| Scoreboard | FOX | NBC | ABC | CBS | UNI |
| Adults 18-49: rating/Share | 5.6/14 | 2.2/6 | 1.8/5 | 1.7/4 | 0.7/2 |
| Adults 18-34: Rating/Share | 5.1/15 | 1.5/5 | 1.4/4 | 1.0/3 | 0.6/2 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 13.676 | 6.434 | 5.454 | 9.665 | 2.079 |
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Due to the nature of live programming the ratings for FOX (NFL Football & Postgame Show), are approximate and subject to more than the typical adjustments in the final numbers. See below for more information on these Fast Affiliate Ratings.
FOX was number one among adults 18-49 and with total viewers.
On FOX, The Simpsons earned a 4.4 adults 18-49 rating, up 29% from a 3.4 on December 9, though it should be noted that the show started 3 minutes late due to football overruns, which may impact the final ratings. Every other FOX show also began three minutes late. Bob’s Burgers garnered a 3.1 adults 18-49 rating up 48% from a 2.1 on December 9. Family Guy scored a 3.5 adults 18-49 rating up 40% from a 2.5 on December 23. American Dad notched a 2.8 among adults 18-49 up 40% from a 2.0 on December 23.
On ABC, Once Upon A Time earned a 3.1 adults 18-49 rating even with its fall finale on December 2.Most of your predictions were a little optimistic. Revenge scored a 2.3 among adults 18-49 down 4% from a 2.4 on December 2. The timeslot premiere of Happy Endings garnered a series low 1.0 adults 18-49 rating down 23% from a 1.3 on Tuesday, December 18. Don’t Trust The B in Apt. 23 tied it series low with a 0.9 among adults 18-49 down 18% from a 1.1 on Tuesday, December 18.
On CBS, 60 Minutes earned a 1.4 adults 18-49 rating down 26% from a 1.9 on December 9. The Good Wife scored a 1.8 among adults 18-49 even with its most recent new episode on December 2. The Mentalist matched its season high with a 2.1 adults 18-49 rating up 31% from a 1.6 on December 9.
On NBC, the Sunday premiere of Dateline earned a 1.5 up 25% from a 1.2 on January 8, 2012. The season premiere of The Biggest Loser scored a 2.9 adults 18-49 rating up 21% from a 2.4 for its prior season premiere on Tuesday, January 3, 2012.
Broadcast primetime ratings for Sunday, January 6, 2012:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating/Share | Viewers (Millions) |
| 7:00 | FOX | NFL Football: Seahawks at Redskins - Live | 12.1/32 | 33.94 |
| NBC | Dateline (7-9PM) | 1.5/4 | 6.26 | |
| CBS | 60 Minutes | 1.4/4 | 9.52 | |
| ABC | Once Upon A Time - R | 0.9/2 | 3.39 | |
| 7:30 | FOX | NFL Football/FOX NFL Postgame - Live | 7.6/19 | 19.29 |
| 8:00 | FOX | The Simpsons | 4.4/11 | 9.65 |
| ABC | Once Upon A Time | 3.1/8 | 9.04 | |
| CBS | Person Of Interest - R | 1.3/3 | 8.43 | |
| 8:30 | FOX | Bob's Burgers | 3.1/8 | 6.52 |
| 9:00 | FOX | Family Guy | 3.5/8 | 7.09 |
| NBC | The Biggest Loser (9-11PM)- Season Premiere | 2.9/7 | 6.97 | |
| ABC | Revenge | 2.3/5 | 7.00 | |
| CBS | The Good Wife | 1.8/4 | 9.99 | |
| 9:30 | FOX | American Dad | 2.8/7 | 5.57 |
| 10:00 | CBS | The Mentalist | 2.1/6 | 10.73 |
| ABC | Happy Endings | 1.0/3 | 2.57 | |
| 10:30 | ABC | Don't Trust The B in Apt. 23 | 0.9/2 | 2.23 |
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Definitions:
Fast Affiliate Ratings: These first national ratings, including demographics, are available at approximately 11 AM (ET) the day after telecast, and are released to subscribing customers daily. These data, from the National People Meter sample, are strictly time-period information, based on the normal broadcast network feed, and include all programming on the affiliated stations, sometimes including network programming, sometimes not. The figures may include stations that did not air the entire network feed, as well as local news breaks or cutaways for local coverage or other programming. Fast Affiliate ratings are not as useful for live programs and are likely to differ significantly from the final results, because the data reflect normal broadcast feed patterns. For example, with a World Series game, Fast Affiliate Ratings would include whatever aired from 8-11PM on affiliates in the Pacific Time Zone, following the live baseball game, but not game coverage that begins at 5PM PT. The same would be true of Presidential debates as well as live award shows and breaking news reports.
Rating: Estimated percentage of the universe of TV households (or other specified group) tuned to a program in the average minute. Ratings are expressed as a percent.
Share (of Audience): The percent of households (or persons) using television who are tuned to a specific program, station or network in a specific area at a specific time. (See also, Rating, which represents tuning or viewing as a percent of the entire population being measured.)
Time Shifted Viewing – Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data – Live, Live+Same Day (Live+SD) and Live+7 Day. Time shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs. Live+Same Day (Live+SD) include viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3:00AM local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live+7 Day ratings include incremental viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.
For more information see Numbers 101 and Numbers 102.
LMAO at Happy Endings & APT 23. HUGE Flops.
Well look at this, I am correct regarding REVENGE, once again.
The show returns to very disappointing numbers and it begin to get even more depressing for ABC as the weeks go on. Just wait until the award shows and breaks begin to interrupt the Sunday night schedule and this show is going to see incredibly surprising lows. Well, surprise to others, not to me.
Meanwhile, SCANDAL will benefit greatly from how quickly word of mouth is spreading and continue to remain steady or even rise.
Sorry REVENGE fans but the show’s numbers, as from what I have heard from viewers about the show itself this season, are tanking.
WOOP! Go Biggest Loser
Revenge is steady but a huge drop off in the second half! Worrying
Damn it ABC.. why not show the last 3 episodes of 666 Park Avenue instead..
wow! Maybe ABC maybe more inclined to burn off those 666 Park Ave. episodes now.
I feel you should get a life and stop worrying about Revenge.
ABC flop again. Time to move this 2 comedies in other day. But where…..
Atta boy, Patrick Jane.
As I’m overseas, was the Happy Endings double-episode weeks promoted at all? I don’t think it’s a good fit after Revenge.
Max (a.k.a Rob)
You aren’t fooling anyone
WOW at TBL crushing REV, TGW and TM. Plus REV dropped significantly at half-hour. Not a good sign for ABC’s Sunday line-up. OUAT should’ve done better as well. Not football overrun and nothing great on other networks.
Not bad for Revenge, but not great either. At least it wasn’t a series low. and I think at this point it doesn’t even matter what ratings Don’t Trust the B. gets? It’s cancelled either way right?
Based on ratings, anyone else think ABC should bring ‘Revenge’ back for shorter seasons, sometime Jan-May? Air without hiatuses. 13-18 eps.
I don’t recall The Biggest Loser ever skewing that young. It did pretty well.
Once Upon a Time is steady. Revenge did just OK. I don’t like that half hour drop.
wow that is low for revenge… the show is still going to be renewed but i was expecting better. i will hope that it was the biggest looser that hurt it. speaking of which, it it keeps those numbers, deception should break a 2 tonigt, let’s see. also sad about the comedies, there really is no way abc can justify renewing apartment 23, as much as i like it… as for happy endings, i pray to the syndication gods, but i don’t know. i am not too optimistic
Wow. I feel sorry now for #23. Bad night for ABC’s comedies.
Revenge at 2.3 isnt good,but i expect the ratings will go a little higher in the next few weeks. I really like the show/
TBW is big winner. NBC must give TBW post footbal sundays 8-10 pm and Trump from 10.
Republic of Doyle was excellent last night.