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[06/19/19 - 08:10 AM]
Tuesday's Broadcast Ratings: "Songland" Rises in Latest NBC Victory
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 (6/18/19):

NBC (8.195 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.3, #1) resumed its reign on Tuesday thanks to new episodes of "America's Got Talent" (9.868 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.5, #1) and "Songland" (4.850 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.0, #2).

The silver then went to CBS (4.570 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T2) with repeats of "NCIS" (5.477 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T3) and "FBI" (4.445 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T6) followed by a new "Blood & Treasure" (3.787 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T6).

Next up was ABC (1.879 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T2) and its all-repeat lineup of "The Conners" (2.895 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T3), "American Housewife" (1.988 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T6), "Modern Family" (1.822 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T3), "The Goldbergs" (1.555 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T6), another "Modern Family" (1.608 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T6) and "Black-ish" (1.405 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T6).

Meanwhile, FOX (1.439 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.3, #4) offered up encores of "First Responders Live" (1.540 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T6) and "9-1-1" (1.338 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.3, #13).

And finally, a repeat "The Flash" (0.658 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T14) and a new "The 100" (0.731 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T14) rounded out the night on The CW (0.695 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+11.11% - Songland
0.00% - America's Got Talent
0.00% - Blood & Treasure
0.00% - The 100

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
-20.00% - Blood & Treasure (vs. 48 Hours: NCIS)
-28.57% - Songland (vs. World of Dance)
-28.57% - America's Got Talent
-33.33% - The 100

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; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.4/7; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.4/4.

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

· 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," 1.0/4 in metered-market households; CBS's "Late Late Show," 1.1/4. In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, averages were: "Late Night," 0.2/2 in 18-49; "Late Late Show," 0.2/1.

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.6/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.1/2 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 (6/19/18):

NBC (9.876 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.9, #1) cruised to victory on Tuesday with originals from "America's Got Talent" (11.652 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.1, #1) and "World of Dance" (6.323 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.4, #2).

A distant second then went to FOX (2.070 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #2) with fresh installments from "Beat Shazam" (2.282 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.7, #3) and "Love Connection" (1.858 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T7).

Next up was CBS (4.858 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T3) and its trio of "NCIS" (5.712 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T4), "Bull" (4.887 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T4) and a new "48 Hours: NCIS" (3.975 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T7).

Meanwhile, ABC (2.432 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T3) offered up repeats of "The Middle" (3.082 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T4), another "The Middle" (2.565 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T7), "Black-ish" (1.933 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T7), another "Black-ish" (2.018 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T7) and a new "The Last Defense" (2.496 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T7).

And finally, a repeat "The Flash" (0.763 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.2, #14) and a new "The 100" (0.897 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.3, #13) rounded out the evening on The CW (0.830 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - Beat Shazam
0.00% - 48 Hours: NCIS
0.00% - The Last Defense
0.00% - Love Connection
0.00% - The 100 (vs. 6/5/18)
-4.55% - America's Got Talent
-6.67% - World of Dance

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+75.00% - Beat Shazam (vs. Lethal Weapon (Repeat))
+66.67% - Love Connection (vs. The Mick/Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Repeats))
+11.11% - The Last Defense (vs. American Housewife/Fresh Off the Boat (Repeats))
0.00% - The 100 (vs. iZombie)
-16.67% - 48 Hours: NCIS (vs. NCIS: New Orleans (Repeat))
-19.23% - America's Got Talent
-22.22% - World of Dance

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," 1.9/5; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.4/6; 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," 0.6/4; "Late Show," 0.4/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.4/3.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.1/4 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," 1.1/4 in metered-market households; CBS's "Late Late Show," 1.1/4. In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, averages were: "Late Night," 0.3/3 in 18-49; "Late Late Show," 0.3/2.

· 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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