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[05/27/19 - 08:21 AM]
Sunday's Broadcast Ratings: NASCAR Tops Viewers, Demos for FOX
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 (5/26/19):

FOX (4.121 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.7, #1) was the network to beat on Sunday with its primetime coverage of "Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Racing: Charlotte" (4.121 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.7, #1).

NBC (2.742 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #2) then was a close second with its special "American Ninja Warrior: All Stars Skills Special" (2.843 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T2) and the season finale of "Good Girls" (2.438 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T2).

Next up was ABC (3.343 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.5, #3) and its all-repeat lineup of "America's Funniest Home Videos" (3.548 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T6), "Celebrity Family Feud" (3.750 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T2), "The $100,000 Pyramid" (3.387 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.5, #5) and "Shark Tank" (2.686 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T6).

Meanwhile, CBS (3.570 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.3, #4) offered up its second run mix of "60 Minutes" (5.414 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T6), "Blood & Treasure" (2.773 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T9), another "Blood & Treasure" (2.733 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T9) and "NCIS: Los Angeles" (3.362 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T9).

And finally, The CW (0.400 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.1, #5) closed out the night with the special "The Top 10 Greatest Animal Movies of All Time" (0.511 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T12) and a repeat "Supernatural" (0.289 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T12).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+20.00% - Good Girls

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+20.00% - Good Girls (vs. American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The World (Repeat))


Here are the highlights of the 11 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (5/27/18):

FOX (3.951 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.8, #1) led the demo race on Sunday with its annual telecast of "Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Racing" (3.951 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.8, #1).

The silver then went to ABC (3.011 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.5, #2) with repeats of "America's Funniest Home Videos" (3.742 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T3), another "America's Funniest Home Videos" (3.623 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.6, #2), a new "Deception" (2.344 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T6) and the season finale of "Deception" (2.337 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T6).

Next up was CBS (4.815 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T3) and its combination of "60 Minutes" (6.136 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T3), "Instinct" (5.139 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T6), a second "Instinct" (4.630 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.3, #11) and a repeat "NCIS: Los Angeles" (3.353 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T6).

And finally, encores of "Dateline NBC" (3.099 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T6) and "American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The World" (2.240 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T3) on NBC (2.455 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T3) rounded out the night.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
-33.33% - Deception
-42.86% - Instinct (vs. 5/6/18)

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - Deception - 10:00 (vs. The Bachelorette (Repeat))
0.00% - Instinct - 8:00 (vs. NCIS: Los Angeles (Repeat))
0.00% - Deception - 9:00 (vs. The Bachelorette (Repeat))
0.00% - Instinct - 9:00 (vs. Madam Secretary (Repeat))

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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