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ESPN won Monday night in total viewers, households and all key male and adult demos (18-34, 18-49 and 25-54) with “Monday Night Football” (Women 18-34: 2.35; Men 18-34: 4.67; Women 18-49: 2.53; Men 18-49: 4.96) featuring a Houston Texans’ 10-6 victory over the previously unbeaten Cincinnati Bengals.
ESPN has won the night on all 10 Mondays this season among households and all key male and adult demos (nine of 10 weeks among viewers).
Texans-Bengals peaked from 9:30-9:45 p.m. ET with an 8.7 rating and 13,817,000 viewers.
In Houston, the game delivered a 15.7 rating on ESPN and a 10.4 on KIAH-CW, for a combined 26.1 rating in the market. In Cincinnati, the game delivered a 15.6 rating on ESPN and a 29.0 on WLWT-NBC, for a combined 44.6 rating in the market.
The top 10 metered markets (not including those of the competing teams): Dayton (20.8), Columbus (13.5), Las Vegas (12.4), New Orleans (12.3), Jacksonville (11.9), Norfolk (11.6), Cleveland (11.5), Buffalo (11.4), San Diego (11.0) and Phoenix (10.9).
The night’s original offerings on the broadcast (and select cable) networks were, as follows:
ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” (Women 18-34: 1.8/6; Men 18-34: 0.6/3; Women 18-49: 2.6/8; Men 18-49: 1.0/3)
ABC’s “Castle” (Women 18-34: 0.9/3; Men 18-34: 0.6/2; Women 18-49: 1.5/5; Men 18-49: 0.7/2)
CBS’s “Supergirl” (Women 18-34: 1.1/4; Men 18-34: 1.2/5; Women 18-49: 1.7/5; Men 18-49: 1.8/6)
CBS’s “Scorpion” (Women 18-34: 0.8/3; Men 18-34: 0.8/3; Women 18-49: 1.6/5; Men 18-49 1.7/5)
CBS’s “NCIS: Los Angeles” (Women 18-34: 0.8/3; Men 18-34: 0.6/2; Women 18-49: 1.4/4; Men 18-49 1.1/4)
NBC’s “The Voice” (Women 18-34: 2.8/10; Men 18-34: 1.1/5; Women 18-49: 3.8/11; Men 18-49: 2.2/7)
NBC’s “Blindspot” (Women 18-34: 2.0/7; Men 18-34: 0.9/4; Women 18-49: 2.7/8; Men 18-49: 1.6/5)
Fox’s “Gotham” (Women 18-34: 0.9/3; Men 18-34: 1.5/6; Women 18-49: 1.2/4; Men 18-49: 1.9/6)
Fox’s “Minority Report” (Women 18-34: 0.5/2; Men 18-34: 0.6/2; Women 18-49: 0.6/2; Men 18-49: 0.7/2)
CW’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” (Women 18-34: 0.3/1; Men 18-34: 0.1/1; Women 18-49: 0.3/1; Men 18-49: 0.2/1)
CW’s “Jane the Virgin” (Women 18-34: 0.7/3; Men 18-34: 0.2/1; Women 18-49: 0.6/2; Men 18-49: 0.3/1)
TNT’s “Major Crimes” (2.545 million viewers; Women 18-34: 0.13; Men 18-34: 0.03; Women 18-49: 0.45; Men 18-49: 0.18)
FX’s “Fargo” (10-11:07 p.m.; 1.152 million viewers; Women 18-34: 0.21; Men 18-34: 0.23; Women 18-49: 0.31; Men 18-49: 0.33)
For mobile users, you may scroll this table horizontally.
| Monday, November 16, 2015 |
 |
PROGRAM |
HH/SHR |
VWRS
(000) |
A18-34 |
A18-49 |
A25-54 |
| 8-11 |
Network Average |
6.8/11 |
10486 |
1.0/4 |
1.6/5 |
2.3/6 |
| 8:00 |
Dancing with the Stars |
8.0/12 |
12351 |
1.2/4 |
1.8/6 |
2.6/7 |
| 10:01 |
Castle |
4.4/8 |
6662 |
0.7/3 |
1.1/5 |
1.5/4 |
 |
PROGRAM |
HH/SHR |
VWRS
(000) |
A18-34 |
A18-49 |
A25-54 |
| 8-11 |
Network Average |
5.2/8 |
8274 |
0.9/3 |
1.6/5 |
2.2/6 |
| 8:00 |
Supergirl |
4.9/8 |
7769 |
1.1/4 |
1.8/5 |
2.3/6 |
| 9:00 |
Scorpion |
5.7/9 |
9163 |
0.8/3 |
1.7/5 |
2.5/6 |
| 9:59 |
NCIS: Los Angeles |
5.1/9 |
7911 |
0.7/3 |
1.3/4 |
1.9/5 |
 |
PROGRAM |
HH/SHR |
VWRS
(000) |
A18-34 |
A18-49 |
A25-54 |
| 8-11 |
Network Average |
6.1/10 |
10051 |
1.8/7 |
2.7/8 |
3.6/9 |
| 8:00 |
The Voice |
6.8/11 |
11208 |
1.9/7 |
3.0/9 |
4.0/10 |
| 10:00 |
Blindspot |
4.8/9 |
7736 |
1.4/6 |
2.1/7 |
2.8/8 |
 |
PROGRAM |
HH/SHR |
VWRS
(000) |
A18-34 |
A18-49 |
A25-54 |
| 8-10 |
Network Average |
1.9/3 |
3044 |
0.9/3 |
1.1/3 |
1.2/3 |
| 8:00 |
Gotham |
2.7/4 |
4349 |
1.2/5 |
1.5/5 |
1.8/5 |
| 9:00 |
Minority Report |
1.1/2 |
1740 |
0.5/2 |
0.7/2 |
0.7/2 |
 |
PROGRAM |
HH/SHR |
VWRS
(000) |
A18-34 |
A18-49 |
A25-54 |
| 8-10 |
Network Average |
0.7/1 |
995 |
0.4/1 |
0.4/1 |
0.4/1 |
| 8:00 |
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend |
0.6/1 |
889 |
0.2/1 |
0.3/1 |
0.4/1 |
| 9:00 |
Jane the Virgin |
0.8/1 |
1100 |
0.5/2 |
0.5/1 |
0.4/1 |
 |
PROGRAM |
HH/SHR |
VWRS
(000) |
A18-34 |
A18-49 |
A25-54 |
| 8-11 |
Network Average |
1.3/2 |
2440 |
|
1.0/3 |
|
| 7:00 |
Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse |
1.2/2 |
2110 |
|
0.8/3 |
|
| 8:03 |
Antes Muerta Que Lichita |
1.2/2 |
2427 |
|
0.9/3 |
|
| 9:03 |
Pasion y Poder |
1.3/2 |
2510 |
|
1.0/3 |
|
| 10:06 |
Yo No Creo En Hombres |
1.3/2 |
2362 |
|
0.9/3 |
|
 |
PROGRAM |
HH |
VWRS
(000) |
A18-34 |
A18-49 |
A25-54 |
| 6:00 |
Monday Night Countdown |
|
2031 |
0.70 |
0.80 |
0.85 |
| 8:15 |
Monday Night Football: Houston @ Cincinnati |
7.68 |
12185 |
3.51 |
4.23 |
4.74 |
| 11:32 |
SportsCenter (thru 1:00a) |
|
3202 |
1.31 |
1.40 |
1.44 |
Cable Rankings – Monday 11/16/15
What follows are the top 20 most-watched shows in prime time on cable for Monday, November 16:
- “Monday Night Football: Houston @ Cincinnati” (ESPN, 8:15 p.m.; 7.68 household rating): 12.185 million
- “The O’Reilly Factor” (Fox news Channel, 8 p.m.): 3.859
- “WWE Raw” (USA, 8 p.m.): 3.541
- “WWE Raw” (USA, 9 p.m.): 3.290
- “The Kelly File” (Fox News Channel, 9 p.m.): 3.102
- “WWE Raw” (USA, 10 p.m.): 3.047
- “Love & Hip Hop Hollywood 2” (VH1, 8 p.m.): 2.700
- “Major Crimes” (TNT, 9 p.m.): 2.545
- “Street Outlaws” (Discovery, 9 p.m.): 2.432
- “Hannity” (Fox News Channel, 10 p.m.): 2.128
- “Adventure Time” (Cartoon Network, 8 p.m.): 1.868
- “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 10 p.m.): 1.741
- “Black Ink Crew Chicago” (VH1, 9 p.m.): 1.732
- “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 10:30 p.m.): 1.648
- “Vegas Rat Rods” (Discovery, 10:03 p.m.): 1.490
- “House Hunters” (HGTV, 10 p.m.): 1.369
- “House Hunters International” (HGTV, 10:30 p.m.): 1.294
- “Vanderpump Rules” (Bravo, 9 p.m.): 1.256
- Movie: “Naughty or Nice 2012” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.): 1.249
- “American Dad” (Adult Swim, 10:30 p.m.): 1.236
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research
