The Dallas Cowboys squeaked out a victory over the Detroit Lions early in primetime on Sunday. On the Nielsen ratings sheets, however, the competition wasn’t close at all.
Fox easily bested the rest last night, despite NBC’s “The Celebrity Apprentice” getting off to a hot start and ABC’s musical comedy “Galavant” opening to nice numbers as well. The second half-hour of “Galavant,” however, dipped two-tenths from the first. Due to the nature of live sports, numbers for Fox are subject to change.
Fox was first in ratings with a 6.2 rating/17 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and first in viewers with an average of 16.9 million, according to preliminary data. Each show saw big double-digit boosts thanks to the huge NFL lead-in numbers. At 7 p.m., the conclusion of Fox’s NFC Wildcard Game scored a primetime-best 13.1/37 and 40.1 million viewers. The postgame at 7:30 earned a 12.0/33 and 35.2 million viewers. “The Simpsons” at 8 received a 4.6/12 and 10.5 million viewers. “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” at 8:30 had a 2.9/8 and 6 million viewers. “Family Guy” at 9 got a 2.8/7 and 5.5 million viewers. “Bob’s Burgers” at 9:30 pulled in a 1.9/5 and 3.9 million viewers.
NBC was second in ratings with a 1.8/5 and third in viewers with 6.5 million. The premiere of “Dateline” at 7 got a 1.3/4 and 6.2 million viewers. The season debut of “Celebrity Apprentice” at 9 earned a 2.3/7 — up 35 percent from its most recent premiere in March — and 6.8 million viewers.
ABC was third in ratings with a 1.3/4 and fourth in viewers with 5.4 million. “America’s Funniest Home Videos” at 7 had a 1.3/4 and 6.1 million viewers. The debut of “Galavant” at 8, combined into a one-hour segment, averaged a 2.0/5 and 7.3 million viewers.“Resurrection” at 9 received a 1.0/3 and 4.1 million viewers. “Revenge” at 10 got a 0.9/3 — a series low — and 3.9 million viewers.
CBS was fourth in ratings with a 1.2/3 and second in viewers with 9.4 million. At 7, “60 Minutes” had a 0.8/2 and 7.5 million viewers. “Madam Secretary” at 8 got a 1.4/4 and 11.5 million viewers. “The Good Wife” at 9 received a 1.3/4 and 10.2 million viewers. “CSI” at 10 had a 1.2/4 and 8.5 million viewers.
Univision was fifth in ratings with a 0.8/2 and in total viewers with 2.1 million.
Telemundo was sixth in ratings with a 0.5/1 and in total viewers with 1.1 million.