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[07/28/20 - 08:12 AM]
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC, "The Titan Games" Top Demos
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 (7/27/20):

NBC (3.152 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.5, #1) remained the demo champ on Monday thanks to a new "The Titan Games" (3.682 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.7, #1) followed by repeats of "The Wall" (2.945 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.5, #2) and "Dateline NBC" (2.830 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T3).

CBS (3.198 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T2) was the most-watched broadcaster with its repeat lineup of "The Neighborhood" (3.901 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T3), "Bob (Hearts) Abishola" (3.446 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T3), "All Rise" (2.630 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T6) and "Bull" (3.289 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T6).

Next up was FOX (2.045 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T2) with second runs of "9-1-1" (2.049 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T6) and "9-1-1: Lone Star" (2.042 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T6).

Meanwhile, ABC (1.377 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T4) opted for a repeat of "The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons - Ever!" (1.377 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T10).

And finally, The CW (0.820 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T4) rounded out the night with a new "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (1.001 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T10), a repeat "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (0.921 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T10) and the special "Penn & Teller: Try This At Home Too" (0.680 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T10).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - The Titan Games
0.00% - Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - Whose Line Is It Anyway? (vs. Penn & Teller: Fool Us)
0.00% - Penn & Teller: Try This At Home Too (vs. Whose Line Is It Anyway?/Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Repeat))
-12.50% - The Titan Games (vs. American Ninja Warrior)


Here are the highlights of the 13 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (7/29/19):

ABC (5.801 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.5, #1) cruised to victory on Monday with the penultimate "The Bachelorette" (7.147 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.9, #1) and a new "Grand Hotel" (3.111 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.7, #3).

NBC (4.309 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.7, #2) then was the silver draw with fresh installments from "American Ninja Warrior" (4.643 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.8, #2) and "Dateline NBC" (3.642 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.6, #4).

Next up was FOX (2.102 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.5, #3) with originals from "Beat Shazam" (2.298 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.5, #5) and "So You Think You Can Dance" (1.905 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T6).

Meanwhile, CBS (2.279 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.3, #4) served up a new "Love Island" (2.130 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T6) alongside repeats of "The Big Bang Theory" (2.217 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T8), "The Neighborhood" (1.935 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T8) and "Bull" (2.632 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T8).

And finally, new episodes of "Penn & Teller: Fool Us" (1.158 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T11) and "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (0.941 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T11) plus a repeat "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (0.919 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T11) rounded out the evening on The CW (1.044 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+40.00% - Grand Hotel
+11.76% - The Bachelorette
0.00% - American Ninja Warrior
0.00% - Dateline NBC
0.00% - Love Island
0.00% - So You Think You Can Dance
0.00% - Penn & Teller: Fool Us
0.00% - Whose Line Is It Anyway?
-16.67% - Beat Shazam

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+46.15% - The Bachelorette
0.00% - Grand Hotel (vs. The Proposal)
0.00% - So You Think You Can Dance (vs. 9-1-1 (Repeat))
-16.67% - Beat Shazam (vs. So You Think You Can Dance)
-25.00% - Dateline NBC
-27.27% - American Ninja Warrior
-27.27% - Love Island (vs. Mom/Life in Pieces (Repeats))
-33.33% - Penn & Teller: Fool Us
-33.33% - Whose Line Is It Anyway?

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," 1.4/4; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.0/6; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.6/5.

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

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline," averaged a 1.0/4 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," 0.9/3 in metered-market households; CBS's "Late Late Show," 0.9/3. In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, averages were: "Late Night," 0.2/2 in 18-49; "Late Late Show," 0.1/1.

· 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.

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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