ABC led in most key figures on Monday night: total viewers (5.42 million), adults 18-49 (1.5 rating/6 share) and adults 18-34 (1.3/6). NBC won among adults 25-54 (1.9/6).
The first night of the four-day “2016 Democratic National Convention” featuring speeches from First Lady Michelle Obama, Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren and Vermont senator/former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders drew a combined 25.797 million viewers in the 10 p.m. hour. CNN was the top network in the hour with 6.292 million viewers, followed by MSNBC (4.628 million), NBC (4.292 million), ABC (4.116 million), Fox News Channel (3.263 million) and CBS (3.206 million). Viewership increased by 18 percent from the second night of the 2012 DNC (21.95 million on Sep. 4, 2012; the first night all six networks carried that convention), by 21 percent from 2008 DNC opening night (21.275 million on Aug. 25, 2008) and by 15 percent of the first night of the 2016 RNC of one week earlier (22.53 million on July 18, 2016).
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8-11 | Network Average | 3.7/6 | 5421 | 1.3/6 | 1.5/6 | 1.8/5 | ||
| 8:00 | The Bachelorette | 250 | 95 | 4.3/7 | 6378 | 1.7/8 | 1.9/7 | 2.2/7 |
| 10:00 | 2016 Democratic National Convention (s) (thru 11:28) | 250 | 95 | 2.8/5 | 4116 | 0.6/3 | 0.9/3 | 1.1/3 |
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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 | 3473 | 0.3/1 | 0.6/2 | 0.9/3 | ||
| 8:00 | Mom (r) | 253 | 95 | 2.8/5 | 4270 | 0.3/2 | 0.7/3 | 1.1/4 |
| 8:30 | 2 Broke Girls (r) | 253 | 95 | 2.4/4 | 3710 | 0.3/1 | 0.7/3 | 1.1/3 |
| 9:00 | Scorpion (r) | 253 | 95 | 2.2/4 | 3334 | 0.3/1 | 0.6/2 | 0.9/3 |
| 10:00 | 2016 Democratic National Convention (s) (thru 11:25) | 255 | 95 | 2.1/4 | 3206 | 0.4/2 | 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 | 3.1/5 | 5232 | 1.0/4 | 1.4/5 | 1.9/6 | ||
| 8:00 | American Ninja Warrior | 243 | 95 | 3.4/6 | 5898 | 1.1/5 | 1.6/6 | 2.1/6 |
| 10:00 | 2016 Democratic National Convention (s) (thru 11:25) | 243 | 95 | 2.7/5 | 4292 | 0.7/3 | 1.1/4 | 1.5/4 |
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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 | 2570 | 0.5/2 | 0.7/2 | 0.9/3 | ||
| 8:00 | So You Think You Can Dance | 254 | 95 | 1.6/3 | 2570 | 0.5/2 | 0.7/2 | 0.9/3 |
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PROGRAM | AFF* | CVG* (PCT) |
HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
| 8-10 | Network Average | 0.6/1 | 948 | 0.3/1 | 0.3/1 | 0.4/1 | ||
| 8:00 | MadTV 20th Anniversary Reunion (r) | 243 | 85 | 0.6/1 | 966 | 0.3/1 | 0.3/1 | 0.4/1 |
| 9:00 | Penn & Teller: Fool Us (r) | 243 | 85 | 0.6/1 | 929 | 0.2/1 | 0.3/1 | 0.4/1 |
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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 | 1.2/2 | 2126 | 0.7/3 | ||||
| 7:00 | La Rosa de Guadalupe | 1.0/2 | 1852 | 0.7/3 | ||||
| 8:00 | Un Camino Hacia El Destino | 1.1/2 | 2104 | 0.7/3 | ||||
| 9:00 | Tres Veces Ana | 1.0/2 | 1891 | 0.6/2 | ||||
| 10:00 | Por Siempre Joan Sebastian | 1.3/2 | 2398 | 0.9/3 | ||||
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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 | 449 | 0.2/1 | ||||
| 7:00 | Mi Corazon es Tuyo | 0.2/0 | 308 | 0.1/1 | ||||
| 8:00 | Moisés y Los Diez Mandamientos | 0.3/1 | 554 | 0.2/1 | ||||
| 9:00 | La Ronca de Oro | 0.3/1 | 499 | 0.2/1 | ||||
| 10:00 | El Príncipe | 0.2/0 | 295 | 0.1/0 | ||||
Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Monday 7/25/16
“The Bachelorette” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 2.3/10
Men 18-34: 1.0/5
Women 18-49: 2.8/9
Men 18-49: 1.0/4
“2016 Democratic National Convention” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.8/3
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 1.1/4
Men 18-49: 0.6/2
“2016 Democratic National Convention” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 0.7/3
Men 18-49: 0.5/2
“American Ninja Warrior” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 1.2/5
Men 18-34: 1.0/5
Women 18-49: 1.7/6
Men 18-49: 1.6/6
“2016 Democratic National Convention” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.8/4
Men 18-34: 0.7/3
Women 18-49: 1.2/4
Men 18-49: 1.1/4
“So You Think You Can Dance” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.7/3
Men 18-34: 0.3/1
Women 18-49: 0.9/3
Men 18-49: 0.4/2
“Rizzoli & Isles” (TNT)
Women 18-34: 0.33
Men 18-34: 0.14
Women 18-49: 0.71
Men 18-49: 0.35
“Major Crimes” (TNT)
Women 18-34: 0.24
Men 18-34: 0.11
Women 18-49: 0.62
Men 18-49: 0.29
“Angie Tribeca” (TBS)
Women 18-34: 0.14
Men 18-34: 0.16
Women 18-49: 0.16
Men 18-49: 0.22
“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” (TBS)
Women 18-34: 0.21
Men 18-34: 0.26
Women 18-49: 0.21
Men 18-49: 0.28
“Devious Maids” (Lifetime)
Women 18-34: 0.32
Men 18-34: 0.14
Women 18-49: 0.43
Men 18-49: 0.16
“UnReal” (Lifetime)
Women 18-34: 0.24
Men 18-34: 0.05
Women 18-49: 0.28
Men 18-49: 0.11
“The Fosters” (Freeform)
Women 18-34: 0.48
Men 18-34: 0.17
Women 18-49: 0.47
Men 18-49: 0.20
“2016 Democratic National Convention” (Fox News, 10pm)
Women 18-34: 0.22
Men 18-34: 0.29
Women 18-49: 0.43
Men 18-49: 0.54
“2016 Democratic National Convention” (CNN, 10pm)
Women 18-34: 0.72
Men 18-34: 1.11
Women 18-49: 1.38
Men 18-49: 1.67
“2016 Democratic National Convention” (MSNBC, 10pm)
Women 18-34: 0.67
Men 18-34: 0.56
Women 18-49: 0.85
Men 18-49: 0.88
Cable Rankings – Monday 7/25/16
What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Monday, July 25:
| * 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 |
| 72 | 66 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E | 8:00 PM | 60 | 613 | 0.21 |
| 71 | 59 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E | 9:00 PM | 60 | 651 | 0.24 |
| 67 | 35 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E | 10:00 PM | 63 | 705 | 0.30 |
| 68 | 40 | KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 8:00 PM | 30 | 699 | 0.29 |
| 66 | 34 | CLEVELAND SHOW | ADSM | 8:30 PM | 30 | 712 | 0.31 |
| 37 | 20 | AMERICAN DAD | ADSM | 9:00 PM | 30 | 1163 | 0.49 |
| 23 | 16 | AMERICAN DAD | ADSM | 9:30 PM | 30 | 1429 | 0.60 |
| 20 | 11 | FAMILY GUY | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1642 | 0.71 |
| 17 | 9 | FAMILY GUY | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1815 | 0.84 |
| 74 | 82 | AMC MOVIE | AMC | 7:30 PM | 150 | 592 | 0.18 |
| 82 | 92 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 538 | 0.17 |
| 18 | 14 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1803 | 0.65 |
| 76 | 82 | ODD MOM OUT | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 30 | 568 | 0.18 |
| 100 | 99 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 7:53 PM | 34 | 339 | 0.16 |
| 92 | 70 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 10:30 PM | 30 | 419 | 0.20 |
| 6 | 10 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 3830 | 0.78 |
| 2 | 6 | AMERICA’S CHOICE 2016: DNC (3.33 HH) | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 5238 | 1.16 |
| 1 | 1 | AMERICA’S CHOICE 2016: DNC (3.82 HH) | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 6292 | 1.52 |
| 48 | 35 | MISFIT GARAGE | DISC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 901 | 0.30 |
| 25 | 17 | MISFIT GARAGE | DISC | 9:00 PM | 61 | 1397 | 0.53 |
| 35 | 22 | VEGAS RAT RODS | DISC | 10:01 PM | 61 | 1191 | 0.46 |
| 54 | 74 | ELENA OF AVALOR | DISJR | 7:30 PM | 50 | 847 | 0.19 |
| 61 | 82 | DOC MCSTUFFINS | DISJR | 8:20 PM | 25 | 776 | 0.18 |
| 63 | 82 | PJ MASKS SHORTS | DISJR | 8:45 PM | 15 | 752 | 0.18 |
| 64 | 82 | MILES FROM TOMORROWLAND | DISJR | 9:00 PM | 25 | 745 | 0.18 |
| 36 | 60 | BEST FRIENDS WHENEVER | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 30 | 1176 | 0.23 |
| 19 | 29 | ANOTHER CINDERELLA STORY | DSNY | 8:30 PM | 100 | 1711 | 0.35 |
| 21 | 50 | GIRL MEETS WORLD | DSNY | 10:10 PM | 25 | 1509 | 0.27 |
| 24 | 60 | LIV AND MADDIE | DSNY | 10:35 PM | 25 | 1400 | 0.23 |
| 83 | 92 | BASEBALL TONIGHT (0.36 HH) | ESPN | 10:42 PM | 18 | 513 | 0.17 |
| 58 | 64 | CUPCAKE WARS CELEBRITY | FOOD | 8:00 PM | 60 | 800 | 0.22 |
| 55 | 45 | CAKE WARS 3 | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 60 | 839 | 0.28 |
| 50 | 35 | CHOPPED | FOOD | 10:00 PM | 60 | 879 | 0.30 |
| 4 | 19 | THE O’REILLY FACTOR | FOXNC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 4226 | 0.50 |
| 8 | 22 | THE KELLY FILE | FOXNC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 3704 | 0.46 |
| 12 | 21 | AMERICA’S ELECTION HQ -DNC (2.14 HH) | FOXNC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 3263 | 0.48 |
| 53 | 32 | THE FOSTERS | FRFM | 8:00 PM | 60 | 848 | 0.34 |
| 40 | 27 | FX MOVIE PRIME: AVATAR | FX | 8:00 PM | 210 | 1066 | 0.38 |
| 96 | 92 | THE SIMPSONS | FXX | 8:00 PM | 30 | 376 | 0.17 |
| 97 | 82 | THE SIMPSONS | FXX | 8:30 PM | 30 | 373 | 0.18 |
| 99 | 82 | THE SIMPSONS | FXX | 9:00 PM | 30 | 368 | 0.18 |
| 88 | 66 | THE SIMPSONS | FXX | 9:30 PM | 30 | 451 | 0.21 |
| 91 | 92 | THE SIMPSONS | FXX | 10:00 PM | 30 | 424 | 0.17 |
| 87 | 74 | THE SIMPSONS | FXX | 10:30 PM | 30 | 464 | 0.19 |
| 84 | 92 | THE MIDDLE | HALL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 502 | 0.17 |
| 81 | 40 | STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON | HBO | 8:30 PM | 147 | 540 | 0.29 |
| 47 | 60 | TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING | HGTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 923 | 0.23 |
| 38 | 50 | TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING | HGTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 1077 | 0.27 |
| 33 | 40 | TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING | HGTV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 1229 | 0.29 |
| 28 | 29 | TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING | HGTV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 1389 | 0.35 |
| 26 | 33 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1391 | 0.33 |
| 22 | 29 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL | HGTV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1435 | 0.35 |
| 34 | 60 | AMERICAN PICKERS | HIST | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1207 | 0.23 |
| 31 | 55 | AMERICAN PICKERS | HIST | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1271 | 0.26 |
| 32 | 35 | AMERICAN PICKERS | HIST | 10:00 PM | 63 | 1255 | 0.30 |
| 51 | 70 | KILLER INSTINCT | ID | 9:00 PM | 60 | 875 | 0.20 |
| 42 | 56 | CORONER: I SPEAK FOR THE DEAD | ID | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1008 | 0.25 |
| 89 | 92 | MOVIE: TYLER PERRY’S MADEA GOES TO JAIL (2009) | LIF | 8:00 PM | 60 | 447 | 0.17 |
| 52 | 35 | DEVIOUS MAIDS | LIF | 9:00 PM | 60 | 871 | 0.30 |
| 86 | 70 | UNREAL | LIF | 10:00 PM | 63 | 485 | 0.20 |
| 14 | 25 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: DNC (1.91 HH) | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 2886 | 0.44 |
| 7 | 15 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: DNC (2.33 HH) | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 3720 | 0.63 |
| 3 | 8 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: DNC (2.85 HH) | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 83 | 4628 | 0.87 |
| 94 | 99 | MTV MOVIES: WHITE CHICKS (2004) | MTV | 8:00 PM | 120 | 393 | 0.16 |
| 70 | 28 | ARE YOU THE ONE SSN 4 | MTV | 10:00 PM | 62 | 683 | 0.36 |
| 49 | 64 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 9:00 PM | 30 | 888 | 0.22 |
| 43 | 45 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 9:30 PM | 30 | 988 | 0.28 |
| 45 | 50 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 10:00 PM | 30 | 965 | 0.27 |
| 46 | 50 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 10:30 PM | 30 | 940 | 0.27 |
| 44 | 45 | WICKED TUNA: OUTER BANKS | NGC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 976 | 0.28 |
| 61 | 74 | LIVE FREE OR DIE | NGC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 776 | 0.19 |
| 39 | 66 | NICKY, RICKY, DICKY & DAWN | NICK | 8:00 PM | 30 | 1075 | 0.21 |
| 41 | 66 | GAME SHAKERS | NICK | 8:30 PM | 30 | 1043 | 0.21 |
| 56 | 74 | PEPPA PIG | NKJR | 9:00 PM | 30 | 812 | 0.19 |
| 85 | 74 | BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT | SPIKE | 10:00 PM | 60 | 492 | 0.19 |
| 69 | 82 | SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE: 3-HEADED SHARK ATTACK | SYFY | 7:00 PM | 120 | 692 | 0.18 |
| 65 | 92 | SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE: DAM SHARKS! | SYFY | 9:00 PM | 115 | 736 | 0.17 |
| 60 | 26 | FAMILY GUY | TBS | 8:00 PM | 30 | 778 | 0.40 |
| 73 | 40 | AMERICAN DAD | TBS | 8:30 PM | 30 | 604 | 0.29 |
| 90 | 74 | ANGIE TRIBECA | TBS | 9:00 PM | 30 | 444 | 0.19 |
| 93 | 74 | FAMILY GUY | TBS | 9:30 PM | 30 | 417 | 0.19 |
| 75 | 40 | FAMILY GUY | TBS | 10:00 PM | 30 | 577 | 0.29 |
| 80 | 56 | FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE | TBS | 10:30 PM | 30 | 544 | 0.25 |
| 57 | 56 | MY LEGS WON’T STOP GROWING | TLC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 806 | 0.25 |
| 29 | 70 | RIZZOLI & ISLES | TNT | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1377 | 0.20 |
| 5 | 17 | RIZZOLI & ISLES | TNT | 9:00 PM | 60 | 3869 | 0.53 |
| 9 | 22 | MAJOR CRIMES | TNT | 10:00 PM | 60 | 3646 | 0.46 |
| 98 | 82 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 8:00 PM | 30 | 369 | 0.18 |
| 79 | 50 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 8:30 PM | 30 | 546 | 0.27 |
| 76 | 45 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 9:00 PM | 30 | 568 | 0.28 |
| 78 | 45 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 9:30 PM | 30 | 553 | 0.28 |
| 94 | 74 | FAMELESS | TRU | 10:00 PM | 61 | 393 | 0.19 |
| 59 | 82 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 783 | 0.18 |
| 10 | 3 | WWE RAW (2.13 HH) | USA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 3412 | 1.24 |
| 11 | 3 | WWE RAW (2.06 HH) | USA | 9:00 PM | 60 | 3350 | 1.24 |
| 13 | 5 | WWE RAW (2.00 HH) | USA | 10:00 PM | 70 | 3254 | 1.21 |
| 15 | 2 | LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 5 | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 60 | 2647 | 1.35 |
| 16 | 7 | T.I. AND TINY 5 | VH1 | 9:00 PM | 30 | 1840 | 0.90 |
| 26 | 12 | SHAUNIE’S HOME COURT | VH1 | 9:30 PM | 30 | 1391 | 0.69 |
| 30 | 13 | LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 5 | VH1 | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1319 | 0.66 |
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research
