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July 18, 2020
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7.17.2020

 

Little effort from the networks.

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 follows the chart.

ABC:  After a rerun of SHARK TANK at 0.4, 20/20 held at 0.4.

CBS:  Reruns at 0.3/0.3/0.3.

NBC:  A rerun of THE WALL at 0.3, then DATELINE gained 0.1 to 0.5.

FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN was steady at 0.5.

CW:  MASTERS OF ILLUSION stayed at 0.2, followed by reruns at 0.1/0.1/0.2.

On Sunday, TNT premieres THE ALIENIST: ANGEL OF DARKNESS.

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 Monday afternoon with the broadcast finals.

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

PREVIOUS FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS)

PREVIOUS FRIDAY 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.