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[10/14/17 - 08:21 AM]
Friday's Broadcast Ratings: CBS Takes Home Victory in Viewers, Demos
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 12 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (10/13/17):

CBS (7.956 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.9, #1) edged out the competition on Friday with originals from "MacGyver" (6.707 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T4), "Hawaii Five-0" (8.332 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #1) and "Blue Bloods" (8.829 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T2).

NBC (4.060 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.7, #2) then was the silver draw with a rebroadcast of "Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders" (2.547 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9) alongside a new "Dateline NBC" (4.817 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T2).

Next up was ABC (2.591 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T3) and its lineup of "Once Upon a Time" (2.783 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.7, #6), "Marvel's Inhumans" (2.297 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7) and "20/20" (2.695 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7).

Meanwhile, FOX (2.171 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T3) offered up new episodes of "Hell's Kitchen" (2.881 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T4) and "The Exorcist" (1.461 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9).

And finally, the return of "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (0.659 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.2, #12) and "Jane the Virgin" (0.702 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.3, #11) on The CW (0.680 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5) rounded out the night.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - Hawaii Five-0
0.00% - MacGyver
0.00% - Hell's Kitchen
0.00% - Once Upon a Time
-10.00% - Blue Bloods
-10.00% - Dateline NBC
-14.29% - 20/20
-14.29% - Marvel's Inhumans
-20.00% - The Exorcist

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+50.00% - Jane the Virgin (vs. Frequency (Repeat))
0.00% - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (vs. Supergirl (Repeat))
-10.00% - Dateline NBC
-16.67% - Hawaii Five-0
-20.00% - Hell's Kitchen
-25.00% - Blue Bloods
-25.00% - 20/20
-26.32% - Once Upon a Time (vs. Last Man Standing/Dr. Ken)
-27.27% - MacGyver
-42.86% - The Exorcist
-50.00% - Marvel's Inhumans (vs. Shark Tank)

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," 2.8/7; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.5/4 with an encore.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 0.6/3; "Late Show," 0.5/3; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.4/2 with an encore.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.1/3 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 with an encore; CBS's "Late Late Show," 1.3/4 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," 0.2/2 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 0.3/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.


Here are the highlights of the 13 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (10/14/16):

CBS (8.899 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.2, #1) continued its winning ways on Friday with its mix of "MacGyver" (7.507 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.1, #4), "Hawaii Five-0" (9.139 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T1) and "Blue Bloods" (10.051 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T1).

ABC (4.558 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #2) then claimed the silver with its combination of "Last Man Standing" (5.629 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T5), "Dr. Ken" (4.257 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.9, #8), "Shark Tank" (5.136 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T1) and "20/20" (3.596 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.8, #9).

Next up was NBC (4.260 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T3) with the return of "Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon" (3.118 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.6, #11) and a two-hour "Dateline NBC" (4.831 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T5).

Meanwhile, FOX (2.732 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T3) offered up originals from "Hell's Kitchen" (3.363 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T5) and "The Exorcist" (2.102 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.7, #10).

And finally, The CW (0.819 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5) closed out the night with encores of "Supergirl" (0.950 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T12) and "Frequency" (0.688 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T12).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+25.00% - Dateline NBC
+9.09% - Shark Tank
0.00% - Blue Bloods
0.00% - MacGyver
0.00% - Hell's Kitchen
0.00% - Dr. Ken
0.00% - 20/20
0.00% - The Exorcist
-7.69% - Hawaii Five-0
-9.09% - Last Man Standing

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+20.00% - Hawaii Five-0
+11.11% - Dateline NBC
+9.09% - Blue Bloods
0.00% - MacGyver (vs. The Amazing Race)
-7.69% - Shark Tank
-23.08% - Last Man Standing
-25.00% - Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon (vs. Undateable/Truth Be Told)
-30.77% - Dr. Ken
-33.33% - 20/20
-41.18% - Hell's Kitchen (vs. ALCS, Game 1)
-58.82% - The Exorcist (vs. ALCS, Game 1)

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," 2.0/5 with an encore; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.7/4 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 with an encore; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/2, with an encore.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.3/4 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," 1.3/4 in metered-market households with an encore; CBS's "Late Late Show," 1.1/3 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 0.4/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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