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[06/05/19 - 08:12 AM]
Tuesday's Broadcast Ratings: "America's Got Talent" Keeps NBC in Front
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 15 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (6/4/19):

NBC (8.082 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.4, #1) was the network to beat on Tuesday with week two of "America's Got Talent" (9.752 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.6, #1) and "Songland" (4.742 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.0, #2).

FOX (3.058 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.7, #2) then was the silver draw with the penultimate "MasterChef Junior" (2.918 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.7, #4) and the season finale of "MasterChef Junior" (3.197 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.8, #3).

Next up was CBS (5.135 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.5, #3) with second runs of "NCIS" (6.063 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T5) and "FBI" (4.994 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T5) plus a new "Blood & Treasure" (4.348 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T5).

Meanwhile, ABC (2.016 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.4, #4) offered up repeats of "The Conners" (2.950 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T5), "American Housewife" (1.958 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T10), "Modern Family" (1.958 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T10), "The Goldbergs" (1.666 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T10), another "Modern Family" (1.854 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T5) and "Black-ish" (1.709 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T10).

And finally, The CW (0.440 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.1, #5) opted for repeats of "The Flash" (0.536 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T14) and "The 100" (0.345 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T14).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+33.33% - MasterChef Junior - 9:00
0.00% - Blood & Treasure
-5.88% - America's Got Talent
-12.50% - MasterChef Junior - 8:00
-16.67% - Songland

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+60.00% - MasterChef Junior - 9:00 (vs. Love Connection)
0.00% - Blood & Treasure (vs. 48 Hours: NCIS)
0.00% - MasterChef Junior - 8:00 (vs. Beat Shazam)
-27.27% - America's Got Talent
-37.50% - Songland (vs. World of Dance)

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," 1.5/4 with an encore telecast; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.4/7; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.6/4.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 0.4/3 with an encore; "Late Show," 0.4/3; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.4/3.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.0/4 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," 0.8/3 in metered-market households with an encore; CBS's "Late Late Show," 1.0/4 with an encore. In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, averages were: "Late Night," 0.2/2 in 18-49 with an encore; "Late Late Show," 0.1/1 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 15 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (6/5/18):

NBC (9.600 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.0, #1) cruised to victory on Tuesday with week two of "America's Got Talent" (11.137 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.2, #1) and "World of Dance" (6.525 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.6, #2).

CBS (5.238 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T2) then was the silver draw with its mix of "NCIS" (5.732 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T4), "Bull" (5.383 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T4) and "48 Hours: NCIS" (4.601 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T8).

Next up was FOX (1.875 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T2) with originals from "Beat Shazam" (2.118 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.7, #3) and "Love Connection" (1.632 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T8).

Meanwhile, ABC (2.170 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.5, #4) was all repeats with "The Middle" (2.821 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T4), another "The Middle" (2.482 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T4), "Black-ish" (2.052 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T8), another "Black-ish" (1.954 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T8), "Splitting Up Together" (1.866 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.4, #13) and another "Splitting Up Together" (1.848 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T8).

And finally, a repeat "The Flash" (0.806 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.2, #15) and a new "The 100" (0.943 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.3, #14) rounded out the evening on The CW (0.874 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - 48 Hours: NCIS
0.00% - The 100 (vs. 5/22/18)
-8.33% - America's Got Talent
-11.11% - World of Dance
-12.50% - Beat Shazam
-16.67% - Love Connection

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+40.00% - Beat Shazam (vs. Lethal Weapon (Repeat))
+25.00% - Love Connection (vs. The Mick/Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Repeats))
0.00% - 48 Hours: NCIS
-15.38% - America's Got Talent
-15.79% - World of Dance
-25.00% - The 100 (vs. iZombie)

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

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Source: Nielsen Media Research





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