Monday Final Nationals: Nearly 28 Million Watch Trump Address on Afghanistan Across Several Networks

NBC-owned networks enjoyed Monday night: NBC was tops in total viewers (4.76 million), adults 18-49 (1.2 rating/5 share) and adults 25-54 (1.6/5); USA Network led adults 18-34 (1.0 rating) with “WWE RAW.”

At 9 p.m. Eastern, Donald Trump’s prime-time nationwide address on the administration’s Afghanistan strategy drew approximately 27.7 million viewers combined across several broadcast and cable networks. NBC was the No. 1 network in address coverage with 6.18 million viewers, followed by ABC (5.01 million), Fox News Channel (4.72 million), CBS (4.24 million), MSNBC (2.9 million), CNN (2.5 million) and the Fox broadcast network (2.3 million).

In the key adults 25-54 demographic that advertisers covet most for news programming, Fox News was tops on cable with 1.116 million. CNN took second with 790,000 and MSNBC third with 622,000.

President Barack Obama’s address to the nation on Afghanistan policy drew a combined 40 million viewers in Dec. 2009.

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* AFF = Number of affiliates (stations) airing the program
* CVG = percent of coverage in U.S.
	Monday, August 21, 2017
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			2.6/5	3847	0.9/5	1.1/4	1.4/4
8:00	Bachelor in Paradise	253	92	3.0/5	4334	1.0/5	1.3/5	1.6/5
10:31	black-ish (r)	261	92	1.2/3	1819	0.4/2	0.5/2	0.6/2
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			2.2/4	3343	0.2/1	0.5/2	0.9/3
8:00	Kevin Can Wait (r)	254	93	2.7/5	4257	0.3/2	0.7/3	1.2/4
8:30	Superior Donuts (r)	254	93	2.3/4	3657	0.2/1	0.6/2	1.1/4
9:30	Mom (rs)	254	93	2.2/4	3361	0.2/1	0.5/2	0.9/3
10:00	CBSN on Assignment	254	93	1.8/4	2719	0.2/1	0.4/2	0.6/2
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			3.0/6	4759	0.7/4	1.2/5	1.6/5
8:00	American Ninja Warrior	245	93	3.3/6	5712	0.7/4	1.3/5	1.8/6
10:31	Midnight, Texas (thru 11:31)	245	93	1.8/4	2853	0.3/2	0.6/3	0.9/4
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-10	Network Average			1.8/3	2739	0.4/2	0.7/3	0.9/3
8:00	So You Think You Can Dance	258	92	1.8/3	2739	0.4/2	0.7/3	0.9/3
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-10	Network Average			0.6/1	940	0.1/1	0.2/1	0.3/1
8:00	Supergirl (r)	250	90	0.7/1	1075	0.2/1	0.2/1	0.3/1
9:00	Hooten and the Lady (r)	250	90	0.5/1	804	0.1/1	0.2/1	0.3/1
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			0.9/2	1610		0.5/2
7:00	La Rosa de Guadalupe			1.0/2	1745		0.6/3
8:00	Enamorándome de Ramón			0.9/2	1599		0.6/2
9:00	Mi Marido Tiene Familia (p)			0.9/2	1674		0.6/2
10:00	La Tierra Prometida			0.9/2	1556		0.5/2
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			0.3/1	485		0.2/1
7:00	La Candidata			0.2/0	257		0.1/0
8:00	Totalmente Diva			0.3/1	457		0.2/1
9:00	Totalmente Diva (r)			0.3/1	498		0.2/1
10:00	Rosario Tijeras			0.3/1	498		0.2/1
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			1.1/2	1934	0.8/4	0.8/3
7:00	Caso Cerrado: Edición Estelar			1.0/2	1559	0.4/2	0.5/2
8:00	Jenni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio			1.0/2	1771	0.6/3	0.6/3
9:00	Sin Senos Sí Hay Paraíso			1.0/2	1881	0.8/4	0.8/3
10:00	El Señor de Los Cielos V			1.1/2	2149	1.0/5	1.0/4

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Monday 8/21/17

Cable Rankings – Monday 8/21/17
What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Monday, August 21:

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research