What follows are the fast affiliate results for Friday, October 20, 2017 broken out by network and by each half-hour.
-Total Viewers:
CBS: 8.06 million, NBC: 3.58, ABC: 2.40, Fox: 2.05, CW: 622,000
-Adults 18-49:
CBS: 0.9 rating/4 share, NBC and Fox: 0.6/ 3 each, ABC: 0.5/ 2, CW: 0.2/ 1
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8:00 p.m.
ABC –Once Upon a Time
Viewers: 2.72 million (#3), A18-49: 0.6/ 3 (#3)
CBS – MacGyver
Viewers: 6.69 million (#1), A18-49: 0.8/ 4 (#1t)
NBC – Law & Order: True Crime: The Menendez Brothers (R)
Viewers: 2.38 million (#4), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#4)
Fox – Hell’s Kitchen
Viewers: 2.83 million (#2), A18-49: 0.8/ 4 (#1t)
CW – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Viewers: 684,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#5)
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8:30 p.m.
ABC –Once Upon a Time
Viewers: 2.31 million (#3), A18-49: 0.5/ 2 (#3)
CBS – MacGyver
Viewers: 6.94 million (#1), A18-49: 0.8/ 4 (#1t)
NBC – Law & Order: True Crime: The Menendez Brothers (R)
Viewers: 2.27 million (#4), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#4)
Fox – Hell’s Kitchen
Viewers: 2.80 million (#2), A18-49: 0.8/ 4 (#1t)
CW – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Viewers: 591,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#5)
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9:00 p.m.
ABC – Marvel’s Inhumans
Viewers: 2.06 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#3t)
CBS – Hawaii Five-O
Viewers: 8.50 million (#1), A18-49: 1.0/ 4 (#1)
NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 3.88 million (#2), A18-49: 0.6/ 3 (#2)
Fox – The Exorcist
Viewers: 1.34 million (#5), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#3t)
CW – Jane the Virgin
Viewers: 658,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#5)
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9:30 p.m.
ABC – Marvel’s Inhumans
Viewers: 1.91 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#3t)
CBS – Hawaii Five-O
Viewers: 8.56 million (#1), A18-49: 1.0/ 4 (#1)
NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 4.22 million (#2), A18-49: 0.7/ 3 (#2)
Fox – The Exorcist
Viewers: 1.21 million (#5), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#3t)
CW – Jane the Virgin
Viewers: 556,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#5)
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10:00 p.m.
ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.58 million (#3), A18-49: 0.5/ 2 (#3)
CBS – Blue Bloods
Viewers: 8.86 million (#1), A18-49: 0.9/ 4 (#1)
NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 4.41 million (#2), A18-49: 0.8/ 3 (#2)
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10:30 p.m.
ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.80 million (#3), A18-49: 0.5/ 2 (#3)
CBS – Blue Bloods
Viewers: 8.84 million (#1), A18-49: 0.9/ 4 (#1)
NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 4.34 million (#2), A18-49: 0.8/ 3 (#2)
Source: Nielsen Media Research
FROM CBS
CBS Friday Live + Same Day Highlights
“HAWAII FIVE-0” IS FRIDAY’S #1
BROADCAST IN A18-49
“Blue Bloods” is #1 in Viewers
Time Period-Winning “MacGyver” Grows Audience
CBS Sweeps Friday in Viewers and Key Demos
For the Fourth Straight Week
· At 8:00 PM, MACGYVER was first in viewers (6.81m, up +1%), A18-49 (0.8, nc, tie) and A25-54 (1.3, nc).
· At 9:00 PM, HAWAII FIVE-0 was first in viewers (8.53m, up from last week’s 8.51m), A18-49 (1.0, nc) and A25-54 (1.6, up +7%). HAWAII FIVE-0 was Friday’s #1 broadcast in A18-49.
· At 10:00 PM, BLUE BLOODS was first in viewers (8.85m), A18-49 (0.9, nc) and A25-54 (1.5, up +7%). BLUE BLOODS was Friday’s #1 broadcast in viewers.
· CBS was first on Friday in viewers (8.07m), A18-49 (0.9) and A25-54 (1.5) for the fourth consecutive week this season.
FROM NBC
Friday Primetime Ratings:
“Dateline NBC” (0.7/3 in 18-49, 1.1 in adults 25-54, 4.2 million viewers overall from 9-11 p.m. ET):
· Ranks #2 in the two-hour timeslot among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and total viewers.
· Is the #1 newsmagazine of the night in adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and total viewers.
· On a night of high-rated competition from Yankees-Astros playoff baseball, grows +33% from its first half-hour to its fourth in both adults 18-49 (0.6 to 0.8) and adults 25-54 (0.9 to 1.2) and increases by +12% in total viewers (3.9 million vs. 4.3 million).
· Will add substantial viewership via time-shifting – Friday’s “Dateline” is growing by +33% this season in 18-49 rating (from a 0.94 to a 1.25) and +1.2 million viewers overall (5.4 million to 6.6 million) going from L+SD to L+7.
· Upscale: Friday’s “Dateline” is delivering a solid upscale audience, indexing at a 120 among adults 18-49 in $100K+ homes.
An encore telecast of “Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders” averaged a 0.4/2 in 18-49 and 2.3 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET.
In Late-Night Metered Markets Friday Night:
· In Nielsen’s 56 metered markets, household results were: “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” 1.8/5 with an encore telecast; “Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” 2.1/5 with an encore; and ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 1.9/5.
· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” 0.4/2 with an encore; “Late Show,” 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 1.4/5 in metered-market households and a 0.4/3 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.
· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, ratings were: “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” 1.2/4 in metered-market households with an encore; CBS’s “Late Late Show,” 1.1/4 with an encore. In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, averages were: “Late Night,” 0.4/3 in 18-49 with an encore; “Late Late Show,” 0.2/1 with an encore.
· At 1:35 a.m., “Last Call with Carson Daly” averaged a 0.7/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.3/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.
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.
In a sane world, the renewals of Crazy Ex Grilfriend and Jane The Virgin would have gotten Mark Pedowitz fired instantly…