It was all about ABC 7 Eyewitness News on WLS (ABC) this week. The 10PM slot earned the greatest live household rating throughout the week with an 8.0, or nearly 2 in 25 households tuning in. Amongst cable series, it was the NASCAR Cup Series Race on USA that earned the markets highest average household rating, pulling in a 1.1.
On the network side, WLS (ABC) continued upon the success of their series ranking clean sweep, earning the number one position with an average live household rating of 3.6. Amongst cable networks, FNC (FOX News Channel) earned the number one position, with the network pulling in an average live household rating of 0.6.
Check out these insights and our local network viewer persona below, and stay tuned to see which market we spotlight next week!
Telecast Detail
Telecast Performance
Rank
Telecast
Local Affiliate
Day of Week
Live HH Rating
Average Audience (TVs)
1
ABC 7 Eyewitness News @ 10PM
WLS (ABC)
M, T, W, R, F, S, U
8.0
233.9K
2
ABC 7 Eyewitness News @ 6PM
WLS (ABC
M, T, W, R, F
7.8
228.7K
3
ABC 7 Eyewitness News Sunday
U
7.7
225.7K
4
ABC 7 Eyewitness News @ 5PM
7.4
215.4K
5
ABC 7 Eyewitness News Saturday
S
7.2
210.7K
Source: Comscore TV. Local TV® All Broadcast Networks, Preliminary Data, Chicago, IL Market, Week of Jul. 3 - 9, 2023, US.
Network:
NASCAR CUP SERIES RACE L
USA
1.1
30.6K
NASCAR CUP SERIES START L
0.9
26.6K
Jesse Watters Primetime
FNC (FOX News Channel)
25.3K
The Five
M, T, W, R, F, S
0.8
24.7K
The Beat with Ari Melber
MSNBC
W, R, F
24.6K
Source: Comscore TV. Local TV® All Cable Networks, Preliminary Data, Chicago, IL Market, Week of Jul. 3 - 9, 2023, US.
3.6
105.9K
WGN (Independent (Broadcast))
2.0
57.7K
WMAQ (NBC)
1.8
51.9K
WBBM (CBS)
1.4
39.8K
WFLD (FOX)
22.9K
0.6
17.4K
0.5
13.3K
CNN
0.4
12.0K
HGTV (HGTV: Home & Garden Television)
11.7K
ESPN
10.9K
Demographics:
Interests & Habits:
Age: 65+
Places Bets on Sports
Household: No Children Present in Home
Golf Enthusiast
Property: Rents Residence
PGA Golf Fan
Source: Comscore TV, Preliminary Data, Jul. 3 - 9, 2023, US.
Total Actions (FB, TW, IG)
# of Posts
WLS - ABC 7 Chicago
164.8K
910
WGN TV
121.1K
758
Fox 32 Chicago
88.0K
714
WMAQ - NBC Chicago
73.3K
354
CBS Chicago
58.8K
436
Source: Comscore Social, PowerRankings, Jul. 3 - 9, 2023, US.*Disclaimer: All preliminary data should be used for directional purposes only