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[06/06/15 - 08:42 AM]
Friday's Broadcast Ratings: "Jurassic Park" Puts NBC on Top in Demos
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 (6/5/15):

NBC (4.536 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.2, #1) was the draw among adults 18-49 on Friday with its presentation of "Jurassic Park" (4.536 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.2, #2).

ABC (5.118 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #2) then was a close second with its trio of "Shark Tank" (4.344 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.8, #4), "Primetime: What Would You Do?" (4.596 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.0, #3) and "20/20" (6.414 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.4, #1).

Next up was CBS (4.691 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.6, #3) and repeats of "The Briefcase" (3.418 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T6), "Hawaii Five-0" (4.892 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T6) and "Blue Bloods" (5.761 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.7, #5).

Meanwhile, FOX (1.988 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.5, #4) served up encores of "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" (2.322 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T8) and "Bullseye" (1.653 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T8).

And finally, a new "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (1.511 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T10), a repeat "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (1.356 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T10) and a new "The Messengers" (0.917 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.3, #12) on The CW (1.175 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5) closed out the evening. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), said trio posted a 0.4, 0.3 and 0.3 rating, respectively.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+50.00% - The Messengers
+40.00% - 20/20
+33.33% - Whose Line Is It Anyway?
-16.67% - Primetime: What Would You Do?

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - The Messengers
0.00% - Whose Line Is It Anyway?
-6.67% - 20/20
-23.08% - Primetime: What Would You Do?

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," 2.7/7; CBS's "Mentalist" rebroadcast, 1.7/4; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.2/6 with an encore.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 1.2/6; "The Mentalist" rebroadcast, 0.3/1; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.7/3 with an encore.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.5/4 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" (1.2/4 in metered-market households with an encore) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with James Corden" (0.9/3 with an encore). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.6/4 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 0.3/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.


Here are the highlights of the 14 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (6/6/14):

ABC (4.917 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.3, #1) was the top demo draw on Friday with its mix of "Shark Tank" (4.366 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.1, #4), "Primetime: What Would You Do?" (4.335 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T2) and "20/20" (6.050 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.5, #1).

NBC (5.222 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.0, #2) then claimed the silver with its combination of "Brian Williams Reporting: Journey to Normandy" (5.771 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T5), "Dateline NBC" (6.059 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T2) and "Crossbones" (3.835 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T5).

Next up was CBS (5.050 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.6, #3) and its repeat lineup of "Undercover Boss" (3.830 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.7, #7), "Hawaii Five-0" (4.916 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T8) and "Blue Bloods" (6.406 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T8).

Meanwhile, FOX (1.456 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T4) served up encores of "MasterChef" (1.806 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T8) and "24: Live Another Day" (1.107 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T13).

And finally, repeats of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (1.362 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.4, #12), another "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (1.498 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.5, #11) and "Hart of Dixie" (0.770 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T13) on The CW (1.100 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T4) closed out the night. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Whose Line" posted a 0.2 rating at 8:00/7:00c and 0.2 rating at 8:30/7:30c while "Dixie" managed a 0.2 rating.

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," 2.6/6; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.0/5 with an encore; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.1/5 with an encore.

·In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 1.0/5; "Late Show," 0.3/2 with an encore; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.7/3 with an encore.

·From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.2/4 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" (1.3/4 in metered-market households with an encore) beat CBS's first-run "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.1/3). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/3 in 18-49 with an encore) topped "Late Late Show" (0.2/1).

·At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.7/3 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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