Ratings: Weak 'Paradise Hotel' Finale Places Fox in Fifth

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Fox’s “Paradise Hotel” revival came to an end Thursday with some less-than-heavenly Nielsen numbers, placing the network in fifth among broadcast’s primetime rankings for the evening — behind Spanish-language network Telemundo.

The two-hour “Paradise Hotel” finale settled for a 0.4 rating among adults in the key 18-49 range and 1.3 million total viewers.

Over on NBC, Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals scored the broadcast network the first-place trophy in both the key demo and overall eyeballs.

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Due to the nature of live sports, the below fast-national Nielsen numbers for NBC should be considered subject to significant adjustment. That said, it should only go up.

NBC was first in ratings with a 1.5 rating/8 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 5.2 million, according to preliminary numbers. That was all Game 5, where the St. Louis Blues took a 3-2 lead in their series against the Boston Bruins.

ABC was second in ratings with a 0.8/4 and in viewers with 4.7 million, airing only game show repeats.

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CBS was third in ratings with a 0.6/3 and in viewers with 4.3 million. Following three sitcom reruns, “Life in Pieces” at 9:30 received a 0.6/3 and 4.2 million viewers. At 10, “Elementary” had a 0.5/2 and 3.7 million viewers.

Telemundo was fourth in ratings with a 0.5/3 and in viewers with 1.314 million.

Fox was fifth in ratings with a 0.4/2 and in viewers with 1.292 million. The network filled its entire block with the “Paradise Hotel” finale, which received the previously mentioned rating and total-viewer tally, plus a 2 share.

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Univision was sixth in ratings with a 0.3/2 and in viewers with 1.1 million.

The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.2/1 and in viewers with 665,000. At 8, “iZombie” managed a 0.2/1 and 718,000 viewers. At 9, “In the Dark” settled for a 0.1/1 and 613,000 viewers.

21 Lowest-Rated Broadcast TV Shows of 2018-19 Season (Photos)

The 2018-19 television season is in the books, and as usual, some shows performed better than others. This time around, there was actually a tie for broadcast's lowest-rated entertainment series among adults 18-49, which is the demographic beloved by advertisers: CBS Saturday drama "Ransom" (which is still awaiting a renewal/cancellation decision) and ABC's "Alec Baldwin Show" (a freshman talk show that last aired an episode in December, after it was shifted from Sundays to Saturdays). See how the 21 lowest-rated broadcast TV shows rank by their "most current" Nielsen ratings below. For the purposes of this story, we elected not to count shows on The CW and newsmagazines like "20/20," "48 Hours" and "Dateline," which would have gobbled up several slots. Highest-rated is first, lowest-rated last -- and yes, there are ties.

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CBS
Rank: 19 (tie) Show: "I Feel Bad" Net: NBC 18-49 Rating: 0.8
NBC
Rank: 19 (tie) Show: "For the People" Net: ABC 18-49 Rating: 0.8
ABC
Rank: 19 (tie) Show: "Speechless" Net: ABC 18-49 Rating: 0.8
ABC
Rank: 14 (tie) Show: "A.P. Bio" Net: NBC 18-49 Rating: 0.7
NBC
Rank: 14 (tie) Show: "Midnight, Texas" Net: NBC 18-49 Rating: 0.7
NBC
Rank: 14 (tie) Show: "The Code" Net: CBS 18-49 Rating: 0.7
CBS
Rank: 14 (tie) Show: "The Fix" Net: ABC 18-49 Rating: 0.7
ABC
Rank: 14 (tie) Show: "Beat Shazam" Net: Fox 18-49 Rating: 0.7
Fox
Rank: 8 (tie) Show: "Abby's" Net: NBC 18-49 Rating: 0.6
NBC
Rank: 8 (tie) Show: "Blood & Treasure" Net: CBS 18-49 Rating: 0.6
CBS
Rank: 8 (tie) Show: "Million Dollar Mile" Net: CBS 18-49 Rating: 0.6
CBS
Rank: 8 (tie) Show: "Match Game" Net: ABC 18-49 Rating: 0.6
ABC
Rank: 8 (tie) Show: "Mental Samurai" Net: Fox 18-49 Rating: 0.6
Fox
Rank: 8 (tie) Show: "Proven Innocent" Net: Fox 18-49 Rating: 0.6
Fox
Rank: 7 Show: "Child Support" Net: ABC 18-49 Rating: 0.5
ABC
Rank: 3 (tie) Show: "Red Line" Net: CBS 18-49 Rating: 0.4
CBS
Rank: 3 (tie) Show: "1969" Net: ABC 18-49 Rating: 0.4
ABC
Rank: 3 (tie) Show: "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.EL.D." Net: ABC 18-49 Rating: 0.4
ABC
Rank: 3 (tie) Show: "Paradise Hotel" Net: Fox 18-49 Rating: 0.4
Fox
Rank: 1 (tie) Show: "Ransom" Net: CBS 18-49 Rating: 0.3
CBS
Rank: 1 (tie) Show: "The Alec Baldwin Show" Net: ABC 18-49 Rating: 0.3
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The 2018-19 television season is in the books, and as usual, some shows performed better than others. This time around, there was actually a tie for broadcast's lowest-rated entertainment series among adults 18-49, which is the demographic beloved by advertisers: CBS Saturday drama "Ransom" (which is still awaiting a renewal/cancellation decision) and ABC's "Alec Baldwin Show" (a freshman talk show that last aired an episode in December, after it was shifted from Sundays to Saturdays). See how the 21 lowest-rated broadcast TV shows rank by their "most current" Nielsen ratings below. For the purposes of this story, we elected not to count shows on The CW and newsmagazines like "20/20," "48 Hours" and "Dateline," which would have gobbled up several slots. Highest-rated is first, lowest-rated last -- and yes, there are ties.

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