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[06/21/18 - 08:24 AM]
Wednesday's Broadcast Ratings: FOX, Gordon Ramsay Lead 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 15 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (6/20/18):

FOX (3.523 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #1) retained the top demo spot on Wednesday with fresh installments from "MasterChef" (3.575 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #2) and "Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell & Back" (3.472 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.0, #1).

CBS (4.534 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T2) then was the most-watched network with repeats of "NCIS: Los Angeles" (4.276 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T7) and "SEAL Team" (3.720 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T7) plus a new "Code Black" (5.606 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.7, #3).

Next up was ABC (2.389 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T2) and its repeat lineup of "The Goldbergs" (3.097 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T4), another "The Goldbergs" (2.459 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T4), "Modern Family" (2.272 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T4), another "American Housewife" (2.072 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T7) and "Shark Tank" (2.217 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T7).

Meanwhile, NBC (2.383 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T2) opted for encores of "World of Dance" (2.854 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T7), another "World of Dance" (2.541 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T7) and a new "Reverie" (1.754 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.4, #13).

And finally, a repeat "Supergirl" (0.638 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.2, #15) and a new "The Originals" (0.751 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.3, #14) rounded out the night on The CW (0.694 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - Code Black
0.00% - The Originals
-9.09% - Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell & Back
-10.00% - MasterChef
-20.00% - Reverie

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+50.00% - The Originals (vs. DC's Legends of Tomorrow (Repeat))
+42.86% - Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell & Back (vs. The F Word with Gordon Ramsay)
+40.00% - Code Black (vs. Code Black (Repeat))
0.00% - MasterChef
0.00% - Reverie (vs. This Is Us (Repeat))

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," 1.5/4; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.6/7; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.6/4.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 0.5/3; "Late Show," 0.5/3; 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," 0.9/3 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," 0.2/2.

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.5/2 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 16 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (6/21/17):

FOX (2.715 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.8, #1) inched past the competition on Wednesday with fresh installments from "MasterChef" (3.237 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.9, #2) and "The F Word with Gordon Ramsay" (2.193 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T4).

NBC (4.291 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.7, #2) then was a close second with the premiere of "Little Big Shots: Forever Young" (7.418 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.0, #1) followed by a new "The Carmichael Show" (3.966 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.8, #3) and repeats of "The Carmichael Show" (2.846 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T8) and "This Is Us" (2.050 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.4, #14).

Next up was CBS (3.592 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T3) and repeats of "Undercover Boss" (3.121 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T12), "Criminal Minds" (3.857 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T8) and "Code Black" (3.799 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T12).

Meanwhile, ABC (2.834 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T3) offered up second runs of "The Goldbergs" (3.045 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T4), "Speechless" (2.483 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T8), "Modern Family" (3.057 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T4) and "American Housewife" (2.650 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T4) plus the return of "To Tell the Truth" (2.885 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T8).

And finally, rebroadcasts of "Arrow" (0.634 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T15) and "DC's Legends of Tomorrow" (0.689 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T15) rounded out the night on The CW (0.661 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - The Carmichael Show
-12.50% - The F Word with Gordon Ramsay
-14.29% - To Tell the Truth (vs. 2/19/17)
-18.18% - MasterChef

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - The F Word with Gordon Ramsay (vs. Wayward Pines)
0.00% - Little Big Shots: Forever Young (vs. American Ninja Warrior (Repeat))
-10.00% - MasterChef
-20.00% - The Carmichael Show (vs. American Ninja Warrior (Repeat))
-20.00% - To Tell the Truth (vs. Fresh Off the Boat/The Real O'Neals (Repeats))

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," 2.0/5; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.6/4.

· 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," 0.5/3.

· 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," 0.9/3. In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, averages were: "Late Night," 0.3/3 in 18-49; "Late Late Show," 0.2/2.

· 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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