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SUNDAY, AUGUST 19, 2018
Household Rating/Share
CBS: 3.1/ 6, ABC: 2.7/ 5, NBC: 2.4/ 5, Fox: 0.8/ 2
Note: The percent change from the year-ago evening was not available.
Ratings Breakdown:
It was another modest summer Sunday with a encore telecast of “60 Minutes” on CBS leading the night with a 4.6 rating/9 share in households in the 7 p.m. ET hour, and lead-out “Big Brother” (1: 3.9/ 8 at 8 p.m.) expected to dominate in adults 18-49. Note to HOH Faysal: You blew a golden opportunity!
In series-finale news was NBC crime solver “Shades of Blue” at a 2.3/ 4 in the 10 p.m. hour, which finished second behind “To Tell the Truth” (#1: 2.4/ 4), hosted by Anthony Anderson, on ABC.
NBC featured three-hours of U.S. Gymnastics, which barely resonated with a 2.2/ 5 in households from 8-11 p.m. Also original was ABC game show “The 100,000 Pyramid” at a dominant 2.9/ 5 in the 9 p.m. hour.
What follows are the household overnight ratings for Sunday, July 15 broken out by half-hour:
7:00 p.m.
ABC – “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (R): 2.5/ 5 (#3)
CBS – “60 Minutes” (R): 4.5/ 9 (#1)
NBC – “Dateline”: 2.8/ 6 (#2)
Fox – Gof: 0.3/ 1 (#4)
7:30 p.m.
ABC – “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (R): 2.8/ 5 (#3)
CBS – “60 Minutes” (R): 4.7/ 9 (#1)
NBC – “Dateline”: 2.9/ 6 (#2)
Fox – “The Simpsons” (R): 0.6/ 1 (#4)
8:00 p.m.
ABC – “Celebrity Family Feud” (R): 2.9/ 5 (#2)
CBS – “Big Brother”: 4.1/ 8 (#1)
NBC – Gymnastics: 2.3/ 4 (#3)
Fox – “The Simpsons” (R): 1.0/ 2 (#4)
8:30 p.m.
ABC – “Celebrity Family Feud” (R): 3.1/ 6 (#2)
CBS – “Big Brother”: 3.7/ 7 (#1)
NBC – Gymnastics: 2.1/ 4 (#3)
Fox – “Bob’s Burgers” (R): 0.9/ 2 (#4)
9:00 p.m.
ABC – “The $100,000 Pyramid”: 3.0/ 5 (#1)
CBS – “NCIS: Los Angeles: New Orleans” (R): 1.8/ 3 (#3)
NBC – Gymnastics: 2.2/ 4 (#2)
Fox – “Family Guy” (R): 1.1/ 2 (#4)
9:30 p.m.
ABC – “The $100,000 Pyramid”: 2.8/ 5 (#1)
CBS – “NCIS: Los Angeles: New Orleans” (R): 2.0/ 4 (#3)
NBC – Gymnastics: 2.2/ 4 (#2)
Fox – “Bob’s Burgers” (R): 0.9/ 2 (#4)
10:00 p.m.
ABC – “To Tell the Truth”: 2.4/ 4 (#1)
CBS – “NCIS: Los Angeles” (R): 2.0/ 4 (#3)
NBC – “Shades of Blue” (series finale): 2.3/ 4 (#2)
10:30 p.m.
ABC – “To Tell the Truth”: 2.4/ 5 (#1)
CBS – “NCIS: Los Angeles” (R): 2.0/ 4 (#3)
NBC – “Shades of Blue” (series finale): 2.3/ 5 (#2)
Source: Nielsen Media Research
