AMERICAN IDOL returned at a lower level.
DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day 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 and comparisons follow the chart.
ABC: The season premiere of AMERICAN IDOL was at 1.7, down 0.6 from the 2018 premiere (although up 0.1 from the season finale, on a Monday). The night started with an AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS that was up 0.3 to 1.1 compared to its last airing 2 weeks ago, and the IDOL lead-out was SHARK TANK, which last aired a new episode on January 27, and was at 0.9 compared to that night’s 1.1/1.0.
NBC: After a clip show hour at 0.5, a new 2-hour WORLD OF DANCE made its Sunday debut at 1.0, down 0.4 from last Tuesday’s episode. The season premiere of GOOD GIRLS was at 0.7, down an ugly 0.8 from last year’s series premiere (on a Monday after THE VOICE), and a new series low.
CBS: 60 MINUTES gained 0.2 from last week to 1.0. The rest of the line-up returned from an Oscar week off, with GOD FRIENDED ME up 0.1 to 0.7, NCIS: LA up 0.2 to 0.9, and MADAM SECRETARY up 0.2 to 0.6.
FOX: The line-up returned from Oscar break, and after an 0.4/0.5 hour of reruns, THE SIMPSONS was steady at 0.9, BOB’S BURGERS was down 0.1 to 0.8, and FAMILY GUY was likewise down 0.1 to 0.8. A FAMILY GUY rerun ended the night at 0.7.
CW: After a week off, SUPERGIRL (0.4) and CHARMED (0.3) were each up 0.1.
Tonight, the broadcast networks air their regular line-ups.
COMPARISONS TO SIMILAR NIGHTS: Preliminary adult 18-49 live+same day ratings versus the same night last year and same night last week.
PREVIOUS SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS)
PREVIOUS SUNDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS
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