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Thursday Final Nationals: CBS Earns Overall Prime Time Victory

Thanks to a rerun of “The Big Bang Theory” (the night’s most-watched TV telecast) and the season’s first live eviction episode of “Big Brother 18” (the night’s top telecast in all key demos), CBS was Thursday’s No. 1 network among total viewers (5.13 million), adults 18-49 (1.3 rating/5 share), adults 18-34 (0.9/5) and adults 25-54 (1.7/6).

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* AFF = Number of affiliates (stations) airing the program
* CVG = percent of coverage in U.S.
Programming Insider Thursday, June 30, 2016
ABC PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)
HH/Share Viewers
(000)
Adults
18-34
Adults
18-49
Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 2.5/5 4039 0.5/3 0.9/4 1.3/5
8:00 Battlebots 248 95 2.2/4 3589 0.6/3 0.9/4 1.2/4
9:00 Greatest Hits (p) 248 95 3.0/6 4856 0.5/2 1.1/4 1.5/5
10:00 Match Game (r) 248 95 2.4/5 3673 0.4/2 0.9/3 1.2/4
CBS PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)
HH/Share Viewers
(000)
Adults
18-34
Adults
18-49
Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 3.3/6 5130 0.9/5 1.3/5 1.7/6
8:00 Big Bang Theory (r) 252 95 4.6/9 7076 0.8/5 1.4/7 2.1/8
8:31 Life in Pieces (r) 252 95 3.3/6 5052 0.7/4 1.1/5 1.6/6
9:00 Big Brother 18 252 95 3.6/7 5866 1.4/7 1.8/7 2.3/8
9:59 Code Black (r) 252 95 2.3/4 3466 0.5/2 0.7/3 0.9/3
NBC PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)
HH/Share Viewers
(000)
Adults
18-34
Adults
18-49
Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 2.3/4 3630 0.5/3 0.9/4 1.1/4
8:00 U.S. Olympic Trials Swimming Finals (s) 242 95 3.3/7 5297 0.8/4 1.2/5 1.5/6
9:00 Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge 244 95 2.2/4 3710 0.6/3 1.0/4 1.3/4
10:00 Aquarius 244 95 1.3/2 1882 0.2/1 0.4/2 0.5/2
Fox PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)
HH/Share Viewers
(000)
Adults
18-34
Adults
18-49
Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 1.4/3 2202 0.4/2 0.5/2 0.6/2
8:00 Bones (r) 253 95 1.6/3 2468 0.4/2 0.5/2 0.6/2
9:00 Home Free 254 95 1.2/2 1937 0.4/2 0.5/2 0.6/2
CW PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)
HH/Share Viewers
(000)
Adults
18-34
Adults
18-49
Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 0.5/1 760 0.1/1 0.2/1 0.2/1
8:00 D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow (r) 247 92 0.5/1 761 0.1/1 0.2/1 0.2/1
9:00 Beauty and the Beast 247 92 0.5/1 759 0.1/1 0.2/1 0.2/1
Univision PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)
Adults
18-34
Adults
18-49
Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 1.1/2 1912 0.7/3
7:00 Sueño de Amor 0.7/2 1271 0.4/2
8:00 Un Camino Hacia El Destino 1.1/2 1825 0.6/3
9:00 Tres Veces Ana 1.0/2 1709 0.6/3
10:02 Por Siempre Joan Sebastian 1.3/2 2218 0.9/4
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)
Adults
18-34
Adults
18-49
Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 0.2/0 323 0.1/0
7:00 Sal y Pimienta 0.1/0 190 0.1/0
8:00 El Chavo 0.2/0 327 0.1/1
9:00 La Ronca de Oro 0.2/0 341 0.1/0
10:00 Cine: Encuentro Explosivo (1946) (thru 12:00am) 0.2/0 307 0.1/0

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Thursday 6/30/16

Battlebots” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.6/4
Women 18-49: 0.9/4
Men 18-49: 0.9/5

Greatest Hits” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.4/3
Women 18-49: 1.3/5
Men 18-49: 0.9/4

Big Brother 18” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 1.8/8
Men 18-34: 1.0/6
Women 18-49: 2.2/8
Men 18-49: 1.4/6

U.S. Olympic Trials: Swimming” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.9/5
Men 18-34: 0.6/4
Women 18-49: 1.4/6
Men 18-49: 1.0/5

Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.7/3
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 1.1/4
Men 18-49: 0.9/4

Aquarius” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.3/1
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.4/2
Men 18-49: 0.3/1

Home Free” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 0.6/2
Men 18-49: 0.4/2

Beauty and the Beast” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.1/1
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.2/1
Men 18-49: 0.1/1

WWE SmackDown” (USA)
Women 18-34: 0.44
Men 18-34: 0.55
Women 18-49: 0.59
Men 18-49: 0.68

Queen of the South” (USA)
Women 18-34: 0.30
Men 18-34: 0.31
Women 18-49: 0.47
Men 18-49: 0.48

Cable Rankings – Thursday 6/30/16

What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Thursday, June 30:

* Viewers in thousands
Rank Program Net Start Dur Vwrs* A1849
46 THE FIRST 48 A&E 8:00 PM 60 818 0.24
21 THE FIRST 48 A&E 9:00 PM 61 1376 0.44
34 THE FIRST 48 A&E 10:01 PM 62 1093 0.36
53 KING OF THE HILL ADSM 8:00 PM 30 774 0.25
40 BOB’S BURGERS ADSM 8:30 PM 30 914 0.35
27 BOB’S BURGERS ADSM 9:00 PM 30 1247 0.48
22 CLEVELAND SHOW ADSM 9:30 PM 30 1354 0.54
13 AMERICAN DAD ADSM 10:00 PM 30 1786 0.75
8 AMERICAN DAD ADSM 10:30 PM 30 1923 0.83
49 LONE STAR LAW APL 10:02 PM 61 787 0.16
73 BET AWARDS SHOW BET 8:00 PM 210 572 0.20
87 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 444 0.15
33 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY BRAVO 9:00 PM 75 1098 0.39
99 TOSH.O CMDY 9:00 PM 30 354 0.18
88 TOSH.O CMDY 9:30 PM 30 431 0.25
77 TOSH.O CMDY 10:00 PM 30 540 0.31
78 TOSH.O CMDY 10:30 PM 30 532 0.29
61 EIGHTIES CNN 9:00 PM 60 669 0.17
54 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 746 0.18
20 TIGER BEACH DISC 8:00 PM 60 1434 0.62
9 NUCLEAR SHARKS DISC 9:00 PM 61 1915 0.80
7 JUNGLE SHARK DISC 10:01 PM 60 1947 0.79
58 SOFIA THE FIRST DISJR 8:00 PM 25 684 0.17
65 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISJR 8:30 PM 25 658 0.18
67 MILES FROM TOMORROWLAND DISJR 9:00 PM 25 627 0.17
68 MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE DISJR 9:30 PM 25 610 0.16
71 MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE DISJR 10:00 PM 25 599 0.15
70 GOLDIE & BEAR DISJR 10:30 PM 25 603 0.17
35 BIZAARDVARK DSNY 8:00 PM 30 998 0.18
32 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE DSNY 8:30 PM 30 1123 0.19
31 GIRL MEETS WORLD DSNY 9:00 PM 30 1174 0.20
29 LIV AND MADDIE DSNY 9:30 PM 30 1194 0.21
28 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE DSNY 10:00 PM 30 1238 0.19
25 LIV AND MADDIE DSNY 10:30 PM 30 1280 0.22
86 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 9:01 PM 60 450 0.19
84 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY (0.33 HH) ESPN 8:00 PM 90 465 0.20
97 OBSTACLE COURSE (0.23 HH) ESPN 9:30 PM 60 359 0.16
83 SPORTSCENTER LATE (0.32 HH) ESPN 10:30 PM 91 469 0.23
52 CHOPPED FOOD 8:00 PM 60 783 0.23
44 CHOPPED FOOD 9:00 PM 60 858 0.24
41 BEAT BOBBY FLAY FOOD 10:00 PM 30 904 0.28
39 BEAT BOBBY FLAY FOOD 10:30 PM 30 943 0.32
1 THE O’REILLY FACTOR FOXNC 8:00 PM 60 3196 0.23
2 THE KELLY FILE FOXNC 9:00 PM 60 2903 0.22
3 HANNITY FOXNC 10:00 PM 60 2428 0.23
79 SEX & DRUGS & ROCK & ROLL FX 10:00 PM 32 529 0.22
98 THE SIMPSONS FXX 8:00 PM 30 357 0.17
96 THE SIMPSONS FXX 8:30 PM 30 366 0.18
95 THE SIMPSONS FXX 9:00 PM 30 379 0.20
92 THE SIMPSONS FXX 9:30 PM 30 392 0.21
91 THE SIMPSONS FXX 10:00 PM 30 397 0.20
100 THE SIMPSONS FXX 10:30 PM 30 340 0.17
56 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:30 PM 30 699 0.17
66 THE MIDDLE HALL 10:00 PM 30 649 0.19
24 FLIP OR FLOP HGTV 8:00 PM 30 1302 0.35
18 FLIP OR FLOP HGTV 8:30 PM 30 1478 0.37
4 FLIP OR FLOP HGTV 9:00 PM 30 2155 0.51
12 FLIP OR FLOP HGTV 9:30 PM 30 1824 0.43
14 HOUSE HUNTERS HGTV 10:00 PM 30 1712 0.38
16 HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL HGTV 10:30 PM 30 1622 0.35
48 ALONE AC HIST 8:00 PM 60 794 0.19
15 ALONE HIST 9:00 PM 63 1698 0.40
6 MOUNTAIN MEN HIST 10:03 PM 60 2034 0.42
64 EVIL STEPMOTHERS ID 8:00 PM 60 660 0.17
45 48 HOURS ON ID ID 9:00 PM 60 826 0.23
36 DEADLY SINS ID 10:00 PM 60 959 0.28
90 MY CRAZY EX LIF 8:00 PM 60 399 0.17
76 MY CRAZY EX LIF 9:00 PM 62 543 0.23
81 I LOVE YOU… BUT I LIED LIF 10:02 PM 60 491 0.18
17 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 1505 0.21
26 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 1279 0.17
62 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN7B MTV 8:00 PM 30 666 0.31
57 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN7 MTV 8:30 PM 30 689 0.33
59 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN7B MTV 9:00 PM 30 674 0.32
62 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN7B MTV 9:30 PM 30 666 0.30
43 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN7B MTV 10:00 PM 31 868 0.40
37 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN7B MTV 10:31 PM 31 954 0.44
11 NICK AT NITE MOVIE NAN 8:00 PM 180 1837 0.55
47 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS (0.50 HH) NBCSN 9:00 PM 30 799 0.22
60 PEPPA PIG NKJR 9:00 PM 30 672 0.16
42 LIP SYNC BATTLE: TMI SPIKE 10:00 PM 31 872 0.39
75 LIP SYNC BATTLE SPIKE 10:31 PM 29 546 0.25
89 SYFY MOVIE SYFY 7:00 PM 120 420 0.19
85 SYFY MOVIE SYFY 9:00 PM 120 457 0.19
74 2 BROKE GIRLS TBS 8:00 PM 30 562 0.17
55 2 BROKE GIRLS TBS 8:30 PM 30 733 0.20
19 THE BIG BANG THEORY TBS 9:00 PM 30 1442 0.40
10 THE BIG BANG THEORY TBS 9:30 PM 30 1863 0.56
30 2 BROKE GIRLS TBS 10:00 PM 30 1184 0.37
38 2 BROKE GIRLS TBS 10:30 PM 30 951 0.32
80 SKIN TIGHT: TRANSFORMED TLC 10:00 PM 60 502 0.15
72 TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES TNT 8:00 PM 165 598 0.20
82 TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES TNT 10:45 PM 165 489 0.18
94 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRU 10:30 PM 31 381 0.16
51 EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND TVL 10:30 PM 30 786 0.17
5 WWE SMACKDOWN (1.28 HH) USA 8:00 PM 120 2080 0.63
23 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH USA 10:00 PM 60 1352 0.48
93 R&R PICTURE SHOWS VH1 9:00 PM 180 386 0.17
49 BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES WETV 9:00 PM 60 787 0.31
69 MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN WETV 10:00 PM 60 608 0.23

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research