Friday Final Nationals: Double-Digit Gains for ESPN Networks from Year-Ago Friday

For the second consecutive Friday, CBS, ABC and ESPN each had a share of prime time victory. CBS led among total viewers (7.99 million) while ABC won among adults 18-49 (1.2 rating/5 share) and ESPN was the night’s No. 1 network among adults 18-34 (approximately, a 1.0 rating). ABC and CBS tied for the top among adults 25-54 (1.6/5).

On ESPN, Game 6 of the NBA Eastern Conference First Round series between the Miami Heat and the Charlotte Hornets averaged a 16 percent viewer increase from the same Friday one year prior, which was Atlanta-Brooklyn Game 6. The night’s top cable program was later in the evening on ESPN: Western Conference First Round Game 6-L.A. Clippers at Portland.

On ESPN2, the second night of the NFL Draft was 10 percent above its year-ago Friday night; a +23 percent viewership boost for the NFL Network telecast of the same Draft.

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	Friday, April 29, 2016
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average	3.3/6	5150	0.7/4	1.2/5	1.6/5
8:00	Shark Tank (r)	2.7/5	4087	0.5/3	0.8/4	1.1/4
9:00	Shark Tank	3.6/7	5759	0.9/4	1.5/5	1.9/6
10:01	20/20	3.7/7	5602	0.7/3	1.2/4	1.7/5
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average	5.0/9	7991	0.7/3	1.1/4	1.6/5
8:00	The Amazing Race	3.4/6	5436	0.6/3	0.9/4	1.4/5
9:00	Hawaii Five-0	5.3/10	8411	0.6/3	1.1/4	1.6/5
10:00	Blue Bloods	6.4/12	10126	0.7/3	1.2/4	1.8/6
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average	2.5/5	3825	0.4/2	0.8/3	1.2/4
8:00	Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon	2.2/4	3474	0.4/2	0.7/3	1.0/3
9:00	Grimm	2.4/4	3756	0.4/2	0.8/3	1.2/4
10:00	Dateline NBC	2.9/5	4244	0.5/2	1.0/4	1.3/4
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-10	Network Average	1.6/3	2467	0.5/2	0.8/3	1.0/3
8:00	Hell’s Kitchen (r)	1.2/2	1807	0.4/2	0.5/2	0.7/3
9:00	Hell’s Kitchen (f)	1.9/3	3126	0.6/3	1.0/4	1.2/4
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-10	Network Average	0.7/1	987	0.3/1	0.4/1	0.4/1
8:00	The Vampire Diaries	0.7/1	1045	0.3/2	0.4/2	0.4/1
9:00	The Originals	0.6/1	930	0.2/1	0.4/1	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		0.7/3
7:00	Sueño de Amor	0.8/2	1420		0.5/2
8:00	Un Camino Hacia El Destino	1.1/2	2026		0.7/3
9:00	Pasion y Poder (s)	1.0/2	1748		0.6/2
10:00	El Hotel de Los Secretos	1.0/2	1777		0.7/3
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average	0.3/0	535		0.2/1
6:56	Major League Soccer New York Red Bulls vs. Dallas	0.1/0	243		0.1/1
9:01	Lady La Vendedora de Rosas	0.3/1	687		0.3/1
10:03	La Viuda Negra (thru 11:01)	0.3/1	633		0.3/1

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Friday 04/29/16

Cable Rankings – Friday 04/29/16

What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Friday, April 29:

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research