Sluggish Return for ‘Aquarius’ on NBC and ‘Home Free’ on Fox

What follows are the metered market (overnight) results in households by network and by half-hour for Thursday, June 16:

Household Rating/Share
ABC: 10.8/19, CBS: 3.2/ 5, NBC: 2.5/ 4, Fox: 2.1/ 3, CW: 0.6/ 1

Percent Change From the Year-Ago Evening:
ABC: +209, CW: no change, NBC: – 7, CBS: – 9, Fox: -12

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “Jimmy Kimmel Live”: 5.2/ 9 (#1)
CBS – “The Big Bang Theory” (R): 4.5/ 8 (#2)
NBC – “Dateline”: 3.6/ 6 (#3)
Fox – “Bones”: 2.5/ 4 (#4)
CW – “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow” (R): 0.7/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “NBA Countdown”: 4.9/ 9 (#1)
CBS – “Life in Pieces” (R): 3.3/ 5 (#3)
NBC – “Dateline”: 3.7/ 6 (#2)
Fox – “Bones”: 2.7/ 5 (#4)
CW – “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow” (R): 0.6/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “NBA Finals” – Game 6: 11.6/20 (#1)
CBS – “Mom” (R): 3.4/ 6 (#2)
NBC – “Aquarius” (season premiere): 2.3/ 4 (#3)
Fox – “Home Free” (season premiere): 1.5/ 3 (#4)
CW – “Beauty and the Beast”: 0.5/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “NBA Finals” – Game 6: 13.9/23 (#1)
CBS – “The Odd Couple” (R): 2.8/ 5 (#2)
NBC – “Aquarius” (season premiere): 2.0/ 3 (#3)
Fox – “Home Free” (season premiere): 1.5/ 2 (#4)
CW – “Beauty and the Beast”: 0.6/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “NBA Finals” – Game 6: 14.7/24 (#1)
CBS – “Code Black” (R): 2.7/ 5 (#2)
NBC – “Aquarius”: 1.8/ 3 (#3)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “NBA Finals” – Game 6: 14.4/25 (#1)
CBS – “Code Black” (R): 2.6/ 5 (#2)
NBC – “Aquarius”: 1.8/ 3 (#3)

Source: Nielsen Media Research