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Saturday Final Nationals: ABC Leads Among Key Demographics with ‘NBA Saturday Primetime’ Launch

CBS was Saturday night’s most-watched network with an average of 5.14 million total viewers.

NBA Saturday Primetime” on ABC propelled the network to win the night across prime-time broadcast and cable television on Saturday in all key adult and male demos, including 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54. Its debut edition delivered the most-watched and highest-rated non-Christmas game of the regular season across all networks, according Nielsen. The broadcast, which saw the Chicago Bulls defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 96-83, peaked with 4.534 million viewers from 10:45-11 p.m. ET.

NBA Countdown” had its best regular-season, non-Christmas edition since March 11, 2012.

Lifetime was runner-up to ABC in key demos on the evening with its combo of original telefilm “Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart” and special “Beyond the Headlines: Toni Braxton.” As indicated earlier this week, “Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart” is cable’s top original movie with adults 25-54, women 25-54 and women 18-49 since Lifetime’s “Whitney” biopic in January 2015.

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Programming Insider Saturday, January 23, 2016
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)
Adults
18-34
Adults
18-49
Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 2.2/4 3642 1.2/5 1.3/4 1.4/4
8:00 NBA Saturday Countdown (p) 1.6/3 2437 0.5/2 0.6/2 0.7/2
8:32 NBA Saturday Primetime: Chicago @ Cleveland (thru 11:02) 2.4/4 3916 1.4/6 1.5/5 1.5/4
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)
Adults
18-34
Adults
18-49
Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 3.4/6 5138 0.5/2 0.8/3 1.2/3
8:00 Crimetime Saturday: NCIS: Los Angeles (r) 3.0/5 4816 0.4/2 0.6/2 0.9/3
9:00 48 Hours (r) 3.3/6 4976 0.5/2 0.8/3 1.1/3
10:00 48 Hours 3.8/7 5621 0.5/2 0.9/3 1.5/4
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)
Adults
18-34
Adults
18-49
Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 2.3/4 3701 0.4/2 0.6/2 0.8/2
8:00 U.S. Figure Skating Championships: Ladies (s) 2.3/4 3701 0.4/2 0.6/2 0.8/2
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)
Adults
18-34
Adults
18-49
Adults
25-54
8-10 Network Average 1.5/3 2518 0.6/3 0.8/3 0.9/3
8:00 Premier Boxing Champions: Robert Guerrero vs. Danny Garcia (s) (thru 10:37) 1.5/3 2518 0.6/3 0.8/3 0.9/3
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)
Adults
18-34
Adults
18-49
Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 0.9/2 1700 0.6/2
7:00 Puente Al Futuro (s) 0.6/1 1133 0.3/1
8:00 Cronicas de Sabado 0.9/2 1670 0.6/2
10:00 Sal y Pimienta 0.9/2 1759 0.6/2

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Saturday 1/23/16

NBA Countdown” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.3/1
Men 18-34: 0.6/3
Women 18-49: 0.5/2
Men 18-49: 0.7/3

NBA Saturday Primetime: Chicago @ Cleveland” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 1.0/4
Men 18-34: 1.7/8
Women 18-49: 1.1/3
Men 18-49: 1.9/6

48 Hours” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.7/3
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 1.2/4
Men 18-49: 0.7/2

U.S. Figure Skating Championships: Ladies Free Skate” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.3/1
Women 18-49: 0.7/2
Men 18-49: 0.5/2

Premier Boxing Champions: Robert Guerrero vs. Danny Garcia” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.6/2
Men 18-34: 0.7/3
Women 18-49: 0.6/2
Men 18-49: 0.9/3

Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart” (Lifetime)
Women 18-34: 1.72
Men 18-34: 0.60
Women 18-49: 2.00
Men 18-49: 0.65

Beyond the Headlines: Toni Braxton” (Lifetime)
Women 18-34: 1.30
Men 18-34: 0.35
Women 18-49: 1.58
Men 18-49: 0.47

Cable Rankings – Saturday 1/23/16
What follows are the top 20 most-watched shows in prime time on cable for Saturday, January 23:


  1. Movie: “Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart” (2016) (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): 3.622 million (1.33 adults 18-49 rating)

  2. “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 9:30 p.m.): 3.352 (1.09)

  3. “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 10 p.m.): 3.190 (1.11)

  4. “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 9 p.m.): 3.145 (1.01)

  5. “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 10:30 p.m.): 3.089 (1.06)
  6. Movie: “Unleashing Mr. Darcy” (2016) (Hallmark, 9 p.m.): 3.037 (0.42)

  7. “Beyond the Headlines: Toni Braxton” (Lifetime, 10:03 p.m.): 2.812 (1.03)

  8. “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 8:30 p.m.): 2.702 (0.87)

  9. “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 8 p.m.): 2.470 (0.77)

  10. “College Basketball: Maryland @ Michigan State” (ESPN, 6:35-8:41 p.m., 1.17 household rating): 1.883 (0.60)
  11. Movie: “Spy Kids: All the Time in the World” (2011) (Disney Channel, 8:35 p.m.): 1.777 (0.34)

  12. “House Hunters Renovation” (HGTV, 10 p.m.): 1.764 (0.46)

  13. “Property Brothers” (HGTV, 9 p.m.): 1.728 (0.46)

  14. “Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn” (Nickelodeon, 8:30 p.m.): 1.644 (0.32)

  15. Movie: “Kung Fu Panda 2” (2011) (FX, 8 p.m.): 1.627 (0.57)
  16. “Game Shakers” (Nickelodeon, 8 p.m.): 1.593 (0.32)

  17. Movie: “I Am Number Four” (2011) (TNT, 8 p.m.): 1.582 (0.48)

  18. “Property Brothers” (HGTV, 8 p.m.): 1.573 (0.38)

  19. “Cops” (Spike, 8 p.m.): 1.519 (0.44)

  20. “American Dad” (Adult Swim, 10:30 p.m.): 1.484 (0.63)


  • “100 Things to Do Before High School” (Nickelodeon, 9 p.m.): 1.315 (0.24)

  • “Black Sails” (Starz, 9:02 p.m.): 0.843 (0.27)

  • “College Basketball: Arizona @ California” (ESPN, 8:41-10:38 p.m., 0.53 household rating): 0,817 (0.26)

  • “Whitney Cummings: I’m
    Your Girlfriend” (HBO, 10 p.m.): 0.551 (0.22)

  • “Beowulf” (Esquire, 10 p.m.): 0.267 (0.07)


For the entire week of January 18-24, 2016 in Total Day (8 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.), Adult Swim is up +1 percent in total viewership (1.058 million vs. 1.043 million) and down -2 percent among Adults 18-49 (630,000 vs. 640,000) from one week earlier; the network is also down -8 percent in total viewership (1.058 million vs. 1.155 million) and down -2 percent among Adults 18-49 (630,000 vs. 644,000) from the same week one year ago (January 19-25, 2015). (programminginsider.com)









Adult Swim PROGRAM HH Viewers
(000)
A18-49
rating
8:00 Dragon Ball Z Kai (r) 0.45 717 0.24
8:30 King of the Hill (r) 0.39 582 0.20
9:00 King of the Hill (r) 0.50 802 0.30
9:30 The Cleveland Show (r) 0.60 971 0.36
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10:00 The Cleveland Show (r) 0.81 1301 0.49
10:30 American Dad (r) 0.93 1484 0.63
11:00 Family Guy (r) 1765 0.77
11:30 Family Guy (r) 1861 0.79

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Programming Insider TOONAMI – SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2016








Adult Swim PROGRAM Viewers
(000)
A1849
rating
A1849
(000)
12:00a Dragon Ball Z Kai 1461 0.67 855
12:30a Akame Ga Kill 1205 0.54 680
1:00a Parasyte 1034 0.45 575
1:30a Samurai Champloo 912 0.40 505
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2:00a Naruto: Shippuden 792 0.35 447
2:30a One Piece 656 0.30 375
3:00a Kill La Kill (r) 647 0.30 377






Adult Swim PROGRAM Viewers
(000)
A1849
rating
3:30a The Cleveland Show (r) 592 0.28
4:00a The Cleveland Show (r) 675 0.33
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4:30a American Dad (r) 714 0.36
5:00a King of the Hill (r) 737 0.36
5:30a King of the Hill (r) 728 0.36

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research