May sweeps didn’t arrive with fireworks.
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.
ABC: GREY’S ANATOMY fell 0.1 from last week to 1.9, tying its series low. SCANDAL and THE CATCH, however, were each up 0.1, respectively to 1.6 and 1.0.
CBS: THE BIG BANG THEORY dominated the night (at least until we have the NBA DRAFT ratings), up 0.1 to 3.3. THE ODD COUPLE was also up 0.1 to 1.8, MOM held at 1.8, and 2 BROKE GIRLS slipped 0.1 to 1.6. RUSH HOUR fell 0.1 to 0.9.
NBC: STRONG was down 0.1 to a new low 0.7. THE BLACKLIST fell 0.1 to 1.2, and GAME OF SILENCE stayed at 0.7.
FOX: BONES lost 0.1 to 0.8, and AMERICAN GRIT remained at 0.7.
CW: Both LEGENDS OF TOMORROW (0.7) and THE 100 (0.5) gained 0.1 from last week.
Apart from reality show reruns at 8PM on ABC and FOX, all the networks are new tonight. That includes the season finale of HELL’S KITCHEN on FOX.
COMPARISONS TO SIMILAR NIGHTS: Preliminary adult 18-49 ratings versus the same night last year and same night last week.
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