The Golden Globes were up on NBC Sunday night. Though Nielsen won't have the most accurate, time zone adjustments until later on Monday, metered-market households have the kudos tracking 12 percent above last year's rating.
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Those time zone adjustments give the show a 13.1 rating and 20 share among metered-market households. That's the highest rating of its kind since 2007. And in the 25 markets with Local People Meters, the 18-49 score is up 23 percent from last year. The demo rating, a 7.6, is likely higher than the national one that will come later today but is up considerably from the 6.2 last year. Fast national ratings for the demo have the show up 29 percent from last year.
Final ratings for last year's 69th annual Golden Globes gave the show 16.9 million viewers and a 5.0 rating among adults 18-49.
As for the red carpet coverage, the one-hour pre-show pulled a 4.8 rating with metered-market households, a 26 percent jump from last year.
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Elsewhere, CBS started the night with overrun of the AFC playoff game (10.8 adults rating), which delayed the start of its primetime lineup by 67 minutes. Figures are subject to change, but the 60 Minutes (3.7 adults) and The Good Wife (1.9 adults) were both up, with The Mentalist (2.0 adults) off a tenth from the previous week. The network averaged a 4.6 adults rating and 16.8 million viewers.
Fox's animation block was predictably down without a NFL lead, averaging a 2.1 adults rating and 4.2 million viewers. After an encore of Bob's Burgers, The Cleveland Show (1.4 adults) returned even with its last original. The Simpsons (2.4 adults) was down 43 percent, with a new Bob's Burgers (2.3 adults) down 26 percent. Family Guy (3.1 adults) and American Dad (2.4 adults) were both down 14 percent.
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America's Funniest Home Videos (1.4 adults), which didn't air last week, was flat with its last original on ABC. Once Upon a Time (2.8 adults) was down 10 percent, with Revenge (2.0 adults) dropping 17 percent to tie a series low. The special broadcast of Happy Endings (1.0 adults) was even with last week's Sunday outing, while Don't Trust the B---- in Apt. 23 (0.8 adults) dropped a tenth of a point to a series low. ABC averaged a 1.8 in adults 18-49 and 5.6 million viewers.
Univision had a 0.8 adults rating and 2.4 million viewers.
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