TV Ratings: Fox News Is Number 1, MSNBC #2

As the comedy “black-ish” ended its run after eight seasons with a relatively modest live audience of 2.52 million viewers, ABC is already pivoting to what it hopes is its next defining sitcom.

The “black-ish” series finale last week featured a storyline where series stars Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross move their fictional Johnson family from the predominantly white area where they had been living to a neighborhood with more Black families.

It was the largest audience for the series since its final season debut in September, according to The Associated Press citing Nielsen data, and certain to increase when delayed viewing is taken into account.

The series earned four Emmy Award nominations for best comedy in an era where it’s unusual for a broadcast series to be recognized.

Brunson said that she’s a fan of workplace and family comedies, which have been a staple of ABC’s lineup for generations.

“I think the world was really longing for that kind of feeling again — the things we got from older shows like ‘Family Ties’ and more modern shows like ‘The Office’ and ‘Parks & Rec,’” she said.

CBS won the week in prime-time last week with an average of 4.5 million viewers, led by “60 Minutes,” which was the week’s top-ranked show for the sixth time this season. NBC averaged 3.01 million viewers, ABC had 2.96 million, Fox had 2 million, Univision had 1.4 million, Telemundo had 970,000 and Ion Television had 960,000.

📺Top 20 Prime Time Show (Total Viewers:

1. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 7.6 million.

2. “FBI,” CBS, 7.51 million.

3. “Young Sheldon,” CBS, 7.26 million.

4. “Chicago Fire,” NBC, 7.21 million.

5. “The Equalizer,” CBS, 6.94 million.

6. “Chicago Med,” NBC, 6.66 million.

7. “NCIS,” CBS, 6.34 million.

8. “Ghosts,” CBS, 6.25 million.

9. “Chicago PD,” NBC 6.08 million.

10. “FBI: International,” CBS, 6.02 million.

11. “American Idol (Sunday),” ABC, 5.88 million.

12. “NCIS: Los Angeles,” CBS, 5.65 million.

13. “American Idol” (Monday), ABC, 5.57 million.

14. “Survivor,” CBS, 5.43 million.

15. “The Neighborhood,” CBS, 5.37 million.

16. “FBI: Most Wanted,” CBS, 5.25 million.

17. “United States of Al,” CBS, 5.19 million.

18. “This is Us,” NBC, 5.088 million.

19. “NCIS: Hawaii,” CBS, 5.087 million.

20. “911,” Fox, 5.05 million.

📺EVENING BROACAST NEWS

ABC’s “World News Tonight” led the evening news ratings race with an average of 7.8 million viewers. NBC’s “Nightly News” averaged 6.7 million and the “CBS Evening News” had 4.9 million.

The three major evening newscasts continue to attract huge total audiences, but they’re losing adults 25-54.


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📺CABLE TV

TNT led cable networks with a prime-time average of 2.62 million viewers. Fox News Channel had 2.25 million, ESPN had 1.33 million, MSNBC had 1.09 million and HGTV had 1.03 million.

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Despite a double-digit-percent decline, CNN still is finishing April 2022 among basic cable’s top ten in total day, both in total viewers (No. 4) and among adults 25-54 (No. 8). How about in primetime? The story wasn’t quite as positive. CNN ranks No. 13 in April 2022 among total viewers, and No. 15 in the primetime demo.