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Monday Ratings: ABC and ESPN’s NFL ‘Monday Night Football’ and MLB’s NLCS Game 1 on TBS Dominate in Prime Time Key Demos

MONDAY FAST AFFILIATE AND FINAL RATINGS

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Monday, October 16, 2023 broken out by network and by each half-hour.

Note: the following fast affiliate results for any of the live events mentioned in this article are all approximate.

Although their fast affiliate figures were not yet available at post time, ESPN (“Monday Night Football” simulcast) and TBS (MLB NLCS Game 1) are likely among the top TV outlets at least in key demos on this prime time.

Households (rating / share):
ABC: 5.25/14, NBC: 3.37/9, CBS: 1.31/3, Fox: 0.85/2, CW: 0.13/0

Total Viewers (in millions):
ABC: 8.83, NBC: 5.46, CBS: 1.99, Fox: 1.44, CW: 0.19

Adults 18-49 (rating / share):
ABC: 1.70/14, NBC: 0.40/3, Fox: 0.30/2, CBS: 0.18/2, CW: 0.02/0

Adults 18-34 (rating / share):
ABC: 1.02/13, NBC: 0.21/3, Fox: 0.19/2, CBS: 0.07/1, CW: 0.01/0

Adults 25-54 (rating / share):
ABC: 2.32/15, NBC: 0.68/4, Fox: 0.46/3, CBS: 0.27/2, CW: 0.04/0

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8:00 PM

ABC — Monday Night Countdown
Households: 5.16/13 (#1)
Viewers: 8.79 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.55/14 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.83/12 (#1), Adults 25-54: 2.17/14 (#1)

CBS — The Price Is Right At Night
Households: 2.00/5 (#3)
Viewers: 3.09 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.29/3 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.13/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.45/3 (#4)

NBC — The Voice
Households: 3.96/10 (#2)
Viewers: 6.46 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.45/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.22/3 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.82/5 (#2)

Fox — Kitchen Nightmares
Households: 1.02/3 (#4)
Viewers: 1.78 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.35/3 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.23/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.55/4 (#3)

CW — FBoy Island (season premiere)
Households: 0.16/0 (#5)
Viewers: 0.25 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.03/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.02/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.06/0 (#5)

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8:30 PM

ABC — Monday Night Football Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Chargers
Households: 5.31/13 (#1)
Viewers: 8.93 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.75/14 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.99/13 (#1), Adults 25-54: 2.41/15 (#1)

CBS — The Price Is Right At Night
Households: 1.98/5 (#3)
Viewers: 3.06 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.27/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.12/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.45/3 (#4)

NBC — The Voice
Households: 3.82/10 (#2)
Viewers: 6.27 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.49/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.27/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.82/5 (#2)

Fox — Kitchen Nightmares
Households: 0.90/2 (#4)
Viewers: 1.54 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.32/3 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.18/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.50/3 (#3)

CW — FBoy Island (season premiere)
Households: 0.11/0 (#5)
Viewers: 0.16 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.02/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.01/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.04/0 (#5)

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9:00 PM

ABC — Monday Night Football Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Chargers
Households: 5.66/14 (#1)
Viewers: 9.54 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.83/14 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 1.07/13 (#1), Adults 25-54: 2.51/15 (#1)

CBS — Loteria Loca
Households: 0.94/2 (#3)
Viewers: 1.41 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.14/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.05/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.22/1 (#4)

NBC — The Voice
Households: 4.05/10 (#2)
Viewers: 6.70 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.53/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.30/4 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.88/5 (#2)

Fox — Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test
Households: 0.76/2 (#4)
Viewers: 1.27 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.29/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.19/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.43/3 (#3)

CW — FBoy Island (season premiere)
Households: 0.12/0 (#5)
Viewers: 0.17 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.02/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.01/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.04/0 (#5)

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9:30 PM

ABC — Monday Night Football Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Chargers
Households: 5.30/14 (#1)
Viewers: 8.92 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.78/14 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 1.08/14 (#1), Adults 25-54: 2.43/15 (#1)

CBS — Loteria Loca
Households: 0.84/2 (#3)
Viewers: 1.23 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.13/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.04/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.20/1 (#4)

NBC — The Voice
Households: 3.84/10 (#2)
Viewers: 6.39 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.45/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.25/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.76/5 (#2)

Fox — Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test
Households: 0.73/2 (#4)
Viewers: 1.17 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.24/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.15/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.37/2 (#3)

CW — FBoy Island (season premiere)
Households: 0.12/0 (#5)
Viewers: 0.17 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.02/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.01/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.02/0 (#5)

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10:00 PM

ABC — Monday Night Football Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Chargers
Households: 5.21/15 (#1)
Viewers: 8.81 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.72/15 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 1.11/15 (#1), Adults 25-54: 2.32/15 (#1)

CBS — NCIS (repeat)
Households: 1.02/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.54 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.11/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.04/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.16/1 (#3)

NBC — The Irrational
Households: 2.40/7 (#2)
Viewers: 3.66 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.24/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.13/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.43/3 (#2)

Fox — Local Programming
Households: 1.17/3
Viewers: 1.91 million, Adults 18-49: 0.20/2,
Adults 18-34: 0.09/1, Adults 25-54: 0.33/2

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.36/1
Viewers: 0.56 million, Adults 18-49: 0.06/0,
Adults 18-34: 0.00/0, Adults 25-54: 0.08/1

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10:30 PM

ABC — Monday Night Football Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Chargers
Households: 4.85/15 (#1)
Viewers: 8.02 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.59/15 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 1.01/14 (#1), Adults 25-54: 2.10/15 (#1)

CBS — NCIS (repeat)
Households: 1.06/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.58 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.11/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.04/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.14/1 (#3)

NBC — The Irrational
Households: 2.14/6 (#2)
Viewers: 3.26 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.22/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.10/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.39/3 (#2)

Fox — Local Programming
Households: 1.00/3
Viewers: 1.68 million, Adults 18-49: 0.17/2,
Adults 18-34: 0.07/1, Adults 25-54: 0.31/2

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.28/1
Viewers: 0.44 million, Adults 18-49: 0.04/0,
Adults 18-34: 0.01/0, Adults 25-54: 0.07/0

UPDATED 10/17/2023 5:35 PM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Monday, October 16, 2023:

ABC
• 10.341 million viewers
• 5.78/15 HH (7.228 million households)
• 2.07/17 A18-49 rating/share (2.730 million adults 18-49)

Monday Night Kickoff (ABC, 8:00 PM- 8:14 PM)
• 6.654 million viewers
• 3.79/10 HH (4.738 million households)
• 1.09/11 A18-49 rating/share (1.443 million adults 18-49)

Monday Night Football on ABC Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Chargers (ABC, 8:14 PM-11:32 PM)
• 10.722 million viewers
• 6.00/16 HH (7.504 million households)
• 2.17/18 A18-49 rating/share (2.868 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 1.992 million viewers
• 1.28/3 HH (1.602 million households)
• 0.18/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.243 million adults 18-49)

The Price Is Right At Night (Mon.) (CBS, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 3.098 million viewers
• 1.95/5 HH (2.435 million households)
• 0.30/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.399 million adults 18-49)

Loteria Loca (CBS, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.307 million viewers
• 0.86/2 HH (1.076 million households)
• 0.14/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.188 million adults 18-49)

NCIS (R) (CBS, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.572 million viewers
• 1.04/3 HH (1.294 million households)
• 0.11/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.141 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 5.574 million viewers
• 3.37/9 HH (4.216 million households)
• 0.42/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.557 million adults 18-49)

The Voice (NBC, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 6.613 million viewers
• 3.94/10 HH (4.920 million households)
• 0.51/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.678 million adults 18-49)

The Irrational (NBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 3.497 million viewers
• 2.25/7 HH (2.807 million households)
• 0.24/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.316 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 1.484 million viewers
• 0.84/2 HH (1.056 million households)
• 0.32/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.425 million adults 18-49)

Fox+FS1 MLB ALCS: Game 2 Texas Rangers at Houston Astros (S) (Fox, 4:31 PM- 7:46 PM)
• 4.368 million viewers
• 2.40/8 HH (2.997 million households)
• 0.85/14 A18-49 rating/share (1.126 million adults 18-49)

Fox MLB ALCS Game 2 Post (Sustainer) (Fox, 7:46 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 2.990 million viewers
• 1.64/5 HH (2.049 million households)
• 0.72/8 A18-49 rating/share (0.946 million adults 18-49)

Kitchen Nightmares (NEW) (Fox, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.683 million viewers
• 0.94/2 HH (1.171 million households)
• 0.35/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.460 million adults 18-49)

Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test (Fox, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.285 million viewers
• 0.75/2 HH (0.942 million households)
• 0.30/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.390 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.158 million viewers
• 0.11/0 HH (0.137 million households)
• 0.02/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.027 million adults 18-49)

FBoy Island (P) (CW, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.158 million viewers
• 0.11/0 HH (0.137 million households)
• 0.02/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.027 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 1.654 million viewers
• 0.89/2 HH (1.107 million households)
• 0.36/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.474 million adults 18-49)

La Rosa de Guadalupe (Mon.) (Univision, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 1.057 million viewers
• 0.58/2 HH (0.728 million households)
• 0.23/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.305 million adults 18-49)

Eternamente Amandonos (Mon.) (Univision, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.479 million viewers
• 0.79/2 HH (0.983 million households)
• 0.32/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.419 million adults 18-49)

Tierra de Esperanza (Mon.) (Univision, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.952 million viewers
• 1.05/3 HH (1.318 million households)
• 0.44/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.578 million adults 18-49)

Minas de Pasion (Mon.) (Univision, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.529 million viewers
• 0.82/2 HH (1.021 million households)
• 0.32/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.426 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.296 million viewers
• 0.18/0 HH (0.222 million households)
• 0.05/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.066 million adults 18-49)

Amor Prohibido (Mon.) (UniMás, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 0.244 million viewers
• 0.14/0 HH (0.174 million households)
• 0.07/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.098 million adults 18-49)

Enamorandonos (Mon.) (UniMás, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.361 million viewers
• 0.22/1 HH (0.277 million households)
• 0.06/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.074 million adults 18-49)

Hotel VIP (Mon.) (UniMás, 10:00 PM-12:00 AM)
• 0.138 million viewers
• 0.08/0 HH (0.097 million households)
• 0.04/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.047 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 0.807 million viewers
• 0.45/1 HH (0.562 million households)
• 0.17/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.223 million adults 18-49)

Exatlon Estados Unidos (Mon.) (Telemundo, 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.930 million viewers
• 0.50/1 HH (0.620 million households)
• 0.20/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.261 million adults 18-49)

Vuelve A Mi (Mon.) (Telemundo, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.727 million viewers
• 0.43/1 HH (0.533 million households)
• 0.15/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.202 million adults 18-49)

Secretos de Sangre (Mon.) (Telemundo, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.764 million viewers
• 0.43/1 HH (0.539 million households)
• 0.15/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.197 million adults 18-49)

CABLE

Monday Night Kickoff (ESPN, 8:00 PM-8:14 PM, 14 min.)
• 4.562 million viewers
• 2.49 HH (Range: 3.106-3.119 million households)
• 1.44 A18-49 rating (Range: 1.892-1.906 million adults 18-49)

Monday Night Football Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Chargers,(ESPN, 8:14 PM-11:31 PM, 197 min.)
• 8.870 million viewers
• 4.58 HH (Range: 5.719-5.731 million households)
• 3.13 A18-49 rating (Range: 4.121-4.134 million adults 18-49)

MLB NLCS Game 1 Arizona Diamondbacks at Philadelphia Phillies (TBS, 8:00 PM-10:59 PM, 179 min.)
• 3.722 million viewers
• 1.97 HH (Range: 2.456-2.469 million households)
• 0.87 A18-49 rating (Range: 1.141-1.154 million adults 18-49)

MLB NLCS Game 1 (truTV, 8:00 PM-10:59 PM, 179 min.)
• 0.052 million viewers
• 0.01 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.007-0.020 million adults 18-49)

MLB ALCS Game 1 (FS1, 4:31 PM-7:46 PM, 195 min.)
• 0.785 million viewers
• 0.20 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.257-0.270 million adults 18-49)

WWE Raw (USA, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.544 million viewers
• 0.89 HH (Range: 1.106-1.119 million households)
• 0.45 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.587-0.600 million adults 18-49)

WWE Raw (USA, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.527 million viewers
• 0.88 HH (Range: 1.094-1.106 million households)
• 0.46 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.600-0.613 million adults 18-49)

WWE Raw (USA, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.379 million viewers
• 0.82 HH (Range: 1.019-1.031 million households)
• 0.42 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.547-0.560 million adults 18-49)

90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way (TLC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.934 million viewers
• 0.65 HH (Range: 0.806-0.819 million households)
• 0.20 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.257-0.270 million adults 18-49)

90 Day: The Last Resort (TLC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.165 million viewers
• 0.78 HH (Range: 0.969-0.981 million households)
• 0.21 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.270-0.283 million adults 18-49)

90 Day: The Last Resort Pillow Talk (TLC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.682 million viewers
• 0.44 HH (Range: 0.544-0.556 million households)
• 0.12 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.152-0.165 million adults 18-49)

Below Deck mediterranean (Bravo, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.848 million viewers
• 0.57 HH (Range: 0.706-0.719 million households)
• 0.20 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.257-0.270 million adults 18-49)

Watch What Happens Live (Bravo, 10:00 PM-10:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.463 million viewers
• 0.33 HH (Range: 0.406-0.419 million households)
• 0.10 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.125-0.138 million adults 18-49)

Couch Talk (Bravo, 10:30 PM-11:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.231 million viewers
• 0.17 HH (Range: 0.206-0.219 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.046-0.059 million adults 18-49)

Contraband: Seized at the Border (DISC, 9:00 PM-10:01 PM, 61 min.)
• 0.371 million viewers
• 0.19 HH (Range: 0.231-0.244 million households)
• 0.11 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.138-0.152 million adults 18-49)

Halloween Baking Championship (FOOD, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.889 million viewers
• 0.53 HH (Range: 0.656-0.669 million households)
• 0.13 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.165-0.178 million adults 18-49)

Love & Hip-Hop Miami (VH1, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.335 million viewers
• 0.22 HH (Range: 0.269-0.281 million households)
• 0.12 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.152-0.165 million adults 18-49)

Basketball Wives (VH1, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.327 million viewers
• 0.23 HH (Range: 0.281-0.294 million households)
• 0.10 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.125-0.138 million adults 18-49)

Basketball Wives: Orlando (VH1, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.222 million viewers
• 0.15 HH (Range: 0.181-0.194 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.086-0.099 million adults 18-49)

Source: Nielsen Media Research