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[09/18/18 - 08:07 AM]
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC's Emmy Coverage on Par with Last Year
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 11 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (9/17/18):

[Note: Fast affiliate ratings are inaccurate for live events. Additionally, ABC carried NFL coverage in Chicago which will be excluded from Officials.]

NBC (9.082 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.1, #1) rocketed to the top spot on Monday with its coverage of "The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards" (9.082 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.1, #1). Said event was on par with last year's coverage of "The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards" (9.576 million viewers; adults 18-49: 2.1), which aired on a Sunday.

CBS (3.467 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T2) then was a distant second with repeats of "Young Sheldon" (5.195 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.9, #2) and "Mom" (4.058 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.7, #3) followed by the season finales of "Salvation" (2.653 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.4, #9) and "Elementary" (3.123 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.5, #8).

Next up was ABC (3.237 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T2) with a special "Castaways" (3.324 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T4), another "Castaways" (3.031 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T4) and a repeat "The Good Doctor" (3.356 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T4).

Meanwhile, FOX (2.521 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T2) opted for its own special "Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes" (2.521 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T4).

And finally, repeats of the 2017 crossover between "Supergirl" (0.786 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T10) and "Arrow" (0.620 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T10) on The CW (0.703 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5) rounded out the night.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+25.00% - Elementary
0.00% - Salvation

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards (9/17/17)
0.00% - Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes (vs. So You Think You Can Dance)
0.00% - Elementary (vs. Scorpion (Repeat))
-42.86% - Salvation (vs. Mom/Life in Pieces (Repeats))
-64.71% - Castaways - 8:00 (vs. Dancing with the Stars)
-64.71% - Castaways - 9:00 (vs. Dancing with the Stars)

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

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Here are the highlights of the 13 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (9/18/17):

ABC (8.964 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.4, #1) climbed into the top spot on Monday with the return of "Dancing with the Stars" (10.823 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.7, #1) and the season finale of "To Tell the Truth" (5.244 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T4).

NBC (4.875 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.3, #2) then was a close second with the season finales of "American Ninja Warrior" (5.922 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.5, #2) and "Midnight, Texas" (2.781 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T6).

Next up was CBS (4.213 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.7, #3) with repeats of "The Big Bang Theory" (5.957 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.1, #3), "Kevin Can Wait" (4.491 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T4), "Mom" (4.130 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T6), "Life in Pieces" (3.364 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T8) and "Scorpion" (3.667 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.5, #10).

Meanwhile, FOX (2.218 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #4) offered up the penultimate week of "So You Think You Can Dance" (2.218 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T8).

And finally, second runs of "Supergirl" (1.262 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T11), "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (1.187 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T11) and another "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (1.219 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T11) rounded out the night on The CW (1.232 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+28.57% - To Tell the Truth
+14.29% - Midnight, Texas
0.00% - So You Think You Can Dance
-6.25% - American Ninja Warrior

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - To Tell the Truth (vs. Match Game)
0.00% - Dancing with the Stars
-53.85% - So You Think You Can Dance (vs. Gotham/Lucifer)
-54.55% - American Ninja Warrior (vs. The Voice)
-65.22% - Midnight, Texas (vs. The Good Place)

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," 1.7/5; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.1/6; 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," 0.6/4; "Late Show," 0.4/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/3.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.3/5 in metered-market households and a 0.3/3 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, ratings were: "Late Night with Seth Meyers," 0.9/3 in metered-market households; CBS's "Late Late Show," 1.1/4. In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, averages were: "Late Night," 0.3/3 in 18-49; "Late Late Show," 0.2/2.

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.5/3 in metered-market households and a 0.3/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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