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[09/26/15 - 09:20 AM]
Friday's Broadcast Ratings: "Shark Tank" Return Tops Demos for ABC
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 14 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (9/25/15):

ABC (5.474 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.3, #1) was the network to beat on Friday with the return of "Last Man Standing" (6.258 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T4), an encore of "The Muppets" (3.764 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.8, #8), the season premiere of "Shark Tank" (5.965 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.6, #1) and a new "20/20" (5.446 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T2).

CBS (7.924 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #2) then claimed the silver with the season openers to "The Amazing Race" (5.785 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T4), "Hawaii Five-0" (8.093 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T6) and "Blue Bloods" (9.895 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T2).

Next up was NBC (4.396 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.9, #3) with a repeat "Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris" (3.125 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T10) and a two-hour "Dateline NBC" (5.031 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T6).

Meanwhile, FOX (2.251 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #4) served up encores of "Minority Report" (2.272 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T10) and "Rosewood" (2.231 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.5, #11).

And finally, a new "Masters of Illusion" (1.371 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.4, #12) and repeats of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (1.243 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T13) and "Penn & Teller: Fool Us" (1.253 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T13) on The CW (1.280 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, 0.2 and 0.2 rating, respectively.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+85.71% - 20/20
-16.67% - Dateline NBC
-20.00% - Masters of Illusion

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+33.33% - Masters of Illusion
+8.33% - Blue Bloods
0.00% - The Amazing Race
-18.75% - 20/20
-20.00% - Shark Tank
-23.08% - Hawaii Five-0
-28.57% - Dateline NBC
-31.25% - Last Man Standing (vs. Shark Tank)

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," 2.9/7; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.5/6; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.8/5 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; "Late Show," 0.5/3; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/3 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 0.4/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (1.3/5 in metered-market households with an encore) beat CBS's "Late Late Show" (1.1/4 with an encore). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/4 in 18-49 with an encore) topped "Late Late Show" (0.3/2 with an encore).

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.8/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.3/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.


Here are the highlights of the 13 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (9/26/14):

ABC (6.903 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.7, #1) was the demo champ on Friday thanks to the return of "Shark Tank" (6.884 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T2), a second hour of "Shark Tank" (7.387 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.0, #1) and "20/20" (6.439 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T2).

CBS (8.363 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T2) then was the most-watched network with the respective premieres of "The Amazing Race" (5.519 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.1, #7), "Hawaii Five-0" (8.930 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.3, #5) and "Blue Bloods" (10.639 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.2, #6).

Next up was NBC (6.166 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T2) with a rebroadcast of "The Mysteries of Laura" (4.768 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T8) and a new two-hour "Dateline NBC" (6.865 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.4, #4).

Meanwhile, FOX (2.178 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.7, #4) served up a new "Utopia" (1.859 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T8) and an "Gotham" (2.497 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T8) encore.

And finally, a new "Masters of Illusion" (1.102 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T11) led into repeats of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (0.902 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T11) and "America's Next Top Model" (0.594 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.2, #13) on The CW (0.798 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5). In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), said trio posted a 0.2, 0.2 and 0.2 rating, respectively.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+77.78% - 20/20
+40.00% - Utopia
+16.67% - Dateline NBC
-25.00% - Masters of Illusion

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+50.00% - Masters of Illusion (vs. Perfect Score)
+45.45% - Shark Tank (vs. Last Man Standing/The Neighbors)
+23.08% - 20/20
+7.69% - Dateline NBC
+5.26% - Shark Tank
-13.33% - Hawaii Five-0
-26.67% - The Amazing Race (vs. Undercover Boss)
-29.41% - Blue Bloods
-56.25% - Utopia (vs. MasterChef Junior)

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," 3.0/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.1/5; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.0/5 with an encore.

·In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 0.9/4; "Late Show," 0.5/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.7/3 with an encore.

·From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.3/4 in metered-market households and a 0.4/3 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

·From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (1.4/5 in metered-market households with an encore) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.1/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.4/3 in 18-49 with an encore) topped "Late Late Show" (0.3/2).

·At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.8/3 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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