Final Broadcast Ratings: September 3, 2015

With 16 NFL preseason games preempting many affiliates over most of the nation, the network ratings were obviously way down. CBS came out on top, as BIG BROTHER only saw small losses, week-to-week. The reality series drew 5.8 million viewers and a 2.0 rating in the A18-49 demo.

The season finale of MISTRESSES took a hit, failing to get even three million viewers. At 10 p.m., the ROOKIE BLUE finale faired much better, getting one million viewers more than its lead in and a better A18-49 rating.

Over on NBC, the FOOD FIGHTERS finale was also down. It was second in total viewers, for the 8 p.m. time slot, but could only tie the repeats on ABC and FOX in the A18-49 demographic.

Final L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	2.90 million	0.4	0.6	0.8
CBS	4.50 million	0.8	1.2	1.6
CW	0.60 million	0.1	0.2	0.2
FOX	1.80 million	0.3	0.5	0.6
NBC	3.60 million	0.3	0.7	1.0

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8:00	ABC	Beyond The Tank [R]	2.20	0.3	0.5	0.6
9:00	ABC	Mistresses (SF)	2.70	0.4	0.6	0.9
10:00	ABC	Rookie Blue (SF)	3.68	0.4	0.7	0.9
8:00	CBS	The Big Bang Theory [R]	4.54	0.6	1.0	1.4
8:30	CBS	Mom [R]	3.63	0.4	0.8	1.2
9:00	CBS	Big Brother	5.79	1.4	2.0	2.5
10:00	CBS	Under The Dome	3.70	0.5	0.8	1.1
8:00	CW	Beauty & The Beast [R]	0.64	0.2	0.2	0.2
9:00	CW	Arrow [R]	0.63	0.1	0.2	0.2
8:00	FOX	Boom! [R]	1.83	0.4	0.5	0.7
9:00	FOX	Bones [R]	1.86	0.3	0.5	0.6
8:00	NBC	Food Fighters (SF)	2.54	0.3	0.5	0.7
9:00	NBC	Dateline	4.09	0.4	0.8	1.1

* - in millions