The underwhelming season finales continued.
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: On a night of season finales (and a premiere), THE GOLDBERGS was up 0.1 from last week to 1.4, but down half a point from the 2016 finale; SPEECHLESS gained 0.1 from last week to 1.2; MODERN FAMILY climbed 0.1 from last week to 1.7, but fell 0.4 from last year; and DESIGNATED SURVIVOR fell 0.1 to 1.0. DOWNWARD DOG showed why it’s been relegated to summer, losing more than one-third its lead-in for a dim 1.1 start.
NBC: BLINDSPOT’s season finale held with last week’s 0.8, but that was down half a point from the 2016 finale (on a Monday), and the CHICAGO PD finale held last week’s 1.3 and was down just 0.1 from last year. Between them, SVU gained 0.1 from last week to 1.2.
CBS: After a steady 1.7 SURVIVOR, the 2-hour series finale of CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS dropped 0.1 to 0.7.
FOX: SHOTS FIRED stayed at 0.8, and EMPIRE lost 0.1 to 2.1.
CW: ARROW fell 0.1 to 0.5, and THE 100 was steady at 0.3.
Tonight is an evening of 2-hour finales: THE BLACKLIST, SCANDAL, and SUPERNATURAL (plus a 2-hour non-finale THE AMAZING RACE). GREY’S ANATOMY airs a comparatively puny 1-hour season finale.
COMPARISONS TO SIMILAR NIGHTS: Preliminary adult 18-49 ratings versus the same night last year and same night last week.
PREVIOUS WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS)
PREVIOUS WEDNESDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS
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