Final broadcast primetime live + same-day ratings for Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017
ABC’s earlier-than-usual airings of “Fresh Off the Boat” and “The Real O’Neals” came down a little from their initial ratings Tuesday. Both shows adjusted down a tenth of a point, with “Fresh” finishing with a 1.1 rating among adults 18-49 and “O’Neals” a 1.0. A repeat of “The Wall” (1.0) on NBC following the presidential address also adjusted down a tenth.
Ratings for the presidential address aren’t included in the network averages as it aired commercial-free. Updated figures for the networks are below and marked with an asterisk.
Upward adjustments in adults 18-49 are in blue; downward adjustments are in red.
| Time | Show | Adults 18-49 Rating/Share | Viewers (millions) |
| 8 p.m. | The Voice (NBC) | 2.6/9 | 11.42 |
| Fresh Off the Boat (ABC) | 1.1/4 | 4.13 | |
| The Flash (The CW) | 1.1/4 | 2.87 | |
| NCIS (CBS) – R | 0.9/3 | 8.91 | |
| New Girl (FOX) | 0.9/3 | 2.09 | |
| 8:30 p.m. | The Real O’Neals (ABC) | 1.0/4 | 3.34 |
| The Mick (FOX) | 0.9/3 | 2.41 | |
| 9 p.m. | Presidential Address (NBC) (9-10:19 p.m.) | 2.1/7* | 9.01* |
| Presidential Address (ABC) (9-10:19 p.m.) | 1.3/5* | 6.07* | |
| Presidential Address (CBS) (9-10:19 p.m.) | 1.0/4* | 7.16* | |
| Presidential Address (FOX) (9-10:19 p.m.) | 0.9/3* | 3.08* | |
| Riverdale (The CW) – R | 0.3/1 | 0.81 | |
| 10:30 p.m. | The Wall (NBC) – R | 1.0/4 | 4.34 |
| News Analysis (ABC) | 0.7/3 | 3.63 | |
| Kevin Can Wait (CBS) – R | 0.5/2 | 3.41 |
Network averages:
| NBC | ABC | CBS | FOX | CW | |
| Adults 18-49 rating/share | 2.1/7 | 0.9/3 | 0.8/3 | 0.9/3 | 0.7/2 |
| Total Viewers (millions) | 9.06 | 3.70 | 7.08 | 2.25 | 1.84 |
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.
