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Friday Final Nationals: Solid Premiere for ‘MacGyver’ Reboot on CBS

The first Friday of the 2016-17 traditional TV season belonged to CBS. The network dominated the evening as all of its three programs each drawing in the double-digit millions in same-day viewers.

For the night, CBS led in viewers (10.56 million), adults 18-49 (1.4 rating/5 share) and adults 25-54 (2.1/7). Compared to premiere Friday last year (Sep. 25, 2015), CBS was up +31 percent in viewers, +27 percent in household rating, +17 percent in adults 18-49 and +24 percent in adults 25-54.

The debut of “MacGyver” on CBS, the remake of the 1980s ABC series, was Friday’s most-watched, top-rated telecast on television.

Compared to the time period premiere Friday last year (‘The Amazing Race’ on Sep. 25, 2015), ‘MacGyver’ was up +87 percent in viewers, +42 percent in adults 18-49, +50 percent in adults 18-34 and +41 percent in adults 25-54.  ‘MacGyver’ scored CBS’s best time period premiere in viewers since Sept. 30, 2005 (“Ghost Whisperer”) and in adults 18-49 since Nov. 9, 2012 (“Undercover Boss”).

On the other end of the spectrum, the night’s other series premiere, Fox’s “The Exorcist” was scarcely sampled as it led out of the season premiere of the worn-out “Hell’s Kitchen”.

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* AFF = Number of affiliates (stations) airing the program
* CVG = percent of coverage in U.S.
Programming Insider Friday, September 23, 2016
PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 2.9/6 4458 0.5/3 0.9/4 1.3/5
8:00 Last Man Standing (p) 249 94 3.8/8 5950 0.7/4 1.1/5 1.7/6
8:31 Dr. Ken (p) 249 94 2.6/5 4017 0.5/3 0.9/4 1.2/4
9:00 Shark Tank (p) 249 94 3.2/6 4982 0.6/4 1.1/5 1.6/5
10:01 20/20 249 94 2.4/5 3351 0.4/2 0.7/3 1.0/3
PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 6.6/13 10557 0.8/5 1.4/6 2.1/7
8:00 MacGyver (p) 254 94 6.8/13 10896 0.9/5 1.7/8 2.4/9
9:00 Hawaii Five-0 (p) 254 94 6.4/12 10221 0.8/4 1.4/6 2.0/7
10:00 Blue Bloods (p) 254 94 6.7/13 10553 0.8/4 1.3/5 1.9/7
PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 2.7/5 3869 0.4/2 0.8/3 1.2/4
8:00 Superstore (r) 241 94 1.6/3 2374 0.3/2 0.6/3 0.7/3
8:30 The Good Place (r) 241 94 1.6/3 2326 0.3/2 0.6/3 0.7/3
9:00 Dateline NBC (p) 244 94 3.2/6 4628 0.4/2 1.0/4 1.4/5
PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-10 Network Average 1.9/4 3118 0.7/4 1.0/4 1.3/5
8:00 Hell’s Kitchen (p) 255 94 2.0/4 3374 0.6/4 1.1/5 1.4/5
9:00 The Exorcist (p) 255 94 1.7/3 2854 0.7/4 1.0/4 1.2/4
PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-10 Network Average 0.5/1 851 0.2/1 0.2/1 0.3/1
8:00 Masters of Illusion 245 86 0.5/1 729 0.2/1 0.2/1 0.3/1
8:30 Masters of Illusion (r) 245 86 0.5/1 749 0.2/1 0.2/1 0.3/1
9:00 Penn & Teller: Fool Us (r) 245 86 0.6/1 962 0.2/1 0.3/1 0.4/1
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 0.9/2 1499 0.5/2
7:00 La Rosa de Guadalupe 0.8/2 1475 0.5/3
8:00 Despertar Contigo 0.7/1 1341 0.4/2
9:00 Tres Veces Ana 1.0/2 1669 0.6/2
10:00 El Color de la Pasión 0.9/2 1488 0.5/2
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 0.1/0 231 0.1/0
6:00 Cine El Última Pelea (2012) 0.2/0 307 0.1/1
8:00 Major League Soccer Chicago Fire @ New York City FC (s) 0.1/0 242 0.1/0
10:04 40 y 20 0.1/0 200 0.1/0
10:34 40 y 20 0.1/0 213 0.1/0
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 1.0/2 1783 0.7/3
7:00 Caso Cerrado: Edición Estelar 1.0/2 1591 0.4/2
8:00 Silvana Sin Lana 0.9/2 1470 0.5/2
9:00 Sin Senos Sí Hay Paraíso 1.0/2 1831 0.7/3
10:00 Señora Acero 3: La Coyote 1.1/2 2048 0.9/4

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Friday 09/23/16

“Last Man Standing” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.7/4
Men 18-34: 0.6/4
Women 18-49: 1.3/6
Men 18-49: 1.0/5

“Dr. Ken” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.5/3
Men 18-34: 0.4/3
Women 18-49: 1.0/4
Men 18-49: 0.7/3

“Shark Tank” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.7/3
Men 18-34: 0.6/4
Women 18-49: 1.2/5
Men 18-49: 1.0/4

“20/20” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 0.9/3
Men 18-49: 0.5/2

“MacGyver” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 1.0/5
Men 18-34: 0.7/5
Women 18-49: 1.8/7
Men 18-49: 1.6/8

“Hawaii Five-0” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.9/4
Men 18-34: 0.7/4
Women 18-49: 1.6/6
Men 18-49: 1.1/5

“Blue Bloods” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.9/5
Men 18-34: 0.6/4
Women 18-49: 1.5/6
Men 18-49: 1.1/5

“Dateline NBC” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.5/3
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 1.2/5
Men 18-49: 0.7/3

“Hell’s Kitchen” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.8/4
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 1.2/5
Men 18-49: 1.0/5

“The Exorcist” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.8/4
Men 18-34: 0.6/4
Women 18-49: 1.0/4
Men 18-49: 0.9/4

“Masters of Illusion” (CW, 8pm)
Women 18-34: 0.2/1
Men 18-34: 0.1/1
Women 18-49: 0.2/1
Men 18-49: 0.1/1

“Z Nation” (Syfy)
Women 18-34: 0.24
Men 18-34: 0.18
Women 18-49: 0.32
Men 18-49: 0.29

“Van Helsing” (Syfy)
Women 18-34: 0.15
Men 18-34: 0.15
Women 18-49: 0.22
Men 18-49: 0.23

“College Football: TCU @ SMU” (ESPN)
0.86 household rating
1.357 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.23
Men 18-34: 0.48
Women 18-49: 0.25
Men 18-49: 0.58

“College Football: USC @ Utah” (FS1)
0.67 household rating
1.042 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.16
Men 18-34: 0.31
Women 18-49: 0.17
Men 18-49: 0.51

Cable Rankings – Friday 09/23/16

What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Friday, September 23:

* 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
49 50 KILLING OF JONBENET A&E 8:00 PM 120 817 0.23
89 72 THE FIRST 48 A&E 10:00 PM 63 574 0.15
69 59 KING OF THE HILL ADSM 8:00 PM 30 654 0.19
63 37 KING OF THE HILL ADSM 8:30 PM 30 701 0.26
38 16 CLEVELAND SHOW ADSM 9:00 PM 30 892 0.35
24 11 AMERICAN DAD ADSM 9:30 PM 30 1161 0.46
13 3 FAMILY GUY ADSM 10:00 PM 30 1392 0.58
10 1 FAMILY GUY ADSM 10:30 PM 30 1494 0.64
79 76 AMC MOVIE: OPEN RANGE AMC 6:00 PM 180 616 0.14
76 73 AMC MOVIE: WALKING TALL AMC 9:00 PM 105 620 0.15
97 69 TANKED APL 10:02 PM 61 525 0.16
29 39 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 1093 0.25
33 47 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 1012 0.23
43 58 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 851 0.19
98 75 BERING SEA GOLD DISC 8:00 PM 60 524 0.14
20 21 BERING SEA GOLD DISC 9:00 PM 61 1248 0.33
74 60 TAKING FIRE DISC 10:01 PM 60 635 0.19
7 29 LIV & MADDIE: CALI STYLE DSNY 8:00 PM 30 1662 0.29
4 13 GIRL MEETS WORLD DSNY 8:30 PM 30 1771 0.40
12 33 K.C. UNDERCOVER DSNY 9:00 PM 30 1397 0.28
22 43 BIZAARDVARK DSNY 9:30 PM 30 1206 0.24
26 54 WALK THE PRANK DSNY 10:00 PM 30 1123 0.21
28 61 WALK THE PRANK DSNY 10:30 PM 30 1115 0.19
91 79 SOFIA THE FIRST DISJR 8:00 PM 25 564 0.13
93 86 SO MUCH YOU CAN DO DISJR 8:25 PM 5 547 0.12
82 78 MY FRIENDS TIGGER & POOH DISJR 8:30 PM 25 600 0.14
83 89 GOLDIE & BEAR DISJR 8:55 PM 25 594 0.12
80 94 LION GUARD DISJR 9:20 PM 25 607 0.11
73 87 PJ MASKS DISJR 9:45 PM 25 640 0.12
86 95 PJ MASKS SHORTS DISJR 10:10 PM 15 588 0.10
75 84 SOFIA THE FIRST DISJR 10:25 PM 25 622 0.13
77 88 SOFIA THE FIRST DISJR 10:50 PM 25 618 0.12
99 98 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY 9:00 PM 60 495 0.09
16 12 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: TCU / SMU ESPN 7:55 PM 207 1357 0.41
53 46 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 8:00 PM 30 788 0.23
54 49 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 8:30 PM 30 783 0.23
34 20 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 9:00 PM 60 1011 0.33
48 32 BURGERS, BREW & QUE FOOD 10:00 PM 30 818 0.28
47 26 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 10:30 PM 30 819 0.31
1 41 THE O’REILLY FACTOR FOXNC 8:00 PM 60 2988 0.25
2 35 THE KELLY FILE FOXNC 9:00 PM 60 2605 0.27
3 31 HANNITY FOXNC 10:00 PM 60 2228 0.28
30 18 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: PAC 12: USC / UTAH FS1 8:59 PM 219 1042 0.34
96 62 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: CHARLIE / CHOCOLATE FACTORY FRFM 8:15 PM 165 533 0.19
100 70 THE MIDDLE HALL 10:30 PM 30 485 0.16
19 23 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO 10:00 PM 57 1294 0.32
64 53 BREAK HBO 10:57 PM 3 692 0.21
59 55 ANCIENT ALIENS HIST 8:00 PM 60 731 0.21
42 45 ANCIENT ALIENS HIST 9:00 PM 60 864 0.23
37 36 ANCIENT ALIENS HIST 10:00 PM 63 933 0.27
36 48 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT RENOVATION HGTV 8:00 PM 60 965 0.23
35 44 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT RENOVATION HGTV 9:00 PM 60 995 0.23
11 22 HOUSE HUNTERS HGTV 10:00 PM 30 1471 0.33
9 24 HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL HGTV 10:30 PM 30 1521 0.32
62 66 NIGHTMARE NEXT DOOR ID 8:00 PM 60 714 0.17
60 68 KILLER CLERGY ID 9:00 PM 60 728 0.17
46 56 NIGHTMARE NEXT DOOR ID 10:00 PM 60 823 0.20
68 38 BRING IT! FAN CHAT LIF 8:00 PM 60 658 0.26
18 8 BRING IT! LIF 9:00 PM 62 1296 0.48
15 7 RAP GAME LIF 10:02 PM 60 1363 0.53
32 80 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 1014 0.13
14 63 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 1382 0.18
25 71 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 1127 0.16
88 91 SHIMMER AND SHINE NKJR 8:00 PM 30 581 0.12
85 93 SHIMMER AND SHINE NKJR 8:30 PM 30 589 0.11
78 82 BUBBLE GUPPIES NKJR 9:00 PM 30 617 0.13
84 85 BUBBLE GUPPIES NKJR 9:30 PM 30 593 0.12
80 81 TEAM UMIZOOMI NKJR 10:00 PM 24 607 0.13
90 83 TEAM UMIZOOMI NKJR 10:24 PM 24 566 0.13
94 92 WALLYKAZAM! NKJR 10:48 PM 24 540 0.11
58 57 FULL HOUSE NAN 9:00 PM 30 742 0.20
44 42 FULL HOUSE NAN 9:30 PM 30 849 0.24
40 30 FULL HOUSE NAN 10:00 PM 30 881 0.29
41 40 FULL HOUSE NAN 10:30 PM 30 869 0.25
51 74 ALL IN WITH CAM NICK 8:00 PM 30 807 0.15
72 77 THE HALO EFFECT NICK 8:30 PM 30 641 0.14
66 67 COPS SPIKE 8:00 PM 30 663 0.17
57 65 COPS SPIKE 8:30 PM 30 752 0.18
86 52 SYFY MOVIE: G.I. JOE:RETALIATION SYFY 6:30 PM 150 588 0.22
31 27 Z NATION SYFY 9:00 PM 60 1026 0.31
39 51 VAN HELSING SYFY 10:00 PM 55 890 0.22
45 64 VAN HELSING SYFY 10:55 PM 54 834 0.18
27 14 BIG BANG THEORY TBS 8:00 PM 30 1120 0.37
17 10 BIG BANG THEORY TBS 8:30 PM 30 1356 0.47
8 6 BIG BANG THEORY TBS 9:00 PM 30 1614 0.54
6 4 BIG BANG THEORY TBS 9:30 PM 30 1765 0.57
21 5 TBS PRIME MOVIE: WERE THE MILLERS TBS 10:00 PM 150 1246 0.56
95 97 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAV 9:00 PM 60 534 0.10
5 2 TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: STAR WARS: NEW HOPE TNT 8:00 PM 165 1766 0.60
23 9 TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: STAR WARS: NEW HOPE TNT 10:45 PM 165 1168 0.47
71 100 ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW TVL 8:00 PM 30 644 0.08
92 99 EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND TVL 9:30 PM 30 556 0.09
66 96 EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND TVL 10:00 PM 30 663 0.10
65 90 EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND TVL 10:30 PM 30 691 0.12
70 34 MODERN FAMILY USA 8:00 PM 30 648 0.27
61 28 MODERN FAMILY USA 8:30 PM 30 718 0.30
52 19 MODERN FAMILY USA 9:00 PM 30 803 0.33
56 25 MODERN FAMILY USA 9:30 PM 30 757 0.31
50 15 MODERN FAMILY USA 10:00 PM 30 810 0.36
55 17 MODERN FAMILY USA 10:30 PM 30 760 0.34

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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