Preliminary Ratings: Sunday 05/20/2018

The Billboard Music Awards dominated the Sunday ratings, posting a 2.1 rating in Adults 18-49 and a 1.5 rating in the younger A18-34 demographic. but, compared the 2017 show, on ABC, ratings are down 1.7 million viewers and 20% in the A18-49 demo. NBC won the night, in the demos, but was second in total viewership.

It was season finale night on the other three networks, with ABC coming in second place in the demos and CBS grabbing the most viewers on the night. FOX was third in the A18-34 demo, but last in the remaining categories.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	5.90 million	0.7	1.0	1.4
CBS	7.50 million	0.4	0.8	1.2
CW	0.00 million	0.0	0.0	0.0
FOX	1.70 million	0.5	0.7	0.9
NBC	6.50 million	1.3	1.8	2.2

*Time*	Net	Program	P2*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
7:00	ABC	AFV (SF)	5.30	0.5	0.9	1.3
8:00	ABC	American Idol	7.40	0.9	1.3	1.8
10:00	ABC	Deception	3.30	0.4	0.6	0.8
7:00	CBS	60 Minutes	8.20	0.4	0.8	1.2
8:00	CBS	NCIS: LA (SF)	7.80	0.4	0.8	1.3
10:00	CBS	Madam Secretary (AF)	6.20	0.3	0.6	0.9
7:00	FOX	Bob's Burgers [R]	1.10	0.3	0.4	0.5
7:30	FOX	Bob's Burgers	1.60	0.5	0.7	0.8
8:00	FOX	The Simpsons (SF)	2.10	0.5	0.8	1.1
8:30	FOX	Brooklyn Nine-Nine (SF)	1.80	0.5	0.8	1.0
9:00	FOX	Family Guy (SF)	1.90	0.6	0.9	1.0
9:30	FOX	Bob's Burgers (SF)	1.60	0.5	0.8	0.9
7:00	NBC	Dateline	5.00	0.5	0.9	1.3
8:00	NBC	Billboard Music Awards	7.00	1.5	2.1	2.5