{"id":54721,"date":"2016-01-26T09:50:46","date_gmt":"2016-01-26T14:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=54721"},"modified":"2016-01-26T09:50:46","modified_gmt":"2016-01-26T14:50:46","slug":"x-files-premiere-final-ratings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2016\/01\/26\/x-files-premiere-final-ratings\/","title":{"rendered":"Ratings Update: Sunday&#8217;s &#8220;The X-Files&#8221; Premiere Drew 16.2 Million Viewers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday&#8217;s &#8220;The X-Files&#8221; indeed attracted a substantial audience for its return episode.<\/p>\n<p>Per final Nielsen data, the 10:24-11:24PM broadcast provided FOX with a 6.1 adults 18-49 rating and 16.193 million total viewers.<\/p>\n<p>While it did receive mammoth lead-in support from FOX&#8217;s coverage of the NFC Championship (15.7 with 45.739 million for the game, 12.3 with 33.901 million for the 9:58-10:05PM post-game portion, 9.1 with 24.323 million for the 10:05-10:24 &#8220;OT&#8221;), its marks hold up even with that qualifier.<\/p>\n<p>Among adults 18-49, &#8220;The X-Files&#8221; was the best primetime post-conference championship performer since &#8220;American Idol&#8221; drew a 7.9 in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>It outperformed last year&#8217;s post-AFC Championship edition of CBS&#8217; &#8220;Scorpion&#8221; (3.2, 15.39 million) in both adults 18-49 and total viewership.  It also topped the 2014 second season premiere of &#8220;The Following,&#8221; which drew a 4.4 and 11.18 million after FOX&#8217;s coverage of the tightly contested (and very highly rated) Seahawks vs. 49ers NFC Championship.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The X-Files&#8221; made its time period premiere Monday night.  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