From NBC Sports Group (full press release): For Friday’s primetime coverage, NBC Olympics’ Total Audience Delivery — calculating average minute viewing across broadcast, cable, and digital — had an average of 21.1 million viewers with an 12.3 household rating. The night was down 6 percent in viewership and down 7 percent in household rating from the second competition Friday in London 2012 (22.5 million viewers/13.2 household rating on August 10, 2012) when it had aired solely on NBC.
Top local markets for NBC Olympics coverage Friday night: Denver 18.5/35; Atlanta 15.2/25; Columbus 15.2/26; Washington DC 15.0/28; Richmond 15.0/24; Ft. Myers 14.8/24; Salt Lake 14.7/32; Minneapolis 14.7/30; San Diego 14.6/27; West Palm Beach 14.6/23
Half-hours for “Rio 2016 Summer Olympics-Friday” and “Superstore” on NBC were, as follows:
9:00-9:30
Household rating/Share: 11.5/22
Viewers: 19.684 million
adults 18-34: 3.3 rating/18 share
adults 18-49: 5.1 rating/21 share
adults 25-54: 6.6 rating/22 share
9:30-10:00
Household rating/Share: 12.5/23
Viewers: 21.815 million
adults 18-34: 4.0 rating/21 share
adults 18-49: 6.0 rating/23 share
adults 25-54: 7.7 rating/25 share
10:00-10:30
Household rating/Share: 11.0/21
Viewers: 19.120 million
adults 18-34: 3.7 rating/19 share
adults 18-49: 5.5 rating/22 share
adults 25-54: 6.9 rating/22 share
10:30-10:34
Household rating/Share: 9.6/19
Viewers: 16.523 million
adults 18-34: 3.2 rating/17 share
adults 18-49: 4.8 rating/19 share
adults 25-54: 5.9 rating/19 share
10:34-11:00 “Superstore”
Household rating/Share: 5.9/12
Viewers: 9.786 million
adults 18-34: 2.0 rating/11 share
adults 18-49: 3.1 rating/12 share
adults 25-54: 3.7 rating/13 share
The special Friday, Aug. 19 primetime “Superstore” averaged 9.7 million viewers – not only the series’ best ratings performance to-date but also ranking as the most-watched Friday comedy telecast on any network since 2004.
The show scored the highest 18-49 rating for a Friday scripted telecast on any network since Feb. 23, 2007 (3.0 for CBS’s “Numbers”), and was the highest-rated Friday comedy telecast on any network since 2005 in 18-49, with ABC’s “Hope & Faith” (3.0 in 18-49 on Jan. 14, 2005) and since 2004 in total viewers, also with “Hope & Faith” (10.829 million viewers overall on Feb. 6, 2004).
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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 | 2.0/4 | 2882 | 0.3/2 | 0.6/2 | 0.8/3 | ||
| 8:00 | Shark Tank (r) | 246 | 92 | 1.8/4 | 2693 | 0.3/2 | 0.5/2 | 0.7/3 |
| 9:01 | What Would You Do? | 244 | 91 | 1.8/3 | 2639 | 0.4/2 | 0.6/2 | 0.8/3 |
| 10:00 | 20/20 | 244 | 91 | 2.3/5 | 3313 | 0.3/2 | 0.6/2 | 0.9/3 |
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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 | 2.5/5 | 3828 | 0.5/3 | 0.8/3 | 1.0/3 | ||
| 8:00 | Big Brother 18 (s) | 255 | 94 | 2.7/5 | 4343 | 0.8/5 | 1.3/6 | 1.6/6 |
| 9:00 | Hawaii Five-0 (r) | 254 | 94 | 2.1/4 | 3086 | 0.3/1 | 0.5/2 | 0.6/2 |
| 10:00 | Blue Bloods (r) | 251 | 92 | 2.7/5 | 4055 | 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 | 10.3/20 | 17668 | 3.3/17 | 5.0/20 | 6.3/21 | ||
| 9:00 | Rio Summer Olympics (s) | 242 | 94 | 11.6/22 | 20050 | 3.7/19 | 5.5/22 | 7.0/23 |
| 10:34 | Superstore (s) (thru 11:02) | 244 | 94 | 5.8/12 | 9674 | 2.0/11 | 3.0/12 | 3.6/12 |
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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 | 0.9/2 | 1414 | 0.3/2 | 0.4/2 | 0.5/2 | ||
| 8:00 | Masterchef (r) | 254 | 94 | 0.9/2 | 1401 | 0.3/2 | 0.4/2 | 0.5/2 |
| 9:00 | Masterchef (r) | 254 | 94 | 0.9/2 | 1427 | 0.3/2 | 0.4/2 | 0.6/2 |
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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 | 0.4/1 | 624 | 0.1/1 | 0.2/1 | 0.2/1 | ||
| 8:00 | Masters of Illusion (r) | 244 | 91 | 0.5/1 | 869 | 0.1/1 | 0.2/1 | 0.3/1 |
| 8:30 | Masters of Illusion (r) | 244 | 91 | 0.5/1 | 698 | 0.1/1 | 0.2/1 | 0.2/1 |
| 9:00 | My Last Days (s) | 244 | 91 | 0.3/1 | 465 | 0.1/1 | 0.1/0 | 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 | 1.0/2 | 1729 | 0.6/2 | ||||
| 7:00 | La Rosa de Guadalupe | 0.9/2 | 1568 | 0.5/3 | ||||
| 8:00 | Un Camino Hacia El Destino | 1.1/2 | 1921 | 0.6/3 | ||||
| 9:00 | Tres Veces Ana | 1.0/2 | 1726 | 0.6/2 | ||||
| 10:00 | Tres Veces Ana | 0.9/2 | 1541 | 0.6/2 | ||||
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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 | 0.1/0 | 252 | 0.1/0 | ||||
| 7:00 | Mi Corazon es Tuyo | 0.2/0 | 375 | 0.1/1 | ||||
| 8:00 | Cine Get Rich or Die Tryin’ (2005) | 0.2/0 | 282 | 0.1/0 | ||||
| 10:00 | 40 y 20 | 0.1/0 | 214 | 0.1/0 | ||||
| 10:30 | 40 y 20 | 0.1/0 | 171 | 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 | 0.8/2 | 1514 | 0.6/3 | ||||
| 7:00 | Caso Cerrado: Edición Estelar | 0.9/2 | 1430 | 0.4/2 | ||||
| 8:00 | Silvana Sin Lana | 0.7/1 | 1229 | 0.5/2 | ||||
| 9:00 | Sin Senos Sí Hay Paraíso | 0.8/2 | 1497 | 0.6/2 | ||||
| 10:00 | Señora Acero 3: La Coyote | 1.0/2 | 1817 | 0.8/3 | ||||
Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Friday 08/19/16
“What Would You Do?” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 0.6/2
Men 18-49: 0.5/2
“20/20” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.7/3
Men 18-49: 0.5/2
“Big Brother 18” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 1.0/6
Men 18-34: 0.6/4
Women 18-49: 1.5/7
Men 18-49: 1.0/5
“Rio Summer Olympics” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 3.9/19
Men 18-34: 3.4/20
Women 18-49: 5.6/21
Men 18-49: 5.4/23
“Rio Summer Olympics” (NBCSN)
Women 18-34: 0.15
Men 18-34: 0.20
Women 18-49: 0.20
Men 18-49: 0.28
“Superstore” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 2.0/10
Men 18-34: 2.0/12
Women 18-49: 3.1/12
Men 18-49: 2.9/13
“NFL Preseason: Miami @ Dallas” (NFL Network)
Women 18-34: 0.26
Men 18-34: 0.41
Women 18-49: 0.31
Men 18-49: 0.61
Cable Rankings – Friday 08/19/16
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 |
| 64 | 21 | KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 8:00 PM | 30 | 687 | 0.26 |
| 65 | 20 | KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 8:30 PM | 30 | 676 | 0.27 |
| 49 | 11 | CLEVELAND SHOW | ADSM | 9:00 PM | 30 | 796 | 0.34 |
| 29 | 7 | AMERICAN DAD | ADSM | 9:30 PM | 30 | 1042 | 0.39 |
| 10 | 3 | FAMILY GUY | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1317 | 0.50 |
| 6 | 1 | FAMILY GUY | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1482 | 0.59 |
| 45 | 63 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 813 | 0.18 |
| 71 | 82 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 654 | 0.14 |
| 88 | 84 | EIGHTIES | CNN | 10:00 PM | 120 | 544 | 0.13 |
| 35 | 56 | ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE | DISC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 943 | 0.20 |
| 9 | 18 | ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE | DISC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1340 | 0.27 |
| 15 | 27 | ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE | DISC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1223 | 0.25 |
| 53 | 38 | SOFIA THE FIRST | DISJR | 8:00 PM | 25 | 766 | 0.23 |
| 50 | 26 | SO MUCH YOU CAN DO | DISJR | 8:25 PM | 5 | 795 | 0.25 |
| 55 | 41 | DOC MCSTUFFINS | DISJR | 8:30 PM | 25 | 746 | 0.23 |
| 59 | 46 | QUIET IS | DISJR | 8:55 PM | 5 | 725 | 0.22 |
| 60 | 47 | PJ MASKS | DISJR | 9:00 PM | 25 | 722 | 0.21 |
| 72 | 54 | DJ NIGHT LIGHT | DISJR | 9:25 PM | 5 | 652 | 0.20 |
| 87 | 65 | MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE | DISJR | 9:30 PM | 30 | 575 | 0.18 |
| 93 | 83 | GOLDIE & BEAR | DISJR | 10:30 PM | 25 | 517 | 0.14 |
| 98 | 85 | DJ NIGHT LIGHT | DISJR | 10:55 PM | 5 | 495 | 0.13 |
| 77 | 86 | TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE | DIY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 633 | 0.12 |
| 92 | 89 | TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE | DIY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 518 | 0.11 |
| 24 | 39 | STUCK IN THE MIDDLE | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 30 | 1106 | 0.23 |
| 5 | 10 | GIRL MEETS WORLD | DSNY | 8:30 PM | 30 | 1558 | 0.37 |
| 21 | 45 | BIZAARDVARK | DSNY | 9:00 PM | 30 | 1153 | 0.22 |
| 20 | 58 | K.C. UNDERCOVER | DSNY | 9:30 PM | 25 | 1162 | 0.19 |
| 21 | 59 | DISNEY MICKEY MOUSE SHORT | DSNY | 9:55 PM | 5 | 1153 | 0.19 |
| 30 | 72 | STAR VS FORCES OF EVIL | DSNY | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1002 | 0.16 |
| 39 | 81 | STAR VS FORCES OF EVIL | DSNY | 10:30 PM | 30 | 910 | 0.14 |
| 73 | 78 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES: GREAT LAKES-BOWLING GREEN KY / SOUTHWEST-SAN ANTONIO (0.43 HH) | ESPN | 7:59 PM | 133 | 642 | 0.15 |
| 56 | 42 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 8:00 PM | 30 | 738 | 0.23 |
| 63 | 33 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 8:30 PM | 30 | 715 | 0.24 |
| 51 | 36 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 60 | 790 | 0.23 |
| 67 | 61 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 10:00 PM | 30 | 659 | 0.19 |
| 57 | 44 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 10:30 PM | 30 | 731 | 0.22 |
| 1 | 76 | THE O’REILLY FACTOR SPECIAL | FOXNC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 2042 | 0.15 |
| 2 | 80 | THE KELLY FILE SPECIAL | FOXNC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1791 | 0.14 |
| 3 | 60 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOXNC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1741 | 0.19 |
| 75 | 53 | BIG SCREEN MOVIE: JUMANJI | FRFM | 6:15 PM | 150 | 639 | 0.20 |
| 44 | 14 | BIG SCREEN MOVIE: MATILDA | FRFM | 8:45 PM | 135 | 829 | 0.29 |
| 43 | 19 | MOVIE DOWNLOAD: STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS | FX | 8:00 PM | 210 | 832 | 0.27 |
| 28 | 50 | BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT RENOVATION | HGTV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1060 | 0.21 |
| 27 | 40 | BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT RENOVATION | HGTV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1061 | 0.23 |
| 14 | 29 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1225 | 0.24 |
| 18 | 37 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL | HGTV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1182 | 0.23 |
| 42 | 48 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HIST | 8:00 PM | 60 | 837 | 0.21 |
| 17 | 13 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HIST | 9:00 PM | 63 | 1200 | 0.31 |
| 40 | 23 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HIST | 10:03 PM | 60 | 904 | 0.26 |
| 95 | 99 | HMM MOVIE: STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART | HMM | 9:00 PM | 120 | 506 | 0.07 |
| 54 | 52 | THE PERFECT MURDER | ID | 8:00 PM | 60 | 758 | 0.20 |
| 52 | 69 | THE PERFECT MURDER | ID | 9:00 PM | 60 | 781 | 0.17 |
| 47 | 73 | PASSPORT TO MURDER | ID | 10:00 PM | 60 | 804 | 0.16 |
| 100 | 62 | BRING IT! FAN CHAT | LIF | 8:00 PM | 58 | 487 | 0.18 |
| 61 | 22 | BRING IT SHORT | LIF | 8:58 PM | 2 | 719 | 0.26 |
| 23 | 6 | BRING IT! | LIF | 9:00 PM | 62 | 1116 | 0.42 |
| 32 | 9 | RAP GAME | LIF | 10:02 PM | 62 | 971 | 0.38 |
| 83 | 66 | MOVIE: THE WRONG BOYFRIEND | LMN | 8:00 PM | 120 | 594 | 0.18 |
| 89 | 75 | MOVIE: LOST BOY | LMN | 10:00 PM | 120 | 532 | 0.15 |
| 31 | 90 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 994 | 0.10 |
| 8 | 79 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1355 | 0.14 |
| 34 | 88 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 944 | 0.11 |
| 97 | 31 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN8 | MTV | 10:31 PM | 31 | 497 | 0.24 |
| 36 | 35 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 9:00 PM | 30 | 937 | 0.23 |
| 41 | 32 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 9:30 PM | 30 | 895 | 0.24 |
| 37 | 24 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 10:00 PM | 30 | 925 | 0.26 |
| 33 | 16 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 10:30 PM | 30 | 956 | 0.28 |
| 48 | 34 | RIO SUMMER OLYMPICS (0.51 HH) | NBCSN | 7:00 PM | 300 | 801 | 0.24 |
| 16 | 5 | NFL PRESEASON (LIVE): MIAMI / DALLAS (0.76 HH) | NFLN | 8:00 PM | 193 | 1212 | 0.46 |
| 11 | 25 | NICKY, RICKY, DICKY & DAWN | NICK | 8:00 PM | 30 | 1301 | 0.26 |
| 12 | 28 | NICKY, RICKY, DICKY & DAWN | NICK | 8:30 PM | 30 | 1299 | 0.25 |
| 99 | 98 | WALLYKAZAM! | NKJR | 8:30 PM | 30 | 489 | 0.08 |
| 84 | 96 | PEPPA PIG | NKJR | 9:00 PM | 30 | 585 | 0.09 |
| 78 | 87 | PEPPA PIG | NKJR | 9:30 PM | 30 | 631 | 0.11 |
| 94 | 100 | DORA AND FRIENDS | NKJR | 10:00 PM | 24 | 516 | 0.06 |
| 96 | 74 | LOVE THY NEIGHBOR | OWN | 9:00 PM | 30 | 504 | 0.15 |
| 67 | 71 | COPS | SPIKE | 8:00 PM | 30 | 659 | 0.17 |
| 70 | 68 | COPS | SPIKE | 8:30 PM | 30 | 656 | 0.17 |
| 79 | 77 | COPS | SPIKE | 9:00 PM | 30 | 624 | 0.15 |
| 66 | 64 | COPS | SPIKE | 9:30 PM | 30 | 668 | 0.18 |
| 74 | 67 | COPS | SPIKE | 10:00 PM | 30 | 640 | 0.17 |
| 62 | 51 | COPS | SPIKE | 10:30 PM | 30 | 718 | 0.20 |
| 82 | 70 | KILLJOYS | SYFY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 598 | 0.17 |
| 69 | 57 | DARK MATTER | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 657 | 0.19 |
| 80 | 30 | 2 BROKE GIRLS | TBS | 8:00 PM | 30 | 621 | 0.24 |
| 76 | 43 | 2 BROKE GIRLS | TBS | 8:30 PM | 30 | 638 | 0.22 |
| 26 | 12 | BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 9:00 PM | 30 | 1094 | 0.34 |
| 13 | 8 | BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 9:30 PM | 30 | 1259 | 0.39 |
| 7 | 4 | BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1387 | 0.47 |
| 4 | 2 | BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1660 | 0.56 |
| 25 | 17 | TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN | TNT | 8:00 PM | 135 | 1104 | 0.28 |
| 46 | 15 | TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS | TNT | 10:15 PM | 165 | 812 | 0.28 |
| 58 | 91 | ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW | TVL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 727 | 0.10 |
| 91 | 97 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 8:30 PM | 30 | 522 | 0.09 |
| 85 | 93 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 9:00 PM | 30 | 584 | 0.10 |
| 81 | 92 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 9:30 PM | 30 | 599 | 0.10 |
| 89 | 95 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 532 | 0.09 |
| 86 | 94 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 581 | 0.10 |
| 19 | 49 | NASCAR XFINITY RACE: FOOD CITY 300 (BRISTOL) (0.76 HH) | USA | 7:50 PM | 115 | 1179 | 0.21 |
| 38 | 55 | NASCAR XFINITY POST (0.58 HH) | USA | 9:45 PM | 15 | 911 | 0.20 |
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research
