Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, December 14, 2008

Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, December 14, 2008 December 15, 2008 5:19 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
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NBC finished in first place for the evening with a 10.1/16 household/rating share, 16.75 million viewers and a 6.2/15 rating/share among adults 18-49.

Last Week:
- 6.1/9 HH Rating/Share [#4]
- 9.84M Viewers [#4]
- 3.6/9 A18-49 Rating [#3]

Note: Due to the live sporting event the following numbers, for NBC only, are based on the final national numbers.
7:30 p.m: Football Night in America (4.5/8 HH rating/share, 7.32M viewers, 2.8/8 A18-49 rating/share).
- Week-to-week numbers:
  - Households – 2.5/4 to 4.5/8
  - Viewers – 3.79M to 7.32M
  - Adults 18-49 – 1.3/4 to 2.8/8
8:15 p.m: NBC Sunday Night Football: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys (13.7/21 HH rating/share, 23.05M viewers, 8.6/21 A18-49 rating/share).
- Week-to-week numbers (Washington Redskins at Baltimore Ravens – 8:15-11:02pm):
  - Households – 8.1/13 to 13.7/21
  - Viewers – 13.29M to 23.05M
  - Adults 18-49 – 5.0/12 to 8.6/21

CBS followed in second place for the evening with a 9.6/15 household rating/share, 16.40 million viewers and a 4.9/12 rating/share among adults 18-49.

Last Week
- 7.6/12 HH Rating/Share [#1]
- 11.99M Viewers [#1]
- 2.8/7 A18-49 Rating [#4]

Note: Due to the NFL Overrun the following numbers, for CBS only, are based on the final national numbers.
4:15 p.m.: CBS NFL National (14.7/28 HH rating/share, 24.42M viewers, 8.6/28 A18-49 rating/share).
7:31 p.m.: 60 Minutes (11.6/18 HH rating/share, 18.80M viewers, 4.4/12 A18-49 rating/share).
- Week-to-week numbers:
  - Households – 8.8/14 to 11.6/18
  - Viewers – 13.79M to 18.80M
  - Adults 18-49 – 2.5/7 to 4.4/12
8:31 p.m.: The season finale of Survivor: Gabon (7.8/12 HH rating/share, 13.77M viewers, 4.4/10 A18-49 rating/share).
- Season finale comparison (1/20/2008):
  - Households – 5.9/9 to 6.3/10
  - Viewers – 9.75M to 10.57M
  - Adults 18-49 – 3.1/7 to 3.1/7
- Last week’s numbers (Amazing Race – 13th season finale):
  - Households – 6.2/9
  - Viewers – 10.50M
  - Adults 18-49 – 3.1/8
10:39 p.m.: Survivor: Gabon Reunion (7.0/12 HH rating/share, 11.74M viewers, 3.8/10 A18-49 rating/share).
- Last week’s numbers (Cold Case – 9:41):
  - Households – 7.3/11
  - Viewers – 11.52M
  - Adults 18-49 – 2.9/6
- Last week’s numbers (Hallmark Hall of Fame: Front of the Class – 9-11pm):
  - Households – 7.6/12
  - Viewers – 11.88M
  - Adults 18-49 – 2.8/7

ABC finished in third place for the evening with a 4.6/7 household rating/share, 7.78 million viewers and a 2.3/6 rating/share among adults 18-49.

Last Week:
- 6.6/10 HH Rating/Share [#3]
- 10.70M Viewers [#2]
- 3.7/9 A18-49 Rating [#2]

7:00 p.m.: America’s Funniest Home Videos (4.7/8 HH rating/share, 7.90M viewers, 2.0/6 A18-49 rating/share).
- Episode-to-episode numbers (11/30/2008):
  - Households – 5.1/8 to 4.7/8
  - Viewers – 8.93M to 7.90M
  - Adults 18-49 – 2.3/6 to 2.0/6
- Last week’s numbers (Ty Pennington: Behind the Scenes):
  - Households – 3.4/5
  - Viewers – 5.60M
  - Adults 18-49 – 1.7/5
8:00 p.m.: Film: The Santa Claus 2-REPEAT (4.8/8 HH rating/share, 8.71M viewers, 2.6/6 A18-49 rating/share).
- Last week’s numbers (Extreme Makeover: Home Edition):
  - Households – 6.2/9
  - Viewers – 10.40M
  - Adults 18-49 – 3.3/8
10:00 p.m.: Desperate Housewives-REPEAT (3.8/6 HH rating/share, 5.79M viewers, 1.8/4 A18-49 rating/share) closed out the evening for ABC.
- Last week’s numbers (Desperate Housewives – 9:00pm):
  - Households – 9.9/15
  - Viewers – 16.09M
  - Adults 18-49 – 6.0/14
- Last week’s numbers (Brothers & Sisters – 10:01pm):
  - Households – 6.8/11
  - Viewers – 10.54M
  - Adults 18-49 – 3.9/9

FOX followed in fourth place for the evening with a 2.9/5 household rating/share, 4.86 million viewers and a 2.1/5 rating/share among adults 18-49.

Last Week:
- 6.7/10 HH Rating/Share [#2]
- 11.17M Viewers [#2]
- 4.6/11 A18-49 Rating [#1]

7:00 p.m.: King of the Hill-REPEAT (2.5/4 HH rating/share, 4.16M viewers, 1.7/5 A18-49 rating/share).
- Last week’s numbers (FOX NFL Sunday – 4:15-7:32pm):
  - Households – 15.6/28
  - Viewers – 25.67M
  - Adults 18-49 – 9.5/29
- Last week’s numbers (The OT – 7:32-7:54pm):
  - Households – 9.6/16
  - Viewers – 16.22M
  - Adults 18-49 – 6.3/17
7:30 p.m.: King of the Hill-REPEAT (2.3/4 HH rating/share, 3.86M viewers, 1.6/4 A18-49 rating/share).
8:00 (7:59) p.m.: The Simpsons-REPEAT (3.4/5 HH rating/share, 5.87M viewers, 2.5/6 A18-49 rating/share).
- Last week’s numbers (Allstate BCS Selection Show – 7:54-8:30pm):
  - Households – 6.3/10
  - Viewers – 10.46M
  - Adults 18-49 – 4.1/11
8:30 p.m.: Another King of the Hill-REPEAT (2.8/4 HH rating/share, 4.55M viewers, 2.0/5 A18-49 rating/share).
- Last week’s numbers (The Simpsons):
  - Households – 4.0/6
  - Viewers – 6.43M
  - Adults 18-49 – 2.9/7
9:00 p.m.: Family Guy-REPEAT (3.5/5 HH rating/share, 5.84M viewers, 2.6/6 A18-49 rating/share).
9:30 (9:31) p.m.: American Dad-REPEAT (3.0/5 HH rating/share, 5.06M viewers, 2.2/5 A18-49 rating/share).

The CW was left in fifth place with a 0.7/1 household rating/share, 1.09 million viewers and a 0.4/1 rating/share among adults 18-49.

Last Week:
- 1.0/1 HH Rating/Share [#5]
- 1.45M Viewers [#5]
- 0.5/1 A18-49 Rating [#5]

7:00 p.m.: Jericho-REPEAT (0.6/1 HH rating/share, 967,000 viewers, 0.3/1 A18-49 rating/share).
8:00 p.m.: Film: Spaceballs-REPEAT (0.7/1 HH rating/share, 1.15M viewers, 0.4/1 A18-49 rating/share).
- Last week’s numbers (Film: The Cutting Edge-REPEAT):
  - Households – 1.1/2
  - Viewers – 1.62M
  - Adults 18-49 – 0.6/1

GO TO WEEKLY RATINGS PAGE

Note: Network average numbers from the week prior are based on fast national data. Comparison’s from the week prior (or episode-to-episode, etc.) on specific shows are based on final national data. Ratings for the current day are based on fast nationals. (Expect all three scenarios to be the case at all times, unless otherwise noted). The final rating for first-run episodes that aired this evening will be reported the following week. So for example, the final rating for tonight’s episode of “NBC Sunday Night Football: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys” will be reported in next weeks report for Sunday, December 21, 2008. Also keep in mind that because these are fast national ratings, numbers may increase or decrease when the final nationals are released.

Source: Fast/Final National Ratings Data from Nielsen Media Research. Daily ratings figures can be found at PIFeedback and Zap2It.

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