Despite reruns all night, CBS was Friday night’s most-watched network with an average of 5.88 million viewers. Due to newsmagazine “Dateline NBC”, NBC led in adults 25-54 (1.3 rating/5 share).
Thanks to a “2017 NBA Playoff” doubleheader, ESPN was the prime time leader among adults 18-49 (approx. 1.2 rating) and adults 18-34 (approx. 1.2 rating). The night’s top game was Game 3 of the Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder series (3.44 million, 1.47 adults 18-49 rating) which rose 28 percent (in viewers) and 32 percent (in adults 18-49 delivery) from the year-ago comparable late Friday night ESPN NBA Playoff game, San Antonio-Memphis (Apr. 22, 2016).
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* AFF = Number of affiliates (stations) airing the program | ||||||||
* CVG = percent of coverage in U.S. | ||||||||
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PROGRAM | AFF* | CVG* (PCT) |
HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
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8-11 | Network Average | 2.6/5 | 3969 | 0.4/3 | 0.8/4 | 1.2/4 | ||
8:00 | The Toy Box | 253 | 93 | 1.7/3 | 3127 | 0.3/2 | 0.6/3 | 0.8/3 |
9:00 | Shark Tank | 253 | 93 | 1.7/3 | 4584 | 0.3/1 | 0.6/2 | 0.8/3 |
10:01 | 20/20 Caitlyn Jenner: Secrets of Life | 253 | 93 | 1.7/3 | 4190 | 0.3/1 | 0.6/2 | 0.8/3 |
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PROGRAM | AFF* | CVG* (PCT) |
HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
8-11 | Network Average | 3.8/7 | 5883 | 0.3/2 | 0.6/3 | 1.1/4 | ||
8:00 | MacGyver (r) | 253 | 93 | 3.4/7 | 5132 | 0.5/3 | 0.8/4 | 1.1/4 |
9:00 | Hawaii Five-0 (r) | 253 | 93 | 5.1/10 | 5957 | 0.5/3 | 0.9/4 | 1.5/5 |
10:00 | Blue Bloods (r) | 253 | 93 | 5.6/11 | 6560 | 0.4/2 | 0.8/3 | 1.4/5 |
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PROGRAM | AFF* | CVG* (PCT) |
HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
8-11 | Network Average | 3.1/6 | 4547 | 0.5/3 | 0.9/4 | 1.3/5 | ||
8:00 | First Dates | 245 | 93 | 2.3/5 | 3475 | 0.4/2 | 0.7/3 | 0.9/4 |
9:00 | Dateline NBC | 247 | 93 | 2.9/6 | 5083 | 0.4/2 | 0.8/3 | 1.1/4 |
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PROGRAM | AFF* | CVG* (PCT) |
HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
8-11 | Network Average | 1.6/3 | 2402 | 0.3/2 | 0.5/2 | 0.7/3 | ||
8:00 | Rosewood | 258 | 93 | 2.0/4 | 2850 | 0.3/2 | 0.5/3 | 0.7/3 |
9:01 | Lethal Weapon (r) | 255 | 93 | 1.2/2 | 1939 | 0.2/1 | 0.4/2 | 0.5/2 |
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PROGRAM | AFF* | CVG* (PCT) |
HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
8-10 | Network Average | 0.3/1 | 491 | 0.1/1 | 0.1/1 | 0.2/1 | ||
8:00 | The Originals (r) | 245 | 84 | 0.6/1 | 591 | 0.2/1 | 0.3/1 | 0.4/1 |
9:00 | Reign (r) | 245 | 84 | 0.4/1 | 391 | 0.1/1 | 0.2/1 | 0.2/1 |
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PROGRAM | HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
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8-11 | Network Average | 1.1/2 | 1845 | 0.5/3 | 0.6/3 | 0.7/2 | ||
7:00 | La Rosa de Guadalupe | 0.9/2 | 1622 | 0.5/3 | 0.6/3 | 0.6/3 | ||
9:00 | Vino el Amor | 1.3/2 | 2099 | 0.5/3 | 0.7/3 | 0.7/3 | ||
10:02 | La Piloto | 1.0/2 | 1703 | 0.5/3 | 0.6/3 | 0.7/2 | ||
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PROGRAM | HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
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8-11 | Network Average | 0.4/1 | 789 | 0.2/1 | 0.3/1 | 0.3/1 | ||
7:00 | Moisés y Los Diez Mandamientos (r) | 0.3/1 | 493 | 0.1/1 | 0.2/1 | 0.2/1 | ||
8:00 | Moisés y Los Diez Mandamientos | 0.6/1 | 1015 | 0.2/1 | 0.3/2 | 0.4/2 | ||
9:00 | Mujeres de Negro (thru 10:00) | 0.3/1 | 562 | 0.2/1 | 0.2/1 | 0.2/1 | ||
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PROGRAM | HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
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8-11 | Network Average (preliminary) | 0.7/1 | 1245 | 0.4/2 | 0.5/2 | |||
8:00 | La Doña (preliminary) | 0.7/1 | 1197 | 0.3/2 | 0.4/2 | |||
9:00 | La Doña (preliminary) | 0.8/2 | 1396 | 0.4/2 | 0.5/2 | |||
10:00 | El Capo (preliminary) | 0.6/1 | 1140 | 0.4/2 | 0.5/2 |
Note: All of this date’s Telemundo data are based on preliminary figures.
Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Friday 4/21/17
“The Toy Box” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.4/3
Men 18-34: 0.2/2
Women 18-49: 0.8/4
Men 18-49: 0.4/2
“Shark Tank” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.7/4
Men 18-34: 0.4/3
Women 18-49: 1.2/5
Men 18-49: 0.8/4
“20/20” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.5/3
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 1.0/4
Men 18-49: 0.5/2
“First Dates” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.4/3
Men 18-34: 0.2/2
Women 18-49: 0.8/4
Men 18-49: 0.5/3
“Dateline NBC” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.7/4
Men 18-34: 0.4/3
Women 18-49: 1.3/6
Men 18-49: 0.8/3
“Rosewood” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 0.8/4
Men 18-49: 0.4/2
Cable Rankings – Friday 4/21/17
What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Friday, April 21:
* Vwrs = Viewers in thousands; V-No. = Prime time rank in viewers; D-No. = Prime time rank in demo (adults 18-49) | |||||||
V-No.* | D-No.* | Program | Net | Start | Dur | Vwrs* | A1849 |
58 | 42 | LIVE PD AC | A&E | 8:00 PM | 60 | 668 | 0.20 |
13 | 5 | LIVE PD | A&E | 9:00 PM | 180 | 1265 | 0.43 |
65 | 34 | KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 8:00 PM | 30 | 572 | 0.22 |
66 | 29 | AMERICAN DAD | ADSM | 8:30 PM | 30 | 562 | 0.23 |
54 | 12 | CLEVELAND SHOW | ADSM | 9:00 PM | 30 | 681 | 0.29 |
34 | 7 | AMERICAN DAD | ADSM | 9:30 PM | 30 | 893 | 0.38 |
24 | 4 | BOB’S BURGERS | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1082 | 0.50 |
15 | 3 | BOB’S BURGERS | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1234 | 0.60 |
69 | 63 | BACK-TO-BACK FRIDAYS: THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION | AMC | 7:00 PM | 180 | 538 | 0.17 |
70 | 56 | BACK-TO-BACK FRIDAYS: THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION | AMC | 10:00 PM | 180 | 527 | 0.18 |
87 | 93 | TANKED | APL | 9:01 PM | 61 | 376 | 0.12 |
68 | 56 | TANKED | APL | 10:02 PM | 61 | 540 | 0.18 |
98 | 93 | BRAVO MOVIE: SEX AND THE CITY (2008) | BRVO | 10:54 PM | 186 | 269 | 0.12 |
95 | 63 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 8:00 PM | 30 | 315 | 0.17 |
96 | 69 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 8:30 PM | 30 | 314 | 0.16 |
86 | 47 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 9:00 PM | 30 | 384 | 0.19 |
89 | 47 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 9:30 PM | 30 | 364 | 0.19 |
100 | 93 | COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: HOT TUB TIME MACHINE | CMDY | 10:00 PM | 140 | 241 | 0.12 |
32 | 56 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 905 | 0.18 |
52 | 78 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 690 | 0.14 |
60 | 78 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 645 | 0.14 |
33 | 78 | YUKON MEN | DISC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 894 | 0.14 |
8 | 34 | YUKON MEN | DISC | 9:00 PM | 61 | 1444 | 0.22 |
18 | 42 | ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER | DISC | 10:01 PM | 60 | 1185 | 0.20 |
62 | 69 | SOFIA THE FIRST | DISJR | 8:00 PM | 25 | 600 | 0.16 |
67 | 75 | LEGO FROZEN NORTHERN LIGHTS | DISJR | 8:30 PM | 25 | 554 | 0.15 |
75 | 93 | SOFIA THE FIRST | DISJR | 8:55 PM | 25 | 481 | 0.12 |
27 | 63 | STUCK IN THE MIDDLE | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 30 | 997 | 0.17 |
12 | 42 | ANDI MACK | DSNY | 8:30 PM | 25 | 1272 | 0.20 |
14 | 38 | STRANGE MAGIC | DSNY | 9:00 PM | 105 | 1243 | 0.21 |
30 | 69 | TANGLED: THE SERIES | DSNY | 10:45 PM | 25 | 936 | 0.16 |
2 | 2 | NBA PLAYOFFS-1ST ROUND GAME 3: BOSTON @ CHICAGO (1.59 HH) | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 153 | 2502 | 1.00 |
1 | 1 | NBA PLAYOFFS-1ST ROUND GAME 3: HOUSTON @ OKLAHOMA CITY (2.22 HH) | ESPN | 9:33 PM | 157 | 3439 | 1.47 |
28 | 6 | NBA PLAYOFFS-1ST ROUND GAME 3: L.A. CLIPPERS @ UTAH (0.64 HH) | ESPN2 | 10:00 PM | 169 | 994 | 0.39 |
31 | 20 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 8:00 PM | 30 | 911 | 0.25 |
26 | 13 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 8:30 PM | 30 | 1004 | 0.28 |
25 | 11 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 30 | 1056 | 0.30 |
29 | 16 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 9:30 PM | 30 | 964 | 0.27 |
36 | 17 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 10:00 PM | 30 | 890 | 0.26 |
41 | 17 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 10:30 PM | 30 | 837 | 0.26 |
3 | 47 | THE FACTOR | FOXNC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 2261 | 0.19 |
4 | 56 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOXNC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 2207 | 0.18 |
6 | 47 | HANNITY | FOXNC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1844 | 0.19 |
64 | 63 | BIG SCREEN MOVIE: MATILDA | FRFM | 8:00 PM | 120 | 578 | 0.17 |
79 | 47 | MOVIE DOWNLOAD: THE INTERNSHIP | FX | 8:00 PM | 180 | 468 | 0.19 |
97 | 78 | THE SIMPSONS | FXX | 9:30 PM | 30 | 288 | 0.14 |
94 | 56 | THE SIMPSONS | FXX | 10:00 PM | 30 | 342 | 0.18 |
90 | 47 | THE SIMPSONS | FXX | 10:30 PM | 30 | 357 | 0.19 |
75 | 93 | THE MIDDLE | HALL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 481 | 0.12 |
77 | 86 | THE MIDDLE | HALL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 476 | 0.13 |
7 | 9 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO | 10:00 PM | 57 | 1511 | 0.33 |
20 | 38 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HGTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 1126 | 0.21 |
22 | 23 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HGTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 1097 | 0.24 |
21 | 23 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HGTV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 1098 | 0.24 |
23 | 23 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HGTV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 1088 | 0.24 |
17 | 20 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1199 | 0.25 |
16 | 17 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL | HGTV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1212 | 0.26 |
39 | 42 | ANCIENT ALIENS AC | HIST | 8:00 PM | 243 | 850 | 0.20 |
49 | 63 | 48 HOURS ON ID | ID | 8:00 PM | 60 | 709 | 0.17 |
40 | 47 | 48 HOURS ON ID | ID | 9:00 PM | 60 | 843 | 0.19 |
42 | 29 | DETECTIVE | ID | 10:00 PM | 60 | 826 | 0.23 |
92 | 86 | BRING IT! FAN CHAT | LIF | 8:00 PM | 60 | 348 | 0.13 |
43 | 10 | BRING IT! | LIF | 9:00 PM | 62 | 816 | 0.32 |
78 | 56 | POP GAME | LIF | 10:02 PM | 60 | 469 | 0.18 |
59 | 69 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: RUNNING AWAY | LMN | 8:00 PM | 120 | 646 | 0.16 |
72 | 86 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED RPT: UNDERCOVER WIFE | LMN | 10:00 PM | 120 | 493 | 0.13 |
81 | 75 | WARCRAFT | MAX | 8:00 PM | 123 | 430 | 0.15 |
9 | 78 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1402 | 0.14 |
5 | 29 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 2025 | 0.23 |
10 | 86 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1333 | 0.13 |
80 | 34 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN9 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 31 | 433 | 0.22 |
88 | 47 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN8 | MTV | 8:31 PM | 30 | 371 | 0.19 |
85 | 47 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN7 | MTV | 9:01 PM | 30 | 398 | 0.19 |
84 | 69 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN4 | MTV | 9:31 PM | 30 | 399 | 0.16 |
83 | 56 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN4 | MTV | 10:01 PM | 30 | 409 | 0.18 |
72 | 42 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN2B | MTV | 10:31 PM | 30 | 493 | 0.20 |
61 | 20 | NHL QTR FINALS GAME 5: TORONTO @ WASHINGTON (0.40 HH) | NBCSN | 7:04 PM | 190 | 642 | 0.25 |
91 | 75 | NHL LIVE POST QTR FINALS (0.22 HH) | NBCSN | 10:14 PM | 24 | 353 | 0.15 |
11 | 23 | HENRY DANGER | NICK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1300 | 0.24 |
19 | 13 | NICK AT NITE MOVIE: ICE AGE | NAN | 9:00 PM | 90 | 1159 | 0.28 |
38 | 34 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 10:30 PM | 30 | 861 | 0.22 |
55 | 86 | PEPPA PIG | NKJR | 9:30 PM | 30 | 680 | 0.13 |
46 | 78 | PAW PATROL | NKJR | 10:00 PM | 24 | 795 | 0.14 |
45 | 69 | PAW PATROL | NKJR | 10:24 PM | 24 | 814 | 0.16 |
57 | 93 | BLAZE | NKJR | 10:48 PM | 24 | 670 | 0.12 |
50 | 38 | COPS | SPIKE | 8:00 PM | 30 | 704 | 0.21 |
53 | 38 | COPS | SPIKE | 8:30 PM | 30 | 682 | 0.21 |
56 | 23 | BELLATOR 178 MMA LIVE (0.39 HH) | SPIKE | 9:00 PM | 113 | 674 | 0.24 |
82 | 78 | COPS | SPIKE | 10:53 PM | 30 | 425 | 0.14 |
48 | 29 | SYFY MOVIE: INDEPENDENCE DAY | SYFY | 8:00 PM | 180 | 756 | 0.23 |
74 | 23 | TBS PRIME MOVIE: LIAR, LIAR | TBS | 8:00 PM | 120 | 491 | 0.24 |
71 | 86 | HERE COMES HONEY BOO BOO | TLC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 495 | 0.13 |
63 | 63 | HONEY BOO BOO: LOST EPISODES | TLC | 9:00 PM | 120 | 589 | 0.17 |
37 | 29 | TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN | TNT | 8:00 PM | 135 | 870 | 0.23 |
47 | 13 | TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: S.W.A.T. | TNT | 10:15 PM | 150 | 766 | 0.28 |
99 | 86 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 10:30 PM | 30 | 256 | 0.13 |
34 | 93 | MASH | TVL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 893 | 0.12 |
43 | 78 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 816 | 0.14 |
51 | 8 | RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE 9 | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 59 | 693 | 0.34 |
93 | 93 | R&R PICTURE SHOWS: PURPLE RAIN | VH1 | 9:57 PM | 153 | 346 | 0.12 |
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research