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[06/26/19 - 08:12 AM]
Tuesday's Broadcast Ratings: "Got Talent" Holds Off "Big Brother" Return
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 (6/25/19):

NBC (8.156 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.4, #1) remained the top draw on Tuesday thanks to fresh installments of "America's Got Talent" (9.970 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.6, #1) and "Songland" (4.528 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.9, #3).

CBS (3.709 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.7, #2) then was a distant second with the return of "Big Brother 21" (4.892 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.2, #2), a repeat "FBI" (3.018 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T6) and a new "Blood & Treasure" (3.217 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T6).

Next up was ABC (1.922 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T3) and its repeat lineup of "The Conners" (2.812 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T4), "American Housewife" (2.247 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T6), "Modern Family" (1.915 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T6), "The Goldbergs" (1.555 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T11), another "Modern Family" (1.580 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T6) and "Black-ish" (1.420 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T11).

Meanwhile, FOX (1.688 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T3) served up encores of "Spin the Wheel" (1.780 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T4) and "9-1-1" (1.596 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T11).

And finally, a repeat "The Flash" (0.553 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T14) and a new "The 100" (0.632 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T14) on The CW (0.592 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5) rounded out the evening.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+6.67% - America's Got Talent
0.00% - Blood & Treasure
0.00% - The 100
-10.00% - Songland

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+140.00% - Big Brother 21 (vs. NCIS (Repeat))
0.00% - Blood & Treasure (vs. 48 Hours: NCIS)
0.00% - The 100
-20.00% - America's Got Talent
-35.71% - Songland (vs. 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," 1.7/5; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.2/6; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.2/4 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; "Late Show," 0.3/2 and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.3/2 with an encore.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 0.9/3 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," 0.9/3 with an encore. In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, averages were: "Late Night," 0.3/2 in 18-49; "Late Late Show," 0.1/1 with an encore.

· 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 14 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (6/26/18):

NBC (9.463 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.8, #1) claimed the top spot on Tuesday with its duo of "America's Got Talent" (11.094 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.0, #1) and "World of Dance" (6.201 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.4, #2).

FOX (1.936 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #2) then was a distant second with fresh installments of "Beat Shazam" (2.240 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.7, #3) and "Love Connection" (1.631 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T5).

Next up was CBS (4.818 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T3) with repeats of "NCIS" (5.677 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T5) and "Bull" (4.652 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T5) plus a new "48 Hours: NCIS" (4.124 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T11).

Meanwhile, ABC (2.200 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T3) offered up repeats of "The Middle" (2.901 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.6, #4), another "The Middle" (2.390 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T5), "Black-ish" (1.858 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T5), another "Black-ish" (1.796 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T5) and a new "The Last Defense" (2.128 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T11).

And finally, a repeat "The Flash" (0.648 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T13) and a new "The 100" (0.729 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T13) rounded out the evening on The CW (0.688 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - World of Dance
0.00% - Beat Shazam
0.00% - Love Connection
-4.76% - America's Got Talent
-20.00% - 48 Hours: NCIS
-20.00% - The Last Defense
-33.33% - The 100

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. Downward Dog)
-16.67% - America's Got Talent
-26.32% - World of Dance
-33.33% - 48 Hours: NCIS (vs. NCIS: New Orleans (Repeat))
-33.33% - The 100 (vs. iZombie)

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," 2.0/5; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.6/7; 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; "Late Show," 0.4/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.4/3 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," 1.2/4 in metered-market households; CBS's "Late Late Show," 1.1/4 with an encore. In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, averages were: "Late Night," 0.3/3 in 18-49; "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 0.2/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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