or


[07/06/18 - 08:09 AM]
Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: CBS, "Big Brother" Top 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 15 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (7/5/18):

CBS (4.594 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.0, #1) led the post-holiday charge with its mix of "The Big Bang Theory" (5.932 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T2), "Young Sheldon" (5.671 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T2), "Big Brother 20" (4.944 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.3, #1) and "SWAT" (3.035 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T10).

NBC (3.840 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T2) then was the second place draw with its lineup of "Little Big Shots" (6.390 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.8, #4), "Marlon" (2.970 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T6), another "Marlon" (2.377 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T6) and a repeat "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (2.458 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T10).

Sharing the silver was ABC (3.440 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T2) with originals from "The Gong Show" (3.487 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T6), "Match Game" (3.961 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.7, #5) and "Take Two" (2.873 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T12).

Meanwhile, FOX (1.761 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.5, #4) offered up repeats of "The Four: Battle for Stardom" (1.595 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T12) and another "The Four: Battle for Stardom" (1.927 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T6).

And finally, repeats of "Supernatural" (0.765 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.2, #14) and "Black Lightning" (0.635 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.1, #15) rounded out the evening on The CW (0.699 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+20.00% - The Gong Show
+14.29% - Little Big Shots
0.00% - Big Brother 20
0.00% - Match Game
0.00% - Marlon - 9:00
0.00% - Marlon - 9:30
-20.00% - Take Two

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - The Gong Show (vs. Boy Band)
0.00% - Little Big Shots (vs. Hollywood Game Night)
0.00% - Match Game (vs. Battle of the Network Stars)
-31.58% - Big Brother 20
-33.33% - Marlon - 9:00 (vs. The Wall)
-33.33% - Marlon - 9:30 (vs. The Wall)
-42.86% - Take Two (vs. The Gong Show)

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," 1.5/4 with an encore telecast; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 1.7/5 with an encore; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.4/4 with an encore.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 0.4/2 with an encore; "Late Show," 0.3/2 with an encore; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.3/2 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," 0.8/3 in metered-market households with an encore; CBS's "Late Late Show," 0.9/3 with an encore. In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, averages were: "Late Night," 0.2/2 in 18-49 with an encore; "Late Late Show," 0.2/1 with an encore.

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.4/2 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.1/2 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 (7/6/17):

CBS (4.999 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.2, #1) was still the network to beat on Thursday with its mix of "The Big Bang Theory" (7.153 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.3, #2), "Life in Pieces" (5.048 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.0, #3), "Big Brother 19" (6.015 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.9, #1) and "Zoo" (2.882 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T10).

NBC (4.239 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.8, #2) then took home the silver with its trio of "Hollywood Game Night" (4.052 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.8, #5), "The Wall" (4.472 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #4) and "The Night Shift" (4.195 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6).

Next up was ABC (2.959 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.7, #3) and its combination of "Boy Band" (2.821 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T10), "Battle of the Network Stars" (3.012 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6) and "The Gong Show" (3.044 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6).

Meanwhile, FOX (2.070 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #4) opted for repeats of "Beat Shazam" (2.270 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6) and "Love Connection" (1.871 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T10).

And finally, a rebroadcast of "Howie Mandel All-Star Comedy Gala" (1.194 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.3, #13) rounded out the night on The CW (1.194 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+20.00% - Zoo
+20.00% - Boy Band
+18.75% - Big Brother 19
0.00% - The Night Shift
-10.00% - The Wall
-11.11% - Hollywood Game Night
-22.22% - The Gong Show
-30.00% - Battle of the Network Stars

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+40.00% - The Night Shift (vs. Aquarius)
+5.56% - Big Brother 19
0.00% - The Wall (vs. Spartan: Ultimate Team Competition)
0.00% - Hollywood Game Night (vs. Spartan: Ultimate Team Competition (Repeat))
-12.50% - The Gong Show (vs. Match Game (Repeat))
-14.29% - Zoo (vs. Code Black (Repeat))
-30.00% - Battle of the Network Stars (vs. Greatest Hits)
-33.33% - Boy Band (vs. BattleBots)

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," 1.7/5 with an encore telecast; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 1.6/4 with an encore; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.4/4 with an encore.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 0.5/3 with an encore; "Late Show," 0.3/1 with an encore; 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," 0.9/3 in metered-market households with an encore; CBS's "Late Late Show," 0.8/3 with an encore. In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, averages were: "Late Night," 0.3/2 in 18-49 with an encore; "Late Late Show," 0.1/1 with an encore.

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.6/2 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.2/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Source: Nielsen Media Research





  [july 2018]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S


· SHOWATCH
(series past and present)
· DEVWATCH
(series in development)
· MOVIEWATCH
(tv movies and mini-series)





most recent ratings | view all posts
[03/15/24 - 09:30 AM]
ABC's "Will Trent" Grows to New Series High in Total Viewers
The series catapulted by +219% among Adults 18-49 (1.15 rating vs. 0.36 rating) after seven days of multiplatform viewing and increased by +4.19 million Total Viewers (9.02 million vs. 4.83 million) over its initial Live+Same Day average.

[03/14/24 - 12:02 PM]
"Tamron Hall" Grows Week to Week by Double Digits in Women 25-54 and 18-49
"Tamron Hall" scored its best performance since May in Women 18-49 and hit an 8-week high in Women 25-54.

[03/14/24 - 11:30 AM]
Season Premiere of ABC's "The Bachelor" Marks Series' Strongest Multiplatform Telecast in Nearly 3 Years
The season premiere shot up more than 5 times over its initial Live+Same Day rating among Adults 18-49, skyrocketing by +432% after 35 days of multiplatform viewing to score its biggest delayed-viewing increase ever.

[03/12/24 - 03:36 PM]
ESPN Platforms Wrap Up Successful Women's College Basketball Regular Season Slate
The 2023-24 regular season averaged 476,000 viewers across games on ESPN and ABC.

[03/12/24 - 09:56 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Mar. 4: "Damsel" and "The Gentlemen" Take the Top Spots
"Avatar: The Last Airbender," which was recently renewed for two more seasons, held strong in second place with 9.1M views as the social fandom continues to heat up.

[03/11/24 - 04:30 PM]
Earlier Start Time Propels "The Oscars" on ABC to Hit 4-Year High in Viewers
Starting one hour earlier than usual, the 96th Oscars on ABC drew an average audience of 19.5 million Total Viewers and scored a 3.81 rating among Adults 18-49 based on Fast National Live+Same Day program data.

[03/11/24 - 11:52 AM]
"Rock the Block" Season Premiere Delivers Triple-Digit Ratings Gains for HGTV on Monday, March 4
The episode, which attracted 3.9 million total viewers, posted an impressive 104 percent lift from the prior six-week average and a 66 percent increase over year-ago levels.

[03/08/24 - 01:32 PM]
ABC News' Special Coverage of the 2024 State of the Union Address and Super Tuesday Wins in Total Viewers Among All Broadcast Television
ABC News' coverage of the State of the Union address was up +14% from the prior year in Total Viewers.

[03/07/24 - 08:00 AM]
"BMF" Season Three Premiere Delivers 5.1 Million Multiplatform Viewers for Starz
The third season, which premiered on Friday, March 1, achieved a series high growing season over season by 25%.

[03/06/24 - 02:30 PM]
"Tamron Hall" Hits 4-Week High in Households and Total Viewers
During the week of February 19, "Tamron Hall" improved week to week in Households (+6% - 0.68 vs. 0.64), Total Viewers (+9% - 1.008 million vs. 928,000) and Women 25-54 (+1% - 141,000 vs. 139,000).

[03/06/24 - 09:00 AM]
FX's "Shogun" Premiere Breaks Records with 9 Million Views Globally on Hulu and Disney+
Domestically, "Shogun" is the No. 1 FX premiere on Hulu, just ahead of "The Bear" Season 2, aided by viewership from Hulu on Disney+.

[03/05/24 - 04:30 PM]
ABC's "Abbott Elementary" Catapults More Than 5 Times Over Live+Same Day Among Adults 18-49
"Abbott Elementary" also picked up an additional +3.13 million Total Viewers after three days of cross-platform viewing (5.46 million vs. 2.33 million).

[03/05/24 - 03:31 PM]
ABC's "The Bachelor" Hits Its Strongest Multiplatform Telecast in Nearly 2 Years
"The Bachelor" tripled its initial Live+Same Day rating among Adults 18-49, skyrocketing by +197% after just three days of multiplatform viewing (0.62 rating to 1.84 rating).

[03/05/24 - 09:14 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Feb. 26: "Avatar: The Last Airbender" Holds Onto #1; "Code 8: Part II" Debuts on Top
Cupid kept his hold on the English TV List, with Season 6 of fan-favorite dating experiment "Love Is Blind" claiming #2 (5.1M views) and "One Day," the limited series adapted from David Nicholls' beloved romance novel, taking #3 (4.8M views).

[03/05/24 - 09:09 AM]
CBS Wins Monday Night For Fourth Consecutive Week with #1 Show of the Night, "NCIS"
"NCIS" averaged 6.81 million viewers, retaining nearly 100% of its week ago average.