Over 27-Million Viewers for The 2016 Rio Olympics Opening Ceremony on NBC in Primetime

[socialpoll id=”2379531″]

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Friday, August 5 broken out by network and by each half-hour:

-Total Viewers:
NBC: 27.26 million, CBS: 3.73, ABC: 2.99, Fox: 1.32, CW: 847,000

-Adults 18-49:
NBC: 7.7 rating/31 share, ABC: 0.6/ 2, CBS: 0.5/ 2, Fox: 0.4/ 2, CW: 0.2/ 1

———-

8:00 p.m.
ABC – Shark Tank (R)
Viewers: 2.97 million (#3), A18-49: 0.6/ 3 (#2)

CBS – NCIS: Los Angeles (R)
Viewers: 3.56 million (#2), A18-49: 0.5/ 2 (#3)

NBC – Rio Olympics 2016: Opening Ceremony
Viewers: 25.75 million (#1), A18-49: 6.9/31 (#1)

Fox – MasterChef (R)
Viewers: 1.23 million (#4), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#4)

CW – Masters of Illusion (R)
Viewers: 850,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#5)

———-

8:30 p.m.

ABC – Shark Tank (R)
Viewers: 2.91 million (#3), A18-49: 0.6/ 3 (#2)

CBS – NCIS: Los Angeles (R)
Viewers: 3.57 million (#2), A18-49: 0.5/ 2 (#3)

NBC – Rio Olympics 2016: Opening Ceremony
Viewers: 28.76 million (#1), A18-49: 8.0/33 (#1)

Fox – MasterChef (R)
Viewers: 1.29 million (#4), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#4)

CW – Masters of Illusion (R)
Viewers: 768,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#5)

———-

9:00 p.m.

ABC – What Would You Do?
Viewers: 2.64 million (#3), A18-49: 0.6/ 2 (#2)

CBS – Hawaii Five-O (R)
Viewers: 3.55 million (#2), A18-49: 0.5/ 2 (#3t)

NBC – Rio Olympics 2016: Opening Ceremony
Viewers: 28.79 million (#1), A18-49: 8.1/32 (#1)

Fox – MasterChef (R)
Viewers: 1.33 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 2 (#3t)

CW – Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R)
Viewers: 899,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#5)

———-

9:30 p.m.

ABC – What Would You Do?
Viewers: 2.72 million (#3), A18-49: 0.6/ 2 (#2)

CBS – Hawaii Five-O (R)
Viewers: 3.54 million (#2), A18-49: 0.5/ 2 (#3t)

NBC – Rio Olympics 2016: Opening Ceremony
Viewers: 29.95 million (#1), A18-49: 8.4/32 (#1)

Fox – MasterChef (R)
Viewers: 1.43 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 2 (#3t)

CW – Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R)
Viewers: 870,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#5)

———-

10:00 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 3.24 million (#3), A18-49: 0.6/ 2 (#2)

CBS – Blue Bloods (R)
Viewers: 3.94 million (#2), A18-49: 0.5/ 2 (#3)

NBC – Rio Olympics 2016: Opening Ceremony
Viewers: 27.63 million (#1), A18-49: 8.0/30 (#1)

———

10:30 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 3.45 million (#3), A18-49: 0.6/ 2 (#2t)

CBS – Blue Bloods (R)
Viewers: 4.29 million (#2), A18-49: 0.6/ 2 (#2t)

NBC – Rio Olympics 2016: Opening Ceremony
Viewers: 22.68 million (#1), A18-49: 6.7/26 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research