Lots of action on the final Wednesday of the summer TV season.
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.
NBC: The season finale of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.2 from the 2016 finale to 2.9, continuing an upward trajectory for the show. The 1-hour season premiere of THE GOOD PLACE fell heavily from last year’s series premiere to 1.4; in 2016, the premiere followed the season premiere of THE VOICE (at 3.3) with a 2.3 rating, although last night was 0.3 above January’s season finale and in line with how the show performed on Thursdays last season. (Note that GOOD PLACE actually began at 10:01PM last night, so it could be adjusted down this afternoon.)
CBS: BIG BROTHER’s 2-hour season finale was up 0.1 from 2016 to 2.1, although last year’s finale was a 90-minute episode that followed the season premiere of SURVIVOR. The SALVATION season finale rose 0.1 from last week to 0.6.
FOX: The MASTERCHEF season finale fell 0.3 from 2016 to 1.1.
ABC: Reruns at 0.5-0.7.
CW: Reruns at 0.2/0.2.
Transitions continue tonight, including the finales of CBS’s ZOO and Bravo’s GIRLFRIENDS GUIDE TO DIVORCE, along with an early season premiere for FOX’s GOTHAM.
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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