A downward trend swept most of the 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.
NBC: The BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS moved from ABC, and are currently at 2.1, down a half-point from last year’s final rating (down 0.2 from the 2017 preliminary number). DATELINE started the night with a preliminary 0.9 that would be up 0.3 from last week if it held.
ABC: After an AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS that was down 0.3 to 0.9, AMERICAN IDOL fell 0.4 to 1.3 (another live telecast that may come up in finals), and DECEPTION was down 0.1 to 0.6.
CBS: The 2-hour season finale of NCIS: LA was steady with last week’s 0.8, but down 0.4 from the 2017 finale, and the MADAM SECRETARY finale was steady with last week at 0.6, but down 0.1 from last year’s finale.
FOX: A night of finales included 3 episodes of BOB’S BURGERS, a rerun at 0.4, and non-consecutive half-hours at 0.7/0.8, compared to last year’s 0.8. THE SIMPSONS was at 0.8, down 0.1 from both last week and the 2017 finale. The final FOX episode of BROOKLYN NINE-NINE (which transfers to NBC next season) was at 0.8, steady with last week and up from last year’s 0.7/0.6 (on a Tuesday). FAMILY GUY was at 0.9, down 0.1 from both last week and 2017.
Tonight’s finales include AMERICAN IDOL, MAN WITH A PLAN and AMC’s THE TERROR.
COMPARISONS TO SIMILAR NIGHTS: Preliminary adult 18-49 ratings versus the same night last year and same night last week.
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