A solid result for a political special.
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: A rerun of AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS clocked a preliminary 0.9, probably due to the NBA playoff game that preceded it. The rerun was followed by the joint interview special THE TICKET at 0.7, then by reruns at 0.4/0.4.
CBS: 60 MINUTES dropped 0.1 to 0.5, BIG BROTHER was steady at 1.0, and reruns followed at 0.3/0.3.
NBC: After a “network edition” of CANNONBALL that held at 0.4, the preliminary number for the NHL PLAYOFFS game was 0.5.
FOX: Reruns at 0.2-0.3.
CW: FRIDGE WARS was steady at 0.1, followed by a rerun SUPERNATURAL at 0.1.
Coverage of the REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION begins tonight. In addition, HBO airs the season finale of I MAY DESTROY YOU.
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). Also live events such as sporting events and major specials are usually undercounted because the fast nationals measure what was on in primetime in the Pacific Time Zone (mostly what aired after the live event ended on the West Coast). Accurate program ratings will be available Tuesday morning with the broadcast finals.
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