Following the live Presidential Address, and airing against Game 6 of the NBA Finals, HELL’S KITCHEN ran from 8:19-10:19p. With the most current information from Nielsen the 8:30-10:30p average for HELL’S KITCHEN was a 2.8/8 among Adults 18-49 (but that number could change in the finals).
FOX ranked No. 2 for the night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens.
Competition
Due to the nature of live sports, Fast Nationals for ABC are approximate. ABC’s coverage of the live Presidential Address joined the special Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night to post a 3.4/12 from 8-830p.
Following an NBA pre-game show (3.4/11) at 830p, ABC’s NBA Finals Game 6: Boston Celtics vs. LA Lakers posted a 5.5/15 from 9-11p, up from last year’s series-deciding Game 5 (LA Lakers vs. Orlando Magic), which posted a 4.1/12 from 8-11p in the Fast Nationals before rising to a 5.7/17 from 8:02p-10:44p in the Finals (on Sunday 6/14/09). Last night’s game was also up from the NBA Finals’ most recent Game 6 (LA Lakers vs. Boston Celtics), which decided the 2008 series with a 5.2/14 from 9-11p in the Fast Nationals before rising to a 6.9/20 from 9:05p-12:01a in the Finals (on Tuesday 6/17/08).
On CBS in the 8p hour, the President’s Address and an NCIS repeat combined to post a 1.7/5 among Adults 18-49, followed by the combined rating for the NCIS repeat / NCIS: LA repeat in the 9p hour (1.8/5). In the 10p hour the NCIS: LA and The Good Wife repeats delivered a 1.2/3.
NBC’s Presidential Address coverage combined with Losing It With Jillian to deliver a 1.4/5 from 8-830p, with the 830-9p section of Losing It posting a 1.4/4. Week three of America’s Got Talent (2.9/8) was very low at 9p, down -22% among Adults 18-49 and -21% in Total Viewers from its prior Tuesday average this summer (3.7/11). A repeat Last Comic Standing posted a 1.8/5 at 10p.
Due to the live Presidential Address from 8:00-8:19p, Fast Nationals for FOX, ABC, CBS & NBC are only approximate. Note that Final National Ratings for the address will be sustained by Nielsen.
Live+Same Day Nielsen Ratings
(source: FOX)
