TV Ratings Sunday: ‘X-Files’ gets a strong start following NFC Championship

Broadcast primetime live + same-day ratings for Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016

Note: FOX’s live NFL telecast will result in greater adjustments than usual for the network. FOX will likely issue time zone-adjusted ratings later in the day, at which point this post will be updated.

The numbers for Sunday:

Time	Show	Adults 18-49 Rating/Share	Viewers (millions)
7 p.m.	NFC Championship (FOX) (7-10 p.m.)	14.3/37	40.69
	60 Minutes (CBS)	2.0/5	10.13
	America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC) – R	0.8/3	4.44
	Dateline (NBC)	0.6/2	3.60
8 p.m.	60 Minutes (CBS)	1.2/3	8.37
	Movie – Bridesmaids (NBC) (8-11 p.m.)	0.9/3	2.74
	Galavant (ABC)	0.5/2	2.10
9 p.m.	Madam Secretary (CBS) – R	0.7/2	5.22
	Agent Carter (ABC) (9-11 p.m.) – R	0.4/1	1.43
10 p.m.	NFL Postgame (FOX)	7.7/22	20.64
	NCIS (CBS) – R	0.8/2	5.86
10:30 p.m.	The X-Files (FOX) (10:30-11 p.m. only) – P	5.1/17	13.47

FOX naturally won Sunday’s ratings race by a huge margin thanks to the NFC Championship game, and the game — despite being a blowout — gave the return of “The X-Files” a big platform. The 10:30-11 p.m. portion of the show currently stands at 5.1 in adults 18-49.

These results are highly subject to change, as “The X-Files” started at 10:23 ET. If it stays within that range, however, the show would end up with the best post-conference title game rating since 2012 (“American Idol,” 7.9).

The only other new scripted show on Sunday was “Galavant,” which fell a tenth to 0.5. CBS’ 7 p.m. “60 Minutes” got a bit of a boost from the AFC Championship (which had the higher overnight rating of the two conference title games) and scored a 2.0.

Network averages:

	FOX	CBS	NBC	ABC
Adults 18-49 rating/share	12.3/33	1.2/3	0.8/2	0.5/1
Total Viewers (millions)	20.08	7.39	2.95	2.35

Definitions:
Rating: Estimated percentage of the universe of TV households (or other specified group) tuned to a program in the average minute. Ratings are expressed as a percent.
Fast Affiliate Ratings: These first national ratings are available at approximately 11 a.m. ET the day after telecast. The figures may include stations that did not air the entire network feed, as well as local news breaks or cutaways for local coverage or other programming. Fast Affiliate ratings are not as useful for live programs and are likely to differ significantly from the final results, because the data reflect normal broadcast feed patterns. 
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