Ratings: Fox Finishes 3rd With 'Spin the Wheel' Finale on Night of NFL Kickoff Game

Updated Friday at 12:40 pm P.T. to include Thursday primetime’s finalized Nielsen data.

With the 2019 NFL Kickoff Game on NBC, “Spin the Wheel” never had a chance last night. Of course, neither did the rest of broadcast.

The Green Bay Packers’ 10-3 victory over the Chicago Bears averaged 22 million viewers Thursday, according to the final, time zone-adjusted Nielsen data, which came in around 12:40 p.m. PT on Friday. From 8:23 p.m.-11:30 p.m. ET yesterday, the game scored a 12.8 national household rating/26 share, which is up 13% from last year (11.3/23).

When adding in streams on NBC Sports Digital and NFL Digital platforms, the Total Audience Delivery (TAD) for the game rose to 22.7 million viewers. That TAD tally makes it the most-watched sporting event since this year’s Super Bowl.

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Thursday’s game is also up 16% from the NFL’s year-ago opener — which drew a TAD of 19.6 million across the previously listed platforms — and marks the most-watched kickoff game since 2016.

Fox finished third among adults 18-49 last night with the season finale of its Dax Shepard-hosted game show. CBS was second in primetime.

Read the earlier-available metered market ratings for the game here. Those encompass just 56 markets, but they are generally a more reliable measuring stick for live events than the below fast-national Nielsen numbers for NBC, which, as you can see from the updates above, were subject to significant upward adjustment.

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NBC was first in ratings with a 6.2 rating/29 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 19.6 million, according to the preliminary numbers for the 2019 NFL Kickoff Game.

CBS was second in ratings with a 0.7/3 and in viewers with 3.6 million. Between reruns, “Big Brother” at 9 p.m. averaged a 1.0/5 and 4.2 million viewers.

Fox was third in ratings with a 0.5/2 and in viewers with 2.2 million. The season’s penultimate episode of “Spin the Wheel” at 8, coded as a special, had a 0.4/2 and 2.1 million viewers. The actual finale at 9 got a 0.5/2 and 2.3 million viewers.

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Univision and Telemundo tied for fourth in ratings, both with a 0.4/2. Univision was fifth in total viewers with 1.12 million, Telemundo was sixth with 1.07 million.

ABC was sixth in ratings with a 0.3/2 and fourth in viewers with 1.5 million. After an airing of “The LEGO Movie” from 8 to 10, “Reef Break” at 10 managed a 0.3/1 and 1.6 million viewers.

The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.1/1 and in viewers with 615,000. “The Outpost” at 8 had a 0.1/1 and 685,000 viewers. At 9, “Two Sentence Horror Stories” got a 0.1/1 and 591,000 viewers. A rerun followed.

Fall TV 2019: Premiere Dates for New and Returning Shows (Photos)

Labor Day has come and gone and fall begins on Sept. 23 -- and so does the traditional broadcast TV season. In honor of the return of Fall TV, TheWrap has rounded up the premiere dates for not just the new and returning shows on Fox, ABC, NBC, CBS and The CW, but also those for the eagerly anticipated series hitting cable channels and streaming services this autumn. Click through our gallery to find out when your favorite shows will be back and when your new favorites will debut.

Also Read: Here’s the Complete Fall 2019 TV Schedule for All 5 Broadcast Networks
Hulu/Netflix/CBS/HBO/The CW/NBC/FXX/ABC/Amazon/Fox
Series: "9-1-1" Net: Fox Premiere Date: Monday, Sept. 23 Time: 8 p.m.
Fox
Series: "The Neighborhood" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Monday, Sept. 23 Time: 8 p.m.
CBS
Series: "The Voice" Net: NBC Premiere Date: Monday, Sept. 23 Time: 8 p.m.
NBC
Series: "Bob ♥ Abishola" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Monday, Sept. 23 Time: 8:30 p.m.
CBS
Series: "All Rise" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Monday, Sept. 23 Time: 9 p.m.
CBS
Series: "Prodigal Son" Net: Fox Premiere Date: Monday, Sept. 23 Time: 9 p.m.
Fox
Series: "Bull" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Monday, Sept. 23 Time: 10 p.m.
CBS
Series: "The Good Doctor" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Monday, Sept. 23 Time: 10 p.m.
ABC
Series: "Bluff City Law" Net: NBC Premiere Date: Monday, Sept. 23 Time: 10 p.m.
NBC
Series: "The Resident" Net: Fox Premiere Date: Tuesday, Sept. 24 Time: 8 p.m.
Fox
Series: "NCIS" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Tuesday, Sept. 24 Time: 8 p.m.
CBS
Series: "The Conners" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Tuesday, Sept. 24 Time: 8 p.m.
ABC
Series: "Bless This Mess" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Tuesday, Sept. 24 Time: 8:30 p.m.
ABC
Series: "This Is Us" Net: NBC Premiere Date: Tuesday, Sept. 24 Time: 9 p.m.
NBC
Series: "FBI" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Tuesday, Sept. 24 Time: 9 p.m.
CBS
Series: "Empire" Net: Fox Premiere Date: Tuesday, Sept. 24 Time: 9 p.m.
Fox
Series: "mixed-ish" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Tuesday, Sept. 24 Time: 9 p.m.
ABC
Series: "black-ish" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Tuesday, Sept. 24 Time: 9:30 p.m.
ABC
Series: "NCIS: New Orleans" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Tuesday, Sept. 24 Time: 10 p.m.
CBS
Series: "New Amsterdam" Net: NBC Premiere Date: Tuesday, Sept. 24 Time: 10 p.m.
NBC
Series: "Emergence" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Tuesday, Sept. 24 Time: 10 p.m.
ABC
Series: "Liza on Demand" Net: YouTube Premiere Date: Wednesday, Sept. 25 Time: N/A
YouTube
Series: "The Masked Singer" Net: Fox Premiere Date: Wednesday, Sept. 25 Time: 8 p.m.
Fox
Series: "The Goldbergs" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Wednesday, Sept. 25 Time: 8 p.m.
ABC
Series: "Survivor" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Wednesday, Sept. 25 Time: 8 p.m.
CBS
Series: "Chicago Med" Net: NBC Premiere Date: Wednesday, Sept. 25 Time: 8 p.m.
NBC
Series: "Schooled" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Wednesday, Sept. 25 Time: 8:30 p.m.
ABC
Series: "Chicago Fire" Net: NBC Premiere Date: Wednesday, Sept. 25 Time: 9 p.m.
NBC
Series: "Modern Family" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Wednesday, Sept. 25 Time: 9 p.m.
ABC
Series: "Single Parents" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Wednesday, Sept. 25 Time: 9:30 p.m.
ABC
Series: "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" Net: FXX Premiere Date: Wednesday, Sept. 25 Time: 10 p.m.
FXX
Series: "South Park" Net: Comedy Central Premiere Date: Wednesday, Sept. 25 Time: 10 p.m.
Comedy Central
Series: "Chicago P.D." Net: NBC Premiere Date: Wednesday, Sept. 25 Time: 10 p.m.
NBC
Series: "Stumptown" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Wednesday, Sept. 25 Time: 10 p.m.
ABC
Series: "Crank Yankers" Net: Comedy Central Premiere Date: Wednesday, Sept. 25 Time: 10:30 p.m.
Comedy Central
Series: "Creepshow" Net: Shudder Premiere Date: Thursday, Sept. 26 Time: N/A
Shudder
Series: "Superstore" Net: NBC Premiere Date: Thursday, Sept. 26 Time: 8 p.m.
NBC
Series: "Grey's Anatomy" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Thursday, Sept. 26 Time: 8 p.m.
ABC
Series: "Young Sheldon" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Thursday, Sept. 26 Time: 8 p.m.
CBS
Series: "Perfect Harmony" Net: NBC Premiere Date: Thursday, Sept. 26 Time: 8:30 p.m.
NBC
Series: "Mom" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Thursday, Sept. 26 Time: 9 p.m.
CBS
Series: "The Good Place" Net: NBC Premiere Date: Thursday, Sept. 26 Time: 9 p.m.
NBC
Series: "A Million Little Things" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Thursday, Sept. 26 Time: 9 p.m.
ABC
Series: "Sunnyside" Net: NBC Premiere Date: Thursday, Sept. 26 Time: 9:30 p.m.
NBC
Series: "Carol's Second Act" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Thursday, Sept. 26 Time: 9:30 p.m.
CBS
Series: "Law & Order: SVU" Net: NBC Premiere Date: Thursday, Sept. 26 Time: 10 p.m.
NBC
Series: "How to Get Away With Murder" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Thursday, Sept. 26 Time: 10 p.m.
ABC
Series: "Evil" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Thursday, Sept. 26 Time: 10 p.m.
CBS
Series: "The Politician" Net: Netflix Premiere Date: Friday, Sept. 27 Time: N/A
Netflix
Series: "Hawaii Five-0" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Friday, Sept. 27 Time: 8 p.m.
CBS
Series: "American Housewife" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Friday, Sept. 27 Time: 8 p.m.
ABC
Series: "Fresh Off the Boat" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Friday, Sept. 27 Time: 8:30 p.m.
ABC
Series: "Magnum P.I." Net: CBS Premiere Date: Friday, Sept. 27 Time: 9 p.m.
CBS
Series: "Blue Bloods" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Friday, Sept. 27 Time: 10 p.m.
CBS
Series: "Saturday Night Live" Net: NBC Premiere Date: Saturday, Sept. 28 Time: 11:29 p.m.
NBC
Series: "America's Funniest Home Videos" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Sunday, Sept. 29 Time: 7 p.m.
ABC
Series: "The Simpsons" Net: Fox Premiere Date: Sunday, Sept. 29 Time: 8 p.m.
Fox
Series: "God Friended Me" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Sunday, Sept. 29 Time: 8:30 p.m.
CBS
Series: "Bless the Harts" Net: Fox Premiere Date: Sunday, Sept. 29 Time: 8:30 p.m.
Fox
Series: "Bob's Burgers" Net: Fox Premiere Date: Sunday, Sept. 29 Time: 9 p.m.
Fox
Series: "Shark Tank" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Sunday, Sept. 29 Time: 9 p.m.
ABC
Series: "NCIS: Los Angeles" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Sunday, Sept. 29 Time: 9:30 p.m.
CBS
Series: "Family Guy" Net: Fox Premiere Date: Sunday, Sept. 29 Time: 9:30 p.m.
Fox
Series: "The Rookie" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Sunday, Sept. 29 Time: 10 p.m.
ABC
Series: "Godfather of Harlem" Net: Epix Premiere Date: Sunday, Sept. 29 Time: 10 p.m.
Epix
Series: "Sorry for Your Loss" Net: Facebook Watch Premiere Date: Tuesday, Oct. 1 Time: N/A
Facebook Watch
Series: All Elite Wrestling Net: TNT Premiere Date: Wednesday, Oct. 2 Time: 8 p.m.
AllEliteWrestling.com
Series: "SEAL Team" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Wednesday, Oct. 2 Time: 9 p.m.
CBS
Series: "Almost Family" Net: Fox Premiere Date: Wednesday, Oct. 2 Time: 9 p.m.
Fox
Series: "S.W.A.T." Net: CBS Premiere Date: Wednesday, Oct. 2 Time: 10 p.m.
CBS
Series: "Big Mouth" Net: Netflix Premiere Date: Friday, Oct. 4 Time: N/A
Netfilx
Series: "Goliath" Net: Amazon Prime Video Premiere Date: Friday, Oct. 4 Time: N/A
Amazon Prime Video
Series: "Light as a Feather" Net: Hulu Premiere Date: Friday, Oct. 4 Time: N/A
Hulu
Series: "Peaky Blinders" Net: Netflix Premiere Date: Friday, Oct. 4 Time: N/A
BBC/Netflix
Series: "The Blacklist" Net: NBC Premiere Date: Friday, Oct. 4 Time: 8 p.m.
NBC
Series: "WWE's SmackDown Live" Net: Fox Premiere Date: Friday, Oct. 4 Time: 8 p.m.
WWE
Series: "Batwoman" Net: The CW Premiere Date: Sunday, Oct. 6 Time: 8 p.m.
The CW
Series: "Kids Say the Darndest Things" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Sunday, Oct. 6 Time: 8 p.m.
Getty
Series: "Supergirl" Net: The CW Premiere Date: Sunday, Oct. 6 Time: 9 p.m.
The CW
Series: "Get Shorty" Net: Epix Premiere Date: Sunday, Oct. 6 Time: 9 p.m.
Epix
Series: "The Walking Dead" Net: AMC Premiere Date: Sunday, Oct. 6 Time: 9 p.m.
AMC
Series: "Madam Secretary" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Sunday, Oct. 6 Time: 10 p.m.
CBS
Series: "All American" Net: The CW Premiere Date: Monday, Oct. 7 Time: 8 p.m.
The CW
Series: "Black Lightning" Net: The CW Premiere Date: Monday, Oct. 7 Time: 9 p.m.
The CW
Series: "The Flash" Net: The CW Premiere Date: Tuesday, Oct. 8 Time: 8 p.m.
The CW
Series: "Rhythm & Flow" Net: Netflix Premiere Date: Wednesday, Oct. 9 Time: N/A
Netflix
Series: "Riverdale" Net: The CW Premiere Date: Wednesday, Oct. 9 Time: 8 p.m.
The CW
Series: "Nancy Drew" Net: The CW Premiere Date: Wednesday, Oct. 9 Time: 9 p.m.
The CW
Series: "Supernatural" Net: The CW Premiere Date: Thursday, Oct. 10 Time: 8 p.m.
The CW
Series: "Legacies" Net: The CW Premiere Date: Thursday, Oct. 10 Time: 9 p.m.
The CW
Series: "Charmed" Net: The CW Premiere Date: Friday, Oct. 11 Time: 8 p.m.
The CW
Series: "Dynasty" Net: The CW Premiere Date: Friday, Oct. 11 Time: 9 p.m.
The CW
Series: "Arrow" Net: The CW Premiere Date: Tuesday, Oct. 15 Time: 9 p.m.
The CW
Series: "Limetown" Net: Facebook Watch Premiere Date: Wednesday, Oct. 16 Time: N/A
Facebook Watch
Series: "Impulse" Net: YouTube Premiere Date: Wednesday, Oct. 16 Time: N/A
YouTube
Series: "Living With Yourself" Net: Netflix Premiere Date: Friday, Oct. 18 Time: N/A
Netflix
Series: "Looking for Alaska" Net: Hulu Premiere Date: Friday, Oct. 18 Time: N/A
Hulu
Series: "Modern Love" Net: Amazon Prime Video Premiere Date: Friday, Oct. 18 Time: N/A
Amazon Prime Video
Series: "Watchmen" Net: HBO Premiere Date: Sunday, Oct. 20 Time: 9 p.m.
HBO
Series: "Leavenworth" Net: Starz Premiere Date: Sunday, Oct. 20 Time: 9:30 p.m.
Starz
Series: "Catherine the Great" Net: HBO Premiere Date: Monday, Oct. 21 Time: 10 p.m.
HBO
Series: "Castle Rock" Net: Hulu Premiere Date: Wednesday, Oct. 23 Time: N/A
Hulu
Series: "The Kominsky Method" Net: Netflix Premiere Date: Friday, Oct. 25 Time: N/A
Netflix
Series: "Silicon Valley" Net: HBO Premiere Date: Sunday, Oct. 27 Time: 10 p.m.
HBO
Series: "Mrs. Fletcher" Net: HBO Premiere Date: Sunday, Oct. 27 Time: 10:30 p.m.
HBO
Series: "Jack Ryan" Net: Amazon Prime Video Premiere Date: Friday, Nov. 1 Time: N/A
Amazon Prime Video
Series: "Dickinson" Net: Apple TV+ Premiere Date: Friday, Nov. 1 Time: N/A
Apple TV+
Series: "The Morning Show" Net: Apple TV+ Premiere Date: Friday, Nov. 1 Time: N/A
Apple TV+
Series: "See" Net: Apple TV+ Premiere Date: Friday, Nov. 1 Time: N/A
Apple TV+
Series: "For All Mankind" Net: Apple TV+ Premiere Date: Friday, Nov. 1 Time: N/A
Apple TV+
Series: "Shameless" Net: Showtime Premiere Date: Sunday, Nov. 3 Time: 9 p.m.
Showtime
Series: "Kidding" Net: Showtime Premiere Date: Sunday, Nov. 3 Time: 10 p.m.
Showtime
Series: "His Dark Materials" Net: Hulu Premiere Date: Monday, Nov. 4 Time: 9 p.m.
HBO
Series: "Running Wild With Bear Grylls" Net: Nat Geo Premiere Date: Tuesday, Nov. 5 Time: 10 p.m.
NBC
Series: "The Mandalorian" Net: Disney+ Premiere Date: Tuesday, Nov. 12 Time: N/A
Disney+
Series: "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series" Net: Disney+ Premiere Date: Tuesday, Nov. 12 Time: N/A
Disney+
Series: "The World According to Jeff Goldblum" Net: Disney+ Premiere Date: Tuesday, Nov. 12 Time: N/A
Disney+
Series: "Dollface" Net: Hulu Premiere Date: Friday, Nov. 15 Time: N/A
Getty
Series: "Man in the High Castle" Net: Amazon Prime Video Premiere Date: Friday, Nov. 15 Time: N/A
Amazon Prime Video
Series: "The Crown" Net: Netflix Premiere Date: Sunday, Nov. 17 Time: N/A
Netflix
Series: "Ray Donovan" Net: Showtime Premiere Date: Sunday, Nov. 17 Time: 8 p.m.
Showtime
Series: "Mad About You" revival Net: Spectrum Originals Premiere Date: Wednesday, Nov. 20 Time: N/A
Sony Pictures Television
Series: "Brain Games" Net: Nat Geo Premiere Date: Sunday, Dec. 1 Time: 9 p.m.
Nat Geo
Series: "Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" Net: Amazon Prime Video Premiere Date: Friday, Dec. 6 Time: N/A
Amazon Prime Video
Series: "Reprisal" Net: Hulu Premiere Date: Friday, Dec. 6 Time: N/A
TheWrap
Series: "The L Word: Generation Q" Net: Showtime Premiere Date: Sunday, Dec. 8 Time: 10 p.m.
Showtime
Series: "The Expanse" Net: Amazon Prime Video Premiere Date: Friday, Dec. 13 Time: N/A
Amazon Prime Video
Series: "Marvel's Runaways" Net: Hulu Premiere Date: Friday, Dec. 13 Time: N/A
Hulu

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Here’s when 128 broadcast, cable and streaming series debut and come back

Labor Day has come and gone and fall begins on Sept. 23 -- and so does the traditional broadcast TV season. In honor of the return of Fall TV, TheWrap has rounded up the premiere dates for not just the new and returning shows on Fox, ABC, NBC, CBS and The CW, but also those for the eagerly anticipated series hitting cable channels and streaming services this autumn. Click through our gallery to find out when your favorite shows will be back and when your new favorites will debut.

Also Read: Here’s the Complete Fall 2019 TV Schedule for All 5 Broadcast Networks

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