Primetime Ratings: Golden Globes Hit Six-Year High

NFL overrun helps CBS win in total viewers; NBC first in demo

By Tim Baysinger -- Broadcasting & Cable, 1/14/2013 11:43:35 AM

The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards on NBC had its best ratings in six years on Sunday with both adults 18-49 and total viewers, according to Nielsen. The three-hour awards show jumped 28% from last year with adults 18-49, drawing a 6.4 rating and improved 17% with total viewers with 19.68 million. The 7 p.m. Golden Globes Red Carpet Special drew a 2.5 rating and 9.9 million total viewers (according to fast nationals). The network nipped CBS for first in the demo with a 4.7 rating/11 share.

CBS took first in total viewers with 16.79 million to NBC's 14.78 million, and finished with an overall 4.6/11 in the demo. Overrun from the Houston Texans-New England Patriots AFC Divisional Playoff game pushed CBS' lineup back by 67 minutes, so numbers are likely to adjust more than normal. 60 Minutes drew a 3.7, while The Good Wife was up a tenth with a 1.9 and The Mentalist was down a tenth to a 2.0.

Fox came in a distant third with a 2.1/5, as its lineup suffered big declines without an NFL lead in, returning to its normal season averages. The Simpsons fell 43% to a 2.4, while Bob's Burgers dropped 26% to a 2.3. Family Guy shed 14% to a 3.1 and American Dad was down 14% to a 2.4. At 7:30 p.m., The Cleveland Show was even with its last original in December with a 1.6.

ABC rounded out the evening with a 1.8/4. Once Upon a Time fell 10% to a 2.8 and Revenge tied a series low with a 2.0, down 17%. Happy Endings was flat with last Sunday's 1.0 and Don't Trust the B----- in Apartment 23 dropped a tenth to a 0.8.