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Friday Final Nationals: CBS and NBC Split Victory

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Despite its entire prime lineup in rerun programming, CBS was Friday’s most-watched network with an average of 4.78 million total viewers. With 123 minutes of U.S. Olympic Trials coverage, NBC won the night among all key demos.

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* AFF = Number of affiliates (stations) airing the program
* CVG = percent of coverage in U.S.
Programming Insider Friday, July 1, 2016
PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 2.7/5 4077 0.5/3 0.8/4 1.1/4
8:00 Shark Tank (r) 247 94 2.5/5 3900 0.6/4 0.8/4 1.0/4
9:01 What Would You Do? 248 95 2.4/5 3730 0.5/3 0.8/4 1.1/4
10:00 20/20 248 95 3.0/5 4597 0.5/3 0.9/4 1.2/4
PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 3.2/7 4779 0.4/2 0.6/3 0.9/4
8:00 NCIS: Los Angeles (r) 253 95 3.0/6 4507 0.4/2 0.6/3 0.9/4
9:00 Hawaii Five-0 (r) 253 95 3.0/6 4560 0.4/2 0.6/3 1.0/3
10:00 Blue Bloods (r) 253 95 3.5/7 5272 0.4/2 0.6/3 1.0/4
PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 2.8/6 4414 0.6/4 0.9/4 1.3/5
8:00 U.S. Olympic Trials Swimming (s) 237 94 2.9/6 4704 0.6/4 1.0/5 1.4/6
9:00 U.S. Olympic Trials Track & Field (s) 240 94 2.9/6 4711 0.7/4 1.0/5 1.4/5
10:03 Dateline Classic (r) (thru 11:03) 242 95 2.5/5 3812 0.4/3 0.8/3 1.1/4
PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-10 Network Average 0.8/2 1149 0.3/2 0.4/2 0.5/2
8:00 Home Free (r) 254 95 0.7/2 1070 0.2/2 0.3/2 0.4/2
9:00 MasterChef (r) 254 95 0.8/2 1228 0.3/2 0.4/2 0.5/2
PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-10 Network Average 0.7/1 1149 0.2/1 0.3/1 0.4/1
8:00 Masters of Illusion (r) 246 89 0.7/1 1087 0.2/2 0.3/1 0.4/2
8:30 Masters of Illusion (r) 246 89 0.6/1 1068 0.2/1 0.3/1 0.3/1
9:00 Penn & Teller: Fool Us (r) 246 89 0.7/1 1220 0.2/1 0.3/1 0.4/1
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 1.1/2 1850 0.6/3
7:00 Sueño de Amor 0.7/2 1231 0.4/2
8:00 Un Camino Hacia El Destino 1.0/2 1735 0.5/3
9:00 Tres Veces Ana 1.0/2 1753 0.6/3
10:02 Por Siempre Joan Sebastian 1.2/2 2073 0.8/3
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 0.1/0 159 0.1/0
6:00 Cine Riesgo Máximo (1996) 0.2/0 275 0.1/1
8:00 Major League Soccer Chicago vs. San Jose (s) 0.1/0 148 0.1/0
10:05 La Barra MLS 0.1/0 165 0.1/0
10:30 Major League Soccer Real Salt Lake vs. D.C. United (s) (thru 12:32am) 0.1/0 199 0.1/0

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Friday 07/01/16

“What Would You Do?” (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

“20/20” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.7/4
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 1.1/5
Men 18-49: 0.7/3

“U.S. Olympic Trials: Swimming” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.8/5
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 1.2/5
Men 18-49: 0.8/5

“U.S. Olympic Trials: Track & Field” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.8/4
Men 18-34: 0.6/4
Women 18-49: 1.2/5
Men 18-49: 0.9/4

Cable Rankings – Friday 07/01/16

What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Friday, July 1:

* Viewers in thousands
Rank Program Net Start Dur Vwrs* A1849
72 THE FIRST 48 A&E 8:00 PM 60 644 0.18
64 THE FIRST 48 A&E 9:00 PM 60 695 0.18
65 THE FIRST 48 A&E 10:00 PM 63 691 0.22
67 KING OF THE HILL ADSM 8:00 PM 30 683 0.23
54 KING OF THE HILL ADSM 8:30 PM 30 744 0.27
34 CLEVELAND SHOW ADSM 9:00 PM 30 924 0.37
22 AMERICAN DAD ADSM 9:30 PM 30 1123 0.46
10 FAMILY GUY ADSM 10:00 PM 30 1417 0.60
5 FAMILY GUY ADSM 10:30 PM 30 1619 0.71
62 TANKED APL 10:02 PM 62 711 0.22
91 BRAVO MOVIE BRAVO 9:46 PM 127 368 0.15
99 SOUTH PARK CMDY 7:40 PM 34 304 0.15
96 SOUTH PARK CMDY 8:14 PM 34 319 0.16
96 SOUTH PARK CMDY 8:48 PM 33 319 0.16
86 SOUTH PARK CMDY 9:21 PM 33 420 0.22
94 SOUTH PARK CMDY 9:54 PM 33 355 0.18
92 SOUTH PARK CMDY 10:27 PM 33 363 0.19
14 DEADLIEST SHARKS DISC 8:00 PM 60 1311 0.50
7 SHARK BAIT DISC 9:00 PM 60 1505 0.59
17 BLUE SERENGETI DISC 10:00 PM 60 1277 0.51
19 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE DSNY 8:00 PM 30 1222 0.20
20 GIRL MEETS WORLD DSNY 8:30 PM 30 1172 0.21
18 WALK THE PRANK DSNY 9:00 PM 30 1225 0.22
21 BIZAARDVARK DSNY 9:30 PM 30 1158 0.23
27 STAR VS FORCES OF EVIL DSNY 10:00 PM 30 999 0.18
28 STAR VS FORCES OF EVIL DSNY 10:30 PM 30 990 0.17
82 MOVIES WE LOVE ENT 8:00 PM 120 485 0.18
88 OBSTACLE COURSE ESPN 8:00 PM 60 385 0.17
85 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 9:00 PM 120 426 0.16
45 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 8:00 PM 30 816 0.25
40 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 8:30 PM 30 858 0.25
33 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 9:00 PM 30 927 0.27
39 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 9:30 PM 30 891 0.25
38 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 10:00 PM 30 892 0.27
36 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 10:30 PM 30 900 0.31
1 MILLER MTS GUTFLD & MCGUIRK FOXNC 8:00 PM 60 2178 0.17
2 THE KELLY FILE SPECIAL FOXNC 9:00 PM 60 2018 0.17
3 HANNITY SPECIAL FOXNC 10:00 PM 60 1885 0.18
75 BIG SCREEN MOVIE FRFM 7:30 PM 150 594 0.25
25 MOVIE DOWNLOAD FX 8:00 PM 150 1059 0.48
41 MOVIE DOWNLOAD FX 10:30 PM 150 855 0.41
93 THE SIMPSONS FXX 8:00 PM 30 358 0.16
89 THE SIMPSONS FXX 8:30 PM 30 379 0.16
100 THE SIMPSONS FXX 9:30 PM 30 294 0.15
96 THE SIMPSONS FXX 10:30 PM 30 319 0.16
83 GAME OF THRONES HBOM 8:45 PM 68 479 0.21
13 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBOM 10:00 PM 57 1341 0.34
29 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HGTV 8:00 PM 30 987 0.23
23 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HGTV 8:30 PM 30 1116 0.27
16 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HGTV 9:00 PM 30 1283 0.30
12 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HGTV 9:30 PM 30 1373 0.33
8 HOUSE HUNTERS HGTV 10:00 PM 30 1484 0.33
9 HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL HGTV 10:30 PM 30 1446 0.35
59 ANCIENT ALIENS HIST 8:00 PM 60 719 0.17
63 ANCIENT ALIENS HIST 9:00 PM 60 698 0.20
47 ANCIENT ALIENS HIST 10:00 PM 63 796 0.20
61 I ALMOST GOT AWAY WITH IT ID 9:00 PM 60 717 0.18
51 PASSPORT TO MURDER ID 10:00 PM 60 765 0.20
80 MOVIE- THEATRICAL RPT LIF 8:00 PM 122 549 0.19
74 MOVIE LMN 8:00 PM 120 621 0.16
84 MOVIE LMN 10:00 PM 120 465 0.16
90 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN7B MTV 8:00 PM 30 369 0.16
87 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN7B MTV 8:30 PM 30 389 0.17
95 MTV2 WILD N OUT MTV 10:30 PM 30 354 0.15
48 FULL HOUSE NAN 9:00 PM 30 791 0.20
46 FULL HOUSE NAN 9:30 PM 30 800 0.22
35 FULL HOUSE NAN 10:00 PM 30 917 0.26
36 FULL HOUSE NAN 10:30 PM 30 900 0.29
11 NASCAR XFINITY RACE NBCSN 7:55 PM 139 1408 0.25
68 NASCAR XFINITY POST RACE NBCSN 10:14 PM 46 682 0.16
30 ALL IN WITH CAM NICK 8:00 PM 30 973 0.18
71 SHIMMER AND SHINE NKJR 8:00 PM 30 649 0.15
69 PEPPA PIG NKJR 9:00 PM 30 678 0.16
60 PEPPA PIG NKJR 9:30 PM 30 718 0.17
79 LOVE THY NEIGHBOR OWN 9:00 PM 30 554 0.17
77 LOVE THY NEIGHBOR OWN 9:30 PM 30 582 0.18
73 COPS SPIKE 8:00 PM 30 626 0.18
66 COPS SPIKE 8:30 PM 30 684 0.19
57 COPS SPIKE 9:00 PM 30 725 0.20
53 COPS SPIKE 9:30 PM 30 755 0.22
56 COPS SPIKE 10:00 PM 30 730 0.24
58 COPS SPIKE 10:30 PM 30 720 0.23
81 SYFY MOVIE SYFY 6:30 PM 150 538 0.21
51 KILLJOYS SYFY 9:00 PM 60 765 0.24
43 DARK MATTER SYFY 10:00 PM 61 827 0.20
23 THE BIG BANG THEORY TBS 8:00 PM 30 1116 0.37
15 THE BIG BANG THEORY TBS 8:30 PM 30 1307 0.40
6 THE BIG BANG THEORY TBS 9:00 PM 30 1562 0.49
4 THE BIG BANG THEORY TBS 9:30 PM 30 1675 0.53
78 WOMEN IN PRISON TLC 10:00 PM 61 555 0.17
26 TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES TNT 8:00 PM 135 1008 0.26
42 TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES TNT 10:15 PM 165 838 0.24
55 MODERN FAMILY USA 8:00 PM 31 742 0.28
44 MODERN FAMILY USA 8:31 PM 29 819 0.33
49 MODERN FAMILY USA 9:00 PM 31 773 0.30
50 MODERN FAMILY USA 9:31 PM 29 772 0.29
32 MODERN FAMILY USA 10:00 PM 31 929 0.35
31 MODERN FAMILY USA 10:31 PM 29 958 0.36
70 MOVIE WETV 8:00 PM 150 652 0.20
76 MOVIE WETV 10:30 PM 150 585 0.22

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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Written by Douglas Pucci

Douglas Pucci (a.k.a. “Son of the Bronx”) has worked with Mr. Berman for more than a decade. A Bronx native, NYU graduate and once-intern for VH1's "Pop Up Video," Pucci went on to design, build and maintain websites for various non-profit organizations in his hometown of New York City. He also contributes to the sports website Awful Announcing.

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