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Sunday Final Nationals: ABC Gets Slight Boosts with Drama Finales

But Not Enough to Outdraw CBS in Total Viewers Nor HBO in Key Demos

CBS was again Sunday’s most-watched network in prime time with 7.79 million total viewers. Their night featured a one-hour “60 Minutes” special dedicated to longtime news reporter Morley Safer who is retiring.

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Led by “Game of Thrones”, “Silicon Valley” and “Veep”, HBO was tops among all key demographics from 7-11 p.m.: adults 18-49 (approx. 1.4 rating), adults 18-34 (approx. 1.2 rating), and adults 25-54 (approx. 1.5 rating).

With season finales of its dramas on the night, ABC matched its top Sunday adults 18-49 rating since February – since the Academy Awards on 2/28/16. From 7-9pm, ABC’s season finale of “Once Upon a Time” was the #1 series its 2-hour time slot among Adults 18-49, achieved a 9-week high – since 3/13/16 – in total audience and, in a tie, young adult number.

In the 9pm hour, ABC’s “The Family” series finale built week to week in Total Viewers (+27%) and Adults 18-49 (+14%).

Building on its lead-in at 10pm, ABC’s first season finale of “Quantico” gained 9 percent from the previous week in Total Viewers and 11 percent in Adults 18-49, marking its most watched telecast overall in 9 weeks – since 3/13/16.

During its freshman season run, “Quantico” improved its time slot by 32 percent in adults 18-49 to deliver a 4-year high for ABC in the hour – since 2011-12 season. In addition, “Quantico” is broadcast TV’s biggest percentage gainer this season in playback, more than doubling its Adult 18-49 number from L+SD to L+7 (+108%) to an average 2.7 rating.
 

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Programming Insider Sunday, May 15, 2016
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
7-11 Network Average 2.4/4 3802 0.8/4 1.1/4 1.3/4
7:00 Once Upon a Time (f) 2.5/5 4066 1.0/5 1.2/4 1.4/4
9:00 The Family (f) 2.2/4 3295 0.6/2 0.8/3 1.1/3
10:00 Quantico (f) 2.5/5 3783 0.8/3 1.0/3 1.3/4
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
7-11 Network Average 5.0/9 7787 0.5/2 0.9/3 1.4/4
7:00 60 Minutes 7.0/13 10891 0.4/2 1.0/4 1.7/6
8:00 60 Minutes Presents Morley Safer: A Reporter’s Life (s) 6.0/10 9461 0.5/2 1.0/3 1.7/5
9:00 Undercover Boss (s) 3.7/6 5736 0.5/2 0.9/3 1.3/3
10:00 NCIS (r) 3.3/6 5061 0.5/2 0.6/2 0.9/3
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
7-11 Network Average 2.7/9 4440 0.5/2 0.8/3 1.1/3
2:00 PGA Tour: Players Championship Final Round (s) 2.8/6 4232 0.5 0.7/3 1.0/4
7:05 Dateline: On Assignment 2.6/5 4299 0.5/2 0.7/3 1.0/3
8:05 Little Big Shots (r) 3.5/6 5869 0.5/2 0.9/3 1.3/4
9:06 The Carmichael Show 2.3/4 3585 0.5/2 0.8/2 1.1/3
9:35 Crowded 2.0/3 3091 0.4/2 0.7/2 1.0/3
10:05 Dateline NBC 2.8/5 4198 0.5/2 0.9/3 1.3/4
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
7-10 Network Average 1.2/2 2133 0.8/3 0.9/3 1.0/3
7:00 Bordertown 0.8/2 1297 0.4/2 0.5/2 0.6/2
7:30 The Simpsons (r) 0.9/2 1563 0.6/3 0.7/3 0.7/2
8:00 The Simpsons 1.6/3 2795 1.0/5 1.2/4 1.4/4
8:30 Bob’s Burgers 1.3/2 2268 0.9/4 1.0/3 1.1/3
9:00 Family Guy 1.5/3 2645 1.1/4 1.3/4 1.4/4
9:30 The Last Man on Earth 1.3/2 2228 0.7/3 0.9/3 1.1/3
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
7-11 Network Average 1.3/2 2651 1.2/4
6:30 Super Clasico America vs. Chivas (s) 1.3/2 2692 1.3/5
9:00 Nuestra Belleza (thru 11:00) 1.2/2 2291 0.9/3
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
7-11 Network Average 0.4/1 792 0.3/1
7:00 Cine Una familia peligrosa (2013) 0.4/1 681 0.2/1
9:00 Lady La Vendedora de Rosas (thru 11:00) 0.4/1 903 0.4/1

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Sunday 5/15/16

“Once Upon a Time” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 1.2/5
Men 18-34: 0.8/4
Women 18-49: 1.4/5
Men 18-49: 1.1/4

“The Family” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.7/3
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 1.0/3
Men 18-49: 0.7/2

“Quantico” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 1.0/4
Men 18-34: 0.5/2
Women 18-49: 1.3/4
Men 18-49: 0.8/3

“60 Minutes” (CBS, 7pm)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.5/2
Women 18-49: 1.0/4
Men 18-49: 1.0/4

“60 Minutes” (CBS, 8pm)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.6/3
Women 18-49: 1.0/3
Men 18-49: 1.0/4

“Undercover Boss” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.6/2
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 1.0/3
Men 18-49: 0.8/3

“Dateline: On Assignment” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 0.7/2
Men 18-49: 0.8/3

“The Carmichael Show” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 0.9/3
Men 18-49: 0.7/2

“Crowded” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 0.8/2
Men 18-49: 0.6/2

“Dateline NBC” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.6/2
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 1.1/4
Men 18-49: 0.7/3

“Bordertown” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 0.5/2
Men 18-49: 0.5/2

“The Simpsons” (Fox, 8pm)
Women 18-34: 1.0/4
Men 18-34: 1.1/5
Women 18-49: 1.1/4
Men 18-49: 1.3/5

“Bob’s Burgers” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.9/4
Men 18-34: 1.0/4
Women 18-49: 0.9/3
Men 18-49: 1.1/4

“Family Guy” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 1.0/4
Men 18-34: 1.2/5
Women 18-49: 1.1/3
Men 18-49: 1.4/5

“The Last Man on Earth” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.7/3
Men 18-34: 0.6/3
Women 18-49: 0.9/3
Men 18-49: 1.0/3

“Game of Thrones” (HBO)
Women 18-34: 2.96
Men 18-34: 3.66
Women 18-49: 3.33
Men 18-49: 4.51

“Silicon Valley” (HBO)
Women 18-34: 0.79
Men 18-34: 1.21
Women 18-49: 0.73
Men 18-49: 1.27

“Veep” (HBO)
Women 18-34: 0.30
Men 18-34: 0.56
Women 18-49: 0.34
Men 18-49: 0.59

“Fear The Walking Dead” (AMC)
Women 18-34: 1.31
Men 18-34: 1.32
Women 18-49: 1.82
Men 18-49: 2.05

“Talking Dead” (AMC)
Women 18-34: 0.48
Men 18-34: 0.44
Women 18-49: 0.69
Men 18-49: 0.62

“NHL Western Conference Finals Game 1: San Jose Sharks @ St. Louis Blues” (NBCSN)
Women 18-34: 0.30
Men 18-34: 0.66
Women 18-49: 0.40
Men 18-49: 0.84

“MLB Baseball: St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Dodgers” (ESPN)
Women 18-34: 0.22
Men 18-34: 0.52
Women 18-49: 0.31
Men 18-49: 0.64

Cable Rankings – Sunday 5/15/16

What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Sunday, May 15:

* Viewers in thousands
Rank Program Net Start Dur Vwrs* A1849
98 THE FIRST 48 A&E 7:00 PM 60 717 0.2
78 JUVENILE LIFERS A&E 8:00 PM 60 857 0.3
85 KBB: MAXIMUM SECURITY A&E 9:00 PM 60 810 0.3
109 KBB: LOST FOR LIFE A&E 10:00 PM 93 672 0.3
108 KING OF THE HILL ADSM 8:00 PM 30 676 0.3
82 CLEVELAND SHOW ADSM 8:30 PM 30 818 0.3
65 CLEVELAND SHOW ADSM 9:00 PM 30 933 0.4
46 AMERICAN DAD ADSM 9:30 PM 30 1290 0.6
20 FAMILY GUY ADSM 10:00 PM 30 1708 0.8
10 FAMILY GUY ADSM 10:30 PM 30 1922 1.0
101 AMC MOVIE: THE ITALIAN JOB AMC 6:00 PM 120 705 0.2
65 FEAR THE WALKING DEAD AMC 8:00 PM 60 933 0.3
2 FEAR THE WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 63 4486 1.9
27 TALKING DEAD: FEAR AMC 10:03 PM 59 1600 0.7
157 RIVER MONSTERS: HOW TO CATCH APL 8:00 PM 64 544 0.2
173 FINDING BIGFOOT: FURTHER APL 10:05 PM 61 469 0.1
145 BOOK OF NEGROES BET 6:05 PM 235 576 0.2
51 SHAHS OF SUNSET BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 1221 0.5
111 THICKER THAN WATER BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 658 0.3
137 SHAHS OF SUNSET BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 580 0.2
169 PARTS UNKNOWN CNN 8:00 PM 60 478 0.2
84 PARTS UNKNOWN CNN 9:00 PM 60 811 0.2
126 UNITED SHADES OF AMERICA CNN 10:00 PM 60 616 0.2
75 NAKED AND AFRAID DISC 7:00 PM 60 885 0.3
52 NAKED AND AFRAID DISC 8:00 PM 60 1182 0.4
37 NAKED AND AFRAID: BARES DISC 9:00 PM 60 1408 0.5
5 NAKED AND AFRAID DISC 10:00 PM 64 2188 0.8
15 THE INCREDIBLES DSNY 5:30 PM 120 1787 0.5
43 K.C. UNDERCOVER DSNY 7:30 PM 30 1321 0.3
14 K.C. UNDERCOVER DSNY 8:00 PM 30 1788 0.3
25 BEST FRIENDS WHENEVER DSNY 8:30 PM 30 1632 0.3
39 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE DSNY 9:00 PM 30 1379 0.3
49 BUNK’D DSNY 9:30 PM 30 1251 0.3
50 LIV AND MADDIE DSNY 10:00 PM 30 1249 0.3
54 GIRL MEETS WORLD DSNY 10:30 PM 30 1171 0.2
170 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 7:00 PM 60 475 0.2
117 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 8:00 PM 60 634 0.3
17 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 9:00 PM 60 1774 0.8
102 RICHKIDS OF BEVERLY HILLS E! 10:00 PM 60 704 0.3
97 BASEBALL TONIGHT: SUNDAY COUNTDOWN (0.48 HH) ESPN 7:00 PM 60 725 0.3
23 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT: ST. LOUIS / LA DODGERS (1.05 HH) ESPN 8:00 PM 190 1671 0.5
74 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD 7:00 PM 60 892 0.3
30 FN STAR: COMEBACK KITCHEN FOOD 8:00 PM 60 1569 0.5
21 SPRING BAKING CHAMPION 2 FOOD 9:00 PM 60 1681 0.5
63 CUTTHROAT KITCHEN FOOD 10:00 PM 60 935 0.3
48 FOX REPORT SUNDAY FOXNC 7:00 PM 60 1259 0.1
60 LEGENDS & LIES FOXNC 8:00 PM 60 989 0.1
69 WATTERS WORLD FOXNC 9:00 PM 60 911 0.1
63 HANNITY SPECIAL FOXNC 10:00 PM 60 935 0.1
47 SUNDAY MOVIE: WRECK-IT RALPH FRFM 5:00 PM 135 1272 0.5
35 SUNDAY MOVIE: MONSTERS UNIVERSITY FRFM 7:15 PM 150 1445 0.5
72 SUNDAY MOVIE: ALADDIN FRFM 9:45 PM 135 901 0.4
40 NHRA (delay): ATLANTA FS1 5:16 PM 174 1367 0.3
56 FX MOVIE PRIME: LONE SURVIVOR FX 5:30 PM 150 1073 0.3
59 FX MOVIE PRIME: NON-STOP FX 8:00 PM 150 996 0.3
147 FX MOVIE PRIME: NON-STOP FX 10:30 PM 150 571 0.2
155 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 7:00 PM 30 555 0.1
115 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 7:30 PM 30 643 0.1
137 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:00 PM 30 580 0.1
146 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:30 PM 30 575 0.1
112 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 9:00 PM 30 652 0.1
119 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 9:30 PM 30 630 0.1
154 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:00 PM 30 556 0.1
149 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:30 PM 30 568 0.1
41 HALLMARK MOVIE: LOVE ON THE SIDELINES HALL 7:00 PM 120 1343 0.2
7 GOOD WITCH HALL 9:00 PM 60 2014 0.2
118 GOLDEN GIRLS HALL 10:00 PM 30 632 0.1
127 GOLDEN GIRLS HALL 10:30 PM 30 615 0.1
96 PAN HBO 7:00 PM 111 731 0.3
3 BREAK HBO 8:51 PM 11 2557 1.3
1 GAME OF THRONES HBO 9:02 PM 59 7822 3.9
12 SILICON VALLEY HBO 10:03 PM 29 1887 1.0
61 VEEP HBO 10:33 PM 29 974 0.5
LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO 11:03 PM 30 1377 0.6
33 LOVE IT OR LIST IT HGTV 7:00 PM 60 1458 0.4
32 LAKEFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HGTV 8:00 PM 30 1536 0.4
28 LAKEFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HGTV 8:30 PM 30 1589 0.4
19 CARIBBEAN LIFE HGTV 9:00 PM 30 1717 0.4
16 CARIBBEAN LIFE HGTV 9:30 PM 30 1786 0.5
11 ISLAND LIFE HGTV 10:00 PM 30 1892 0.5
13 ISLAND LIFE HGTV 10:30 PM 30 1814 0.5
21 AMERICAN PICKERS HIST 7:00 PM 60 1681 0.4
31 AMERICAN PICKERS HIST 8:00 PM 60 1557 0.3
18 AMERICAN PICKERS HIST 9:00 PM 60 1765 0.4
34 AMERICAN PICKERS HIST 10:00 PM 63 1453 0.3
89 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: K.KINGSBURY TIME 2 DANCE HMM 9:00 PM 120 782 0.1
87 DISAPPEARED ID 7:00 PM 60 790 0.2
71 IN THE LINE OF FIRE ID 8:00 PM 60 903 0.2
58 DATELINE ON ID ID 9:00 PM 60 1033 0.3
53 ON THE CASE WITH PAULA ZAHN ID 10:00 PM 60 1175 0.3
77 MOVIE: I DIDN’T KILL MY SISTER LIF 7:00 PM 120 873 0.3
94 MOVIE: TRUST NO ONE LIF 9:00 PM 122 751 0.2
99 MOVIE: SORORITY SURROGATE LMN 6:00 PM 120 713 0.2
62 MOVIE: I AM WATCHING YOU LMN 8:00 PM 120 949 0.3
104 MOVIE: BREAK-UP NIGHTMARE LMN 10:00 PM 120 694 0.2
93 FULL HOUSE NAN 9:00 PM 30 765 0.2
92 FULL HOUSE NAN 9:30 PM 30 766 0.2
86 FULL HOUSE NAN 10:00 PM 30 804 0.2
82 FULL HOUSE NAN 10:30 PM 30 818 0.3
24 NHL CONFERENCE FINALS GAME 1: SAN JOSE / ST. LOUIS (0.93 HH) NBCSN 8:04 PM 178 1645 0.6
70 OTHER KINGDOM NICK 7:00 PM 30 906 0.2
80 OTHER KINGDOM NICK 7:30 PM 30 845 0.2
99 FULL HOUSE NICK 8:00 PM 30 713 0.2
95 FULL HOUSE NICK 8:30 PM 30 743 0.2
HOUSE OF LIES S5 SHO 9:01 PM 28 383 0.1
DICE SHO 9:30 PM 25 220 0.1
130 PENNY DREADFUL S3 SHO 10:01 PM 50 599 0.2
163 BAR RESCUE SPIKE 7:00 PM 60 523 0.2
158 BAR RESCUE SPIKE 8:00 PM 60 542 0.2
57 BAR RESCUE SPIKE 9:00 PM 60 1065 0.4
142 LIFE OR DEBT SPIKE 10:00 PM 60 578 0.3
73 SYFY MOVIE: THE MUMMY (1999) SYFY 6:30 PM 150 896 0.3
91 SYFY MOVIE: THE MUMMY RETURNS SYFY 9:00 PM 180 772 0.2
38 BIG BANG THEORY TBS 8:00 PM 30 1380 0.5
29 BIG BANG THEORY TBS 8:30 PM 30 1588 0.5
9 BIG BANG THEORY TBS 9:00 PM 30 1923 0.6
6 BIG BANG THEORY TBS 9:30 PM 30 2141 0.7
4 BIG BANG THEORY TBS 10:00 PM 30 2201 0.8
8 BIG BANG THEORY TBS 10:30 PM 30 2010 0.7
79 TBS PRIME MOVIE: PERCY SEA OF MONSTERS TBSC 5:45 PM 135 852 0.3
135 SISTER WIVES TLC 6:00 PM 120 583 0.2
36 SISTER WIVES TLC 8:00 PM 121 1438 0.4
88 SINGLE DAD SEEKING… TLC 10:01 PM 62 787 0.2
55 TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: HORRIBLE BOSSES TNT 6:00 PM 120 1110 0.5
26 TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: WE’RE THE MILLERS TNT 8:00 PM 150 1624 0.8
90 TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: 50 FIRST DATES TNT 10:30 PM 120 777 0.4
68 WE BARE BEARS TOON 7:00 PM 30 918 0.2
76 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL TOON 7:30 PM 30 879 0.2
67 SUPER CLASICO 5/15: QF: AMERICA / GUADALAJARA (0.44 HH) UDN 6:30 PM 150 921 0.4
133 FUTBOL LIGA MX: PACHUCA VS. SANTOS 5/15 (0.28 HH) UNVSO 9:00 PM 128 590 0.3
45 LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 7:00 PM 60 1294 0.4
44 LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 8:00 PM 60 1318 0.4
42 LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 9:00 PM 60 1333 0.4
81 MOTIVE USA 10:00 PM 61 841 0.2

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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