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Thursday Final Nationals: ESPN College Basketball Doubleheader Outdraws TNT’s NBA Doubleheader

CBS and ABC again split Thursday night honors; CBS led in total viewers (7.39 million) and adults 25-54 (2.2 rating/7 share), while ABC won among adults 18-49 (1.7/6) and adults 18-34 (1.2/6).

Basketball was the main sports attraction on TV on the evening with more viewers tuning into college action on ESPN than the pros on TNT. Another installment of men’s college basketball’s legendary rivalry of “North Carolina-Duke” on ESPN bested TNT’s NBA matchup “Cleveland-Oklahoma City” (LeBron James vs. Russell Westbrook) head-to-head. North Carolina at Duke delivered a total live audience (TV + Streaming) of 3.184 million viewers, marking it as the most-watched weekday college basketball game of the year on any network. The television viewership (averaging 3.081 million viewers for the entire telecast) peaked at 4.068 million people during the final minutes of the second half (9:45 p.m. – 10 p.m.).

In the nightcap on ESPN, “Oregon-UCLA” delivered a total live audience of 1.709 million viewers, ESPN’s most-watched Pac-12 conference regular season game on record (since 1992). On television, overnight local ratings set a record in Portland and a nine-year high in Los Angeles. Nationally, this game also outdrew “Boston-Portland,” the nightcap of TNT’s NBA doubleheader.

(Source: ESPN)

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* AFF = Number of affiliates (stations) airing the program
* CVG = percent of coverage in U.S.
Programming Insider Thursday, February 9, 2017
ABC PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 4.4/8 6543 1.2/6 1.7/6 2.1/6
8:00 Grey’s Anatomy 250 93 5.5/9 8456 1.6/7 2.1/8 2.7/8
9:01 Scandal 250 93 4.2/7 6216 1.1/5 1.6/5 2.0/6
10:00 How to Get Away with Murder 250 93 3.4/6 4919 1.0/5 1.3/5 1.7/5
CBS PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 4.6/8 7386 0.8/4 1.5/5 2.2/7
8:00 Big Bang Theory 254 93 8.5/14 14145 1.6/8 3.0/11 4.4/13
8:31 The Great Indoors 254 93 4.6/8 7437 0.7/3 1.5/5 2.3/6
9:01 Mom 254 93 4.8/8 7563 0.7/3 1.5/5 2.3/7
9:30 Life in Pieces 254 93 3.8/7 6082 0.7/3 1.3/4 1.9/5
10:00 Training Day 254 93 2.9/6 4335 0.5/2 0.8/3 1.2/4
NBC PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 2.9/5 4673 0.6/3 1.0/4 1.3/4
8:00 Superstore 245 93 2.2/4 3541 0.6/3 1.1/4 1.3/4
8:30 Powerless 245 93 1.6/3 2525 0.5/2 0.8/3 1.0/3
9:00 Chicago Med 245 93 3.8/7 6073 0.7/3 1.1/4 1.5/4
10:00 The Blacklist 246 93 3.1/6 4914 0.5/3 0.9/3 1.3/4
Fox PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-10 Network Average 2.0/3 3347 0.7/3 1.1/4 1.4/4
8:00 MasterChef Junior (p) 258 93 2.5/4 4208 0.8/4 1.3/5 1.6/5
9:01 My Kitchen Rules 258 93 1.5/3 2457 0.5/2 0.9/3 1.1/3
CW PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-10 Network Average 0.9/2 1464 0.4/2 0.5/2 0.6/2
8:00 Supernatural 248 91 1.1/2 1730 0.5/2 0.6/2 0.7/2
9:00 Riverdale 248 91 0.8/1 1197 0.4/2 0.5/2 0.4/1
Univision PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 1.1/2 2243 0.7/3
7:00 La Rosa de Guadalupe 1.0/2 1894 0.7/3
8:00 Pequeños Gigantes USA 1.0/2 1935 0.6/2
9:00 Vino el Amor 1.2/2 2342 0.7/3
10:00 El Color de la Pasión 1.3/2 2453 0.8/3
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 0.4/1 783 0.3/1
7:00 Que Pobres Tan Ricos 0.3/1 572 0.3/1
8:00 Moisés y Los Diez Mandamientos 0.8/1 1478 0.6/2
9:00 La Viuda Negra 0.3/0 534 0.2/1
10:00 Blue Demon 0.2/0 337 0.1/0
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average (preliminary) 0.9/1 1603 0.6/3 0.6/2
8:00 La Fan (preliminary) 0.7/1 1265 0.4/2 0.4/2
9:00 La Doña (preliminary) 0.9/2 1652 0.5/2 0.6/2
10:00 El Chema (preliminary) 1.0/2 1892 0.7/4 0.8/3

Note: All of this date’s Telemundo data are based on preliminary figures.

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Thursday 2/09/17


“Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 2.4/10
Men 18-34: 0.8/4
Women 18-49: 3.1/10
Men 18-49: 1.2/5

“Scandal” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 1.6/7
Men 18-34: 0.6/3
Women 18-49: 2.3/7
Men 18-49: 0.9/3

“How to Get Away with Murder” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 1.5/7
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 1.9/7
Men 18-49: 0.7/3

“The Big Bang Theory” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 1.7/7
Men 18-34: 1.5/8
Women 18-49: 3.2/11
Men 18-49: 2.9/12

“The Great Indoors” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.7/3
Men 18-34: 0.7/4
Women 18-49: 1.5/5
Men 18-49: 1.5/6

“Mom” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.7/3
Men 18-34: 0.7/3
Women 18-49: 1.7/5
Men 18-49: 1.3/5

“Life in Pieces” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.7/3
Men 18-34: 0.7/4
Women 18-49: 1.4/4
Men 18-49: 1.2/4

“Training Day” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 0.9/3
Men 18-49: 0.8/3

“Superstore” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.7/3
Men 18-34: 0.6/3
Women 18-49: 1.3/4
Men 18-49: 0.9/4

“Powerless” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.6/2
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 0.9/3
Men 18-49: 0.7/3

“Chicago Med” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.9/4
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 1.4/5
Men 18-49: 0.8/3

“The Blacklist” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 1.0/4
Men 18-49: 0.8/3

“MasterChef Junior” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.9/4
Men 18-34: 0.7/4
Women 18-49: 1.5/5
Men 18-49: 1.0/4

“My Kitchen Rules” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.6/2
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 1.1/3
Men 18-49: 0.7/3

“Supernatural” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 0.6/2
Men 18-49: 0.5/2

“Riverdale” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.6/2
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 0.5/2
Men 18-49: 0.4/1

“Nashville” (CMT, 9:00)
0.53 household rating
0.771 million viewers
0.17 adults 18-49 rating
Women 18-34: 0.15
Men 18-34: 0.10
Women 18-49: 0.21
Men 18-49: 0.14



Cable Rankings – Thursday 2/09/17

What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Thursday, February 9:

* Vwrs = Viewers in thousands; V-No. = Prime time rank in viewers; D-No. = Prime time rank in demo (adults 18-49)
V-No.* D-No.* Program Net Start Dur Vwrs* A1849
63 62 THE FIRST 48 A&E 8:00 PM 60 780 0.22
42 40 NIGHTWATCH SPECIALS A&E 9:00 PM 61 1003 0.30
36 19 NIGHTWATCH A&E 10:01 PM 62 1070 0.37
72 59 KING OF THE HILL ADSM 8:00 PM 30 638 0.23
68 40 CLEVELAND SHOW ADSM 8:30 PM 30 704 0.30
40 14 AMERICAN DAD ADSM 9:00 PM 30 1022 0.48
29 10 AMERICAN DAD ADSM 9:30 PM 30 1175 0.54
24 6 BOB’S BURGERS ADSM 10:00 PM 30 1327 0.67
20 3 BOB’S BURGERS ADSM 10:30 PM 30 1367 0.71
91 79 MATRIX MARATHON: THE MATRIX RELOADED AMC 10:00 PM 180 423 0.18
85 79 THE QUAD BET 7:57 PM 63 479 0.18
53 21 TOP CHEF BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 882 0.36
84 62 COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: WE’RE THE MILLERS CMDY 7:25 PM 155 506 0.22
98 93 DETROITERS CMDY 10:00 PM 30 320 0.16
100 93 TOSH.O CMDY 10:30 PM 30 297 0.16
64 88 NASHVILLE CMT 9:00 PM 64 771 0.17
11 21 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 1745 0.36
18 30 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 1514 0.33
19 33 HISTORY OF COMEDY CNN 10:00 PM 60 1442 0.32
48 44 FAST N LOUD DISC 8:00 PM 60 923 0.29
60 52 FAST N LOUD DISC 9:00 PM 120 828 0.26
66 79 SOFIA THE FIRST DISJR 7:50 PM 25 764 0.18
62 74 SOFIA THE FIRST DISJR 8:15 PM 30 795 0.19
31 79 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE DSNY 8:00 PM 30 1133 0.18
37 88 GOOD LUCK CHARLIE DSNY 8:30 PM 30 1043 0.17
39 67 LIV AND MADDIE DSNY 9:00 PM 30 1026 0.20
45 67 LIV AND MADDIE DSNY 9:30 PM 30 971 0.20
49 79 BUNK’D DSNY 10:00 PM 30 922 0.18
54 93 BUNK’D DSNY 10:30 PM 30 880 0.16
94 88 REVENGE BODY W KHLOE K E! 9:00 PM 60 373 0.17
3 1 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: NORTH CAROLINA @ DUKE (1.83 HH) ESPN 8:00 PM 123 3081 1.00
14 8 COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON: OREGON @ UCLA (1.07 HH) ESPN 10:03 PM 115 1653 0.59
51 49 CHOPPED FOOD 8:00 PM 60 895 0.27
41 36 CHOPPED FOOD 9:00 PM 60 1018 0.31
34 30 BEAT BOBBY FLAY FOOD 10:00 PM 30 1111 0.33
37 29 BEAT BOBBY FLAY FOOD 10:30 PM 30 1043 0.34
1 15 THE O’REILLY FACTOR FOXNC 8:00 PM 60 4373 0.45
2 19 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOXNC 9:00 PM 60 3314 0.37
4 33 HANNITY FOXNC 10:00 PM 60 3010 0.32
87 67 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU FRFM 9:00 PM 120 454 0.20
70 36 FX MOVIE PRIME: THE HANGOVER PART III FX 7:59 PM 121 663 0.31
83 62 BASKETS FX 10:00 PM 31 515 0.22
95 79 THE SIMPSONS FXX 8:30 PM 30 358 0.18
93 74 THE SIMPSONS FXX 9:00 PM 30 383 0.19
92 74 THE SIMPSONS FXX 9:30 PM 30 407 0.19
88 62 THE SIMPSONS FXX 10:00 PM 30 449 0.22
90 59 THE SIMPSONS FXX 10:30 PM 30 427 0.23
35 47 FLIP OR FLOP HGTV 8:00 PM 30 1086 0.28
27 40 FLIP OR FLOP HGTV 8:30 PM 30 1248 0.30
14 18 FLIP OR FLOP HGTV 9:00 PM 30 1653 0.42
22 26 FLIP OR FLOP HGTV 9:30 PM 30 1345 0.35
12 21 HOUSE HUNTERS HGTV 10:00 PM 30 1678 0.36
16 30 HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL HGTV 10:30 PM 30 1646 0.33
56 74 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HIST 7:58 PM 58 873 0.19
7 7 ALONE HIST 9:00 PM 63 2117 0.62
23 21 ALONE SPECIALS HIST 10:03 PM 60 1328 0.36
47 49 EVIL LIVES HERE ID 8:00 PM 60 933 0.27
59 66 EVIL LIVES HERE ID 9:00 PM 60 837 0.21
44 55 DETECTIVES CLUB: NEW ORLEANS ID 10:00 PM 60 974 0.25
32 49 PROJECT RUNWAY JUNIOR LIF 9:00 PM 62 1112 0.27
86 88 MOVIE- THEATRICAL RPT: GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST LIF 10:02 PM 120 478 0.17
13 59 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 1670 0.23
5 33 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 2415 0.32
6 55 LAST WORD W/ L. O’DONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 2166 0.25
30 47 RIDE NAN 8:00 PM 30 1174 0.28
43 57 GAME SHAKERS NAN 8:30 PM 30 980 0.24
50 52 NICK AT NITE MOVIE: SCOOBY-DOO NAN 9:00 PM 120 912 0.26
65 93 WILD YELLOWSTONE NGC 8:00 PM 60 770 0.16
61 74 WILD HAWAII NGC 9:00 PM 60 798 0.19
71 67 WILD HAWAII NGC 10:00 PM 60 658 0.20
73 93 BUBBLE GUPPIES NKJR 8:00 PM 30 627 0.16
89 67 LIP SYNC BATTLE: TMI SPIKE 9:30 PM 30 446 0.20
67 36 LIP SYNC BATTLE SPIKE 10:00 PM 32 753 0.31
77 79 SYFY MOVIE: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST SYFY 8:00 PM 180 550 0.18
75 57 2 BROKE GIRLS TBS 8:00 PM 30 613 0.24
58 26 2 BROKE GIRLS TBS 8:30 PM 30 838 0.35
21 13 THE BIG BANG THEORY TBS 9:00 PM 30 1347 0.52
17 8 THE BIG BANG THEORY TBS 9:30 PM 30 1601 0.59
9 3 THE BIG BANG THEORY TBS 10:00 PM 30 1913 0.71
10 5 THE BIG BANG THEORY TBS 10:30 PM 30 1873 0.68
69 67 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZE TLC 8:00 PM 122 688 0.20
32 21 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW (0.73 HH) TNT 8:00 PM 13 1112 0.36
8 2 NBA BASKETBALL: CLEVELAND @ OKLAHOMA CITY (1.35 HH) TNT 8:13 PM 150 2106 0.81
25 11 NBA BASKETBALL: BOSTON @ PORTLAND (0.85 HH) TNT 10:43 PM 154 1314 0.53
82 52 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRU 8:00 PM 30 525 0.26
80 44 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRU 8:30 PM 30 541 0.29
81 40 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRU 9:00 PM 30 539 0.30
74 26 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRU 9:30 PM 30 626 0.35
46 11 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRU 10:00 PM 30 969 0.53
76 44 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRU 10:30 PM 30 574 0.29
57 93 EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND TVL 10:00 PM 30 869 0.16
55 79 EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND TVL 10:30 PM 30 875 0.18
26 16 LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 8:00 PM 60 1263 0.43
28 16 LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 9:00 PM 60 1243 0.43
52 36 COLONY USA 10:00 PM 61 887 0.31
97 79 FLAVOR OF LOVE VH1 8:20 PM 65 344 0.18
96 67 FLAVOR OF LOVE VH1 9:25 PM 65 347 0.20
99 88 FLAVOR OF LOVE VH1 10:30 PM 65 312 0.17
79 93 COPS WGNA 8:00 PM 30 544 0.16
78 93 COPS WGNA 8:30 PM 30 546 0.16

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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