Not a good night for season finales.
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: ABC definitely didn’t want the season to end for AGENTS OF SHIELD with a 0.2 drop to a series low 1.3, outrated by THE FLASH. The night started with a DANCING WITH THE STARS episode, up 0.1 to 1.5.
CBS: The season finale of NCIS was down 0.1 from last week to 1.9, but more seriously was down 25% from last season’s 2.6. Similarly, although the season finale of NCIS: NEW ORLEANS was up 0.1 from last week to 1.7, it was down 30% from last season’s 2.5 for NCIS: LA. A run of CSI: CYBER was at 1.2, the same as it did on Wednesday last week.
NBC: THE VOICE rose 0.1 to 2.1, down 20% from the parallel night last season. The season finale of UNDATEABLE held at last week’s 1.3. The season finale of CHICAGO lost 0.1 from last week to 1.3, down 30% from last season’s 1.9.
FOX: HELL’S KITCHEN was steady at 1.2. An Tuesday episode of AMERICAN IDOL was also at 1.2.
CW: THE FLASH held at 1.4, and IZOMBIE gained 0.1 to 0.7.
Tonight’s season finales include THE MIDDLE, THE GOLDBERGS and NASHVILLE on ABC, CSI: CYBER on CBS, ARROW on CW and AMERICAN IDOL 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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