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Updated Sunday Ratings: ABC Tops All Key Adult Demos Thanks to ‘American Idol’

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What follows are the fast affiliate results for Sunday, April 22. These results are time period based and are only approximate.

– Total Viewers (in millions):
CBS: 7.39 million, ABC: 5.93, NBC: 3.94, Fox: 1.70

– Adults 18-49 (rating / share):
ABC: 1.2 rating/5 share, CBS and Fox: 0.7/ 3 each, NBC: 0.6/ 3

– Adults 18-34 (rating / share):
ABC: 0.7 rating/4 share, Fox: 0.6/ 3, CBS and NBC: 0.3/ 2 each

– Adults 25-54 (rating / share):
ABC: 1.6 rating/5 share each, CBS: 1.1/ 4, NBC and Fox: 0.9/ 3 each

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    • 7:00 PM

    ABC – America’s Funniest Home Videos
    Viewers: 5.32 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.9/5 (#1),
    Adults 18-34: 0.5/4 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.3/5 (#1)

    CBS – 60 Minutes
    Viewers: 8.26 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.7/3 (#2),
    Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 1.2/5 (#2)

    NBC – Dateline
    Viewers: 3.99 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.6/3 (#3),
    Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.9/3 (#3)

    Fox – Bob’s Burgers (R)
    Viewers: 1.06 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.4/2 (#4),
    Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.5/2 (#4)

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    7:30 PM

    ABC – America’s Funniest Home Videos
    Viewers: 5.91 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 1.1/5 (#1),
    Adults 18-34: 0.6/4 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.5/5 (#1)

    CBS – 60 Minutes
    Viewers: 9.28 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.8/3 (#2),
    Adults 18-34: 0.4/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 1.3/5 (#2)

    NBC – Dateline
    Viewers: 3.83 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.6/3 (#4),
    Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.9/3 (#3)

    Fox – Bob’s Burgers
    Viewers: 1.63 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.8/3 (#2),
    Adults 18-34: 0.6/4 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.8/3 (#4)

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    8:00 PM

    ABC – American Idol
    Viewers: 7.41 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 1.5/6 (#1),
    Adults 18-34: 1.0/6 (#1), Adults 25-54: 2.0/7 (#1)

    CBS – Instinct
    Viewers: 7.41 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.6/3 (#4),
    Adults 18-34: 0.3/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 1.1/3 (#2)

    NBC – Little Big Shots
    Viewers: 5.63 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.7/3 (#3),
    Adults 18-34: 0.4/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 1.1/4 (#2)

    Fox – The Simpsons
    Viewers: 2.20 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.9/4 (#2),
    Adults 18-34: 0.7/4 (#2), Adults 25-54: 1.1/4 (#2)

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    8:30 PM

    ABC – American Idol
    Viewers: 7.07 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.4/5 (#1),
    Adults 18-34: 0.9/5 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.9/6 (#1)

    CBS – Instinct
    Viewers: 6.98 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.6/2 (#4),
    Adults 18-34: 0.2/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 1.0/3 (#3)

    NBC – Little Big Shots
    Viewers: 6.07 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.8/3 (#2),
    Adults 18-34: 0.4/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 1.2/4 (#2)

    Fox – Brooklyn Nine-Nine
    Viewers: 1.74 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.8/3 (#2),
    Adults 18-34: 0.6/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.9/3 (#4)

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    9:00 PM

    ABC – American Idol
    Viewers: 7.44 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 1.6/6 (#1),
    Adults 18-34: 1.0/5 (#1), Adults 25-54: 2.1/6 (#1)

    CBS – NCIS: Los Angeles
    Viewers: 7.60 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.7/3 (#3),
    Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 1.2/3 (#2)

    NBC – Genius Junior
    Viewers: 3.85 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.6/2 (#4),
    Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.8/2 (#4)

    Fox – Family Guy
    Viewers: 2.03 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.9/3 (#2),
    Adults 18-34: 0.7/4 (#2), Adults 25-54: 1.0/3 (#3)

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    9:30 PM

    ABC – American Idol
    Viewers: 7.54 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.5/6 (#1),
    Adults 18-34: 1.0/5 (#1), Adults 25-54: 2.1/6 (#1)

    CBS – NCIS: Los Angeles
    Viewers: 7.40 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.8/3 (#2),
    Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 1.2/4 (#2)

    NBC – Genius Junior
    Viewers: 3.44 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.5/2 (#4),
    Adults 18-34: 0.3/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.8/2 (#3)

    Fox – The Last Man on Earth
    Viewers: 1.54 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.6/2 (#3),
    Adults 18-34: 0.4/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.7/2 (#4)

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    10:00 PM

    ABC – Deception
    Viewers: 3.83 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.8/3 (#1),
    Adults 18-34: 0.5/3 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.0/3 (#1)

    CBS – Madam Secretary
    Viewers: 6.33 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.6/2 (#2),
    Adults 18-34: 0.3/1 (#2), Adults 25-54: 1.0/3 (#1)

    NBC – Timeless
    Viewers: 2.55 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.6/2 (#2),
    Adults 18-34: 0.2/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.8/2 (#3)

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    10:30 PM

    ABC – Deception
    Viewers: 2.92 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.5/2 (#2),
    Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.8/3 (#2)

    CBS – Madam Secretary
    Viewers: 5.85 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.6/2 (#1),
    Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.9/3 (#1)

    NBC – Timeless
    Viewers: 2.18 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.5/2 (#2), Adults 18-34: 0.2/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.7/2 (#3)

    Source: Nielsen Media Research

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    Written by Marc Berman

    Marc Berman

    Marc Berman has been writing professionally since 1999 and is the author of the “Mr. Television” for Campaign US (www.campaignlive.com). Most recently, Berman was the creator and Editor-in-Chief of website and newsletter TV Media Insights for Cross MediaWorks. From 1999-2011, he was the Senior Editor for Mediaweek and has also written for The New York Daily News, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and Emmy Magazine, among others. Berman has also appeared on “Entertainment Tonight,” “Extra,” “Access Hollywood,” “Inside Edition,” “The CBS Evening News,” E!, CNN, CNBC, Fox News and MSNBC.

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    1. American Idol, not a solution for ABC, except inasmuch as it gets not to show even worse-rated programming.