Here are sales highlights for Just For Laughs (JFL), for the week of Apr 26-May 2. Comparisons are based on shares with 2 decimals.
Weekly Airings
New York, WPIX (CW) Sat 1:00am - JFL is Tentpole TV, soaring +55% over its Last Man Standing HH lead-in, while its lead-out declines. The show also improves upon its own HH delivery last year (+55%) and last sweep (+25%).
Los Angeles, KTTV (FOX) Sun 1:00-2:00pm - JFL is infinitely up over its lead-in with HH, W18-49, and W25-54.
Los Angeles, KCOP (IND) Sat 12:30am - JFL doubles Extra from last year's HH time period, while W18-49 soar +55%, and W25-54 jump +52%. Compared to its own Feb 2021 delivery, JFL more than doubles in HH, while W18-49 are infinitely up, and W25-54 are more than 10 times better. The show also rises above its Schitt's Creek lead-in with W18-49 (+8%) and W25-54 (+7%).
Philadelphia, WPHL (IND) Sun 2:00am - Tentpole TV, standing above its Last Man Standing lead-in, while its Pets.tv lead-out scurries downward, with HH and W25-54. Lead-in gains are double-digits: HH (+19%), W25-54 (+12%). JFL improves over its own delivery last year... and last sweep. Vs. Last Year: W18-49 (more than 6 times better), W25-54 (more than quadruple). Vs. Last Sweep: W18-49 (almost 13x stronger), W25-54 (more than quadruple). Trending up over the past 3 weeks with W18-49, too.
Dallas, KDAF (CW) Sat 5:00-6:00am - More Tentpole TV -- outscoring its lead-in and lead-out with W18-49 and W25-54. Lead-in gains: W18-49 (+14%), W25-54 (+11%). JFL more than triples last year's time period with W18-49, while more than doubling with W25-54.
Atlanta, WSB (ABC) Fri 3:45am - JFL is superior to its Kelly and Ryan lead-in by +4% in HH.
Houston, KIAH (CW) Sat 7:00am - Appointment TV, infinitely up over its HH lead-in (0.00), while its lead-out declines. JFL improves its own HH delivery compared to last year (+41%)... and last sweep (more than double).
Washington, WDCW (CW) Sun 1:00pm - Afternoon Appointment TV, with infinite increases over its lead-in (0.00), while its Pawn Stars lead-out drops in value to 0.00, with HH, W18-49, and W25-54. JFL is superior to Elementary from last year's time period with W18-49 (+26%) and W25-54 (+7%). The show also builds over its own delivery last sweep with HH, W18-49, and W25-54 (all are +Infinity).
Boston, WFXT (FOX) Sat 12:00m - Tentpole TV, rising above its Fox Network lead-in, while its Right This Minute lead-out declines, with W18-49 and W25-54. Lead-in gains: W18-49 (+11%), W25-54 (+9%). More than quadruple last year's time period with W18-49 and W25-54, while HH more than triple. Builds over its own Feb 2021 delivery, too: HH (more than double), W18-49 (more than 5 times better), W25-54 (more than 14x stronger). Trending up over the past 3 weeks with HH, W18-49, and W25-54, too.
Phoenix, KTVK (IND) Sat 1:30am - More Tentpole TV, more than doubling its HH lead-in, while its lead-out declines. JFL is almost 20 times better than it was last year with W25-54, while HH rise +29%. Compared to its Feb 2021 levels, JFL is +47% stronger with W25-54, while HH rise +11%. The show is trending up over the past 3 weeks with HH, too.
Tampa, WTTA (IND) Sun 1:00-2:00am - JFL more than doubles last year's HH time period, and more than doubles its own Feb 2021 HH delivery.
Orlando, WRDQ (IND) Sat 1:00am - JFL more than triples last year's time period with W25-54, while HH jump +26%. The show quadruples itself compared to Feb 2021 with HH, while W25-54 are infinitely up. JFL also vaults +88% over its HH lead-in, while rising +11% with W25-54.
Miami, WFOR (CBS) Sat 3:30am - Tentpole TV -- soaring +40% above its HH lead-in, while its lead-out declines.
Charlotte, WSOC (ABC) Sat 2:00-3:00am - JFL more than doubles itself year-to-year with HH and W18-49, while W25-54 jump +87%. Compared to the Feb 2021 time period, the show more than doubles in HH and W18-49, while W25-54 are up a mammoth +67%.
St. Louis, MMOV (IND) Sat 2:30-3:30pm - JFL is vastly improved over last year... and last sweep. Vs. Last Year: W18-49 (+Infinity), W25-54 (more than 17 times stronger). Vs. Last Sweep, W18-49 and W25-54 are infinitely up.
Raleigh, WNCN (CBS) Sat 3:00-4:00am - JFL also builds upon itself compared to last year (+22%)... and last sweep (+26%).
Pittsburgh, WPXI (NBC) Sat 2:00-3:00am and 4:00am
- In the 2am hour... JFL is Tentpole TV -- rising above its Forensic FILES lead-in, while its Pawn Stars lead-out declines with W18-49 and W25-54. Lead-in gains are: HH (+3%), W18-49 (+6%), W25-54 (+20%). The show also delivers great gains, year-to-year: HH (+60%), W18-49 (+47%), W25-54 (+82%).
- At 4am... JFL jumps above its Pawn Stars lead-in with HH (+7%), W18-49 (+17%), and W25-54 (+41%). The show is also building upon last year's success with HH (+18%) and W25-54 (+40%). Trending up over the past 3 weeks in W25-54, too.
San Diego, NFMB (CW) Sat 12:30-3:00am - This 5-episode block is +43% stronger than last year... and more than 32 times better than it was in Feb 2021. It also rises +9% above its Schitt's Creek lead-in.
Salt Lake City, KMYU (IND) Sat 6:00pm and Sun 6:00pm
- On Saturday... JFL more than triples Mike & Molly from last year's time period. Trending up over the past 3 weeks, the show is now +56% better than it was in Feb 2021.
- On Sunday... JFL is Appointment TV, infinitely up over its Mike & Molly lead-in (0.00), while its Funny You Should Ask lead-out collapses (0.00). The show is almost 8 times stronger than Mike & Molly from last year's time period. And, JFL doubles itself -- compared to Feb 2021. No surprise to know that it's riding a 3-week upward trend, too.
San Antonio, KCWX (IND) Sat 11:30am - Appointment TV, almost double its lead-in, while its Movie lead-out fades downward. JFL is more than 14 times better than it was last year. And, it's more than triple the Feb 2021 time period.
Hartford, WCCT (CW) Sun 3:15-4:00pm - Afternoon Appointment TV, infinitely up over its 0.00 lead-in, while its First 48 lead-out just dies (0.00). JFL is almost double what First 48 scored in the Feb 2021 time period, too.
Kansas City, KMCI (IND) Sat 1:00-2:00am - JFL jumps +13% over its Bob's Burgers lead-in.
Cincinnati, WKRC (CBS) Sat 12:30-1:30am - JFL improves over its own delivery last year (+20%)... and last sweep (+60%). The show is also superior to its lead-in (+3%).
Cincinnati, EKRC (CW) Sat 1:00-2:00pm - JFL builds over itself year-to-year (+92%). The show more than doubles itself compared to Feb 2021. And, it rises above its lead-in, too (+1%).
Austin, KXAN (NBC) Sat 2:30-3:30am - JFL improves +67% over last year's time period. And, it gains +51% over its own Feb 2021 delivery, too.
West Palm Beach, WTVX (CW) Sat 6:00-7:00pm, Sat 10:00pm, and Sun 5:30pm
- In the Saturday 6pm hour... JFL is up +63% over last year... and more than quadruple its Feb 2021 level.
- At 10pm... JFL is Appointment TV, more than 5 times better than its 2 Broke Girls lead-in, while its lead-out declines. The show improves +75% over last year's time period. And it more than quadruples its own Feb 2021 delivery.
- On Sunday evening... JFL is Appointment TV again, more than triple its Wipeout lead-in, while its Two and a Half Men lead-out falls on its face (0.00). JFL is up +55% year-to-year, too.
West Palm Beach, WTCN (IND) Sat 7:30pm - In this key access time period, JFL is another appointment for viewers -- jumping +33% above its Family Guy lead-in, while its Ring of Honor lead-out declines. The show is also +63% stronger than it was last year.
Jacksonville, WFOX (FOX) Sat 1:00am - JFL soars +32% over its King of Queens lead-in. It more than doubles the Feb 2021 time period. And, it's +15% stronger than last year's time period.
Norfolk, WTKR (CBS) Sat 1:30-2:30am - More than doubles last year's time period. JFL vaults +46% above the Feb 2021 time period, too.
Norfolk, WGNT (CW) Sat 11:00am, Sun 11:00am, and Sun 2:00am
- On Saturday morning... JFL more than triples its CW Network lead-in. The show builds upon its success last year (more than double)... and last sweep (+53%).
- On Sunday morning... JFL jumps +45% over its lead-in. It also soars +62% year-to-year. And, the show improves itself compared to last sweep (+3%), too.
- On Sunday in late fringe... JFL is +11% stronger than Elementary from last year's time period. And, it more than triples itself from the Feb 2021 sweep.
Memphis, WHBQ (FOX) Sat 12:00m-1:00am and Sun 1:30am
- On Saturday... JFL is Appointment TV, rising +23% above its Family Feud lead-in, while its lead-out declines. The show builds +49% year-to-year. And, it's +12% better than the Feb 2021 time period, too.
- On Sunday... JFL is +50% superior to its lead-in. And, it's +38% better than it was last year.
M-F Airings
Chicago, WMEU (IND) M-F 6:00am and 2:30am
- At 6am... JFL is Tentpole TV, infinitely up over its sleeping lead-in (0.00), while its lead-out goes back to snoozing (0.00), with HH.
- At 2:30am... JFL jumps +14% over its HH lead-in.
Detroit, WMYD (IND) M-F 6:30am - Great gains over its own delivery last year: HH (+14%), W18-49 (+63%), W25-54 (almost double). Improves +8% over its Feb 2021 score, with W25-54. Trending up over the past 4 weeks with HH, too.
Orlando, WRDQ (IND) M-F 3:00am - More valuable than its Pawn Stars lead-in with HH (+3%) and W25-54 (+14%). More than doubles itself compared to Feb 2021 with W25-54, while HH soar +64%. Riding a 3-week upward trend with HH, too.
Portland OR, KRCW (CW) M-F 3:00am - More than doubles its Daily Mail lead-in with HH, while W18-49 and W25-54 jump +52%. More than 8 times better than Caught in Providence from last year's time period with W18-49 and W25-54, while HH rise +15%. More than 4x stronger than its own Feb 2021 HH delivery, while W18-49 and W25-54 are infinitely up. Trending up over the past 3 weeks with HH, W18-49, and W25-54, too.
St. Louis, MMOV (IND) M-F 4:00pm - This key early fringe time period is Appointment TV -- standing above its Funny You Should Ask lead-in, while its Impractical Jokers lead-out declines, with W18-49 and W25-54. Lead-in gains are strong: W18-49 (+39%), W25-54 (+37%). Superior to Family Guy, from last year's time period: W18-49 (+7%), W25-54 (+28%). Even better than its own score last sweep with W18-49 and W25-54 (+Infinity). Riding a 3-week upward trend with W18-49 and W25-54, too.
Nashville, WNAB (CW) M-F 6:30am - JFL more than triples itself year-to-year. It's also stronger than it was in Feb 2021 by +9%. Superior to its Comics Unleashed lead-in by +3%. Riding a 3-week upward trend, too.
Source: NSI WRAP Multi-Market Program Tracks; Week of 4/26/21; Comparisons by 2-decimal share in Live+SD; Last year is May 2020; Last sweep is Feb 2021; Lead-in comparison is prior 1/4 hr to full program average