The NFL DRAFT was the latest TV staple to slump.
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 broadcast portion of the NFL DRAFT (we’ll have the ESPN numbers this afternoon) fell 0.6 to 1.0.
CBS: YOUNG SHELDON was steady at 0.7, while UNITED STATES OF AL (0.5), MOM (0.5) and B POSITIVE (0.4) all lost 0.1. A CLARICE rerun was at 0.2.
NBC: Back-to-back episodes of MANIFEST were at 0.4/0.4, down from last week’s 0.5 hour. An SVU rerun was at 0.3.
FOX: A rerun of NAME THAT TUNE started the night at 0.2, and with that low lead-in, LAST MAN STANDING dropped 0.2 to 0.3, and LET’S BE REAL premiered at a low 0.2.
CW: The special WILL & KATE’S ROYAL ANNIVERSARY was at 0.1, followed by a rerun of HARRY & MEGHAN’S AMERICAN DREAM at 0.1.
Tonight, CBS airs the series finale of the rebooted MACGYVER.
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.
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NEWS & LATE NIGHT BROADCAST RATINGS
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