Primetime Ratings: ‘Mick’ Shows Muscle on Fox
Sunday Night Football scored a 6.7 in adults 18-49, per Nielsen’s overnights, leading out of a 3.2 pregame show. That helped NBC to the Sunday title with a 5.9 and 19 share, ahead of Fox’s 2.4/8, CBS’ 1.2/4 and ABC’s 0.7/2.
The previous week’s football game, on Christmas night, rated a 6.4, with a 3.0 lead in. That night’s TV offerings were a mix of sports, movies and reruns, making comparables tricky.
Fox’s The OT scored a 3.5 before the premiere of comedy The Mick did a strong 2.4 in the overnights, later ticking up to a 2.8 with time zone adjustments. Brooklyn Nine-Nine rated a 1.4 and then a 1.2 before repeats.
On CBS, 60 Minutes did a 1.7 with a football lead in before the premiere of hostage drama Ransom scored a 0.9. Pure Genius rated a 0.8 before a repeat.
On ABC, America’s Funniest Home Videos did a 1.0 while The Bachelor: Countdown to Nick did a 0.8. Conviction scored a 0.4.
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Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.