Prime-Time Ratings:
Sunday 6/15/08

The following results are based on the fast affiliate ratings (Live Plus Same Day data)

-Total Viewers:
ABC: 10.80 million, NBC: 9.24, CBS: 6.47, Fox: 3.67, CW: 931,000

-Adults 18-49:
ABC: 4.3 rating/13 share, NBC: 2.9/ 9, Fox: 1.6/ 5, CBS: 1.1/ 3, CW: 0.4/ 1

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-Yesterday’s Winners:
The U.S. Open (NBC) , NBA Finals, Game 5 (NBC)

-Yesterday’s Losers (Excluding Repeats):
Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC)

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-Ratings Breakdown:
Coverage of The U.S. Open gave NBC a boost, but ABC won this third Sunday in June as a result of game 5 of the NBA Finals, Lakers vs. the Celtics. ABC aired a combination of a repeat of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Jimmy Kimmel Live, NBA Countdown and the game five match-up. But since basketball in the Central Time Zone could be factored into the 8 p.m. hour, here are the results for ABC by half-hour:

ABC/Sunday
7:00 p.m. Viewers: 6.51 million (#3), A18-49: 2.3/ 9 (#2)
7:30 p.m. Viewers: 7.62 million (#2), A18-49: 2.8/10 (#2)
8:00 p.m. Viewers: 8.21 million (#2), A18-49: 3.2/11 (#2)
8:30 p.m. Viewers: 9.82 million (#2), A18-49: 4.0/12 (#2)
9:00 p.m. Viewers: 13.56 million (#1), A18-49: 5,4/15 (#1)
9:30 p.m. Viewers: 13.38 million (#1), A18-49: 5.4/15 (#1)
10:00 p.m. Viewers: 13.29 million (#1), A18-49: 5.5/15 (#1)
10:30 p.m. Viewers: 13.99 million (#1), A18-49: 5.9/17 (#1)

The U.S. Open on NBC soared, meanwhile, with 13.84 million viewers and a 3.9/13 among adults 18-49 from 7-9 p.m. That led into a repeat of SNL: The Best of Mike Myers at a mere (and approximate) 4.62 million viewers and a 1.9/ 5 in the demo from 9-11 p.m.

A repeat of CBS granddaddy 60 Minutes opened the evening on a below-average note, with 7.29 million viewers (#2) and a 1.3/ 5 among adults 18-49 (#3) from 7-8 p.m. That led into The 62nd Annual Tony Awards at a typically bland 6.19 million viewers and a 1.1/ 3 among adults 18-49 from 8-11 p.m.

Take a look at the complete listing of winners:

BEST…
Musical: In the Heights
Play: August: Osage County
Revival of a Musical: South Pacific
Revival of a Play: Boeing- Boeing
Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical: Paulo Szot, South Pacific
Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical: Patti LuPone, Gypsy
Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play: Mark Rylance, Boeing-Boeing
Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play: Deanna Dunagan, August: Osage County
Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical: Boyd Gaines, Gypsy
Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical: Laura Benanti, Gypsy
Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play: Jim Norton, The Seafarer
Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play: Rondi Reed, August: Osage County
Direction of a Musical: Barlett Sher, South Pacific
Direction of a Play: Anna D. Shapiro, August: Osage County
Original Score: In the Heights, Music & Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Orchestrations: Alex Lacamoire & Bill Sherman, In the Heights
Choreography: Andy Blankenbuehler, In the Heights
Book of a Musical: Stew, Passing Strange
Costume Design of a Musical: Catherine Zuber, South Pacific
Costume Design of a Play: Katrina Lindsay, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Scenic Design of a Musical: Michael Yeargan, South Pacific
Scenic Design of a Play: Todd Rosenthal, August: Osage County
Sound Design of a Musical: Scott Lehrer, South Pacific
Sound Design of a Play: Mic Pool, The 39 Steps
Lighting Design of a Musical: Donald Holder, South Pacific
Lighting Design of a Play: Kevin Adams: The 39 Steps
Lifetime Achievement: Stephen Sondheim
Regional Theater Award: Chicago Shakespeare Theatre

Fox had nothing unusual to report with its encore combination of Don’t Forget the Lyrics (Viewers: #4: 2.56 million; A18-49: #4, 1.0/ 4), The Simpsons (Viewers: #4, 3.72 million; A18-49: #3, 1.8/ 6), King of the Hill (Viewers: #4, 3.63 million; A18-49: #3, 1.7/ 5), Family Guy (Viewers: #4, 5.03 million; A18-49: #2t, 2.3/ 6) and American Dad (Viewers: #3, 4.54 million; A18-49: #2, 2.1/ 6). And cellar-dweller the CW aired repeats of One Tree Hill (Viewers: 665,000; A18-49: 0.3/ 1), Everybody Hates Chris (Viewers: 1.08 million; A18-49: 0.4/ 1), canceled Aliens in America (Viewers: 1.09 million; A18-49: 0.4/ 1), The Game (Viewers: 1.06 million; A18-49: 0.5/ 1) and concluded Girlfriends (Viewers: 1.02 million; A18-49: 0.4/ 1), which never was given an official final episode.

Source: Nielsen Media Research data

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That led into The 62nd Annual Tony Awards at a typically bland 6.19 million viewers and a 1.1/ 3 among adults 18-49 from 8-11 p.m.

Why are the Tony Awards still even covered by a network? Would have ben better off airing a marathon repeat of Shark episodes

wow with the Tony.. what a loser!

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The U.S. Open on NBC soared, meanwhile, with 13.84 million viewers and a 3.9/13 among adults 18-49 from 7-9 p.m.

Despite a starting time of 12 noon today, I wouldn't be surprised to see the Playoff Round between Tiger and Rocco get at least 4-5 million on ESPN.

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-Yesterday’s Losers (Excluding Repeats):
Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC)

I know in Primtime, Jimmy Kimmel Live is not drawn big ratings, but I wonder if it will grab any new viewers to the regular Late Night version? It would be nice to see the show start averaging over 2 million per show.

I dont get why Jimmy Kimmel is being labled a loser when it is obviously getting higher ratings for its primetime specials than what it gets for its regular midnight time slot. I think abc is pretty happy with those numbers and if it can attract a couple more million to its reg time slot then I think it can only be labled a winner.

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Originally posted by TV-aholic:

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The U.S. Open on NBC soared, meanwhile, with 13.84 million viewers and a 3.9/13 among adults 18-49 from 7-9 p.m.

Despite a starting time of 12 noon today, I wouldn't be surprised to see the Playoff Round between Tiger and Rocco get at least 4-5 million on ESPN.

I doubt it. Maybe the NBC coverage of the back nine might get bigger numbers, but with most people at work and the winner already known the numbers aren't going to be big. Even last night's numbers (we'll have to wait for the finals) are disappointing

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Originally posted by TV-aholic:

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That led into The 62nd Annual Tony Awards at a typically bland 6.19 million viewers and a 1.1/ 3 among adults 18-49 from 8-11 p.m.

Why are the Tony Awards still even covered by a network? Would have ben better off airing a marathon repeat of Shark episodes

Ha, that was funny but true!

Finally some great numbers for the NBA finals. But really low ratings for the FOX repeats.

AiA, most watched show of the night on CW, a clear sign it should have been renewed!

The Tony Awards this year:
4.2HH/8%, 1.1 A18-49, 6.190 million viewers

The Tony Awards last year:
4.2HH/7%, 1.2 A18-49, 6.220 million viewers

Remarkable year-over-year retention of households, demo and audience, especially given the tougher added competition from The US Open this year.

The CW should go with a trial run of theatricals on Sunday night and give the comedies a rest for a bit. It is too bad they can't just move the comedies to Friday now since Smackdown has to be there. But they could probably pull 1.5 million or so on Sunday which would be an improvement, and maybe even a bit higher if they find a couple that people would prefer to watch.

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Originally posted by robert:

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Originally posted by TV-aholic:

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The U.S. Open on NBC soared, meanwhile, with 13.84 million viewers and a 3.9/13 among adults 18-49 from 7-9 p.m.

Despite a starting time of 12 noon today, I wouldn't be surprised to see the Playoff Round between Tiger and Rocco get at least 4-5 million on ESPN.

I doubt it. Maybe the NBC coverage of the back nine might get bigger numbers, but with most people at work and the winner already known the numbers aren't going to be big. Even last night's numbers (we'll have to wait for the finals) are disappointing

Yeah, how lame is it for a major sporting event to continue into the next day like this! That would be like NFL or NBA playing overtime the day after the champtionship game. I really enjoyed it yesterday, but I'm not gonna take off work to watch it. They should have sudden death like the Masters!

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Originally posted by tv avenger:
I dont get why Jimmy Kimmel is being labled a loser when it is obviously getting higher ratings for its primetime specials than what it gets for its regular midnight time slot. I think abc is pretty happy with those numbers and if it can attract a couple more million to its reg time slot then I think it can only be labled a winner.

The question is why does Kimmel get labeled a loser while the Tony Awards does not. Jimmy had higher viewer total and a higher demo.

I mean, come on, the Tonys had a 1.1 demo rating. How is that not a loser? Ahh yes, it was on CBS. Now I get it...

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Originally posted by joliesse:

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Originally posted by robert:

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Originally posted by TV-aholic:

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The U.S. Open on NBC soared, meanwhile, with 13.84 million viewers and a 3.9/13 among adults 18-49 from 7-9 p.m.

Despite a starting time of 12 noon today, I wouldn't be surprised to see the Playoff Round between Tiger and Rocco get at least 4-5 million on ESPN.

I doubt it. Maybe the NBC coverage of the back nine might get bigger numbers, but with most people at work and the winner already known the numbers aren't going to be big. Even last night's numbers (we'll have to wait for the finals) are disappointing

Yeah, how lame is it for a major sporting event to continue into the next day like this! That would be like NFL or NBA playing overtime the day after the champtionship game. I really enjoyed it yesterday, but I'm not gonna take off work to watch it. They should have sudden death like the Masters!

What they should have done is put it on in prime time tonight. Start the coverage at 7 and go until 11. The ratings would have been great. With the golf being played in the west coast not sure why they did not take that option.

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What they should have done is put it on in prime time tonight. Start the coverage at 7 and go until 11. The ratings would have been great. With the golf being played in the west coast not sure why they did not take that option.

That would have been great! And it would easily outscore their regular lineup.