Thursday TV Ratings 1/1/26: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Down Nearly 50%, College Football Playoffs Dominate, I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not OK on CNN [+ Analysis]

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (0.27) dealt with a steep decline on ABC, dropping by 46% from last year (0.50) in the Adults 18-49 demographic. CBS aired repeats of Georgie & Mandy (0.24), Ghosts (0.12), Matlock (0.10), and Elsbeth (0.10). NBC had reruns of Law & Order (0.16), Law & Order: SVU (0.13), and The Hunting Party (0.05). Hell's Kitchen (0.18, -0.04) slipped on Fox. The CW aired encores of Trivial Pursuit (0.03/0.04). Key: (R) = repeat.

Wednesday TV Ratings 1/1/25: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Jumps, Rose Bowl Heavily Down in Viewers, NCIS: Origins Repeats Take Second on Broadcast [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: On ABC, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (0.50) put up a strong rating and eclipsed the rating that last year's ceremony posted (0.36). CBS went with repeats of NCIS: Origins (0.18/0.17/0.14). NBC aired encores of Chicago Med (0.14), Chicago Fire (0.12), and Chicago PD (0.12). Fox re-aired The Real Full Monty (0.09). Reruns of Penn & Teller: Fool Us (0.05) and Whose Line Is It Anyway? (0.05/0.05) made up the CW's lineup. Key: (R) = repeat.

Monday TV Ratings 1/1/24: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Leads the Night, Failure to Launch for AGT Fantasy League (UPDATED w/Analysis)

Ratings Analysis: ABC's broadcast of the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (0.36) led the way on a rather quiet New Year's Day. On NBC, America's Got Talent: Fantasy League (0.26) failed to post a strong rating for its series debut and was followed by a rerun of The Irrational (0.14). CBS, meanwhile, spent the first day of 2024 airing reruns of NCIS (0.18/0.20/0.18). Fox special MASH: The Comedy That Changed Television (0.19) was essentially on-par with CBS. The CW re-ran Penn & Teller: Fool Us (0.04), Masters of Illusion (0.04), and World's Funniest Animals (0.05).

Finals Update: The 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (+0.1) and America's Got Talent: Fantasy League (+0.1) adjusted up. The repeat of Penn & Teller: Fool Us (-0.1) adjusted down. 

Saturday Cable Ratings 11/19/22: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Slightly Down from 2021, Three Wise Men and a Baby Rates as #1 Countdown to Christmas Film So Far

Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Saturday, 11/19/2022. Items of note include the 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on HBO, Three Wise Men and a Baby on Hallmark, and Hamster & Gretel on Disney.

(Note: Click the name of any show with its title in red to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)