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.
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.
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.