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Prime-Time Ratings:
Sunday 5/27/12

What follows is the fast affiliate rating results for Sunday, May 27 broken out by network and half-hour in the order of ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and The CW.

-Total Viewers:
Fox: 6.93 million, CBS: 4.61, NBC: 4.22, ABC: 2.97

-Adults 18-49:
Fox: 2.1 rating/8 share, NBC: 0.8/ 3, ABC: 0.7/ 2, CBS: 0.6/ 2

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7:00 p.m.

ABC – America’s Funniest Home Videos (R)
Viewers: 3.45 million (#3), A18-49: 0.7/ 3 (#2)

CBS – 60 Minutes
Viewers: 5.98 million (#2), A18-49: 0.6/ 3 (#3)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 3.31 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 2 (#4)

Fox – NASCAR
Viewers: 6.92 million (#1), A18-49: 1.9/ 8 (#1)

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7:30 p.m.

ABC – America’s Funniest Home Videos (R)
Viewers: 3.94 million (#3), A18-49: 0.9/ 4 (#2)

CBS – 60 Minutes
Viewers: 6.09 million (#2), A18-49: 0.7/ 3 (#3)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 3.72 million (#4), A18-49: 0.6/ 3 (#4)

Fox – NASCAR
Viewers: 6.74 million (#1), A18-49: 1.9/ 8 (#1)

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8:00 p.m.

ABC – Duets (R)
Viewers: 2.76 million (#4), A18-49: 0.7/ 3 (#2t)

CBS – Blue Bloods (R)
Viewers: 3.65 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 1 (#4)

NBC – Harry’s Law (series finale)
Viewers: 5.70 million (#3), A18-49: 0.7/ 3 (#2t)

Fox – NASCAR
Viewers: 6.76 million (#1), A18-49: 2.1/ 8 (#1)

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8:30 p.m.

ABC – Duets (R)
Viewers: 2.52 million (#4), A18-49: 0.6/ 2 (#2t)

CBS – Blue Bloods (R)
Viewers: 3.70 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 1 (#4)

NBC – Harry’s Law (series finale)
Viewers: 5.92 million (#3), A18-49: 0.6/ 2 (#2t)

Fox – NASCAR
Viewers: 6.75 million (#1), A18-49: 2.1/ 8 (#1)

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9:00 p.m.

ABC – Duets (R)
Viewers: 2.79 million (#4), A18-49: 0.7/ 2 (#2t)

CBS – The Good Wife (R)
Viewers: 4.25 million (#2), A18-49: 0.5/ 2 (#4)

NBC – America’s Got Talent (R)
Viewers: 3.10 million (#3), A18-49: 0.7/ 2 (#2t)

Fox – NASCAR
Viewers: 6.99 million (#1), A18-49: 2.1/ 7 (#1)

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9:30 p.m.

ABC – Duets (R)
Viewers: 2.92 million (#4), A18-49: 0.8/ 3 (#2)

CBS – The Good Wife (R)
Viewers: 4.46 million (#2), A18-49: 0.5/ 2 (#4)

NBC – America’s Got Talent (R)
Viewers: 3.42 million (#3), A18-49: 0.7/ 2 (#3)

Fox – NASCAR
Viewers: 7.43 million (#1), A18-49: 2.3/ 7 (#1)

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10:00 p.m.

ABC – Rookie Blue (R)
Viewers: 2.55 million (#3), A18-49: 0.6/ 2 (#3)

CBS – NYC 22
Viewers: 4.27 million (#2), A18-49: 0.7/ 2 (#2)

NBC – America’s Got Talent (R)
Viewers: 4.05 million (#3), A18-49: 1.0/ 3 (#1)

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10:30 p.m.

ABC – Rookie Blue (R)
Viewers: 2.86 million (#3), A18-49: 0.7/ 2 (#2t)

CBS – NYC 22
Viewers: 4.45 million (#2), A18-49: 0.7/ 2 (#2t)

NBC – America’s Got Talent (R)
Viewers: 4.55 million (#1), A18-49: 1.2/ 4 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research data

Quote from gmyers on May 28, 2012, 16:05
Harry’s Law was dumped by a stupid network!

While it was Memorial Day Weekend, Harry’s Law had an opportunity to prove that it could capitalize on mostly repeat competition and it didn’t. NBC made the correct decision here. It would have never skewed any younger or been any cheaper.

60 minutes is way down too so I guess no matter what aired nobody cared. Most celebrate memorial day at least in the evening Sunday. Monday’s ratings may not be affected as much. Goodbye Harry’s Law, I really enjoyed the series finale as it was a pretty good wrapped up conclusion involving harry’s Ex.

I watched a lot of finales last night:

1) The Finder series finale – Was utterly superb. Show had loads of potential but people tuned out . . .again. Great wrap up with his fathers dying wish, his estraged mother in witness protection, the missing painting, and Willa’s messed up family. Everything fit perfectly.

2) The Fringe season finale – Suspenseful and a whole lot of “God complex”. I must say when Walter willingly put a bullet in Olivia’s face i was really shocked. Finale wasn’t as “shocking’ as prior finales but overall good none the less.

3) Nikita season finale – Wholly suspenseful but it came across as a series finale (I can’t blame them for doing that). I don’t know how they are going to handle season 3 after so many deaths and radical changes.

It would make sense that the ratings for HL would be least affected by Memorial Day. Who are the people (generally speaking) who are most likely home and not out bbqing? The older audience. And clearly it’s been established that if you’re over 49, you don’t count anymore… which is stupid.

Quote from filmkr27 on May 28, 2012, 18:16

and seriously when has nbc become the america’s got talent network where pretty much every night there is a repeat of AGT?

It’s just for this week to fill in programming and Thursday the next week before Saving Hope/Rock Center comes in. After that, there shouldn’t be any regularly scheduled repeat of America’s Got Talent besides Sundays 9 to 11 PM.