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August 19, 2017
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8.18.2017

 

NOTE: FOX numbers below inflated by NFL Preseason pre-emptions in Seattle and part of prime time in Minneapolis.

DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age of 2).

Ratings analysis follows the chart.

Fast Demo 2017 Aug 18.FRI

CBS:  A special BIG BROTHER doubled the next-highest rating of the night at 1.4.  It was followed by 0.5/0.5 reruns.

ABC:  WHAT WOULD YOU DO and 20/20 were both up 0.1 to 0.7.  The night started with a 0.7 SHARK TANK rerun.

NBC:  After 0.7 for an AMERICA’S GOT TALENT rerun, DATELINE rose 0.1 to 0.8.

CW:  MASTERS OF ILLUSION stayed at 0.2, the same as the rerun and the PENN & TELLER: FOOL US rerun that followed.

FOX:  The night’s reruns are currently at 0.7/0.7.

AMC’s HALT & CATCH FIRE returns for its 4th and final season tonight.  On Sunday, there are several returnees:  TNT’s THE LAST SHIP, Showtime’s SURVIVOR’S REMORSE, and Showtime’s EPISODES (for its last season) and DICE. 

CABLE RATINGS: Come back Monday for detailed demographic ratings for top cable programs from this day.

PREVIOUS FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS)

PREVIOUS FRIDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS

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About the Author

Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.