Friday Final Nationals: USA-Colombia on Univision Networks Draws All-Time Best Opening Copa America Match

CBS and NBC shared leadership on this Friday night: CBS was the most-watched network with 5.45 million viewers, NBC led all key demos.

The opening match of Copa America Centenario between USA and Colombia on Univision networks averaged 3.9 million total viewers and 2.0 million adults 18-49. The match was the best ever for a Copa America opening match on any network regardless of language.

News broke of the death of sports legend Muhammad Ali at a little past midnight on the east coast. ESPN led the cable networks in covering the breaking news from midnight-3 a.m. ET with 637,000 viewers (Read Richard Deitsch’s report on the behind-the-scenes take of how ESPN’s night unfolded). Here’s a further viewer breakdown:

ESPN SportsCenter
12-3 a.m. 637,000
3-4 a.m. 460,000
4-5 a.m. 397,000

CNN
12:28-1 a.m. 531,000
1-1:30 a.m. 464,000
1:30-2 a.m. 424,000
2-3 a.m. 393,000
3-3:30 a.m. 334,000
3:30-4 a.m. 318,000
4-5 a.m. 321,000

MSNBC
12:16-2 a.m. 493,000
2-3 a.m. (Headliners & Legends: Ali) 286,000
3-4 a.m. 271,000
4-5 a.m. (Headliners & Legends: Ali) 216,000

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	Friday, June 3, 2016
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average	2.6/5	3873	0.5/3	0.8/4	1.1/4
8:00	Beyond the Tank	2.4/5	3528	0.5/3	0.7/3	1.0/4
9:00	Shark Tank (r)	2.5/5	3864	0.6/3	0.9/4	1.2/4
10:01	20/20 (s)	2.7/5	3913	0.5/3	0.9/3	1.2/4
10:16	20/20	3.0/6	4344	0.6/3	0.9/4	1.3/4
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average	3.6/7	5448	0.4/2	0.7/3	1.1/4
8:00	NCIS: Los Angeles (r)	3.3/7	4989	0.4/2	0.6/3	1.0/4
9:00	Hawaii Five-0 (r)	3.7/7	5601	0.4/2	0.8/3	1.1/4
10:00	Blue Bloods (r)	3.8/7	5753	0.4/2	0.7/3	1.1/4
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average	3.0/6	4679	0.6/3	1.0/4	1.4/5
8:00	America’s Got Talent (r)	2.9/6	4563	0.6/4	0.9/4	1.3/5
10:00	Dateline NBC	3.4/7	4911	0.5/3	1.1/4	1.5/5
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-10	Network Average	0.8/2	1347	0.3/2	0.4/2	0.5/2
8:00	The Simpsons (r)	0.9/2	1450	0.4/2	0.5/2	0.6/2
8:30	The Simpsons (r)	0.8/2	1274	0.4/2	0.5/2	0.5/2
9:00	MasterChef (r)	0.9/2	1333	0.3/2	0.4/2	0.5/2
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-10	Network Average	0.7/1	1145	0.2/1	0.3/1	0.4/1
8:00	Masters of Illusion	0.7/1	1126	0.2/1	0.2/1	0.3/1
8:30	Masters of Illusion (r)	0.6/1	1048	0.2/1	0.2/1	0.3/1
9:00	Penn & Teller: Fool Us (r)	0.7/1	1203	0.3/1	0.3/1	0.4/1
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average	1.3/3	2393		0.9/4
7:00	Sueño de Amor	0.6/1	1046		0.4/2
8:00	Fútbol Central (s)	0.9/2	1557		0.6/3
9:00	Copa América Centenario USA vs. Colombia (s) (thru 11:34)	1.5/3	2954		1.2/5
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average	0.3/1	516		0.2/1
7:00	Sal y Pimienta	0.1/0	200		0.1/0
8:00	Fútbol Central (s)	0.2/0	295		0.1/1
9:00	Copa América Centenario USA vs. Colombia (s) (thru 11:34)	0.4/1	686		0.3/1

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Friday 06/06/16

Cable Rankings – Friday 06/03/16

What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Friday, June 3:

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research