Primetime Preliminary Fast National Nielsen Data (includes all DVR playback through 3:00 am)
Here are the highlights of the 16 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (7/12/15):
ABC (5.188 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.2, #1) was the network to beat on Sunday with its mix of "America's Funniest Home Videos" (4.950 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #5), "Celebrity Family Feud" (8.598 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.1, #1), "BattleBots" (4.169 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.3, #3) and "Castle" (3.034 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9).
CBS (5.168 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T2) then claimed the silver with its quartet of "60 Minutes" (7.443 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.8, #6), "Big Brother 17" (5.812 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.9, #2), "Madam Secretary" (3.648 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9) and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (3.768 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9).
Next up was NBC (3.347 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T2) with rebroadcasts of "Hollywood Game Night" (2.177 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9) and "American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The World" (3.737 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.1, #4).
And finally, repeats of "Bob's Burgers" (0.896 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.3, #16), another "Bob's Burgers" (1.012 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.4, #15), "The Simpsons" (1.490 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.6, #8), "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (1.189 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9), "Family Guy" (1.583 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.7, #7) and a new "Golan the Insatiable" (1.131 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9) on FOX (1.217 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.5, #4) closed out the evening.
Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+40.00% - Celebrity Family Feud
+18.75% - Big Brother 17
+8.33% - BattleBots
0.00% - Golan the Insatiable (vs. 6/28/15)
Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+61.54% - Celebrity Family Feud (vs. Wipeout)
-7.14% - BattleBots (vs. Rising Star)
-9.52% - Big Brother 17
-44.44% - Golan the Insatiable (vs. American Dad (Repeat))
Here are the highlights of the 16 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (7/13/14):
ABC (4.703 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.2, #1) pulled into the top demo spot on Sunday powered by a repeat of "America's Funniest Home Videos" (6.135 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.5, #2), new episodes of "Wipeout" (4.484 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.3, #4) and "Rising Star" (4.804 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.4, #3) plus a repeat of "Castle" (3.388 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.7, #12).
CBS (6.220 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #2) then was a close second with its mix of "60 Minutes" (8.097 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.0, #7), "Big Brother 16" (6.650 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.1, #1) and the flipped "Unforgettable" (6.079 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T8) and "Reckless" (4.048 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T13).
Next up was FOX (2.034 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.8, #3) with a special "Brain Games" (1.458 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.5, #16) alongside repeats of "The Simpsons" (2.144 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T8), another "The Simpsons" (2.442 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.1, #6), "Family Guy" (2.591 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.2, #5) and "American Dad" (2.112 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T8).
And finally, encores of "American Ninja Warrior" (2.352 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T13), "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (2.279 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T13) and another "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (2.938 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.8, #11) on NBC (2.480 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.6, #4) closed out the night.
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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