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[10/25/16 - 08:46 AM]
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC Tops Charts with "The Voice"
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 13 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (10/24/16):

NBC (9.217 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.2, #1) took home another victory on Monday with new episodes of "The Voice" (10.984 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.7, #1) and "Timeless" (5.683 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.4, #T5).

ABC (8.929 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.4, #T2) then was the silver draw with its duo of "Dancing with the Stars" (10.932 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T2) and "Conviction" (4.924 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.8, #12).

Next up was CBS (6.635 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.4, #T2) and its new lineup of "Kevin Can Wait" (7.881 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T2), "Man with a Plan" (7.324 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T2), "2 Broke Girls" (5.699 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.4, #T5), "The Odd Couple" (5.004 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T8) and "Scorpion" (6.951 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.2, #7).

Meanwhile, FOX (3.519 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #4) offered up originals from "Gotham" (3.439 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T8) and "Lucifer" (3.600 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.0, #10).

And finally on The CW (2.137 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.7, #5), new episodes of "Supergirl" (2.773 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.9, #11) and "Jane the Virgin" (1.501 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.6, #13) closed out the night.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+50.00% - Jane the Virgin
+6.67% - Dancing with the Stars
+3.85% - The Voice
0.00% - The Odd Couple
0.00% - Gotham
0.00% - Supergirl
0.00% - Conviction
-6.67% - Timeless
-7.69% - Scorpion
-9.09% - Lucifer
-12.50% - 2 Broke Girls
-23.81% - Kevin Can Wait

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+350.00% - Supergirl (vs. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend)
+100.00% - Jane the Virgin
+66.67% - Lucifer (vs. Minority Report)
-11.11% - Conviction (vs. Castle (Repeat))
-12.90% - The Voice
-15.79% - Dancing with the Stars
-26.67% - Gotham
-36.36% - Timeless (vs. Blindspot)
-36.84% - Scorpion
-42.11% - The Odd Couple (vs. Scorpion)
-50.00% - Man with a Plan (vs. Supergirl)
-56.25% - 2 Broke Girls (vs. Supergirl)
-61.90% - Kevin Can Wait (vs. The Big Bang Theory)

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," 2.1/6; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.1/6; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.7/7.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 0.6/3; "Late Show," 0.4/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.7/4.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 2.0/7 in metered-market households and a 0.5/3 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, ratings were: "Late Night with Seth Meyers," 1.1/4 in metered-market households; CBS's "Late Late Show," 1.1/4. In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, averages were: "Late Night," 0.3/3 in 18-49; "Late Late Show," 0.2/2.

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.6/3 in metered-market households and a 0.1/1 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.


Here are the highlights of the 11 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (10/26/15):

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to local NFL pre-emptions in Phoenix for ABC and Baltimore for NBC, Fast Nationals for both networks are inflated.]

CBS (11.778 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.7, #2) was the most-watched network on Monday with a new "The Big Bang Theory" (15.865 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.2, #1), the premiere of "Supergirl" (12.939 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 3.2, #2) and an expanded 90-minute "Scorpion" (9.641 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.9, #T5).

NBC (10.600 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.8, #1) then held onto the demo crown with originals from "The Voice" (11.858 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 3.1, #3) and "Blindspot" (8.083 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 2.2, #4).

Next up was ABC (9.711 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.5, #3) with a new "Dancing with the Stars" (12.102 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.9, #T5) and a repeat "Castle" (4.930 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.9, #8).

Meanwhile, FOX (3.148 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.0, #4) offered up new episodes from "Gotham" (4.251 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.5, #7) and "Minority Report" (2.046 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #9).

And finally, originals from "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (0.704 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.2, #11) and "Jane the Virgin" (0.916 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.3, #10) on The CW (0.810 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5) closed out the evening.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+15.38% - Gotham
+13.51% - The Big Bang Theory
+5.56% - Scorpion
+4.76% - Blindspot
+3.33% - The Voice
0.00% - Dancing with the Stars
0.00% - Minority Report
-40.00% - Jane the Virgin
-50.00% - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+75.00% - The Big Bang Theory (vs. 2 Broke Girls)
+60.00% - Supergirl (vs. The Millers/Scorpion)
+5.56% - Scorpion (vs. Scorpion/NCIS: Los Angeles)
-9.52% - Dancing with the Stars
-13.89% - The Voice
-15.38% - Blindspot (vs. The Blacklist)
-25.00% - Jane the Virgin
-31.82% - Gotham
-62.50% - Minority Report (vs. Sleepy Hollow)
-66.67% - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (vs. The Originals)

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," 3.3/9; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.2/6; 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," 1.2/6; "Late Show," 0.5/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/2.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.1/4 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" (1.5/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show" (1.0/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/4 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.2/2).

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.9/4 in metered-market households and a 0.3/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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