Broadcast primetime live + same-day ratings for Sunday, May 29, 2016
Note: FOX’s live coverage of NASCAR could result in greater adjustments than usual in the final ratings.
The numbers for Sunday:
| Time | Show | Adults 18-49 Rating/Share | Viewers (millions) |
| 7 p.m. | NASCAR Sprint Cup (FOX) (7-10 p.m.) | 1.3/6 | 5.57 |
| 60 Minutes (CBS) | 0.6/3 | 6.33 | |
| America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC) – R | 0.6/3 | 3.50 | |
| Dateline: On Assignment (NBC) | 0.4/2 | 3.21 | |
| 8 p.m. | Undercover Boss (CBS) – R | 0.6/3 | 4.08 |
| Movie: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (ABC) (8-11 p.m.) | 0.6/3 | 2.21 | |
| The Carmichael Show (NBC) – F | 0.4/2 | 2.26 | |
| 8:30 p.m. | The Carmichael Show (NBC) – R | 0.3/1 | 1.80 |
| 9 p.m. | American Ninja Warrior (NBC) (9-11 p.m.) – S | 0.9/4 | 3.21 |
| The Good Wife (CBS) – R | 0.3/1 | 3.05 | |
| 10 p.m. | Elementary (CBS) – R | 0.3/1 | 2.64 |
The Sunday before Memorial Day was predictably quiet in the broadcast ratings. FOX’s coverage of the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 was the night’s ratings leader, averaging a 1.3 in adults 18-49, pending updates.
An “American Ninja Warrior” special scored a 0.9 for NBC, while “The Carmichael Show” ended its season with a 0.4.
Network averages:
| FOX | NBC | ABC | CBS | ||
| Adults 18-49 rating/share | 1.3/6 | 0.6/3 | 0.6/3 | 0.4/2 | |
| Total Viewers (millions) | 5.57 | 2.92 | 2.53 | 4.02 |
Definitions:
Rating: Estimated percentage of the universe of TV households (or other specified group) tuned to a program in the average minute. Ratings are expressed as a percent.
Fast Affiliate Ratings: These first national ratings are available at approximately 11 a.m. ET the day after telecast. The figures may include stations that did not air the entire network feed, as well as local news breaks or cutaways for local coverage or other programming. Fast Affiliate ratings are not as useful for live programs and are likely to differ significantly from the final results, because the data reflect normal broadcast feed patterns.
Share (of Audience): The percent of households (or persons) using television who are tuned to a specific program, station or network in a specific area at a specific time.
Time Shifted Viewing: Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data – Live, Live +Same-Day and Live +7 Day. Time-shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs. Live+SD includes viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3 a.m. local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live +7 ratings include viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.
Source: The Nielsen Company.
