or


[07/02/17 - 10:56 AM]
Saturday's Broadcast Ratings: NASCAR Coverage Puts NBC on Top
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 seven ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (7/1/17):

NBC (5.005 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #1) was the top draw on Saturday with its annual coverage of the "Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Daytona" (5.005 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #1).

FOX (2.486 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.5, #2) then was the silver draw with its weekly "FOX Sports Saturday Presents Major League Baseball" (2.486 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.5, #2).

Next up was ABC (2.311 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.4, #3) with a repeat "Battle of the Network Stars" (1.839 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T4) and a new "20/20: In an Instant" (2.547 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.4, #3).

And finally, the return of "Doubt" (1.731 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T6) alongside repeats of "48 Hours" (2.169 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T6) and another "48 Hours" (2.669 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T4) rounded out the night on CBS (2.189 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.2, #4).

In late-night metered market ratings (via NBC's press release):

· A July 1 encore of "Saturday Night Live," hosted by Kristen Wiig and featuring musical guest The xx, has averaged a 2.4 rating, 7 share in households in Nielsen's 56 metered markets and a 0.7/4 in 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

· Versus what the show averaged last year with July encores, last night's "Saturday Night Live" is up +4% in metered-market households (2.4 vs. 2.3 in July 2016).


Here are the highlights of the eight ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (7/2/16):

NBC (5.238 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #1) was the network to beat on Saturday with its primetime portion of "Sprint Cup: Daytona" (5.238 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #1).

ABC (2.775 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T2) then was the number two draw with new episodes from "People's List" (2.003 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T6) and "In an Instant" (3.162 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T3).

Next up was CBS (2.325 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T2) with the return of "Angel from Hell" (1.748 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T6), a second "Angel from Hell" (1.577 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T6), a repeat "48 Hours" (2.385 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T3) and another "48 Hours" (2.927 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.5, #2).

And finally, FOX (2.004 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T2) closed out the night with its weekly "Baseball Night in America" (2.004 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T3).

In late-night metered market ratings (via NBC's press release):

· The July 2 encore telecast of "Saturday Night Live," with hosts Tina Fey & Amy Poehler and musical guest Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, averaged a 2.4 rating, 7 share in household results from the 56 markets metered by Nielsen Media Research and a 0.8/5 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

· "Saturday Night Live" ranks as the #1 non-sports telecast of the night on the Big 4 networks in both metered-market households and adults 18-49 in the local people meters, ahead of all primetime entertainment programming on those nets, and #2 overall in both measures behind only NBC's primetime NASCAR coverage.

· The July 2 "SNL" is up +4% versus the show's July 2015 average in metered-market households (2.4 vs 2.3 for July 2015), despite this weekend's holiday distractions.

· Note that "SNL" adds significant viewership via time-shifting, with originals this past season growing by +49% going from L+SD to L+7 in adults 18-49 (1.83 to 2.72) and +2.090 million persons in total viewers (6.051 million to 8.141 million).

Source: Nielsen Media Research





  [july 2017]  
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
[10/22/25 - 08:07 AM]
ESPN College Football on ABC Delivers Top Three Games Across All Networks for Saturday, Oct. 18 - Off to Best Start Since '09
Coverage of Ole Miss at Georgia averaged 9.8 million viewers.

[10/22/25 - 08:03 AM]
FOX NFL's America's Game of the Week Delivers 25,630,000 Average Viewers for Commanders-Cowboys
Season-to-date, the NFL on FOX is off to its best start to the season since 2014, averaging 19,646,000 viewers and up +4% over last year's season-to-date average.

[10/22/25 - 07:44 AM]
"9-1-1: Nashville" Debuts with Over 12 Million Total Audience to Date
The star-studded, high-octane first-responder drama delivered 7.80 million Total Viewers and 1.51 rating among Adults 18-49, excluding encores.

[10/22/25 - 06:21 AM]
ABC's Telecast of Formula 1 U.S. Grand Prix Draws Event's Largest TV Audience on Record
Viewership peaked at 1.6 million between 4:15-4:30 p.m. as Max Verstappen drove to victory, further tightening up the battle for the F1 driver's championship with only five races left in the season.

[10/21/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of October 13: "The Woman in Cabin 10" Sails Smoothly to No. 1 in This Week's Top 10
In the final stretch to Halloween, those lured in by the story of the OG horror villain put "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" at No. 1 on the English TV list with 9.5 million views.

[10/17/25 - 01:16 PM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Hits Season Highs with Best Audience Performance Since July
"Live" has now ranked as the No. 1 talk show in syndication for 139 consecutive weeks across all key measures.

[10/17/25 - 10:38 AM]
"Dancing with the Stars" Continues Historic Hot Streak - Rising for Fourth Straight Week Since Premiere with 6 Million Total Viewers
Plus: "High Potential" dominated the 10 p.m. hour with 4.15 million Total Viewers and a 0.33 rating among Adults 18-49.

[10/16/25 - 06:01 AM]
ESPN's Monumental 2025 WNBA Season Sets New Viewership Records
Across all networks, the 2025 WNBA Postseason was the most-viewed since 1999.

[10/15/25 - 04:02 PM]
"20/20" Is Friday's No. 1 Program on Broadcast TV
"20/20" increased its lead week to week over "Dateline" in Total Viewers to post its largest of the season.

[10/15/25 - 04:01 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49, Leading NBC in All Key Demos for the 3rd Straight Week
"Nightline" saw double-digit gains in the year-ago week in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49.

[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."