Musical competition on CBS seemed to dent AMERICAN IDOL.
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 and comparisons follow the chart.
CBS: After 60 MINUTES dropped 0.4 from last week’s post-Masters telecast to 1.1, the ACM AWARDS were steady with last year’s 2.1.
ABC: AMERICAN IDOL fell 0.2 to a series low 1.3, making the 1.7 for the special James Comey 20/20 hour even more impressive. The night started with AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS, up 0.3 to 1.2, but possibly boosted by afternoon NBA Playoffs coverage.
NBC: DATELINE held at 0.6. LITTLE BIG SHOTS fell 0.2 to 0.7, and GENIUS JR was steady at 0.7. TIMELESS lost 0.1 to a new low 0.5.
FOX: After a 0.5 rerun, the new BOB’S BURGERS was steady at 0.8, and THE SIMPSONS gained 0.1 to 1.0. Despite what the chart above says, a pair of BROOKLYN NINE-NINE episodes followed at 0.9/0.7, compared to last week’s 0.8, and THE LAST MAN ON EARTH was down 0.1 to 0.6.
We’ve reached the season finale part of the calendar, and tonight’s is CBS’s SCORPION. In addition, CW’s SUPERGIRL returns to the air after a 2-month hiatus.
COMPARISONS TO SIMILAR NIGHTS: Preliminary adult 18-49 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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