Sharp Year-to-Year Overnight Declines for the “2016 ESPYS”

What follows are the metered market (overnight) results in households by network and by half-hour for Wednesday, July 13:

Household Rating/Share
NBC: 6.0/11, ABC: 4.3/ 8, CBS: 2.5/ 4, Fox: 2.1/ 4, CW: 0.9/ 2

Percent Change From the Year-Ago Evening:
NBC: +114, CW: +29, Fox: -19, CBS: -26, ABC: -28

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “The 2016 ESPYS”: 4.3/ 8 (#2): “THE 2015 ESPYS”: 6.0/11 on 7/14/15
CBS – “Big Brother”: 3.5/ 7 (#3)
NBC – “America’s Got Talent”: 6.3/12 (#1)
Fox – “MasterChef”: 2.6/ 5 (#4)
CW – “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” (season premiere): 1.0/ 2 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “The 2016 ESPYS”: 4.1/ 7 (#2)
CBS – “Big Brother”: 3.4/ 6 (#3)
NBC – “America’s Got Talent”: 6.9/12 (#1)
Fox – “MasterChef”: 2.6/ 5 (#4)
CW – “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” (season premiere): 1.0/ 2 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “The 2016 ESPYS”: 4.4/ 8 (#2)
CBS – “Criminal Minds” (R): 2.1/ 4 (#3)
NBC – “America’s Got Talent”: 7.5/13 (#1)
Fox – “Wayward Pines”: 1.7/ 3 (#4)
CW – “Whose Line it is Anyway?”: 0.8/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “The 2016 ESPYS”: 4.4/ 7 (#2)
CBS – “Criminal Minds” (R): 2.1/ 4 (#3)
NBC – “America’s Got Talent”: 7.7/13 (#1)
Fox – “Wayward Pines”: 1.7/ 3 (#4)
CW – “Whose Line it is Anyway?” (R): 0.7/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “The 2016 ESPYS”: 4.4/ 8 (#1)
CBS – “American Gothic”: 1.9/ 3 (#3)
NBC – “The Night Shift”: 4.1/ 7 (#2)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “The 2016 ESPYS”: 4.1/ 8 (#1)
CBS – “American Gothic”: 1.7/ 3 (#3)
NBC – “The Night Shift”: 3.7/ 7 (#3)

Source: Nielsen Media Research