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April 8, 2019
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4.7.2019

 

Not a good night for anyone.

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.

CBS:  The ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS fell half a point from last year’s ceremony to a new low 1.6.  The night started with 60 MINUTES down 1.1 from last week’s basketball-boosted mark to 0.9.

ABC:  Hurt by the music competition at CBS, AMERICAN IDOL fell 0.2 to a new series low 1.0.  SHARK TANK returned from a week off down 0.1 to 0.8.  The night began with AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS down 0.1 to 0.8. 

NBC:  After a golf overrun, WORLD OF DANCE (0.7) and GOOD GIRLS (0.6) were steady.

FOX:  The only new shows of the night were THE SIMPSONS, down 0.1 to 0.7, and BOB’S BURGERS, down 0.1 to 0.8.  The reruns around them were at 0.3-0.6.

CW:  Reruns at 0.1/0.1.

Tonight, CBS airs the NCAA TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. 

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

CABLE RATINGS: Come back this afternoon for detailed demographic ratings for top Friday cable programs. Saturday & Sunday cable ratings will be posted Tuesday morning.

PREVIOUS SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS)

PREVIOUS SUNDAY 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.