With the NBA conference finals continuing last night and History’s hit mini-series Hatfields & McCoys ending its short run last night, the best the broadcast networks could muster was a 2.6 Adult 18-49 rating for FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance (up a bit from Thursday’s 2.4-rated premiere). Last year on Wednesday, June 1, the comparable episode of SYTYCD scored a 3.1 rating.
The ratings for History and the rest of cable will be available later today.
Outside of FOX, Wednesday was pretty much a disaster for the other broadcast networks. CBS was a distant second place with a 1.3 rating from 8-11 pm. The new reality series Dogs in the City flatlined at 8 pm with a 1.3 premiere, followed by repeats of Criminal Minds (1.1) and CSI (1.5).
ABC aired six repeat comedies from 8-11 pm, averaging a 1.2 rating.
NBC better hope for an unprecedented live-event ratings lift in the official nationals. Game 1 of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals averaged a 1.0 fast national rating with Adults 18-49 from 8-11 pm. (The Los Angeles Kings beat the New Jersey Devils in overtime.) Of course, the fast nationals do not properly account for west coast viewing of live events, and sporting events involving west coast teams are particularly under-estimated in the fast nationals. Let’s assume a generous 50% lift in the official nationals — that would put the Game 1 rating at a 1.5, still below Game 1 last year between Boston and Vancouver (1.8 official rating).
We will update the NHL ratings when available, along with the NBA playoff ratings from last night.
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WEDNESDAY Ratings
Preliminary ratings are delayed by Nielsen until at least 9:30 am PT (90 minutes past due). The ratings service is performing extra “quality checks,” so be prepared for unusually high quality ratings later this morning!
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