NBC averaged 8.9 million viewers for the week in primetime. CBS had 8.4 million. Fox had a strong week with the Big Ten football championship and midseason finale of Empire, and was third with 6.5 million viewers. ABC had 5.4 million, Univision had 1.9 million, the CW had 1.8 million, Telemundo had 1.6 million and Ion Television had 1.3 million.
NETWORK RATINGS ROUNDUP: NOV. 30-DEC. 6
‘The Wiz’ Helps NBC To Weekly Ratings Win
NEW YORK (AP) — NBC’s winning streak in the television ratings hit two weeks, with a turnout of 11.5 million viewers for its live production of “The Wiz” helping the network on a night its ratings are usually low.
NBC also benefited from a strong showing for its special saluting the lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in New York City, the Nielsen company said. A two-week winning streak may not seem like much, but these days CBS is rarely dislodged as television’s most popular network.
The Christmas tree lighting reached 8 million viewers, but CBS’ airing of the holiday chestnut “Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer” was seen by a million more people.
An estimated 46 million people watched President Barack Obama’s Oval Office speech on terrorism on one of 12 different networks. A busy news week in the aftermath of the San Bernardino shootings helped Fox News Channel outrank all of the other cable networks for the second time this year.
NBC averaged 8.9 million viewers for the week in primetime. CBS had 8.4 million. Fox had a strong week with the Big Ten football championship and midseason finale of “Empire,” and was third with 6.5 million viewers. ABC had 5.4 million, Univision had 1.9 million, the CW had 1.8 million, Telemundo had 1.6 million and Ion Television had 1.3 million.
BRAND CONNECTIONS
Fox News Channel averaged 2.7 million viewers in prime time, ESPN had 2.5 million, ABC Family had 2.4 million, Hallmark had 2.03 million and TBS had 1.73 million.
NBC’s “Nightly News” topped the evening newscasts with an average of 9.8 million viewers. ABC’s “World News Tonight” was second with 9 million and the “CBS Evening News” had 7.9 million viewers.
The Top 20
Primetime viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Nov. 30-Dec. 6. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.
1. NFL Football: Indianapolis at Pittsburgh, NBC, 19.19 million.
2. NFL Football: Green Bay at Detroit, CBS, 17.85 million.
3. “The OT,” Fox, 16.76 million.
4. “Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick,” NBC, 14.65 million.
5. “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 12.56 million.
6. “The Voice” (Tuesday), NBC, 12.13 million.
7. “Empire,” Fox, 11.81 million.
8. “The Wiz Live,” NBC, 11.5 million.
9. “NFL Pregame,” CBS, 10.82 million.
10. NFL Football: Baltimore at Cleveland, ESPN, 10.12 million.
11. “Chicago Med,” NBC, 9.87 million.
12. College Football: Michigan St. vs. Iowa, Fox, 9.82 million.
13. “Survivor,” CBS, 9.42 million.
14. “60 Minutes” (8 p.m. special), CBS, 9.33 million.
15. “Football Night in America,” NBC, 9.03 million
16. “Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer,” CBS, 9.02 million.
17. “Sinatra 100, the Grammy Concert,” CBS, 8.78 million.
18. “Criminal Minds,” CBS, 8.75 million.
19. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 8.68 million.
20. “Chicago Fire,” NBC, 8.62 million.
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