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 Primetime Preliminary Fast National Nielsen Data (includes all DVR playback through 3:00 am) 
Here are the highlights of the 10 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (4/3/20): 
CBS (8.422 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.8, #1) took home top honors on Friday with its combination of "MacGyver" (7.112 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.8, #3), the series finale of "Hawaii Five-0" (9.349 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T1) and "Blue Bloods" (8.806 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.7, #4). 
ABC (3.968 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.7, #2) was a close second with originals from "Shark Tank" (5.226 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T1) and "20/20" (3.340 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T5). 
Next up was NBC (4.031 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T3) with its duo of "The Blacklist" (4.706 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T5) and "Dateline NBC" (3.693 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T5). 
Meanwhile, FOX (2.374 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T3) offered up "WWE SmackDown" (2.374 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T5). 
And finally, The CW (0.469 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.1, #5) closed out the night with fresh installments of "Charmed" (0.619 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T9) and "Dynasty" (0.320 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T9). 
Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49): 
0.00% - Hawaii Five-0 
0.00% - Shark Tank 
0.00% - MacGyver 
0.00% - Blue Bloods (vs. 3/13/20) 
0.00% - The Blacklist 
0.00% - Dateline NBC 
0.00% - Dynasty 
-14.29% - 20/20 
-14.29% - WWE SmackDown 
-50.00% - Charmed 
 Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49): 
+63.64% - Shark Tank (vs. Fresh Off the Boat/Speechless) 
+33.33% - MacGyver 
+20.00% - The Blacklist (vs. Blindspot) 
+20.00% - WWE SmackDown (vs. Various) 
+12.50% - Hawaii Five-0 
0.00% - Dateline NBC (vs. The Blacklist/Dateline NBC) 
0.00% - Dynasty (vs. Yes, It's Really Us Singing: The Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Concert Special!) 
-12.50% - Blue Bloods 
-14.29% - 20/20 
-50.00% - Charmed (vs. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) 
  
Here are the highlights of the 14 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (4/5/19): 
CBS (6.738 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.7, #1) was the top draw on Friday with fresh installments from "MacGyver" (5.639 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T5), "Hawaii Five-0" (6.723 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T1) and "Blue Bloods" (7.852 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T1). 
NBC (3.592 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T2) then was the number two network with its mix of "Blindspot" (3.275 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T10), "The Blacklist" (3.942 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T5) and "Dateline NBC" (3.560 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T5). 
Next up was ABC (3.485 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T2) and its combination of "Fresh Off the Boat" (3.069 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T5), "Speechless" (2.299 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T10) and "20/20" (3.885 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T3). 
Meanwhile, FOX (2.546 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.5, #4) offered up a repeat "Last Man Standing" (3.128 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T5) alongside new episodes of "The Cool Kids" (3.424 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T3) and "Proven Innocent" (1.816 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.4, #12). 
And finally, The CW (0.537 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5) closed out the night with the series finale of "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (0.612 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.2, #13) plus the "Yes, It's Really Us Singing: The Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Concert Special!" (0.462 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.1, #14). 
Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49): 
+100.00% - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 
+50.00% - Dateline NBC 
+25.00% - Blindspot (vs. 3/22/19) 
+25.00% - Speechless 
+20.00% - The Blacklist 
+20.00% - Fresh Off the Boat 
+16.67% - The Cool Kids 
0.00% - Blue Bloods (vs. 3/15/19) 
0.00% - Hawaii Five-0 (vs. 3/15/19) 
0.00% - 20/20 
0.00% - Proven Innocent 
-14.29% - MacGyver (vs. 3/15/19) 
 Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49): 
+40.00% - 20/20 (vs. Marvel's Agents of SHIELD/20/20) 
+25.00% - Blindspot (vs. Taken) 
+20.00% - Fresh Off the Boat (vs. Once Upon a Time) 
0.00% - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (vs. Dynasty) 
0.00% - Speechless (vs. Once Upon a Time) 
0.00% - Blue Bloods 
0.00% - Proven Innocent (vs. The Resident (Repeat)) 
-11.11% - Hawaii Five-0 
-12.50% - The Cool Kids (vs. MasterChef Junior) 
-14.29% - Dateline NBC 
-14.29% - The Blacklist (vs. Dateline NBC) 
-25.00% - MacGyver 
-50.00% - Yes, It's Really Us Singing: The Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Concert Special! (vs. Jane the Virgin) 
 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," 1.7/4; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.5/7; 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," 0.4/3; "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 1.3/4 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 with an encore; CBS's "Late Late Show," 1.2/4 with an encore.  In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, averages were: "Late Night," 0.3/3 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 0.6/3 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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