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May 6, 2021
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5.5.2021

 

NOTE:  Due to last week’s Presidential Address, comparisons are to the most recent original episodes.

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 GOLDBERGS (0.5) and HOME ECONOMICS (0.4) were steady.  After reruns of THE CONNERS at 0.3/0.3, A MILLION LITTLE THINGS held at 0.3.

CBS:  The season premiere of KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS was at 0.3.  SEAL TEAM (0.4) and SWAT (0.4) were steady.

NBC:  CHICAGO MED lost 0.1 to 0.8, and both CHICAGO FIRE (0.9) and CHICAGO PD (0.9) were steady.

FOX:  THE MASKED SINGER rebounded from last week’s low, up 0.2 to 1.0, although still down 0.2 from 2 weeks ago.  GAME OF TALENTS was down 0.1 to 0.5.

CW:  KUNG FU fell 0.1 to 0.1, and NANCY DREW stayed at 0.1.

Tonight, CLARICE airs a new episode for the first time in nearly a month.

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). Accurate program ratings will be available with the broadcast finals.

CABLE RATINGS: Come back this afternoon for detailed demographic ratings for top Wednesday cable programs and broadcast finals.

PREVIOUS WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS)

PREVIOUS WEDNESDAY 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.