| Scoreboard | CBS | ABC | NBC | FOX | CW | x |
| Adults 18-49: Rating/Share | 1.0/3 | 0.6/2 | 0.6/2 | 0.6/2 | 0.3/1 | x |
| Adults 18-34: Rating/Share | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Total Viewers (million) | 5.267 | 2.499 | 2.210 | 2.812 | 1.050 | x |
CBS was number one among adults 18-49 and with total viewers.
On NBC, The Biggest Loser matched its last original’s (non-special) series low-tying 0.9 adults 18-49 rating. Bad Judge scored a 0.5, down six tenths from its last original’s 1.1 adults 18-49 rating. A to Z earned a 0.4, down four tenths from its last original’s 0.8 adults 18-49 rating.
On ABC, The Taste earned a series low 0.7, down a tenth from its last original’s series low 0.8 adults 18-49 rating.
Overnight ratings for Thursday, January 1 2015 (all Live+Same Day ratings):
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers Live+SD (million) |
| 8:00PM | CBS | The Big Bang Theory -R | 1.7 | 5 | 8.10 |
| NBC | The Biggest Loser | 0.9 | 3 | 3.49 | |
| ABC | The Taste (8-10PM) | 0.7 | 2 | 2.69 | |
| FOX | Bones -R | 0.6 | 2 | 2.80 | |
| CW | iHeartRadio Music Festival -R | 0.3 | 1 | 1.05 | |
| 8:30PM | CBS | Mom-R | 1.2 | 3 | 6.43 |
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| 9:00PM | CBS | Two and a Half Men-R | 0.9 | 3 | 5.00 |
| FOX | Bones -R | 0.6 | 2 | 2.81 | |
| NBC | Bad Judge | 0.5 | 1 | 2.09 | |
| 9:30PM | CBS | The McCarthys -R | 0.7 | 2 | 3.92 |
| NBC | A to Z | 0.4 | 1 | 1.32 | |
| 10:00 PM | CBS | Elementary -R | 0.6 | 2 | 4.07 |
| ABC | How to Get Away With Murder -R | 0.5 | 1 | 2.12 | |
| NBC | Parenthood -R | 0.4 | 1 | 1.43 | |
via NBC press note:–
In Late-Night Metered Markets Thursday Night:
- In Nielsen’s 56 metered markets, household results were: “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” 1.7/4 with an encore telecast; CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman,” 1.6/3 with an encore; and ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 1.4/3 with an encore.
- In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” 0.6/2 with an encore; “Late Show,” 0.2/1 with an encore; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 0.5/2 with an encore.
- From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC’s “Nightline” averaged a 1.0/3 in metered-market households and a 0.3/1 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.
- From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (0.8/2 in metered-market households with an encore) trailed CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (0.9/3 with an encore). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “Late Night” (0.3/1 in 18-49 with an encore) topped “Late Late Show” (0.2/1 with an encore).
- At 1:35 a.m., “Last Call with Carson Daly” averaged a 0.5/2 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.1/1 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.
You can see TV ratings from other recent Overnight ratings reports here.
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.
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