Final broadcast primetime live + same-day ratings for Sunday, May 8, 2016
The series finale of “The Good Wife” saw its ratings rise slightly from Sunday’s fast nationals to the finals. The show adjusted up a tenth of a point to a 1.3 in adults 18-49.
Two shows adjusted down a tenth: ABC’s “Once Upon a Time” (1.1) and NBC’s “The Carmichael Show” (0.7).
Upward adjustments in adults 18-49 are in bold; downward adjustments are in bold italics.
| Time | Show | Adults 18-49 Rating/Share | Viewers (millions) |
| 7 p.m. | America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC) | 1.2/5 | 5.26 |
| 60 Minutes (CBS) | 1.0/4 | 9.21 | |
| Dateline (NBC) | 0.5/2 | 3.89 | |
| Bordertown (FOX) | 0.4/2 | 1.08 | |
| 7:30 p.m. | The Simpsons (FOX) – R | 0.6/2 | 1.36 |
| 8 p.m. | Little Big Shots (NBC) – F | 1.3/5 | 7.57 |
| Once Upon a Time (ABC) | 1.1/4 | 3.75 | |
| The Simpsons (FOX) | 1.1/4 | 2.52 | |
| Madam Secretary (CBS) – F | 1.0/4 | 9.99 | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Bob’s Burgers (FOX) | 1.0/3 | 2.31 |
| 9 p.m. | Family Guy (FOX) | 1.3/4 | 2.76 |
| The Good Wife (CBS) – Series finale | 1.3/4 | 10.62 | |
| The Carmichael Show (NBC) | 0.7/2 | 3.29 | |
| The Family (ABC) | 0.7/2 | 2.56 | |
| 9:30 p.m. | The Last Man on Earth (FOX) | 0.9/3 | 2.21 |
| Crowded (NBC) | 0.7/2 | 2.69 | |
| 10 p.m. | Dateline (NBC) | 1.0/4 | 5.14 |
| Quantico (ABC) | 0.9/3 | 3.48 | |
| Elementary (CBS) – F | 0.7/3 | 5.46 |
Network averages:
| ABC | CBS | NBC | FOX | ||
| Adults 18-49 rating/share | 1.0/4 | 1.0/4 | 0.9/3 | 0.9/3 | |
| Total Viewers (millions) | 3.76 | 8.82 | 4.90 | 2.04 |
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.