NBC Wins Final Sunday Primetime Of 2021 With Post-Christmas ‘SNF’ Cowboys-Washington Game; CBS Rules Non-Sports With ’60 Minutes’
NBC received a delayed Christmas gift the as the coverage of the Dallas Cowboys-Washington Football Team earned the network the top spot in the final Sunday primetime of 2021.
Sunday Night Football on NBC earned a 3.4 rating in the 18-49 demo and approximately 13 million viewers, per fast affiliates. The top-rated and most-watched program of the evening saw the Cowboys dominate their opponents 56-14. The game was slightly down from the previous week (3.6, 14.13M) in both counts.
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Outside of yesterday being the last Sunday of 2021, primetime was pretty normal in terms of winning programs. CBS earned the highest demo rating and viewership among non-sports programming with 60 Minutes (1.2, 8.31M). The latest installment rose from the previous week (0.7, 7.93M) in both demo rating and viewers. 60 Minutes led scripted, non-sports programming by a large margin considering that most networks opted for reruns.
ABC’s final Sunday primetime of 2021 peaked with America’s Funniest Home Videos (0.4, 3.74M). Fox’s top program was Merry Elfin Christmas: Bye, Bye 2021! (0.4, 1.72M). Both of The CW’s primetime titles, Legends of the Hidden Temple and Penn & Teller: Fool Us, earned 0.0 in demo rating.
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