or


[06/16/19 - 09:53 AM]
Saturday's Broadcast Ratings: FOX, U.S. Open 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 nine ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (6/15/19):

FOX (3.844 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.6, #1) claimed the top spot on Saturday with its primetime coverage of the "U.S. Open Championship: Third Round" (3.844 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.6, #1).

Second place then went to NBC (2.411 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.4, #2) with an encore of "Songland" (1.131 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T6) and a two-hour "Dateline Saturday Night Mystery" (3.051 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.5, #2).

Next up was ABC (1.809 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.3, #3) with repeats of "Shark Tank" (1.776 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T3), "The Good Doctor" (1.641 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T6) and "The Rookie" (2.012 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T3).

And finally, CBS (2.206 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.2, #4) rounded out the evening with repeats of "Magnum P.I." (2.071 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T6), "NCIS: New Orleans" (2.227 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T6) and "48 Hours" (2.320 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T3).

In late-night metered market ratings (via NBC's press release):

· A June 15 encore telecast of "Saturday Night Live," with host Sandra Oh and musical guest Tame Impala, has averaged a 2.4 rating, 7 share in "live plus same day" household results from the 56 local markets metered by Nielsen Media Research and a 0.6/4 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters, maintaining 100% week to week in both measures.

· The "Saturday Night Live" rebroadcast ranks as the #1 non-sports show of the night on the Big 4 networks in 18-49 in the local people meters, topping all entertainment programs on those networks for the night.


Here are the highlights of the seven ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (6/16/18):

NBC (2.476 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.6, #1) was the top adults 18-49 draw on Saturday with a rebroadcast of "Jurassic Park" (2.476 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.6, #1).

FOX (2.442 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.5, #2) then was a close second with its weekly "FOX Sports Saturday Presents Major League Baseball" (2.442 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.5, #2).

Next up was ABC (2.061 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.4, #3) with encores of "America's Funniest Home Videos" (2.494 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T3) and "Truth and Lies: The Tonya Harding Story" (1.845 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T5).

And finally, a new "Ransom" (2.565 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.2, #7) and repeats of "48 Hours" (2.625 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T5) and another "48 Hours" (3.500 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T3) on CBS (2.896 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.3, #4) rounded out the evening.

In late-night metered market ratings (via NBC's press release):

· The June 16 encore telecast of "Saturday Night Live," hosted by Charles Barkley and featuring musical guest Migos, has averaged a 2.5 rating, 7 share in "live plus same day" household results from the 56 local markets metered by Nielsen Media Research and a 0.7/5 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

· Last night's "Saturday Night Live" is the #1 non-sports show of the night on the Big 4 networks in in 18-49 in the local people meters, topping all primetime entertainment shows on those nets in that key demo.

· Official-national ratings for the June 16 edition of "Saturday Night Live," including viewership numbers, are due from Nielsen on Tuesday, June 19.

Source: Nielsen Media Research





  [june 2019]  
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
[01/15/26 - 01:38 PM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Christmas Week Shoots to a Season High Among Total Viewers - Scoring Show's Best Performance in 10 Months
"Live" has now ranked as the No. 1 talk show in syndication for 152 consecutive weeks across all key measures.

[01/13/26 - 03:02 PM]
2025-26 College Football Playoff Semifinals Averaging 14.9 Million Viewers, On Par with 2024-25 Season
The Peach Bowl (Oregon vs. Indiana) drew 18 million viewers on average, while the Fiesta Bowl (Miami vs. Ole Miss) scored 15.8 million viewers.

[01/13/26 - 02:30 PM]
FOX Sports Holds Winning Hand Leading All Networks in Viewership on Wild Card Weekend
41 million viewers watched FOX Sports' presentation of Sunday's NFC Wild Card Round showdown featuring the San Francisco 49ers' win over the Philadelphia Eagles.

[01/13/26 - 02:26 PM]
31.61 Million Viewers for Packers-Bears Playoff on Prime Video Shatters NFL Streaming Record
According to Amazon first-party viewership data, Packers-Bears attracted the most concurrent viewers and highest single-day global viewership in the history of Prime Video.

[01/13/26 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10: Week of January 5 - "People We Meet on Vacation" Takes a Trip to No. 1 in This Week's Top 10
In addition to a will they, won't they romance, viewers were sucked into the he said, she said intrigue of "His & Hers," putting the thriller series at No. 1 on the English TV list with 19.9 million views.

[01/12/26 - 10:30 AM]
ESPN Studio Shows' Deliver Records, Multiyear Highs in 2025
ESPN's daily sports studio shows enjoyed remarkable viewership success in 2025, with "Get Up," "First Take" and "The Pat McAfee Show" delivering their most-watched years ever and "SportsCenter" (6 p.m. ET) delivering its most watched year in a decade.

[01/12/26 - 10:01 AM]
WWE by the Numbers: Celebrating One Year on Netflix
In 2025, Netflix members watched 525M hours of WWE content.

[01/09/26 - 08:47 AM]
ESPN's Second Most-Watched NBA Regular Season Ever
Through 21 games, the NBA on ESPN networks is averaging 2.6M viewers, up 35 percent from last season.

[01/08/26 - 02:00 PM]
ESPN Networks Deliver Record-Breaking Viewership for 2025-26 FCS Playoffs and Championship
The 2026 FCS Championship Game averaged 2.3 million viewers on ESPN, ranking as the third-best FCS Championship audience ever.

[01/08/26 - 01:17 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in All Key Demos
In fact, "Nightline" is ranking No. 1 in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 for the 3rd straight year.

[01/08/26 - 01:16 PM]
ABC News' Primetime Special "The Year: 2025" Earns Nearly 4 Million Total Viewers - Growing by Double Digits Over Last Year in Multiplatform Viewing
The 15th annual year-end special earned 3.857 million Total Viewers, growing impressively over last year's performance by +37% (vs. 2.818 million), after three days of viewing on ABC, Disney+, Hulu and digital platforms.

[01/07/26 - 12:32 PM]
Bowl Season on ESPN Networks Delivers Strongest Audience Since 2015-16
ABC delivered its largest non CFP bowl audience in 12 years, averaging 6.2 million viewers across six games.

[01/07/26 - 09:29 AM]
In 2025, Fans Power ESPN and "ESPN on ABC" to Its Most-Watched Year in Over a Decade
ESPN networks increased industry-leading sports share to 35 percent, up from 31 percent in 2024.

[01/06/26 - 03:18 PM]
FOX NFL Rings in Best Regular Season Since 2015
The regular season averaged 19.633 million viewers for the network.

[01/06/26 - 03:00 PM]
Record-Setting Season as "Sunday Night Football" on NBC and Peacock Averages 23.5 Million Viewers & Paces as Primetime's #1 Show for Unprecedented 15th Consecutive Year
"Sunday Night Football" averaged a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 23.5 million viewers for the 2025 season.