What follows are the preliminary national ratings for Sunday, February 21 broken out by network and by each half-hour. Note that these results are based on the time period averages and are not program based.
-Total Viewers:
CBS: 8.96 million, ABC: 6.01, NBC: 5.73, Fox: 2.29
-Adults 18-49:
ABC: 1.5 rating/5 share, NBC: 1.2/ 4, CBS: 1.1/ 3, Fox: 1.0/ 3
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7:00 p.m.
ABC – America’s Funniest Home Videos
Viewers: 6.15 million (#2), A18-49: 1.2/ 5 (#1)
CBS – 60 Minutes
Viewers: 10.38 million (#1), A18-49: 1.1/ 4 (#2)
NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 4.92 million (#3), A18-49: 0.9/ 3 (#3)
Fox – The Simpsons (R)
Viewers: 1.96 million (#4), A18-49: 0.8/ 3 (#4)
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7:30 p.m.
ABC – America’s Funniest Home Videos
Viewers: 6.55 million (#2), A18-49: 1.4/ 5 (#1)
CBS – 60 Minutes
Viewers: 10.97 million (#1), A18-49: 1.1/ 4 (#2t)
NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 5.36 million (#3), A18-49: 1.0/ 4 (#4)
Fox – Bob’s Burgers
Viewers: 2.31 million (#4), A18-49: 1.1/ 4 (#2t)
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8:00 p.m.
ABC – The Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60
Viewers: 7.32 million (#2), A18-49: 1.8/ 6 (#1)
CBS – Madam Secretary
Viewers: 10.96 million (#1), A18-49: 1.3/ 4 (#3t)
NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 6.49 million (#3), A18-49: 1.3/ 4 (#3t)
Fox – The Simpsons
Viewers: 3.14 million (#4), A18-49: 1.4/ 4 (#2)
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8:30 p.m.
ABC – The Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60
Viewers: 7.43 million (#2), A18-49: 1.9/ 6 (#1)
CBS – Madam Secretary
Viewers: 10.30 million (#1), A18-49: 1.2/ 4 (#3)
NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 7.17 million (#3), A18-49: 1.4/ 4 (#2)
Fox – Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Survival
Viewers: 1.90 million (#4), A18-49: 0.8/ 2 (#4)
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9:00 p.m.
ABC – The Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60
Viewers: 6.56 million (#2), A18-49: 1.7/ 5 (#1)
CBS – The Good Wife
Viewers: 8.28 million (#1), A18-49: 1.1/ 3 (#3)
NBC – Must See TV: An All-Star Salute to James Burroughs
Viewers: 5.95 million (#3), A18-49: 1,4/ 4 (#2)
Fox – Family Guy
Viewers: 2.72 million (#4), A18-49: 0.8/ 2 (#4)
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9:30 p.m.
ABC – The Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60
Viewers: 6.05 million (#2), A18-49: 1.4/ 5 (#1)
CBS – The Good Wife
Viewers: 7.48 million (#1), A18-49: 0.9/ 3 (#3)
NBC – Must See TV: An All-Star Salute to James Burroughs
Viewers: 5.52 million (#3), A18-49: 1,3/ 4 (#2)
Fox – Bordertown
Viewers: 1.75 million (#4), A18-49: 0.7/ 2 (#4)
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10:00 p.m.
ABC – Shark Tank
Viewers: 4.11 million (#3), A18-49: 1.2/ 4 (#2)
CBS – CSI: Cyber
Viewers: 6.75 million (#1), A18-49: 1.0/ 3 (#23)
NBC – Must See TV: An All-Star Salute to James Burroughs
Viewers: 5.39 million (#2), A18-49: 1.3/ 4 (#1)
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10:30 p.m.
ABC – Shark Tank
Viewers: 3.93 million (#3), A18-49: 1.1/ 4 (#2)
CBS – CSI: Cyber
Viewers: 6.51 million (#1), A18-49: 0.9/ 3 (#23)
NBC – Must See TV: An All-Star Salute to James Burroughs
Viewers: 5.26 million (#2), A18-49: 1.4/ 4 (#1)
Source: Nielsen Media Research
FROM NBC
“MUST SEE TV: AN ALL-STAR TRIBUTE TO JAMES BURROWS” WINS THE 10-11 P.M. HOUR AMONG ABC, CBS & NBC IN 18-49
“BURROWS” IS NBC’S MOST-WATCHED ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM IN THE SUNDAY 9-11 P.M. TIME PERIOD, EXCLUDING THE GOLDEN GLOBES, SINCE APRIL 2015
“DATELINE” REPORTS ITS HIGHEST SUNDAY 18-49 RATING SINCE MARCH 2015
Sunday Primetime Results:
The NBC Special “Must See TV: An All-Star Tribute to James Burrows” (1.3/4 in 18-49, 5.5 million viewers overall from 9-11 p.m. ET):
· Delivers NBC’s highest total-viewer figure in the slot, excluding live news and sports and the Golden Globes, since April 12, 2015 (5.9 million).
· Wins its second hour from 10-11 p.m. ET among ABC, CBS and NBC in adults 18-49, as well as adults 25-54 and all key adult-female demos.
· Ranks as the #2 or tied for #2 show of the night on the Big 4 networks in all key adult-female demos
· Wins the 9-11 p.m. time period among the Big 4 in adults 25-54 and other key demos.
“Dateline NBC” (1.2/4 in 18-49, 6.0 million viewers overall from 7-9 p.m. ET):
· Hits season highs for a Sunday “Dateline” in adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and total viewers. In total viewers, it’s a “Dateline” season high for any night of the week.
· Reports the top “Dateline” Sunday results since March 22, 2015 in 18-49 and since May 31, 2015 in total viewers (6.2 million).
· In adults 25-54, it was the highest-rated Sunday “Dateline” since Jan. 25, 2015.
· Grows +56% from its first half-hour to its fourth in adult 18-49 rating (0.9 to 1.4) , +54% in adults 25-54 (1.3 to 2.0) and +46% or more than 2.2 million persons in total viewers (4.9 million to 7.2 million).
· Ties for #2 in the slot among the Big 4 in adults 18-49.
NOTE: Primetime results are based on “fast affiliate time period” data from Nielsen Media Research. All ratings are “live plus same day” unless otherwise indicated.
FROM CBS
CBS Sunday Live + Same Day Highlights
CBS IS SUNDAY’S TOP BROADCAST NETWORK AMONG VIEWERS DURING EVERY HALF HOUR
“60 MINUTES,” “MADAM SECRETARY” AND “THE GOOD WIFE” ARE SUNDAY’S
TOP THREE BROADCASTS IN VIEWERS
CBS WINS THE NIGHT IN VIEWERS
· At 7:00 PM, 60 MINUTES was first in viewers (10.67m), A25-54 (1.8) and averaged 1.1 in A18-49.
· At 8:00 PM, MADAM SECRETARY was first in viewers (10.64m, up +6% from 10.06m) and averaged 1.2 in A18-49 (nc) and 1.9 in A25-54 (up +6% from 1.8).
· At 9:00 PM, THE GOOD WIFE was first in viewers (7.88m) and averaged 1.0 in A18-49 (nc) and 1.5 in A25-54 (nc).
· At 10:00 PM, CSI: CYBER was first in viewers (6.63m, up +5% from 6.31m) and averaged 0.9 in A18-49 (nc) and 1.3 in A25-54 (nc).
· CBS won Sunday in viewers (8.96m).
I think that NBC must be a little disappointed in those Burrows numbers.
I’m not completely surprised. I watched it and while I like all the shows profiled, I thought the special itself was a little dull and by-the-numbers.
The fact that it lose viewers as the night went on seems to indicate that people got bored and tuned out.
I am traveling so DVRed it…was the Friends cast first? I saw those declines. I had figured that they would save Friends for last.
It was towards the end.
There was no “From ABC” release? That is strange.
There was one and I used most of its info in this date’s finals post https://programmingins.wpengine.com/?p=5621
OK. Thanks for the response.
You were curious how they were going to spin a distant second and explain it was yet another big win..? 😉
Sunday Final Nationals: ‘Disneyland 60’ Special and Season-High ‘America’s Funniest Home Videos’ Drive ABC to Earn its Best Sunday in Three Months https://programmingins.wpengine.com/?p=5621