Final broadcast primetime live + same-day ratings for Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015.
As expected, CBS’ lineup adjusted down across the board from Thursday’s early ratings thanks to NFL pre-emptions in two fairly big markets (Phoenix and Minneapolis-St. Paul). The dips were between 0.2 (“The Big Bang Theory”) and 0.5 (“Life in Pieces”), with all five shows on the network ending up close to their season averages.
The night’s only other adjustment was a 0.1 uptick for the NBC special “Michael Buble’s Christmas in Hollywood.”
Upward adjustments in adults 18-49 are in green; downward adjustments are in red.
| Time | Show | Adults 18-49 Rating/Share | Viewers (000s) |
| 8 p.m. | The Big Bang Theory (CBS) | 3.8/14 | 15.27 |
| Michael Buble’s Christmas in Hollywood (NBC) – S | 1.2/4 | 7.26 | |
| Bones (FOX) | 0.9/3 | 4.63 | |
| Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond (ABC) – S | 0.9/3 | 3.33 | |
| The Vampire Diaries (The CW) | 0.5/2 | 1.18 | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Life in Pieces (CBS) | 1.9/7 | 8.24 |
| 9 p.m. | Mom (CBS) | 1.6/6 | 6.87 |
| Movie – Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors (NBC) (9-11 p.m.) | 1.8/6 | 13.03 | |
| Bones (FOX) | 1.0/3 | 4.42 | |
| Movie – Toy Story (ABC) (9-11 p.m.) | 1.0/3 | 3.13 | |
| The Originals (The CW) | 0.4/1 | 0.97 | |
| 9:30 p.m. | 2 Broke Girls (CBS) | 1.5/5 | 5.70 |
| 10 p.m. | Elementary (CBS) | 1.0/3 | 5.00 |
Network averages:
| CBS | NBC | ABC | FOX | CW | |
| Adults 18-49 rating/share | 1.8/6 | 1.6/5 | 1.0/3 | 0.9/3 | 0.5/2 |
| Total Viewers (000s) | 7.68 | 11.11 | 3.19 | 4.53 | 1.07 |
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.