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[04/12/16 - 09:08 AM]
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC Tops Demos for Fourth Consecutive Week
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 11 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (4/11/16):

NBC (8.661 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.0, #1) was still the demo champ on Monday with new episodes of "The Voice" (10.151 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.2, #1) and "Blindspot" (5.683 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.4, #4).

ABC (10.420 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.7, #2) then was the number two draw with its duo of "Dancing with the Stars" (12.358 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.0, #2) and "Castle" (6.545 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T8).

Next up was CBS (7.594 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.4, #3) and its trio of "Supergirl" (6.204 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T5), "Scorpion" (8.494 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.6, #3) and "NCIS: Los Angeles" (8.085 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T5).

Meanwhile, FOX (3.574 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #4) offered up originals from "Gotham" (3.680 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.2, #7) and "Lucifer" (3.469 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T8).

And finally, new episodes of "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (1.318 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.4, #11) and "Jane the Virgin" (1.411 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.5, #10) on The CW (1.364 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.5, #5) closed out the night.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+33.33% - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (vs. 3/28/16)
+25.00% - Jane the Virgin (vs. 3/28/16)
+17.65% - Dancing with the Stars
+8.33% - NCIS: Los Angeles (vs. 3/28/16)
0.00% - Scorpion (vs. 3/28/16)
0.00% - Blindspot
-7.69% - Gotham (vs. 3/28/16)
-8.33% - The Voice
-8.33% - Castle
-8.33% - Lucifer (vs. 3/28/16)
-23.53% - Supergirl (vs. 3/28/16)

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+10.00% - Castle (vs. Castle (Repeat))
0.00% - Blindspot (vs. The Night Shift)
0.00% - Lucifer (vs. The Following)
-4.76% - Dancing with the Stars
-15.79% - Scorpion
-16.67% - Jane the Virgin
-18.75% - NCIS: Los Angeles
-20.00% - Gotham
-21.43% - The Voice
-27.78% - Supergirl (vs. 2 Broke Girls/Mike & Molly)
-33.33% - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (vs. The Originals)

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," 2.6/7; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 1.9/5 with an encore; 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," 0.9/5; "Late Show," 0.4/2 with an encore; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.6/3.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.2/4 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, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (1.2/4 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show" (0.9/3 with an encore). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.4/3 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.2/2 with an encore).

· 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.


Here are the highlights of the 13 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (4/13/15):

NBC (9.153 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.4, #1) was the demo champ on Monday thanks to new episodes of "The Voice" (10.832 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.8, #1) and "The Night Shift" (5.796 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.4, #8).

CBS (8.627 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.8, #2) then claimed the silver with its quartet of "2 Broke Girls" (7.140 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.8, #T4), "Mike & Molly" (7.487 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.8, #T4), "Scorpion" (9.397 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.9, #3) and "NCIS: Los Angeles" (9.171 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.6, #6).

Next up was ABC (11.165 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.7, #3) and a new "Dancing with the Stars" (13.627 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.1, #2) plus a repeat "Castle" (6.243 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.0, #10).

Meanwhile, FOX (3.952 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.3, #4) served up the return of "Gotham" (4.417 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.5, #7) and a new "The Following" (3.487 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.1, #9).

And finally, fresh installments of "The Originals" (1.396 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T11) and "Jane the Virgin" (1.463 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T11) on The CW (1.429 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.6, #5) closed out the evening. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), the former delivered a 0.7 rating while the latter posted a 0.7 rating.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+50.00% - Jane the Virgin
+22.22% - The Following
+20.00% - The Originals
+6.67% - NCIS: Los Angeles (vs. 3/30/15)
+5.00% - Dancing with the Stars
0.00% - Scorpion (vs. 3/30/15)
0.00% - Mike & Molly (vs. 3/30/15)
0.00% - 2 Broke Girls (vs. 3/30/15)
0.00% - The Night Shift
-3.45% - The Voice
-25.00% - Gotham (vs. 3/2/15)

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+100.00% - The Originals (vs. Star-Crossed)
+60.00% - NCIS: Los Angeles (vs. Person of Interest (Repeat))
+50.00% - Jane the Virgin (vs. The Tomorrow People)
+7.14% - Gotham (vs. Bones)
0.00% - Mike & Molly (vs. Friends with Better Lives)
-5.00% - Scorpion (vs. Mike & Molly/Mom)
-8.70% - Dancing with the Stars
-12.50% - The Night Shift (vs. The Blacklist (Repeat))
-15.15% - The Voice
-18.18% - 2 Broke Girls
-21.43% - The Following

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," 2.2/6 with an encore telecast; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.2/6; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.3/6.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 0.8/4 with an encore; "Late Show," 0.5/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.8/4.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.4/5 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" (1.0/4 in metered-market households with an encore) tied CBS's first-run "Late Late Show with James Corden" (1.0/4). 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 0.7/3 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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