Ratings: 'Tonight Show,' 'SNL' Holiday Specials Win Key Demo

NBC

Perhaps NBC should just bring its late-night shows to primetime permanently.

The network topped the key 18-49 demographic on Sunday with some “SNL” and “Tonight Show” Valentine’s Day specials. CBS was just one-tenth of a ratings point behind and won handily among total viewers.

ABC and Fox lined up next, in order, each one-tenth of a ratings point behind the network ahead.

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NBC was first in ratings with a 1.2 rating/4 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and second in total viewers with an average of 4.6 million, according to preliminary numbers. At 7 p.m. ET, “Dateline NBC” had a 0.9/3 and 4.5 million viewers. At 8, the “SNL Valentine” rerun got a 0.9/3 and 3.9 million viewers. “The Tonight Show Valentine’s Day Special” at 9 posted a 1.4/4 and 5 million viewers.

CBS was second in ratings with a 1.1/3 and first in viewers with 8.6 million. At 7 p.m. ET, “60 Minutes” received a 1.2/4 and 10.3 million viewers. At 8, “Madam Secretary” had a 1.2/4 and 10 million viewers. At 9, “The Good Wife” got a 1.0/3 and 7.9 million viewers. “CSI: Cyber” at 10 managed a 0.9/3 and 6.3 million viewers.

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ABC was third in ratings with a 1.0/3 and in viewers with 4.5 million. “America’s Funniest Home Videos” at 7 p.m. ET posted a 1.2/4 and 5.9 million viewers. “The Bachelor at 20” special at 8 had a 1.0/3 and 4 million viewers. At 10, a “Castle” special got a 0.8/2 and 4.1 million viewers.

Fox was fourth in ratings with a 0.9/3 and in viewers with 2.1 million. Following a rerun, at 7:30 p.m. ET, “Bob’s Burgers” had a 1.0/3 and 2 million viewers. At 8, “The Simpsons” posted a 1.3/4 and 2.9 million viewers. At 8:30, “Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life” got a 0.7/2 and 1.7 million viewers. At 9, “Family Guy” received a 1.2/3 and 2.5 million viewers. At 9:30, “Bordertown” managed a 0.7/2 and 1.7 million viewers.

The Spanish-language networks did not release Sunday ratings due to the holiday.

17 Beloved Rom-Coms for Valentine's Day, From 'Notting Hill' to 'Silver Linings Playbook' (Photos)

It may be a Hallmark holiday, but these beloved films still bring us to tears every Valentine's Day.
Back in the 1940s, "The Philadelphia Story," Katherine Hepburn set the bar for fiery feminism as a society girl choosing between two beaus, Cary Grant and James Strewart.
MGM
The 1971 cult hit "Harold and Maude" is the best movie about an affair between a suicidal teen and an 80-year-old woman ever made, thanks to Ruth Gordon and Bud Cort.
Paramount
Woody Allen's witty and bittersweet "Annie Hall," which he directed and starred in with Diane Keaton, won the Best Picture Oscar and would perfect for a 1977 time capsule.
MGM
In the John Landis-directed 1988 hit "Coming to America," Eddie Murphy taught us -- hilariously -- to love whomever we want, just do it for the right reasons.
Paramount
Rob Reiner's 1989 hit "When Harry Met Sally" is still remembered for Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan's iconic deli scene that prompted the line "I'll have what she's having" to be repeated by millions of movie-goers.
Columbia
Julia Roberts and Richard Gere were a prostitute and a businessman in the iconic Cinderella story, "Pretty Woman," and the 1990 R-rated romance raked in $460 million at the worldwide box office for Disney.
Disney
Andie MacDowell turns jaded weatherman Bill Murray around ... and around and around in 1993's "Groundhog Day." It only grossed $70 million for Columbia but became a huge home entertainment hit.
Columbia
Without Ben Stiller's burning love for Cameron Diaz, the Farrelly brothers' 1998 hit "There's Something About Mary" would have been just a $390 million-grossing gross-out flick.
Fox
Richard Curtis' followup to "Four Weddings and a Funeral" saw travel bookshop owner Hugh Grant woo Hollywood superstar Julia Roberts in the hip London neighborhood of "Notting Hill." The 1999 British comedy won over moviegoers on both sides of the Atlantic and earned a worldwide gross of $364 million.
Fox
Mel Gibson got more than he bargained for when he started reading the mind of Helen Hunt and other females in "What Women Want." So did Paramount, when the 2000 film took in $182 million domestically and $191 million abroad.
Paramount
Renée Zellweger had a tougher time loving herself than her two beaus in "Bridget Jones's Diary," which grossed $218 million globally in 2001.

Miramax
Nia Vardalos and John Corbett had Americans going "opa!" in 2002 as "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" took in $241 million domestically for IFC Films, which is still tops for both an indie film and a rom-com.
Universal
Katherine Heigl and Seth Rogen were a very odd couple in Judd Apatow's 2007 raunchy comedy hit "Knocked Up," which made $219 million at the box office.
Universal
Sarah Jessica Parker finally landed Mr. Big in the 2009 "Sex and the City" movie, and New Line joined in the celebration after bagging $415 million at the box office.
Warner Bros.
Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper fought mental illness and themselves to find love in David O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook," which grossed $236 million in 2012 for The Weinstein Company.
Weinstein Company
Battling the too-friendly frat boys next door strengthens the bond between Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen in "Neighbors," which took in $270 million worldwide in 2014.
Universal
"Trainwreck" put Amy Schumer's career on the fast track with its $110 million breakout at the box office in 2015.
Universal Pictures