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December 2, 2020
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12.1.2020

 

The lead was shared by a 56-year old special.

DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age of 2).

Ratings analysis and comparisons follow the chart.

ABC:  THE BACHELORETTE dropped 0.2 to 1.1, but BIG SKY held at 0.7.

CBS:  RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER was strong at 1.1, although that was down 0.4 from the 2019 airing.  A LET’S MAKE A DEAL special was at 0.5, and the night ended with an FBI: MOST WANTED rerun at 0.3.

NBC:  THE VOICE dropped 0.2 to 0.7, followed by a WEAKEST LINK rerun at 0.5.  TRANSPLANT was steady at 0.4.

FOX:  COSMOS remained at 0.3, and NEXT dropped 0.1 to 0.2.

CW:  SWAMP THING (0.1) and TELL ME A STORY (0.1) were steady.

NBC airs a rescheduled NFL game this afternoon, with the annual CHRISTMAS IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER special in primetime, while CBS has the 2-episode season premiere of SEAL TEAM.

COMPARISONS TO SIMILAR NIGHTS: Preliminary adult 18-49 live+same day ratings versus the same night last year and same night last week.

Note: The fast affiliate-based ratings below measure what aired on network affiliates in 210 U.S. markets from 8-11 pm Eastern & Pacific or 7-10 pm Central & Mountain. The numbers are some combination of the network schedule and any pre-emptions (such as local news or weather coverage). Accurate program ratings will be available this afternoon with the broadcast finals.

CABLE RATINGS: Come back this afternoon for detailed demographic ratings for top Tuesday cable programs. Broadcast finals for Tuesday will be available Thursday morning.

PREVIOUS TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS)

PREVIOUS TUESDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS

NEWS & LATE NIGHT BROADCAST RATINGS

SPORTS RATINGS

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About the Author

Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.