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[10/08/19 - 08:29 AM]
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: FOX, "9-1-1" Top Demo Race
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 (10/7/19):

[EDITOR'S NOTE: The NBC station in Cleveland carried NFL football.]

FOX (5.456 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.3, #1) claimed solo demo honors on Monday thanks to fresh installments from "9-1-1" (7.113 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.6, #1) and "Prodigal Son" (3.799 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T3).

NBC (7.137 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.2, #2) then was a close second with originals from "The Voice" (8.664 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.5, #2) and "Bluff City Law" (4.084 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T7).

Next up was ABC (6.139 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.8, #3) and its new episodes from "Dancing with the Stars" (6.400 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T5) and "The Good Doctor" (5.615 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T3).

Meanwhile, CBS (5.550 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.7, #4) served up new episodes of "The Neighborhood" (5.612 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T5), "Bob (Hearts) Abishola" (5.329 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T7), "All Rise" (5.230 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T9) and "Bull" (5.950 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T9).

And finally, The CW (0.913 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5) closed out the night with the return of "All American" (0.926 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T11) and "Black Lightning" (0.900 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T11).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - 9-1-1
0.00% - Bob (Hearts) Abishola
0.00% - Bull
0.00% - All Rise
-6.25% - The Voice
-10.00% - The Good Doctor
-10.00% - Prodigal Son
-11.11% - Dancing with the Stars
-11.11% - The Neighborhood
-12.50% - Bluff City Law

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+77.78% - 9-1-1 (vs. The Resident)
+50.00% - All American (vs. The iHeartFestival Music Festival Night 2)
+50.00% - Black Lightning (vs. The iHeartFestival Music Festival Night 2)
-14.29% - Bull
-22.22% - Bob (Hearts) Abishola (vs. Happy Together)
-25.00% - The Voice
-25.00% - The Good Doctor
-27.27% - Dancing with the Stars
-27.27% - The Neighborhood
-33.33% - All Rise (vs. Magnum P.I.)
-35.71% - Prodigal Son (vs. 9-1-1)
-58.82% - Bluff City Law (vs. Manifest)

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

TBA


Here are the highlights of the 11 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (10/8/18):

[EDITOR'S NOTE: ABC and NBC's Monday lineup were preempted for local NFL coverage in the Washington, D.C. and New Orleans markets, respectively.]

NBC (9.097 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.9, #1) continued its Monday reign thanks to new episodes of "The Voice" (9.725 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.0, #1) and "Manifest" (7.843 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.7, #2).

FOX (5.388 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.2, #2) then was the silver draw with fresh installments from "The Resident" (4.853 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T7) and "9-1-1" (5.924 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.4, #3).

Next up was ABC (7.565 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.1, #3) and its duo of "Dancing with the Stars" (7.631 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T5) and "The Good Doctor" (7.432 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.2, #4).

Meanwhile, CBS (6.033 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.9, #4) served up its lineup of "The Neighborhood" (6.434 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T5), "Happy Together" (4.963 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T7), "Magnum P.I." (5.957 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T7) and "Bull" (6.443 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.7, #10).

And finally, the conclusion to "The iHeartFestival Music Festival Night 2" (0.610 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.2, #11) on The CW (0.610 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5) rounded out the night.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+22.22% - Dancing with the Stars
0.00% - The Voice
0.00% - The Good Doctor
0.00% - Magnum P.I.
-5.56% - Manifest
-6.67% - 9-1-1
-10.00% - Happy Together
-10.00% - The Resident
-12.50% - Bull
-15.38% - The Neighborhood

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+41.67% - Manifest (vs. The Brave)
+16.67% - 9-1-1 (vs. The Gifted)
0.00% - The Resident (vs. Lucifer)
-15.38% - Dancing with the Stars
-16.67% - The Voice
-28.00% - Magnum P.I. (vs. Kevin Can Wait/Me, Myself & I)
-30.00% - Bull (vs. Scorpion)
-36.84% - The Good Doctor
-40.00% - Happy Together (vs. 9JKL)
-50.00% - The iHeartFestival Music Festival Night 2 (vs. Supergirl/Valor)
-60.71% - The Neighborhood (vs. The Big Bang Theory)

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," 2.1/6; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.0/6 with an encore; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.0/6.

· 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 with an encore; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/3.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.3/4 in metered-market households and a 0.3/3 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, ratings were: "Late Night with Seth Meyers," 1.2/5 in metered-market households with an encore; CBS's "Late Late Show," 1.0/4 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," 0.2/2 with an encore.

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.7/4 in metered-market households 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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