RATINGS RECAP: 12/15/13

ABC
7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos
Viewers: 6.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
8:00 Once Upon a Time
Viewers: 6.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
9:00 Revenge
Viewers: 6.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
10:00 Betrayal
Viewers: 3.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8

CBS
7:00 60 Minutes
Viewers: 10.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
8:00 Survivor
Viewers: 10.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6
10:00 Survivor: Blood vs. Water Reunion
Viewers: 7.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9

NBC
7:00 Football Night in America
Viewers: 3.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
8:00 NFL Pregame
Viewers: 10.8 million, 18-49 demo: 3.5
8:30 Sunday Night Football
Viewers: 16.4 million, 18-49 demo: 5.6

FOX
7:00 NFL Overrun/The OT
Viewers: 27.8 million, 18-49 demo: 8.8
8:00 The Simpsons
Viewers: 8.5 million, 18-49 demo: 3.5
8:30 Bob's Burgers
Viewers: 5.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4
9:00 Family Guy
Viewers: 6.4 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0
9:30 American Dad!
Viewers: 5.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4

Sunday night had the bi-annual Survivor finale. First up on CBS was 60 Minutes which was down a big 1.2 million viewers and half a demo point even though neither week had a direct football lead-in. The two hour Survivor finale was solid as usual but it was a series low for a finale and it actually had a couple Wednesdays where it did as well or better in the demo. Overall, it could have been better but it wasn't bad for a show in its 27th edition. The reunion show did OK at 10pm. FOX's animated lineup was up to season highs across the board as it may have been helped by the lower football numbers. The Simpsons was up four tenths in the demo while Bob's Burgers, Family Guy, and American Dad! were each up three tenths in the demo.

Everything was below a 2.0 on ABC. At 7pm, America's Funniest Home Videos was down four tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. At 8pm, Once Upon a Time fell half a million viewers and two tenths in the demo for its fall finale, tying a series low. It will not be back until March after a disappointing fall. At 9pm, Revenge was up two tenths in viewers and down a tenth in the demo. It was also supposed to return when Once did but then ABC decided to run three episodes in January where it could wilt against awards and playoff football. At 10pm, Betrayal was up half a million viewers and a tenth in the demo. On NBC, Sunday Night Football saw a season low for the Bengals-Steelers matchup, which is not too surprising.

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