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[06/28/17 - 12:13 PM]
Tuesday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC, "Got Talent" Hold Off ABC, "Bachelorette" Special
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 (6/27/17):

NBC (10.649 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.2, #1) held off the competition on Tuesday with new episodes from "America's Got Talent" (12.114 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.4, #1) and "World of Dance" (7.720 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.9, #2).

ABC (3.840 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.0, #2) then was the silver draw with a special "The Bachelorette" (4.767 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.2, #3), the penultimate "Downward Dog" (2.162 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.5, #7) and the de facto finale of "Downward Dog" (1.810 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T8).

Next up was CBS (5.846 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.6, #3) and its repeat trio of "NCIS" (6.208 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T4), "Bull" (5.467 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T4) and "NCIS: New Orleans" (5.863 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T4).

Meanwhile, FOX (1.439 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.4, #4) likewise opted for repeats of "Lethal Weapon" (1.749 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T8), "The Mick" (1.211 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T10) and "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (1.048 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T10).

And finally, a repeat "The Flash" (0.653 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.2, #13) led into the season finale of "iZombie" (0.839 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T10) on The CW (0.746 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+5.56% - World of Dance
0.00% - iZombie
-7.69% - America's Got Talent
-16.67% - Downward Dog

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+50.00% - iZombie (vs. Containment)
+29.73% - America's Got Talent (vs. U.S. Olympic Trials: Swimming/America's Got Talent)
+29.03% - The Bachelorette (vs. Various)
-20.83% - World of Dance (vs. America's Got Talent)
-50.00% - Downward Dog - 10:00 (vs. To Tell the Truth)
-60.00% - Downward Dog - 10:30 (vs. To Tell the Truth)

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," 2.2/6; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.4/6; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.3/4 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," 0.4/2 with an encore.

· 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, ratings were: "Late Night with Seth Meyers," 1.2/4 in metered-market households; CBS's "Late Late Show," 1.0/3 with an encore. In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, averages were: "Late Night," 0.4/3 in 18-49; "Late Late Show," 0.2/2 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.


Here are the highlights of the 14 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (6/28/16):

NBC (9.293 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.0, #1) was still the network to beat on Tuesday with its coverage of the "U.S. Olympic Trials: Swimming" (5.783 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.3, #2) followed by a new "America's Got Talent" (11.048 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.4, #1).

CBS (5.957 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T2) then was the number two draw with a repeat "NCIS" (7.638 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T4) alongside the return of "Zoo" (5.453 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T7) and a second "Zoo" (4.782 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T9).

Next up was ABC (3.628 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T2) with second runs of "The Middle" (3.571 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T9) and "Black-ish" (3.078 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T9) plus originals from "Uncle Buck" (3.663 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.1, #3), another "Uncle Buck" (3.484 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T4) and "To Tell the Truth" (3.985 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T4).

Meanwhile, FOX (2.289 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.7, #4) offered up fresh installments of "Hotel Hell" (3.099 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T7) and "Coupled" (1.481 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #12).

And finally, The CW (0.875 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5) closed out the evening with a repeat "The Flash" (0.892 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.3, #13) and a new "Containment" (0.858 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.2, #14).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+12.50% - Hotel Hell
+10.00% - Uncle Buck - 9:00
+4.35% - America's Got Talent
0.00% - To Tell the Truth
0.00% - Coupled
-9.09% - Uncle Buck - 9:30
-33.33% - Containment

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+57.14% - Uncle Buck - 9:00 (vs. Extreme Weight Loss)
+42.86% - To Tell the Truth (vs. Extreme Weight Loss)
+42.86% - Uncle Buck - 9:30 (vs. Extreme Weight Loss)
+23.08% - America's Got Talent (vs. America's Got Talent/I Can Do That!)
+14.29% - Zoo - 10:00 (vs. NCIS: New Orleans (Repeat))
0.00% - Containment (vs. iZombie (Repeat))
-25.00% - Zoo - 9:00
-45.83% - U.S. Olympic Trials: Swimming (vs. America's Got Talent)
-54.55% - Coupled (vs. Beat the Champions)
-72.73% - Hotel Hell (vs. FIFA Women's World Cup 2015)

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 with an encore telecast; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 1.8/5; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.7/4.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 0.9/5 with an encore; "Late Show," 0.4/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.6/3.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.1/4 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" (1.3/5 in metered-market households with an encore) beat CBS's "Late Late Show" (0.8/3 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" (0.3/2 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 0.3/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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