At this point, ABC may be hoping for some more Nielsen delays.
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.
ABC: AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS (0.9) and ONCE UPON A TIME (0.8) were both down 0.1, but the roof really came in after that, as TIME AFTER TIME fell 0.2 to a disastrous 0.4, and AMERICAN CRIME lost 0.1 for a matching 0.4. It’s hard to believe ABC can stay with this line-up for the remainder of the season, but also not clear what would do substantially better.
NBC: After a 0.6 LITTLE BIG SHOTS rerun, the night’s new episode dropped 0.2 to 1.5, still tied as the highest-rated show of the night. CHICAGO JUSTICE fell 0.2 to 1.0, and SHADES OF BLUE slipped 0.1 to 0.8.
FOX: The new BOB’S BURGERS held at 0.8, just a tenth above the rerun that preceded it. THE SIMPSONS was down 0.1 to 1.0, and MAKING HISTORY was steady at 0.7. FAMILY GUY remained at 1.1, and THE LAST MAN ON EARTH lost 0.1 to 0.8.
CBS: The primetime schedule slid by half an hour due to the NCAA TOURNAMENT, so adjustments may follow. For now, 60 MINUTES is up 0.4 to 1.6, and NCIS: LA is up 0.1 to 1.2, while MADAM SECRETARY (0.8) and ELEMENTARY (0.6) are steady.
Things should improve for ABC tonight with the return of DANCING WITH THE STARS. On cable, AMC has the 2-hour season finale of HUMANS.
COMPARISONS TO SIMILAR NIGHTS: Preliminary adult 18-49 ratings versus the same night last year and same night last week.
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