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
Douglas, What were the Family Feud and Chain Reaction ratings on GSN?
Also, if you could get around to it, what were the GSN primetime/total day averages (in total viewers) for December 14-20 and December 21-27? Thanks!
GSN 1/01 in total viewers (adults 18-49)
Family Feud (r) 7:30 628k (195k)
Chain Reaction 8:00 571k (184k)
Chain Reaction 8:30 527k (164k)
Family Feud (r) 9:00 480k (102k)
Family Feud (r) 9:30 579k (147k)
Thank you very much, but may you help me with the averages whenever you can get around to it?
SpongeBob 12:30-1:30pm please?
SpongeBob (Nickelodeon, 1/01 12:30-1:00 p.m.) 1.442 million viewers
SpongeBob (Nickelodeon, 1/01 1:00-1:30 p.m.) 1.562 million viewers
do you have ION ratings at 5 pm?
and Yo-Kai Watch on Disney XD?
Only have…
Yo-Kai Watch (DXD, 1/01 5:00-5:30 p.m.) 284,000 viewers, 0.1 adults 18-49 rating
Do you have ratings for Tickety Toc and Fresh Beat Band of Spies? Thanks.
Tickety Toc (Nick Jr, 1/01 9:11-9:38 a.m.) 395,000 viewers, 0.1 adults 18-49 rating
Fresh Beat Band of Spies (Nick Jr, 1/01 9:38-10:05 a.m.) 434,000 viewers, 0.1 adults 18-49 rating
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SonOfTheBronx, Would I be able to get a Sherlock: The Abominable Bride on PBS numbers?
That’s up to PBS to share. They only release data when their shows perform very well as we’ve seen for Downton Abbey. I also would be interested in that number. I’m a fan of Sherlock.
Thanks 🙂