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April 20, 2017
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4.19.2017

 

Only one network aired a full original line-up last night.

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.

Fast Demo 2017 Apr 19.WED

CBS:  A 2-hour SURVIVOR was steady with last week’s 1.7 hour, and CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS held at 0.8.

ABC:  DESIGNATED SURVIVOR rose 0.1 from last week to 1.0.  The earlier part of the evening was all sitcom reruns, led by THE GOLDBERGS at 1.0.

FOX:  SHOTS FIRED lost 0.1 to 0.8.  A 0.8 EMPIRE rerun followed.

NBC:  Procedural reruns at 0.8-0.9.

CW:  Reruns, all at 0.3.

THE BLACKLIST returns from hiatus tonight with back-to-back hours.

 

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

Fast Track 2017 Apr 19.WED

CABLE RATINGS: Come back this afternoon for detailed demographic ratings for top cable programs from this day.

PREVIOUS WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS)

PREVIOUS WEDNESDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS

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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.