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Ghosts and So Help Me Todd both reached series high viewership on Thursday, helping earn CBS the top spot among the broadcast networks during primetime. Ghosts averaged 6.82 million viewers at 8:30 p.m., according to early Nielsen data. That marks its highest fast national audience ever, and the tally is likely to increase slightly when final numbers come in later Friday. The sophomore comedy was followed by So Help Me Todd, which also posted its best fast nationals ever. The show, which was recently renewed for Season 2, brought in about 5.1 million total viewers. CBS also had a successful night with the other series in its primetime lineup, Young Sheldon and CSI: Vegas.

With #OneChicago (and The CW) in rerun mode, CBS’s The Price Is Right at Night led this Wednesday both in the demo and in total viewers.  TPIR at Night drew 5.2 million total viewers and a 0.6 demo rating, steady week-to-week. On ABC, the Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Special Singalong delivered just 2.5 million viewers (ranking No. 6 for the night in total audience, and trailing all three #OneChicago repeats) and a 0.3 rating.

With CBS in rerun mode: NBC’s Night Court, ABC’s The Rookie and Fox’s 9-1-1: Lone Star tied for the Tuesday demo win, while Night Court and The Rookie veritably tied for the night’s biggest audience.

With CBS in rerun mode, ABC’s The Bachelor led Monday in the demo while NBC’s AGT: All Stars topped the night in total viewers.

With CBS in rerun mode, NBC’s Law & Order: SVU led Thursday both in total viewers (5.7 million) and in the demo (a 0.6) — and, in fact, drew one of its biggest audiences of the past four-plus years.

CBS’s The Price Is Right at Night — with both NBC and ABC in rerun mode — this Wednesday rose to 5.2 million total viewers (a season high) and a 0.6 demo rating, topping the night in both measures.

NBC’s Night Court opened the night with 5 million viewers and a 0.7 demo rating, down 32% and 26% from its boffo, double-episode debut last week. CBS’s FBI (7.3M/0.6) was steady in the demo.

With no pesky NFL game to harsh their mellow this week, CBS’s The Neighborhood (with 6.2 million viewers and a 0.6 rating) and Bob Hearts Abishola (5.7M/0.5) both hit season highs in audience and tied season highs in the demo. And CBS’s NCIS easily drew the night’s largest audience (7.3M/0.5).

Fox’s coverage of the NFL divisional playoff game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys averaged 34.4 million total viewers and a 9.1 demo rating from 7 to 10 p.m. ET. Leading out of that, Fox’s Accused anthology series retained 8.4 million and a 2.0, making it the top-rated and most-watched scripted broadcast debut in three years (since Fox’s own 9-1-1: Lone Star) and the highest-rated scripted telecast of the 2022-23 season — across broadcast and cable, even besting Yellowstone’s Season 5 premiere.

ABC’s Celebrity Jeopardy led Thursday in the demo with 4 million total viewers/0.5 rating, while CBS’s Young Sheldon repeat drew the night’s largest audience of 4.7 million.

NBC’s Chicago Med (6.8 million total viewers/0.6) and Fire (7M/0.6) tied for the nightly demo win, with the latter also copping Wednesday’s largest audience. On ABC, the Home Economics (2.1M/0.3) and Big Sky (2.4M/0.2) season (?) finales were steady.

With CBS’s well-watched FBIs in rerun mode this week, NBC’s sitcom “new-boot” (as co-lead/EP Melissa Rauch likes to call it) debuted on Tuesday night — as a self-starter, mind you — to 7.4 million total viewers and a nearly-unheard-of-these-days 1.0 demo rating. A second installment then drew 6.8 mil and a 0.9.

ABC’s broadcast of the Cowboys’ NFC Wild Card playoff win against the Bucs averaged 15.3 million total viewers and a 3.2 demo rating, obviously dominating Monday night in both measures.

NBC’s SVU led Thursday in the demo (5 million/0.6), while CBS’s Young Sheldon delivered the night’s largest audience (7M/0.5). CBS’s So Help Me Todd posted its largest audience to date (4.8M/0.4).

NBC’s #OneChicago trifecta led Wednesday in the demo. Chicago Med (with 6.6 million total viewers and a 0.6 rating) and P.D. (5.3M/0.6) were steady in the demo, while Fire (6.7M/0.6) dipped. On CBS, the Lingo premiere retained 3 million and a 0.4, placing second in the hour in total audience and tying for No. 2 in the demo.

NBC’s first airing of the Golden Globes in two years averaged 5.4 million total viewers and a 1.0 demo rating, steady in audience but down in the demo from the early numbers (5.4 mil/1.2) for the 2021 telecast.

CBS’s three NCIS series worked as a team on Monday night, each blowing past season highs in audience to lead the network to its most-watched Monday since last April’s NCAA men’s basketball championship game. NCIS kicked off the three-parter with 7.7 million total viewers (its largest audience since October 2021) and a 0.5 demo rating. The Hawai’i episode retained 7.2 million viewers (a Monday high for the series) and a 0.5, followed by the Los Angeles episode’s 6.7 million (best audience since April 2020) and 0.5.

Leading out of 60 Minutes (10.5 million/1.2), CBS’s East New York (5.6M/0.5) veritably matched its second-largest audience thus far (and ticked up in the demo). Leading out of NFL action, Alert: Missing Persons Unit (3.8M/0.8 per “fasties”) placed second in the demo among Sunday’s non-sports fare and gave Fox its most-watched/top-rated midseason debut in three years.

There was a three-way tie for the Thursday demo win, while CBS’s Young Sheldon drew the night’s biggest audience (7.2 million total viewers/0.6 demo rating).

There was a three-way tie for the Wednesday demo win, while NBC’s Chicago Fire (6.9 million/0.6) delivered the night’s largest audience. ABC’s Abbott Elementary (3M/0.6) hit a season high in audience while tying its all-time demo high.

ABC’s The Rookie drew 4.5 million total viewers and a 0.6 demo rating, surging to its largest audience audience since May 2020 and its highest demo number since May 2021. Closing out ABCs night, the Will Trent premiere (3.5M/0.4) exceeded anything Feds had done in the time slot.

CBS’s broadcast of the 45th annual Kennedy Center Honors — which recognized George Clooney, U2, Tania León, Gladys Knight and Amy Grant — took home a Wednesday night ratings win for the network. The two-hour special averaged about 5.1 million total viewers, which was up 18% compared to last year’s audience of about 4.3 million. It was the No. 1 show of the night in terms of total viewership.

CBS’s The Price Is Right at Night rerun led Wednesday aka Christmas Eve Eve Eve Eve in both total viewers and in the demo with 4.4 million total viewers and a 0.5. NBC’s The Wheel (1.6M/0.3) was steady on Night 3 (of 10).

NBC’s The Grinch (2.6 million/0.5) and ABC’s Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (2.8M/0.3) led Tuesday in the demo, while CBS’s Mariah Carey holiday special unwrapped the night’s biggest audience (3.8M).

ABC’s share of the Monday Night Football broadcast of the Packers’ win over the Rams averaged 6.7 million total viewers and a 1.1 demo rating, dominating the night on both counts. CBS rerun of The Neighborhood drew Monday’s next largest audience (3.7 million) and tied NBC’s Shrek 2 airing for the second-best demo number. Leading out of Shrek 2 (1.8M/0.3), the debut of NBC’s The Wheel — which airs nightly this week and next — drew just 1.3 million and a 0.2;

Coroner closed out Season 4 (at the very least) on The CW with a two-episode average of 410,000 total viewers (its second-best Stateside audience of the season) and its first 0.1 demo rating since Oct. 9. The CBC at this time has “no further updates” (since the one given in June) on the prospect of a Serinda Swan-less Season 5, or a super-official cancellation. Meanwhile, over on NBC, Sunday Night Football (12.6M/3.1 rating) was steady vs. last week’s early numbers, with its broadcast of the Giants-Commanders game. ABC’s annual airing of The Sound of Music averaged 3.3 million and a 0.3, adding a few eyeballs vs. last year.

NBC’s The Voice drew 6.7 million total viewers and a 0.7 demo rating, ticking up week-to-week and nearly matching last December’s coronation ceremony (7 mil/0.7). With their fall finales, FBI (7.1 mil/0.5), International (5.2 mil/0.4) and Most Wanted (4.8 mil/0.4) were all steady in the demo (though down a few viewers) vs. their previous airings.

NBC’s The Voice led Monday in both the demo (0.7) and in total audience (6.7 million). On Fox, The Cleaning Lady‘s season-ending double helping did 2.1M/0.3 and then barely 2M with a 0.2 — with the finale itself marking the yet-to-be-renewed series’ second-smallest audience and matching its demo low.

NBC’s Christmas in Rockefeller Center averaged 6.1 million total viewers and a 0.8 demo rating, leading Wednesday in both measures and adding viewers versus last year. On CBS, Survivor (5.1M/0.7) ticked up to a season high in audience and was steady in the demo.

CBS’s Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and NBC’s The Voice tied for the nightly demo win, with the latter also delivering Tuesday’s largest audience. Rudolph drew 4 million total viewers and a 0.6 demo rating, up versus last year.

The Voice led Monday both in total viewers (6.4 million) and in the demo (0.7), ticking up week-to-week. ABC’s The Great Christmas Light Fight returned to 2.7 million and a 0.4, improving in viewers vs. its year-ago season premiere and up in both measures from last season’s finale.

NBC Sunday Night Football‘s coverage of the Packers/Eagles game averaged 16.2 million total viewers and a 4.2 demo rating — up some 20% from last week’s prelims to match the program’s best overnight tallies since Oct. 16 (when the Eagles bested the Cowboys).

CBS’s The Neighborhood (5.7 million/0.6) tied NBC’s The Voice (6M/0.6) for the nightly demo win, while CBS’s NCIS (6.8M/0.4) copped Monday’s largest audience.

ABC’s presentation of the American Music Awards on Sunday night averaged just 3.3 million total viewers and a 0.6 demo rating, down sharply from last year’s early numbers (3.8M/1.0) to mark all-time lows. On The CW, A Waltons Thanksgiving (590,000/0.1) drew a markedly smaller audience than last year’s Homecoming TV-movie (960,000/0.1).

CBS’s Survivor led Wednesday in the demo, while NBC’s Chicago Fire copped the night’s largest audience.  Survivor (4.94 million total viewers and a 0.7 demo rating) and The Amazing Race (3.1M/0.4) both are eyeing season highs in total audience.

NBC’s The Voice led Tuesday in the demo, while CBS’s FBI copped the night’s largest audience. The Voice drew 5.7 million total viewers and a 0.6 demo rating, steady week-to-week.  Following a multi-week break, FBI (7.1M/0.5) returned rock steady.

NBC’s The Voice and Fox’s 9-1-1 tied for the nightly demo win, while CBS’s NCIS copped Monday’s largest audience. The Voice drew 5.5 million total viewers and a 0.7 rating, down in audience but up in the demo week-to-week. Fox’s 9-1-1 (5M/0.7) was steady.

NBC Sunday Night Football averaged 11.1 million total viewers and a 3.2 demo rating, down 25% and 18% from last week’s early numbers. CBS’s 60 Minutes (6.7M/0.5) drew Sunday’s largest non-NFL audience.

ABC’s broadcast of the 2022 CMA Awards averaged 7.3 million total viewers — up 10% from last year’s early numbers — and a 1.0 demo rating, easily leading Wednesday in both measures.

ABC averaged 3.2 million total viewers during primetime, along with a 0.5 demo rating, compared to NBC’s audience of 3.1 million (and slightly younger 0.6 demo rating). CBS meanwhile averaged 2.6 million primetime viewers, and a 0.4 demo rating.