Primetime Preliminary Fast National Nielsen Data
(includes all DVR playback through 3:00 am)

Here are the highlights of the 15 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (9/7/17):

NBC (19.625 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 6.7, #1) rocketed to the top spot on Thursday with its primetime coverage of "NFL Kickoff 2017" (13.700 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 4.4, #3), "Sunday Night Football Pre-Kick" (21.426 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 7.1, #2) and "Sunday Night Football" (20.657 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 7.2, #1).

A distant silver then went to CBS (4.918 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.1, #2) and its mix of "The Big Bang Theory" (6.566 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.2, #5), "Mom" (5.155 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.9, #6), "Big Brother 19" (6.133 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.8, #4) and "Zoo" (2.761 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11).

Next up was FOX (2.242 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.7, #3) with originals from "Beat Shazam" (2.481 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.8, #7) and "Love Connection" (2.003 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T8).

Meanwhile, ABC (2.514 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.6, #4) offered up a new "Battle of the Network Stars" (2.983 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T8) followed by the season finales of "Battle of the Network Stars" (2.440 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T8) and "The Gong Show" (2.120 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11).

And finally, The CW (1.294 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5) rounded out the night with "Penn & Teller: Fool Us" (1.431 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.4, #13), "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (1.193 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T14) and another "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (1.122 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T14).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+20.00% - Battle of the Network Stars (vs. 8/24/17)
0.00% - Beat Shazam (vs. 8/24/17)
-5.26% - Big Brother 19
-16.67% - The Gong Show (vs. 8/17/17)
-33.33% - Penn & Teller: Fool Us
-44.44% - Zoo
-53.85% - Love Connection
-57.14% - Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+100.00% - Beat Shazam (vs. Rosewood (Repeat))
+100.00% - Penn & Teller: Fool Us (vs. DC's Legends of Tomorrow (Repeat))
+50.00% - Whose Line Is It Anyway? (vs. Beauty and the Beast)
+20.00% - Love Connection (vs. Bones (Repeat))
+5.88% - Big Brother 19
0.00% - Battle of the Network Stars (vs. $100,000 Pyramid (Repeat))
0.00% - Zoo (vs. Code Black (Repeat))
-16.28% - Sunday Night Football
-16.47% - Sunday Night Football Pre-Kick
-16.67% - The Gong Show (vs. Match Game (Repeat))
-18.52% - NFL Kickoff 2017

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

"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," (2.7 rating in households from 1-2:15 a.m. ET, 1.2 in 18-49 in the local people meters):

· Is currently scoring the show's highest metered-market household and 18-49 ratings in more than eight months (since Dec. 22, 2016, 2.9 in metered-market households and 1.3 in 18-49 in the local people meters).

· Despite a later start time, "Tonight" is currently up +4% versus the same night last year in metered-market households (2.7 vs. 2.6 from 12:45-1:45 a.m. ET on Sept. 8, 2016) and retaining 100% in 18-49 in the local people meters (1.2 vs. 1.2).

· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.7 rating, delayed by an NFL overrun; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.5/6; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.7/4.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 1.2 rating, delayed by an NFL overrun; "Late Show," 0.5/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/2.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.1/3 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, ratings were: " Late Night with Seth Meyers," 1.7 rating in metered-market households, delayed by an NFL overrun and currently excluding the show's final quarter-hour; CBS' "Late Late Show," 1.0/3. In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, averages were: "Late Night," 0.8 in 18-49, delayed by an NFL overrun and currently excluding the show's final quarter-hour; "Late Late Show," 0.2/1.

Here are the highlights of the 14 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (9/8/16):

NBC (22.033 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 8.0, #1) was of course the network to beat on Thursday with its presentations of "NFL Kickoff 2016" (15.531 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 5.4, #3), "Sunday Night Football Pre-Kick" (24.547 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 8.5, #2) and "Sunday Night Football" (23.031 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 8.6, #1).

CBS (4.664 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #2) then was a distant second with its mix of "The Big Bang Theory" (6.433 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.2, #5), "Life in Pieces" (4.202 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.8, #6), "Big Brother 18" (5.511 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.7, #4) and "Code Black" (3.165 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T10).

Next up was ABC (3.542 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.6, #3) and its repeat lineup of "$100,000 Pyramid" (4.174 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.7, #7), another "$100,000 Pyramid" (3.604 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T8) and "Match Game" (2.849 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T8).

Meanwhile, FOX (2.164 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.5, #4) offered up second runs of "Rosewood" (1.894 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.4, #12) and "Bones" (2.434 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T10).

And finally, a repeat "DC's Legends of Tomorrow" (0.752 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T13) and a new "Beauty and the Beast" (0.714 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T13) closed out the evening on The CW (0.733 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - Beauty and the Beast (vs. 8/25/16)
-26.09% - Big Brother 18

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+100.00% - Beauty and the Beast (vs. Arrow (Repeat))
0.00% - NFL Kickoff 2016
-4.49% - Sunday Night Football Pre-Kick
-10.42% - Sunday Night Football
-10.53% - Big Brother 18

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," 2.7 rating, delayed by an NFL overrun; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 1.7/4; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.7/4.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 1.2 rating, delayed by an NFL overrun; "Late Show," 0.3/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/2.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.1/4 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" (1.5 rating in metered-market household, delayed by an NFL overrun) beat CBS's "Late Late Show" (1.0/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.7 rating in 18-49, delayed by an NFL overrun) topped "Late Late Show" (0.2/2).

Source: Nielsen Media Research