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August 24, 2020
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8.23.2020

 

A solid result for a political special.

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:  A rerun of AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS clocked a preliminary 0.9, probably due to the NBA playoff game that preceded it.  The rerun was followed by the joint interview special THE TICKET at 0.7, then by reruns at 0.4/0.4.

CBS:  60 MINUTES dropped 0.1 to 0.5, BIG BROTHER was steady at 1.0, and reruns followed at 0.3/0.3.

NBC:  After a “network edition” of CANNONBALL that held at 0.4, the preliminary number for the NHL PLAYOFFS game was 0.5.

FOX:  Reruns at 0.2-0.3.

CW:  FRIDGE WARS was steady at 0.1, followed by a rerun SUPERNATURAL at 0.1.

Coverage of the REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION begins tonight.  In addition, HBO airs the season finale of I MAY DESTROY YOU.

COMPARISONS TO SIMILAR NIGHTS: Preliminary adult 18-49 live+same day ratings versus the same night last year and same night last week.

Note: The fast affiliate-based ratings below measure what aired on network affiliates in 210 U.S. markets from 8-11 pm Eastern & Pacific or 7-10 pm Central & Mountain. The numbers are some combination of the network schedule and any pre-emptions (such as local news or weather coverage). Also live events such as sporting events and major specials are usually undercounted because the fast nationals measure what was on in primetime in the Pacific Time Zone (mostly what aired after the live event ended on the West Coast). Accurate program ratings will be available Tuesday morning with the broadcast finals.

CABLE RATINGS: Come back this afternoon for detailed demographic ratings for top Friday cable programs. Saturday & Sunday cable ratings and broadcast finals will be posted Tuesday morning.

PREVIOUS SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS)

PREVIOUS SUNDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS

NEWS & LATE NIGHT BROADCAST RATINGS

SPORTS RATINGS

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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.