Michael Strahan’s interview with cancer-stricken 'Jeopardy' host Alex Trebek was seen by 7.8 million viewers last week, reports The Associated Press citing the Nielsen data.
That made it among the 10 most popular prime-time shows last week, a strong showing amid NFL playoffs and college football bowl games. That could be an sign that the 'World Series of Jeopardy!' could be ratings winner for ABC
Last night, “Jeopardy” kicked off a prime-time tournament among three of the best and most popular players in the show’s history: James Holzhauer, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. The first contestant to win three games gets a $1 million prize. The tournament on ABC could be as short as three nights or it could stretch to seven.
The NFL playoffs got off to a strong start, with 31 million people watching Saturday’s prime-time exit of the New England Patriots at the hands of the Tennessee Titans. The game topped the TV Ratings for the most recent week.
CBS led the broadcast networks, averaging 7.8 million viewers in prime time. NBC had 6.6 million viewers, ABC had 4.1 million, Fox had 2.2 million, ION Television and Univision tied with 1.3 million; Telemundo had 740,000 and the CW had 580,000.
⏩ Broadcast Prime-Time (Total Viewers) Top 20 shows:
1. NFL Playoffs: Tennessee at New England, CBS, 31.42 million.
2. NFL Playoffs (partial): Seattle at Philadelphia, 24.66 million.
3. “Golden Globe Awards,” NBC, 18.32 million.
4. “Rose Bowl Post-Game Show,” ESPN, 13.16 million.
5. “Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, Part 2,” ABC, 10.83 million.
6. College Football Sugar Bowl: Georgia vs. Baylor, ESPN, 10.05m7. “Hawaii Five-0,” CBS, 8.06 million.
8. “Magnum P.I., CBS, 7.83 million.
9. “What is Jeopardy!?” ABC, 7.81 million.
10. “Blue Bloods,” CBS, 7.68 million.
11. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 7.67 million.
12. “Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, Part 1, ABC, 7.33m.
13. College Football Orange Bowl:Florida vsVirginia,ESPN, 6.09m
14. “NCIS: Los Angeles,” CBS, 5.72 million.
15. College Football Alamo Bowl: Utah vs. Texas, ESPN, 5.67m.
16. “God Friended Me,” CBS, 5.38 million.
17. “New Year’s Eve Prime-Time,” NBC, 5.32 million.
18. “Last Man Standing,” Fox, 5.21 million.
19. “The Neighborhood,” CBS, 5.09 million.
20. “NCIS,” CBS, 5.08 million.
On a slow week for news, ABC’s “World News Tonight” led the network evening newscasts with an average of 6.9 million viewers. NBC’s “Nightly News” had 6.2 million and the “CBS Evening News” had 4.3 million.
With the college football bowl season underway, ESPN led the cable networks with a prime-time average of 4.63 million viewers, Fox News Channel had 2.12 million, Hallmark had 1.34 million, A&E had 1.23 million and HGTV had 1.17 million.
⏩ Basic Cable Ranker Total Viewers:
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