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RATINGS RECAP: 1/8/17

ABC
7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos
Viewers: 4.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
8:00 To Tell the Truth
Viewers: 4.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
9:00 To Tell the Truth
Viewers: 4.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
10:00 Conviction
Viewers: 2.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.5

CBS
7:00 60 Minutes
Viewers: 8.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
8:00 NCIS: Los Angeles
Viewers: 10.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
9:00 Madam Secretary
Viewers: 9.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9
10:00 Elementary
Viewers: 5.1 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7

NBC
7:00 Golden Globe Arrivals Special
Viewers: 6.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
8:00 Golden Globe Awards
Viewers: 20.0 million, 18-49 demo: 5.6

FOX
7:00 NFL Playoffs Overrun

Viewers: 34.3 million, 18-49 demo: 10.8
8:10 The Simpsons
Viewers: 8.2 million, 18-49 demo: 3.5
8:40 Son of Zorn
Viewers: 4.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8
9:10 Family Guy
Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8
9:40 Bob's Burgers
Viewers: 3.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5

On Sunday night, NBC aired the Golden Globe Awards. The Jimmy Fallon hosted event was up 1.5 million viewers and a tenth in the demo from last year's telecast. On FOX, a Packers-Giants game turned into a blowout so it couldn't top last year's Redskins-Packers game. They still propelled the lineup to season highs for The Simpsons, Family Guy, and Bob's Burgers and the best performance since the series premiere for Son of Zorn. On CBS, 60 Minutes was down from last week when it followed an NFL overrun. The drama lineup returned after two weeks off. NCIS: Los Angeles was even in viewers and down a tenth in the demo. Madam Secretary was down a tenth in viewers and two tenths in the demo and Elementary was even. Finally on ABC, America's Funniest Home Videos was down 1.2 million viewers and two tenths in the demo. Two episodes of To Tell the Truth were both up three tenths in the demo from last week's season premiere. At 10pm, Conviction was up six tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: The Simpsons (FOX)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: Madam Secretary (CBS)

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