Ratings Analysis: 'NFL Overrun' (6.21) and 'The OT' (3.06) appeared later in the day on the Fox network, meaning that 'The Simpsons' (1.15, +0.56) soared back into the 1s and 'The Great North' (0.64, +0.22) gained two-tenths. The football boost had mostly worn off by the time 'Bob's Burgers' (0.56, +0.10) and 'Family Guy' (0.59, +0.07) rolled around but the two still picked up a tenth apiece. Aside from 'Family Guy', the other cartoons went lower than all their other NFL-fueled episodes this season. ABC was up a bit with 'America's Funniest Home Videos' (0.49, +0.03) but down a touch with 'The Rookie' (0.30, -0.02). In-between those two, 'Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (0.44) and 'Supermarket Sweep' (0.35) matched their week-ago installments. On CBS, '60 Minutes' (0.64, +0.04) and 'NCIS: Los Angeles' (0.50, +0.03) were both on the rise but 'The Equalizer' (0.57, -0.02) shed two-hundredths in the middle. A 10pm encore of 'NCIS: Hawai'i' (0.34) actually outperformed ABC's original episode of 'The Rookie'. NBC's 'Titans v. Rams' NFL game (4.01, -0.34) came in three-tenths below the 'Cowboys v. Vikings' telecast (4.35) from Halloween night. 'Football Night in America' (1.50/3.10) rose by two-tenths at 7 but shed a tenth at 8. On the CW, 'Legends of the Hidden Temple' (0.06, +0.01) got back a hundredth and led into a duo of 'Masters of Illusion' reruns (0.02/0.03).
Finals Update: 'Supermarket Sweep' (+0.1), 'The Equalizer' (+0.1), 'NFL: Titans v. Rams' (+0.8), 'NFL Overrun' (+1.9), 'The OT' (+0.6), 'The Simpsons' (+0.1), 'Family Guy' (+0.1), and 'Bob's Burgers' (+0.1) adjusted up.
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