ABC and NBC shared victory on Monday night.
ABC was Monday’s most-watched network with an average of 5.69 million viewers, as well as winning among adults 18-34 (1.3 rating/6 share). NBC led among adults 25-54 (1.9/6). ABC and NBC tied for the lead among adults 18-49 (1.5/6).
The first night of the four-day “2016 Republican National Convention” featuring speeches from former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani and the now-infamous appearance of Donald Trump’s wife Melania Trump drew a combined 22.527 million viewers in the 10 p.m. hour on ABC (3.635 million), CBS (2.693 million), NBC (3.913 million), Fox News Channel (6.348 million), CNN (3.943 million) and MSNBC (1.995 million). This marks a 19-percent increase from the 2008 GOP convention (18.88 million on Sep. 1, 2008) when all six networks carried the event’s first night on a Monday.
Comparing it to when the six networks first covered the 2012 GOP convention (on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012), 2016 also drew an increase of 10 percent in viewership (22.53 million vs. 20.55 million).
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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 | 3.8/7 | 5693 | 1.3/6 | 1.5/6 | 1.8/6 | ||
8:00 | The Bachelorette | 249 | 95 | 4.5/8 | 6722 | 1.7/8 | 1.9/7 | 2.2/7 |
10:00 | 2016 Republican National Convention (s) | 246 | 95 | 2.5/4 | 3635 | 0.6/3 | 0.7/3 | 1.0/3 |
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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 | 2.3/4 | 3325 | 0.3/1 | 0.6/2 | 0.9/3 | ||
8:00 | Mom (r) | 254 | 95 | 2.7/5 | 3933 | 0.3/2 | 0.7/3 | 1.0/3 |
8:30 | 2 Broke Girls (r) | 254 | 95 | 2.4/4 | 3448 | 0.4/2 | 0.6/2 | 1.0/3 |
9:00 | Scorpion (r) | 254 | 95 | 2.5/4 | 3591 | 0.3/1 | 0.6/2 | 1.0/3 |
10:00 | 2016 Republican National Convention (s) | 255 | 95 | 1.9/3 | 2693 | 0.2/1 | 0.5/2 | 0.7/2 |
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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 | 3.1/5 | 5303 | 1.0/5 | 1.5/6 | 1.9/6 | ||
8:00 | American Ninja Warrior | 244 | 95 | 3.4/6 | 5997 | 1.2/5 | 1.8/6 | 2.2/7 |
10:00 | 2016 Republican National Convention (s) | 244 | 95 | 2.5/4 | 3913 | 0.7/3 | 1.1/4 | 1.4/4 |
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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 | 1.6/3 | 2661 | 0.5/2 | 0.7/3 | 0.9/3 | ||
8:00 | So You Think You Can Dance | 255 | 95 | 1.6/3 | 2661 | 0.5/2 | 0.7/3 | 0.9/3 |
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PROGRAM | AFF* | CVG* (PCT) |
HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
8-10 | Network Average | 0.5/1 | 714 | 0.2/1 | 0.2/1 | 0.3/1 | ||
8:00 | Movie: 10 Years (2011) | 246 | 92 | 0.5/1 | 714 | 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 | 1.1/2 | 1934 | 0.7/3 | ||||
7:00 | Sueño de Amor | 0.7/1 | 1315 | 0.5/2 | ||||
8:00 | Un Camino Hacia El Destino | 1.1/2 | 1986 | 0.6/2 | ||||
9:00 | Tres Veces Ana | 1.0/2 | 1835 | 0.7/2 | ||||
10:02 | Por Siempre Joan Sebastian | 1.1/2 | 1986 | 0.8/3 | ||||
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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 | 0.3/0 | 488 | 0.2/1 | ||||
7:00 | La Rosa de Guadalupe | 0.2/0 | 512 | 0.2/1 | ||||
8:00 | Moisés y Los Diez Mandamientos | 0.3/1 | 606 | 0.2/1 | ||||
9:00 | La Ronca de Oro | 0.3/0 | 523 | 0.2/1 | ||||
10:00 | Como Dice el Dicho | 0.2/0 | 335 | 0.1/0 |
Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Monday 7/18/16
“The Bachelorette” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 2.6/11
Men 18-34: 0.8/4
Women 18-49: 2.9/10
Men 18-49: 0.9/4
“2016 Republican National Convention” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.8/3
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 0.9/3
Men 18-49: 0.6/2
“2016 Republican National Convention” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.2/1
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.5/2
Men 18-49: 0.4/2
“American Ninja Warrior” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 1.2/5
Men 18-34: 1.1/6
Women 18-49: 1.8/6
Men 18-49: 1.8/7
“2016 Republican National Convention” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.7/3
Men 18-34: 0.6/3
Women 18-49: 1.1/4
Men 18-49: 1.0/4
“So You Think You Can Dance” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.8/3
Men 18-34: 0.3/1
Women 18-49: 1.0/3
Men 18-49: 0.5/2
“Rizzoli & Isles” (TNT)
Women 18-34: 0.30
Men 18-34: 0.16
Women 18-49: 0.69
Men 18-49: 0.35
“Major Crimes” (TNT)
Women 18-34: 0.22
Men 18-34: 0.13
Women 18-49: 0.65
Men 18-49: 0.34
“Angie Tribeca” (TBS)
Women 18-34: 0.19
Men 18-34: 0.22
Women 18-49: 0.20
Men 18-49: 0.30
“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” (TBS)
Women 18-34: 0.21
Men 18-34: 0.18
Women 18-49: 0.22
Men 18-49: 0.27
“Devious Maids” (Lifetime)
Women 18-34: 0.27
Men 18-34: 0.11
Women 18-49: 0.38
Men 18-49: 0.16
“UnReal” (Lifetime)
Women 18-34: 0.28
Men 18-34: 0.11
Women 18-49: 0.29
Men 18-49: 0.12
“The Fosters” (Freeform)
Women 18-34: 0.51
Men 18-34: 0.18
Women 18-49: 0.49
Men 18-49: 0.17
“2016 Republican National Convention” (Fox News, 10pm)
Women 18-34: 0.62
Men 18-34: 0.58
Women 18-49: 0.88
Men 18-49: 1.00
“2016 Republican National Convention” (CNN, 10pm)
Women 18-34: 0.44
Men 18-34: 0.58
Women 18-49: 0.66
Men 18-49: 0.92
“2016 Republican National Convention” (MSNBC, 10pm)
Women 18-34: 0.16
Men 18-34: 0.17
Women 18-49: 0.27
Men 18-49: 0.31
Cable Rankings – Monday 7/18/16
What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Monday, July 18:
* 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 |
76 | 90 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E | 8:00 PM | 60 | 532 | 0.16 |
67 | 67 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E | 9:00 PM | 60 | 629 | 0.22 |
60 | 57 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E | 10:00 PM | 63 | 710 | 0.24 |
54 | 42 | KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 8:00 PM | 30 | 766 | 0.27 |
47 | 33 | CLEVELAND SHOW | ADSM | 8:30 PM | 30 | 832 | 0.29 |
29 | 16 | AMERICAN DAD | ADSM | 9:00 PM | 30 | 1317 | 0.53 |
22 | 13 | AMERICAN DAD | ADSM | 9:30 PM | 30 | 1556 | 0.63 |
19 | 10 | FAMILY GUY | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1764 | 0.76 |
13 | 6 | FAMILY GUY | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 30 | 2001 | 0.91 |
61 | 75 | AMC MOVIE | AMC | 7:30 PM | 150 | 696 | 0.20 |
74 | 81 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 566 | 0.19 |
16 | 12 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1798 | 0.67 |
58 | 42 | ODD MOM OUT | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 30 | 735 | 0.27 |
96 | 70 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 7:51 PM | 33 | 381 | 0.21 |
92 | 70 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 8:24 PM | 33 | 406 | 0.21 |
87 | 49 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 8:57 PM | 32 | 480 | 0.26 |
88 | 53 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 9:29 PM | 31 | 473 | 0.25 |
84 | 57 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 10:00 PM | 30 | 484 | 0.24 |
75 | 42 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 10:30 PM | 30 | 537 | 0.27 |
10 | 13 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 3172 | 0.63 |
7 | 9 | AMERICA’S CHOICE 2016 (2.35 HH) | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 3695 | 0.79 |
5 | 7 | AMERICA’S CHOICE 2016 (2.49 HH) | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 3943 | 0.88 |
43 | 29 | MISFIT GARAGE | DISC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 957 | 0.32 |
27 | 19 | MISFIT GARAGE | DISC | 9:00 PM | 61 | 1399 | 0.50 |
40 | 24 | FAT N FURIOUS | DISC | 10:01 PM | 61 | 1028 | 0.37 |
64 | 98 | SOFIA THE FIRST | DISJR | 8:00 PM | 25 | 676 | 0.15 |
25 | 70 | STUCK IN THE MIDDLE | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 30 | 1433 | 0.21 |
24 | 57 | BAD HAIR DAY | DSNY | 8:30 PM | 105 | 1522 | 0.24 |
31 | 70 | GIRL MEETS WORLD | DSNY | 10:15 PM | 25 | 1291 | 0.21 |
34 | 85 | BEST FRIENDS WHENEVER | DSNY | 10:40 PM | 25 | 1171 | 0.18 |
89 | 88 | BOTCHED | E! | 8:00 PM | 60 | 455 | 0.17 |
93 | 90 | BOTCHED | E! | 9:00 PM | 60 | 399 | 0.16 |
84 | 90 | BASEBALL TONIGHT (0.34 HH) | ESPN | 10:07 PM | 53 | 484 | 0.16 |
97 | 98 | SUMMER PRO BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: MINNESOTA / CHICAGO (0.25 HH) | ESPN2 | 9:00 PM | 126 | 366 | 0.15 |
56 | 62 | CUPCAKE WARS CELEBRITY | FOOD | 8:00 PM | 60 | 750 | 0.23 |
48 | 30 | CAKE WARS 3 | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 60 | 824 | 0.30 |
53 | 53 | CAKE HUNTERS | FOOD | 10:00 PM | 30 | 767 | 0.25 |
63 | 62 | CAKE HUNTERS | FOOD | 10:30 PM | 30 | 691 | 0.23 |
2 | 13 | THE O’REILLY FACTOR | FOXNC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 5091 | 0.63 |
3 | 11 | THE KELLY FILE | FOXNC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 5067 | 0.72 |
1 | 5 | AMERICA’S ELECTION HQ: RNC (3.93 HH) | FOXNC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 6348 | 0.94 |
49 | 27 | THE FOSTERS | FRFM | 8:00 PM | 60 | 822 | 0.33 |
32 | 24 | FX MOVIE PRIME | FX | 8:00 PM | 120 | 1260 | 0.37 |
44 | 49 | FX MOVIE PRIME | FX | 10:00 PM | 120 | 880 | 0.26 |
100 | 98 | THE SIMPSONS | FXX | 8:00 PM | 30 | 301 | 0.15 |
99 | 88 | THE SIMPSONS | FXX | 8:30 PM | 30 | 323 | 0.17 |
98 | 85 | THE SIMPSONS | FXX | 9:00 PM | 30 | 354 | 0.18 |
94 | 70 | THE SIMPSONS | FXX | 9:30 PM | 30 | 396 | 0.21 |
79 | 90 | THE MIDDLE | HALL | 9:00 PM | 30 | 512 | 0.16 |
72 | 75 | THE MIDDLE | HALL | 9:30 PM | 30 | 592 | 0.20 |
66 | 62 | THE MIDDLE | HALL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 643 | 0.23 |
68 | 57 | THE MIDDLE | HALL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 617 | 0.24 |
39 | 37 | TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING | HGTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 1085 | 0.28 |
34 | 37 | TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING | HGTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 1171 | 0.28 |
30 | 37 | TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING | HGTV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 1296 | 0.28 |
26 | 30 | TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING | HGTV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 1413 | 0.30 |
20 | 22 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1742 | 0.39 |
21 | 27 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL | HGTV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1660 | 0.33 |
33 | 42 | AMERICAN PICKERS | HIST | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1199 | 0.27 |
28 | 37 | AMERICAN PICKERS | HIST | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1355 | 0.28 |
36 | 37 | AMERICAN PICKERS | HIST | 10:00 PM | 63 | 1167 | 0.28 |
46 | 81 | TRUE CRIME W/ APHRODITE | ID | 9:00 PM | 60 | 871 | 0.19 |
38 | 49 | CORONER: I SPEAK FOR THE | ID | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1113 | 0.26 |
78 | 67 | MOVIE- THEATRICAL RPT | LIF | 8:00 PM | 60 | 517 | 0.22 |
51 | 42 | DEVIOUS MAIDS | LIF | 9:00 PM | 60 | 818 | 0.27 |
77 | 75 | UNREAL | LIF | 10:00 PM | 63 | 524 | 0.20 |
18 | 57 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE (1.20 HH) | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1784 | 0.24 |
14 | 42 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE (1.33 HH) | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1996 | 0.27 |
15 | 33 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE (1.29 HH) | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1995 | 0.29 |
91 | 62 | TEEN MOM II SSN5B | MTV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 412 | 0.23 |
59 | 21 | TEEN MOM SPECIAL | MTV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 727 | 0.41 |
62 | 24 | ARE YOU THE ONE SSN 4 | MTV | 10:01 PM | 62 | 692 | 0.37 |
55 | 81 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 9:00 PM | 30 | 764 | 0.19 |
45 | 62 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 9:30 PM | 30 | 877 | 0.23 |
41 | 42 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 10:00 PM | 30 | 981 | 0.27 |
42 | 30 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 10:30 PM | 30 | 970 | 0.30 |
80 | 81 | BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT | SPIKE | 8:00 PM | 60 | 511 | 0.19 |
86 | 85 | BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT | SPIKE | 10:00 PM | 60 | 483 | 0.18 |
73 | 33 | AMERICAN DAD | TBS | 8:30 PM | 30 | 581 | 0.29 |
71 | 53 | ANGIE TRIBECA | TBS | 9:00 PM | 30 | 595 | 0.25 |
82 | 67 | FAMILY GUY | TBS | 9:30 PM | 30 | 486 | 0.22 |
69 | 33 | FAMILY GUY | TBS | 10:00 PM | 30 | 609 | 0.29 |
70 | 53 | FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE | TBS | 10:30 PM | 30 | 605 | 0.25 |
83 | 90 | 40 YEAR OLD CHILD: A NEW | TLC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 485 | 0.16 |
65 | 75 | GIRLS WHO DONT AGE | TLC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 655 | 0.20 |
52 | 49 | TALLEST TEENS | TLC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 816 | 0.26 |
23 | 75 | RIZZOLI & ISLES | TNT | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1527 | 0.20 |
4 | 18 | RIZZOLI & ISLES | TNT | 9:00 PM | 60 | 4052 | 0.52 |
6 | 19 | MAJOR CRIMES | TNT | 10:00 PM | 60 | 3719 | 0.50 |
90 | 90 | BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION | TRAV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 429 | 0.16 |
95 | 90 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 9:00 PM | 30 | 393 | 0.16 |
81 | 75 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 9:30 PM | 30 | 495 | 0.20 |
57 | 90 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 749 | 0.16 |
9 | 2 | WWE RAW (1.96 HH) | USA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 3204 | 1.18 |
8 | 3 | WWE RAW (1.99 HH) | USA | 9:00 PM | 60 | 3236 | 1.16 |
11 | 4 | WWE RAW (1.84 HH) | USA | 10:00 PM | 69 | 2960 | 1.05 |
12 | 1 | LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 5 | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 60 | 2818 | 1.40 |
17 | 8 | T.I. AND TINY 5 | VH1 | 9:00 PM | 30 | 1791 | 0.86 |
37 | 16 | LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 5 | VH1 | 9:30 PM | 60 | 1139 | 0.53 |
50 | 23 | T.I. AND TINY 5 | VH1 | 10:30 PM | 30 | 821 | 0.38 |
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research