Friday Final Nationals: ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ on VH1 Earns Series-Best Finale Ratings

CBS led Friday prime time in total viewers (4.93 million); NBC topped adults 18-49 outright (0.9 rating/4 share) as well sharing the demo wins with ABC among adults 18-34 (0.5/3) and adults 25-54 (1.2/4.7).

The ninth season finale of VH1 reality competition “RuPaul’s Drag Race” delivered the series’ best finale ratings to-date and the best viewership since its ninth season premiere on Mar. 24. The finale telecast jumped a whopping 218 percent in adults 18-49 from its eighth season finale on May 16, 2016. All of the series’ prior eight seasons aired on the lesser-viewed VH1 sister network of Logo.

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* AFF = Number of affiliates (stations) airing the program
* CVG = percent of coverage in U.S.
	Friday, June 23, 2017
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			2.7/6	4158	0.5/3	0.8/4	1.2/5
8:00	Shark Tank (r)	252	93	2.4/5	3696	0.4/3	0.7/4	1.0/4
9:00	What Would You Do? (p)	261	93	2.6/5	4033	0.5/3	0.9/4	1.2/5
10:00	20/20	252	93	3.1/6	4750	0.5/3	1.0/5	1.3/5
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			3.2/7	4931	0.3/2	0.5/3	0.9/4
8:00	MacGyver (r)	254	93	2.7/6	4268	0.3/2	0.6/3	0.9/4
9:00	Hawaii Five-0 (r)	254	93	3.2/7	5018	0.3/2	0.5/3	0.9/3
10:00	Blue Bloods (r)	254	93	3.6/7	5509	0.3/2	0.6/3	0.9/3
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			2.7/6	4297	0.5/3	0.9/4	1.2/5
8:00	America’s Got Talent (r)	244	93	2.7/6	4284	0.5/3	0.9/5	1.2/5
10:00	Dateline NBC	246	93	2.8/6	4322	0.5/3	0.9/4	1.2/4
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-10	Network Average			0.9/2	1401	0.3/2	0.4/2	0.5/2
8:00	MasterChef (r)	255	93	1.0/2	1532	0.3/2	0.4/2	0.5/2
9:00	Beat Shazam (r)	255	93	0.8/2	1271	0.2/2	0.4/2	0.5/2
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-10	Network Average			0.4/1	639	0.1/1	0.2/1	0.2/1
8:00	The Originals (f)	246	88	0.5/1	798	0.2/1	0.3/1	0.3/1
9:00	Riverdale (r)	246	88	0.3/1	479	0.1/1	0.1/1	0.2/1
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			0.9/2	1554		0.5/3
7:00	La Rosa de Guadalupe			0.8/2	1459		0.5/3
8:00	José de Egipto			0.9/2	1631		0.5/3
9:00	La Doble Vida de Estela Carrillo			0.8/2	1416		0.5/2
10:01	La Piloto			0.9/2	1451		0.5/2
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			0.2/0	422		0.1/1
6:00	Cine X-Men orígenes: Wolverine (2009)			0.2/0	320		0.1/1
8:00	La Barra (s)			0.1/0	163		0.1/0
9:00	Fútbol MLS Houston vs. FC Dallas (s) (thru 11:08)			0.1/0	203		0.1/1
9:59	El Bienamado			0.2/0	440		0.1/1
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			0.7/2	1278		0.5/3
7:00	Caso Cerrado: Edición Estelar			0.8/2	1375		0.4/2
8:00	El Capo			0.5/1	955		0.3/2
9:00	La Querida del Centauro			0.6/1	1065		0.4/2
10:00	El Señor de Los Cielos V			1.00/2	1814		0.8/4

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Friday 6/23/17

Cable Rankings – Friday 6/23/17
What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Friday, June 23:

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research