NOTE: The ABC numbers below do not include live viewing of the NBA FINALS Game 1 on the West Coast from 6-8PM PT. Come back this afternoon for precise program ratings for Wednesday broadcast and cable.
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: Game 1 of the NBA FINALS had a preliminary 2.1 rating. That was way down from the early 3.9 for 2019’s Game 1, although that aired on a Thursday in May.
CBS: BIG BROTHER fell 0.2 to 1.0, and both LOVE ISLAND (0.5) and 48 HOURS: SUSPICION (0.3) were down 0.1.
NBC: Reruns at 0.4/0.4/0.3.
FOX: THE MASKED SINGER gained 0.1 to 1.7, and I CAN SEE YOUR VOICE lost 0.1 to 1.1.
CW: The series finale of THE 100 had a 0.1 bump to 0.2, followed by a rerun PENN & TELLER: FOOL US at 0.1.
Tonight, FOX airs the political comedy special LET’S BE REAL.
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 this afternoon with the broadcast finals.
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