Final broadcast primetime live + same-day ratings for Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Most of Wednesday’s preliminary adults 18-49 ratings carried through to the finals this afternoon. CBS’ “Survivor” reunion special was the only show to adjust, dropping from an initial 1.2 to a 1.0.
Downward adjustments in adults 18-49 are in red.
| Time | Show | Adults 18-49 rating/share | Viewers (millions) |
| 8 p.m. | Survivor (CBS) (8-10 p.m.) – F | 1.5/7 | 7.72 |
| Olaf’s Frozen Adventure (ABC) – R | 0.7/4 | 3.72 | |
| Pentatonix: A Not So Silent Night (NBC) – R | 0.5/2 | 2.99 | |
| Empire (FOX) – R | 0.5/2 | 1.79 | |
| Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (The CW) – R | 0.3/1 | 1.03 | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Shrek the Halls (ABC) – R | 0.7/4 | 3.21 |
| 9 p.m. | Modern Family (ABC) – R | 0.6/3 | 2.77 |
| Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas (NBC) – R | 0.4/2 | 2.69 | |
| Star (FOX) – R | 0.4/2 | 1.42 | |
| Penn & Teller: Fool Us (The CW) – R | 0.2/1 | 0.89 | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Single Parents (ABC) – R | 0.5/2 | 2.09 |
| 10 p.m. | Ellen’s Game of Games (NBC) – R | 0.6/3 | 2.38 |
| The Goldbergs (ABC) – R | 0.5/2 | 1.91 | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Survivor (CBS) (10:28-11 p.m.) – S | 1.0/5 | 5.17 |
| American Housewife (ABC) – R | 0.4/2 | 1.76 |
Network averages:
| CBS | ABC | NBC | FOX | CW | |
| Adults 18-49 rating/share | 1.3/6 | 0.6/3 | 0.5/2 | 0.5/2 | 0.3/1 |
| Total Viewers (millions) | 6.44 | 2.57 | 2.69 | 1.61 | 0.96 |
Definitions:
Rating: Estimated percentage of the universe of TV households (or other specified group) tuned to a program in the average minute. Ratings are expressed as a percent.
Fast Affiliate Ratings: These first national ratings are available at approximately 11 a.m. ET the day after telecast. The figures may include stations that did not air the entire network feed, as well as local news breaks or cutaways for local coverage or other programming. Fast Affiliate ratings are not as useful for live programs and are likely to differ significantly from the final results, because the data reflect normal broadcast feed patterns.
Share (of Audience): The percent of households (or persons) using television who are tuned to a specific program, station or network in a specific area at a specific time.
Time Shifted Viewing: Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data – Live, Live +Same-Day and Live +7 Day. Time-shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs. Live+SD includes viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3 a.m. local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live +7 ratings include viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.
Source: The Nielsen Company.
