or


[09/05/16 - 08:32 AM]
Sunday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC Wins Big with College Football Special
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 13 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (9/4/16):

ABC (9.344 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.8, #1) surged to the top spot on Sunday with its special presentations of the "The ABC Fall Preview Special" (4.702 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #3) and "College Football: Notre Dame at Texas" (10.007 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.0, #1).

NBC (4.337 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.8, #2) then was the number two draw with its coverage of "NASCAR Sprint Cup: Darlington" (4.337 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.8, #4).

Next up was CBS (4.428 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.6, #3) and its mix of "60 Minutes" (7.221 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T5), "Big Brother 18" (5.219 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.3, #2), "Madam Secretary" (2.941 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T12) and "BrainDead" (2.333 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T12).

And finally, repeats of "The Simpsons" (1.085 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9), "Bob's Burgers" (1.118 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9), another "The Simpsons" (1.278 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T7), "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (1.198 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T7), "Family Guy" (1.403 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T5) and "The Last Man on Earth" (1.053 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9) on FOX (1.189 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.5, #4) closed out the night.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - BrainDead
-35.00% - Big Brother 18

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+83.33% - The ABC Fall Preview Special (vs. America's Funniest Home Videos (Repeat))
-18.75% - Big Brother 18
-40.00% - BrainDead (vs. CSI: Cyber (Repeat))


Here are the highlights of the 14 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (9/6/15):

NBC (5.666 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #1) was the network to beat on Sunday with its primetime coverage of the "NASCAR Sprint Cup" (5.666 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T2).

CBS (4.596 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T2) then was the number two draw with its mix of "60 Minutes" (6.720 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.7, #5), "Big Brother 17" (5.515 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.6, #1), "Madam Secretary" (3.131 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T11) and "CSI: Cyber" (3.019 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9).

Next up was ABC (3.549 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T2) with a repeat "America's Funniest Home Videos" (4.083 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T6), a new "Bachelor in Paradise" (3.805 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T2) and a repeat "Castle" (2.502 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T11).

And finally, repeats of "Bob's Burgers" (1.028 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T11), another "Bob's Burgers" (1.048 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T11), "The Simpsons" (1.507 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T6), "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (1.252 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T6), "Family Guy" (1.700 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.8, #4) and "The Last Man on Earth" (1.325 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9) on FOX (1.310 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #4) closed out the evening.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
-15.38% - Bachelor in Paradise
-23.81% - Big Brother 17

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+37.50% - Bachelor in Paradise
-30.43% - Big Brother 17

Source: Nielsen Media Research





  [september 2016]  
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
[10/14/25 - 03:06 PM]
ESPN Records the Most-Watched WNBA Postseason Ever Across Its Networks
Across 24 games, the '25 WNBA postseason averaged 1.2 million viewers, up 5% from last year.

[10/14/25 - 03:03 PM]
"College GameDay Built by The Home Depot" Delivers Most-Watched West Coast Episode Ever; ESPN College Football on ABC Scores Top Three Programs Across All Networks and Content for Saturday, Oct. 11
The Texas Longhorns' upset victory over the Oklahoma Sooners averaged 8.7 million viewers.

[10/14/25 - 02:50 PM]
ALCS Game 1 on FOX and FOX Deportes Draws 5.3 Million Viewers
The Mariners victory over the Blue Jays averaged 5,310,000 viewers across FOX, FOX Deportes and FOX Sports streaming services.

[10/14/25 - 02:39 PM]
FOX Sports Delivers Most-Watched LDS on FOX/FS1 Since Launch of Postseason Baseball on FS1 in 2014
On Friday, 8,723,000 viewers tuned in for the Mariners' historic 15-inning ALDS Game 5 victory.

[10/14/25 - 02:15 PM]
"Sunday Night Football" Registers Record Fourth Blockbuster Audience of 25+ Million Viewers This Season, As Lions-Chiefs Averages 27.3 Million Viewers on NBC & Peacock
Lions-Chiefs averaged 27.3 million viewers across NBC and Peacock, based on official Nielsen Big Data + Panel and digital data from Adobe Analytics, marking the second-most watched October audience in the history of NBC "SNF."

[10/14/25 - 01:45 PM]
ABC Wednesday Comedies Return Strong for New Seasons
"Shifting Gears" earned the biggest audience since the show's Valentine's Day episode; while "Abbott Elementary" jumped over the show's season four premiere among Total Viewers as well as the season four average.

[10/14/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of October 6: "The Woman in Cabin 10" Rocks the Boat as No. 1 Debut in This Week's Top 10
In the spirit of the season of chills, "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" claimed the No. 1 spot on the English TV list, rising to the top in its second week with 20.7 million views.

[10/10/25 - 03:07 PM]
3,287,000 Viewers Tuned in on Average Through Game 4 of the ALDS Across FOX, FS1 and FS2
Through Game 4, coverage of the ALDS across FOX, FS1 and FS2 is up +11% from 2024 and +31% over 2023.

[10/10/25 - 09:04 AM]
"Dancing with the Stars" Scores Historic Growth in Week Four
"Dancing with the Stars" rose for the third straight week following its season premiere, for the first time in the show's history, in both Total Viewers and Adults 18-49.

[10/09/25 - 05:01 PM]
3,177,000 Viewers Tuned in on Average Through Game 3 of the ALDS Across FOX, FS1 and FS2
Through Game 3, coverage of the ALDS across FOX, FS1 and FS2 is up +14% from 2024 and +28% over 2023.

[10/09/25 - 03:11 PM]
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" Tops Late-Night with Week of Live Shows from Brooklyn Academy of Music
Continuing the show's momentum this season, "Jimmy Kimmel Live" earned 2.20 million Total Viewers and a 0.22 rating among Adults 18-49, topping late-night for the week in both measures.

[10/09/25 - 01:00 PM]
NBC Wins First Two Weeks of the New TV Season and Sees Year-to-Year Growth
Across all platforms (7-day), "Law & Order" and "SVU" amassed 6 million and 7.6 million viewers, respectively, both showing an increase over last season's premieres.

[10/09/25 - 11:15 AM]
"20/20" Is Friday's No. 1 Newsmagazine in All Key Target Demos
"20/20" grew over its season premiere in Adults 25-54 (+2% - 392,000 vs. 386,000) to post its best news demo performance in nearly 4 months.

[10/09/25 - 10:59 AM]
ESPN Daytime Studio Shows Surge in September
ESPN's daily studio show lineup delivered audience increases across the board in September, as the fall sports season began in earnest.

[10/08/25 - 05:01 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49, Leading NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" in All Key Demos for the 2nd Straight Week
On Monday (9/29/25), "Nightline" turned in its top Adults 18-49 telecast (346,000) in over 3 months.