‘SNF’ Tops Sunday Ratings With Pittsburgh-Buffalo Showdown; Fox Animation Block Gets A Boost

ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest led the way Thursday with its annual countdown to the new year, drawing a 2.4 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 8.37 million viewers in the primetime portion of its broadcast in fast affiliate Nielsen Live+Same Day numbers.

All was fairly quiet across broadcasters as NBC led the night with encores of Chicago Med, Chicago Fire and Chicago PD which delivered a 0.4 in the adults 18-49 demographic across the board.

As the networks relax in the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, there has ben some fresh fare that pops up. On ABC on Tuesday night, that meant the ABC News special The Year: 2020, a recap of a year most equate to terms like “dumpster fire” or “trainwreck.” Either way, 2020 is one we will never forget–  whether you want to or not.

As 2020 winds down, the TV landscape continues to take a bit of a breather with most of the networks airing repeats. But there is some action during the downtime: ABC wrapped its season of Monday Night Football with a bang last night, delivering a 1.2 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 6.05 million viewers who watched the Buffalo Bills eviscerate the New England Patriots 38-9 in a game simulcast on ESPN.

Adding to its arsenal of incognito reality competitions, Fox on Sunday treated audiences to the series premiere of The Masked Dancer. Hosted by Craig Robinson and featuring judges Ken Jeong, Paula Abdul, Brian Austin Green and Ashley Tisdale, the new series topped the night in non-sports fare, delivering a 1.3 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 4.12 million viewers. The numbers will likely be adjusted in finals due to NFL overrun.

2020 Santa tracker — a website that keeps tabs on Father Christmas’ present-delivering pilgrimage each year — sporting a mask while rounding the globe with his reindeer. Thankfully, kids need not fret about Santa spreading disease along with holiday cheer as Dr.

As families begin their holiday festivities, ABC started its Wednesday night with a presentation of the classic 1970 stop-motion feature Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town narrated by Fred Astaire, which earned a 0.5 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 2.82 million viewers. It was followed by even more Yuletide cheer with a fresh episode of The Great Christmas Light Fight (0.5, 2.72M), primetime’s only original program last night.

made it harder to meet Santa Claus in person. However, that hasn’t stopped North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) from activating its annual Santa tracker, which allows Yuletide yearners to keep tabs on Saint Nick as he delivers presents to children around the world on Christmas Eve.

Robert Smith has taken part in a 24-hour charity livestream, recording new versions of three songs from The Cure’s 1981 album ‘Faith’.The online event raised many for Poverty Alleviation Charities’ Letters To Santa initiative, which fulfils the wishlists of families in need with food, clothes, computers and $10,000 (£7,414).During the livestream, which was broadcast yesterday (December 22), Smith performed new versions of ‘The Holy Hour’, ‘The Funeral Party’ and ‘The Drowning Man’.“Hello, this

The 16th season of ABC’s The Bachelorette ended Tuesday with Tayshia finding love… or something close to it. The second part of the reality dating competition’s finale delivered a 1.2 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 5.24 million viewers, matching Monday’s part one and topping the night in the demo.

Fox is tweaking its lineup following the NFL on Fox doubleheader on January 3. The network’s new animated series The Great North is getting a special preview at 8:30 PM ET/PT, ahead of its Feb. 14 series premiere, following the series premiere of multi-cam comedy Call Me Kat, starring Mayim Bialik at 8 PM ET/PT. The ninth and final season premiere of Last Man Standing will now air at 9:30 PM ET/PT, following a new episode of The Simpsons at a special time, 9 PM ET/PT.

Dwayne Johnson is feeling festive in his Santa suit during a special appearance on John Krasinski‘s ‘Some Good News’ Holiday Special.

NBC’s Sunday Night Football led a quiet evening leading into the holiday week. SNF’s game delivered a 3.4 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic while 12.83 million viewers tuned into watch Cleveland Browns stomp out the New York Giants 20-6. Even though the game won the night, it is down from last week’s fast national numbers in both regards and marks an audience low. The numbers are expected to be adjusted in finals.

Santa Claus should stick with his reindeer and sleigh. A California man who dressed up as jolly old Saint Nick and took to the skies above Sacramento with his paraglider to spread Christmas cheer had to be rescued Sunday after becoming entangled in power lines.