Ratings Analysis: CBS's 'Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga' (0.44) couldn't hold a candle to the Adele special (1.65) from two weeks prior and ended up losing a good chunk of its steady '60 Minutes' lead-in (0.58). Airing behind 'Bennet & Gaga', 'The Equalizer' (0.45, -0.15) crashed to a new series low for its final episode of 2021. A 10pm 'Forever Young' special (0.19) completely bombed right after. On NBC, the 'Browns v. Raves' football game (4.54) was seven-tenths higher than last week's 'Steelers v. Chargers' outing (3.83). 'Football Night in America' (1.03) was four-tenths lower than the week prior. ABC had 0.4s across the board with a holiday-themed 'Wonderful World of Disney' (0.41) and the return of 'The Great Christmas Light Fight' (0.40). Fox had 'NFL Overrun' (4.20) and 'The OT' (3.32) for the second week in a row but 'The Simpsons' (1.17, -0.02), 'The Great North' (0.63, -0.04), 'Bob's Burgers' (0.56, -0.07), and 'Family Guy' (0.50, -0.09) all declined, with each cartoon falling more than the previous one. The CW got decent mileage out of its broadcast of the 2021 film 'The Waltons' Homecoming' (0.12).
Finals Update: '60 Minutes' (+0.1), 'The Equalizer' (+0.1), 'Bob's Burgers' (+0.1), and 'NFL: Browns v. Ravens' (+0.8) adjusted up. 'Football Night in America' (-0.2) and 'The OT' (-0.1) adjusted down.
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