Sunday Ratings: Modest ‘Billboard Music Awards’ on NBC

SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2022

Total Viewers:
CBS: 5.70 million; ABC: 4.47, NBC: 2,05, Fox: 836,000, CW: 224,000

Adults 18-49:
ABC and NBC: 0.5 rating/4 share, CBS: 0.4/ 3, Fox: 0.2/ 2, CW: 0.0/ 0

In the specials department on NBC was “The Billboard Music Awards”, which averaged 2.11 million viewers (#3) and a 0.5 rating/4 share in adults 18-49 (#1t) in the Sunday 8-11 p.m. ET block. It led out of an encore telecast of game show “The Weakest Link” at 10 p.m.

CBS granddaddy “60 Minutes” topped the night in total viewers, with 6.99 million at 7 p.m. (and a 0.4/ 4 in adults 18-49 – #2). That led into Sunday 8-11 p.m. dramas “The Equalizer” (Viewers: #1, 6.62 million; A18-49: #2t, 0.5/ 4 at 8 p.m.), “NCIS: Los Angeles” (Viewers: #1, 5.19 million; A18-49: #3, 0.4/ 3 at 9 p.m.) and “S.W.A.T.” (Viewers: #1, 4.00 million; A18-49: #2, 0.4/ 3 at 10 p.m.). All three crime solvers will be returning next season.

On ABC, veteran “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (Viewers: #2, 4.72 million; A18-49: #1, 0.6/ 6 at 7 p.m.) led into “American Idol” at 4.86 million viewers (#2) and a 0.6/ 5 (#1t) from 8-10 p.m. Crime drama “The Rookie” closed the night with 3.46 million viewers (#2) and a 0.3/ 3 in the demo (#3) at 10 p.m. ABC has picked up “The Rookie” spinoff starring Niecy Nash.

Elsewhere, Fox’s Sunday night animation block was off the charts as follows:

Sunday/Fox
7:30 p.m. “Duncanville”
Viewers: 562,000 (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3)
 
8.:00 p.m. “The Simpsons”
Viewers: 942,000 (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

8:30 p.m. “The Great North”
Viewers: 777,000 (#4), A18-49: 0.2/ 2 (#4)

9:00 p.m. “Bob’s Burgers”
Viewers: 966,000 (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

9:30 p.m. “Family Guy”
Viewers: 1.05 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 3 (#4)

And The CW capped off the night with “Riverdale” (Viewers: 214,000; A18-49: 0.0/ 0 at 8 p.m.) and two encore telecasts of “Who’s Line Is It Anyway?”

Source: Nielsen Media Research