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Weekly Final Nationals: Carol Burnett Special Earns Over 15 Million Viewers for CBS

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The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special on CBS on Dec. 3 posted the largest audience for an entertainment/non-sports special since the Academy Awards on Feb. 26.

What follows are the Live + Same Day results on the broadcast networks for the week of Nov. 27 (with change versus the comparable year-ago period in parentheses):

–Total Viewers:
NBC: 9.26 million (-13), CBS: 7.65 (+14), Fox: 5.42 (- 6), ABC: 4.79 (- 5), CW: 1.82 (-15), Univision: 1.58, Telemundo: 1.13, UniMas: 762,000

–Adults 18-49:
NBC: 2.4 rating/9 share (-11), Fox: 1.6/ 6 (-11), CBS: 1.2/ 4 (+ 9), ABC: 1.1/ 4 (- 8), CW: 0.56/ 2 (-14), Univision: 0.55/ 2, Telemundo: 0.4/ 2, UniMas: 0.2/ 1

–Adults 25-54:
NBC: 3.0/ 9 (-14), Fox: 1.9/ 6 (-10), CBS: 1.7/ 5 (+ 6), ABC: 1.4/ 4 (-12), CW: 0.7/ 2 (-12), Univision: 0.6/ 2, Telemundo: 0.5/ 1, UniMas: 0.3/ 1

–Adults 18-34:
NBC: 1.7/ 9 (-11), Fox: 1.2/ 6 (-14), CBS: 0.7/ 4 (+17), ABC: 0.7/ 3 (no change), Univision: 0.5/ 2, CW: 0.5/ 2 (-17), Telemundo: 0.3/ 2, UniMas: 0.2/ 1

Top 20 (in viewers)

#1 NBC Sunday Night Football: Philadelphia at Seattle (NBC) 19.693 million
#2 NBC+NFLN Thursday Night Football: Washington at Dallas (NBC) 15.604 million
#3 Carol Burnett 50th Special (S) (CBS) 15.362 million
#4 The Big Bang Theory (CBS) 13.844 million
#5 Big Ten Football Championship Game: Ohio State vs. Wisconsin (S) (FOX) 12.918 million
#6 Young Sheldon (CBS) 12.111 million
#7 60 Minutes (CBS) 11.461 million
#8 This Is Us (NBC) 10.943 million
#9 The Voice-Tue (NBC) 10.602 million
#10 The OT (FOX) 10.193 million
#11 Football Night in America Pt 3 (NBC) 9.708 million
#12 The Voice (NBC) 9.604 million
#13 The Good Doctor (ABC) 9.250 million
#14 Christmas-Rockefeller Center (S) (NBC) 9.034 million
#15 Blue Bloods (CBS) 8.855 million
#16 Mom (CBS) 8.595 million
#17 Hawaii Five-0 (CBS) 8.584 million
#18 Survivor (CBS) 8.277 million
#19 Rudolph Red-Nose Reindeer (SR) (CBS) 8.067 million
#20 CMA Country Christmas (S) (ABC) 7.949 million

Top 20 (in adults 18-49 rating/share)

#1 NBC Sunday Night Football: Philadelphia at Seattle (NBC) 6.44/22
#2 NBC+NFLN Thursday Night Football: Washington at Dallas (NBC) 4.74/18
#3 Big Ten Football Championship Game: Ohio State vs. Wisconsin (S) (FOX) 3.64/15
#4 The OT (FOX) 3.33/13
#5 Football Night in America Pt 3 (NBC) 3.08/11
#6 This Is Us (NBC) 2.76/10
#7 The Big Bang Theory (CBS) 2.48/10
#8 Young Sheldon (CBS) 2.09/8
#9 Rudolph Red-Nose Reindeer (SR) (CBS) 1.88/7
#10 The Voice (NBC) 1.88/7
#11 The Voice-Tue (NBC) 1.82/7
#12 Survivor (CBS) 1.78/7
#13 NBC+NFLN Thursday Night Pre-Game 2 (NBC) 1.72/8
#14 The Simpsons (FOX) 1.71/6
#15 The Good Doctor (ABC) 1.69/7
#16 Christmas-Rockefeller Center (S) (NBC) 1.67/6
#17 Empire (FOX) 1.66/6
#18 Modern Family (ABC) 1.63/6
#19 Football Night in America Pt 2 (NBC) 1.57/6
#20 Saturday Night Football: Miami vs. Clemson (ABC) 1.56/7

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PROGRAMNETTIMEDURHHRANKADULTS 18-49RANKVIEWERS (000)RANK
Monday, November 27, 2017
CMA Country Christmas (S)ABC8:00 PM1214.8/8#211.12/4#357949#20
The Good DoctorABC10:01 PM595.8/11#121.69/7#159250#13
Kevin Can WaitCBS8:00 PM302.0/4#631.22/5#296352#30
Man with a PlanCBS8:30 PM301.7/3#681.08/4#375697#33
Superior DonutsCBS9:00 PM303.3/5#400.99/3#455146#39
9JKLCBS9:30 PM303.0/5#460.88/3#544605#46
ScorpionCBS10:00 PM603.5/7#350.94/4#495505#35
The VoiceNBC8:00 PM1215.9/10#101.88/7#109604#12
Very Pentatonix Christmas (S)NBC10:01 PM593.4/6#371.09/4#365469#36
Lucifer (R)FOX8:00 PM601.2/2#810.46/2#1151924#84
The Gifted (R)FOX9:00 PM601.0/2#890.42/1#1191483#111
SupergirlCW8:00 PM601.6/3#720.88/3#562713#69
Arrow-11/27 (S)CW9:00 PM601.5/3#770.85/3#582521#77
Enamorandome De RamonUNI7:00 PM600.9/2#1000.46/2#1131533#107
La Rosa De GuadalupeUNI8:00 PM601.0/2#890.56/2#921688#96
Mi Marido Tiene FamiliaUNI9:00 PM621.0/2#890.61/2#851920#85
Caer En TentacionUNI10:02 PM580.8/2#1130.46/2#1121418#116
La Tierra Prometida (R)UMA7:00 PM600.3/1#1510.17/1#156570#155
La Tierra PrometidaUMA8:00 PM600.7/1#1210.35/1#1271176#126
Totalmente DivaUMA9:00 PM600.4/1#1450.24/1#149717#148
Lady, Vendedora RosasUMA10:00 PM600.2/0#1630.17/1#153406#164
Caso Cerrado: Edicion EstelarTEL7:00 PM601.0/2#890.40/2#1211546#104
Milagros De Navidad (P)TEL8:00 PM600.7/1#1210.34/1#1291072#135
Sin Senos Si Hay ParaisoTEL9:00 PM601.1/2#850.66/2#761781#90
Senora Acero 4: La CoyoteTEL10:00 PM600.9/2#1000.63/2#831535#105
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
The Middle (R)ABC8:00 PM302.6/5#490.80/3#653957#53
Fresh Off The Boat (R)ABC8:30 PM301.8/3#650.64/2#822707#70
Black-Ish (R)ABC9:00 PM301.7/3#680.65/2#792644#71
The Mayor (R)ABC9:30 PM301.3/2#790.48/2#1061961#82
Kevin (Probably) Saves The World (R)ABC10:00 PM601.3/3#790.46/2#1132014#81
Rudolph Red-Nose Reindeer (SR)CBS8:00 PM614.5/8#241.88/7#98067#19
NCIS 9pm (SR)CBS9:01 PM594.9/8#201.03/4#407824#22
Victoria's Secret Fashion (S)CBS10:00 PM603.1/6#431.51/6#225046#42
The Voice-TueNBC8:00 PM606.6/11#91.82/7#1110602#9
This Is UsNBC9:00 PM617.0/12#82.76/10#610943#8
Chicago MedNBC10:01 PM595.1/10#191.31/5#277858#21
Lethal WeaponFOX8:00 PM603.1/5#431.00/4#444894#45
The MickFOX9:00 PM301.4/3#780.83/3#602211#78
Brooklyn Nine-NineFOX9:30 PM301.2/2#810.68/3#731728#95
The FlashCW8:00 PM601.7/3#680.96/4#482816#66
DC's Legends Of TomorrowCW9:00 PM601.6/3#720.91/3#522797#67
Enamorandome De RamonUNI7:00 PM600.9/2#1000.54/2#951594#101
La Rosa De GuadalupeUNI8:00 PM600.9/2#1000.58/2#891743#92
Mi Marido Tiene FamiliaUNI9:00 PM621.1/2#850.65/2#791942#83
Caer En TentacionUNI10:02 PM580.8/2#1130.51/2#991515#108
La Tierra Prometida (R)UMA7:00 PM600.3/1#1510.17/1#158599#153
La Tierra PrometidaUMA8:00 PM600.6/1#1320.31/1#1351105#131
Totalmente DivaUMA9:00 PM600.4/1#1450.26/1#146759#147
Lady, Vendedora RosasUMA10:00 PM600.2/0#1630.15/1#160414#163
Caso Cerrado: Edicion EstelarTEL7:00 PM601.0/2#890.47/2#1091650#98
Milagros De NavidadTEL8:00 PM600.6/1#1320.36/1#1251084#133
Sin Senos Si Hay ParaisoTEL9:00 PM601.1/2#850.80/3#632039#79
Senora Acero 4: La CoyoteTEL10:00 PM600.9/2#1000.65/3#781640#99
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
The GoldbergsABC8:00 PM303.4/6#371.43/6#255627#34
SpeechlessABC8:30 PM302.6/4#491.06/4#394204#51
Modern FamilyABC9:00 PM313.7/6#321.63/6#186149#31
American HousewifeABC9:31 PM292.8/5#481.03/4#414508#48
Designated SurvivorABC10:00 PM602.6/5#490.69/3#714026#52
SurvivorCBS8:00 PM1204.8/8#211.78/7#128277#18
Bruno Mars: 24K Magic (S)CBS10:00 PM603.5/7#351.14/5#335443#37
Christmas-Rockefeller Center (S)NBC8:00 PM605.5/10#151.67/6#169034#14
Law and Order: SVUNBC9:00 PM604.6/8#231.47/5#237067#23
Chicago PDNBC10:00 PM604.5/9#241.27/5#286951#24
EmpireFOX8:00 PM603.3/6#401.66/6#175053#40
StarFOX9:00 PM602.4/4#551.18/4#313673#56
RiverdaleCW8:00 PM600.9/2#1000.49/2#1041445#112
DynastyCW9:00 PM600.4/1#1450.17/1#155642#149
Enamorandome De RamonUNI6:55 PM600.9/2#1000.47/2#1071429#115
La Rosa De GuadalupeUNI7:55 PM600.9/2#1000.52/2#981578#102
Mi Marido Tiene FamiliaUNI8:55 PM601.0/2#890.59/2#881757#91
Liga Mx: America / Tigres (S)UNI9:55 PM1281.0/2#890.88/4#542022#80
La Tierra Prometida (R)UMA7:00 PM600.3/1#1510.17/1#154601#152
La Tierra PrometidaUMA8:00 PM1200.6/1#1320.28/1#1421066#137
Lady, Vendedora RosasUMA10:00 PM600.3/1#1510.16/1#159519#157
Caso Cerrado: Edicion EstelarTEL7:00 PM600.9/2#1000.49/#1031501#110
Milagros De NavidadTEL8:00 PM600.7/1#1210.40/#1221134#129
Sangre De Mi Tierra (P)TEL9:00 PM600.7/1#1210.42/#1171155#127
Senora Acero 4: La CoyoteTEL10:00 PM600.7/1#1210.50/#1011245#122
Thursday, November 30, 2017
Charlie Brown Christmas (SR)ABC8:00 PM603.7/6#321.56/6#216464#29
Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration (S)ABC9:00 PM1203.0/5#461.19/5#305022#43
The Big Bang TheoryCBS8:00 PM318.5/15#42.48/10#713844#4
Young SheldonCBS8:31 PM307.4/13#52.09/8#812111#6
MomCBS9:01 PM295.4/9#161.38/5#268595#16
Life in PiecesCBS9:30 PM304.1/7#281.08/4#386575#28
S.W.A.T.CBS10:00 PM604.4/9#261.01/4#426716#25
NBC+NFLN Thursday Night Pre-Game 2NBC7:57 PM204.2/8#271.72/8#136621#26
NBC+NFLN Thursday Night Football: Washington at DallasNBC8:27 PM1619.4/17#24.74/18#215604#2
GothamFOX8:00 PM611.6/3#720.80/3#632588#74
The OrvilleFOX9:01 PM592.2/4#570.93/3#503632#57
SupernaturalCW8:00 PM601.1/2#850.55/2#941740#93
Penn & Teller-11/30 (S)CW9:00 PM600.7/1#1210.30/1#1371138#128
Enamorandome De RamonUNI7:00 PM600.9/2#1000.57/3#911623#100
La Rosa De GuadalupeUNI8:00 PM601.0/2#890.65/3#771894#87
Mi Marido Tiene FamiliaUNI9:00 PM621.0/2#890.67/2#741879#89
Caer En TentacionUNI10:02 PM580.8/2#1130.46/2#1111413#118
La Tierra Prometida (R)UMA7:00 PM600.3/1#1510.13/1#164457#160
La Tierra PrometidaUMA8:00 PM1200.6/1#1320.33/1#1311070#136
Lady, Vendedora RosasUMA10:00 PM600.3/0#1510.13/1#163429#162
Caso Cerrado: Edicion EstelarTEL7:00 PM600.9/2#1000.40/2#1201503#109
Milagros De NavidadTEL8:00 PM600.6/1#1320.39/2#1241079#134
Sangre De Mi TierraTEL9:00 PM600.6/1#1320.42/2#1181108#130
Senora Acero 4: La CoyoteTEL10:00 PM600.8/2#1130.61/2#861535#105
Friday, December 1, 2017
Marvel Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D (P)ABC8:00 PM1211.7/3#680.66/3#752542#76
20/20ABC10:01 PM592.1/4#610.50/2#1003075#62
MacGyverCBS8:00 PM604.1/8#280.80/4#626604#27
Hawaii Five-0CBS9:00 PM605.3/10#170.90/4#538584#17
Blue BloodsCBS10:00 PM605.7/11#130.84/4#598855#15
BlindspotNBC8:00 PM602.2/4#570.70/3#703352#58
Dateline FridayNBC9:00 PM1203.4/7#370.86/4#574948#44
Hell's KitchenFOX8:00 PM611.8/4#650.71/3#692796#68
The ExorcistFOX9:01 PM590.8/2#1130.35/2#1281177#125
Grandma Got Run Over (SR)CW8:00 PM600.7/1#1210.28/1#1431271#120
Masters Of Illusion: Christmas Magic (S)CW9:00 PM600.7/1#1210.24/1#1471089#132
Enamorandome De RamonUNI7:00 PM600.9/2#1000.44/2#1161445#112
La Rosa De GuadalupeUNI8:00 PM600.9/2#1000.53/2#961669#97
Mi Marido Tiene FamiliaUNI9:00 PM621.0/2#890.58/2#901730#94
Caer En TentacionUNI10:02 PM580.7/1#1210.40/2#1231199#124
La Tierra Prometida (R)UMA7:00 PM600.3/1#1510.15/1#162472#159
La Tierra PrometidaUMA8:00 PM1200.6/1#1320.27/1#144948#139
Lady, Vendedora RosasUMA10:00 PM600.3/1#1510.15/1#160452#161
Caso Cerrado: Edicion EstelarTEL7:00 PM600.8/2#1130.34/2#1301222#123
Milagros De NavidadTEL8:00 PM600.5/1#1410.29/1#141842#144
Sangre De Mi TierraTEL9:00 PM600.5/1#1410.33/1#131865#142
Senora Acero 4: La CoyoteTEL10:00 PM600.7/1#1210.56/2#931331#119
Saturday, December 2, 2017
Saturday Night Football: Miami vs. ClemsonABC8:07 PM2133.2/6#421.56/7#205428#38
Kevin Can Wait (SR)CBS8:00 PM304.0/7#300.74/3#683024#63
Man with a Plan (SR)CBS8:30 PM303.6/6#340.59/3#872579#75
Crimetime Saturday: NCIS: Los Angeles (R)CBS9:00 PM602.2/4#570.52/2#973289#61
48 HoursCBS10:00 PM602.3/5#560.50/2#1023348#59
Will & Grace-Sat (R)NBC8:00 PM301.2/2#810.31/1#1341880#88
Superstore-Sat (R)NBC8:30 PM301.0/2#890.31/1#1361415#117
Dateline MysteryNBC9:00 PM602.0/4#630.48/2#1052891#64
SNL Prime-Sat (R)NBC10:00 PM601.8/4#650.62/3#842833#65
Big 10 Football Championship Game -Pre (S)FOX7:00 PM695.3/10#171.01/5#433724#54
Big Ten Football Championship Game: Ohio State vs. Wisconsin (S)FOX8:18 PM2257.3/14#63.64/15#312918#5
Futbol CentralUNI7:00 PM300.5/1#1410.30/2#139800#145
Liga MX: Tigres / AmericaUNI7:30 PM1500.8/2#1130.69/3#711547#103
Cronicas De Sabado (S)UNI10:00 PM600.4/1#1450.27/1#145765#146
Cine Cantinflas: Ni Sangre Ni ArenaUMA7:00 PM1200.4/1#1450.18/1#152609#151
Cineplex: AddictedUMA9:00 PM1200.3/1#1510.17/1#156517#158
Que MomentoTEL7:00 PM600.2/0#1630.09/0#165230#165
Cine Millonario: Captain AmericaTEL8:00 PM1800.3/1#1510.23/1#150572#154
Sunday, December 3, 2017
America's Funniest Home Videos-7pm (R)ABC7:00 PM602.5/4#530.75/3#674409#49
America's Funniest Home VideosABC8:00 PM602.5/4#530.98/3#474555#47
Shark TankABC9:00 PM602.2/4#570.93/3#513695#55
Shark Tank-Sun 10pm (R)ABC10:00 PM602.1/4#610.82/3#613329#60
60 MinutesCBS7:00 PM607.2/13#71.15/4#3211461#7
Carol Burnett 50th Special (S)CBS8:00 PM1209.1/15#31.47/5#2415362#3
NCIS: Los Angeles 10pm (SR)CBS10:00 PM603.8/7#310.64/2#815986#32
Football Night in America Pt 2NBC7:30 PM253.1/6#431.57/6#195053#40
Football Night in America Pt 3NBC7:55 PM275.7/10#133.08/11#59708#11
NBC Sunday Night Football: Philadelphia at SeattleNBC8:31 PM17611.3/20#16.44/22#119693#1
The OTFOX7:34 PM265.9/11#103.33/13#410193#10
The SimpsonsFOX8:00 PM302.6/4#491.71/6#144281#50
GhostedFOX8:30 PM301.6/3#720.99/3#462612#72
Family GuyFOX9:00 PM301.6/3#721.13/4#342592#73
The Last Man on EarthFOX9:30 PM301.2/2#810.77/3#661903#86
Aqui y AhoraUNI7:00 PM600.8/1#1130.47/2#1101435#114
El Chapo Ilimitado (S)UNI8:00 PM600.6/1#1320.33/1#1331040#138
El Chapo 2UNI9:00 PM1200.7/1#1210.47/2#1081269#121
Cine De Las Estrellas: The HeatUMA7:00 PM1500.4/1#1450.35/1#126849#143
Cine De Las Estrellas: Casa De Mi PadreUMA9:30 PM900.3/1#1510.24/1#147560#156
Women Of The Bible (S)TEL7:00 PM600.3/1#1510.20/1#151624#150
Ben Hur Part 1 (S)TEL8:00 PM1200.5/1#1410.30/1#140919#140
Don Francisco Te InvitaTEL10:00 PM600.6/1#1320.30/1#138919#140

Telemundo figures for Wednesday, Nov. 29 were based on fast affiliate data.

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      – Live+Same Day: 6.741 million viewers / 0.83 adults 18-49
      – Live+3 Day: 8.183 million viewers / 1.18 adults 18-49

      The Exorcist (Fox, 10/13)
      – Live+Same Day: 1.350 million viewers / 0.41 adults 18-49
      – Live+3 Day: 1.897 million viewers / 0.56 adults 18-49

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          – Live+3 Day: 3.240 million viewers / 1.31 adults 18-49

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          – Live+Same Day: 1.957 million viewers / 0.81 adults 18-49
          – Live+3 Day: 2.736 million viewers / 1.15 adults 18-49

    • Wisdom of the Crowd (CBS, 10/15)
      – Live+Same Day: 8.039 million viewers / 1.15 adults 18-49
      – Live+3 Day: 9.276 million viewers / 1.41 adults 18-49

      NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS, 10/15)
      – Live+Same Day: 8.653 million viewers / 1.12 adults 18-49
      – Live+3 Day: 10.866 million viewers / 1.54 adults 18-49

        • 9JKL (CBS, 10/16)
          – Live+Same Day: 6.664 million viewers / 1.25 adults 18-49
          – Live+3 Day: 7.388 million viewers / 1.45 adults 18-49

          The Brave (NBC, 10/16)
          – Live+Same Day: 4.972 million viewers / 0.98 adults 18-49
          – Live+3 Day: 7.089 million viewers / 1.43 adults 18-49

            • Lucifer (Fox, 10/16)
              – Live+Same Day: 3.191 million viewers / 0.86 adults 18-49
              – Live+3 Day: 4.421 million viewers / 1.24 adults 18-49

              The Gifted (Fox, 10/16)
              – Live+Same Day: 3.457 million viewers / 1.07 adults 18-49
              – Live+3 Day: 5.329 million viewers / 1.81 adults 18-49

  6. Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD (ABC, 12/01)
    – Live+Same Day: 2.543 million viewers / 0.67 adults 18-49
    – Live+3 Day: 3.904 million viewers / 1.17 adults 18-49

    Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD (ABC, 12/08)
    – Live+Same Day: 1.930 million viewers / 0.50 adults 18-49
    – Live+3 Day: 3.218 million viewers / 1.00 adults 18-49