Ratings Analysis: The death of former president Jimmy Carter prompted ABC to swiftly put together a 20/20 special about his life (0.11). But, despite the network's best efforts, there was little interest in the special, as it fell below both the repeat of America's Funniest Home Videos (0.15) that led into it and the 7 p.m. showing of Frozen (0.18). CBS went with two helpings of 60 Minutes (0.39/0.21) and a Grammy Greats special (0.13). On NBC, the Falcons v. Commanders NFL game (4.41) went more than three-tenths above the week-ago game (4.07). On Fox, The Simpsons (0.92, +0.66) got direct help from The OT (2.80) for the first time in a while and soared as a result. However, that meant that Universal Basic Guys (0.43, -0.13) was down for its finale, since it lost out on having the better slot for the night. Bob's Burgers (0.37, +0.04) grew a bit at 9 and led into the Fox Winter Preview special (0.23). The CW went with encores of Freddie Mercury: The Final Act (0.04) and Bob Hearts Abishola (0.03). Key: (R) = repeat. (F) = finale.
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