Prime Time TV Ratings Week September 11-17

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Viewers in millions

1. Sunday Night Football NBC 23.3
2. NFL Fox 18.6
3. Sunday Night Football Pre-Kick NBC 17.9
4. NFL CBS 16.6
5. Football Night in America (7:54) NBC 13.3

6. Monday Night Football ABC 10.3
7. The OT Fox 10.0
8. 60 Minutes CBS 7.9
9. Football Night in America (7:28) NBC 7.6
9. NFL Post-Game CBS 7.6

11. America's Got Talent (Tue) NBC 7.0
12. America's Got Talent (Wed) NBC 6.8
13. Monday Night Football Pre-Game ABC 6.3
14. Emmy Awards NBC 5.9
15. Password (Wed) NBC 4.4

16. Big Brother (Sun) CBS 4.0
16. Monarch (Sun 7:45) Fox 4.0
18. Big Brother (Wed) CBS 3.9
18. FBI CBS 3.9
18. Password (Tue) NBC 3.9

21. The Bachelorette ABC 3.5
21. Press Your Luck ABC 3.5
21. Young Sheldon (Thu) CBS 3.5
24. Big Brother (Thu) CBS 3.3
24. FBI: International CBS 3.3

26. NCIS CBS 3.2
27. FBI: Most Wanted CBS 3.1
27. The Neighborhood CBS 3.1
29. Big Ten College Football Fox 3.0
30. Bob Hearts Abishola CBS 2.9

31. Dateline (Fri) NBC 2.8
31. Ghosts CBS 2.8
33. Saturday Night Football ABC 2.8
34. Generation Gap ABC 2.7
34. Law & Order: SVU NBC 2.7

36. NCIS: Hawaii CBS 2.6
37. Masterchef Fox 2.5
37. Shark Tank ABC 2.5
39. Equalizer CBS 2.4
39. Law & Order NBC 2.4

41. Blue Bloods CBS 2.3
41. Secret Celebrity Renovation CBS 2.3
41. 20/20 ABC 2.3
44. The Conners ABC 2.2
44. WWE Friday Night Smackdown Fox 2.2

46. NCIS: Los Angeles CBS 2.1
47. Football Night in America (7pm) NBC 2.0
47. 48 Hours (10pm) CBS 2.0
47. Law & Order: Organized Crime NBC 2.0
50. ACM Honors Fox 1.9

50. Dateline (Sat) NBC 1.9
50. 48 Hours (9pm) CBS 1.9
53. Capital One College Bowl NBC 1.8
53. CBS Fall Preview CBS 1.8
53. Challenge USA CBS 1.8

53. Crimetime CBS 1.8
57. CSI: Vegas CBS 1.7
58. ABC Fall Preview Special ABC 1.6
58. Don't Forget the Lyrics Fox 1.6
58. Major League Baseball (7:17) Fox 1.6

58. Monarch (Sun 8:45) Fox 1.6
58. Pac 12 College Football Fox 1.6
58. Truth and Lies ABC 1.6
58. Young Sheldon (Fri) CBS 1.6
65. Abbott Elementary ABC 1.5

65. America's Got Talent (Sat) NBC 1.5
67. Celebrity Family Feud ABC 1.3
68. Home Economics ABC 1.2
69. Major League Baseball (10:16) Fox 1.1
69. Monarch (Wed) Fox 1.1

71. Monarch (Sun 9:45) Fox 1.0
71. Monarch (Mon) Fox 1.0
73. Spirit of a Nation ABC 0.9
74. Stargirl CW 0.5
74. World's Funniest Animals (Sun 8pm) CW 0.5

74. World's Funniest Animals (Sun 8:30) CW 0.5
77. Leonardo CW 0.4
77. Mysteries Decoded CW 0.4
77. Penn & Teller: Fool Us (Sun) CW 0.4
77. Penn & Teller: Fool Us (Mon) CW 0.4

77. World's Funniest Animals (Wed 9pm) CW 0.4
82. Great Chocolate Showdown (Thu) CW 0.3
82. Great Chocolate Showdown (Sat) CW 0.3
82. Masters of Illusion (9pm) CW 0.3
82. Masters of Illusion (9:30) CW 0.3

82. Whose Line Is It Anyway? CW 0.3
82. World's Funniest Animals (Wed 9:30) CW 0.3
88. Bump CW 0.2
88. Devils CW 0.2
88. Dynasty CW 0.2

88. Killer Camp CW 0.2

CW

1...................……74. Stargirl CW 0.5
1....................……74. World's Funniest Animals (Sun 8pm) CW 0.5
1....................……74. World's Funniest Animals (Sun 8:30) CW 0.5
4......................……77. Leonardo CW 0.4
4....................……77. Mysteries Decoded CW 0.4

4....................……77. Penn & Teller: Fool Us (Sun) CW 0.4
4....................……77. Penn & Teller: Fool Us (Mon) CW 0.4
4....................……77. World's Funniest Animals (Wed 9pm) CW 0.4
9.....................……82. Great Chocolate Showdown (Thu) CW 0.3
9.....................……82. Great Chocolate Showdown (Sat) CW 0.3

9...................…….82. Masters of Illusion (9pm) CW 0.3
9....................…….82. Masters of Illusion (9:30) CW 0.3
9....................……82. Whose Line Is It Anyway? CW 0.3
9....................……82. World's Funniest Animals (Wed 9:30) CW 0.3
15.................……88. Bump CW 0.2

15...................……88. Devils CW 0.2
15....................……88. Dynasty CW 0.2
15......................……88. Killer Camp CW 0.2

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Okay, as I explained on this week's thread, this is next week's, with what I have so far. I will add each night as it becomes available, or next week, as I have time.

If you don't see a number to the left, the show has aired and this is a new number. If there is a number to the left, you are seeing an old number.

Football is back! Look at those numbers. Keep in mind for the games on Fox and CBS (and they both aired a late game) the number is for the entire game, not what aired in prime time.

"Monarch" actually did better than I thought at first (but still "meh" according to the comments). The word "Behind" appeared in the title of the third episode (I thought there were two but there were three), but this is not explained in the comments.

The Emmys hit a new low, not helped by being on Monday, and last year there was a football lead-in. However, the comments are always for 18-49 and I post total viewers.

The CW can always count on funny animal videos. It's not a big audience but for The CW lately, it's better than a lot of shows.

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That's it for this week. I'm not optimistic I can do any more until Tuesday of next week. Last night's final numbers might be available when I have time on Sunday, but if not, Monday is out of the question.

If you see a number on the left, it's from two weeks ago.

The CW continues to go downhill on Tuesdays. Maybe Fall shows will be the solution. Even on Wednesday, it appears people are getting tired of the same animal videos over and over.

"The Bachelorette", which for some odd reason is labelled as a premiere, was number one with women, 18-34 and 18-49 but was number two to "America's Got Talent" with 25-54 and men, and seniors just don't care.

"America's Got Talent" on Wednesday was not labelled as a finale even in the comments, though it appears there was more information that got cut off on the right in the list.

I could post last night's numbers temporarily, but I'm sure you'd rather see the finals when they are ready. See you then.

Actually, I can do this. Yikes! The CW got 0.0 for 18-49 for the entire evening, and if that remains the final number, they got some 'splainin' to do. Total viewers for "Bump" were 0.2 (that's millions). For the other shows that weren't reruns, "Press Your Luck" (finale) 3.3, "Generation Gap" (finale) 2.6, "Truth and Lies" 1.5, Major League Baseball 1.8 first hour and 1.5 second hour, "Big Brother" 3.3 and "Great Chocolate Showdown" 0.3.

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Thursday is done, and for The CW at least 18-49 wasn't as bad as in the preliminary numbers.

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I forgot to come here yesterday. Sorry about that. But the finished product is actually early since I normally do this later on Wednesday.

The series finale of "Dynasty" was hardly noticed, and when you see all three digits beyond the decimal it's worse than that. However, it's over and I'm sure The CW is grateful for that.

Ladies and gentlemen! Children of all ages! Watch as the Great Chocolate Showdown makes the magicians' audiences disappear!

Fox started a football game after 10:00, but it's the Pac-12 so they'd naturally still be watching. Most of that game is not in prime time, but there it is. The earlier game started outside of prime time but the number is for the entire game.

Notice that 9 of the top 10 shows are NFL football.

Back next week, about this same time.

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Oops. Forgot one show. It was a rerun anyway and I don't even know the name of it because it is referred to in some sources as "Crimetime". It could be any CBS drama.