Final Broadcast Ratings: December 8, 2016

For the fifth night in a row, NBC is the top network of the night. THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL powers the network to attract 17.4 million viewers and a 5.6 rating in Adults 18-49. NBC out rates the other four networks combined in All reported categories

CBS was a solid second place, even with a repeat episode of THE BIG BANG THEORY. The veteran sitcom was the most watched entertainment program of the night, with 9.7 million viewers and tops in the A18-49 demo, with a 1.7 rating. CBS id have a slow burn of viewers, dropping 42% from 8 PM to 11 PM. Outside of football, CBS was the best in every half hour.

The CW, FOX and ABC battled it out for third place. The CW and FOX tied for the A18-34 demo, leaving ABC in fifth. FOX Tied ABC in the A18-49 demo and tool the lead in the A25-54 demo.

Final L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	3.50 million	0.5	0.8	1.0
CBS	7.00 million	0.7	1.3	2.0
CW	1.90 million	0.6	0.7	0.8
FOX	3.20 million	0.6	0.8	1.1
NBC	16.10 million	4.0	5.1	6.1

Time	Net	Program	P2*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8:00	ABC	Toy Story that Time Forgot	3.74	0.5	0.8	1.0
8:30	ABC	Shrek The Halls	3.74	0.6	0.9	1.1
9:00	ABC	Great American Baking Show	4.22	0.5	0.9	1.2
10:00	ABC	Notorious	2.58	0.3	0.5	0.7
8:00	CBS	The Big Bang Theory [R]	9.67	0.9	1.7	2.7
8:30	CBS	The Great Indoors	7.31	0.7	1.5	2.3
9:00	CBS	Mom	7.48	0.7	1.4	2.2
9:30	CBS	Life in Pieces	6.45	0.7	1.3	1.9
10:00	CBS	Pure Genius	5.62	0.5	1.0	1.4
8:00	CW	Legends of Tomorrow (FF)	2.00	0.6	0.7	0.8
9:00	CW	Supernatural (FF)	1.73	0.6	0.6	0.7
8:00	FOX	Taraji's White Hot Holidays	3.49	0.6	0.9	1.2
9:00	FOX	Pitch (FF)	2.89	0.5	0.8	1.0
8:00	NBC	FNIA	8.09	1.5	2.2	2.8
8:15	NBC	TNF Pre-Kick	10.88	2.2	3.1	3.8
8:30	NBC	TNF: KC v OAK	17.39	4.4	5.6	6.6

* - viewers in millions