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[11/12/16 - 08:47 AM]
Friday's Broadcast Ratings: CBS Tops Viewers, Demos with Drama Trio
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 (11/11/16):

CBS (9.230 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.3, #1) took home top honors on Friday with its trio of "MacGyver" (7.704 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T4), "Hawaii Five-0" (9.811 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.4, #1) and "Blue Bloods" (10.177 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.3, #2).

ABC (5.320 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.1, #2) then was the number two draw with its mix of "Last Man Standing" (6.276 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T4), "Dr. Ken" (4.435 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.9, #9), "Shark Tank" (5.396 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.2, #3) and "20/20" (5.207 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T4).

Next up was NBC (4.047 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.9, #3) with originals from "Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon" (2.723 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T10) and "Dateline NBC" (4.710 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.0, #8).

Meanwhile, FOX (2.480 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.8, #4) offered up fresh installments from "Hell's Kitchen" (3.306 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T4) and "The Exorcist" (1.654 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T10).

And finally, new episodes of "The Vampire Diaries" (1.019 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.4, #12) and "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (0.547 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.2, #13) on The CW (0.783 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5) closed out the night.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+37.50% - 20/20
+18.18% - Blue Bloods
+16.67% - Hawaii Five-0
+12.50% - Dr. Ken
9.09% - Shark Tank
0.00% - MacGyver
0.00% - Last Man Standing
0.00% - Hell's Kitchen
0.00% - Dateline NBC
0.00% - Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon
0.00% - The Vampire Diaries
0.00% - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
-14.29% - The Exorcist

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+27.27% - Hawaii Five-0
+17.65% - Dateline NBC (vs. Grimm/Dateline NBC)
+8.33% - Blue Bloods
0.00% - MacGyver (vs. The Amazing Race)
0.00% - Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon (vs. Undateable (Repeat)/Truth Be Told)
0.00% - The Vampire Diaries (vs. Reign)
-8.33% - 20/20
-8.33% - Hell's Kitchen (vs. MasterChef Junior)
-15.38% - Last Man Standing
-25.00% - Dr. Ken
-25.00% - Shark Tank
-25.00% - The Exorcist (vs. World's Funniest)
-33.33% - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (vs. America's Next Top Model)

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," 2.5/6; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.1/5 with an encore; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.9/5.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 0.9/4; "Late Show," 0.3/2 with an encore; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/3.

· 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, ratings were: "Late Night with Seth Meyers," 1.2/4 in metered-market households with an encore; CBS's "Late Late Show," 1.1/4 with an encore. In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, averages were: "Late Night," 0.4/3 in 18-49 with an encore; "Late Late Show," 0.2/1 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 15 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (11/13/15):

ABC (5.898 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.3, #1) was the demo champ on Friday with originals from "Last Man Standing" (7.471 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.3, #2), "Dr. Ken" (5.308 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T3), "Shark Tank" (6.192 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.6, #1) and "20/20" (5.113 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T3).

The silver then went to CBS (8.160 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #2) with its trio of "The Amazing Race" (5.819 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T7), "Hawaii Five-0" (8.363 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T7) and "Blue Bloods" (10.298 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T3).

Next up was FOX (2.991 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.0, #3) and its duo of "MasterChef Junior" (3.749 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T3) and "World's Funniest" (2.234 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T10).

Meanwhile, NBC (3.152 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.8, #4) offered up a last-minute "Undateable" (2.503 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T12) repeat followed by new episodes of "Truth Be Told" (2.060 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T12), "Grimm" (3.621 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.9, #9) and "Dateline NBC" (3.552 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T10).

And finally, new episodes of "Reign" (1.083 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.4, #14) and "America's Next Top Model" (1.032 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.3, #15) on The CW (1.057 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.4, #5) closed out the night.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+33.33% - Reign
+8.33% - Last Man Standing
0.00% - Shark Tank
0.00% - Blue Bloods
0.00% - Dr. Ken
0.00% - Hawaii Five-0
0.00% - The Amazing Race
0.00% - World's Funniest
0.00% - Truth Be Told
0.00% - America's Next Top Model
-7.69% - 20/20
-7.69% - MasterChef Junior
-10.00% - Grimm
-20.00% - Dateline NBC

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+200.00% - Blue Bloods (vs. Hollywood Film Awards Post-Show)
+120.00% - Hawaii Five-0 (vs. Hollywood Film Awards)
+120.00% - The Amazing Race (vs. Hollywood Film Awards)
+71.43% - MasterChef Junior (vs. MasterChef Junior (Repeat))
+33.33% - World's Funniest (vs. Gotham (Repeat))
+9.09% - Dr. Ken (vs. Cristela)
0.00% - 20/20
0.00% - Dateline NBC (vs. Constantine)
-5.88% - Shark Tank
-11.11% - Reign (vs. Whose Line Is It Anyway?)
-13.33% - Last Man Standing
-25.00% - Grimm
-25.00% - America's Next Top Model
-60.00% - Truth Be Told (vs. Dateline NBC)

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; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.3/6; 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," 0.5/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.7/3 with an encore.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.5/5 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" (1.3/4 in metered-market households with an encore) beat CBS's "Late Late Show" (1.1/3 with an encore). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/3 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 0.3/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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