Tuesday Final Nationals: CNN Delivers Most-Watched Town Hall on Cable News To-Date

NBC won Tuesday night in total viewers (9.48 million), adults 18-49 (2.0 rating/7 share), adults 18-34 (1.2/5) and adults 25-54 (2.7/8).

There were mixed results for the CBS special “The Late Late Show with James Corden: Carpool Karaoke”. It gave the talk show more than three times its nightly 12:37 a.m. audience but drew less than half the total viewers and half the adults 18-49 of the 10-11 p.m. time slot winner, NBC’s “Chicago Fire”.

CNN scored the most-watched town hall in cable history to-date with its three-hour “Republican Town Hall” from Wisconsin and hosted by Anderson Cooper. Not surprisingly, viewership peaked in the 9 p.m. hour when Donald Trump was featured; 4.04 million viewers (including 1.33 million adults 25-54) tuned in then, according to Nielsen preliminary data.

In prime time, CNN averaged 1.062 million adults 25-54 (the coveted demo for advertisers on the news networks). Fox News Channel — the usual prime time leader — was a distant runner-up with 422,000; MSNBC with 292,000.

This evening’s town hall surpassed the previous record holder set back on Jan. 25 with a Democratic Town Hall from Iowa, also on CNN (3.202 million total viewers).

The current presidential election season has propelled CNN to its most-watched quarter in seven years.

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	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
	Tuesday, March 29, 2016
8-11	Network Average	2.1/4	3157	0.6/2	0.9/3	1.1/3
8:00	Fresh Off the Boat	3.0/5	4630	0.8/4	1.2/5	1.6/5
8:30	The Real O’Neals	2.4/4	3672	0.6/3	1.0/4	1.4/4
9:00	Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	2.1/3	3202	0.7/3	1.0/3	1.2/3
10:00	Beyond the Tank	1.5/3	2117	0.3/1	0.5/2	0.7/2
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average	5.0/9	7814	0.6/3	1.1/4	1.6/5
8:00	NCIS (r)	6.6/11	10380	0.7/3	1.2/4	1.8/5
9:00	NCIS: New Orleans (r)	5.6/9	8893	0.6/3	1.2/4	1.7/5
10:00	The Late Late Show with James Corden: Carpool Karaoke (s)	2.8/5	4169	0.4/2	0.9/3	1.2/4
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average	6.0/10	9478	1.2/5	2.0/7	2.7/8
8:00	The Voice	6.9/12	11099	1.5/7	2.4/9	3.4/10
9:00	Chicago Med	5.6/9	8679	1.2/5	1.8/6	2.5/7
10:00	Chicago Fire	5.6/10	8657	1.1/5	1.7/6	2.3/7
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-10	Network Average	1.1/2	1702	0.5/2	0.7/2	0.8/2
8:00	New Girl	1.4/2	2206	0.8/4	0.9/3	1.1/3
8:30	Grandfathered (r)	0.9/1	1326	0.4/2	0.5/2	0.6/2
9:00	Brooklyn Nine-Nine	1.2/2	2015	0.7/3	0.9/3	1.0/3
9:30	The Grinder (r)	0.8/1	1263	0.3/1	0.4/1	0.5/1
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-10	Network Average	1.4/2	2323	0.8/3	0.9/3	1.0/3
8:00	The Flash	2.0/3	3392	1.1/5	1.3/5	1.4/4
9:00	iZombie	0.8/1	1253	0.5/2	0.5/2	0.5/1
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average	1.1/2	1971		0.7/2
7:00	Un Camino Hacia El Destino	1.0/2	1777		0.6/3
8:01	Sueño de Amor	0.9/2	1717		0.6/2
9:01	Pasion y Poder	1.3/2	2341		0.9/3
10:03	El Hotel de Los Secretos	1.1/2	1836		0.7/2
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average	0.7/1	1335		0.6/2
6:30	Fútbol Central (s)	0.2/0	344		0.1/1
7:13	World Cup Qualifier: USA vs. Guatemala (s)	0.5/1	938		0.4/2
9:28	Fútbol Central (s)	0.6/1	1110		0.5/2
10:17	World Cup Qualifier: Mexico vs. Canada (s) (thru 12:37am)	1.2/3	2388		1.1/4

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Tuesday 3/29/16

“Fresh Off the Boat” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.9/4
Men 18-34: 0.7/3
Women 18-49: 1.5/5
Men 18-49: 1.0/4

“The Real O’Neals” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.7/3
Men 18-34: 0.6/3
Women 18-49: 1.2/4
Men 18-49: 0.9/3

“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.7/3
Men 18-34: 0.6/3
Women 18-49: 1.0/3
Men 18-49: 1.0/3

“Beyond the Tank” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.3/1
Women 18-49: 0.6/2
Men 18-49: 0.5/2

“The Late Late Show with James Corden: Carpool Karaoke” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 1.0/3
Men 18-49: 0.7/3

“The Voice” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 2.1/9
Men 18-34: 0.9/4
Women 18-49: 3.0/10
Men 18-49: 1.7/7

“Chicago Med” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 1.7/6
Men 18-34: 0.7/3
Women 18-49: 2.4/7
Men 18-49: 1.2/4

“Chicago Fire” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 1.5/6
Men 18-34: 0.7/3
Women 18-49: 2.2/7
Men 18-49: 1.2/4

“New Girl” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 1.0/4
Men 18-34: 0.6/3
Women 18-49: 1.1/4
Men 18-49: 0.8/3

“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.8/3
Men 18-34: 0.6/3
Women 18-49: 0.9/3
Men 18-49: 0.8/3

“The Flash” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.9/4
Men 18-34: 1.4/7
Women 18-49: 1.0/3
Men 18-49: 1.6/6

“iZombie” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 0.5/2
Men 18-49: 0.5/2

“The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” (FX)
Women 18-34: 0.91
Men 18-34: 1.03
Women 18-49: 1.12
Men 18-49: 1.10

“If Loving You Is Wrong” (OWN)
Women 18-34: 0.58
Men 18-34: 0.20
Women 18-49: 0.86
Men 18-49: 0.28

“Shadowhunters” (Freeform)
Women 18-34: 0.50
Men 18-34: 0.15
Women 18-49: 0.47
Men 18-49: 0.18

“Awkward” (MTV)
Women 18-34: 0.52
Men 18-34: 0.17
Women 18-49: 0.38
Men 18-49: 0.13

“Faking It” (MTV)
Women 18-34: 0.40
Men 18-34: 0.14
Women 18-49: 0.27
Men 18-49: 0.10

“Outsiders” (WGN America)
Women 18-34: 0.14
Men 18-34: 0.21
Women 18-49: 0.22
Men 18-49: 0.32

Cable Rankings – Tuesday 3/29/16
What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable for Tuesday, March 29:

* Viewers in thousands
Rank	Program	Net	Start	Dur	Vwrs*	A1849
58	STORAGE WARS	A&E	8:00 PM	30	852	0.2
42	STORAGE WARS	A&E	8:30 PM	30	973	0.2
50	STORAGE WARS	A&E	9:00 PM	30	915	0.2
46	STORAGE WARS	A&E	9:30 PM	31	945	0.2
47	STORAGE WARS	A&E	10:01 PM	30	943	0.2
56	STORAGE WARS	A&E	10:31 PM	31	868	0.2
54	KING OF THE HILL	ADSM	8:00 PM	30	870	0.3
36	BOBS BURGERS	ADSM	8:30 PM	30	1040	0.4
26	BOB’S BURGERS	ADSM	9:00 PM	30	1310	0.6
25	THE CLEVELAND SHOW	ADSM	9:30 PM	30	1327	0.6
17	AMERICAN DAD	ADSM	10:00 PM	30	1709	0.8
12	AMERICAN DAD	ADSM	10:30 PM	30	1897	0.9
89	MOVIE: The Monuments Men	AMC	8:00 PM	150	637	0.1
15	REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS	BRAVO	9:00 PM	75	1834	0.7
59	TOSH.O	CMDY	10:00 PM	30	839	0.5
2	CNN WISCONSIN GOP TOWN HALL (2.12 HH)	CNN	8:00 PM	180	3263	0.7
18	DEADLIEST CATCH: THE BAIT	DISC	8:00 PM	60	1669	0.5
4	DEADLIEST CATCH	DISC	9:00 PM	122	2548	0.9
61	PJ MASKS	DISJR	8:00 PM	25	823	0.2
72	MILES FROM TOMORROWLAND	DISJR	8:30 PM	25	787	0.2
87	MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE	DISJR	9:00 PM	25	641	0.2
94	MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE	DISJR	9:30 PM	25	595	0.2
95	GOLDIE & BEAR	DISJR	10:00 PM	25	590	0.1
20	DESCENDANTS	DSNY	8:00 PM	125	1513	0.3
31	BACKSTAGE	DSNY	10:05 PM	25	1122	0.2
35	K.C. UNDERCOVER	DSNY	10:30 PM	30	1048	0.2
77	NIT TOURNAMENT: BYU/VALPARAISO (0.47 HH)	ESPN	7:00 PM	127	759	0.2
84	COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD (0.48 HH)	ESPN	9:07 PM	23	698	0.2
83	NIT TOURNAMENT: GEORGE WASHINGTON/SAN DIEGO STATE	ESPN	9:30 PM	113	705	0.2
44	WORLD CUP QUAL MATCHES: USA/GUATEMALA	ESPN2	7:00 PM	142	954	0.4
97	USA SOCCER MEN: USA/COLOMBIA (0.35 HH)	ESPN2	9:22 PM	131	577	0.3
81	CHOPPED	FOOD	8:00 PM	60	719	0.2
63	CHOPPED	FOOD	9:00 PM	60	817	0.3
37	CHOPPED CHAMPIONS	FOOD	10:00 PM	60	1024	0.3
6	THE O’REILLY FACTOR SPECIAL	FOXNC	8:00 PM	60	2230	0.2
11	THE KELLY FILE	FOXNC	9:00 PM	60	1905	0.2
13	HANNITY	FOXNC	10:00 PM	60	1853	0.3
62	SHADOWHUNTERS	FRFM	9:00 PM	60	821	0.3
48	FX MOVIE PRIME	FX	6:59 PM	181	933	0.4
3	ACS: PEOPLE V. OJ SIMPSON	FX	10:00 PM	71	2759	1.1
10	FIXER UPPER	HGTV	8:00 PM	60	1996	0.5
1	FIXER UPPER	HGTV	9:00 PM	60	3844	0.9
9	GOOD BONES	HGTV	10:00 PM	60	2118	0.6
79	COUNTING CARS: BEST OF	HIST	8:00 PM	30	745	0.3
76	COUNTING CARS	HIST	8:30 PM	30	772	0.2
49	COUNTING CARS	HIST	9:00 PM	31	932	0.3
39	COUNTING CARS: BEST OF	HIST	9:31 PM	32	1019	0.3
29	FORGED IN FIRE	HIST	10:03 PM	60	1170	0.4
52	HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE	ID	8:00 PM	60	885	0.2
34	OBSESSION: DARK DESIRES	ID	9:00 PM	60	1068	0.3
30	SEE NO EVIL	ID	10:00 PM	60	1149	0.3
99	DANCE MOMS: DANCE & CHAT	LIF	8:00 PM	60	565	0.2
20	DANCE MOMS	LIF	9:00 PM	62	1513	0.5
38	ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES	MSNBC	8:00 PM	60	1022	0.2
24	RACHEL MADDOW SHOW	MSNBC	9:00 PM	60	1360	0.2
33	LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL	MSNBC	10:00 PM	60	1085	0.2
65	FULL HOUSE	NAN	9:00 PM	30	809	0.2
60	FULL HOUSE	NAN	9:30 PM	30	837	0.2
51	FULL HOUSE	NAN	10:00 PM	30	894	0.3
53	FULL HOUSE	NAN	10:30 PM	30	875	0.3
99	AREA 51: THE CIA’S SECRET	NGC	8:00 PM	60	565	0.1
32	JINXED MOVIE	NICK	7:00 PM	90	1086	0.2
41	HENRY DANGER	NICK	8:30 PM	30	995	0.2
92	SHIMMER AND SHINE	NKJR	8:00 PM	30	607	0.1
93	WALLYKAZAM!	NKJR	8:30 PM	30	596	0.1
88	PEPPA PIG	NKJR	9:00 PM	30	638	0.1
90	PEPPA PIG	NKJR	9:30 PM	30	629	0.1
78	IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG	OWN	8:00 PM	60	750	0.2
7	IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG	OWN	9:00 PM	60	2196	0.6
70	IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG	OWN	10:00 PM	60	799	0.2
91	BAD GIRLS CLUB	OXYG	8:00 PM	60	620	0.3
98	WHAT ON EARTH COMPILATION	SCI	9:00 PM	60	570	0.2
85	NASA’S UNEXPLAINED FILES	SCI	10:00 PM	60	679	0.2
28	INK MASTER	SPIKE	10:00 PM	60	1172	0.6
19	BIG BANG THEORY	TBS	8:00 PM	30	1597	0.6
16	BIG BANG THEORY	TBS	8:30 PM	30	1745	0.6
8	BIG BANG THEORY	TBS	9:00 PM	30	2137	0.8
5	BIG BANG THEORY	TBS	9:30 PM	30	2260	0.8
54	SEPARATION ANXIETY	TBS	10:00 PM	60	870	0.4
75	JILL & JESSA: COUNTDOWN	TLC	8:05 PM	55	775	0.2
27	JILL & JESSA: COUNTING ON	TLC	9:00 PM	62	1297	0.4
57	WILLIS FAMILY, THE	TLC	10:02 PM	62	857	0.2
71	NBA PRE-GAME SHOW (0.35 HH)	TNT	8:00 PM	14	791	0.3
23	NBA BASKETBALL: HOU/CLE (0.93 HH)	TNT	8:14 PM	161	1373	0.5
14	NBA BASKETBALL: WSH/GS (1.29 HH)	TNT	10:55 PM	144	1848	0.8
74	ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW	TVL	7:36 PM	36	778	0.1
96	EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND	TVL	8:12 PM	36	589	0.1
82	EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND	TVL	8:48 PM	36	709	0.1
73	EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND	TVL	9:24 PM	36	783	0.1
69	EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND	TVL	10:00 PM	30	804	0.2
64	EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND	TVL	10:30 PM	30	811	0.2
40	NATIONAL TEAMS: MEXICO/CANADA (0.52 HH)	UDN	10:16 PM	141	1015	0.5
80	MODERN FAMILY	USA	8:00 PM	30	739	0.3
68	MODERN FAMILY	USA	8:30 PM	30	808	0.4
65	MODERN FAMILY	USA	9:00 PM	30	809	0.3
44	MODERN FAMILY	USA	9:30 PM	30	954	0.4
22	CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST	USA	10:00 PM	31	1409	0.6
43	CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST	USA	10:31 PM	30	970	0.3
86	LAW & ORDER	WETV	10:00 PM	60	654	0.1
65	OUTSIDERS	WGNA	9:00 PM	59	809	0.3

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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