Prime Time TV Ratings Week January 1-7

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Viewers in millions

1. NFL CBS 24.6
2. NFL Post-Game (7:20) CBS 19.0
3. Sunday Night Football NBC 17.2
4. NFL Post-Game (7:22) CBS 14.9
5. Sunday Night Football Pre-Kick NBC 13.2

6. Monday Night Football (Sat) ABC 12.6
7. Monday Night Football Pre-Game (Sat) ABC 11.4
8. Monday Night Football (Mon 8:28) ABC 11.0
9. Football Night in America (7:54) NBC 10.8
10. 60 Minutes CBS 9.3

11. Monday Night Football (Mon 10:10) ABC 9.1
12. Football Night in America (7:29) NBC 8.0
13. FBI CBS 7.6
14. Young Sheldon CBS 7.4
15. Chicago Fire NBC 7.1

16. Chicago Med NBC 6.8
17. Fire Country (Fri) CBS 6.6
17. Ghosts CBS 6.6
19. Blue Bloods CBS 6.1
20. Chicago PD NBC 5.6

21. FBI International CBS 5.5
21. Law & Order: SVU NBC 5.5
23. Monday Night Football Pre-Game (Mon 8:15) ABC 5.5
24. S.W.A.T. CBS 5.4
25. America's Got Talent: All Stars (Mon) NBC 5.3

26. Law & Order NBC 4.8
26. So Help Me Todd CBS 4.8
28. The Rookie ABC 4.7
29. America's Funniest Home Videos ABC 4.5
29. Monday Night Football Pre-Game (Mon 8pm) ABC 4.5

31. FBI Most Wanted CBS 4.4
31. The Price Is Right CBS 4.4
33. Celebrity Jeopardy ABC 4.1
34. Shark Tank (Fri) ABC 4.0
35. Celebrity Wheel of Fortune ABC 3.8

35. Law & Order: Organized Crime NBC 3.8
35. Our Barbara ABC 3.8
35. Rookie Feds ABC 3.8
39. The Neighborhood CBS 3.6
39. Will Trent ABC 3.6

41. America's Got Talent: All Stars (Tue) NBC 3.4
41. CSI: Vegas CBS 3.4
43. NCIS CBS 3.2
44. Abbott Elementary ABC 3.1
45. Fire Country (Sun 8:30) CBS 2.9

45. NCIS: Hawaii CBS 2.9
47. 20/20 ABC 2.8
48. Bob Hearts Abishola CBS 2.7
48. Dateline NBC 2.7
50. Football Night in America (7pm) NBC 2.6

50. 48 Hours CBS 2.6
52. The Resident Fox 2.5
53. New Amsterdam NBC 2.4
54. Big Sky ABC 2.3
54. Fire Country (Sun 9:30) CBS 2.3

54. Fire Country (Sun 10:30) CBS 2.3
54. The Parent Test ABC 2.3
54. WWE Friday Night Smackdown Fox 2.3
54. Quantum Leap NBC 2.3
60. The Chase ABC 2.2

60. Hell's Kitchen (Thu) Fox 2.2
60. Home Economics ABC 2.2
60. Tough As Nails CBS 2.2
64. Special Forces (Wed) Fox 2.1
65. Lopez v. Lopez NBC 2.0

66. Fantasy Island (Mon) Fox 1.7
66. Password (8pm) NBC 1.7
68. Password (9pm) NBC 1.6
68. Shark Tank (Sun) ABC 1.6
70. Crimetime (8pm) CBS 1.5

71. Crimetime (9pm) CBS 1.4
71. SNL Prime NBC 1.4
73. Young Rock NBC 1.3
74. Call Me Kat Fox 1.2
75. Bob's Burgers (7:30) Fox 1.1

75. The Simpsons (7pm) Fox 1.1
77. The Simpsons (8pm) Fox 1.0
77. TMZ Presents Fox 1.0
79. Fantasy Island (Tue) Fox 0.9
79. Welcome to Flatch Fox 0.9

81. Bob's Burgers (9pm) Fox 0.7
81. Family Guy Fox 0.7
81. Great North Fox 0.7
84. Penn & Teller: Fool Us (Fri) CW 0.6
84. Special Forces (Sat) Fox 0.6

84. World's Funniest Animals (Sun 8:30) CW 0.6
87. Hell's Kitchen (Sat) Fox 0.5
87. Penn & Teller: Fool Us (Wed) CW 0.5
87. Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Fri 9:30) CW 0.5
87. World's Funniest Animals (Sun 8pm) CW 0.5

91. Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Fri 9pm) CW 0.4
91. Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Sun 9pm) CW 0.4
91. Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Sun 9:30) CW 0.4
94. Kung Fu CW 0.3
94. Mysteries Decoded CW 0.3

94. Walker CW 0.3
94. Walker: Independence CW 0.3
94. Winchesters CW 0.3
94. World's Funniest Animals (Sat 9pm) CW 0.3
94. World's Funniest Animals (Sat 9:30) CW 0.3

101. All American CW 0.2
101. All American Homecoming CW 0.2
101. Criss Angel's Magic CW 0.2

CW

1.................……84. Penn & Teller: Fool Us (Fri) CW 0.6
1.................……84. World's Funniest Animals (Sun 8:30) CW 0.6
3.................……87. Penn & Teller: Fool Us (Wed) CW 0.5
3.................……87. Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Fri 9:30) CW 0.5
3.................……87. World's Funniest Animals (Sun 8pm) CW 0.5

6.................……91. Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Fri 9pm) CW 0.4
6.................……91. Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Sun 9pm) CW 0.4
6.................……91. Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Sun 9:30) CW 0.4
9.................……94. Kung Fu CW 0.3
9.................……94. Mysteries Decoded CW 0.3

9...............……..94. Walker CW 0.3
9...............……..94. Walker:Independence CW 0.3
9.................……94. Winchesters CW 0.3
9.................……94. World's Funniest Animals (Sat 9pm) CW 0.3
9.................……94. World's Funniest Animals (Sat 9:30) CW 0.3

16..............……..101. All American CW 0.2
16..............……..101. All American Homecoming CW 0.2
16..............……..101. Criss Angel's Magic CW 0.2

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Well, I got the news over the weekend that I will be quite busy until Thursday, so to have these numbers up as soon as possible, I'll have to do those that are ready.

Yikes! Has "Walker" EVER gotten numbers this low? Even worse than the spinoff. Everything on The CW seems to be reruns, so whatever Penn & Teller did, I'll have to assume it was some version of "Fool Us". Nothing in the commentary except the word "reruns", and yet the first word to follow their names starts with W and then they're out of room.

Remember, number on the left means last week unless we're talking about football.

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I forgot about Thursday Night Football but there's nothing there. The CBS comedies are getting the dark green on Thursday now.

And on the subject of football, the controversial game aired on ABC, not just ESPN, and the title of the broadcast that began at 10:10 ("SUST") is not clear (though there is an X and that has never been explained on this site). The commentary just says that the game "then continued without commercials" but we all know that at that point there was no longer a game being played.

My first thought was "America's Got Talent: All Stars" isn't doing too well. Oh, wait, that's a rerun. Monday's did better but not exactly all-star numbers.

And reruns really aren't doing well for The CW. What mystery are we decoding? Why, who stole our viewers. It's worse than it looks. When the first digit is a 1, you're in real trouble.

Mondays on CBS are obviously still reruns. But you can tell what shows are back or new. Except Fox's forces aren't all that special.

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And that's it until the Friday and Saturday numbers are available.

I don't understand what D, C or S mean or why CBS had a separate much higher number for two minutes of the post-game show on Sunday. However, a "Fire Country" marathon didn't exactly burn up the ratings.

The older you were, the more likely you saw the Barbara Walters Special. Men really weren't interested (though look at how men once treated her). And the Sharks ... they tanked.

The always dependable funny animal videos won the week, though the second rerun beat the first.

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Well, I was wrong. Numbers on the left ended up being wrong even when they were football games, because I didn't even know there was a football game on Saturday night. As you can see, not only did it do quite well, but it required me to specify which "Monday Night Football" broadcast and pre-game show. The additional pre-game shows on Saturday aired outside of prime time.

The best numbers ever for the "Rookie" spinoff, since it was paired with its parent show.

Animal videos don't always do well, but Criss Angel made his audience disappear. Good numbers for The CW on Friday even with reruns, and the second "Whose Line" did better than the first.

"Smackdown" was back to normal while "Young Rock" continues to get a smackdown. "Lopez", I just read, got a full season.

Back next week on Wednesday if all goes as planned. The holiday could cause problems.