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 | |||||
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | ||
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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