RATINGS
The 50th season premiere of 60 Minutes was the most watched non-sports program on Sunday, September 24. The CBS News magazine drew 14.83 million viewers to land at #3 among all primetime programs for the week.
Hallmark Channel’s premiere of original movie Falling for Vermont was the highest rated non-news, non-sports cable program of the week, averaging (Live+SD) a 2.4 HH rating and 2.6 million Total Viewers.
Bounce, Escape, Grit and Laff networks racked up their most watched summers ever. Bounce saw primetime gains in key demos, including +19% in HH (224,000), +8% in P18-49 and +18% in P25-54. Escape had growth of +17% in HH (127,000), +5% in P25-54 and +15% in P18+. Grit garnered +25% in HH (177,000) and +16% in P18+. Laff had double to triple digit growth led by +71% in HH (123,000), +100% in P18-49 and +86% in P25-54.
Judge Judy (7.1, up 9%) began its 22nd season with its highest ratings since February and was overall number one in syndication by its greatest margin since November 2016. Dr. Phil (3.3, up 10%) started its 16th season with its highest ratings in 20 weeks and led talkers for the 54th straight frame. Despite being preempted in New York for coverage of the 9/11 memorial services, Live With Kelly and Ryan (2.1, down 5%) still landed in a dead heat for second place with Ellen DeGeneres (2.1, unchanged).
Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 9/11/17 ranked in order by HH Rtg
Judge Judy (CTD) 7.1 AA
Family Feud (2/T) 6.1 AA
Jeopardy (CTD) 5.5 AA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 5.5 AA
The Big Bang Theory (WB) 4.5 AA
Dr. Phil (CTD) 3.3 AA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 3.0 AA
Inside Edition (CTD) 2.9 AA
Modern Family (2/T) 2.5 AA
Hot Bench (CTD) 2.3AA
Top 13 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 9/11/17 ranked in order by A18-49 Rtg
The Big Bang Theory (WB) 1.8 AA
Family Feud (2/T) 1.8 AA
Judge Judy (CTD) 1.6 AA
Modern Family (2/T) 1.3 AA
Family Guy (2/T) 1.2 AA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 1.1 AA
Jeopardy (CTD) 1.0 AA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 0.8 AA
The Cleveland Show (2/T) 0.8 AA
Dr. Phil (CTD) 0.7 AA
Inside Edition (CTD) 0.7 AA
Two And A Half Men (WB) 0.7 AA
King of the Hill 0.7AA
Top 10 Basic Cable Network Live+7 Performance among Total Viewers for the week of September 4, 2017
Primetime (000)/Total Prog. Day (000)
FOXN 2440/TWC 1779
ESPN 2371/FOXN 1688
TWC 2328/CNN 1328
MSNBC 1967/NICK 1145
USA 1884/MSNBC 1109
CNN 1883/ESPN 918
HGTV 1430/ADSM* 880
FX 1352/HGTV 767
TBSC 1178/USA 736
ID 1135/ID 735
Source: Turner Research from The Nielsen Company data. All ratings based on Total US Television Universe of 116,600,000 homes. * + Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24-hour day. Notes: Data based on most currently available Nielsen Data stream: Preliminary: Live+7. Primetimes is Mon-Sat 8p-11p and Sun 7p-11p. Total day is Mon-Sun 6a-6a for household and demographic performances.
Top 10 Basic Cable Network Live+7 Performance among A18-49 for the week of September 4, 2017
Primetime (000)/Total Prog. Day (000)
ESPN 841/ADSM* 534
TWC 734/TWC 502
FX 726/ESPN 384
USA 722/CNN 383
CNN 566/NAN* 360
ADSM 558/NICK 352
TBSC 532/FOXN 277
AMC 470/USA 272
BRAV 404/ID 255
HGTV 380/FX 249
Source: Turner Research from The Nielsen Company data. All ratings based on Total US Television Universe of 116,600,000 homes. * + Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24-hour day. Notes: Data based on most currently available Nielsen Data stream: Preliminary: Live+7. Primetimes is Mon-Sat 8p-11p and Sun 7p-11p. Total day is Mon-Sun 6a-6a for household and demographic performances.
Top-Rated Cable Shows among 18-48 for the week of September 4, 2017 (000)
American Horror Story (FX) 4943
Rick & Morty (ADSM) 4077
Tennessee/Georgia Tech (ESPN) 2171
Teen Mom II 1928
Fear the Walking Dead (AMC) 1833
The Sinner (USA) 1769
Love & Hip Hop Hollywood (VH1) 1743
The Real Housewives of Orange County (Bravo) 1679
WWE Entertainment (USA) 1679
WWE Entertainment (USA) 1634
Top 11 Broadcast Programs Among A18-49 ratings/share for the week of September 18, 2017
NBC: NBC Sunday Night Football (9/24) 6.3/23
NBC: Football Night America Part 3 (9/24) 3.8/15
NBC: America’s Got Talent (9/20) 3.0/12
NBC: America’s Got Talent (9/19) 3.0/12
CBS: 60 Minutes (9/24) 2.7/10
CBS: Big Brother (9/20) 2.2/9
CBS: Star Trek: Discovery (9/24) 1.9/6
ABC: Dancing With the Stars (9/18) 1.6/6
NBC: American Ninja Warrior (9/18) 1.5/6
NBC: Football Night America Part 2 (9/24) 1.5/6
Broadcast Evening News Shows Weekly Average Ratings week of September 18, 2017
ABC World News Tonight 8,468,000 million total viewers; 1.5/7 and 1,764,000 A25-54
NBC Nightly News 7,782,000 million total viewers; 1.5/7 and 1,856,000 A25-54
CBS Evening News 6,019,000 million total viewers; 1.0/5 and 1,262,000 A25-54
Broadcast Morning News Shows Weekly Average Ratings week of September 18, 2017
ABC: Good Morning America 4.26 million total viewers; 1.1/10 and 1,367,000 A25-54
NBC: Today 4.12 million total viewers; 1.3/12 and 1,518,000 A25-54
CBS: This Morning 3.47 million total viewers; 0.7/7 and 889,000 A25-54
Late Night Shows Weekly Average Ratings week of September 18, 2017
CBS: The Late Show 2.84 million total viewers; 0.43/3 among A18-49
NBC: The Tonight Show 2.26 million total viewers; 0.58/4 among A18-49
ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live 2.04 million total viewers; 0.39/2 among A18-49
Broadcast Sunday Morning News Shows Ratings September 24, 2017
NBC: Meet The Press 3.39 million total viewers; 1,035,000/0.9 A25-54
ABC: This Week 3.04 million total viewers; 916,000/0.8 A25-54
CBS: Face The Nation 2.96 million total viewers; 619,000/0.6 A25-54
CBS: Face The Nation 2 1.68 million total viewers; 369,000/0.4 A25-54
FOX: Fox News Sunday 1.45 million total viewers; 484,000/0.4 A25-54
Live + Same Day Viewers AA (millions) Monday, September 25, 2017 time period averages
Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated Live+SD
CBS: 11.4 million
The Big Bang Theory 17.0, Young Sheldon 16.6, Kevin Can Wait 10.1, Me Myself & I 7.4, Scorpion 5.7
ABC: 10.5 million
Dancing With the Stars 9.1, The Good Doctor 11.8
NBC: 8.3million
The Voice 10.4, The Brave 6.2
FOX: 1.9 million
So You Think You Can Dance 1.9
TELE: 1.1 million
Jenni Rivera: Mariposa e Barrio 0.9, Sin Senos Si Hay Paraiso 1.1, El Senor de los Cielos 1.3
Univision: 1.0 million
Enamorandome de Ramon [r] 1.0, Mi Marido Tiene [r] 1.2, Hoy Voy a Cambiar [r] 0.8
CW: 0.9 million
Supergirl [r] 0.9, Penn & Teller: Fool Us 0.9
Monday A19-49 Analysis: CBS 2.3/8, NBC 2.2/8, ABC 1.8/7, TELE 0.7/2, FOX 0.6/2, UNI 0.5/2, CW 0.2/1
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Gina Degnan Hughes joined Fuse Media as Senior Vice President, Marketing. She previously held the same position at AMC.
Duane Murray was appointed Vice President of Development at Rob Heydon Productions Inc. Murray had been begun consulting and story editing with the company earlier this year.
Comedy Central named Lucy Robinson as Vice President, Original Programming. In addition, Louise Holmes was promoted to General Manager of Comedy Central UK, Northern and Eastern Europe.
3 Arts Entertainment hired Dunia McNeily as Manager of its LA office. She had been Director of Development and Head of Digital and Branded Content at Magical Elves.
KBS hired Mike Densmore as its New York President. He joins from Bartle Bogle Hegart.
Lighthouse Studios, Mercury Filmworks expanded its management team. Former Vice Presidents, Sandra Green and Nicole St. Pierre were promoted to Senior Vice President, Finance, and Senior Vice President, Business and Legal, respectively. Head of Studio Jefferson Allen was upped to Vice President, Studio Operations, while Supervising Producer Chantal Ling rose to Vice President, Original Series and Co-Productions. In addition, Tara Pollock joined as Studio Manager.
This Day in History: 1968 – The musical Hair opened in London.
Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: Who played Karen’s mother on the first generation of Will & Grace (1998-2006) Suzanne Pleshette? Kudos to: Eric Emeric-AMC Neworks/NYC; Candice Cane-Gemelli Films Inc./Brookhaven, NY; Holly Hearn-H2 Concierge Marketing/Sarasota, FL; Smiti Kumar/NYC; Len Klatt-The Winning Run/Los Angeles, CA; Stacy Tenenbaum-ST Casting/Los Angeles, CA; Melissa Friedman/Los Angeles, CA; Ed Horowitz-CBS Television Studios/Studio City, CA.
Today’s Trivia Question: What museum did Aria and Ezra go to on their first date on Pretty Little Liars (2010-2017)? (Email [email protected] with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: a limit of four correct answers from each time zone will be selected.)
Answer to In Other Words: Stunning Scurry = Amazing Race. Kudos to: Barbara Potasky-NBC Universal/NYC; Karen VanVleet-Horizon Media/NYC; Alex Johnson-Gamsey-Viacom/NYC.
Switcheroo: (two TV characters; one actor): Diane Thorpe (Email [email protected] with your answer; first three respondents with the correct answer who aren’t in trivia will be posted in tomorrow’s newsletter.)