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Friday Final Nationals: CBS and ABC Share Leadership on Final Friday of 2015-16 Traditional Season

CBS, which featured a one-hour colorized “I Love Lucy Superstar Special” with guest star John Wayne, was Friday’s most-watched network in prime time with an average of 5.05 million viewers. ABC, which featured the season finale of “Shark Tank”, led in all key demos: adults 18-49 (1.1 rating/5 share), adults 18-34 (0.7/4) and adults 25-54 (1.4/5).

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Programming Insider Friday, May 20, 2016
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 3.1/6 4840 0.7/4 1.1/5 1.4/5
8:00 Beyond the Tank 2.5/5 3902 0.5/3 0.8/4 1.0/4
9:00 Shark Tank (f) 3.5/7 5473 0.8/4 1.3/5 1.7/6
10:01 20/20 3.4/7 5138 0.7/4 1.2/5 1.6/5
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 3.3/6 5047 0.4/2 0.7/3 1.1/4
8:00 I Love Lucy Superstar Special (s) 3.5/7 5433 0.5/3 0.8/4 1.2/5
9:00 Undercover Boss 2.7/5 4061 0.5/2 0.7/3 1.0/3
10:00 Blue Bloods (r) 3.7/7 5649 0.4/2 0.7/3 1.0/3
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 2.7/5 4105 0.4/2 0.9/4 1.2/4
8:00 Grimm (f) 2.6/5 4032 0.4/2 0.9/4 1.2/4
10:00 Dateline NBC 2.9/6 4252 0.5/2 0.9/4 1.2/4
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-10 Network Average 1.3/3 1881 0.5/3 0.6/3 0.8/3
8:00 Movie: Easy A (2010) 1.3/3 1881 0.5/3 0.6/3 0.8/3
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-10 Network Average 0.7/1 1091 0.3/2 0.3/1 0.4/1
8:00 Masters of Illusion (p) 0.8/2 1375 0.3/2 0.3/2 0.4/2
8:30 Masters of Illusion 0.8/2 1295 0.3/2 0.3/1 0.4/1
9:00 The Originals (f) 0.5/1 847 0.3/1 0.3/1 0.4/1
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 1.2/2 2025 0.7/3
7:00 Sueño de Amor 0.7/2 1204 0.4/2
8:00 Un Camino Hacia El Destino 1.1/2 1884 0.6/3
9:00 El Hotel de Los Secretos (thru 11:00) 1.2/2 2095 0.7/3
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 0.2/0 358 0.2/1
7:00 Major League Soccer: Rivalry Week Philadelphia vs. D.C. United 0.1/0 190 0.1/0
9:02 La Viuda Negra (thru 11:02) 0.3/0 450 0.2/1

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Friday 05/20/16

“Beyond the Tank” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.4/3
Women 18-49: 0.9/4
Men 18-49: 0.7/3

“Shark Tank” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.8/4
Men 18-34: 0.8/5
Women 18-49: 1.3/5
Men 18-49: 1.2/5

“20/20” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.7/4
Men 18-34: 0.7/4
Women 18-49: 1.3/5
Men 18-49: 1.0/4

“I Love Lucy Superstar Special” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 1.0/4
Men 18-49: 0.6/3

“Undercover Boss” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 0.8/3
Men 18-49: 0.6/3

“Grimm” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 1.0/4
Men 18-49: 0.8/4

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

“Masters of Illusion” (CW, 8pm)
Women 18-34: 0.3/2
Men 18-34: 0.2/2
Women 18-49: 0.4/2
Men 18-49: 0.3/2

“Masters of Illusion” (CW, 8:30)
Women 18-34: 0.3/2
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.4/2
Men 18-49: 0.3/1

“The Originals” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.3/2
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.4/2
Men 18-49: 0.2/1

Cable Rankings – Friday 05/20/16

What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Friday, May 20:

* Viewers in thousands
Rank Program Net Start Dur Vwrs* A1849
101 THE FIRST 48 A&E 8:00 PM 60 498 0.2
71 THE FIRST 48 A&E 9:00 PM 60 722 0.2
84 THE FIRST 48 A&E 10:00 PM 57 627 0.2
45 KING OF THE HILL ADSM 8:00 PM 30 869 0.3
33 BOB’S BURGERS ADSM 8:30 PM 30 947 0.4
18 BOB’S BURGERS ADSM 9:00 PM 30 1247 0.5
21 CLEVELAND SHOW ADSM 9:30 PM 30 1196 0.5
11 AMERICAN DAD ADSM 10:00 PM 30 1427 0.6
16 RICK & MORTY ADSM 10:30 PM 30 1280 0.5
87 INSANE POOLS: OFF THE DEEP APL 8:00 PM 61 605 0.2
103 THE PEOPLES COUCH BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 488 0.2
58 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 749 0.1
60 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 745 0.1
89 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 581 0.1
22 ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE DISC 8:00 PM 60 1194 0.2
1 ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE DISC 9:00 PM 61 2707 0.6
9 LAST ALASKANS DISC 10:01 PM 60 1593 0.3
39 LION GUARD DISJR 8:05 PM 25 899 0.2
37 MILES FROM TOMORROWLAND DISJR 8:30 PM 25 924 0.2
53 MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE DISJR 9:00 PM 25 790 0.2
63 MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE DISJR 9:30 PM 25 738 0.2
72 GOLDIE & BEAR DISJR 10:00 PM 25 709 0.2
67 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISJR 10:30 PM 25 732 0.2
17 BUNK’D DSNY 8:00 PM 30 1250 0.2
13 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE DSNY 8:30 PM 30 1414 0.2
20 BACKSTAGE DSNY 9:00 PM 30 1208 0.2
27 BEST FRIENDS WHENEVER DSNY 9:30 PM 30 1034 0.1
29 WALK THE PRANK DSNY 10:00 PM 30 1022 0.1
24 WALK THE PRANK DSNY 10:30 PM 30 1067 0.1
COLLEGE SOFTBALL REGIONALS: WICHITA STATE / OKLAHOMA (0.3 HH) ESPN 9:39 PM 99 436 0.2
54 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 8:00 PM 30 788 0.3
46 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 8:30 PM 30 846 0.3
36 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 9:00 PM 30 938 0.3
32 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 9:30 PM 30 994 0.3
34 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 10:00 PM 30 945 0.3
35 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 10:30 PM 30 944 0.3
4 THE O’REILLY FACTOR SPECIAL FOXNC 8:00 PM 60 2082 0.2
8 THE KELLY FILE SPECIAL FOXNC 9:00 PM 60 1747 0.2
14 HANNITY FOXNC 10:00 PM 60 1342 0.2
99 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: DARK SHADOWS (2012) FRFM 8:15 PM 165 503 0.2
86 NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACING: ALL-STAR SHOWDOWN FS1 8:00 PM 60 613 0.1
97 NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACING: ALL-STAR RACE FS1 9:00 PM 120 511 0.1
24 MOVIE DOWNLOAD: CAPTAIN AMERICA:FIRST AVENGER-MD FX 8:00 PM 180 1067 0.4
96 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:00 PM 30 535 0.1
90 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:30 PM 30 578 0.1
85 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 9:00 PM 30 617 0.1
82 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 9:30 PM 30 634 0.1
95 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:00 PM 30 545 0.1
106 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:30 PM 30 467 0.1
61 LOVE IT OR LIST IT HGTV 8:00 PM 60 740 0.2
42 LOVE IT OR LIST IT HGTV 9:00 PM 60 892 0.2
23 HOUSE HUNTERS HGTV 10:00 PM 30 1182 0.3
19 HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL HGTV 10:30 PM 30 1219 0.3
43 ANCIENT ALIENS HIST 8:00 PM 60 882 0.2
26 ANCIENT ALIENS HIST 9:00 PM 63 1061 0.3
41 ANCIENT ALIENS HIST 10:03 PM 60 893 0.2
80 PERFECT MURDER ID 8:00 PM 60 655 0.2
48 PERFECT MURDER ID 9:00 PM 60 829 0.2
50 I ALMOST GOT AWAY WITH IT ID 10:00 PM 60 816 0.2
92 MOVIE: DAY LATE & A DOLLAR SHORT LIF 8:00 PM 120 570 0.2
93 MOVIE: TYLER PERRYS TEMPTATION LIF 10:03 PM 119 565 0.2
83 MOVIE: BELOW THE SURFACE LMN 8:00 PM 120 633 0.1
100 BANSHEE MAX 10:00 PM 60 500 0.1
69 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 730 0.1
31 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 997 0.1
77 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 693 0.1
66 FULL HOUSE NAN 9:00 PM 30 734 0.2
38 FULL HOUSE NAN 9:30 PM 30 909 0.2
44 FULL HOUSE NAN 10:00 PM 30 873 0.2
40 FULL HOUSE NAN 10:30 PM 30 898 0.3
10 NHL CONFERENCE FINALS GAME 4: PITTSBURGH / TAMPA BAY (0.92 HH) NBCSN 8:08 PM 171 1561 0.6
15 HENRY DANGER NICK 7:30 PM 60 1297 0.2
69 HALO EFFECT NICK 8:30 PM 30 730 0.1
78 SHIMMER AND SHINE NKJR 8:00 PM 30 680 0.2
74 WALLYKAZAM! NKJR 8:30 PM 30 700 0.2
51 PEPPA PIG NKJR 9:00 PM 30 813 0.2
58 PEPPA PIG NKJR 9:30 PM 30 749 0.2
79 GO DIEGO GO NKJR 10:00 PM 23 673 0.1
94 DORA AND FRIENDS NKJR 10:23 PM 24 551 0.1
102 WALLYKAZAM! NKJR 10:47 PM 24 489 0.1
105 FOR BETTER OR WORSE OWN 8:30 PM 30 477 0.2
47 FOR BETTER OR WORSE OWN 9:00 PM 30 837 0.2
108 FOR BETTER OR WORSE OWN 9:30 PM 30 466 0.1
51 COPS SPIKE 8:00 PM 30 813 0.3
65 COPS SPIKE 8:30 PM 30 735 0.2
81 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 155 (0.44 HH) SPIKE 9:00 PM 176 653 0.2
106 WWE RAW SYFY 8:00 PM 120 467 0.1
91 WYNONNA EARP SYFY 10:00 PM 60 574 0.1
12 BIG BANG THEORY TBS 8:00 PM 30 1419 0.4
7 BIG BANG THEORY TBS 8:30 PM 30 1749 0.5
5 BIG BANG THEORY TBS 9:00 PM 30 2076 0.7
2 BIG BANG THEORY TBS 9:30 PM 30 2167 0.7
3 BIG BANG THEORY TBS 10:00 PM 30 2097 0.8
6 BIG BANG THEORY TBS 10:30 PM 30 2054 0.8
87 SAY YES TO THE DRESS TLC 8:00 PM 30 605 0.2
73 SAY YES TO THE DRESS TLC 8:30 PM 30 708 0.2
28 SAY YES TO THE DRESS TLC 9:00 PM 31 1032 0.3
30 SAY YES TO THE PROM TLC 9:31 PM 63 1017 0.3
56 SAY YES TO THE DRESS TLC 10:34 PM 30 762 0.2
48 TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: TWISTER TNT 8:00 PM 120 829 0.3
68 TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: TWISTER TNT 10:00 PM 120 731 0.3
97 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAV 9:00 PM 60 511 0.1
104 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAV 10:00 PM 60 478 0.1
76 MODERN FAMILY USA 8:00 PM 30 696 0.3
75 MODERN FAMILY USA 8:30 PM 30 697 0.3
64 MODERN FAMILY USA 9:00 PM 30 736 0.3
57 MODERN FAMILY USA 9:30 PM 30 761 0.3
55 MODERN FAMILY USA 10:00 PM 30 763 0.3
62 MODERN FAMILY USA 10:30 PM 30 739 0.3

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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