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[04/20/21 - 10:01 AM]
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: FOX Tops Charts with "9-1-1" 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 12 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (4/19/21):

FOX (5.654 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.9, #1) pulled into the top spot on Monday thanks to the return of "9-1-1" (5.919 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #1) and "9-1-1: Lone Star" (5.389 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.8, #3).

NBC (5.011 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.7, #2) had to settle for second with "The Voice" (6.229 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.9, #2) and "Debris" (2.574 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T8).

Next up was CBS (4.182 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T3) and its lineup of "The Neighborhood" (4.958 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.7, #4), "Bob (Hearts) Abishola" (4.729 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T6), "All Rise" (3.148 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T8) and "Bull" (4.554 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T8).

Meanwhile, ABC (4.071 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T3) served up fresh installments of "American Idol" (4.092 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.6, #5) and "The Good Doctor" (4.029 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T6).

And finally, rounding out the night were "All American" (0.683 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.2, #11) and "Black Lightning" (0.426 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.1, #12) on The CW (0.555 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+28.57% - The Voice
+16.67% - The Neighborhood
0.00% - 9-1-1 (vs. 3/8/21)
0.00% - Bob (Hearts) Abishola
0.00% - The Good Doctor (vs. 3/29/21)
0.00% - Bull
0.00% - All Rise
0.00% - Debris
0.00% - All American
0.00% - Black Lightning
-11.11% - 9-1-1: Lone Star (vs. 3/8/21)
-14.29% - American Idol

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+16.67% - The Neighborhood (vs. The Neighborhood (Repeat))
+14.29% - 9-1-1: Lone Star (vs. Prodigal Son)
0.00% - The Good Doctor (vs. The Baker and the Beauty)
0.00% - Bull (vs. Bull (Repeat))
0.00% - All Rise (vs. All Rise (Repeat))
0.00% - All American (vs. Whose Line Is It Anyway?/Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Repeat))
0.00% - Black Lightning (vs. Roswell, New Mexico)
0.00% - American Idol (vs. The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart)
-16.67% - 9-1-1
-16.67% - Bob (Hearts) Abishola (vs. Bob (Hearts) Abishola (Repeat))
-35.71% - The Voice
-50.00% - Debris (vs. Songland)


Here are the highlights of the 13 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (4/20/20):

NBC (7.523 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.2, #1) took home top honors on Monday thanks to new episodes of "The Voice" (9.088 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.4, #1) and "Songland" (4.391 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.8, #3).

FOX (5.037 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #2) was the silver draw with fresh installments from "9-1-1" (6.631 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.2, #2) and "Prodigal Son" (3.442 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.7, #4).

Next up was ABC (2.862 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #3) and its duo of "The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart" (2.884 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T5) and "The Baker and the Beauty" (2.820 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.5, #8).

Meanwhile, CBS (4.495 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.5, #4) opted for an all-repeat lineup of "The Neighborhood" (4.933 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T5), "Bob (Hearts) Abishola" (4.560 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T5), "All Rise" (3.834 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9) and "Bull" (4.905 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9).

And finally, The CW (0.821 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5) closed the evening with its mix of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (1.024 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T11), a repeat "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (0.888 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T11) and "Roswell, New Mexico" (0.686 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.1, #13).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - The Baker and the Beauty
0.00% - Whose Line Is It Anyway?
0.00% - Roswell, New Mexico
0.00% - Prodigal Son (vs. 3/30/20)
-11.11% - Songland
-12.50% - The Voice
-14.29% - The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart
-20.00% - 9-1-1

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+50.00% - 9-1-1 (vs. The Resident)
+33.33% - Songland (vs. The Enemy Within)
+16.67% - The Voice
0.00% - The Baker and the Beauty (vs. The Fix)
-33.33% - Whose Line Is It Anyway? (vs. DC's Legends of Tomorrow)
-33.33% - The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart (vs. American Idol: Meet Your Finalists)
-41.67% - Prodigal Son (vs. 9-1-1)
-50.00% - Roswell, New Mexico (vs. Arrow)

Source: Nielsen Media Research, ShowBuzzDaily.com





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