “Bruno Mars: 24K Magic Live at the Apollo” on CBS at a second-place 3.9/ 7 in the household overnights at 10 p.m., which dipped by 19 percent from a 9 p.m. edition of “Survivor” (#1t: 4.8/ 8).

Earlier in the evening on CBS, the regularly scheduled 8 p.m. edition of the always addictive “Survivor” finished second behind aforementioned “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” with a 5.2/ 8. Now in year 18, “Survivor” shows absolutely no signs of any slippage.

Elsewhere, Fox finished third overall with its pairing of “Empire” (#3: 4.0/ 6) and sophomore “Star” (#4: 2.9/ 5), which held 72 percent of the lead-in support from “Empire.” But “Empire,” year-to-year, was down by 25 percent from the 5.3/ 8 on the year-ago evening in the Wednesday 9 p.m. hour.

ABC had nothing unusual to report with its combination of “The Goldbergs” (#4: 3.8/ 6), “Speechless” (#4: 2.8/ 4), “Modern Family” (#3: 4.3/ 7), “American Housewife” (#3: 2.9/ 5) and sophomore drama “Designated Survivor” (#3: 2.8/ 5). Year-to-year, “Designated Survivor” dropped by 32 percent. And The CW featured “Riverdale” (#5: 1.0/ 2 at 8 p.m.), its youngest skewing show, and recent entry “Dynasty” (#5: 0.5/ 1 at 9 p.m.), which is hoping the upcoming arrival of Nicollette Sheridan as Alexis Carrington will spark some interest.

What follows are the household overnight results for Wednesday, November 29 by half-hour:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Goldbergs”: 3.8/ 6 (#4)
CBS – “Survivor”: 5.2/ 8 (#2)
NBC – “Christmas in Rockefeller Center”: 5.8/10 (#1)
Fox – “Empire”: 4.0/ 7 (#3)
CW – “Riverdale”: 1.1/ 2 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “Speechless”: 2.8/ 4 (#4)
CBS – “Survivor”: 5.1/ 8 (#2)
NBC – “Christmas in Rockefeller Center”: 6.0/10 (#1)
Fox – “Empire”: 4.6/ 6 (#3)
CW – “Riverdale”: 0.9/ 2 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “Modern Family”: 4.3/ 7 (#3)
CBS – “Survivor”: 4.8/ 8 (#2)
NBC – “Law & Order: SVU”: 5.0/ 8 (#1)
Fox – “Star”: 3.0/ 5 (#4)
CW – “Dynasty”: 0.5/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “American Housewife”: 2.9/ 5 (#3)
CBS – “Survivor”: 4.7/ 8 (#1t)
NBC – “Law & Order: SVU”: 4.7/ 8 (#1t)
Fox – “Star”: 2.8/ 5 (#4)
CW – “Dynasty”: 0.6/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “Designated Survivor”: 2.9/ 5 (#3)
CBS – “Bruno Mars: 24K Magic Live at the Apollo”: 4.1/ 7 (#2)
NBC – “Chicago PD”: 4.5/ 8 (#1)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “Designated Survivor”: 2.7/ 5 (#3)
CBS – “Bruno Mars: 24K Magic Live at the Apollo”: 3.8/ 7 (#2)
NBC – “Chicago PD”: 4.4/ 8 (#1)
Source: Nielsen Media Research