Primetime Ratings: ‘Idol’ Falls on ABC
ABC had the top score in Sunday prime, with American Idol leading the net to a 0.7 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 3 share. That beat the 0.6/3 put up by CBS.
It was a soft night for broadcast ratings.
After an America’s Funniest Home Videos repeat, two hours of American Idol fell 20% to 0.8. A repeat of The Rookie followed.
CBS had 60 Minutes at a flat 0.9. God Friended Me got a 0.5, NCIS: Los Angeles a 0.6 and NCIS: New Orleans a 0.5, all three down a tenth.
Fox and NBC both got a 0.4/2. Fox had The Simpsons down 17% to 0.5 and Duncanville at a flat 0.4. Bob’s Burgers slid 17% to 0.5 and Family Guy got a flat 0.6.
NBC had Little Big Shots at 0.4 and The Wall at 0.5. Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist did a 0.4, as did Good Girls. All four NBC shows were flat.
Univision rated a 0.3/1 and Telemundo a 0.2/1. On Univision, Aqui y Ahora lost 25% for a 0.3. Movie Dolphin Tale followed, then Sal y Pimenta got a 0.3.
Broadcasting & Cable Newsletter
The smarter way to stay on top of broadcasting and cable industry. Sign up below
Telemundo had American Ninja Warrior and movie Maximum Conviction.
The CW had a 0.1/0 with reruns of Batwoman and Supergirl.
Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.