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Below Average 14.5 Million Viewers for the Final Night of Competition on the 2016 Rio Olympics

Overall Performance for These Summer Olympics Falls Short of Expectations

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Saturday, August 20 broken out by network and by each half-hour:

-Total Viewers:
NBC: 14.55 million, CBS: 2.75, ABC: 2.42, Fox: 1.59

-Adults 18-49:
NBC: 3.5 rating/15 share, ANC, CBS and Fox: 0.5/ 2 each

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8:00 p.m.
ABC – Last Man Standing (R)
Viewers: 2.56 million (#3), A18-49: 0.5/ 2 (#2t)

CBS – Rush Hour
Viewers: 2.58 million (#2), A18-49: 0.5/ 2 (#2t)

NBC – Rio Olympics 2016
Viewers: 11.75 million (#1), A18-49: 2.6/12 (#1)

Fox – Hotel Hell (R)
Viewers: 1.46 million (#4), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#4)

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8:30 p.m.

ABC – Dr. Ken (R)
Viewers: 2.20 million (#3), A18-49: 0.5/ 2 (#2)

CBS – Rush Hour
Viewers: 2.47 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#3t)

NBC – Rio Olympics 2016
Viewers: 14.17 million (#1), A18-49: 3.2/14 (#1)

Fox – Hotel Hell (R)
Viewers: 1.50 million (#4), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#3t)

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9:00 p.m.

ABC – 20/20: In An Instant (R)
Viewers: 2.27 million (#3), A18-49: 0.5/ 2 (#2t)

CBS – 48 Hours (R)
Viewers: 2.42 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#4)

NBC – Rio Olympics 2016
Viewers: 15.82 million (#1), A18-49: 3.8/16 (#1)

Fox – Hotel Hell (R)
Viewers: 1.62 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 2 (#2t)

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9:30 p.m.

ABC – 20/20: In An Instant (R)
Viewers: 2.51 million (#3), A18-49: 0.5/ 2 (#2t)

CBS – 48 Hours (R)
Viewers: 2.58 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#4)

NBC – Rio Olympics 2016
Viewers: 16.55 million (#1), A18-49: 4.1/16 (#1)

Fox – Hotel Hell (R)
Viewers: 1.78 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 2 (#2t)

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10:00 p.m.

ABC – Boston EMS
Viewers: 2.51 million (#3), A18-49: 0.6/ 2 (#2)

CBS – 48 Hours (R)
Viewers: 3.12 million (#2), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#3)

NBC – Rio Olympics 2016
Viewers: 15.49 million (#1), A18-49: 3.9/16 (#1)

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10:30 p.m.

ABC – Boston EMS
Viewers: 2.47 million (#3), A18-49: 0.6/ 2 (#2t)

CBS – 48 Hours (R)
Viewers: 3.35 million (#2), A18-49: 0.6/ 2 (#2t)

NBC – Rio Olympics 2016
Viewers: 13.50 million (#1), A18-49: 3.5/14 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research