Ratings: Golden Globes Steady Vs. 2017, NFL-Fueled Fox Comedies Hit Highs

NBC's broadcast of the 2018 Golden Globe Awards drew a big li'l audience.[pmc_inline_gallery]

Hosted by Late Night's Seth Meyers and with HBO's Big Little Lies leading the TV pack (with four total wins), the kudoscast drew 19 million total viewers and a 5.0 demo rating (per fast finals), down just 5 and 9 percent from last year's show, which was hosted by Jimmy Fallon.

The Globes won Sunday night in metered-market households, while opening opposite Fox's high-rated NFC Wild Card overrun.

Elsewhere....

FOX | Fueled by a beefy NFL lead-in, The Simpsons (9.1 mil/3.4), Ghosted (4.3 mil/1.8) and Family Guy (3.5 mil/1.6) and Last Man on Earth (2.7 mil/1.1) all surged to season highs.

CBS | Wisdom of the Crowd (5.8 mil/0.7) slipped to hit and tie series lows. NCIS: LA (7.8 mil/0.9) was flat, Madam Secretary (6.1 mil/0.6) ticked down.

ABC | AFV (6 mil/1.4) rose 30 and 40 percent to season highs, while Shark Tank (4.7 mil/1.3) was up 27 and 44 percent.