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[11/15/16 - 08:54 AM]
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: "The Voice" Sparks Another NBC Demo Victory
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 (11/14/16):

NBC (8.346 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.0, #1) claimed top honors once again on Monday with new episodes of "The Voice" (10.096 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.3, #1) and "Timeless" (4.845 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T5).

Second place then went to ABC (8.950 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.4, #2) with new episodes from "Dancing with the Stars" (11.267 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T2) and "Conviction" (4.315 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T11).

Next up was CBS (6.255 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.3, #3) and originals from "Kevin Can Wait" (7.101 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T2), "Man with a Plan" (6.188 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.3, #4), "2 Broke Girls" (5.186 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T5), "The Odd Couple" (4.709 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.0, #10) and "Scorpion" (7.172 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T5).

Meanwhile, FOX (3.741 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #4) offered up fresh installments from "Gotham" (3.597 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T5) and "Lucifer" (3.887 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.1, #9).

And finally, new episodes of "Supergirl" (2.612 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T11) and "Jane the Virgin" (1.405 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.5, #13) closed out the night on The CW (2.008 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.6, #5).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+14.29% - Conviction
+14.29% - Supergirl
+10.00% - Lucifer
+9.09% - Scorpion
+9.09% - Timeless (vs. 10/31/16)
0.00% - The Voice
0.00% - Dancing with the Stars
0.00% - Gotham
0.00% - Jane the Virgin
-5.88% - Kevin Can Wait
-7.14% - Man with a Plan
-9.09% - The Odd Couple
-14.29% - 2 Broke Girls

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+100.00% - Supergirl (vs. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend)
+57.14% - Lucifer (vs. Minority Report)
0.00% - Scorpion (vs. NCIS: Los Angeles)
-11.11% - Dancing with the Stars
-11.11% - Kevin Can Wait (vs. Supergirl)
-16.67% - Jane the Virgin
-25.00% - Gotham
-25.00% - 2 Broke Girls (vs. Scorpion)
-25.81% - The Voice
-27.27% - Conviction (vs. Castle)
-27.78% - Man with a Plan (vs. Supergirl)
-37.50% - The Odd Couple (vs. Scorpion)
-47.83% - Timeless (vs. Blindspot)

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," 2.3/6; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.3/6; 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," 0.7/4; "Late Show," 0.5/3; 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, ratings were: "Late Night with Seth Meyers," 1.3/5 in metered-market households; CBS's "Late Late Show," 1.2/4. In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, averages were: "Late Night," 0.4/3 in 18-49; "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 and a 0.2/2 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 (11/16/15):

NBC (10.418 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.9, #1) was the demo champ for the 16th consecutive Monday thanks to new episodes of "The Voice" (11.533 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 3.1, #1) and "Blindspot" (8.188 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.3, #2).

ABC (10.455 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T2) then was the most-watched network with originals from "Dancing with the Stars" (12.284 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.8, #T3) and "Castle" (6.797 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.1, #8).

Next up was CBS (8.246 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T2) and its trio of "Supergirl" (7.874 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.8, #T3), "Scorpion" (9.079 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T5) and "NCIS: Los Angeles" (7.784 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.2, #7).

Meanwhile, FOX (3.061 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #4) offered up fresh installments of "Gotham" (4.367 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T5) and "Minority Report" (1.756 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.7, #9).

And finally, new episodes of "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (1.172 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.4, #11) and "Jane the Virgin" (1.451 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.6, #10) on The CW (1.311 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.5, #5) closed out the night.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+50.00% - Jane the Virgin
+33.33% - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
+16.67% - Minority Report (vs. 11/2/15)
+10.00% - Castle
+6.67% - Gotham
+5.88% - Supergirl
+4.55% - Blindspot
0.00% - NCIS: Los Angeles
-3.13% - The Voice
-10.00% - Dancing with the Stars
-11.11% - Scorpion

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+50.00% - Jane the Virgin
+4.55% - Blindspot (vs. State of Affairs)
+3.33% - The Voice
0.00% - Supergirl (vs. 2 Broke Girls/The Millers)
-20.00% - Scorpion
-25.00% - Dancing with the Stars
-29.41% - NCIS: Los Angeles
-30.43% - Gotham
-42.86% - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (vs. The Originals)
-45.00% - Castle
-53.33% - Minority Report (vs. Sleepy Hollow)

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," 2.7/7; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.6/7; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.0/5.

·In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 1.0/5; "Late Show," 0.6/3; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.6/3.

·From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.4/5 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" (1.4/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show" (1.1/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/4 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.3/2).

·At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.8/4 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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