Sunday Overnights: Respectable Return for ABC’s Trio of Game Shows

Sunday, June 9, 2019

Household Ratings/Share
CBS: 4.7/ 9, NBC: 4.0/ 8, ABC: 3.3/ 6, Fox: 0.8/ 1, CW: 0.3/ 1

Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening:
NBC: +82, ABC: – 6, CBS: – 8, Fox: -11

Ratings Breakdown:
In the specials department was “The 2019 Tony Awards” on CBS at a 4.3 rating/8 share in households from 8-11 p.m., which trailed game six of the competing “Stanley Cup Finals” on NBC (4.7/ 9) by nine percent. Comparably, “The Tony Awards” slipped by 10 percent from the year-ago evening (4.8/ 9 on 6/11/18). For the complete listing of winners, click here

In season premiere news, ABC was on the Sunday overnight map care of the return of game shows “Celebrity Family Feud” (#2: 4.1/ 7 at 8 p.m.), “The $100,000 Pyramid” (#3: 3.7/ 6 at 9 p.m.) and “To Tell the Truth” (#3: 3.0/ 6 at 10 p.m.). Year-to-year, “Celebrity Family Feud” was down by 18 percent, while “The $100,000 Pyramid” and “To Tell the Truth” were consistent.

Elsewhere, CBS granddaddy “60 Minutes” topped the night at a 5.9/12 in the 7 p.m. hour and Fox and The CW fared as follows:

7:00 p.m.
ABC – “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (R): 2.5/ 5 (#2)
CBS – “60 Minutes”: 5.7/11 (#1)
NBC – “Deal or No Deal” (R): 1.8/ 4 (#3)
Fox – “Last Man Standing” (R): 0.8/ 2 (#4)

7:30 p.m.
ABC – “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (R): 2.6/ 5 (#2)
CBS – “60 Minutes”: 6.1/12 (#1)
NBC – “Deal or No Deal” (R): 2.3/ 5 (#3)
Fox – “Bob’s Burgers” (R): 0.5/ 1 (#4)

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “Celebrity Family Feud” (season premiere): 4.1/ 7 (#2)
CBS – 2019 Tony Awards: 5.1/ 9 (#1)
NBC – Stanley Cup Finals, Game 6: 3.8/ 7 (#3)
Fox – “The Simpsons”: 0.8/ 2 (#4)
CW – “Burden of Truth”: 0.4/ 1(#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “Celebrity Family Feud” (season premiere): 4.1/ 7 (#3)
CBS – 2019 Tony Awards: 4.6/ 8 (#2)
NBC – Stanley Cup Finals, Game 6: 4.8/ 9 (#1)
Fox – “Bob’s Burgers” (R): 0.7/ 1 (#4)
CW – “Burden of Truth”: 0.4/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “The $100,000 Pyramid” (season premiere): 3.7/ 6 (#3)
CBS – 2019 Tony Awards: 4.4/ 8 (#2)
NBC – Stanley Cup Finals, Game 6: 4.5/ 8 (#1)
Fox – “Family Guy” (R): 0.8/ 1 (#4)
CW – “Supernatural” (R): 0.3/ 0 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “The $100,000 Pyramid” (season premiere): 3.6/ 6 (#3)
CBS – 2019 Tony Awards: 4.2/ 7 (#2)
NBC – Stanley Cup Finals, Game 6: 5.2/ 9 (#1)
Fox – “Last Man Standing” (R): 0.9/ 2 (#4)
CW – “Supernatural” (R): 0.3/ 0 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “To Tell the Truth” (season premiere): 3.1/ 6 (#3)
CBS – 2019 Tony Awards: 4.0/ 7 (#2)
NBC – Stanley Cup Finals, Game 6: 4.9/ 9 (#1)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “To Tell the Truth” (season premiere): 2.9/ 6 (#3)
CBS – 2019 Tony Awards: 3.8/ 8 (#2)
NBC – Stanley Cup Finals, Game 6: 4.8/ 9 (#1)