Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Fri.-Sun., July 25-27) -- CBS scores with the masses
07/28/14 11:39 AM
By ED BARK
@unclebarkycom on Twitter
It’s great to be back in friendly, sweltering D-FW. No, really. So here’s our first “snapshot” in a while.
CBS’ summertime crime drama, Unforgettable, topped all prime-time attractions Sunday with 241,444 viewers in the 8 p.m. hour. The network also won from 6 to 8 p.m. with a 60 Minutes rerun (234,343 viewers) and a new hour of Big Brother (177,533).
Fox4’s 9 p.m. local newscast and CBS’ competing Reckless shared the top spot in prime-time’s final hour with 134,925 viewers apiece.
Among advertiser-craved 18-to-49-year-olds, CBS won the first two hours with 60 Minutes and Big Brother, which easily was Sunday’s biggest draw in this key demographic.
ABC’s Rising Star singing competition comfortably commanded the 8 to 9 p.m. slot before Fox4’s newscast won just as easily. Both victors more than doubled the 18-to-49 audience of their nearest competitor.
Friday night’s top draw in total viewers was ABC’s 9 p.m. hour of 20/20, which likewise ranked No. 1 in prime-time among 18-to-49-year-olds. The Texas Rangers-Oakland A’s game on TXA21 averaged 106,520 total viewers, tying ABC’s Shark Tank for an overall fourth in that measurement behind 20/20, CBS’ Blue Bloods and NBC’s Dateline.
Here are Friday’s four-way local news derby numbers.
CBS11 edged WFAA8 for the most total viewers at 10 p.m. but the ABC station won easily among 25-to-54-year-olds (main advertiser target audience for news programming).
Fox4 again muscled up with twins at 6 a.m. and also ran the table at 5 p.m.
NBC5 and CBS11 tied for first in total viewers at 6 p.m. while Fox4 drew the most 25-to-54-year-olds.
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@unclebarkycom on Twitter
It’s great to be back in friendly, sweltering D-FW. No, really. So here’s our first “snapshot” in a while.
CBS’ summertime crime drama, Unforgettable, topped all prime-time attractions Sunday with 241,444 viewers in the 8 p.m. hour. The network also won from 6 to 8 p.m. with a 60 Minutes rerun (234,343 viewers) and a new hour of Big Brother (177,533).
Fox4’s 9 p.m. local newscast and CBS’ competing Reckless shared the top spot in prime-time’s final hour with 134,925 viewers apiece.
Among advertiser-craved 18-to-49-year-olds, CBS won the first two hours with 60 Minutes and Big Brother, which easily was Sunday’s biggest draw in this key demographic.
ABC’s Rising Star singing competition comfortably commanded the 8 to 9 p.m. slot before Fox4’s newscast won just as easily. Both victors more than doubled the 18-to-49 audience of their nearest competitor.
Friday night’s top draw in total viewers was ABC’s 9 p.m. hour of 20/20, which likewise ranked No. 1 in prime-time among 18-to-49-year-olds. The Texas Rangers-Oakland A’s game on TXA21 averaged 106,520 total viewers, tying ABC’s Shark Tank for an overall fourth in that measurement behind 20/20, CBS’ Blue Bloods and NBC’s Dateline.
Here are Friday’s four-way local news derby numbers.
CBS11 edged WFAA8 for the most total viewers at 10 p.m. but the ABC station won easily among 25-to-54-year-olds (main advertiser target audience for news programming).
Fox4 again muscled up with twins at 6 a.m. and also ran the table at 5 p.m.
NBC5 and CBS11 tied for first in total viewers at 6 p.m. while Fox4 drew the most 25-to-54-year-olds.
Email comments or questions to: unclebarky@verizon.net