What follows are the fast affiliate results for Saturday, July 20. These results are time period based and are only approximate.
– Total Viewers (in millions):
NBC: 2.10 million, ABC: 1.71, CBS: 1.55, Fox: 0.79
– Adults 18-49 (rating / share):
ABC and NBC: 0.3 rating/ 2 share each, CBS and Fox: 0.2/ 1 each
– Adults 18-34 (rating / share):
ABC and NBC: 0.2 rating/ 2 share each, CBS and Fox: 0.1/ 1 each
– Adults 25-54 (rating / share):
NBC: 0.5 rating/ 2 share, ABC: 0.4/ 2, CBS: 0.3/ 2, Fox: 0.3/ 1
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8:00 PM
ABC – Shark Tank (repeat)
Viewers: 1.94 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.2/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.4/2 (#1)
CBS – Million Dollar Mile
Viewers: 1.39 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.2/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.3/2 (#3)
NBC – Bring the Funny (repeat)
Viewers: 1.42 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.3/2 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/2 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.4/2 (#1)
Fox – PBC Fight Night
Viewers: 1.01 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.2/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/2 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.3/2 (#3)
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8:30 PM
ABC – Shark Tank (repeat)
Viewers: 2.05 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.3/2 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/2 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.4/2 (#1)
CBS – Million Dollar Mile
Viewers: 1.17 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.2/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/2 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.3/2 (#3)
NBC – Bring the Funny (repeat)
Viewers: 1.31 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.3/2 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.4/2 (#1)
Fox – PBC Fight Night
Viewers: 0.76 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.2/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.3/1 (#3)
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9:00 PM
ABC – Press Your Luck (repeat)
Viewers: 1.61 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.3/2 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/2 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.4/2 (#2)
CBS – 48 Hours
Viewers: 1.39 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.2/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.3/1 (#3)
NBC – Dateline Mystery
Viewers: 2.02 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.3/2 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/2 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.5/2 (#1)
Fox – PBC Fight Night
Viewers: 0.68 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.1/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.2/1 (#4)
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9:30 PM
ABC – Press Your Luck (repeat)
Viewers: 1.74 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.4/2 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/2 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.5/2 (#1)
CBS – 48 Hours
Viewers: 1.61 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.2/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.3/2 (#3)
NBC – Dateline Mystery
Viewers: 2.34 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.3/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/2 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.5/3 (#1)
Fox – PBC Fight Night
Viewers: 0.74 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.1/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.2/1 (#4)
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10:00 PM
ABC – Card Sharks (repeat)
Viewers: 1.47 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.3/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/2 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.4/2 (#2)
CBS – 48 Hours
Viewers: 1.79 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.2/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.3/2 (#3)
NBC – Dateline Mystery
Viewers: 2.66 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.4/2 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/2 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.6/3 (#1)
Fox – Local Programming
Viewers: 2.15 million, Adults 18-49: 0.3/2,
Adults 18-34: 0.2/2, Adults 25-54: 0.5/2
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10:30 PM
ABC – Card Sharks (repeat)
Viewers: 1.46 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.2/1 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.4/2 (#2)
CBS – 48 Hours
Viewers: 1.96 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.2/1 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.3/2 (#3)
NBC – Dateline Mystery
Viewers: 2.87 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.4/2 (#1), Adults 18-34: 0.2/2 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.6/3 (#1)
Fox – Local Programming
Viewers: 1.96 million, Adults 18-49: 0.4/2,
Adults 18-34: 0.2/2, Adults 25-54: 0.5/2
Source: Nielsen Media Research
Marc, do you see a time that the four networks give up on Saturday and turn it over to their affiliates? The only thing that even remotely works is some sports and not even all of them.
Sadly, that could very well be possible Louis. If only one of the networks would at least try. I have suggested original game shows and CBS could perhaps try some traditional crime solvers (outside of Ransom). But at this point the nets just never will.
I used to think that if they tried, they might have a modicum of success but now i wonder if it is too late. For example, I don’t even consider the networks when I am watching tv on a Saturday evening. I have some cable shows I watch if home. I think that viewing patterns might already have been set.
I still think the night is worth programming. If there is one network that can do it, it is CBS. But chances of that are zero.