Due to the State of the Union address and reruns, most comparisons are to 2-3 weeks ago.
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: THE MIDDLE fell 0.2 from its last new episode 3 weeks ago to 1.2. FRESH OFF THE BOAT was at 0.9, compared to 1.0/0.9 for last week’s doubleheader. BLACK-ISH was steady at 1.0, and KEVIN (PROBABLY) SAVES THE WORLD was down 0.1 to 0.5.
CBS: NCIS slipped 0.1 from 2 weeks ago to 1.4, BULL fell 0.2 to 1.1, and NCIS: NEW ORLEANS was down 0.1 to 0.9.
NBC: The season finale of ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES gained 0.1 from last week to 1.9. THIS IS US was naturally much lower than its post-Super Bowl airing, but at 2.7 it was up 0.2 from 2 weeks ago. CHICAGO MED was also up 0.2 to 1.5.
FOX: LETHAL WEAPON lost 0.1 from 2 weeks ago to 1.1, while LA TO VEGAS (0.8) and THE MICK (0.7) were steady.
CW: With a full plate of competition against them, THE FLASH dipped 0.1 from last week to 0.8, and BLACK LIGHTNING was 0.2 dimmer to 0.6.
Tonight, CBS launches its Olympics counterprogramming BIG BROTHER: CELEBRITY EDITION. On cable, Syfy’s CHANNEL ZERO returns, and History’s KNIGHTFALL ends its season.
COMPARISONS TO SIMILAR NIGHTS: Preliminary adult 18-49 ratings versus the same night last year and same night last week.
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