The ratings typically take a dive for the Winter finale. And if you look at the full chart, ratings were lower for the entire night.
7:00PM FOX NFL Football 5.8 17 17.14
NBC Football Night in America 2.2 7 6.88
CBS 60 Minutes 1.7 5 11.57
ABC Backstage With Disney on Broadway 0.5 1 2.93
7:30PM FOX The OT 3.5 10 9.52
NBC Football Night in America 3.4 10 10.29
8:00 PM NBC Football Night in America 5.6 16 16.93
FOX The Simpsons -R 2.0 6 5.04
CBS Undercover Boss 1.7 5 8.95
ABC Once Upon A Time 1.7 5 5.60
8:30PM NBC Sunday Night Football 7.7 21 21.82
FOX Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1.5 4 3.53
9:00PM ABC Barbara Walters 10 Most Fascinating People of 2014(9-11PM) 1.4 4 7.70
FOX Family Guy -R 1.4 4 3.14
CBS The Mentalist 1.3 3 8.41
9:30PM FOX Bob’s Burgers 1.2 3 2.53
10:00PM CBS CSI 1.2 4 7.42
Based on what we saw going from Season 3A to 3B, ratings will likely go back up quite a bit for the Season 4B premiere. Not too high, though. A 2.4 at the very most. And if anyone seriously thinks the show’s in the cancellation danger territory for this Season, think again. We’re very likely getting Season 5. Even if the ratings for 4B are lower than 4A, it’s the overall ratings average for the entire Season that matters in the very end: