RATINGS RECAP: 5/18/14

ABC
7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos
Viewers: 6.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
8:00 2014 Billboard Music Awards
Viewers: 10.7 million, 18-49 demo: 3.5

CBS 
7:00 60 Minutes
Viewers: 9.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
8:00 The Amazing Race
Viewers: 8.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8
9:00 The Good Wife
Viewers: 9.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
10:00 The Mentalist
Viewers: 9.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5 

NBC
7:00 Coldplay: Ghost Stories
Viewers: 1.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.4
8:00 American Dream Builders
Viewers: 1.8 million, 18-49 demo: 0.5
9:00 The Women of SNL
Viewers: 2.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 

FOX
7:00 Bob's Burgers
Viewers: 2.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9
7:30 American Dad!
Viewers: 2.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
8:00 The Simpsons
Viewers: 3.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
8:30 Family Guy
Viewers: 3.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
9:00 Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
Viewers: 3.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1

Sunday night had season finales on CBS and FOX. On CBS, 60 Minutes started things off up 1.4 million viewers and two tenths in the demo. At 8pm, the season finale of The Amazing Race was up eight tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. I think the move to the lower pressure Friday slot next year will be good for this show. At 9pm, The Good Wife was up four tenths in viewers and even in the demo but it was The Mentalist that was more impressive as it was up 1.1 million viewers and three tenths in the demo. Of course The Mentalist is the one that won't be back until midseason. On ABC, the season finale of America's Funniest Home Videos was up seven tenths in viewers and even in the demo. The Billboard Music Awards were up significantly from last year to their best performance in years. This was an impressive showing for a second tier award show. 

On FOX, all the animated shows had their season finales. Bob's Burgers was dead even with last week. The final FOX airing of American Dad! was also dead even with last week. After nearly a decade on FOX, the show will head to TBS in the fall. At 8pm, The Simpsons was down four tenths in viewers and even in the demo while Family Guy was down three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey was down three tenths in viewers and even in the demo. That shows still has a couple weeks left. Finally on NBC, American Dream Builders was down four tenths in viewers and even in the demo.