Ratings: 'Empire' Stars' 'White Hot Holidays' Wraps Up 5.1 Million Viewers

Fox didn’t have an original “Empire” on Wednesday, but it had the hip-hop soap opera’s stars and some Christmas spirit.

“Taraji and Terrence’s White Hot Holidays” landed 5.1 million viewers at 9 p.m. It received a 1.5 rating/5 share in the key 18-49 demographic.

CBS won Wednesday primetime per both main Nielsen metrics.

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CBS was first in ratings with a 1.9/6 in the advertiser-coveted demo and in total viewers with an average of 9.1 million, according to preliminary numbers. “Survivor: Cambodia – Second Chance” at 8 p.m. ET earned a 2.3/8 and 9.8 million viewers. At 9, “Criminal Minds” posted a 1.9/6 and 9.2 million viewers. At 10, “Code Black” had a 1.4/5 and 8.3 million viewers.

ABC was second in ratings with a 1.7/6 and in viewers with 6.3 million. At 8 p.m., “The Middle” got a 2.0/7 and 8 million viewers. “The Goldbergs” at 8:30 received a 2.0/7 and 7 million viewers. “Modern Family” at 9 earned a 2.6/9 and 8.2 million viewers. “Black-ish” at 9:30 had a 1.7/6 and 6 million viewers. “Nashville” at 10 posted a 0.8/3 and 4.1 million viewers.

Fox was third in ratings with a 1.2/4 and in viewers with 4.3 million. The network’s primetime consisted of just an “Empire” repeat and the holiday special.

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NBC and the CW tied for fourth in ratings, both with a 0.9/3. NBC was fourth in total viewers with 4 million; CW was fifth with 2.3 million viewers.

For NBC, following an encore, “The Illusionists” at 10 received a 0.9/3 and 3.5 million viewers.

For the CW, “Arrow” at 8 had a 1.0/3 and 2.8 million viewers. “Supernatural” got a 0.7/2 and 1.9 million viewers.

Univision and Telemundo tied for sixth in ratings, both with a 0.7/3. Univision was sixth in total viewers with 1.9 million; Telemundo was seventh with 1.8 million viewers.

Golden Globes 2016: The Nominees (Photos)

Best Motion Picture -- Drama:
"Carol" was nominated alongside "Mad Max: Fury Road," "The Revenant," "Room" and "Spotlight."
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Best Director -- Motion Picture:
Ridley Scott was nominated for "The Martian." Other nominees include George Miller ("Mad Max"), Tom McCarthy ("Spotlight"), Alejandro G. Inarritu ("The Revenant"), and Todd Haynes for "Carol."
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Best Screenplay -- Motion Picture:
"Room," "Spotlight," "The Big Short," "Steve Jobs" and "The Hateful Eight" received nominations on Thursday.
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Best Performances by an Actor in a Motion Picture -- Drama:
Leonardo DiCaprio was nominated for his role in "The Revenant," alongside Bryan Cranston ("Trumbo"), Michael Fassbender ("Steve Jobs"), Eddie Redmayne ("The Danish Girl") and Will Smith ("Concussion").
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama:
Brie Larson received a nomination for "Room," alongside Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara for "Carol," Saoirse Ronan ("Brooklyn") and Alicia Vikander ("The Danish Girl").
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:
Jennifer Jason Leigh ("The Hateful Eight"), Jane Fonda ("Youth"), Helen Mirren ("Trumbo"), Alicia Vikander ("Ex Machina") and Kate Winslet ("Steve Jobs").
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:
Mark Rylance was nominated for "Bridge of Spies," alongside Paul Dano for "Love & Mercy," Idris Elba for "Beasts of No Nation," Michael Shannon for "99 Homes" and Sylvester Stallone for "Creed."
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Best Motion Picture -- Comedy or Musical:
"The Big Short," "Joy," "The Martian," "Spy" and "Trainwreck" received nominations.
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical:
Christian Bale and Steve Carell received nominations for "The Big Short," Matt Damon received one for "The Martian," Al Pacino ("Danny Collins") and Mark Ruffalo ("Infinitely Polar Bear") received one too.
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture -- Comedy or Musical:
Jennifer Lawrence received a nomination for "Joy," alongside Amy Schumer ("Trainwreck"), Melissa McCarthy ("Spy"), Maggie Smith ("The Lady in the Van") and Lily Tomlin ("Grandma").
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Best Animated Feature:
"Anomalisa" joins "The Good Dinosaur," "Inside Out," "The Peanuts Movie" and "Shaun The Sheep" with nominations.
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Best Foreign Language Film:
"Son of Saul" (Hungary) "The Club" (Chile), "The Fencer" (Finland/Germany/Estonia), "Mustang" (France) and "The Brand New Testament" (Belgium/France/Luxembourg) received nominations in this category.
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Best Original Song – Motion Picture:
"See You Again" ("Furious 7"), "Love Me Like You Do" (Fifty Shades of Grey"), "One Kind of Love" ("Love & Mercy"), "Simple Sound #3" ("Youth") and "Writing's on the Wall" ("Spectre") were nominated for this year's Golden Globes.
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Best Original Score – Motion Picture:
Ennio Morricone ("The Hateful Eight"), Alexandre Desplat ("The Danish Girl"), Carter Burwell ("Carol"), Daniel Pemberton ("Steve Jobs") and Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto ("The Revenant") were nominated.
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Best Television Series -- Drama:
"Empire" was nominated along with "Game of Thrones," "Mr. Robot," "Narcos" and "Outlander."
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series -- Drama:
Viola Davis received a nomination for "How to Get Away With Murder," alongside Eva Green ("Penny Dreadful"), Taraji P. Henson ("Empire"), Robin Wright ("House of Cards") and Caitriona Balfe ("Outlander").
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series -- Drama:
Jon Hamm was nominated for "Mad Men." Other nominations included Rami Malek ("Mr. Robot"), Wagner Moura ("Narcos"), Bob Odenkirk ("Better Call Saul") and Liev Schreiber ("Ray Donovan").
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Best Television Series -- Comedy or Musical:
"Orange is the New Black," "Silicon Valley," "Veep," "Transparent," "Mozart in the Jungle," "Casual" all received nominations.
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series -- Comedy or Musical:
Jamie Lee Curtis received a nomination for "Scream Queens," alongside Julia Louis Dreyfus ("Veep"), Gina Rodriguez ("Jane the Virgin"), Lily Tomlin ("Grace & Frankie") and Rachel Bloom ("Crazy Ex Girlfriend").
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series -- Comedy or Musical:
Jeffrey Tambor was nominated for "Transparent," alongside Aziz Ansari ("Master of None"), Gael Garcia Bernal ("Mozart in the Jungle"), Rob Lowe ("The Grinder") and Patrick Stewart ("Blunt Talk").
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:
Lady Gaga was nominated for her role on "American Horror Story: Hotel," alongside Kirsten Dunst ("Fargo"), Sarah Hay ("Flesh & Bone"), Felicity Huffman ("American Crime") and Queen Latifah ("Bessie").
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:
Idris Elba ("Luther"), Oscar Isaac ("Show me a Hero"), David Oyelowo ("Nightingale"), Mark Rylance ("Wolf Hall") and Patrick Wilson ("Fargo") were nominated.
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:
Uzo Aduba received a nomination for her role on "Orange is the New Black," alongside Joanne Froggatt ("Downton Abbey"), Regina King ("American Crime"), Judith Light ("Transparent") and Maura Tierney ("The Affair").
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:
Alan Cumming ("The Good Wife") was nominated alongside Damian Lewis ("Wolf Hall"), Ben Mendelson ("Bloodline"), Tobias Menzies ("Outlander") and Christian Slater ("Mr. Robot").
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TV Limited Series/Motion Picture
"American Horror Story: Hotel" received a nomination, alongside "American Crime," "Flesh & Bone," "Fargo" and "Wolf Hall."
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