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Media By The Numbers

This week’s daypart ratings

March 19, 2017

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With NBC’s programs in reruns, CBS’s “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” pulled out another first-place finish

“Late Show” averaged 3.28 million total viewers during the week ended March 12, according to Nielsen, No. 1 for the sixth straight week. It was the show’s largest weekly audience since its premiere week in September 2015.

The six straight wins is CBS’s longest late-night win streak since the 2009-10 season. During the stretch Colbert has averaged 3.43 million total viewers, up 23 percent from 2.78 million during the same period a year ago.

NBC’s “Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” was in reruns but still finished second for the week with 2.47 million total viewers. ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” was third with 2.28 million viewers.

‘Tonight’ wins the week in 18-49s

“Tonight” did take the week among viewers 18-49, averaging a 0.62 rating in the demo. “Late Show” was second at 0.55 and “Kimmel” third at 0.49.

‘Late Late Show’ leads late-late night

In late-late night, CBS’s “Late Late Show with James Corden” averaged 1.44 million total viewers. That was up 16 percent from the same week last year and its largest audience since May 2015.

ABC’s “Nightline” was second with 1.439 million total viewers, with NBC’s “Late Night” at 1.34 million and “Last Call with Carson Daly” at 757,000.

Among viewers 18-49, “Late Late Show” averaged a 0.35 rating, with “Late Night” and “Nightline” each at a 0.34. “Last Call” averaged a 0.21 rating in the demo.

All of NBC’s shows and Friday’s “Kimmel” and “Late Late Show” were reruns.

 

 

EVENING NETWORK NEWS RATINGS
Week ending March 12, 2017
Five-day averages

Program

Network

25-54s

People 2+

Rtg%

Total viewers (millions)

World News Tonight with David Muir

ABC

1.5

8.420

NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt
NBC
1.7
8.345

CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley

CBS

1.2

6.702

Source: Nielsen

SUNDAY MORNING SHOW RATINGS
Week ending March 12, 2017
Sunday averages

Program

Network

Viewers 25-54 (millions)

Total viewers (millions)

Meet the Press
NBC
1.167
3.812

 

Face the Nation
CBS
0.837
3.496

News Sunday

Fox

0.505

1.546

This Week
ABC
-
-

* ABC’s ‘This Week’ was re-titled and excluded from the weekly averages.

 

 

Source: Nielsen

 

 

 

 

 

LATE-NIGHT RATINGS
Week ending March 12, 2017*
Five-day averages

Program

Network

People 2+

Adults 18-49

Total viewers (millions)

Rtg%

Late Show with Stephen Colbert
CBS

3.277

0.55
Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
NBC
2.465
0.62

Jimmy Kimmel Live

ABC

2.280

0.49

The Late Late Show with James Corden
CBS
1.443
0.35
Nightline
ABC
1.439
0.34
Late Night with Seth Meyers
NBC
1.344
0.34

Last Call with Carson Daly

NBC

0.757

0.21

* NBC’s shows and Friday’s “Kimmel” and “Late Late Show” were encores.

 

 

Source: Nielsen

 

 

 

MORNING SHOW RATINGS
Week ending March 12, 2017
Five-day averages

Program

Network

Households

People 2+

Rtg%

Shr

Total viewers (millions)

Good Morning America
ABC

3.4

13

4.638

Today

NBC

3.1

12

4.268

This Morning

CBS

2.7

10

3.768

Source: Nielsen

 
 

SYNDICATION
Ranked on Total Viewers
Week Ending March 5, 2017

#

PROGRAMS

Syndicator

HH Rating

Total Viewers (000)

1

 

 

FAMILY FEUD (AT)

 

 

20TH TELEVISION

 

 

7.0

 

 

10550

 

 

1

 

 

JUDGE JUDY (AT)

 

 

CBS TV DISTRIBUTION

 

 

7.0

 

 

9983

 

 

3

 

 

WHEEL OF FORTUNE

 

 

CBS TV DISTRIBUTION

 

 

6.3

 

 

10346

 

 

4

 

 

JEOPARDY (AT)

 

 

CBS TV DISTRIBUTION

 

 

6.2

 

 

9706

 

 

5

 

 

BIG BANG-SYN (AT)

 

 

WARNER BROS. TV

 

 

5.4

 

 

8537

 

 

6

 

 

LAW & ORDER:SVU-WKL (AT)

 

 

NBC UNIVERSAL

 

 

4.3

 

 

5899

 

 

7

 

 

DR. PHIL SHOW (AT)

 

 

CBS TV DISTRIBUTION

 

 

3.6

 

 

4951

 

 

8

 

 

ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT

 

 

CBS TV DISTRIBUTION

 

 

3.4

 

 

5094

 

 

9

 

 

FAMILY FEUD-WK (AT)

 

 

20TH TELEVISION

 

 

3.3

 

 

5005

 

 

9

 

 

BIG BANG WKND (AT)

 

 

WARNER BROS. TV

 

 

3.3

 

 

5211

 

 

11

 

 

MODERN FAMILY-WK-SYN (AT)

 

 

20TH TELEVISION

 

 

3.1

 

 

4709

 

 

12

 

 

INSIDE EDITION (AT)

 

 

CBS TV DISTRIBUTION

 

 

3.0

 

 

4345

 

 

12

 

 

MODERN FAMILY-MF-SYN (AT)

 

 

20TH TELEVISION

 

 

3.0

 

 

4600

 

 

14

 

 

WHEEL OF FORTUNE WKND

 

 

CBS TV DISTRIBUTION

 

 

2.7

 

 

4312

 

 

15

 

 

TWO-HALF MEN-SYN (AT)

 

 

WARNER BROS. TV

 

 

2.6

 

 

3680

 

 

16

 

 

HOT BENCH (AT)

 

 

CBS TV DISTRIBUTION

 

 

2.5

 

 

3430

 

 

16

 

 

LIVE WITH KELLY

 

 

DISNEY ABC DOMEST TV

 

 

2.5

 

 

3335

 

 

18

 

 

ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW

 

 

WARNER BROS. TV

 

 

2.4

 

 

3385

 

 

19

 

 

FAMILY GUY-WK-SYN (AT)

 

 

20TH TELEVISION

 

 

2.1

 

 

3136

 

 

20

 

 

JEOPARDY WEEKEND

 

 

CBS TV DISTRIBUTION

 

 

1.9

 

 

2907

 

 

20

 

 

LAST MAN STNDG-MF-SYN(AT)

 

 

20TH TELEVISION

 

 

1.9

 

 

2713

 

 

20

 

 

AMERICAN NINJA-SYN (AT)

 

 

NBC UNIVERSAL

 

 

1.9

 

 

2914

 

 

23

 

 

BOBS BURGERS-SYN (AT)

 

 

20TH TELEVISION

 

 

1.8

 

 

2707

 

 

23

 

 

MIKE AND MOLLY (AT)

 

 

WARNER BROS. TV

 

 

1.8

 

 

2656

 

 

23

 

 

FAMILY GUY-MF-SYN (AT)

 

 

20TH TELEVISION

 

 

1.8

 

 

2738

 

 

Source: Nielsen

 

 

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