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[05/15/19 - 08:11 AM]
Tuesday's Broadcast Ratings: "NCIS" Tops Both Total Viewers, Demos
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 15 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (5/14/19):

CBS (8.997 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T1) was the top draw on Tuesday thanks to a new "NCIS" (11.482 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #1) and the season finales of "FBI" (8.504 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T4) and "NCIS: New Orleans" (7.004 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7).

NBC (5.279 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T1) then shared in the demo honors with fresh installments of "The Village" (3.840 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7), "The Voice" (6.456 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.0, #2) and the season finale of "New Amsterdam" (5.541 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.9, #3).

Next up was ABC (2.616 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T3) and its lineup of "American Housewife" (3.729 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T4), "The Kids Are Alright" (2.882 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7), "Black-ish" (2.752 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7), "Bless This Mess" (2.661 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7) and "1969" (1.838 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T14).

Meanwhile, FOX (2.102 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T3) offered up fresh installments of "MasterChef Junior" (2.774 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.7, #6) and "Mental Samurai" (1.431 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.4, #13).

And finally, The CW (1.191 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.4, #5) closed out the night with the season finale of "The Flash" (1.524 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.5, #12) and a new "The 100" (0.858 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T14).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+12.50% - New Amsterdam
+11.11% - The Voice
+10.00% - NCIS
0.00% - FBI
0.00% - American Housewife
0.00% - MasterChef Junior
0.00% - The Village
0.00% - The Kids Are Alright
0.00% - Bless This Mess
0.00% - The Flash
0.00% - The 100
-14.29% - NCIS: New Orleans
-14.29% - Black-ish (vs. 4/30/19)
-20.00% - Mental Samurai
-25.00% - 1969

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+42.86% - The Voice (vs. Rise)
+40.00% - MasterChef Junior (vs. MasterChef Junior: The Road to the Finale)
0.00% - New Amsterdam (vs. Chicago Med)
-8.33% - NCIS
-20.00% - FBI (vs. NCIS: New Orleans)
-25.00% - The 100
-25.00% - NCIS: New Orleans
-28.57% - The Flash
-33.33% - Mental Samurai (vs. New Girl)
-40.00% - Bless This Mess (vs. Splitting Up Together)
-40.00% - 1969 (vs. For the People)
-50.00% - Black-ish
-57.14% - The Village (vs. The Voice)
-57.14% - The Kids Are Alright (vs. The Middle)
-69.23% - American Housewife (vs. Roseanne)

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," 1.6/5; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.6/7; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.4/4 with an encore.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 0.3/2; "Late Show," 0.4/3 and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.3/2 with an encore.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.0/3 in metered-market households and a 0.2/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, ratings were: "Late Night with Seth Meyers," 1.1/4 in metered-market households; CBS's "Late Late Show," 1.1/4. In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, averages were: "Late Night," 0.2/2 in 18-49; "Late Late Show," 0.3/2.

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.7/3 in metered-market households and a 0.1/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Here are the highlights of the 16 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (5/15/18):

ABC (4.939 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.2, #1) edged out the demo competition on Tuesday with its lineup of "Roseanne" (10.643 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.6, #1), "The Middle" (6.325 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.4, #T2), the season finale of "Black-ish" (5.008 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T4), "Splitting Up Together" (3.648 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T6) and "For the People" (2.004 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T14).

CBS (10.487 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T2) then remained the most-watched draw with a new "NCIS" (12.531 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T4), "NCIS: New Orleans" (9.946 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T6) and the season finale of "NCIS: New Orleans" (8.985 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.8, #9).

Next up was NBC (5.920 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T2) with a new "The Voice" (8.039 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.4, #T2), the departing "Rise" (4.227 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T10) and the season finale of "Chicago Med" (5.494 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.9, #8).

Meanwhile, FOX (1.629 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #4) opted for the special "MasterChef Junior: The Road to the Finale" (1.731 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T14) alongside a new "New Girl" (1.536 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T12) and the series finale of "New Girl" (1.517 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T12).

And finally, The CW (1.507 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.5, #5) closed out the evening with originals from "The Flash" (1.911 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T10) and "The 100" (1.103 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.4, #16).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+20.00% - New Girl - 9:00
+20.00% - New Girl - 9:30
+16.67% - The Voice
0.00% - Roseanne
0.00% - Black-ish
0.00% - Splitting Up Together
0.00% - NCIS: New Orleans
0.00% - Rise
0.00% - The Flash
0.00% - For the People
0.00% - The 100
-6.67% - The Middle
-10.00% - Chicago Med
-25.00% - NCIS

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+100.00% - Roseanne (vs. The Middle)
+33.33% - The 100 (vs. iZombie)
+25.00% - Splitting Up Together (vs. Imaginary Mary)
+20.00% - Black-ish (vs. Fresh Off the Boat)
+16.67% - The Middle (vs. American Housewife)
+7.69% - Rise (vs. Great News)
-6.67% - The Voice
-14.29% - NCIS
-16.67% - NCIS: New Orleans - 9:00 (vs. Bull)
-22.22% - The Flash
-23.08% - MasterChef Junior: The Road to the Finale (vs. Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
-27.27% - NCIS: New Orleans - 10:00
-28.57% - For the People (vs. Marvel's Agents of SHIELD)
-30.77% - Chicago Med (vs. Chicago Fire)
-33.33% - New Girl - 9:00 (vs. Prison Break)
-33.33% - New Girl - 9:30 (vs. Prison Break)

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," 1.8/5; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.9/8; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.4/4 with an encore.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 0.5/3; "Late Show," 0.5/3; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.4/3 with an encore.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.0/4 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, ratings were: "Late Night with Seth Meyers," 1.0/4 in metered-market households; CBS's "Late Late Show," 1.2/4. In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, averages were: "Late Night," 0.3/2 in 18-49; "Late Late Show," 0.2/2.

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.6/3 in metered-market households and a 0.2/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Source: Nielsen Media Research




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