Viewers wanted a recap of this unique year.
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: After a rerun of TO TELL THE TRUTH at 0.5, THE YEAR: 2020 was at 0.5, up 0.1 from the 2019 edition of the special.
CBS: Reruns at 0.4/0.4/0.4.
NBC: Reruns at 0.4/0.3/0.2. (The NURSES telecast consisted of repacked reruns of the 1st 2 episodes.)
FOX: Reruns at 0.2/0.2.
CW: POPSTAR’S BEST OF 2020 was at 0.1, and the finale of TELL ME A STORY was steady at 0.1.
Tonight, CW airs the special HEROES ON THE FRONTLINE.
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.
PREVIOUS TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS)
PREVIOUS TUESDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS
NEWS & LATE NIGHT BROADCAST RATINGS
###
About the Author
