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[06/25/19 - 08:09 AM]
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC Keeps Top Spot with "The Bachelorette"
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 (6/24/19):

ABC (4.831 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.2, #1) held onto the top spot on Monday thanks to new episodes of "The Bachelorette" (5.640 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.5, #1) and "Grand Hotel" (3.213 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T4).

NBC (4.504 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.8, #2) then remained the silver draw with fresh installments from "American Ninja Warrior" (4.812 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.9, #2) and "Dateline NBC" (3.887 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.7, #3).

Next up was FOX (2.276 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.5, #3) with originals from "So You Think You Can Dance" (2.094 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T6) and "Beat Shazam" (2.457 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T4).

Meanwhile, CBS (3.272 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.4, #4) again opted for an all-repeat lineup of "The Neighborhood" (3.694 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T6), another "The Neighborhood" (3.372 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.4, #8), "Bull" (3.629 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T9) and "God Friended Me" (2.654 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T9).

And finally, The CW (1.020 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5) closed out the night with new episodes of "Penn & Teller: Fool Us" (1.141 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T11), "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (0.903 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T11) plus a repeat "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (0.897 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T11).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - The Bachelorette
0.00% - American Ninja Warrior
0.00% - Dateline NBC
0.00% - Beat Shazam
0.00% - So You Think You Can Dance
0.00% - Whose Line Is It Anyway?
-14.29% - Grand Hotel
-33.33% - Penn & Teller: Fool Us

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+25.00% - So You Think You Can Dance (vs. 9-1-1 (Repeat))
+20.00% - American Ninja Warrior (vs. Running Wild with Bear Grylls/American Ninja Warrior)
+7.14% - The Bachelorette
0.00% - Beat Shazam (vs. So You Think You Can Dance)
-22.22% - Dateline NBC (vs. American Ninja Warrior)
-25.00% - Grand Hotel (vs. The Proposal)
-33.33% - Whose Line Is It Anyway?
-33.33% - Penn & Teller: Fool Us

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," 1.6/5; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.3/6; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.4/4 with an encore.

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

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.0/4 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," 1.0/4 in metered-market households; CBS's "Late Late Show," 0.9/4 with an encore. In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, averages were: "Late Night," 0.2/2 in 18-49; "Late Late Show," 0.2/2 with an encore.

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.5/2 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.1/1 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.


Here are the highlights of the 13 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (6/25/18):

ABC (5.053 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.2, #1) took home top honors on Monday with fresh installments of "The Bachelorette" (5.753 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.4, #1) and "The Proposal" (3.655 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.8, #3).

NBC (3.996 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.8, #2) then claimed the silver with new episodes of "Running Wild with Bear Grylls" (3.280 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T5) and "American Ninja Warrior" (4.355 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.9, #2).

Next up was CBS (3.845 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T3) with repeats of "Mom" (4.543 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.7, #4) and "Man with a Plan" (3.843 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T5) followed by the return of "Salvation" (3.341 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9) and a new "Elementary" (4.003 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.5, #8).

Meanwhile, FOX (2.289 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T3) offered up a new "So You Think You Can Dance" (2.789 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T5) and a repeat "9-1-1" (1.789 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9).

And finally, the return of "Penn & Teller: Fool Us" (1.326 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T11), a new "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (1.111 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T11) and a repeat "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (1.074 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.2, #13) rounded out the night on The CW (1.209 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - The Bachelorette
0.00% - The Proposal
0.00% - Whose Line Is It Anyway?
-10.00% - American Ninja Warrior
-14.29% - Running Wild with Bear Grylls
-16.67% - Elementary
-25.00% - So You Think You Can Dance

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - The Bachelorette
0.00% - Whose Line Is It Anyway?
0.00% - Elementary (vs. Scorpion (Repeat))
0.00% - Penn & Teller: Fool Us (vs. Supergirl (Repeat))
-20.00% - The Proposal (vs. Celebrity Family Feud (Repeat))
-25.00% - So You Think You Can Dance
-30.77% - American Ninja Warrior (vs. American Ninja Warrior/Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge)
-33.33% - Salvation (vs. Mom/Life in Pieces (Repeats))
-60.00% - Running Wild with Bear Grylls (vs. American Ninja Warrior)

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," 1.6/4; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.3/6; 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," 0.4/3; "Late Show," 0.3/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.4/3 with an encore.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.1/4 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," 1.1/4 in metered-market households; CBS's "Late Late Show," 1.0/4. 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 0.6/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.2/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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