What follows are the preliminary national ratings for Friday, February 19 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: 8.46 million, ABC: 5.74, NBC: 3.99, Fox: 2.58, CW: 961,000
-Adults 18-49:
ABC: 1.3 rating/5 share, CBS: 1.2/ 5, NBC: 0.9/ 3, Fox: 0.7/ 3, CW: 0.4/ 1
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8:00 p.m.
ABC – Last Man Standing
Viewers: 6.66 million (#1), A18-49: 1.2/ 5 (#1)
CBS – The Amazing Race
Viewers: 5.99 million (#2), A18-49: 1.1/ 4 (#2)
NBC – Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon
Viewers: 3.77 million (#3), A18-49: 0.8/ 3 (#3t)
Fox – Sleepy Hollow
Viewers: 3.26 million (#4), A18-49: 0.8/ 3 (#3t)
CW – The Vampire Diaries
Viewers: 1.12 million (#5), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#5)
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8:30 p.m.
ABC – Dr. Ken
Viewers: 4.94 million (#2), A18-49: 1.1/ 4 (#1)
CBS – The Amazing Race
Viewers: 5.83 million (#1), A18-49: 1.0/ 4 (#2)
NBC – Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon
Viewers: 3.61 million (#3), A18-49: 0.8/ 3 (#3)
Fox – Sleepy Hollow
Viewers: 3.05 million (#4), A18-49: 0.7/ 3 (#4)
CW – The Vampire Diaries
Viewers: 993,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.4/ 1 (#5)
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9:00 p.m.
ABC – Shark Tank
Viewers: 6.05 million (#2), A18-49: 1.5/ 6 (#1)
CBS – Hawaii Five-O
Viewers: 8.50 million (#1), A18-49: 1.1/ 4 (#2)
NBC – Grimm
Viewers: 4.15 million (#3), A18-49: 1.0/ 4 (#3)
Fox – Second Chance
Viewers: 2.07 million (#4), A18-49: 0.6/ 2 (#4)
CW – The Originals
Viewers: 902,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.4/ 1 (#5)
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9:30 p.m.
ABC – Shark Tank
Viewers: 6.30 million (#2), A18-49: 1.6/ 6 (#1)
CBS – Hawaii Five-O
Viewers: 9.13 million (#1), A18-49: 1.2/ 4 (#2)
NBC – Grimm
Viewers: 3.90 million (#3), A18-49: 0.9/ 3 (#3)
Fox – Second Chance
Viewers: 1.99 million (#4), A18-49: 0.6/ 2 (#4)
CW – The Originals
Viewers: 826,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.4/ 1 (#5)
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10:00 p.m.
ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 5.30 million (#2), A18-49: 1.3/ 5 (#1t)
CBS – Blue Bloods
Viewers: 10.64 million (#1), A18-49: 1.3/ 5 (#1t)
NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 4.00 million (#3), A18-49: 0.8/ 3 (#3)
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10:30 p.m.
ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 5.21 million (#2), A18-49: 1.2/ 5 (#2)
CBS – Blue Bloods
Viewers: 10.66 million (#1), A18-49: 1.3/ 5 (#1)
NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 4.53 million (#3), A18-49: 0.9/ 3 (#3)
Source: Nielsen Media Research
FROM ABC:
ABC Friday Prime (8-11pm – 5.7 million and 1.3/5 in AD18-49): With the return of its 8-9pm comedies from the prior week’s preemption, Shark Tank and 20/20, ABC won Friday in Adults 18-49 (1.3/5), ranking #1 on the night for the 4th week running. And ABC’s Shark Tank finished as Friday’s #1 TV show for its 5th straight original airing among young adults (1.5/6).
Last Man Standing (8-8:30pm – 6.7 million and 1.2/5 in AD18-49): At 8pm, Last Man Standing returned from the prior week’s preemption at #1 in its half-hour with viewers (6.7 million) and young adults (1.2/5). The ABC comedy remained even with its last original in Adults 18-49.
Dr. Ken (8:30-9pm – 4.9 million and 1.1/4 in AD18-49): At 8:30pm, ABC’s Dr. Ken was up 10% from its most recent telecast two weeks ago in Adults 18-49 (1.1/4 vs. 1.0/4) and improved its half-hour by 22% over original comedy programming on the year-ago night (0.9/3 for Cristela on 2/20/15).
Shark Tank (9-10pm – 6.2 million and 1.5/6 in AD18-49): Shooting up from its Adult 18-49 lead-in at 9pm (+36%), ABC’s Shark Tank topped its hour by 36% over runner-up CBS’ Hawaii Five-0 (1.5/6 vs. 1.1/4).
20/20 (10-11pm – 5.3 million and 1.2/5 in AD18-49): At 10pm, ABC’s 20/20 dominated NBC’s Dateline head to head in the hour to stand as Friday’s #1 newsmagazine. From 10-11pm, the ABC newsmagazine beat its NBC newsmagazine competition by 1.0 million viewers (5.3 million vs. 4.3 million), by 50% in Adults 18-49 (1.2/5 vs. 0.8/3) and by 42% in Adults 25-54 (1.7/5 vs. 1.2/4). It was the 4th straight week for 20/20 to deliver more viewers than Dateline in the hour.
SHARK TANK is not having a good season in the ratings. I wonder if the series is beginning to grow old with viewers?
Personally, I am getting tired of it. But for ABC on Friday it still is acceptable. The perception is that Shark Tank is a big hit. It never has been.
Wrong, it is the only show recently to pull over a 2 on Friday when most shows struggle to pull that during the week.
It has 6 million viewers.
Well said Marc.
NBC has gone into the dire situation it’s in by spending years pretending low-rated shows like Shark Tank are huge.
You’re one of the very few to dare point it out.
Kudos! 🙂
Grimm is another show on NBC that has never done much in the ratings department, yet everyone thinks is a huge hit.
There is one thing that NBC does very well: PR. If they were as successful picking shows, they’d tower over the TV landscape…
You’re of course very right about Grimm.
I think it’d be funny (or perhaps incredibly sad) to poll people and see how many people they think watch different shows.
It has grown old with me. I still have about 7 or 8 episodes on my DVR I haven’t got around to watching. I’m not sure if I will.
Great illustration of the reason why high-DVR shows tend to fade in the ratings.
You start watching the show later and later and then don’t bother to watch it at all…
That’s what happened with me with Mentalist.
Top rated show last night, Bye.
Blue Bloods was the Top-Rated show.
By far!!!
Don’t fall for the spin. 🙂
FROM NBC
“GRIMM” MATCHES ITS 18-49 HIGH SINCE NOV. 6
Friday Primetime Results:
“Grimm” (0.9/3 in 18-49, 4.0 million viewers overall from 9-10 p.m. ET):
· Equals its highest adult 18-49 rating since Nov. 6 (1.0 with the second “Grimm” of the season).
· Grows week to week in adults 18-34 (0.4 to 0.5), men 18-34 (0.3 to 0.4) and men 18-49 (0.7 to 0.8).
· Will add substantial viewership via time-shifting:
o “Grimm” has grown by +92% this season in 18-49 rating (from a 0.90 to a 1.73) and 2.4 million viewers overall (3.8 million to 6.2 million) going from L+SD to L+7.
o Last week’s “Grimm” grew by +79% in 18-49 going from L+SD to L+3 (0.90 to 1.61), for the #4 biggest gain of the week on the Big 4 networks in 18-49 percentage, behind only the +88% for “The Blacklist” and the +83% for “Shades of Blue” and an ABC Sunday telecast of “Castle.”
· Upscale: “Grimm” is capturing a strong upscale audience this season, indexing at a 114 among adults 18-49 living in homes with $100K+ incomes (“most current” including L+3).
“Caught on Camera With Nick Cannon” (0.8/3 in 18-49, 3.7 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET):
· Retains 100% of its adult 18-49 rating week to week.
· Grows 0.2 of a point or +33% week to week in men 18-49 (0.6 to 0.8).
“Dateline NBC” (0.8/3 in 18-49, 4.3 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET):
· Grows +13% from its first half-hour to its second in adults 18-49 (0.8 to 0.9), despite the 10 p.m. hour.
· Also increases half-hour to half-hour by +8% in adults 25-54 (1.2 to 1.3), +13% in women 25-54 (1.5 to 1.7) and +13% in total viewers (4.0 million to 4.5 million).
· Grows week to week in total viewers by +3% (4.263 million vs. 4.134 million).
· Will add substantial viewership via time-shifting:
o The prior week’s “Dateline” increased by +31% in 18-49 going from L+SD to L+3 (0.94 to 1.23) and 1.1 million persons in total viewers (4.1 million vs. 5.2 million).
o The Jan. 29 “Dateline NBC ,” featuring the “Making a Murderer” case, reported “Dateline’s” highest L+7 rating in 18-49 (1.80), in three years (since Dec. 14, 2012, the day of the Sandy Hook Elementary shootings).
· Upscale: “Dateline” delivers a solid upscale audience, indexing at a 109 among adults 18-49 living in homes with $100K+ incomes.
In Late-Night Metered Markets Friday Night:
· In adult 18-49 rating in the local people meters, Fallon (1.1) topped the combined results of CBS’s “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (0.4) and ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” rebroadcast (0.6).
· In 18-49 in the local people meters, Meyers’ encore(0.6) beat Colbert (0.4) and tied Kimmel’s rebroadcast (0.6), despite Meyers’ later start time.
· In 18-49 in the local people meters, Carson Daly’s rebroadcast (0.4) doubled CBS’s encore “Late Late Show with James Corden” (0.2) despite starting an hour later, beat “Nightline” (0.3) despite starting 90 minutes later and tied Colbert (0.4) despite starting two hours later.
· Fallon’s guests Friday night included Vince Vaughn, Ryan Seacrest and musical guest Dead & Company from Los Angeles.
· Meyers’ guests Friday included Paul Giamatti, Aubrey Plaza and Frank Bruni (encore).
· Daly’s guest Friday included Mark McKinney, Rob Kazinsky and musical guest Houndmouth (encore).
· In Nielsen’s 56 metered markets, household results were: “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” 2.8/7; “Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” 2.3/6; and ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 1.9/5 with an encore.
· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,”1.1/5; “Late Show,” 0.4/2; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 0.6/3 with an encore.
· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC’s “Nightline” averaged a 1.3/4 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, “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (1.4/4 in metered-market households with an encore) beat CBS’s “Late Late Show” (1.2/4 with an encore). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “Late Night” (0.6/4 in 18-49 with an encore) topped “Late Late Show” (0.2/1 with an encore).
· At 1:35 a.m., “Last Call with Carson Daly” averaged a 0.8/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.4/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.
FROM CBS
CBS Friday Live + Same Day Highlights
“BLUE BLOODS” TOPS FRIDAY IN VIEWERS
AND SWEEPS TIME PERIOD IN A18-49 AND A25-54
“THE AMAZING RACE” WINS IN VIEWERS AND A18-49
CBS WINS FRIDAY IN VIEWERS
· At 8:00 PM, THE AMAZING RACE was first in viewers (5.91m), A18-49 (1.1, tie) and averaged 1.5 in A25-54.
· At 9:00 PM, HAWAII FIVE-0 was first in viewers (8.82m) while averaging 1.1 in A18-49 and 1.8 in A25-54 (nc).
· At 10:00 PM, BLUE BLOODS was first in viewers (10.65m), A18-49 (1.3) and A25-54 (1.9). BLUE BLOODS was Friday’s number one broadcast in viewers.
· CBS won the night in viewers (8.46m).
I personally think LMS and Dr. Ken need more help they need an extra hour of comedies behind it as Shark Tank has not had a good season in the ratings this year.
Blue Bloods still doin’ its thang now!
NBC Fridays need a complete revamp so that means Grimm has gotta go.
I tried getting through Dr. Ken last night. I made it for about 5 minutes.
I haven’t really watched Dr. Ken outside of the pilot to have an opinion on it but I did think that Truth Be Told was way better and that’s saying something.
Great nostalgia week for sitcom fans as we got some mini-reunions of some NBC Must See TV era comedies tomorrow night on NBC and then the big one on Netflix this Friday with the return of Fuller House. I got Netflix right now just for Jessica Jones and Fuller House, I choose to watch my movies on Amazon Prime though.
My two daughters — age 24 and 13 — can’t wait to see Fuller House. Nor can I. Great idea for Netflix to do this.
Yeah I’m glad Netflix did this too and I think the networks are going to be frustrated that they didn’t jump on top of this opportunity to bring the show back to television. I’m really seeing a lot of young people amped for it as I originally though it would only cater to us folks who live through the 80s and 90s but I think it backs up Lori Loughlin’s point about the show’s successful syndication run and international following keeping it alive after it was off the air. Like your 13 year old being amped for it is a really good thing for the show because it proves that Full House might be a multi-generational show.
Lori Loughlin is one of the nicest people I have ever met in this business. And I expect an immediate renewal for Fuller House after it debuts.
Why will they wait until after it debuts. The trend is now to renew BEFORE… 😉
Not that they have bad Nielsens to fear. They’ll say it did great no matter what (like the studios do with box-office).
Very sure, but I am confident this will really score.
You may be very right. We’ll never really know.
CBS has essentially the same ratings on “low ratings Friday” that it does on “high ratings Thursday”, winning both nights…
If that doesn’t dispense with the fiction that there are cursed night and time slots, I don’t know what will (don’t worry – I still expect the networks’ PR to claim various slots are accursed with low viewership as it’s a great excuse for the low ratings their badly-made new shows garner…)
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