Goodbye, “Good Wife.”
The CBS drama rose 20 percent in the key 18-49 demographic last night with its last-ever episode. In total viewers, the Julianna Margulies series was up 1.5 million from last week.
The final “Good Wife” landed a 1.2 rating/4 share in the main demo and 10.5 million overall viewers, per Nielsen’s fast national numbers. With the boost, CBS was able to tie ABC atop the demo. The Les Moonves-led network easily won total viewers.
CBS and ABC both had a 1.0/4. CBS ended up with 8.8 million total viewers, according to preliminary numbers. ABC was actually third by that measurement, with 3.8 million viewers.
For CBS, “60 Minutes” at 7 p.m. ET got a 1.0/4 and 9.1 million viewers. The “Madam Secretary” season finale at 8 received a 1.0/4 and 10 million viewers. Following the “Good Wife” series finale, the “Elementary” season finale at 10 posted a 0.7/2 and 5.5 million viewers.
For ABC, “America’s Funniest Home Videos” at 7 p.m. ET had a 1.2/5 and 5.3 million viewers. At 8, “Once Upon a Time” got a 1.2/4 and 3.8 million viewers. “The Family” at 9 received a 0.7/2 and 2.6 million viewers. At 10, “Quantico” landed a 0.9/3 and 3.4 million viewers.
NBC and Fox tied for third in ratings, both with a 0.9/3. NBC was second in total viewers with 4.9 million, Fox was fourth with 2 million.
For NBC, the premiere of “Dateline: On Assignment” at 7 p.m. ET had a 0.5/2 and 4 million viewers. “Little Big Shots” at 8 put up a 1.3/5 and 7.4 million viewers. At 9, “The Carmichael Show” got a 0.8/3 and 3.5 million viewers. “Crowded” at 9:30 received a 0.7/2 and 2.8 million viewers. At 10, “Dateline NBC” closed primetime with a 1.0/4 and 5.1 million viewers.
For Fox, “Bordertown” at 7 p.m. ET managed a 0.4/2 and 1.1 million viewers. Following a rerun, “The Simpsons” at 8 had a 1.1/4 and 2.4 million viewers. At 8:30, “Bob’s Burgers” got a 1.0/4 and 2.3 million viewers. “Family Guy” at 9 received a 1.3/4 and 2.8 million viewers. “The Last Man on Earth” at 9:30 posted a 0.9/3 and 2.2 million viewers.
Univision was fifth in ratings with a 0.5/2 and in viewers with 1.5 million.
Telemundo was sixth in ratings with a 0.4/2 and in viewers with 1.2 million.