It was a heavy sports Saturday with ESPN out in front in all measures on the night with “NBA Eastern Conference Final Game 3: Cleveland Cavaliers @ Toronto Raptors”: total viewers (4.73 million), adults 18-49 (1.8 rating), adults 18-34 (1.6 rating) and adults 25-54 (1.9 rating). In prime time (8-11 p.m.), ESPN tripled the second-place network, fellow Disney outlet ABC, in each adults 18-49 and adults 18-34.
Earlier in the evening, Exaggerator’s muddy run to victory in Saturday’s 141st Preakness Stakes on NBC averaged 9.4 million viewers – up 6 percent from Triple Crown-winner American Pharoah’s first-place finish at Pimlico last year (8.9 million viewers), according to official national data provided by The Nielsen Company.
Viewership peaked at 11.4 million viewers from 6:45-7 p.m. ET, as Exaggerator overtook Kentucky Derby-winner Nyquist for the Preakness victory. Nyquist finished third.
The 2016 Preakness Stakes on NBC (6:20-7:09 p.m. ET) posted a 5.8/14 HH rating — up 5 percent from last year’s race (5.5/13).
Baltimore, the home of the Preakness Stakes, topped the metered markets with a 19.7 rating/38 share – the race’s best rating in the city since 2009 and up 17 percent from last year. Louisville, the home of the Kentucky Derby, ranked second with a 14.6/28 – an increase of 23 percent from the 2015 Preakness.
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PROGRAM | HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8-11 | Network Average | 1.6/3 | 2608 | 0.5/2 | 0.6/2 | 0.7/3 |
8:00 | Movie: Toy Story (1995) | 1.2/2 | 2047 | 0.5/3 | 0.5/2 | 0.6/2 |
10:00 | 20/20 Saturday | 2.5/5 | 3728 | 0.5/2 | 0.7/3 | 1.0/3 |
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PROGRAM | HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
8-11 | Network Average | 2.1/4 | 3264 | 0.3/1 | 0.5/2 | 0.7/2 |
8:00 | Crimetime Saturday: NCIS (r) | 2.2/4 | 3340 | 0.3/1 | 0.4/2 | 0.6/2 |
9:00 | 48 Hours Presents (thru 11:00) | 2.1/4 | 3226 | 0.3/1 | 0.5/2 | 0.8/3 |
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PROGRAM | HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
8-11 | Network Average | 1.2/2 | 1849 | 0.4/2 | 0.6/2 | 0.7/3 |
6:20 | 141st Preakness Stakes (s) | 5.8/14 | 9400 | |||
7:09 | NHL Western Conference Final Game 4 St. Louis Blues @ San Jose Sharks (s) | 1.4/3 | 2269 | 0.5/3 | 0.6/3 | 0.8/3 |
10:07 | Saturday Night Live (r) | 1.1/2 | 1702 | 0.3/1 | 0.5/2 | 0.7/2 |
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PROGRAM | HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
8-11 | Network Average | 1.5/3 | 2398 | 0.4/2 | 0.5/2 | 0.7/2 |
7:12 | MLB Baseball Chicago Cubs @ San Francisco Giants (s) (thru 10:33) | 1.4/3 | 2241 | 0.4/2 | 0.5/2 | 0.6/2 |
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PROGRAM | HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
8-11 | Network Average | 0.6/1 | 970 | 0.3/1 | ||
6:00 | Cine Dios los Cría (1975) | 0.4/1 | 658 | 0.2/1 | ||
8:00 | La Rosa de Guadalupe | 0.5/1 | 941 | 0.4/2 | ||
9:00 | Sal y Pimienta | 0.6/1 | 973 | 0.3/1 | ||
10:00 | Cronicas de Sabado | 0.6/1 | 997 | 0.3/1 | ||
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PROGRAM | HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
8-11 | Network Average | 0.3/1 | 725 | 0.3/1 | ||
7:00 | Cine El Bolero de Raquel (1956) | 0.3/1 | 703 | 0.2/1 | ||
9:00 | Cine Vecinos cercanos del tercer tipo (2012) (thru 11:00) | 0.3/1 | 661 | 0.3/1 |
Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Saturday 5/21/16
Movie: “Toy Story” (1995) (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.5/3
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 0.6/3
Men 18-49: 0.5/2
“20/20 Saturday” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.5/3
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 0.9/3
Men 18-49: 0.5/2
“48 Hours Presents” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.3/1
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.6/2
Men 18-49: 0.5/2
“NHL Western Conference Final Game 4: St. Louis @ San Jose” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 0.5/2
Men 18-49: 0.8/4
“MLB Baseball: Chicago Cubs @ San Francisco” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 0.4/2
Men 18-49: 0.6/3
“Outlander” (Starz)
Women 18-34: 0.13
Men 18-34: 0.06
Women 18-49: 0.33
Men 18-49: 0.14
“NBA Eastern Conference Final Game 3: Cleveland @ Toronto” (ESPN)
Women 18-34: 1.08
Men 18-34: 2.60
Women 18-49: 1.40
Men 18-49: 2.73
“NASCAR Sprint Cup Racing: All-Star Race” (FS1)
Women 18-34: 0.26
Men 18-34: 0.48
Women 18-49: 0.56
Men 18-49: 0.91
For the entire week of May 16-22, 2016 in Total Day (8 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.), Adult Swim is up +2 percent in total viewership (1.036 million vs. 1.013 million) and down -3 percent among Adults 18-49 (601,000 vs. 617,000) from one week earlier; the network is also down -1 percent in total viewership (1.036 million vs. 1.043 million) and up +0.5 percent among Adults 18-49 (601,000 vs. 598,000) from the same week one year ago (May 18-24, 2015). (https://programmingins.wpengine.com/?p=8379)
TOONAMI – SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2016
Cable Rankings – Saturday 05/21/16
What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Saturday, May 21:
* Viewers in thousands | ||||||
Rank | Program | Net | Start | Dur | Vwrs* | A1849 |
82 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E | 8:00 PM | 60 | 598 | 0.2 |
93 | FIRST 48 AC | A&E | 9:00 PM | 60 | 559 | 0.1 |
78 | FIRST 48 AC | A&E | 10:00 PM | 63 | 629 | 0.2 |
86 | DRAGON BALL Z KAI | ADSM | 8:00 PM | 30 | 590 | 0.2 |
88 | KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 8:30 PM | 30 | 585 | 0.2 |
67 | KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 9:00 PM | 30 | 712 | 0.3 |
41 | CLEVELAND SHOW | ADSM | 9:30 PM | 30 | 989 | 0.4 |
33 | CLEVELAND SHOW | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1133 | 0.5 |
25 | AMERICAN DAD | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1304 | 0.6 |
46 | MY CAT FROM HELL | APL | 8:00 PM | 61 | 923 | 0.3 |
35 | DR. JEFF: ROCKY MOUNTAIN | APL | 9:01 PM | 63 | 1104 | 0.2 |
48 | DR. JEFF: EXTRA DOSE | APL | 10:04 PM | 61 | 899 | 0.1 |
97 | BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: JUMPING THE BROOM | BET | 8:00 PM | 108 | 539 | 0.2 |
82 | EIGHTIES: GREED IS GOOD | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 598 | 0.1 |
100 | RIVER MONSTERS | DISC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 531 | 0.1 |
64 | LION GUARD | DISJR | 7:40 PM | 25 | 739 | 0.2 |
80 | JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND PIRATES | DISJR | 8:05 PM | 25 | 621 | 0.2 |
94 | DOC MCSTUFFINS | DISJR | 8:30 PM | 25 | 554 | 0.2 |
90 | MILES FROM TOMORROWLAND | DISJR | 9:00 PM | 25 | 580 | 0.2 |
92 | MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE | DISJR | 9:30 PM | 25 | 565 | 0.2 |
39 | STUCK IN THE MIDDLE | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 30 | 1014 | 0.2 |
40 | K.C. UNDERCOVER | DSNY | 8:30 PM | 30 | 991 | 0.2 |
44 | BEST FRIENDS WHENEVER | DSNY | 9:00 PM | 30 | 948 | 0.2 |
47 | BEST FRIENDS WHENEVER | DSNY | 9:30 PM | 30 | 904 | 0.2 |
43 | LAB RATS: ELITE FORCE | DSNY | 10:00 PM | 30 | 963 | 0.2 |
45 | GAMERS GUIDE | DSNY | 10:30 PM | 30 | 938 | 0.2 |
24 | NBA PRE-GAME SHOW (0.84 HH) | ESPN | 7:30 PM | 59 | 1329 | 0.5 |
1 | NBA PLAYOFFS GAME 3: CLEVELAND / TORONTO (3.27 HH) | ESPN | 8:29 PM | 150 | 5393 | 2.1 |
3 | SPORTSCENTER LATE | ESPN | 10:59 PM | 76 | 2349 | 1.0 |
54 | KIDS BAKING CHAMP 2 | FOOD | 8:00 PM | 60 | 825 | 0.2 |
57 | KIDS BAKING CHAMP 2 | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 60 | 791 | 0.2 |
53 | KIDS BAKING CHAMP 2 | FOOD | 10:00 PM | 60 | 834 | 0.2 |
19 | FNR: DONALD TRUMP | FOXNC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1488 | 0.1 |
14 | JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE | FOXNC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1640 | 0.1 |
42 | GREG GUTFELD SHOW | FOXNC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 971 | 0.1 |
63 | SATURDAY MOVIE: BLIND SIDE | FRFM | 6:15 PM | 195 | 747 | 0.3 |
58 | SATURDAY MOVIE: THE HUNGER GAMES | FRFM | 9:30 PM | 210 | 779 | 0.3 |
16 | NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACING: ALL-STAR SHOWDOWN (0.95 HH) | FS1 | 7:18 PM | 63 | 1590 | 0.3 |
6 | NASCAR RACEDAY (1.19 HH) | FS1 | 8:21 PM | 61 | 2016 | 0.4 |
2 | NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACING: ALL-STAR RACE (2.00 HH) | FS1 | 9:22 PM | 166 | 3291 | 0.7 |
37 | MOVIE DOWNLOAD: DESPICABLE ME 2 – MD | FX | 8:00 PM | 150 | 1090 | 0.4 |
52 | MOVIE DOWNLOAD: DESPICABLE ME 2 – MD | FX | 10:30 PM | 150 | 837 | 0.3 |
86 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 8:00 PM | 30 | 590 | 0.1 |
76 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 8:30 PM | 30 | 637 | 0.1 |
95 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 9:00 PM | 30 | 550 | 0.1 |
101 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 9:30 PM | 30 | 524 | 0.1 |
30 | HALLMARK ORIGINAL MOVIE: TULIPS IN SPRING | HALL | 7:00 PM | 120 | 1182 | 0.2 |
9 | HALLMARK ORIGINAL MOVIE: DATE WITH LOVE | HALL | 9:00 PM | 120 | 1889 | 0.3 |
34 | ALL THE WAY | HBO | 8:00 PM | 132 | 1110 | 0.2 |
80 | LUCY | HBO | 10:15 PM | 89 | 621 | 0.2 |
18 | PROPERTY BROTHERS | HGTV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1527 | 0.3 |
22 | PROPERTY BROTHERS | HGTV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1436 | 0.3 |
20 | HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1485 | 0.3 |
28 | AMERICAN PICKERS | HIST | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1234 | 0.3 |
26 | AMERICAN PICKERS | HIST | 9:00 PM | 57 | 1291 | 0.2 |
31 | AMERICAN PICKERS | HIST | 10:00 PM | 63 | 1178 | 0.2 |
95 | MYSTERY THEATER | HMM | 9:00 PM | 60 | 550 | 0.1 |
62 | HATE IN AMERICA | ID | 8:00 PM | 60 | 749 | 0.1 |
71 | TRUE CRIME W/APHRODITE | ID | 9:00 PM | 60 | 684 | 0.1 |
66 | TRUE CRIME W/APHRODITE | ID | 10:00 PM | 60 | 724 | 0.1 |
73 | THE VIRGINIAN | INSP | 8:00 PM | 90 | 662 | 0.0 |
82 | THE VIRGINIAN | INSP | 9:30 PM | 90 | 598 | 0.0 |
28 | MOVIE: MARRIAGE OF LIES | LIF | 8:00 PM | 122 | 1234 | 0.3 |
65 | MOVIE: I AM WATCHING YOU | LIF | 10:02 PM | 120 | 737 | 0.2 |
77 | MOVIE: DAMAGED | LMN | 8:00 PM | 120 | 633 | 0.2 |
91 | MOVIE: A NANNY’S REVENGE | LMN | 10:00 PM | 120 | 574 | 0.1 |
32 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1171 | 0.3 |
38 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1070 | 0.3 |
12 | GAME SHAKERS | NICK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1729 | 0.3 |
21 | HENRY DANGER | NICK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 1441 | 0.2 |
27 | THUNDERMANS | NICK | 9:30 PM | 30 | 1269 | 0.2 |
74 | WALLYKAZAM! | NKJR | 8:00 PM | 30 | 660 | 0.1 |
85 | WALLYKAZAM! | NKJR | 8:30 PM | 30 | 597 | 0.1 |
98 | BUBBLE GUPPIES | NKJR | 9:00 PM | 30 | 532 | 0.1 |
51 | COPS | SPIKE | 8:00 PM | 30 | 859 | 0.2 |
50 | COPS | SPIKE | 8:30 PM | 30 | 860 | 0.2 |
61 | COPS | SPIKE | 9:00 PM | 30 | 756 | 0.2 |
59 | COPS | SPIKE | 9:30 PM | 30 | 775 | 0.2 |
56 | COPS | SPIKE | 10:00 PM | 30 | 807 | 0.2 |
69 | COPS | SPIKE | 10:30 PM | 30 | 702 | 0.2 |
36 | OUTLANDER 2 | STARZ | 9:02 PM | 64 | 1099 | 0.2 |
60 | SYFY MOVIE: SKYFALL | SYFY | 8:00 PM | 180 | 771 | 0.2 |
13 | BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 8:00 PM | 30 | 1651 | 0.5 |
11 | BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 8:30 PM | 30 | 1757 | 0.6 |
4 | BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 9:00 PM | 30 | 2143 | 0.6 |
5 | BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 9:30 PM | 30 | 2095 | 0.7 |
8 | BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1959 | 0.7 |
7 | BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1973 | 0.7 |
49 | DATELINE ON TLC | TLC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 891 | 0.2 |
55 | DATELINE ON TLC | TLC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 822 | 0.2 |
70 | TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: BAD BOYS II | TNT | 8:00 PM | 180 | 698 | 0.3 |
68 | DEAD FILES | TRAV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 704 | 0.2 |
89 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 9:30 PM | 30 | 583 | 0.1 |
23 | LIGA MX: SF: MONTERREY / AMERICA (0.64 HH) | UDN | 9:00 PM | 151 | 1395 | 0.7 |
15 | NCIS | USA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1608 | 0.3 |
10 | NCIS | USA | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1860 | 0.3 |
17 | NCIS | USA | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1584 | 0.3 |
72 | R&R PICTURE SHOWS: FRIDAY AFTER NEXT | VH1 | 9:59 PM | 118 | 670 | 0.3 |
98 | BLUE BLOODS | WGNA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 532 | 0.1 |
75 | BLUE BLOODS | WGNA | 9:00 PM | 60 | 655 | 0.1 |
79 | BLUE BLOODS | WGNA | 10:00 PM | 60 | 622 | 0.1 |
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research