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[11/05/16 - 08:37 AM]
Friday's Broadcast Ratings: CBS, "Hawaii Five-0" Top Demo Charts
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 (11/4/16):

CBS (8.862 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #1) was the first place draw on Friday with its trio of "MacGyver" (7.597 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T2), "Hawaii Five-0" (9.376 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.2, #1) and "Blue Bloods" (9.612 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T2).

ABC (4.718 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T2) then snagged the silver with its mix of "Last Man Standing" (6.204 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T2), "Dr. Ken" (4.184 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T8), "Shark Tank" (5.200 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T2) and "20/20" (3.762 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T8).

Next up was NBC (4.094 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T2) with its duo of "Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon" (2.736 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.6, #11) and "Dateline NBC" (4.773 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.0, #7).

Meanwhile, FOX (2.643 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T2) offered up fresh installments of "Hell's Kitchen" (3.355 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T2) and "The Exorcist" (1.932 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.7, #10).

And finally, originals from "The Vampire Diaries" (0.987 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.4, #12) and "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (0.559 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.2, #13) on The CW (0.773 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5) closed out the night.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+20.00% - Hawaii Five-0
+14.29% - 20/20
+11.11% - Dateline NBC
+10.00% - MacGyver
+10.00% - Hell's Kitchen (vs. 10/21/16)
0.00% - Blue Bloods
0.00% - Last Man Standing (vs. 10/21/16)
0.00% - Shark Tank
0.00% - Dr. Ken (vs. 10/21/16)
0.00% - Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon
0.00% - The Vampire Diaries
0.00% - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
-12.50% - The Exorcist (vs. 10/21/16)

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+33.33% - The Vampire Diaries (vs. Reign)
+9.09% - Hawaii Five-0
0.00% - Dateline NBC (vs. Grimm/Dateline NBC)
0.00% - MacGyver (vs. The Amazing Race)
-7.69% - Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon (vs. Undateable/Truth Be Told)
-8.33% - Blue Bloods
-8.33% - Last Man Standing
-12.50% - The Exorcist (vs. World's Funniest)
-15.38% - Hell's Kitchen (vs. MasterChef Junior)
-31.25% - Shark Tank
-33.33% - Dr. Ken
-33.33% - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (vs. America's Next Top Model)
-38.46% - 20/20

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," 2.6/6; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.1/5; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.8/5 with an encore.

· 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, with an encore.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.6/5 in metered-market households and a 0.4/3 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, ratings were: "Late Night with Seth Meyers," 1.3/4 in metered-market households with an encore; CBS's "Late Late Show," 1.1/4 with an encore. In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, averages were: "Late Night," 0.5/3 in 18-49 with an encore; "Late Late Show," 0.3/2 with an encore.

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.8/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.3/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.


Here are the highlights of the 15 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (11/6/15):

ABC (6.014 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.4, #1) was the network to beat among adults 18-49 on Friday with originals from "Last Man Standing" (6.840 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T4), "Dr. Ken" (5.415 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T4), "Shark Tank" (6.693 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.6, #1) and "20/20" (5.222 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T2).

CBS (8.453 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T2) then was the most-watched broadcaster with its trio of "The Amazing Race" (5.859 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T7), "Hawaii Five-0" (8.749 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T7) and "Blue Bloods" (10.752 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T4).

Next up was FOX (3.176 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T2) with the return of "MasterChef Junior" (4.123 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T2) and "World's Funniest" (2.228 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.8, #11).

Meanwhile, NBC (3.457 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.8, #4) offered up new episodes from "Undateable" (2.698 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.7, #12), "Truth Be Told" (2.141 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.6, #13), "Grimm" (3.754 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T9) and "Dateline NBC" (4.197 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T9).

And finally, new episodes of "Reign" (0.992 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T14) and "America's Next Top Model" (0.932 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T14) on The CW (0.962 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5) closed out the evening.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+50.00% - Reign (vs. 10/23/15)
+50.00% - America's Next Top Model
+25.00% - Dateline NBC
+14.29% - Shark Tank
+9.09% - Blue Bloods
0.00% - Last Man Standing
0.00% - Dr. Ken
0.00% - Hawaii Five-0
0.00% - Undateable
-8.33% - The Amazing Race
-9.09% - Grimm
-14.29% - Truth Be Told
-23.53% - 20/20

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+116.67% - MasterChef Junior (vs. MasterChef Junior (Repeat))
+100.00% - World's Funniest (vs. Gotham (Repeat))
+20.00% - Dr. Ken (vs. Cristela)
0.00% - Dateline NBC (vs. Constantine)
-7.69% - Last Man Standing
-8.33% - Hawaii Five-0
-8.33% - The Amazing Race
-14.29% - Blue Bloods
-15.79% - Shark Tank
-23.08% - Grimm
-23.53% - 20/20
-25.00% - America's Next Top Model
-33.33% - Reign (vs. Whose Line Is It Anyway?)
-50.00% - Undateable (vs. Dateline NBC)
-57.14% - Truth Be Told (vs. Dateline NBC)

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; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.3/6; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.0/5 with an encore.

·In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 0.9/4; "Late Show," 0.4/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.7/3 with an encore.

·From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.4/4 in metered-market households and a 0.4/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

·From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (1.3/4 in metered-market households with an encore) beat CBS's "Late Late Show" (1.0/3 with an encore). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/3 in 18-49 with an encore) topped "Late Late Show" (0.2/2 with an encore).

·At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.8/3 in metered-market households with an encore 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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