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Saturday Final Nationals: Indians-Cubs Game 4 on Fox Registers Most-Watched Saturday World Series Game in 12 Years

by Douglas Pucci October 31, 2016, 6:30 pm

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Fox easily led Saturday night with the Cleveland Indians’ 7-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs in Game 4 of the “World Series.” The game scored 16.7 million viewers for Fox, up +23 percent (vs. 13.6 million viewers) over 2015 World Series Game 4: Kansas City Royals at New York Mets. 
 
Saturday night’s telecast is the most-watched World Series Game airing on a Saturday since 2004’s St. Louis Cardinals vs. Boston Red Sox matchup (23.2 million viewers) and is the most-watched World Series Game 4 since 2009’s New York Yankees vs. Philadelphia Phillies matchup (22.8 million viewers), which aired on a Sunday night.
 
FOX continues to see gains in male demos this World Series with Saturday night’s game up over 2015 in males 12-17 (+92 percent; 2.5 vs. 1.3), males 18-34 (+37 percent; 3.7 vs. 2.7), males 18-49 (+24 percent; 5.1 vs. 4.1), and males 25-54 (+21 percent; 6.3 vs. 5.2). In adults 18-49, Saturday night’s Game 4 is up +24 percent compared to last year (4.2 vs. 3.4).


 
Cleveland led all markets by delivering a 39.8/62 overnight rating/share with Chicago posting a 30.1/52.

Through Game 4, the 2016 World Series on Fox is averaging a 10.5 U.S. household rating/19 share with 18.2 million viewers which ranks as the highest-rated and most-watched World Series through the first four games since 2009’s 19.1 million viewers (11.6/19).  Additionally, Fox’s four game household rating/share average is up +27 percent over last year (vs. 8.3/15). Opposite entertainment programs in primetime, the 2016 World Series ranks as the No. 1 program in all of television.  
 
World Series Game 4 on Fox Deportes averaged 212,000 viewers. According to Adobe Analytics streaming fugues, Fox Sports Go added an average minute audience of 88,000 for Saturday night’s telecast.

(Sources: Fox Sports [1], [2])

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* AFF = Number of affiliates (stations) airing the program
* CVG = percent of coverage in U.S.
Programming Insider Saturday, October 29, 2016
ABC PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)
HH/Share Viewers
(000)
Adults
18-34
Adults
18-49
Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 2.8/5 4653 1.1/5 1.4/5 1.7/5
8:07 Saturday Night Football Clemson @ Florida State (thru 11:55) 246 94 3.2/6 5380 1.2/6 1.7/7 2.1/7
CBS PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)
HH/Share Viewers
(000)
Adults
18-34
Adults
18-49
Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 2.0/4 3047 0.3/2 0.5/2 0.7/2
8:00 Crimetime Saturday Hawaii Five-0 (r) 255 94 1.8/3 2818 0.3/1 0.4/2 0.6/2
9:00 Crimetime Saturday Criminal Minds (r) 255 94 1.6/3 2409 0.3/1 0.4/2 0.6/2
10:00 48 Hours 255 94 2.7/5 3916 0.4/2 0.6/2 0.9/3
NBC PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)
HH/Share Viewers
(000)
Adults
18-34
Adults
18-49
Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 2.1/4 3202 0.3/1 0.6/2 0.9/3
8:00 Dateline Mystery (r) 240 92 2.4/4 3509 0.3/1 0.6/2 0.9/3
10:00 Saturday Night Live (r) 239 93 1.7/3 2587 0.2/1 0.6/2 0.9/3
FOX PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)
HH/Share Viewers
(000)
Adults
18-34
Adults
18-49
Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 9.3/17 16680 4.2/16 5.2/17
7:00 World Series Pre-Game (s) 252 2.2/4 3509 0.6/4 0.8/4 1.1/4
8:03 2016 MLB World Series Game 4 Cleveland Indians @ Chicago Cubs (s) (thru 11:41) 252 9.3/18 16705 3.1/16 4.2/16 5.3/17
UNI PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)
Adults
18-34
Adults
18-49
Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 0.6/1 1039 0.4/2
6:55 Crónicas de Sábado 0.8/2 1343 0.4/2
7:55 Fútbol Mexicano Tigres vs. Monterrey (s) 0.6/1 1047 0.4/2
9:59 Fútbol Mexicano Guadalajara vs. Cruz Azul (s) (thru 12:01am) 0.6/1 1103 0.5/2
UniMas PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)
Adults
18-34
Adults
18-49
Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 0.3/1 577 0.2/1
6:55 Cine Sube y Baja (1959) 0.4/1 644 0.2/1
9:59 Fútbol Mexicano América vs. Santos (s) (thru 12:00am) 0.3/1 520 0.2/1

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Saturday 10/29/16

“Saturday Night Football: Clemson @ Florida State” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 1.0/5
Men 18-34: 1.5/8
Women 18-49: 1.2/5
Men 18-49: 2.1/9

“48 Hours” (CBS, 10pm)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 0.8/3
Men 18-49: 0.5/2

“Dateline Mystery” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.3/2
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.7/3
Men 18-49: 0.4/2

“World Series Pre-Game” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.7/4
Women 18-49: 0.7/3
Men 18-49: 1.0/5

“2016 World Series Game 4: Cleveland Indians @ Chicago Cubs” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 2.6/12
Men 18-34: 3.7/19
Women 18-49: 3.4/13
Men 18-49: 5.1/20

“College Football: Nebraska @ Wisconsin” (ESPN, 7:06-10:50)
2.15 household rating
3.770 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.73
Men 18-34: 1.01
Women 18-49: 0.83
Men 18-49: 1.31

“College Football: Washington State @ Oregon State” (ESPN, 10:50 p.m.-2:04 a.m.)
0.65 household rating
1.063 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.17
Men 18-34: 0.37
Women 18-49: 0.24
Men 18-49: 0.41

“College Football: Tennessee @ South Carolina” (ESPN2, 7:20-10:58)
0.89 household rating
1.519 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.31
Men 18-34: 0.35
Women 18-49: 0.38
Men 18-49: 0.54

“College Football: Kansas @ Oklahoma” (FS1, 7:04-10:41 p.m.)
0.41 household rating
0.636 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.10
Men 18-34: 0.15
Women 18-49: 0.11
Men 18-49: 0.21

“Liga MX: Tigres vs. Monterrey” (UDN, 7:55-9:59)
0.21 household rating
0.405 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.12
Men 18-34: 0.20
Women 18-49: 0.11
Men 18-49: 0.29

“Liga MX: Guadalajara vs. Cruz Azul” (UDN, 9:59 p.m.-12:01 a.m.)
0.28 household rating
0.507 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.07
Men 18-34: 0.19
Women 18-49: 0.15
Men 18-49: 0.34

For the entire week of October 24-30, 2016 in Total Day (8 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.), Adult Swim is down -6 percent in viewership (0.860 million vs. 0.911 million) and down -4 percent among Adults 18-49 (511,000 vs. 533,000) from one week earlier; the network is also down -12 percent in total viewership (0.860 million vs. 0.975 million) and down -13 percent among Adults 18-49 (511,000 vs. 586,000) from the same week one year ago (October 26-November 1, 2015). (https://programmingins.wpengine.com/?p=12375)







Adult Swim PROGRAM HH Viewers
(000)
A18-49
rating
9:00 Bob’s Burgers (r) 0.52 857 0.28
9:30 Bob’s Burgers (r) 0.61 984 0.40
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10:00 American Dad (r) 0.75 1210 0.51
10:30 American Dad (r) 0.78 1204 0.51
11:00 Family Guy (r) 1328 0.58
11:30 Family Guy (r) 1441 0.62

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Adult Swim PROGRAM Viewers
(000)
A1849
rating
A1849
(000)
12:00a Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans (r) 912 0.41 521
12:30a Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans (r) 807 0.37 469
1:00a Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans (r) 744 0.33 421
1:30a Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans (r) 634 0.28 354
ProgrammingInsider.com
2:00a Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans (r) 596 0.26 331
2:30a Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans (r) 534 0.24 308
3:00a Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans (r) 451 0.22 279






Adult Swim PROGRAM Viewers
(000)
A1849
rating
3:30a Bob’s Burgers (r) 440 0.20
4:00a Bob’s Burgers (r) 524 0.26
4:30a American Dad (r) 587 0.30
ProgrammingInsider.com
5:00a American Dad (r) 588 0.30
5:30a King of the Hill (r) 573 0.28

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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