Primetime Preliminary Fast National Nielsen Data (includes all DVR playback through 3:00 am)
Here are the highlights of the 14 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (7/2/15):
CBS (5.676 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.3, #1) was the top draw on Thursday with its mix of "The Big Bang Theory" (6.852 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.3, #2), "Mom" (5.311 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T3), "Big Brother 17" (5.770 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.8, #1) and "Under the Dome" (5.177 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T3).
FOX (2.683 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.8, #2) then took home the silver with originals from "Boom!" (2.058 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6) and "Wayward Pines" (3.308 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T3).
Next up was ABC (3.598 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.7, #3) and its trio of "The Astronaut Wives Club" (4.065 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6), "Mistresses" (3.065 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T9) and "Rookie Blue" (3.663 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T9).
Meanwhile, NBC (2.286 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.5, #4) served up the return of "Food Fighters" (3.173 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6) followed by new episodes of "Aquarius" (2.392 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T11) and "Hannibal" (1.294 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T11).
And finally, a new "Beauty and the Beast" (0.931 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.2, #13) and a repeat "The Vampire Diaries" (0.526 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.1, #14) on The CW (0.729 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5) closed out the evening.
In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), the former delivered a 0.2 rating at 8:00/7:00c and the latter a 0.1 rating at 9:00/8:00c.
Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - Rookie Blue
0.00% - Hannibal
0.00% - Beauty and the Beast
-10.00% - Big Brother 17
-12.50% - The Astronaut Wives Club
-14.29% - Mistresses
-16.67% - Under the Dome
-16.67% - Wayward Pines
-22.22% - Boom!
-33.33% - Aquarius
Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+42.86% - Under the Dome (vs. Elementary (Repeat))
+25.00% - Wayward Pines (vs. Gang Related)
+16.67% - The Astronaut Wives Club (vs. Black Box)
+16.67% - Food Fighters (vs. Undateable)
+12.50% - Big Brother 17
0.00% - Beauty and the Beast (vs. The Vampire Diaries (Repeat))
-14.29% - Rookie Blue (vs. NY Med)
-14.29% - Mistresses (vs. Rookie Blue)
-46.67% - Aquarius (vs. Undateable)
-50.00% - Boom! (vs. Hell's Kitchen)
-63.64% - Hannibal (vs. Last Comic Standing)
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 with an encore telecast; "CBS Summer Showcase," 1.8/4 with an encore; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.9/5.
· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 0.6/3 with an encore; "CBS Summer Showcase," 0.3/2 with an encore; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/3.
· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.2/4 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, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (1.0/3 in metered-market households with an encore) tied CBS's "Late Late Show" (1.0/3 with an encore). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.3/2 in 18-49 with an encore) topped "Late Late Show" (0.2/1 with an encore).
· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.6/2 with an encore in metered-market households and a 0.2/1 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.
Here are the highlights of the 16 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (7/3/14):
CBS (4.939 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.2, #1) was the network to beat on Thursday thanks to its mix of "The Big Bang Theory" (6.619 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.5, #2), "The Millers" (4.659 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.0, #5), "Big Brother 16" (5.116 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.6, #1) and "Elementary" (4.062 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T8).
FOX (3.411 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.1, #2) then was a close second place with originals from "Hell's Kitchen" (4.212 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.4, #3) and "Gang Related" (2.610 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T6).
Next up was NBC (2.598 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.8, #3) with an encore of "Undateable" (2.322 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #14) followed by new episodes of "Undateable" (2.382 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T8), another "Undateable" (2.178 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T8), yet another "Undateable" (2.152 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T6) and "Last Comic Standing" (3.278 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.1, #4).
Meanwhile, ABC (4.472 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.7, #4) served up fresh installments of "Black Box" (3.657 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #13), "Rookie Blue" (5.108 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T8) and "NY Med" (4.652 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T8).
And finally, repeats of "The Vampire Diaries" (0.493 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T15) and "The Originals" (0.412 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T15) on The CW (0.452 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5) closed out the night.
In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Diaries" delivered a 0.2 rating at 8:00/7:00c and "Originals" a 0.1 rating at 9:00/8:00c.
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," 2.1/5 with an encore telecast; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 1.8/5 with an encore; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.0/5.
·In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 0.8/4 with an encore; "Late Show," 0.3/1 with an encore; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.6/3.
·From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.4/4 in metered-market households and a 0.5/3 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.
·From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (1.1/3 in metered-market households with an encore) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (0.9/3 with an encore). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.3/2 in 18-49 with an encore) topped "Late Late Show" (0.2/1 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 0.2/1 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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