THE MASKED SINGER’s finale ruled the night, but not at its previous level.
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 GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT dropped 0.1 to 0.6, and the midseason finale of FOR LIFE was steady at 0.4.
CBS: The season finale of THE AMAZING RACE was at 0.8, 0.1 higher than last week and steady with its last finale (in June 2019). SEAL TEAM lost 0.1 to 0.5, and SWAT held at 0.5.
NBC: After a rerun of the CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR special at 0.4, an SNL holiday-themed clip show was at 0.5.
FOX: Following a clip show lead-in at 1.2, the cycle finale of THE MASKED SINGER was at 1.7, up 0.6 from last week’s holiday singalong episode, but down half a point from the December 2019 finale.
CW: The season finale of DEVILS stayed at 0.1, followed by a PENN & TELLER: FOOL US rerun at 0.1.
Tonight is midseason finale night for ABC’s dramas.
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.
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