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

by Douglas Pucci May 2, 2016, 6:22 pm 6 Comments

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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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Programming Insider Friday, April 29, 2016
ABC 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
CBS 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
NBC 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
FOX 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
CW 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
UNI 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
UniMas 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

“Shark Tank” (ABC, 9pm)
Women 18-34: 1.0/5
Men 18-34: 0.8/4
Women 18-49: 1.6/6
Men 18-49: 1.3/5

“20/20” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.9/4
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 1.4/5
Men 18-49: 1.0/4

“The Amazing Race” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.7/4
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 1.1/5
Men 18-49: 0.7/3

“Hawaii Five-0” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.8/4
Men 18-34: 0.5/2
Women 18-49: 1.4/5
Men 18-49: 0.8/3

“Blue Bloods” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.9/4
Men 18-34: 0.6/3
Women 18-49: 1.4/5
Men 18-49: 1.0/4

“Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.3/1
Women 18-49: 0.9/3
Men 18-49: 0.5/2

“Grimm” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.3/1
Women 18-49: 1.0/3
Men 18-49: 0.6/2

“Dateline NBC” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 1.3/4
Men 18-49: 0.6/2

“Hell’s Kitchen” (Fox, 9pm)
Women 18-34: 0.7/3
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 1.1/4
Men 18-49: 0.8/3

“The Vampire Diaries” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.5/2
Men 18-49: 0.2/1

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

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:

* Viewers in thousands
Rank Program Net Start Dur Vwrs* A1849
35 KING OF THE HILL ADSM 8:00 PM 30 940 0.3
27 BOB’S BURGERS ADSM 8:30 PM 30 1064 0.4
23 BOB’S BURGERS ADSM 9:00 PM 30 1190 0.4
28 CLEVELAND SHOW ADSM 9:30 PM 30 1058 0.4
20 AMERICAN DAD ADSM 10:00 PM 30 1233 0.5
25 RICK & MORTY ADSM 10:30 PM 30 1089 0.4
87 TANKED APL 10:02 PM 61 599 0.2
60 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 763 0.1
31 CNN FILMS PRESENTS: NOTHING LEFT UNSAID CNN 9:00 PM 131 1004 0.1
37 ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE DISC 8:00 PM 60 915 0.2
5 ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE SPECIAL DISC 9:00 PM 61 1925 0.4
47 TRAILBLAZERS DISC 10:01 PM 61 803 0.2
42 PJ MASKS DISJR 8:00 PM 25 855 0.2
41 MILES FROM TOMORROWLAND DISJR 8:30 PM 25 892 0.2
61 MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE DISJR 9:00 PM 25 762 0.2
84 MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE DISJR 9:30 PM 25 610 0.2
72 GOLDIE & BEAR DISJR 10:00 PM 25 662 0.2
72 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISJR 10:30 PM 25 662 0.2
11 BUNK’D DSNY 8:00 PM 30 1478 0.3
10 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE DSNY 8:30 PM 30 1530 0.2
24 BACKSTAGE DSNY 9:00 PM 30 1177 0.2
19 K.C. UNDERCOVER DSNY 9:30 PM 30 1255 0.2
18 WALK THE PRANK DSNY 10:00 PM 30 1259 0.2
15 WALK THE PRANK DSNY 10:30 PM 30 1326 0.2
2 NBA PLAYOFFS GAME 6: MIAMI / CHARLOTTE (1.52 HH) ESPN 7:59 PM 161 2341 1.0
1 NBA PLAYOFFS GAME 6: LA CLIPPERS / PORTLAND (1.84 HH) ESPN 10:40 PM 164 2914 1.2
4 NFL DRAFT: ROUNDS 2-3 (1.43 HH) ESPN2 7:59 PM 203 2217 0.9
65 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 8:00 PM 30 724 0.2
55 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 8:30 PM 30 789 0.2
52 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 9:00 PM 30 795 0.3
50 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 9:30 PM 30 798 0.3
47 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 10:00 PM 30 803 0.3
53 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 10:30 PM 30 794 0.3
3 THE O’REILLY FACTOR SPECIAL FOXNC 8:00 PM 60 2231 0.1
6 THE KELLY FILE SPECIAL FOXNC 9:00 PM 60 1870 0.1
17 HANNITY FOXNC 10:00 PM 60 1300 0.1
82 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: THE PROPOSAL FRFM 8:15 PM 165 624 0.2
34 MOVIE DOWNLOAD: THOR – MD FX 8:00 PM 180 953 0.4
97 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:00 PM 30 517 0.1
96 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:30 PM 30 535 0.1
89 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 9:00 PM 30 580 0.1
100 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 9:30 PM 30 505 0.1
95 HOME IMPROVEMENT HALL 8:30 PM 30 557 0.1
29 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBOM 10:00 PM 57 1049 0.3
39 LOVE IT OR LIST IT HGTV 8:00 PM 60 908 0.2
32 LOVE IT OR LIST IT HGTV 9:00 PM 60 976 0.2
22 HOUSE HUNTERS HGTV 10:00 PM 30 1208 0.2
21 HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL HGTV 10:30 PM 30 1223 0.3
33 AMERICAN PICKERS HIST 8:00 PM 60 954 0.2
30 AMERICAN PICKERS HIST 9:00 PM 60 1011 0.2
37 AMERICAN PICKERS HIST 10:00 PM 63 915 0.2
58 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KENDA ID 8:00 PM 60 782 0.2
46 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KENDA ID 9:00 PM 60 808 0.2
44 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KENDA ID 10:00 PM 60 827 0.2
91 ATLANTA PLASTIC LIF 9:00 PM 62 571 0.2
88 MOVIE: TYLER PERRY’S MADEA GOES TO JAIL LIF 10:02 PM 120 587 0.2
51 MOVIE: STRANGER IN THE HOUSE 2016 LMN 8:00 PM 120 797 0.2
83 MOVIE: STALKED BY MY NEIGHBOR LMN 10:00 PM 120 611 0.2
56 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 788 0.1
26 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 1086 0.1
92 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 562 0.1
71 FULL HOUSE NAN 9:00 PM 30 674 0.2
53 FULL HOUSE NAN 9:30 PM 30 794 0.2
43 FULL HOUSE NAN 10:00 PM 30 846 0.2
40 FULL HOUSE NAN 10:30 PM 30 900 0.3
NBA PLAYOFF PREGAME SHOW NBAT 7:06 PM 23 99 0.0
NBA PLAYOFFS ROUND 1: TORONTO / INDIANA GM6 SIMULCAST ESPNN NBAT 7:29 PM 158 272 0.1
NBA PLAYOFF POSTGAME SHOW NBAT 10:07 PM 86 99 0.0
36 NHL SEMI FINALS GAME 1: ST. LOUIS / DALLAS (0.53 HH) NBCSN 8:02 PM 157 923 0.3
70 NHL SEMI FINALS GAME 1: NASHVILLE / SAN JOSE (0.40 HH) NBCSN 10:39 PM 166 680 0.3
13 NFL DRAFT: 2016 DAY 2 (0.87 HH) NFLN 7:00 PM 256 1366 0.6
45 SCHOOL OF ROCK NICK 8:00 PM 30 816 0.2
75 THE HALO EFFECT NICK 8:30 PM 30 655 0.1
99 SHIMMER AND SHINE NKJR 8:00 PM 30 512 0.1
94 PEPPA PIG NKJR 9:00 PM 30 559 0.1
90 PEPPA PIG NKJR 9:30 PM 30 577 0.1
68 FOR BETTER OR WORSE OWN 9:00 PM 30 697 0.2
67 COPS (O) SPIKE 8:00 PM 30 698 0.2
63 COPS (O) SPIKE 8:30 PM 30 742 0.2
98 PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS: DIRRELL VS. CAPARELLO SPIKE 9:00 PM 128 513 0.1
120 AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON STARZ 9:21 PM 141 423 0.2
79 MOVIE: THE MUMMY RETURNS SYFY 7:00 PM 180 631 0.2
78 WYNONNA EARP SYFY 10:00 PM 60 643 0.2
69 2 BROKE GIRLS TBS 8:00 PM 30 682 0.3
49 2 BROKE GIRLS TBS 8:30 PM 30 802 0.3
16 BIG BANG THEORY TBS 9:00 PM 30 1306 0.4
9 BIG BANG THEORY TBS 9:30 PM 30 1537 0.5
7 BIG BANG THEORY TBS 10:00 PM 30 1642 0.6
8 BIG BANG THEORY TBS 10:30 PM 30 1577 0.6
93 SAY YES TO THE DRESS TLC 8:00 PM 26 561 0.1
81 SAY YES TO THE DRESS TLC 8:26 PM 26 625 0.1
64 JILL & JESSA: FIRST LOOK TLC 8:52 PM 8 728 0.2
62 SAY YES TO THE DRESS TLC 9:00 PM 31 756 0.2
77 SAY YES TO THE DRESS TLC 9:31 PM 30 651 0.1
86 SAY YES TO THE DRESS TLC 10:01 PM 31 605 0.1
84 SAY YES TO THE DRESS TLC 10:32 PM 30 610 0.1
12 MOVIE: RED TNT 8:00 PM 135 1405 0.3
14 MOVIE: RED 2 TNT 10:15 PM 150 1345 0.4
74 MODERN FAMILY USA 8:00 PM 30 657 0.2
80 MODERN FAMILY USA 8:30 PM 30 630 0.2
76 MODERN FAMILY USA 9:00 PM 30 652 0.3
66 MODERN FAMILY USA 9:30 PM 30 701 0.3
57 MODERN FAMILY USA 10:00 PM 30 786 0.3
59 MODERN FAMILY USA 10:30 PM 30 773 0.4
122 KENDRA ON TOP WETV 9:00 PM 30 417 0.2
110 KENDRA ON TOP WETV 9:30 PM 30 452 0.2

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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  1. Dennis Scipio says:
    May 3, 2016 at 9:45 pm

    do you have Weaponology at 9 am on American Heroes Channel and Baby Looney Tunes on Cartoon Network?

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    • SonOfTheBronx says:
      May 3, 2016 at 10:34 pm

      Weaponology (AHC, 4/29 9:00-10:00 a.m.) 79,000 viewers; 0.01 adults 18-49 rating

      Baby Looney Tunes (Cartoon Network, 4/29 9:00-9:30 a.m.) 642,000 viewers; 0.21 adults 18-49 rating

      Baby Looney Tunes (Cartoon Network, 4/29 9:30-10:00 a.m.) 584,000 viewers; 0.20 adults 18-49 rating

      Reply
  2. Ryan Wallis says:
    May 9, 2016 at 7:35 pm

    Could I please have ‘Binge Thinking’ & ‘Uncommon Sense’ (MTV2) from this day? Thank you again for all your hard work. Once I get all these April #’s, I’ll be caught up and we can do this in real time again.

    Reply
    • SonOfTheBronx says:
      May 25, 2016 at 2:02 am

      Uncommon Sense (MTV2, 4/29 11-11:30 p.m.) 92,000 viewers; 0.04 adults 18-49 rating

      Binge Thinking (MTV2, 4/29 11:30 p.m.-midnight) 69,000 viewers; 0.03 adults 18-49 rating

      Reply
      • Ryan Wallis says:
        May 25, 2016 at 11:59 pm

        ‘Quit Your Day Job’ (Oxygen) is the last one from today (4/29). And that should be it for Fridays! 🙂

        Reply
        • SonOfTheBronx says:
          May 26, 2016 at 7:01 pm

          Quit Your Day Job (Oxygen, 4/29 7-8 p.m.) 19,000 viewers; 0.01 adults 18-49 rating

          Reply

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