or


[10/28/19 - 08:11 AM]
Sunday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC, "Sunday Night Football" Hold Off FOX, World Series
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 17 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (10/27/19):

[Note: Fast affiliate ratings are inaccurate for live events.]

NBC (13.820 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.2, #1) held onto the top spot on Sunday with its mix of "Football Night in America #1" (5.925 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.5, #7), "Football Night in America #2" (9.542 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 2.8, #4), "Football Night in America #3" (14.168 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 4.3, #3) and "Sunday Night Football" (16.185 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 5.1, #1).

FOX (8.955 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.1, #2) then was the silver draw despite its coverage of the "World Series, Game 5 Pre-Game" (5.161 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.2, #8) and "World Series, Game 5" (10.219 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 2.4, #5).

Next up was CBS (9.278 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.6, #3) and its lineup of "NFL Overrun" (19.774 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 5.0, #2), "60 Minutes" (12.199 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.3, #6), "God Friended Me" (6.735 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.9, #9), "NCIS: Los Angeles" (5.982 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T10) and "Madam Secretary" (4.615 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T14).

Meanwhile, ABC (3.222 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #4) offered up an encore of "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" (3.614 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T10) followed by originals from "Kids Say the Darndest Things" (3.244 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T12), "Shark Tank" (2.841 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T14) and "The Rookie" (3.190 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T12).

And finally, The CW (1.122 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5) closed out the evening with fresh installments of "Batwoman" (1.260 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.3, #16) and "Supergirl" (9.840 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.2, #17).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+187.50% - 60 Minutes
+50.00% - God Friended Me
+25.00% - Madam Secretary
+16.67% - Football Night in America #2
0.00% - NCIS: Los Angeles
0.00% - Kids Say the Darndest Things
0.00% - The Rookie
0.00% - Batwoman
0.00% - Supergirl
-6.25% - Football Night in America #1
-12.07% - Sunday Night Football
-12.24% - Football Night in America #3
-16.67% - Shark Tank

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+187.50% - 60 Minutes
+100.00% - The Rookie (vs. The Alec Baldwin Show)
+86.67% - Football Night in America #2
+50.00% - Football Night in America #1
+38.71% - Football Night in America #3
+28.57% - God Friended Me
+27.50% - Sunday Night Football
-12.50% - NCIS: Los Angeles
-14.29% - Kids Say the Darndest Things (vs. Dancing with the Stars: Juniors)
-16.67% - Madam Secretary
-16.67% - Shark Tank
-25.00% - Batwoman (vs. Supergirl)
-33.33% - Supergirl (vs. Charmed)
-38.46% - World Series, Game 5


Here are the highlights of the 17 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (10/28/18):

[Note: Fast affiliate ratings are inaccurate for live sports.]

FOX (16.693 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.6, #1) took home top honors on Sunday with its mix of "NFL Overrun" (23.535 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 6.7, #1), "The OT" (22.156 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 6.4, #2) and the concluding "World Series, Game 5" (14.642 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 3.9, #4).

NBC (7:30-11pm) (11.312 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 3.5, #2) then had to settle for second place with its lineup of "Football Night in America #1" (3.899 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 1.0, #7), "Football Night in America #2" (5.217 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.5, #6), "Football Night in America #3" (10.158 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 3.1, #5) and "Sunday Night Football" (12.762 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 4.0, #3).

Next up was CBS (6.853 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.7, #3) with originals from "60 Minutes" (7.822 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T8), "God Friended Me" (6.982 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T11), "NCIS: Los Angeles" (7.050 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T8) and "Madam Secretary" (5.557 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T13).

Meanwhile, ABC (3.438 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #4) offered up its combination of "America's Funniest Home Videos" (4.907 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T8), "Dancing with the Stars: Juniors" (3.955 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T11), "Shark Tank" (3.236 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T13) and "The Alec Baldwin Show" (1.654 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T16).

And finally, The CW (1.185 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5) closed out the night with fresh installments of "Supergirl" (1.260 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.4, #15) and "Charmed" (1.110 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T16).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - America's Funniest Home Videos
0.00% - Supergirl
-12.50% - Dancing with the Stars: Juniors
-13.04% - Sunday Night Football
-14.29% - Madam Secretary
-16.22% - Football Night in America #3
-23.08% - Football Night in America #1
-25.00% - Shark Tank
-25.00% - The Alec Baldwin Show
-25.00% - Charmed
-27.27% - NCIS: Los Angeles
-40.00% - Football Night in America #2
-46.15% - God Friended Me
-70.37% - 60 Minutes

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+100.00% - America's Funniest Home Videos (vs. The Toy Box)
0.00% - Madam Secretary
0.00% - NCIS: Los Angeles
-6.06% - Football Night in America #3
-6.98% - Sunday Night Football
-12.50% - God Friended Me (vs. Wisdom of the Crowd)
-16.67% - Football Night in America #1
-30.00% - Dancing with the Stars: Juniors (vs. It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (Repeat))
-30.36% - World Series, Game 5
-31.82% - Football Night in America #2
-33.33% - Shark Tank
-46.67% - 60 Minutes
-66.67% - The Alec Baldwin Show (vs. Shark Tank)

Source: Nielsen Media Research





  [october 2019]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
  


· SHOWATCH
(series past and present)
· DEVWATCH
(series in development)
· MOVIEWATCH
(tv movies and mini-series)





most recent ratings | view all posts
[04/18/24 - 10:11 AM]
ABC's "9-1-1" 100th Episode Propels Series to No. 1 Drama in Primetime in Adults 18-49
The milestone 100th episode was the top program of the night, scoring a season-high on linear after 7 days of viewing in Adults 18-49 (0.91 rating), marking the show's best L7 rating since its season finale last year.

[04/17/24 - 01:03 PM]
Sunday Night's "Billy Joel: The 100th - Live at Madison Square Garden" Wins Its Time Period and Hits a High Note Scoring 5.73 Million Viewers
It originally aired Sunday, April 14 and due to the overwhelming demand from his legion of fans, will have a special encore airing this Friday, April 19 and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.

[04/17/24 - 07:20 AM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Celebrates One-Year Anniversary, Continuing Its Reign as Television's Number One Entertainment Talk Show
The series has increased in Total Viewers by 3% year over year (2.288 million vs. 2.229 million).

[04/16/24 - 04:45 PM]
2024 WNBA Draft Delivers Largest Viewership Ever
2.45 million viewers on average tuned into Monday's event, peaking with 3.09 million.

[04/16/24 - 01:30 PM]
"Tamron Hall" Grows Week to Week in Households and Total Viewers Hitting 11-Week High in Both Key Measures
In fact, "Tamron Hall" hit 11-week highs in Households and Total Viewers and a 5-week best in Women 25-54 - since weeks of 1/15/24 and 2/26/24, respectively.

[04/16/24 - 12:00 PM]
CBS Leads Broadcast with 14 of Top 20 Non-Sports Programs
CBS has led the four broadcasters since its February new season premieres, winning six nights a week (Monday-Tuesday and Thursday-Sunday).

[04/16/24 - 08:56 AM]
San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Is Most-Watched Non-New York Yankees or Boston Red Sox ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball" Game in Six Years
The San Diego Padres 6-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 14 delivered an average audience of nearly two million viewers (1,961,000) on ESPN, according to Nielsen.

[04/16/24 - 08:53 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Apr. 8: "3 Body Problem" Spends Third Week at #1
"The Gentlemen" claimed third place (3.7M views) in its sixth week and sent sales for posh fashion skyrocketing.

[04/16/24 - 07:02 AM]
Warner Bros. Discovery Hits Highest Prime Viewership This Year - Driven by TNT Sports' NCAA Men's Final Four Coverage - with Nearly a 70 Percent Share Among Adults on Saturday, April 6
In total TV primetime that night, WBD's popular lifestyle, entertainment, sports and news brands secured a 54 percent share among Adults 18-49 and a 51 percent share among Adults 25-54.

[04/13/24 - 02:35 PM]
ESPN Has Largest Two-Day Viewership Average for Masters Tournament 3 p.m. ET Telecasts Since 2018
A two-day average of 3.4 million viewers watched the live coverage from Augusta National Golf Club, including 3.2 million for the first round on Thursday and 3.6 million for the second round on Friday.

[04/12/24 - 03:04 PM]
Masters Tournament First Round Thursday Viewership on ESPN Averages 3.2 Million Viewers, Highest Since 2015
Last year's first round of the Masters Tournament averaged 2.5 million viewers on ESPN.

[04/12/24 - 11:49 AM]
Hallmark Channel's Fan-Favorite Series "When Calls the Heart" Returns for Season 11 as #1 Most-Watched Entertainment Cable Program of the Week and Day
The season premiere reached 2.8 million Unduplicated Total Viewers on a L+3 Basis.

[04/11/24 - 09:44 AM]
ABC News and National Geographic Delivered 4.8 Million Viewers for "Eclipse Across America" Special
The ABC News special anchored by David Muir and Linsey Davis, featuring National Geographic talent and Explorers, ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (4.448 million), Adults 25-54 (920,000) and Adults 18-49 (744,000) among the broadcast and cable networks.

[04/10/24 - 04:03 PM]
"9-1-1" Hits Season High in Third Week Delivering Best Telecast Since December 2021
After seven days of viewing across ABC, Hulu and digital platforms, ABC's hit drama "9-1-1" continues to build momentum hitting a season high in Total Viewers (10.72 million).

[04/10/24 - 10:02 AM]
ESPN Platforms Deliver Unprecedented Viewership Success During NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Season
Sunday's clash scored an impressive 18.9 million viewers, becoming the most-watched women's college basketball game ever.