For the first night in 22 nights on television, a network other than NBC won prime time. An “NFL Preseason” matchup between the Cleveland Browns and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers helped CBS win Friday among total viewers and all key demographics.
Half-hours for “NFL Preseason: Cleveland Browns @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers” on CBS were, as follows:
8:00-8:30
Household rating/Share: 2.8/6
Viewers: 4.226 million
adults 18-34: 0.7 rating/5 share
adults 18-49: 1.0 rating/5 share
adults 25-54: 1.2 rating/5 share
8:30-9:00
Household rating/Share: 2.9/6
Viewers: 4.365 million
adults 18-34: 0.9 rating/5 share
adults 18-49: 1.1 rating/6 share
adults 25-54: 1.4 rating/6 share
9:00-9:30
Household rating/Share: 3.0/6
Viewers: 4.443 million
adults 18-34: 1.0 rating/6 share
adults 18-49: 1.3 rating/6 share
adults 25-54: 1.5 rating/6 share
9:30-10:00
Household rating/Share: 2.7/5
Viewers: 4.310 million
adults 18-34: 1.0 rating/5 share
adults 18-49: 1.3 rating/5 share
adults 25-54: 1.5 rating/5 share
10:00-10:30
Household rating/Share: 2.5/5
Viewers: 3.828 million
adults 18-34: 0.9 rating/5 share
adults 18-49: 1.2 rating/5 share
adults 25-54: 1.4 rating/5 share
10:30-11:00
Household rating/Share: 2.3/5
Viewers: 3.464 million
adults 18-34: 0.9 rating/5 share
adults 18-49: 1.1 rating/5 share
adults 25-54: 1.3 rating/5 share
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8-11 | Network Average | 2.5/5 | 3628 | 0.5/3 | 0.7/3 | 1.0/4 | ||
| 8:00 | Shark Tank (r) | 239 | 92 | 2.4/5 | 3474 | 0.4/3 | 0.7/3 | 1.0/4 |
| 9:01 | What Would You Do? | 239 | 92 | 2.4/5 | 3449 | 0.5/3 | 0.8/3 | 1.0/4 |
| 10:00 | 20/20 | 242 | 93 | 2.8/6 | 3959 | 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 | 2.7/5 | 4056 | 0.9/5 | 1.1/5 | 1.4/5 | ||
| 8:00 | NFL Preseason Cleveland @ Tampa Bay (s) (thru 11:06) | 253 | 94 | 2.7/5 | 4056 | 0.9/5 | 1.1/5 | 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 | 2.3/5 | 3380 | 0.4/3 | 0.7/3 | 1.0/4 | ||
| 8:00 | America’s Got Talent (r) | 230 | 91 | 2.0/4 | 3017 | 0.4/2 | 0.6/3 | 0.9/3 |
| 10:00 | Dateline NBC (r) | 239 | 92 | 2.8/6 | 4106 | 0.5/3 | 0.9/4 | 1.3/4 |
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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 | 1.2/2 | 1856 | 0.4/2 | 0.6/2 | 0.7/2 | ||
| 8:00 | Masterchef (r) | 251 | 94 | 1.2/2 | 1756 | 0.4/2 | 0.5/3 | 0.7/3 |
| 9:00 | Masterchef (r) | 254 | 94 | 1.3/2 | 1957 | 0.4/2 | 0.6/2 | 0.8/2 |
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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 | 0.6/1 | 1033 | 0.2/1 | 0.3/1 | 0.3/1 | ||
| 8:00 | Masters of Illusion (r) | 240 | 79 | 0.6/1 | 999 | 0.2/1 | 0.3/1 | 0.3/1 |
| 8:30 | Masters of Illusion (r) | 240 | 79 | 0.6/1 | 1011 | 0.2/1 | 0.3/1 | 0.3/1 |
| 9:00 | Penn & Teller: Fool Us (r) | 240 | 79 | 0.6/1 | 1062 | 0.2/1 | 0.2/1 | 0.3/1 |
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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 | 0.9/2 | 1536 | 0.5/2 | ||||
| 7:00 | La Rosa de Guadalupe | 0.9/2 | 1554 | 0.6/3 | ||||
| 8:00 | Un Camino Hacia El Destino | 1.1/2 | 1908 | 0.6/3 | ||||
| 9:00 | Tres Veces Ana | 1.1/2 | 1799 | 0.7/3 | ||||
| 10:00 | Narcos | 0.5/1 | 901 | 0.3/1 | ||||
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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 | 0.1/0 | 197 | 0.1/0 | ||||
| 7:00 | Mi Corazon es Tuyo | 0.2/0 | 295 | 0.1/1 | ||||
| 8:00 | Major League Soccer Real Salt Lake vs. Colorado (s) | 0.1/0 | 188 | 0.1/0 | ||||
| 10:03 | 40 y 20 | 0.1/0 | 241 | 0.1/0 | ||||
| 10:33 | 40 y 20 (thru 11:03) | 0.1/0 | 193 | 0.1/0 | ||||
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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 | 0.9/2 | 1511 | 0.6/3 | ||||
| 7:00 | Caso Cerrado: Edición Estelar | 0.9/2 | 1479 | 0.4/2 | ||||
| 8:00 | Silvana Sin Lana | 0.7/1 | 1270 | 0.5/2 | ||||
| 9:00 | Sin Senos Sí Hay Paraíso | 0.8/2 | 1473 | 0.6/3 | ||||
| 10:00 | Señora Acero 3: La Coyote | 1.0/2 | 1791 | 0.8/4 | ||||
Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Friday 08/26/16
“What Would You Do?” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 1.0/4
Men 18-49: 0.6/3
“20/20” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.5/3
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 0.9/4
Men 18-49: 0.6/3
“NFL Preseason: Cleveland @ Tampa Bay” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.8/4
Men 18-34: 1.0/6
Women 18-49: 1.0/4
Men 18-49: 1.3/7
“College Football: Hawaii vs. California in Australia” (ESPN)
Women 18-34: 0.16
Men 18-34: 0.46
Women 18-49: 0.16
Men 18-49: 0.49
Cable Rankings – Friday 08/26/16
What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Friday, August 19:
| * 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 |
| 73 | 41 | KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 8:00 PM | 30 | 673 | 0.24 |
| 62 | 27 | KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 8:30 PM | 30 | 751 | 0.28 |
| 37 | 10 | CLEVELAND SHOW | ADSM | 9:00 PM | 30 | 943 | 0.37 |
| 18 | 5 | AMERICAN DAD | ADSM | 9:30 PM | 30 | 1260 | 0.53 |
| 12 | 2 | FAMILY GUY | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1515 | 0.71 |
| 7 | 1 | FAMILY GUY | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1728 | 0.82 |
| 80 | 87 | TREEHOUSE MASTERS | APL | 8:00 PM | 61 | 636 | 0.13 |
| 70 | 77 | TREEHOUSE MASTERS | APL | 9:01 PM | 61 | 680 | 0.15 |
| 43 | 64 | TREEHOUSE MASTERS | APL | 10:02 PM | 61 | 883 | 0.18 |
| 36 | 69 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 947 | 0.16 |
| 57 | 80 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 790 | 0.14 |
| 51 | 82 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 810 | 0.14 |
| 17 | 33 | BERING SEA GOLD | DISC | 9:00 PM | 62 | 1276 | 0.26 |
| 75 | 71 | BLUE COLLAR BACKERS | DISC | 10:02 PM | 61 | 651 | 0.16 |
| 42 | 53 | SNOW WHITE AND SEVEN DWARFS | DISJR | 7:00 PM | 85 | 889 | 0.21 |
| 41 | 61 | SO MUCH YOU CAN DO | DISJR | 8:25 PM | 5 | 915 | 0.19 |
| 72 | 86 | DOC MCSTUFFINS | DISJR | 8:30 PM | 25 | 675 | 0.13 |
| 88 | 83 | QUIET IS | DISJR | 8:55 PM | 5 | 606 | 0.14 |
| 99 | 90 | MILES FROM TOMORROWLAND | DISJR | 9:00 PM | 25 | 569 | 0.12 |
| 100 | 78 | DJ NIGHT LIGHT | DISJR | 10:25 PM | 5 | 567 | 0.14 |
| 85 | 75 | GOLDIE & BEAR | DISJR | 10:30 PM | 25 | 613 | 0.15 |
| 92 | 79 | DJ NIGHT LIGHT | DISJR | 10:55 PM | 5 | 590 | 0.14 |
| 49 | 84 | TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE | DIY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 825 | 0.13 |
| 97 | 95 | TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE | DIY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 579 | 0.11 |
| 11 | 12 | BUNK’D | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 30 | 1540 | 0.33 |
| 3 | 8 | GIRL MEETS WORLD | DSNY | 8:30 PM | 30 | 1864 | 0.46 |
| 19 | 42 | BIZAARDVARK | DSNY | 9:00 PM | 30 | 1240 | 0.24 |
| 20 | 55 | BIZAARDVARK | DSNY | 9:30 PM | 30 | 1193 | 0.21 |
| 22 | 54 | STAR VS FORCES OF EVIL | DSNY | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1158 | 0.21 |
| 25 | 60 | STAR VS FORCES OF EVIL | DSNY | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1086 | 0.19 |
| 58 | 13 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: HAWAII / CAL IN AUSTRALIA (0.53 HH) | ESPN | 10:05 PM | 223 | 782 | 0.32 |
| 48 | 32 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 8:00 PM | 30 | 840 | 0.26 |
| 39 | 23 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 8:30 PM | 30 | 927 | 0.29 |
| 31 | 19 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 30 | 1031 | 0.30 |
| 34 | 22 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 9:30 PM | 30 | 970 | 0.29 |
| 54 | 45 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 10:00 PM | 30 | 799 | 0.24 |
| 56 | 44 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 10:30 PM | 30 | 791 | 0.24 |
| 1 | 68 | THE O’REILLY FACTOR SPECIAL | FOXNC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 2048 | 0.17 |
| 2 | 72 | THE KELLY FILE SPECIAL | FOXNC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1910 | 0.16 |
| 8 | 81 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOXNC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1711 | 0.14 |
| 33 | 20 | MOVIE DOWNLOAD: THE HEAT | FX | 8:00 PM | 180 | 1004 | 0.30 |
| 86 | 97 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 9:30 PM | 30 | 609 | 0.11 |
| 84 | 85 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 10:00 PM | 30 | 615 | 0.13 |
| 86 | 94 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 10:30 PM | 30 | 609 | 0.11 |
| 24 | 63 | BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT RENOVATION | HGTV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1112 | 0.18 |
| 14 | 36 | BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT RENOVATION | HGTV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1359 | 0.25 |
| 13 | 28 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1456 | 0.28 |
| 9 | 25 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL | HGTV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1603 | 0.29 |
| 40 | 48 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HIST | 8:00 PM | 60 | 923 | 0.23 |
| 23 | 21 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HIST | 9:00 PM | 63 | 1120 | 0.30 |
| 27 | 24 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HIST | 10:03 PM | 60 | 1075 | 0.29 |
| 83 | 100 | HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: J.L. FAMILY RANCH | HMM | 9:00 PM | 120 | 617 | 0.05 |
| 50 | 59 | NIGHTMARE NEXT DOOR | ID | 8:00 PM | 60 | 818 | 0.20 |
| 51 | 65 | NIGHTMARE NEXT DOOR | ID | 9:00 PM | 60 | 810 | 0.17 |
| 61 | 57 | KILLER CLERGY | ID | 10:00 PM | 60 | 760 | 0.20 |
| 96 | 49 | BRING IT! FAN CHAT | LIF | 8:00 PM | 58 | 583 | 0.23 |
| 45 | 16 | BRING IT SHORT | LIF | 8:58 PM | 2 | 858 | 0.32 |
| 21 | 7 | BRING IT! | LIF | 9:00 PM | 62 | 1183 | 0.47 |
| 26 | 9 | RAP GAME | LIF | 10:02 PM | 62 | 1080 | 0.43 |
| 98 | 66 | MOVIE | LMN | 8:00 PM | 120 | 571 | 0.17 |
| 28 | 93 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1047 | 0.12 |
| 10 | 62 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1571 | 0.19 |
| 38 | 91 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 936 | 0.12 |
| 32 | 39 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 9:00 PM | 30 | 1017 | 0.24 |
| 35 | 30 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 9:30 PM | 30 | 968 | 0.27 |
| 30 | 18 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1036 | 0.30 |
| 29 | 14 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1045 | 0.32 |
| 93 | 51 | NFL GAMEDAY LIVE (0.40 HH) | NFLN | 8:00 PM | 180 | 589 | 0.22 |
| 16 | 38 | THUNDERMANS | NICK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1317 | 0.24 |
| 67 | 67 | SHIMMER AND SHINE | NKJR | 8:00 PM | 30 | 706 | 0.17 |
| 77 | 76 | WALLYKAZAM! | NKJR | 8:30 PM | 30 | 650 | 0.15 |
| 58 | 74 | PEPPA PIG | NKJR | 9:00 PM | 30 | 782 | 0.15 |
| 55 | 73 | PEPPA PIG | NKJR | 9:30 PM | 30 | 795 | 0.16 |
| 78 | 88 | DORA AND FRIENDS | NKJR | 10:00 PM | 24 | 648 | 0.13 |
| 91 | 70 | LOVE THY NEIGHBOR | OWN | 9:00 PM | 30 | 597 | 0.16 |
| 65 | 56 | COPS | SPIKE | 8:00 PM | 30 | 738 | 0.20 |
| 47 | 37 | COPS | SPIKE | 8:30 PM | 30 | 842 | 0.25 |
| 46 | 31 | COPS | SPIKE | 9:00 PM | 30 | 853 | 0.26 |
| 44 | 35 | COPS | SPIKE | 9:30 PM | 30 | 878 | 0.25 |
| 66 | 34 | BELLATOR 160 MMA LIVE (0.46 HH) | SPIKE | 10:00 PM | 135 | 725 | 0.26 |
| 71 | 58 | KILLJOYS | SYFY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 677 | 0.20 |
| 60 | 50 | DARK MATTER | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 762 | 0.22 |
| 95 | 52 | 2 BROKE GIRLS | TBS | 8:00 PM | 30 | 587 | 0.21 |
| 68 | 40 | 2 BROKE GIRLS | TBS | 8:30 PM | 30 | 705 | 0.24 |
| 15 | 11 | BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 9:00 PM | 30 | 1323 | 0.37 |
| 6 | 6 | BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 9:30 PM | 30 | 1758 | 0.52 |
| 4 | 4 | BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1855 | 0.58 |
| 5 | 3 | BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1782 | 0.59 |
| 53 | 26 | TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY | TNT | 8:00 PM | 210 | 803 | 0.28 |
| 69 | 99 | ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW | TVL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 704 | 0.07 |
| 82 | 98 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 9:00 PM | 30 | 622 | 0.10 |
| 79 | 92 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 9:30 PM | 30 | 641 | 0.12 |
| 94 | 96 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 588 | 0.11 |
| 81 | 89 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 632 | 0.13 |
| 90 | 47 | MODERN FAMILY | USA | 8:00 PM | 30 | 600 | 0.23 |
| 75 | 43 | MODERN FAMILY | USA | 8:30 PM | 30 | 651 | 0.24 |
| 89 | 46 | MODERN FAMILY | USA | 9:00 PM | 30 | 603 | 0.24 |
| 74 | 29 | MODERN FAMILY | USA | 9:30 PM | 30 | 666 | 0.27 |
| 62 | 17 | MODERN FAMILY | USA | 10:00 PM | 30 | 751 | 0.31 |
| 64 | 15 | MODERN FAMILY | USA | 10:30 PM | 30 | 746 | 0.32 |
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research
