Broadcast primetime live + same-day ratings for Friday, Jan. 1, 2016
The numbers for Friday:
| Time | Show | Adults 18-49 Rating/Share | Viewers (millions) |
| 8 p.m. | Last Man Standing (ABC) – R | 0.9/3 | 4.45 |
| NCIS (CBS) – R | 0.8/3 | 6.95 | |
| Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon (NBC) – R | 0.8/3 | 3.84 | |
| Masterchef Junior (FOX) – R | 0.7/2 | 2.31 | |
| iHeartRadio Music Festival (The CW) (8-10 p.m.) – R | 0.3/1 | 0.96 | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Dr. Ken (ABC) – R | 0.8/3 | 3.49 |
| 9 p.m. | Dateline (NBC) (9-11 p.m.) | 1.0/3 | 4.79 |
| Shark Tank (ABC) – R | 0.9/3 | 3.84 | |
| Hawaii Five-0 (CBS) – R | 0.8/3 | 5.87 | |
| Masterchef Junior (FOX) – R | 0.7/2 | 2.29 | |
| 10 p.m. | 20/20 (ABC) | 1.1/4 | 5.37 |
| Hawaii Five-0 (CBS) – R | 0.8/3 | 5.59 |
None of the broadcast nets put up any kind of sizable numbers on the first night of 2016, which is to be expected on a holiday weekend filled with college football bowl games. But they were at least consistent.
ABC led the night with “20/20” scoring a 1.1, “Last Man Standing” and “Shark Tank” each pulling a 0.9 and “Dr. Ken” earning a 0.8. The Big 4 were separated by just three tenths of a point in adults 18-49.
Network averages:
| ABC | NBC | CBS | FOX | CW | |
| Adults 18-49 rating/share | 1.0/3 | 0.9/3 | 0.8/3 | 0.7/2 | 0.3/1 |
| Total Viewers (millions) | 4.39 | 4.47 | 6.14 | 2.30 | 0.96 |
Late-night metered market results (adults 18-49, households):
11:35 p.m.
“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” – R: 0.8/3, 2.3/5
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” – R: 0.6/3, 1.8/4
“Late Show with Stephen Colbert” – R: 0.3/1, 1.6/4
12:35 a.m.
“Late Night with Seth Meyers” – R: 0.5/3, 1.1/3
“Nightline”: 0.4/2, 1.2/3
“Late Late Show with James Corden” – R: 0.2/1, 0.8/3
Definitions:
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.
Fast Affiliate Ratings: These first national ratings are available at approximately 11 a.m. ET the day after telecast. 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.
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.
Time Shifted Viewing: Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data – Live, Live +Same-Day and Live +7 Day. Time-shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs. Live+SD includes viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3 a.m. local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live +7 ratings include viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.
Source: The Nielsen Company.
