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[07/12/15 - 08:47 AM]
Saturday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC Tops Charts with "Celebrity Family Feud" Marathon
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 (7/11/15):

ABC (3.773 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.8, #1) was the top draw on Saturday with its marathon of "Celebrity Family Feud" (3.487 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.7, #4), another "Celebrity Family Feud" (3.704 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.9, #2) and "Celebrity Family Feud" (4.130 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #1).

NBC (3.430 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.7, #2) then claimed the silver with a repeat "Running Wild with Bear Grylls" (1.723 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T6) and a two-hour "Dateline Saturday Night Mystery" (4.284 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.8, #3).

Next up was FOX (2.775 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.6, #3) with its weekly "Baseball Night in America" (2.775 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.6, #5) coverage.

And finally, new episodes of "The Millers" (1.842 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T8), another "The Millers" (1.792 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T8), "The McCarthys" (1.847 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T8), another "The McCarthys" (1.712 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T8) and a repeat "48 Hours" (2.407 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T6) on CBS (2.001 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.3, #4) closed out the evening.

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

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Here are the highlights of the 10 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (7/12/14):

NBC (4.356 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.7, #1) kept the top spot on Saturday with its duo of "Dateline Saturday Night Mystery" (5.071 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.9, #1) and "The Blacklist" (2.926 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T4).

CBS (2.351 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T2) then claimed the silver with originals from "Bad Teacher" (1.543 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T7), another "Bad Teacher" (1.479 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T7) and repeats of "Under the Dome" (1.649 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T7) and "48 Hours" (3.895 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.6, #2).

Next up was FOX (1.913 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T2) and its weekly coverage of "Baseball Night in America" (1.913 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T4).

And finally, ABC (1.814 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T2) closed out the evening with "Bet on Your Baby" (1.891 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T4), a "Mistresses" (1.185 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T7) encore and "Nightline Prime" (2.367 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.5, #3).

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

·An encore telecast of "Saturday Night Live," with host Lena Dunham and musical guest The National, averaged a 2.5/7 in household results in Nielsen's 56 metered markets and a 1.0/5 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with Local People Meters, to rank as the #1 telecast of the night on the Big 4 networks in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

·These are "SNL's" top ratings in six weeks in metered-market households and the Local People Meters, since a May 31 encore hosted by Charlize Theron with musical guest The Black Keys averaged a 2.6/5 in metered-market households and a 1.2/5 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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