Preliminary Ratings: Tuesday 12/13/2016

NBC and THE VOICE dominate the night, winning all three younger demographic categories and coming in second in total viewers. THE VOICE collected 12 million total viewers for the finale, plus a 2.5 rating in Adults 18-49. Compared to last fall's finale, viewership is down 700,000 viewers and 14% in the A18-49 demo. Over this season, from premiere to finale, THE VOICE lost 25% in the A18-49 demo and 37% in the younger A18-34 demo, but total viewership was relatively steady.

CBS' three crime dramas aired their last episodes of 2016, with all three getting 10 million, or more, total viewers. NCIS won the 8 PM hour in all four reported categories, including a 1.8 rating in Adults 18-49. CBS was second on the night.

ABC topped FOX for third place. THE MIDDLE and AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE were the only two shows, from either network, to get traction viewership. SCREAM QUEENS only managed 1.2 million viewers at 9 PM, the lowest of any show from the BIG 4 networks.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	3.90 million	0.6	1.0	1.6
CBS	12.10 million	0.8	1.5	2.2
CW	0.90 million	0.2	0.3	03
FOX	1.60 million	0.6	0.7	0.8
NBC	11.00 million	1.4	2.2	3.1

Time	Net	Program	P2*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8:00	ABC	The Middle	6.60	0.9	1.6	2.2
8:30	ABC	American Housewife	5.60	0.9	1.5	2.0
9:00	ABC	Fresh Off the Boat	4.10	0.7	1.2	1.5
9:30	ABC	The Real O'Neals	3.30	0.6	0.9	1.2
10:00	ABC	Jimmy Kimmel Live [R]	1.80	0.3	0.5	0.6
8:00	CBS	NCIS	14.70	0.9	1.8	2.7
9:00	CBS	BULL	11.60	0.7	1.4	2.1
10:00	CBS	NCIS: New Orleans	10.00	0.7	1.2	1.8
8:00	CW	The Flash [R]	1.00	0.2	0.3	0.3
9:00	CW	Legends of Tomorrow [R]	0.80	0.2	0.2	0.3
8:00	FOX	Brooklyn Nine-Nine	2.20	0.8	0.9	1.1
8:30	FOX	New Girl	1.70	0.7	0.8	0.9
9:00	FOX	Scream Queens	1.20	0.4	0.5	0.6
8:00	NBC	The Voice [R]	8.90	1.1	1.7	2.4
9:00	NBC	The Voice (SF)	12.00	1.5	2.5	3.5

* - viewers in millions