Final Broadcast Ratings: December 29, 2014

It was another night filled with repeat programming, but CBS managed to pull out a sweep in the Monday night ratings, edging ABC in the A18-49 ratings. The lone new episode of a regular series, MIKE & MOLLY, was both the most watched show of the night and the highest rated in the A18-49 demographic. That, with an encore of 2 BROKE GIRLS, beat ABC's HAPPY NEW YEAR, CHARLIE BROWN holiday special, in the demo. The Peanuts special was the #2 program in the demo.

ABC also aired RUDOLPH'S SHINY NEW YEAR, to less than enthused ratings. The special dropped 35% of the audience that CHARLIE BROWN brought to it. But, The New Year's special is a far cry from being the classic that the Christmas special is.

NBC may have produced low ratings with the mini-marathon of STATE OF AFFAIRS, but it is good to see the networks to re-embrace the programming format, during encore seasons. Now, if we could just get them to do more of this in the summer.

Final L+SD Network Averages:

ABC - 4.4 million viewers, 1.1 rating in A18-49

CBS - 6.8 million viewers, 1.2 rating in A18-49

CW - 0.7 million viewers, 0.3 rating in A18-49

FOX - 1.7 million viewers, 0.5 rating in A18-49

NBC - 3.1 million viewers, 0.5 rating in A18-49

Time	Net	Program	P2+*	A18-49	+/-
8:00	ABC	Happy New Year Charlie Brown	5.38	1.5
9:00	ABC	Rudolph's Shiny New Year	3.54	1.0	-34%
10:00	ABC	Castle [R]	4.15	0.8	17%
8:00	CBS	2 Broke Girls [R]	6.33	1.3
8:30	CBS	Mike & Molly	8.32	1.8	31%
9:00	CBS	Scorpion [R]	6.79	1.2	-18%
10:00	CBS	NCIS: LA [R]	6.11	1.0	-10%
8:00	CW	The Originals [R]	0.72	0.3
9:30	CW	Jane The Virgin [R]	0.62	0.2	-14%
8:00	FOX	Gotham [R]	1.88	0.5
9:00	FOX	Sleepy Hollow [R]	1.51	0.4	-20%
8:00	NBC	State Of Affairs [R]	3.74	0.6
9:00	NBC	State Of Affairs [R]	2.95	0.5	-21%
10:00	NBC	State Of Affairs [R]	2.57	0.5	-13%

* - in millions