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Ratings: Fox’s ‘Beat Shazam’ Special Doesn’t Beat Anything, More ‘Moodys’ Does Even Worse

CW matches Fox, Univision and Telemundo among adults 18-49 with ”Batwoman“ episode of ”Crisis on Infinite Earths“ x-over

| December 10, 2019 @ 8:27 AM
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Fox badly misses “9-1-1” and “Prodigal Son.” Airing a “Beat Shazam” special and a pair of “The Moodys Christmas” episodes, Fox only managed to tie The CW, Univision and Telemundo in ratings among adults 18-49.

Yes, it was quite a logjam at the bottom of the Nielsen sheets.

NBC was first in ratings with a 0.9 rating/4 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 6.3 million, according to preliminary numbers. “The Voice” from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. averaged a 1.1/6 and 8.2 million viewers. At 10, “Making It” got a 0.5/2 and 2.6 million viewers.

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ABC was second in ratings with a 0.8/4 and third in viewers with 4.4 million. “The Great Christmas Light Fight” at 8 landed a 0.8/4 and 4.7 million viewers. A second episode at 9 had a 0.9/4 and 4.5 million viewers. A rerun followed.

CBS was third in ratings with a 0.6/3 and second in viewers with 5.2 million. “The Neighborhood” at 8 had a 0.9/4 and 6.1 million viewers. At 8:30, “Bob Hearts Abishola” got a 0.7/3 and 5.9 million viewers. “All Rise” at 9 received for a 0.5/2 and 5.2 million viewers. A repeat followed.

Fox, The CW, Univision and Telemundo all tied for fourth in ratings, each with a 0.4/2. Fox was fourth in total viewers with 1.6 million, CW was fifth with 1.3 million, Univision was sixth with 1.24 million and Telemundo was seventh with 1.18 million.

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For Fox, “Beat Shazam” at 8 had a 0.5/2 and 2 million viewers. At 9, “The Moodys” got a 0.3/1 and 1.3 million viewers. A second episode at 9:30 was steady in the demo but declined to 1.1 million total viewers.

For The CW, the “Batwoman” episode of the “Crisis on Infinite Earths” crossover at 8 posted a 0.6/3 and 1.7 million viewers. At 9, “Black Lightning” had a 0.3/1 and 903,000 viewers.

Live TV Musicals Ranked by Ratings, From 'Little Mermaid' to 'Rent' (Photos)

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Turns out ABC’s Tuesday event didn’t flounder among adults 18-49

ABC's "The Little Mermaid Live!" didn't flounder in Tuesday's primetime Nielsen ratings in comparison to the other live (and semi-live) TV musicals that came before it. And yes, that includes the most-recent and lowest-rated event, Fox's "Rent."

Last night's broadcast -- which cut between the 1989 animated film and live performances by the cast, including "Moana" star Auli'i Cravalho as Ariel and Queen Latifah as Ursula -- came in at No. 4 on the list of modern-day, live TV musicals ranked by their ratings among the key adults 18-49 demo. What makes that impressive slot even more impressive for "Little Mermaid" is that it was ABC's first foray into the genre since its rebirth, with all the other specials having aired on Fox or NBC.

Scroll through our gallery to see how each of broadcast TV's modern-day, live musical productions rank by Nielsen numbers. Lowest-rated is first, highest-rated is last.

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