Soft Season-Ending Results for ‘Shark Tank’ on ABC

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1. FROM CBS

   CBS Friday Live + Same Day Highlights

   TIME PERIOD WINNING CELEBRITY
   EDITION OF “UNDERCOVER BOSS”
   GROWS AUDIENCE, JUMPS +29% IN A18-49

   Season Finale of “Hawaii Five-0” Is Friday’s #1 Broadcast
   in Viewers and A18-49 (Up +11%)

   CBS Tops Friday in Viewers, A18-49 and A25-54

   · At 8:00 PM, a celebrity edition of UNDERCOVER BOSS, featuring Grammy Award-winning musician Darius Rucker, was first in viewers (5.51m, up +9%), A18-49 (0.9, up +29%) and A25-54 (1.2, up +9%).

   · At 9:00 PM, the season finale of HAWAII FIVE-0 was first in viewers (7.89m), A18-49 (1.0, up +11%) and A25-54 (1.5, nc). HAWAII FIVE-0 was Friday’s most watched broadcast and highest rated in A18-49 and A25-54

   · At 10:00 PM, 48 HOURS: NCIS was first in viewers (5.03m) and averaged 0.6 in A18-49 and 1.0 in A25-54.

   · For the night, CBS as first in viewers (6.14m), A18-49 (0.8, tie) and A25-54 (1.2).

2. FROM NBC

   NBC TIES FOR THE FRIDAY WIN AMONG THE BIG 4 IN 18-49, “DATELINE” TIES FOR #1 FROM 9-11 P.M., LEADS THE 10-11 HOUR

   “FIRST DATES” RETAINS 100% WEEK TO WEEK, REMAINS WITHIN 0.1 OF ITS PREMIERE RATING OF FIVE WEEKS AGO

   Friday Primetime Ratings:

   NBC ties for the nightlong win among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49.

   “Dateline NBC” (0.8/4 in 18-49, 1.1 in adults 25-54, 4.1 million viewers overall from 9-11 p.m. ET)
   · Ties for #1 in the two-hour time period in adults 18-49 and ranks #1 outright in adults 18-34.
   · Maintains 100% week to week in adults 18-49 (0.8 vs. 0.8).
   · For its second hour from 10-11 p.m., ranks #1 among ABC, CBS and NBC in adults 18-49 and all other key demographics (including a tie in men 18-34).
   · Will add substantial viewership via time-shifting – “Dateline” is growing by +33% this season in 18-49 rating (from a 0.93 to a 1.24) and +1.2 million viewers overall (4.7 million to 5.9 million) going from L+SD to L+7..
   · Upscale: Friday’s “Dateline” is delivering a solid upscale audience, indexing at a 113 among adults 18-49 in $100K+ homes.

   “First Dates” (0.7/4 in 18-49, 3.3 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET):
   · Retains 100% week to week in 18-49 (0.7 vs. 0.7), maintaining a 0.7 for a fifth straight week.
   · Remains within 0.1 of its premiere rating of five weeks ago in 18-49 (0.8 on April 7).
   · Equals NBC’s average in the timeslot last season in 18-49 (0.7 vs. 0.7, L+SD non-sports) and grows +7% in total viewers (3.333 vs. 3.128 million).
   · Ranks #2 in the slot among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49 and is #2 or tied for #2 among those nets in every other key measure.
   · Will add viewership via DVR time-shifting and VOD — “First Dates” has increased by +27% in 18-49 rating going from L+SD to L+7 (from a 0.70 to a 0.89) and +588,000 viewers overall (3.4 million to 4.0 million).
   · Upscale: “First Dates” is a strong upscale performer, generating a 124 index among adults 18-49 living in homes with $100K+ incomes (with 100 indicating an average concentration of those homes).

   In Late-Night Metered Markets Friday Night:

   · In Nielsen’s 56 metered markets, household results were: “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” 2.2/6; “Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” 2.3/6; and ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 1.5/4 with an encore.

   · In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” 0.7/4; “Late Show,” 0.4/2; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 0.4/2 with an encore.

   · From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC’s “Nightline” averaged a 1.0/3 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, ratings were: “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” 1.2/4 in metered-market households with an encore; CBS’s “Late Late Show,” 1.0/3 with an encore. In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, averages were: “Late Night,” 0.3/2 in 18-49 with an encore; “Late Late Show,” 0.2/2 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 0.2/2 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.

3. NBC schedule unveiled. They went BOLD for Thursday with Will and Grace along with This is Us to take on fading Shondaland The Blacklist moves to Wednesday at 8PM.

   MONDAY
   8-10 P.M. — The Voice
   10-11 P.M. — THE BRAVE

   TUESDAY
   8-9 P.M. — The Voice
   9-9:30 P.M. — Superstore
   9:30-10 P.M. — The Good Place
   10-11 P.M. — Chicago Fire

   WEDNESDAY
   8-9 P.M. — The Blacklist
   9-10 P.M. — Law & Order: SVU
   10-11 P.M. — Chicago P.D.

   THURSDAY
   8-8:30 P.M. — WILL & GRACE
   8:30-9 P.M. — Great News
   9-10 P.M. — This Is Us
   10-11 P.M. — LAW & ORDER TRUE CRIME: THE MENENDEZ MURDERS

   FRIDAY
   8-9 P.M. — Blindspot
   9-10 P.M. — Taken
   10-11 P.M — Dateline NBC

   SATURDAY
   8-10 P.M. —Dateline Saturday Night Mystery
   10-11 P.M. — Saturday Night Live (encores)

   SUNDAY
   7-8:20 P.M. — Football Night in America
   8:20-11 P.M. — NBC Sunday Night Football