The game show arrivals fared better than the sitcoms.
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: CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE had a strong start at 1.1, with the premiere of THE CHASE at 0.9, and THE HUSTLER at 0.7, the latter up 0.2 from its Monday preview episode.
CBS: Notwithstanding the chart, the network aired sitcom reruns at 0.3-0.6, with STAR TREK: DISCOVERY at 0.2.
NBC: The 2-episode series premiere of MR. MAYOR was blah at 0.6/0.5. The first new SVU since December 3 was steady at 0.6. DATELINE ended the night at 0.3.
FOX: HELL’S KITCHEN returned at 0.7. Compared to their preview airings on Sunday, CALL ME KAT fell from 1.37 to 0.6, and LAST MAN STANDING was steady at 0.5.
CW: A rerun special at 0.1.
NBC will try to give MR. MAYOR a boost by reairing its first 2 episodes tonight.
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 this afternoon with the broadcast finals.
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