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[07/29/15 - 08:33 AM]
Tuesday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC Stays on Top with "America's Got Talent"
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

Primetime Preliminary Fast National Nielsen Data
(includes all DVR playback through 3:00 am)

Here are the highlights of the 12 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (7/28/15):

NBC (8.365 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.8, #1) was still the network to beat on Tuesday with new episodes of "America's Got Talent" (10.180 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.1, #1) and "Hollywood Game Night" (4.734 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.3, #2).

CBS (6.861 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #2) then claimed the silver with its trio of "NCIS" (7.874 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #4), "Zoo" (7.069 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.2, #3) and "NCIS: New Orleans" (5.642 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.8, #5).

Next up was ABC (2.394 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.7, #3) with repeats of "Fresh Off the Boat" (2.765 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6) and "Black-ish" (2.253 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T8) plus a new "Extreme Weight Loss" (2.337 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6).

Meanwhile, FOX (2.000 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #4) offered up originals from "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" (2.437 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T8) and "Knock Knock Live" (1.562 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.5, #10).

And finally, repeats of "The Flash" (1.239 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.4, #11) and "iZombie" (0.746 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.2, #12) on The CW (0.992 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5) closed out the evening. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), the former posted a 0.3 rating while the latter delivered a 0.2 rating.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+20.00% - Zoo
+16.67% - Extreme Weight Loss
0.00% - Hollywood Game Night
0.00% - Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (vs. 7/7/15)
0.00% - Knock Knock Live
-8.70% - America's Got Talent

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+20.00% - Zoo (vs. NCIS: Los Angeles (Repeat))
+13.51% - America's Got Talent (vs. Food Fighters/America's Got Talent)
0.00% - Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (vs. Various (Repeats))
0.00% - Knock Knock Live (vs. Various (Repeats))
-33.33% - Extreme Weight Loss (vs. Extreme Weight Loss/Celebrity Wife Swap)
-45.83% - Hollywood Game Night (vs. America's Got Talent)

In late-night metered market ratings (via NBC's press release):

· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.6/7; "CBS Summer Showcase," 1.8/5 with an encore; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.7/4.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 1.0/5; "CBS Summer Showcase," 0.3/2 with an encore; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/3.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.0/3 in metered-market households and a 0.3/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (1.2/4 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with James Corden" (1.0/3). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/3 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.2/1).

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.7/3 with an encore in metered-market households and a 0.2/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.


Here are the highlights of the 13 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (7/29/14):

NBC (8.601 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.0, #1) was the top draw on Tuesday thanks to week two of "Food Fighters" (4.767 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.3, #2) followed by a new two-hour "America's Got Talent" (10.519 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.4, #1).

ABC (3.408 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.0, #2) then was a distant second place with an original "Extreme Weight Loss" (3.693 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.1, #3) and the season finale of "Celebrity Wife Swap" (2.837 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T4).

Next up was CBS (6.387 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.9, #3) and its repeat lineup of "NCIS" (8.281 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T4), "NCIS: Los Angeles" (6.406 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T4) and "Person of Interest" (4.475 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T7).

Meanwhile, FOX (1.265 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #4) offered up its own second run mix of "Family Guy" (1.754 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T7), "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (1.149 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9), "New Girl" (1.032 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9) and "The Mindy Project" (1.128 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T9).

And finally, repeats of "Arrow" (0.945 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.3, #12) and "Supernatural" (0.643 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.2, #13) closed out the evening over on The CW (0.794 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.3, #5). In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Arrow" delivered a 0.3 rating while "Supernatural" posted a 0.3 rating.

In late-night metered market ratings (via NBC's press release):

·In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.8/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 1.7/4; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.7/4.

·In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 1.1/5; "Late Show," 0.3/1; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/3.

·From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.1/3 in metered-market households and a 0.3/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

·From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (1.2/4 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (0.9/3). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/3 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.2/1).

·At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.7/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.3/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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