Monday Overnights: Positive Showing for ‘The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story’ on ABC

Monday, April 29, 2019

Household Rating/Share
NBC and Fox: 4.0/ 7 each, CBS: 3.8/ 7, ABC: 3.4/ 6, CW: 0.7/ 1

Percent Change from the Year-Ago Week:
Fox: +54, CBS: +19, NBC: -13, CW: -22, ABC: -32

Ratings Breakdown:
In the specials department, ABC’s “The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story” was on the overnight map with a 4.1 rating/7 share from 8-10 p.m. Comparably, that was just 15 percent below dominant “The Voice” on NBC (4.9/ 8) and on par with recent levels for “American Idol” in the time period.

In week two news, CBS military drama “The Code” was consistent at a 3.2/ 5 in the household overnights in the 9 p.m. hour. But the week ago series-opener only translated into 6.14 million viewers and a 0.7 rating in adults 18-49, based on the Live+3 day data.

At 10 p.m., CBS drama “Bull” rose to a first-place 4.7. 9, which outdelivered competing “The Enemy Within” on NBC (#2: 2.6/ 5) and “The Fix” on ABC (#3: 2.1/ 4) by 81 percent and 124 percent, respectively.

Earlier in the evening on CBS was an encore telecast of “The Big Bang Theory” (#4: 3.7/ 6 at 8 p.m.) into a 3.5/ 6 (#4) for on-the-fence “Man With a Plan.”

Elsewhere, Fox and The CW were at typical Monday overnight levels as follows:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story”: 4.4/ 8 (#2)
CBS – “The Big Bang Theory” (R): 3.7/ 6 (#4)
NBC – “The Voice”: 5.1/ 9 (#1)
Fox – “The Resident”: 3.9/ 7 (#3)
CW – “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow”: 0.8/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story”: 4.0/ 7 (#2)
CBS – “Man With a Plan”: 3.5/ 6 (#4)
NBC – “The Voice”: 4.9/ 8 (#1)
Fox – “The Resident”: 3.9/ 7 (#3)
CW – “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow”: 0.8/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story”: 4.1/ 7 (#2t)
CBS – “The Code”: 3.2/ 5 (#4)
NBC – “The Voice”: 4.7/ 8 (#1)
Fox – “9-1-1”: 4.1/ 7 (#2)
CW – “Arrow”: 0.6/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story”: 3.9/ 7 (#3)
CBS – “The Code”: 3.1/ 5 (#4)
NBC – “The Voice”: 4.5/ 7 (#1)
Fox – “9-1-1”: 4.0/ 7 (#2)
CW – “Arrow”: 0.5/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Fix”: 2.2/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “Bull”: 4.7/ 8 (#1)
NBC – “The Enemy Within”: 2.7/ 5 (#2)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Fix”: 1.9/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “Bull”: 4.7/ 9 (#1)
NBC – “The Enemy Within”: 2.4/ 5 (#2)

Source: Nielsen Media Research