Final Broadcast Ratings: January 22, 2017

With a primetime airing of the AFC Championship game, CBS dominated the Sunday night ratings. It was the only network with original programming on the night, except FOX airing a new episode of SON OF ZORN in the middle of encores.

The AFC Championship game was a blow out, as the Patriots beat the Steelers, 36-17, as 48.0 million viewers watched from 6:45 to 9:45 PM. Compared to last year's NFC game, on FOX, viewership is slightly up 2.3 million viewers, but the A18-49 demo is down three-tenths of a point (-2%).

CBS used the hot post-game slot for the new series, HUNTED. The premiere drew 11.8 million viewers and a 4.1 rating in Adults 18-49. Last year, THE X-FILES revival premiere drew 16.2 million viewers and a 6.1 demo rating in the early ratings. HUNTED settles into its Wednesday, 8 PM time slot this week.

SON OF ZORN, on FOX did little more than look to be burn-off programming for FOX. Why else air a new episode, against a huge NFL game, surrounded by encores?

Final L+SD Network Ratings:

Time	Net	Program	P2*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
7:00	ABC	AFV [R]	4.53	0.4	0.7	1.0
8:00	ABC	To Tell The Truth [R]	3.24	0.4	0.6	0.8
9:00	ABC	To Tell The Truth [R]	3.01	0.4	0.6	0.9
10:00	ABC	Quantico [R]	1.68	0.2	0.3	0.4
6:45	CBS	AFC Championship: NE v PIT	47.95	1.2	15.4	18.2
9:45	CBS	AFC Champ: Post-Gun	31.08	8.7	10.8	12.8
9:50	CBS	AFC Champ: Post-Game	22.66	6.3	7.7	9.0
10:10	CBS	Hunted (SP)	11.85	3.2	4.1	4.8
7:00	FOX	Son of Zorn [R}	3.72	1.1	1.4	1.6
7:30	FOX	Bob's Burgers [R]	2.29	0.7	0.9	1.0
8:00	FOX	The Simpsons [R]	2.59	0.8	1.0	1.2
8:30	FOX	Son of Zorn	2.00	0.7	0.9	1.0
9:00	FOX	Family Guy [R]	2.12	0.8	1.0	1.1
9:30	FOX	Bob's Burgers [R]	2.01	0.7	0.9	1.0
7:00	NBC	Dateline NBC	4.91	0.5	0.8	1.1
8:30	NBC	Movie: TED	2.33	0.4	0.6	0.8

* - viewers in millions