ESPN was the outright winner, by far, on New Year’s night with college football’s “Sugar Bowl: Ole Miss vs. Oklahoma State”.
On the negative side, it ranked as the least-watched Sugar Bowl ever (since at least 1999).
Earlier in the day, college football’s Rose Bowl — Stanford vs. Iowa — on ESPN drew 13.6 million viewers, also an historic low for that famed bowl game (since at least 1983).
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| Friday, January 1, 2016 | ||||||
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PROGRAM | HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8-11 | Network Average | 2.7/5 | 4978 | 0.6/2 | 0.9/3 | 1.3/3 |
| 1:00 | College Football: Citrus Bowl: Michigan vs. Florida (thru 4:19) | 5.1/11 | 8761 | 1.4/8 | 2.1/9 | 2.8/10 |
| 8:00 | Last Man Standing (r) | 2.7/5 | 4392 | 0.5/2 | 0.9/3 | 1.2/3 |
| 8:31 | Dr. Ken (r) | 2.1/4 | 3443 | 0.5/2 | 0.8/3 | 1.1/3 |
| 9:00 | Shark Tank (r) | 2.3/4 | 3860 | 0.6/2 | 0.9/3 | 1.1/3 |
| 10:00 | 20/20 | 3.4/6 | 5373 | 0.6/2 | 1.1/3 | 1.5/4 |
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PROGRAM | HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
| 8-11 | Network Average | 3.8/7 | 6186 | 0.5/2 | 0.8/2 | 1.2/3 |
| 8:00 | NCIS (r) | 4.3/7 | 6948 | 0.5/2 | 0.8/3 | 1.2/3 |
| 9:00 | Hawaii Five-0 (r) | 3.6/6 | 5884 | 0.5/2 | 0.8/2 | 1.1/3 |
| 10:00 | Hawaii Five-0 (r) | 3.5/6 | 5603 | 0.5/2 | 0.8/2 | 1.1/3 |
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PROGRAM | HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
| 8-11 | Network Average | 2.8/5 | 4962 | 0.5/2 | 0.9/3 | 1.3/4 |
| 8:00 | Caught on Camera (r) | 2.3/4 | 3847 | 0.5/2 | 0.8/3 | 1.1/3 |
| 9:00 | Dateline Classic (r) | 3.1/5 | 4787 | 0.6/2 | 1.0/3 | 1.4/4 |
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PROGRAM | HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
| 8-10 | Network Average | 1.4/2 | 2283 | 0.5/2 | 0.7/2 | 0.9/2 |
| 8:00 | MasterChef Junior (r) | 1.4/2 | 2270 | 0.5/2 | 0.7/2 | 0.9/2 |
| 9:00 | MasterChef Junior (r) | 1.4/2 | 2295 | 0.5/2 | 0.7/2 | 0.9/2 |
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PROGRAM | HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
| 8-10 | Network Average | 0.5/1 | 883 | 0.3/1 | 0.3/1 | 0.4/1 |
| 8:00 | iHeartRadio Music Festival (r) | 0.5/1 | 883 | 0.3/1 | 0.3/1 | 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 | 1.0/2 | 1850 | 0.7/2 | ||
| 7:00 | Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse | 0.9/2 | 1620 | 0.6/2 | ||
| 8:03 | Antes Muerta Que Lichita | 1.0/2 | 1692 | 0.6/2 | ||
| 9:03 | Pasion y Poder | 1.0/2 | 1844 | 0.7/2 | ||
| 10:06 | Yo No Creo En Hombres | 1.1/2 | 2035 | 0.8/2 | ||
Cable Rankings – Friday 01/01/16
What follows are the top 20 most-watched shows in prime time on cable for Friday, January 1:
- “College Football: Sugar Bowl: Ole Miss vs. Oklahoma State” (ESPN, 8:39-11:58 p.m., 5.09 household rating, 2.55 adults 18-49 rating): 8.940 million
- “Gold Rush” (Discovery, 9 p.m.): 4.247
- “Fixer Upper” (HGTV, 9 p.m.): 2.334
- “Gold Rush: The Dirt” (Discovery, 8 p.m.): 2.193
- “Alaskan Bush People Special” (Discovery, 10:02 p.m.): 1.987
- “Family Guy” (Adult Swim, 10:30 p.m.): 1.950
- “Dream Home” (HGTV, 8 p.m.): 1.863
- “House Hunters” (HGTV, 10 p.m.): 1.771
- “House Hunters International” (HGTV, 10:30 p.m.) and “Law & Order: SVU” (USA, 8 p.m.): 1.681 each
- “Family Guy” (Adult Swim, 10 p.m.): 1.676
- “Law & Order: SVU” (USA, 10 p.m.): 1.651
- “Law & Order: SVU” (USA, 9 p.m.): 1.545
- “Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks” (Nickelodeon, 8 p.m.): 1.524
- “Jessie” (Disney Channel, 8:30 p.m.): 1.454
- “Twilight Zone” (Syfy, 8:30 p.m.): 1.450
- “Twilight Zone” (Syfy, 8 p.m.): 1.447
- “Jessie” (Disney Channel, 8 p.m.): 1.440
- Movie: “A Christmas Holiday” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.): 1.439
- “Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks” (Nickelodeon, 8:30 p.m.): 1.433
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research
