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[06/23/18 - 08:27 AM]
Friday's Broadcast Ratings: "Dateline" Sparks Demo Victory for NBC
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 12 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (6/22/18):

NBC (3.313 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.7, #1) took the top spot among adults 18-49 on Friday with an encore "American Ninja Warrior" (3.304 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T1) and a new "Dateline NBC" (3.331 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T1).

CBS (4.244 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T2) then took home second place with a new "Undercover Boss" (4.131 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T3) alongside repeats of "Hawaii Five-0" (3.698 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T7) and "Blue Bloods" (4.902 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T7).

Next up was ABC (2.860 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T2) and its original lineup of "Quantico" (2.534 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T5), "What Would You Do?" (2.625 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T5) and "20/20" (3.423 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T3).

Meanwhile, The CW (1.201 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #4) offered up rebroadcasts of "Harry Potter: A History of Magic" (1.240 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T9) and "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (1.083 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T9).

And finally, repeats of "The Resident" (1.349 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T9) and "The Orville" (1.063 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.2, #12) on FOX (1.206 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5) rounded out the evening.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+25.00% - Quantico
+16.67% - Dateline NBC
0.00% - 20/20
0.00% - What Would You Do?
-14.29% - Undercover Boss

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+20.00% - Undercover Boss (vs. MacGyver (Repeat))
-22.22% - Dateline NBC
-28.57% - Quantico (vs. Shark Tank (Repeat))
-40.00% - 20/20
-44.44% - What Would You Do?

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," 1.7/4; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.4/6; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.5/4 with an encore.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 0.4/2; "Late Show," 0.4/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.3/2 with an encore.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.0/3 in metered-market households and a 0.2/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, ratings were: "Late Night with Seth Meyers," 1.0/3 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," 0.3/2 in 18-49 with an encore; "Late Late Show," 0.2/2 with an encore.

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.6/3 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 12 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (6/23/17):

NBC (4.371 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.9, #1) was the demo champ on Friday with its weekly encore of "America's Got Talent" (4.413 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T2) and "Dateline NBC" (4.289 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T2).

ABC (4.165 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.8, #2) then was a tight second with a repeat "Shark Tank" (3.803 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.7, #5) alongside the return of "Primetime: What Would You Do?" (3.991 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T2) and "20/20" (4.702 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.0, #1).

Next up was CBS (4.939 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.6, #3) with repeats of "MacGyver" (4.277 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.5, #8), "Hawaii Five-0" (5.040 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T6) and "Blue Bloods" (5.502 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T6).

Meanwhile, FOX (1.431 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.4, #4) offered up second runs of "MasterChef" (1.564 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9) and "Beat Shazam" (1.299 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9).

And finally, the season finale of "The Originals" (0.907 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.3, #11) and a repeat "Riverdale" (0.553 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.2, #12) on The CW (0.730 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5) rounded out the night.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+25.00% - 20/20
+12.50% - Dateline NBC
0.00%

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+20.00% - The Originals (vs. Masters of Illusion)
+12.50% - Primetime: What Would You Do?
0.00% - 20/20
0.00% - Dateline NBC (vs. U.S. Gymnastics Championship: Women's)

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; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 1.8/5 with an encore; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.6/4 with an encore.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 0.7/4; "Late Show," 0.3/2 with an encore; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/3 with an encore.

· 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, ratings were: "Late Night with Seth Meyers," 1.1/4 in metered-market households with an encore; CBS's "Late Late Show," 0.8/3 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," 0.1/1 with an encore.

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.6/2 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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