RATINGS RECAP: 11/29/16

ABC
8:00 The Middle
Viewers: 6.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
8:30 American Housewife
Viewers: 5.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
9:00 Fresh Off the Boat
Viewers: 4.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
9:30 The Real O'Neals
Viewers: 3.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
10:00 Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Viewers: 2.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8

CBS
8:00 Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Viewers: 9.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3
9:00 NCIS (Repeat)
Viewers: 9.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
10:00 Bull (Repeat)
Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9

NBC
8:00 The Voice
Viewers: 10.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
9:00 This is Us
Viewers: 10.5 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7
10:00 Chicago Fire
Viewers: 7.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7

FOX
8:00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Viewers: 2.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
8:30 New Girl
Viewers: 1.8 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
9:00 Scream Queens
Viewers: 1.3 million, 18-49 demo: 0.5

CW
8:00 The Flash
Viewers: 4.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
9:00 No Tomorrow
Viewers: 0.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.3

On Tuesday night, CBS aired the classic holiday special Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and it delivered solid numbers as usual as it was down just a bit from last year. So impressive for a special that airs yearly and is readily available elsewhere. NBC took advantage of repeats on CBS later in the night but first for them, The Voice was up 1.1 million viewers and a tenth in the demo. Then at 9pm, This is Us was up a big 1.5 million viewers and three tenths in the demo. The viewer total is a series high while the demo was its second best ever. This juggernaut is just continuing to be more impressive by the week. At 10pm, Chicago Fire was up 1.4 million viewers and two tenths in the demo for its best performance since the season premiere. It was a great night for NBC. On FOX, Brooklyn Nine-Nine was up a tenth in viewers and the demo while New Girl was even. It's interesting how Brooklyn has looked much stronger than New Girl recently. At 9pm, Scream Queens was up a tenth in viewers and even in the demo.

CW's crossover week continued in a big way where The Flash surged 1.2 million viewers and four tenths in the demo for its best performance since February in the demo and best performance since December 2014 in the demo. You can certainly bet more crossovers will be on the horizon for these CW superhero shows. It was no help to flop lead-out, No Tomorrow, which was up a tenth in viewers and even in the demo. From a 1.5 demo to a 0.3 demo? Yikes! Finally on ABC, The Middle kicked things off down three tenths in viewers and even in the demo. American Housewife was down half a million viewers and even in the demo. At 9pm, Fresh Off the Boat was down a tenth in viewers and even in the demo while The Real O'Neals was down three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. aired for the first time since November 1 and was even with its last airing.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: This is Us (NBC)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: New Girl (FOX)