Household Rating/Share
NBC: 5.0/ 9, Fox: 3.7/ 6, CBS: 3.5/ 6, ABC: 2.9/ 5, CW: 0.6/ 1

Percent Change From Year-Ago Evening:
CW: +50, Fox: + 3, CBS: – 3, ABC: -10. NBC: -11,

Ratings Breakdown:
In series premiere news, Fox drama “Almost Family” was left at the overnight starting gate with a fourth-place 2.2 rating/4 share in households in the 9 p.m. hour. Comparably, this was 29 percent below the 3.1/ 5 for year-ago time period occupant “Star.” And the retention out of lead-in “The Masked Singer” (#2: 5.3/ 9 at 8 p.m.) was just 42 percent. Since most new series drop by 10 to 20 percent in week two, “Almost Home” faces a steep uphill battle.

There were two season premieres last night (and both on CBS): “SEAL Team” (#2: 3.5/ 6 at 9 p.m.) and relocated “S.W.A.T.” (#3: 2.9/ 5 at 9 p.m.). “SEAL TEAM” opened nine percent its year-ago return (3.2/ 5 on 10/04/18) and “S.W.A.T.” was close to overnight levels for former time period occupant “Criminal Minds.”

Earlier in the evening on CBS was veteran “Survivor” at a third-place 4.2/ 7 at 8 p.m. Surpisingly, the returns of former winners “Boston” Rob Marinao and Sandra Diaz-Twine is a positive twist.

Elsewhere, NBC scored a clean Wednesday household overnight sweep with its “Chicago” trio: “Chicago Med” (5.4/ 9 at 8 p.m.), “Chicago Fire” (5.3/ 9 at 9 p.m.) and “Chicago PD” (4.2/ 8 at 10 p.m.). The CW offered night one of “The iHeart Radio Music Festival,” which averaged a 0.6/ 1 from 8-10 p.m. Week two of ABC drama “Stumptown” dropped to a 3.1/ 6 at 10 p.m. (#2), which was 11 percent below the 3.5/ 6 one week earlier. And ABC’s 8-10 p.m. sitcom block fared as follows:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Goldbergs”: 3.2/ 6 (#4)
CBS – “Survivor”: 4.3/ 8 (#3)
NBC – “Chicago Med”: 5.4/ 9 (#1)
Fox – “The Masked Singer”: 5.1/ 9 (#2)
CW – “iHeat Radio Music Festival” – night one: 0.7/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “Schooled”: 2.4/ 4 (#4)
CBS – “Survivor”: 4.1/ 7 (#3)
NBC – “Chicago Med”: 5.4/ 9 (#1t)
Fox – “The Masked Singer”: 5.4/ 9 (#1t)
CW – “iHeat Radio Music Festival” – night one: 0.6/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “Modern Family”: 3.3/ 6 (#3)
CBS – “SEAL Team” (season premiere): 3.6/ 6 (#2)
NBC – “Chicago Fire”: 5.3/ 9 (#1)
Fox – “Almost Family” (series premiere): 2.3/ 4 (#4)
CW – “iHeat Radio Music Festival” – night one: 0.7/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “Single Parents”: 2.2/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “SEAL Team” (season premiere): 3.4/ 6 (#2)
NBC – “Chicago Fire”: 5.3/ 9 (#1)
Fox – “Almost Family” (series premiere): 2.0/ 3 (#4)
CW – “iHeat Radio Music Festival” – night one: 0.6/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “Stumptown”: 3.1/ 6 (#2)
CBS – “S.W.A.T.” (series premiere): 2.9/ 5 (#3)
NBC – “Chicago PD”: 4.3/ 8 (#1)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “Stumptown”: 3.0/ 6 (#2)
CBS – “S.W.A.T.” (series premiere): 2.8/ 5 (#3)
NBC – “Chicago PD”: 4.1/ 8 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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Household Rating/Share
CBS: 6.4/11, NBC: 5.4/ 9, ABC: 3.0/ 5, Fox: 2.8/ 5, CW: 0.4/ 1

Percent Change From Year-Ago Evening:
Fox: +40, CBS: – 2, NBC: -13, ABC: -19, CW: -20

Ratings Breakdown:
It was a clean Tuesday overnight household sweep for CBS care of its established line-up of “NCIS” (#1 for the night: 8.3 rating/15 share at 8 p.m.), sophomore “FBI” (6.3/11 at 9 p.m.) and “NCIS: New Orleans” (4.7/ 9 at 10 p.m.). But NBC is the network to beat in adults 18-49 thanks to the 8-10 p.m. pairing of “The Voice” (#2: 6.4/11) and “This Is Us” (#2: 5.8/10).

At 10 p.m. on NBC was sophomore medicial drama “New Amsterdam” at a second-place 4.0/ 8, which bested week two of ABC drama “Emergence” (#3: 2.8/ 5) by 43 percent. Week-to-week, “Emergence” was down by 10 percent from its 3.1/ 6 debut.

Also in week two news was ABC sitcom “Mixed-ish” at a distant third-place 2.8/ 5 in the 9 p.m. half-hour, which was also down from premiere week by 10 percent. “Mixed-ish” led into parent series “Black-ish” at a 2.5/ 4 (#3t) at 9:30 p.m.).

Earlier in the evening on ABC were 8-9 p.m. sophomore sitcoms “The Conners” (#3: 4.5/ 8) and “Bless This Mess” (#4: 2.8/ 5). For more on “The Conners,” click here

Elsewhere, Fox made the wise decision to end “Empire” this season, which scored a modest 2.5/ 4 (#4) at 9 p.m. out of a 3.1/ 5 (#4) for medical drama “The Resident.” And The CW featured two episodes (including the season finale) of sci-fi drama “Pandora” as follows:

What follows is the overnight results for this first Tuesday of the new TV season by half-hour and by show:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Conners”: 4.3/ 8 (#3)
CBS – “NCIS”: 8.3/15 (#1)
NBC – “The Voice”: 6.1/11 (#2)
Fox – “The Resident”: 3.1/ 5 (#4)
CW – “Pandora”: 0.5/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “Bless This Mess”: 2.8/ 5 (#4)
CBS – “NCIS”: 8.4/14 (#1)
NBC – “The Voice”: 6.6/11 (#2)
Fox – “The Resident”: 3.0/ 5 (#3)
CW – “Pandora”: 0.4/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “Mixed-ish”: 2.8/ 5 (#3)
CBS – “FBI”: 6.3/11 (#1)
NBC – “This Is Us”: 6.0/10 (#2)
Fox – “Empire”: 2.5/ 4 (#4)
CW – “Pandora” (season finale): 0.4/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “Black-ish”: 5.5/ 9 (#2)
CBS – “FBI”: 6.3/11 (#1)
NBC – “This Is Us”: 5.5/ 9 (#2)
Fox – “Empire”: 2.4/ 4 (#4)
CW – “Pandora” (season finale): 0.3/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “Emergence”: 2.9/ 5 (#3)
CBS – “NCIS: New Orleans”: 4.8/ 9 (#1)
NBC – “New Amsterdam: 4.2/ 8 (#2)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “Emergence”: 2.7/ 5 (#3)
CBS – “NCIS: New Orleans”: 4.5/ 9 (#1)
NBC – “New Amsterdam: 3.8/ 8 (#2)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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Monday, September, 30, 2019

Household Rating/Share
NBC: 5.1/ 9, ABC: 4.8/ 8, CBS: 4.2/ 7, Fox: 4.1/ 7, CW: 0.5/ 1

Percent Change From the Year-Ago Week:
Fox: no change, ABC: – 8, CBS: -11, NBC: -19, CW: -29

Ratings Breakdown:
“The Voice” led NBC to week two Monday overnight victory, with a 6.0 rating/10 share in households from 8-10 p.m. Comparably, that was 20 percent above “Dancing With the Stars” on ABC (5.0/ 8). Both veteran competition series were on par with year-ago overnight levels.

In week two news, there was erosion as expected for the new quartet of Monday series. The advantage of the already modest starts for the fall was not too far to fall. CBS comedy “Bob Hearts Abishola” scored a fourth-place 4.0/ 7 at 8:30 p.m., which was completely compatible with lead-in “The Neighborhood” (#4: 4.1/ 7 at 8 p.m.) and nine percent below its week-ago opener (4.4/ 7 on Sept. 24).

Next on the Eye net, legal drama “All Rise” finished third with a 4.2/ 7 in the 9 p.m. hour, which was seven percent below the 4.5/ 7 last week.

On Fox, Monday 9 p.m. drama “Prodigal Son” was only seven percent below the week-ago 3.0/ 5. But that was a hefty 48 percent below lead-in “9-1-1” (#2: 5.4/ 9 at 8 p.m.) and 35 percent below “9-1-1” when it aired in this time period on the year-ago evening (4.6/ 9).

On NBC, week two of legal drama “Bluff City Law” remained the third-place option, with a 3.2/ 6 in the households in the 10 p.m. hour. Comparably, that trailed “Bull” on CBS (4.5/ 8) and “The Good Doctor” on ABC (4.2/ 8) by 29 percent and 24 percent, respectively. “Bluff City Law,” additionally, was 43 percent below former time period occupant “Manifest” one year earlier (5.6/ 9).

The bottom line: CBS duo “Bob Hearts Abishola” and “All Rise” could have a longer shelf life than “Prodigal Son” and “Bluff City Law.”

In season finale news was “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” on The CW at a 0.7/ 1 (#5) at 8 p.m. What follows is the breakdown by NBC and by half-hour for Monday, Sept. 30:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “Dancing With the Stars”: 5.2/ 9 (#3)
CBS – “The Neighborhood” (season premiere): 4.1/ 7 (#4)
NBC – “The Voice”: 5.9/10 (#1)
Fox – “9-1-1”: 5.4/ 9 (#2)
CW – “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” (season finale): 0.7/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “Dancing With the Stars”: 5.0/ 8 (#3)
CBS – “Bob Loves Abishola” (series premiere): 4.0/ 7 (#4)
NBC – “The Voice”: 6.0/10 (#1)
Fox – “9-1-1”: 5.4/ 9 (#2)
CW – “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” (season finale): 0.7/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “Dancing With the Stars”: 5.0/ 8 (#2)
CBS – “All Rise”: 4.2/ 7 (#3)
NBC – “The Voice”: 6.3/10 (#1)
Fox – “Prodigal Son”: 2.9/ 5 (#4)
CW – “Whose Line is it Anyway? (R): 0.4/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “Dancing With the Stars”: 4.9/ 8 (#2)
CBS – “All Rise”: 4.2/ (#3)
NBC – “The Voice”: 6.0/10 (#1)
Fox – “Prodigal Son”: 2.6/ 4 (#4)
CW – “Whose Line is it Anyway? (R): 0.4/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Good Doctor”: 4.3/ 8 (#2)
CBS – “Bull”: 4.6/ 8 (#1)
NBC – “Bluff City Law”: 3.4/ 6 (#3)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Good Doctor”: 4.1/ 8 (#2)
CBS – “Bull”: 4.3/ 8 (#1)
NBC – “Bluff City Law”: 2.9/ 6 (#3)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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Household Ratings/Share
NBC: 11.7/20, CBS: 7.1/12, ABC: 3.2/ 6, Fox: 1.7/ 3, CW: 0.4/ 1

Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening:
ABC: +69, NBC: +26, CBS: -12, Fox: -37

What follows are the household overnights for the five broadcast networks by half-hour. Note: Effective on October 3, Nielsen will no longer be releasing the overnights until an abbreviated version in the afternoon. Our first look at the ratings from the night before will now be the fast affiliate ratings, which are released at 11 a.m. ET.

7:00 p.m.
ABC – “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (season premiere): 3.1/ 6 (#2)
CBS – NFL overrun: 12.5/23 (#1)
NBC – Football Night in America (part 1): 1.9/ 4 (#4)
Fox –“The Simpsons” (R): 2.5/ 5 (#3)

7:30 p.m.
ABC – “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (season premiere): 3.4/ 6 (#3)
CBS – “60 Minutes” (season premiere): 10.8/19 (#1)
NBC – Football Night in America (part 2): 4.3/ 8 (#2)
Fox –“Bob’s Burgers” (R): 2.2/ 4 (#4)

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “Celebrity Family Feud (season finale)”: 3.6/ 6 (#3)
CBS – “60 Minutes” (season premiere): 9.1/15 (#1)
NBC – Football Night in America (part 3): 8.7/15 (#2)
Fox – “The Simpsons” (season premiere): 1.7/ 3 (#4)
CW – “The iHeart Music Festival Greatest Moments”: 0.5/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “Celebrity Family Feud”: 3.9/ 6 (#3)
CBS – “God Friended Me” (season premiere): 6.6/11 (#2)
NBC – Sunday Night Football (Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints): 14.5/25 (#1)
Fox – “Bless the Harts” (series premiere): 1.2/ 2 (#4)
CW – “The iHeart Music Festival Greatest Moments”: 0.3/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “Shark Tank” (season premiere): 2.9/ 5 (#3)
CBS – “God Friended Me” (season premiere): 5.1/ 8 (#2)
NBC – Sunday Night Football (Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints): 16.0/27 (#1)
Fox – “Family Guy” (season premiere): 1.2/ 2 (#4)
CW – “Mysteries Decoded”: 0.4/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “Shark Tank” (season premiere): 2.9/ 5 (#3)
CBS – “NCIS: Los Angeles” (season premiere): 5.1/ 8 (#2)
NBC – Sunday Night Football (Los Angeles Rams at Cleveland Browns): 15.7/26 (#1)
Fox – “Bob’s Burgers” (season premiere): 1.5/ 2 (#4)
CW – “Mysteries Decoded”: 0.4/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Rookie” (season premiere): 3.1/ 6 (#3)
CBS – “NCIS: New Orleans” (season premiere): 4.6/ 8 (#2)
NBC – Sunday Night Football (Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints): 15.5/27 (#1)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Rookie” (season premiere): 3.1/ 6 (#2t)
CBS – “Evil” (R): 3.1/ 6 (#2t)
NBC – Sunday Night Football (Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints): 15.3/28 (#1)

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Note: CW affiliate in NY (WPIX) aired NY Yankees at Texas

Household Rating/Share (top 56 markets)
CBS: 4.9/ 9, NBC: 2.7/ 5, ABC: 2.5/ 5, Fox: 1.0/ 4, CW: 0.4/ 1

—Household Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening (9/28/18):
ABC: + 9, NBC: no change, CBS: – 2, CW: -33, Fox: -71

What follows are the household overnight ratings for Friday, September 27 broken out by half-hour:

PRIME TIME

8:00 p.m.
ABC: 2.5/ 5 (#2) — “American Housewife” (season premiere)
CBS: 4.8/10 (#1) — “Hawaii Five-0” (season premiere)
NBC: 2.1/ 4 (#3) — “Bluff City Law” (repeat)
Fox: 1.1/ 2 (#4) — “WWE Smackdown! Greatest Hits” (special)
CW: 0.6/ 1 (#5) — “Masters of Illusion”

8:30 p.m.
ABC: 1.9/ 4 (#3) — “Fresh Off the Boat” (season premiere)
CBS: 4.9/10 (#1) — “Hawaii Five-0” (season premiere)
NBC: 2.0/ 4 (#2) — “Bluff City Law” (repeat)
Fox: 0.9/ 2 (#4) — “WWE Smackdown! Greatest Hits” (special)
CW: 0.4/ 1 (#5) — “The Big Stage”

9:00 p.m.
ABC: 2.4/ 5 (#3) — “20/20” (season premiere)
CBS: 4.2/ 8 (#1) — “Magnum P.I.” (season premiere)
NBC: 2.9/ 5 (#2) — “Dateline NBC” (season premiere)
Fox: 1.0/ 2 (#4) — “Prodigal Son” (repeat)
CW: 0.3/ 1 (#5) — “Peaking”

9:30 p.m.
ABC: 2.6/ 5 (#3) — “20/20” (season premiere)
CBS: 4.2/ 8 (#1) — “Magnum P.I.” (season premiere)
NBC: 2.9/ 6 (#2) — “Dateline NBC” (season premiere)
Fox: 1.0/ 2 (#4) — “Prodigal Son” (repeat)
CW: 0.2/ 0 (#5) — “Peaking”

10:00 p.m.
ABC: 2.9/ 6 (#3) — “20/20” (season premiere)
CBS: 5.5/11 (#1) — “Blue Bloods” (season premiere)
NBC: 3.0/ 6 (#2) — “Dateline NBC” (season premiere)

10:30 p.m.
ABC: 2.7/ 6 (#3) — “20/20” (season premiere)
CBS: 5.5/11 (#1) — “Blue Bloods” (season premiere)
NBC: 3.1/ 6 (#2) — “Dateline NBC” (season premiere)

LATE NIGHT

11:30 p.m.
ABC: 1.6/ 4 (#3) — “Jimmy Kimmel” (repeat)
CBS: 3.0/ 8 (#1) — “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”
NBC: 1.o/ 5 (#2) — “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon”

12:00 a.m.
ABC: 1.1/ 3 (#3) — “Jimmy Kimmel” (repeat)
CBS: 1.9/ 6 (#1) — “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”
NBC: 1.3/ 4 (#2) — “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon”

12:30 a.m.
ABC: 1.0/ 4 (#3) — “Nightline”
CBS: 1.2/ 4 (#1) — “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (repeat)
NBC: 1.1/ 4 (#2) — “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (repeat)

1:00 a.m.
CBS: 0.9/ 3 (#1) — “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (repeat)
NBC: 0.8/ 3 (#2) — “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (repeat)

1:30 a.m.
NBC: 0.7/ 3 — “A Little Late with Lilly Singh” (repeat)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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Household Rating/Share
Fox: 8.9/16, CBS: 4.3/ 8, ABC: 3.7/ 7, NBC: 2.3/ 4, CW: 0.4/ 1

-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening:
Fox: +19, CW: no change, ABC: -12, CBS: -25, NBC: -30

Ratings Breakdown:
There were five series premieres last night (“The Unicorn,” “Carol’s Second Act” and “Evil” on CBS; and “Perfect Harmony” and “Sunnyside” on NBC) and six season openers, but it was football that clearly dominated on Fox. The Philadelphia Eagles/Green Bay Packers match-up, which concluded at 12 a.m., scored a hefty (and approximate) 8.9 rating/16 share in the household overnights for the primetime (8-10 p.m.) portion. Full overnight results for the football game were not available.

In series premiere news, both new CBS comedies were adequately sampled. “The Unicorn” out of the third season premiere of “Young Sheldon” (#2: 5.8/10), now at 8 p.m., held 74 percent of the lead-in with a 4.3/ 7 (#3) at 8:30 p.m. While “Young Sheldon” was solid, it was also 31 percent below “The Big Bang Theory” on the year-ago evening (8.4/14 on 9/27/19).

“Carol’s Second Act” on CBS at 9:30 p.m. also scored a 4.3/ 7 in the household overnights, which ranked second in the time period. But the retention out of the season-premiere of “Mom” (#2: 4.8/ 8 at 9 p.m.) was significantly stronger at 90 percent. That is impressive.

At 10 p.m., the series premiere of CBS drama “Evil” won the hour with a 3.4/ 7 in households. Comparably, that bested the season premieres of NBC’s “Law & Order: SVU” (#2: 3.2/ 6) and the final season of ABC’s “How to Get Away with Murder” (#3: 2.0/ 4) by 6 percent and 70 percent, respectively. “Evil,” however, opened 13 percent below former time period occupant “S.W.A.T.” on the year-ago evening (3.9/ 7). Keep in mind, of course, that most new series drop 10 to 20 percent in week two.

On NBC, the positive news for the launch of comedy “Perfect Harmony” (#4: 2.2/ 4 at 8:30 p.m.) was full overnight retention out of the season-premiere of “Superstore.” But, let’s face it…a 2.2 rating is nothing to boast about. “Sunnyside” at 9:30 p.m. was left at the starting gate with a mere 1.4/ 2 (#4) out of a 1.9/ 3 for the season premiere of critically acclaimed “The Good Place” (1.9/ 3 at 9 p.m.). Once again, NBC’s biggest obstacle is finding an audience for its comedies.

In a night of season premiere installments of ABC, veteran “Grey’s Anatomy” opened season 16 with a solid 5.1/ 9 (#2t) at 8 p.m., which led into a 4.0/ 7 (#3) for compatible season two of “A Million Little Things” at 9 p.m.

The CW featured the season (or series) finale of drama “The Outpost,” which scored a typically unimpressive 0.4/ 1 at 9 p.m. (#5).

What follows are the household overnights by network and by half-hour for Thursday, September 26:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “Grey’s Anatomy” (season premiere): 5.1/ 9 (#3)
CBS – “Young Sheldon” (season premiere): 5.8/10 (#2)
NBC – “Superstore” (season premiere): 2.2/ 4 (#4)
Fox – Pregame: Thursday Night Football (Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers): 6.2/12 (#1)
CW – “The Outpost”: 0.5/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “Grey’s Anatomy” (season premiere): 5.0/ 8 (#2)
CBS – “The Unicorn” (series premiere): 4.3/ 7 (#3)
NBC – “Perfect Harmony” (series premiere): 2.2/ 4 (#4)
Fox – Thursday Night Football (Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers): 9.0/16 (#1)
CW – “The Outpost”: 0.4/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “A Million Little Things” (season premiere): 4.1/ 7 (#3)
CBS – “Mom” (season premiere): 4.6/ 8 (#2)
NBC – “The Good Place” (season premiere):
Fox – Thursday Night Football (Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers): 9.9/17 (#1)
CW – “The Outpost” (season or series finale): 0.4/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “A Million Little Things” (season premiere): 3.9/ 7 (#3)
CBS – “Carol’s Second Act” (series premiere): 4.3/ 7 (#2)
NBC – “Sunnysidee” (series premiere): 1.4/ 2 (#2)
Fox – Thursday Night Football (Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers): 10.6/18 (#1)
CW – “The Outpost” (season or series finale): 0.4/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “How to Get Away With Murder” (season premiere): 2.0/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “Evil” (series premiere): 3.6/ 7 (#1)
NBC – “Law & Order: SVU” (season premiere): 3.1/ 6 (#2)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “How to Get Away With Murder” (season premiere): 1.9/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “Evil” (series premiere): 3.2/ 6 (#1t)
NBC – “Law & Order: SVU” (season premiere): 3.2/ 6 (#1t)

LATE NIGHT

11:30 p.m.
ABC – “Jimmy Kimmel”: 1.8/ 4 (#2)
CBS – “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”: 3.1/ 8 (#1)
NBC – “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”: 1.5/ 4 (#3)

12:00 a.m.
ABC – “Jimmy Kimmel”: 1.1/ 4 (#2t)
CBS – “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”: 2.1/ 7 (#1)
NBC – “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”: 1.1/ 4 (#2t)

12:30 a.m.
ABC – “Nightline”: 1.0/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “The Late Late Show with James Corden”: 1.1/ 4 (#2)
NBC – “Late Night with Seth Meyers”: 1.2/ 4 (#1)

1:00 a.m.
CBS – “The Late Late Show with James Corden”: 0.8/ 4 (#1)
NBC – “Late Night with Seth Meyers”: 0.8/ 3 (#2)

1:30 a.m.
NBC – “A Little Late with Lilly Singh”: 0.6/ 3

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Household Rating/Share
Fox: 5.8/10, NBC: 5.0/ 9, CBS: 3.5/ 6, ABC: 3.1/ 5, CW: 0.5/ 1

Percent Change From Year-Ago Evening:
Fox: +41, CW: no change, NBC: – 6, ABC: -16, CBS: -17

Ratings Breakdown:
The second season premiere of “The Masked Singer” led Fox to opening Wednesday overnight victory, with a 5.8 rating/10 share in households from 8-10 p.m. Comparably, this was 41 percent above the year-ago combination of dramas “Empire” and “Star.” Look for a victory for Fox as well in adults 18-49 (and all the key demos).

NBC had a night of positive news care of the season premiere installments of the “Chicago” trio: “Chicago Med” (#2: 5.3/ 9 at 8 p.m.), “Chicago Fire” (#2: 5.2/ 9 at 9 p.m.) and “Chicago PD” (#1: 4.6/ 9 at 10 p.m.). The compatibility of three dramas, no doubt, is flawless.

In series premiere news, ABC crime solver “Stumptown” was sampled with a 3.5/ 6 in households at 10 p.m. While that is nothing to boast about, it was 52 percent above the second season premiere of lead-in sitcom “Single Parents” (#4: 2.3/ 4 at 8:30 p.m.).

The other weak comedy link of ABC was “Schooled,” which opened with a mere 2.4/ 4 at 8:30 p.m. (#4). Comparably, that was 27 percent below the season premiere of parent “The Goldbergs” (#4: 3.3/ 6 at 8 p.m.). Note to ABC: Renewing “The Kids Are Alright” would have been a better option.

ABC’s “Modern Family,” meanwhile, opened its final season with a 3.4/ 6 in households (#4) in the 9 p.m. half-hour.

On CBS, a 90-minute installment of veteran “Survivor” returned with s 4.1/ 7 in households from 8-9:30 p.m., which was 13 percent below the 4.7/ 8 one year earlier. That led into the 90-minute season finale of “Big Brother,” which with weaker lead-in support dipped to a 2.9/ 5 from 9:30-11 p.m. Comparably, that was 19 percent below the 3.6/ 6 on the year-ago evening. Bravo to “Big Brother” for addressing the bullying and racism that went on in the house early in the season. While Jackson may have won the $500,000, it is underdog Nicole that was America’s choice and the bigger winner. Note to Allison Grodner: Please let Jackson Michie fade into oblivion (as well as that early alliance of six).

The CW, which is avoiding the competition this week, featured a repeat of “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” (#5: 0.6/ 1 at 8 p.m.) into “Hypnotize Me” (#5: 0.4/ 1 at 9 p.m.).

What follows are the household overnights by network and half hour for Wednesday, September 25:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Goldbergs” (season premiere): 3.3/ 6 (#4)
CBS – “Survivor” (season premiere): 4.3/ 8 (#3)
NBC – “Chicago Med” (season premiere): 5.2/ 9 #2)
Fox – “The Masked Singer” (season premiere): 5.4/10 (#1)
CW – “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” (R): 0.6/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “Schooled” (season premiere): 2.4/ 4 (#4)
CBS – “Survivor” (season premiere): 4.1/ 7 (#3)
NBC – “Chicago Med” (season premiere): 5.3/ 9 #2)
Fox – “The Masked Singer” (season premiere): 5.8/10 (#1)
CW – “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” (R): 0.5/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “Modern Family” (season premiere)): 3.4/ 6 (#4)
CBS – “Survivor” (season premiere): 4.0/ 7 (#3)
NBC – “Chicago Fire” (season premiere): 5.1/ 9 9#2)
Fox – “The Masked Singer” (season premiere): 6.0/10 (#1)
CW – “Hypnotize Me”: 0.4/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “Single Parents” (season premiere): 2.3/ 4 (#4)
CBS – “Big Brother” (season finale): 3.0/ 5 (#3)
NBC – “Chicago Fire” (season premiere): 5.2/ 9 (#2)
Fox – “The Masked Singer” (season premiere): 6.2/11 (#1)
CW – “Hypnotize Me”: 0.3/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “Stumptown” (series premiere): 3.5/ 6 (#2)
CBS – “Big Brother” (season finale): 2.9/ 5 (#3)
NBC – “Chicago PD” (season premiere): 4.7/ 9 (#1)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “Stumptown” (series premiere): 3.4/ 7 (#2)
CBS – “Big Brother” (season finale): 2.9/ 6 (#3)
NBC – “Chicago PD” (season premiere): 4.5/ 9 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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Thursday, September 19, 2019

Household Rating/Share
ABC: 3.0/ 6, CBS: 2.7/ 5, Fox: 2.0/ 4, NBC: 1.6/ 3, CW: 0.5/ 1

-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening:
ABC and Fox: +67 each, CW: no change, CBS: -27, NBC: -16

Ratings Breakdown:
ABC won this third Thursday in September as a result of two-hour ABC News special, “The Last Days of Phil Hartman,” at a 3.0 rating/6 share in the household overnights from 9-11 p.m. ET. But tops for the night was the live CBS “Big Brother” eviction show at a 3.3/ 6 in the 9 p.m. hour. Note to all “Big Brother” fans: didn’t we all know that Cliff ended his game by not keeping Tommy in the house?

NBC featured two specials last night: “Return to Downton Abbey” (#3: 2.3/ 4 at 8 p.m.) and “The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place” (#4: 1.2/ 2 at 9 p.m.). While the critics do love “The Good Place,” the sitcom has never been an arena for many viewers.

Elsewhere, The CW featured drama “The Outpost” (#5: 0.6/ 1 at 8 p.m.) into the season (or series) finale of “Two Sentence Horror Stories” (two episodes: avg. 0.5/ 1 from 9-10 p.m.). Fox featured local baseball coverage and the remainder of the evening were repeat telecasts as follows:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “Celebrity Family Feud” (R): 3.2/ 6 (#1)
CBS – “Young Sheldon” (R): 3.1/ 6 (#2)
NBC – “Return to Downton Abbey”: 2.4/ 5 (#3)
Fox – Major League Baseball (local coverage): 2.0/ 4 (#4)
CW – “The Outpost”: 0.6/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “Celebrity Family Feud” (R): 3.0/ 6 (#1t)
CBS – “Young Sheldon” (R): 3.0/ 5 (#1t)
NBC – “Return to Downton Abbey”: 2.2/ 4 (#3)
Fox – Major League Baseball (local coverage): 2.0/ 4 (#4)
CW – “The Outpost”: 0.5/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – ABC News: The Last Days of Phil Hartman: 2.8/ 5 (#2)
CBS – “Big Brother”: 3.2/ 6 (#1)
NBC – “The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place”: 1.3/ 2 (#4)
Fox – Major League Baseball (local coverage): 2.1/ 4 (#3)
CW – “Two Sentence Horror Stories”: 0.5/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – ABC News: The Last Days of Phil Hartman: 2.8/ 5 (#2)
CBS – “Big Brother”: 3.2/ 6 (#1)
NBC – “The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place”: 1.0/ 2 (#4)
Fox – Major League Baseball (local coverage): 1.9/ 3 (#3)
CW – “Two Sentence Horror Stories” (season or series finale): 0.5/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – ABC News Democratic Candidates Debate: 10.1/18 (#1)
CBS – “FBI” (R): 1.8/ 3 (#2)
NBC – “Law & Order: SVU” (R): 1.4/ 3 (#3)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – ABC News Democratic Candidates Debate: 8.3/16 (#1)
CBS – “FBI” (R): 2.0/ 4 (#2)
NBC – “Law & Order: SVU” (R): 1.5/ 3 (#3)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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Household Rating/Share
NBC: 5.5/10, Fox: 2.7/ 5, CBS: 2.4/ 4, ABC: 1.6/ 3, CW: 0.5/ 1

Percent Change From Year-Ago Evening:
CW: no change, Fox: – 4, ABC: – 6, CBS: – 8, NBC: -19

Ratings Breakdown:
NBC, of course, was the network to beat with the season-finale of summer favorite “America’s Got Talent” at a hefty 7.4 rating/13 share in the household overnights from 8-10 p.m. ET. But the series premiere/preview of upcoming NBC late night entry “A Little Late 2ith Lilly Singh” fumbled the lead-in support with a modest 1.8/ 4 (#2t) in the 10 p.m. hour. Comparably, that was 73 percent below the 9:30 p.m. portion of “AGT” (7.9/14). “A Little Late with Lilly Singh” airs weeknights at 1:35 a.m. ET.

Also concluding for the season was Fox’s veteran “Masterchef” at a 2.7/ 5 from 8-10 p.m. The 8-9 portion of “Masterchef” (2.6/ 5) trailed competing “Big Brother” on CBS (#2: 3.3/ 6) by 21 percent.

Elsewhere, the remainder of the evening were repeat telecasts as follows:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Goldbergs”: 1.8/ 3 (#4)
CBS – “Big Brother”: 3.4/ 6 (#2)
NBC – “America’s Got Talent” (season finale): 6.9/13 (#1)
Fox – “Masterchef” (season finale): 2.6/ 5 (#3)
CW – “Mysteries Decoded” (R): 0.6/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “Schooled”: 1.4/ 3 (#4)
CBS – “Big Brother”: 3.1/ 6 (#2)
NBC – “America’s Got Talent” (season finale): 7.3/13 (#1)
Fox – “Masterchef” (season finale): 2.6/ 5 (#3)
CW – “Mysteries Decoded” (R): 0.5/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “Modern Family” (R): 1.6/ 3 (#3t)
CBS – “SEAL Team” (R): 1.6/ 3 (#3t)
NBC – “America’s Got Talent” (season finale): 7.5/13 (#1)
Fox – “Masterchef” (season finale): 2.7/ 5 (#3)
CW – “Hypnotize Me”: 0.4/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “Single Parents” (R): 1.2/ 2 (#4)
CBS – “SEAL Team” (R): 1.7/ 3 (#3)
NBC – “America’s Got Talent” (season finale): 7.9/14 (#1)
Fox – “Masterchef” (season finale): 2.8/ 5 (#3)
CW – “Hypnotize Me”: 0.4/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “Celebrity Family Feud” (R): 1.8/ 3 (#3)
CBS – “SWAT (R): 2.1/ 4 (#2)
NBC – “A Little Late with Lilly Singh” (premiere/preview): 2.3/ 4 (#1)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “Celebrity Family Feud” (R): 1.8/ 4 (#2)
CBS – “SWAT” (R): 2.2/ 5 (#1)
NBC – “A Little Late with Lilly Singh” (premiere/preview): 1.3/ 3 (#3)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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Household Rating/Share
ABC: 4.8/ 8, NBC: 2.7/ 5, CBS: 2.5/ 4, Fox: 1.7/ 3, CW: 0.6/ 1

Note: Change versus the year-ago week is excluded because NBC aired The Primetime Emmy Awards.

Ratings Breakdown:
It was an easy overnight victory for ABC, which featured the season premiere of veteran “Dancing With the Stars” at a 6.3 rating/11 share in households from 8-10 p.m. Comparably, this was a rise of nine percent from the year-ago season-opener (5.8/ 9 on Sept. 24, 2018). Keep in mind, however, that the 2018 “Dancing With the Stars” season premiere aired on the first night of the new TV season opposite season opening programming on the broadcast nets (including “The Voice” on NBC). Let’s see what happens next week when “The Voice” returns.

Despite the lead-in support, 10 p.m. ABC special “Beyoncé Presents: Making the Gift” took a backseat to an encore telecast of CBS’ “Bull” with a modest 1.9/ 4.

On NBC, two hours of “American Ninja Warrior” rose to a season high 3.3/ 6 from 8-10 p.m., which could translate into an adult 18-49 victory opposite “Dancing With the Stars.”

Fox’s veteran “So You Think You Can Dance” closed its season with a quiet 1.7/ 3 from 8-10 p.m. And it was overnight business as usual on this third Monday in September as follows:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “Dancing With the Stars” (season premiere): 6.7/12 (#1)
CBS – “The Neighborhood” (R): 2.3/ 4 (#3)
NBC – American Ninja Warrior”: 3.3/ 6 (#2)
Fox – “So You Think You Can Dance” (season finale: 1.9/ 3 (#4)
CW – “Penn & Teller: Fool Us”: 0.7/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “Dancing With the Stars” (season premiere): 6.3/11 (#1)
CBS – “The Big Bang Theory” (R): 2.4/ 4 (#3)
NBC – American Ninja Warrior”: 3.4/ 6 (#2)
Fox – “So You Think You Can Dance” (season finale: 1.7/ 3 (#4)
CW – “Penn & Teller: Fool Us”: 0.6/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “Dancing With the Stars” (season premiere): 6.2/10 (#1)
CBS – “Bull” (R): 2.2/ 4 (#3)
NBC – American Ninja Warrior”: 3.2/ 5 (#2)
Fox – “So You Think You Can Dance” (season finale): 1.6/ 3 (#4)
CW – “Whose Line is it Anyway? (R): 0.5/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “Dancing With the Stars” (season premiere): 5.8/10 (#1)
CBS – “Bull” (R): 2.8/ 4 (#3)
NBC – American Ninja Warrior”: 3.3/ 6 (#2)
Fox – “So You Think You Can Dance” (season finale): 1.7/ 3 (#4)
CW – “Whose Line is it Anyway? (R): 0.5/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “Presents: Making the Gift”: 2.3/ 4 (#2)
CBS – “Bull” (R): 2.9/ 5 (#1)
NBC – The 2019 NBC Primetime Preview Show: 1.6/ 3 (#3)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “Beyoncé Presents: Making the Gift”: 1.5/ 3 (#2)
CBS – “Bull” (R): 3.0/ 6 (#1)
NBC – The 2019 NBC Primetime Preview Show: 1.2/ 2 (#3)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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