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[06/22/16 - 08:55 AM]
Tuesday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC Tops Charts with "America's Got Talent"
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

Primetime Preliminary Fast National Nielsen Data
(includes all DVR playback through 3:00 am)

Here are the highlights of the 14 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (6/21/16):

NBC (9.100 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.9, #1) continued its reign on Tuesday with new episodes of "America's Got Talent" (11.475 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.3, #1) and "Maya & Marty" (4.351 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T2).

ABC (3.784 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.9, #2) then was the number two draw with its mix of "The Middle" (3.472 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T7), "Black-ish" (2.893 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T10), "Uncle Buck" (3.669 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T4), another "Uncle Buck" (3.774 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T2) and "To Tell the Truth" (4.447 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T4).

Next up was CBS (6.330 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.8, #3) with repeats of "NCIS" (6.543 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T10) and "NCIS: New Orleans" (5.987 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T7) followed by the series finale of "Person of Interest" (6.461 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T4).

Meanwhile, FOX (1.987 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #4) offered up originals from "Hotel Hell" (2.625 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T7) and "Coupled" (1.350 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #12).

And finally, a repeat "The Flash" (1.114 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T13) and a new "Containment" (1.156 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T13) closed out the evening on The CW (1.135 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - Person of Interest
0.00% - Coupled
0.00% - Containment
-8.00% - America's Got Talent
-11.11% - Hotel Hell
-16.67% - To Tell the Truth
-21.43% - Maya & Marty
-26.67% - Uncle Buck - 9:30
-33.33% - Uncle Buck - 9:00

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+57.14% - Uncle Buck - 9:30 (vs. Extreme Weight Loss)
+42.86% - To Tell the Truth (vs. Extreme Weight Loss)
+42.86% - Uncle Buck - 9:00 (vs. Extreme Weight Loss)
+14.29% - Hotel Hell (vs. Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?)
+11.11% - Person of Interest (vs. 48 Hours (Repeat))
0.00% - Coupled (vs. World's Funniest Fails)
0.00% - Containment (vs. iZombie (Repeat))
-8.00% - America's Got Talent
-21.43% - Maya & Marty (vs. I Can Do That!)

In late-night metered market ratings (via NBC's press release):

· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.5/6; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 1.9/5; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.8/5.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 0.8/4; "Late Show," 0.4/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/3.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.2/4 in metered-market households and a 0.3/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (1.2/4 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show" (1.0/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.4/3 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.3/2).

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.7/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.2/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.


Here are the highlights of the 12 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (6/23/15):

NBC (8.942 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.2, #1) was back in front on Tuesday with new episodes of "America's Got Talent" (10.866 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.5, #1) and "I Can Do That!" (5.095 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.4, #2).

CBS (7.315 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.9, #2) then claimed the silver with repeats of "NCIS" (8.758 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T3), "NCIS: New Orleans" (7.360 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T3) and "48 Hours" (5.827 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T3).

Next up was ABC (2.472 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.7, #3) with repeats of "Fresh Off the Boat" (3.159 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6) and "Black-ish" (2.409 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #9) plus an original "Extreme Weight Loss" (2.316 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6).

Meanwhile, FOX (2.123 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #4) served up a new "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" (2.586 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6) and a special edition of "World's Funniest Fails" (1.661 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.5, #10).

And finally, repeats of "The Flash" (1.008 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T11) and "iZombie" (0.836 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T11) on The CW (0.922 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5) closed out the evening. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), the former posted a 0.2 rating while the latter delivered a 0.2 rating.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+13.64% - America's Got Talent
+7.69% - I Can Do That!
-12.50% - Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (vs. 6/9/15)
-12.50% - Extreme Weight Loss (vs. 6/2/15)

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+31.58% - America's Got Talent
+16.67% - I Can Do That! (vs. The Night Shift)
0.00% - Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (vs. Various (Repeats))
0.00% - World's Funniest Fails (vs. Various (Repeats))
-39.13% - Extreme Weight Loss (vs. Extreme Weight Loss/Celebrity Wife Swap)

In late-night metered market ratings (via NBC's press release):

· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.6/7; "CBS Summer Showcase," 1.7/4 with an encore; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.8/5.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 1.0/5; "CBS Summer Showcase," 0.3/1 with an encore; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/3.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.0/3 in metered-market households and a 0.3/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (1.2/4 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show" (0.9/3 with an encore). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/4 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.1/1 with an encore).

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.7/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.2/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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