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[04/16/19 - 08:10 AM]
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC, "Voice" Hold Off Surge from ABC, "Idol"
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 (4/15/19):

NBC (6.382 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #1) held off the competition on Monday with new episodes of "The Voice" (7.589 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.3, #1) and "The Enemy Within" (3.970 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7).

ABC (5.747 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T2) then was the number two draw with fresh installments from "American Idol" (7.054 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.2, #2) and "The Fix" (3.134 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.5, #10).

Next up was FOX (5.073 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T2) and originals from "The Resident" (4.471 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.7, #6) and "9-1-1" (5.675 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.1, #3).

Meanwhile, CBS (5.466 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.7, #4) offered up new episodes of "The Neighborhood" (5.747 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.0, #4), "Man with a Plan" (5.015 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.8, #5), "The Code" (4.424 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7) and "Bull" (6.591 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7).

And finally, a new "DC's Legends of Tomorrow" (1.016 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.3, #11) and the relocated "Arrow" (0.731 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.2, #12) on The CW (0.874 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5) rounded out the evening.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+20.00% - American Idol
+8.33% - The Voice
0.00% - The Neighborhood (vs. 4/1/19)
0.00% - Man with a Plan (vs. 4/1/19)
0.00% - Bull (vs. 4/1/19)
0.00% - The Enemy Within
0.00% - The Fix
0.00% - DC's Legends of Tomorrow
-14.29% - The Code (vs. 4/9/19)
-15.38% - 9-1-1 (vs. 4/1/19)
-22.22% - The Resident (vs. 4/1/19)
-33.33% - Arrow (vs. 3/25/19)

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+22.22% - 9-1-1 (vs. The Resident)
+11.11% - The Neighborhood (vs. Kevin Can Wait)
0.00% - Man with a Plan
0.00% - The Resident (vs. Lucifer)
-7.69% - American Idol
-14.29% - Bull (vs. Scorpion)
-14.29% - The Code (vs. Superior Donuts/Living Biblically)
-23.53% - The Voice
-28.57% - The Fix (vs. The Crossing)
-33.33% - Arrow (vs. iZombie)
-40.00% - The Enemy Within (vs. Good Girls)
-40.00% - DC's Legends of Tomorrow (vs. Supergirl)

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," 2.0/6; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.3/6; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.5/4.

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

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.0/4 in metered-market households and a 0.2/2 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," 1.0/4. In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, averages were: "Late Night," 0.3/3 in 18-49; "Late Late Show," 0.2/2.

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.6/3 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 13 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (4/16/18):

NBC (7.639 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.5, #1) was still the network to beat on Monday with originals from "The Voice" (9.232 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.7, #1) and "Good Girls" (4.453 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.0, #3).

The silver then went to ABC (5.957 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.1, #2) and new episodes from "American Idol" (6.851 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.3, #2) and "The Crossing" (4.171 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T8).

Next up was FOX (3.733 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.8, #3) with the return of "Lucifer" (3.173 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T8) and "The Resident" (4.293 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T4).

Meanwhile, CBS (4.779 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.7, #4) served up its mix of "Kevin Can Wait" (5.288 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T4), "Man with a Plan" (5.085 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T6), "Superior Donuts" (4.520 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T6), "Living Biblically" (3.540 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.6, #11) and the season finale of "Scorpion" (5.120 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T8).

And finally, the spring premiere of "Supergirl" (1.900 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #12) and a new "iZombie" (0.855 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.3, #13) closed out the night on The CW (1.377 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.4, #5).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+50.00% - iZombie
0.00% - Good Girls
0.00% - Kevin Can Wait
0.00% - The Resident (vs. 3/26/18)
0.00% - Superior Donuts
0.00% - Scorpion
0.00% - Living Biblically
-10.53% - The Voice
-11.11% - Man with a Plan
-12.50% - The Crossing
-12.50% - Lucifer (vs. 3/26/18)
-13.33% - American Idol
-16.67% - Supergirl (vs. 2/5/18)

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+150.00% - Supergirl (vs. Supergirl (Repeat))
+50.00% - The Resident (vs. APB)
+50.00% - iZombie (vs. Penn & Teller: Fool Us (Repeat))
+16.67% - The Crossing (vs. Quantico)
+11.11% - Good Girls (vs. Taken)
-10.00% - Kevin Can Wait
-12.50% - Lucifer (vs. 24: Legacy)
-15.00% - The Voice
-20.00% - Superior Donuts
-20.00% - Man with a Plan
-23.53% - American Idol (vs. Dancing with the Stars)
-36.36% - Scorpion
-40.00% - Living Biblically (vs. 2 Broke Girls)

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," 1.7/4; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.6/7; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.7/5.

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

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.1/4 in metered-market households and a 0.2/2 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," 1.0/4. In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, averages were: "Late Night," 0.2/2 in 18-49 with an encore; "Late Late Show," 0.2/2.

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.6/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.2/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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