Blasts from the past proved irresistible to viewers, who flocked to live versions of a pair of classic sitcoms and a special about a 20th-century TV beauty.
ABC’s re-creation of episodes of “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons” was among last week’s most-watched programs with 10.4 million viewers, according to The Associated Press citing Nielsen figures released Wednesday.
A “Nightline” program on the do-overs of producer Norman Lear’s famed 1970s and ’80 comedies also landed in the top 10, with an ABC documentary on the life and career of Farrah Fawcett coming in at No. 12. The actress, who shot to fame in the “Charlie’s Angels” series in 1976 and later appeared in the sitcom “Spin City” and in movies and on stage, died of cancer in 2009 at age 62.
⏩ Broadcast TV: NBC, powered by “The Voice” and its “Chicago” drama franchise, was the week’s most-watched broadcast network with an average 4.35 million viewers, just squeezing past CBS’ 4.33 million. ABC averaged 3.87 million, Fox had 2.5 million, ION Television had 1.27 million, Univision with 1.26 million, Telemundo 1.1 million and the CW 610,000.
⏩ Cable TV: Turner, home to several NBA playoff games, was the top-rated cable network with an average 2.6 million viewers. Fox News Channel had 2.4 million, followed by MSNBC with 1.6 million and ESPN with 1.4 million.
⏩ Broadcast News: ABC’s “World News Tonight” topped the evening newscasts with an average of 8.1 million viewers. NBC’s “Nightly News” was second with 7.2 million and the “CBS Evening News” averaged 5.4 million viewers. Not only did World News Tonight deliver its most-watched May sweeps in 15 years, but it also earned its 3rd consecutive May sweep win and 11th consecutive overall sweep win in total viewers. NBC Nightly News marked 4th consecutive May sweep win in A25-54
⏩ Prime-time Top 20 viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for May 20-26:
1. “NCIS,” CBS, 12 million.
2. “Live: All in the Family-The Jeffersons,” ABC, 10.4 million.
3. NBA Playoffs: Golden State at Portland, ESPN, 7.99 million.
4. “The Voice,” NBC, 7.97 million.
5. “Nightline: All in the Family-The Jeffersons,” ABC, 7.7 million.
6. “Chicago Med,” NBC, 7.5 million.
7. “Chicago Fire,” NBC, 7.49 million.
8. “The Voice” (Tuesday), NBC, 7.4 million.
9. “Chicago P.D.,” NBC, 6.6 million.
10. NBA Playoffs: Milwaukee at Toronto, Turner, 6.4 million.
11. NBA Playoffs: Toronto at Milwaukee, Turner, 6.3 million.
12. “This Is Farrah Fawcett,” ABC, 5.8 million.
13. “The Big Bang Theory: The Special,” CBS, 5.7 million.
14. “Blood & Treasure,” CBS, 5.6 million.
15. “60 Minutes Presents,” CBS, 5.57 million.
16. “Young Sheldon,” CBS, 5.4 million.
17. NBA Playoffs: Milwaukee at Toronto, Turner, 5.36 million.
18. “Young Sheldon: Special,” CBS, 5.3 million.
19. “Blue Bloods,” CBS, 4.9 million
20. “The Code,” CBS, 4.7 million.
⏩ Syndication
Without star contestant James Holzhauer, Jeopardy had no answer for Judge Judy, which breezed to its second-straight finish at the top of the syndication chart in the session ending May 19m reports TV NewsCheck.
In the third full week of the May sweep, full-season household leader Judy, which has been No. 1 for 42 of the last 45 weeks, clocked a hefty7.1 live-plus-same-day national Nielsen with well over 9.8 million daily viewers compared to a 6.2 rating for the Alex Trebek-hosted game show.
Holzhauer, a ratings magnet, who by May 28 had won 29 consecutive games and nearly $2.3 million, was off the show from May 6 until May 17 due to a two-week tournament and did not reappear until May 20.
Among the closely watched 14 talkers, Dr. Phil was the only program moving up, growing 4% to a 2.8 and extending its winning streak in the category to a record 141 weeks in the post-Oprah era.
The week’s top-rated daytime talk shows in the women 25-54 demo were:
- Dr. Phil (1.2, +9% from the week before)
- Live with Kelly and Ryan (0.9, unchanged)
- Maury (0.8, unchanged), tied with Ellen DeGeneres (0.8, unchanged)
- Wendy Williams (0.7, -13%)
- Steve Wilkos (0.6, unchanged)
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