The Vikings’ Victory on Preseason Football Leads NBC to Sunday Overnight Victory

SUNDAY 8/20/17

What follows are the metered market household results by half-hour for Sunday, August 20, 2017:

Household Rating/Share
NBC: 4.2/ 8, CBS: 3.2/ 6, ABC: 3.0/ 5, Fox: 1.8/ 3

-Percent Change From the Comparable Year-Ago Week:
NBC: +14, ABC and CBS: – 6 each, Fox: -10

Ratings Breakdown:
The Minnesota Vikings’ victory over the San Francisco 49ers, 32 to 31, on NFL Preseason Football led NBC to Sunday overnight household victory with an estimated 4.7 rating/8 share from 8-11 p.m. ET. Comparably, this was a 12 percent increase over the 4.2/ 7 for the preseason match-up on the year-ago evening. As a reminder, overnight results for any live sporting event are always approximate.

On CBS, summer young adult demographic attraction “Big Brother” was close to year-ago overnight levels, with a second-place 4.0/ 7 from 8-9 p.m. Comparably, that tied competing “Celebrity Family Feud” on ABC and the end result this week will, hopefully, result in one of these floaters getting evicted. Note to any future houseguests: floating can only get you so far. It is the big moves that count on “Big Brother.”

Despite the respectable lead-in support from “Big Brother,” recently introduced CBS game show “Candy Crush,” hosted by Mario Lopez, slipped to a 1.3/ 2 in the 9 p.m. hour. Comparably, that trailed competing “Steve Harvey’s Funderdome” on ABC (#2: 2.4/ 4) by 46 percent.

Also original last night was ABC’s “The $100,000 Pyramid,” hosted by Michael Strahan, at a second-place 2.7/ 5 at 10 p.m.
What follows are the household overnight results for Sunday, August 27:

7:00 p.m.
ABC – “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (R): 2.9/ 5 (#3)
CBS – “60 Minutes” (R): 5.5/10 (#1)
NBC – “Dateline” (R): 2.8/ 5 (#3)
Fox – Preseason Football: 4.3/ 8 (#1)

7:30 p.m.
ABC – “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (R): 3.1/ 6 (#2)
CBS – “60 Minutes” (R): 5.9/11 (#1)
NBC – “Dateline” (R): 3.0/ 6 (#3)
Fox – “Bob’s Burgers” (R): 1.5/ 3 (#4)

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “Celebrity Family Feud”: 4.0/ 7 (#3)
CBS – “Big Brother”: 4.2/ 7 (#2)
NBC – NFL Preseason Football (San Francisco 49ers at Minnesota Vikings): 4.5/ 8 (#1)
Fox – “The Simpsons” (R): 1.3/ 2 (#4)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “Celebrity Family Feud”: 4.0/ 7 (#3)
CBS – “Big Brother”: 4.2/ 7 (#2)
NBC – NFL Preseason Football (San Francisco 49ers at Minnesota Vikings): 4.5/ 8 (#1)
Fox – “Family Guy” (R): 1.2/ 2 (#4)

9:00 p.m.`
ABC – “Steve Harvey’s Funderdome”: 2.5/ 4 (#2)
CBS – “Candy Crush”: 1.4/ 2 (#3)
NBC – NFL Preseason Football (San Francisco 49ers at Minnesota Vikings): 5.0/ 8 (#1)
Fox – “The Simpsons” (R): 1.1/ 2 (#4)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “Steve Harvey’s Funderdome”: 2.3/ 4 (#2)
CBS – “Candy Crush”: 1.2/ 2 (#3)
NBC – NFL Preseason Football (San Francisco 49ers at Minnesota Vikings): 4.7/ 8 (#1)
Fox – “Family Guy” (R): 1.1/ 2 (#4)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “The $100,000 Pyramid”: 2.7/ 5 (#2)
CBS – “NCIS: Los Angeles” (R): 1.7/ 3 (#3)
NBC – NFL Preseason Football (San Francisco 49ers at Minnesota Vikings): 4.6/ 8 (#1)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “The $100,000 Pyramid”: 2.8/ 5 (#2)
CBS – “NCIS: Los Angeles” (R): 2.0/ 4 (#3)
NBC – NFL Preseason Football (San Francisco 49ers at Minnesota Vikings): 4.4/ 8 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research