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What follows are the fast affiliate results for Sunday, April 29. These results are time period based and are only approximate.
– Total Viewers (in millions):
CBS: 7.37 million, ABC: 6.40, NBC: 4.15, Fox: 1.97
– Adults 18-49 (rating):
ABC: 1.4 rating/6 share, Fox: 0.8/3, CBS and NBC: 0.7/3 each
– Adults 18-34 (rating):
ABC: 1.0 rating/6 share, Fox: 0.6/3, CBS and NBC: 0.3/2 each
– Adults 25-54 (rating):
ABC: 1.8 rating/6 share, CBS: 1.1/4, NBC and Fox: 1.0/3 each
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Update (1:11 p.m.): Idol Jumps 27 Percent to Rank as Sunday’s Top Show and the Week’s #1 Unscripted Series in Adults 18-49
American Idol (8-10:01 pm – 8.7 million and 1.9 rating in AD18-49): Based on Nielsen’s special-ordered Fast National Ratings, ABC’s first-ever Live American Idol adjusted up to 8.7 million viewers and a 1.9/7 in Adults 18-49 (from a preliminary 8.0 million and 1.8/7) to stand as Sunday’s #1 show with young adults.
· Outdelivering both editions of NBC’s The Voice on Monday (1.5/6) and Tuesday (1.6/7), as well as CBS’ Survivor on Wednesday (1.6/7), ABC’s American Idol-SUN (1.9 rating) finished as the week’s #1 unscripted series in Adults 18-49.
· From 8-10pm, ABC’s American Idol won its 2-hour slot and grew by double digits for the 2nd week in row with Total Viewers (+16% – 8.7 million vs. 7.5 million) and Adults 18-49 (+27% – 1.9 rating vs. 1.5/6), hitting best since premiere numbers on the night – since 3/11/18.
· For its 8th straight Sunday broadcast, Idol improved its 2-hour time period by enormous margins, topping the same night last year with Once Upon a Time and Match Game by 172% in Total Viewers (8.7 million vs. 3.2 million) and by 111% in Adults 18-49 (1.9 rating vs. 0.9/3). On average season to date, American Idol is producing ABC’s best numbers in the 2-hour time period in 4 years with Total Viewers and in 3 years with Adults 18-49 – since the comparable 8 weeks of 2014 and 2015, respectively.
(Source: ABC)
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7:00 PM
ABC – America’s Funniest Home Videos
Viewers: 5.61 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 1.2/6 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.7/5 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.6/6 (#1)
CBS – 60 Minutes
Viewers: 8.76 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.8/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.4/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 1.3/5 (#2)
NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 4.12 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.7/3 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.4/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 1.0/4 (#3)
Fox – Bob’s Burgers (R)
Viewers: 1.50 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.5/3 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.6/3 (#4)
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7:30 PM
ABC – America’s Funniest Home Videos
Viewers: 6.07 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 1.3/6 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.7/5 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.7/6 (#1)
CBS – 60 Minutes
Viewers: 9.14 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.8/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.4/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 1.3/5 (#2)
NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 4.36 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.7/3 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 1.0/4 (#3)
Fox – Bob’s Burgers
Viewers: 1.89 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.8/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.6/4 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.9/3 (#4)
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8:00 PM
ABC – American Idol
Viewers: 7.96 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.8/8 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 1.2/7 (#1), Adults 25-54: 2.3/8 (#1)
CBS – Instinct
Viewers: 7.25 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.6/3 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 1.0/4 (#4)
NBC – Little Big Shots
Viewers: 5.96 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.8/4 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 1.2/4 (#2)
Fox – The Simpsons
Viewers: 2.42 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.9/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.6/4 (#2), Adults 25-54: 1.2/4 (#2)
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8:30 PM
ABC – American Idol
Viewers: 8.00 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.8/7 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 1.2/7 (#1), Adults 25-54: 2.3/7 (#1)
CBS – Instinct
Viewers: 6.84 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.6/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.9/3 (#4)
NBC – Little Big Shots
Viewers: 6.09 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.9/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.4/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 1.2/4 (#2)
Fox – Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Viewers: 1.96 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.9/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.7/4 (#2), Adults 25-54: 1.0/3 (#3)
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9:00 PM
ABC – American Idol
Viewers: 8.21 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.8/7 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 1.2/7 (#1), Adults 25-54: 2.3/7 (#1)
CBS – NCIS: Los Angeles
Viewers: 7.43 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.7/3 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 1.1/3 (#3)
NBC – Genius Junior
Viewers: 3.97 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.7/3 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.9/3 (#4)
Fox – Family Guy
Viewers: 2.28 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 1.0/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.7/4 (#2), Adults 25-54: 1.2/4 (#2)
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9:30 PM
ABC – American Idol
Viewers: 7.92 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.7/6 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 1.3/7 (#1), Adults 25-54: 2.2/7 (#1)
CBS – NCIS: Los Angeles
Viewers: 7.53 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.7/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 1.2/3 (#2)
NBC – Genius Junior
Viewers: 3.43 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.6/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.8/2 (#3)
Fox – The Last Man on Earth
Viewers: 1.79 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.7/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.4/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.8/3 (#3)
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10:00 PM
ABC – Deception
Viewers: 4.18 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 1.0/4 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.7/4 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.2/4 (#1)
CBS – Madam Secretary
Viewers: 6.19 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.6/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/1 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.9/3 (#2)
NBC – Timeless
Viewers: 2.73 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.6/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/1 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.9/3 (#2)
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10:30 PM
ABC – Deception
Viewers: 3.22 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.7/3 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.5/3 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.0/3 (#1)
CBS – Madam Secretary
Viewers: 5.79 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.5/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.8/3 (#2)
NBC – Timeless
Viewers: 2.50 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.6/2 (#2), Adults 18-34: 0.2/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.8/3 (#2)
Source: Nielsen Media Research