THE ESPYS deflated, and another original drama made little headway.
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 ESPYS fell 0.3 from last year’s preliminary rating to 1.4. (2016’s final number increased by 0.1 in finals.)
CBS: Even with BIG BROTHER up 0.1 to 1.9 to easily win the night, lead-out SALVATION managed just 0.7 in its debut, and fell from 0.8 to 0.6 during the hour. The night ended with 0.5 for a CRIMINAL MINDS rerun.
NBC: LITTLE BIG SHOTS dropped 0.1 to 0.9, and THE CARMICHAEL SHOW held at 0.7, followed by a 0.5 rerun episode and then 0.4 for a THIS IS US rerun.
FOX: Returning from a rerun week, MASTERCHEF (1.0) and THE F WORD (0.6) were both steady.
CW: After a 0.2 ARROW rerun, THE 15 MOST ICONIC SUMMER BLOCKBUSTERS special was at 0.2.
CW’s only scripted offering of the summer, the British adventure HOOTEN & THE LADY, premieres tonight.
COMPARISONS TO SIMILAR NIGHTS: Preliminary adult 18-49 ratings versus the same night last year and same night last week.
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