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WEEKLY RECAP: December 8-14, 2014

Here's my weekly recap for Week #12. Please note this only covers regularly scheduled shows (no sports, specials, repeats, or Saturday shows)

TOP 10 SHOWS (18-49 DEMO)
1. The Big Bang Theory (CBS, Thursday 8:00pm) - 3.9    10th week
2. Modern Family (ABC, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 3.1    10th week
3. Mom (CBS, Thursday 8:30pm) - 2.6    5th week
4. The Voice (NBC, Monday 8:00pm) - 2.5    12th week
5. Survivor (CBS, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 2.4    4th week
6. The Voice (NBC, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 2.3    11th week
    Black-ish (ABC, Wednesday 9:30pm) - 2.3    8th week
    Two and a Half Men (CBS, Thursday 9:00pm) - 2.3    1st week
9. The Middle (ABC, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 2.2    1st week
    The Goldbergs (ABC, Wednesday 8:30pm) - 2.2    1st week

TOP 10 SHOWS (TOTAL VIEWERS)
1. The Big Bang Theory (CBS, Thursday 8:00pm) - 15.5 million    10th week
2. 60 Minutes (CBS, Sunday 7:00pm) - 11.4 million    10th week
3. The Voice (NBC, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 11.2 million    9th week
4. Blue Bloods (CBS, Friday 10:00pm) - 11.1 million    6th week
5. The Voice (NBC, Monday 8:00pm) - 10.8 million    12th week
    Mom (CBS, Thursday 8:30pm) - 10.8 million    5th week
7. Criminal Minds (CBS, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 10.1 million    4th week
8. Scorpion (CBS, Monday 9:00pm) - 10.0 million    7th week
9. Modern Family (ABC, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 9.7 million    4th week
10. Survivor (CBS, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 9.5 million    2nd week

BOTTOM 10 SHOWS (18-49 DEMO)
1. The Taste (ABC, Thursday 8:00pm) - 0.8    2nd week
    A to Z (NBC, Thursday 9:30pm) - 0.8    9th week
    Cristela (ABC, Friday 8:30pm) - 0.8    7th week
4. About a Boy (NBC, Tuesday 9:30pm) - 0.9    4th week
    Gracepoint (FOX, Thursday 9:00pm) - 0.9    10th week
6. Constantine (NBC, Friday 10:00pm) - 1.0    6th week
7. The Mindy Project (FOX, Tuesday 9:30pm) - 1.1    8th week
    Forever (ABC, Tuesday 10:00pm) - 1.1    6th week
    The Biggest Loser (NBC, Thursday 8:00pm) - 1.1    5th week
    Bad Judge (NBC, Thursday 9:00pm) - 1.1    6th week
    Last Man Standing (ABC, Friday 8:00pm) - 1.1    4th week
    Hawaii Five-0 (CBS, Friday 9:00pm) - 1.1    5th week

BOTTOM 10 SHOWS (TOTAL VIEWERS)
1. A to Z (NBC, Thursday 9:30pm) - 2.5 million    8th week
    Bob's Burgers (FOX, Sunday 9:30pm) - 2.5 million    7th week
3. The Mindy Project (FOX, Tuesday 9:30pm) - 2.6 million    10th week
4. The Taste (ABC, Thursday 8:00pm) - 3.2 million    2nd week
5. New Girl (FOX, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 3.3 million    10th week
    Constantine (NBC, Friday 10:00pm) - 3.3 million    8th week
7. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (FOX, Sunday 8:30pm) - 3.5 million    5th week
8. About a Boy (NBC, Tuesday 9:30pm) - 3.7 million    5th week
9. Bad Judge (NBC, Thursday 9:00pm) - 3.8 million    5th week
10. Hell's Kitchen (FOX, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 3.9 million    8th week
     Hell's Kitchen (FOX, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 3.9 million    (Special Airing)

WINNERS OF THE NIGHT
Monday - The Great Christmas Light Fight (ABC)    1st week (New Season)
Tuesday - Masterchef Junior (FOX)    3rd week
Wednesday - The Middle (ABC)    1st week
Thursday - Mom (CBS)    2nd week
Friday - Dateline NBC (NBC)    1st week
Sunday - Undercover Boss (CBS)    1st week (New Season)

LOSERS OF THE NIGHT
Monday - Castle (ABC)    2nd week
Tuesday - About a Boy (NBC)    3rd week
Wednesday - Law & Order: SVU (NBC)    1st week
Thursday - Bones (FOX)    1st week
Friday - Cristela (ABC)    3rd week
Sunday - Once Upon a Time (ABC)    1st week

MY TOP 5 EPISODES OF THE WEEK
1. New Girl #83 "LAXmas"    3rd week
2. About a Boy #21 "About a Christmas Carol"    3rd week
3. The Middle #129 "The Christmas Wall"    3rd week
4. Black-ish #10 "Black Santa/White Christmas"    4th week
5. Law & Order: SVU #352 "Pattern Seventeen"    1st week

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