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While it was no surprise NBC was victorious on this Saturday evening with its coverage of the “2016 Summer Olympics” from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, it was its prime time comparisons to the most recent Summer Olympics — the London Games from 2012 — that has so far disappointed.
Unlike previous Games, NBC was not the sole network broadcasting Olympic coverage in prime time; NBCSN (1.857 million viewers) and Bravo (for tennis: 705,000 viewers) also aired action. Nonetheless, the combination of the three networks’ viewership (23.195 million) was still down 19 percent from the 28.715 million NBC alone had drawn with London on July 28, 2012.
Half-hours for “Rio 2016 Summer Olympics-Saturday” were, as follows:
8:30-9:00
Household rating/Share: 10.1/21
Viewers: 17.781 million
adults 18-34: 3.3 rating/19 share
adults 18-49: 4.7 rating/21 share
adults 25-54: 5.9 rating/22 share
9:00-9:30
Household rating/Share: 11.5/23
Viewers: 20.948 million
adults 18-34: 4.0 rating/22 share
adults 18-49: 5.8 rating/25 share
adults 25-54: 7.1 rating/25 share
9:30-10:00
Household rating/Share: 12.5/24
Viewers: 22.598 million
adults 18-34: 4.4 rating/24 share
adults 18-49: 6.4 rating/26 share
adults 25-54: 7.9 rating/26 share
10:00-10:30
Household rating/Share: 11.8/23
Viewers: 21.529 million
adults 18-34: 4.5 rating/24 share
adults 18-49: 6.4 rating/26 share
adults 25-54: 7.8 rating/26 share
10:30-11:00
Household rating/Share: 11.3/23
Viewers: 20.621 million
adults 18-34: 4.4 rating/24 share
adults 18-49: 6.3 rating/25 share
adults 25-54: 7.7 rating/26 share
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* AFF = Number of affiliates (stations) airing the program |
* CVG = percent of coverage in U.S. |
 |
Saturday, August 6, 2016 |
 |
PROGRAM |
AFF* |
CVG*
(PCT) |
HH/Share |
Viewers
(000) |
Adults
18-34 |
Adults
25-54 |
8-11 |
Network Average |
1.1/2 |
1682 |
0.2/1 |
0.3/1 |
0.4/1 |
8:00 |
Last Man Standing (r) |
249 |
94 |
1.1/2 |
1567 |
0.2/1 |
0.2/1 |
0.4/1 |
8:31 |
Dr. Ken (r) |
249 |
94 |
0.9/2 |
1299 |
0.1/1 |
0.2/1 |
0.3/1 |
9:00 |
20/20: In An Instant |
249 |
94 |
1.2/2 |
1841 |
0.2/1 |
0.3/1 |
0.5/2 |
10:00 |
Boston EMS |
249 |
94 |
1.2/2 |
1766 |
0.2/1 |
0.3/1 |
0.5/2 |
 |
PROGRAM |
AFF* |
CVG*
(PCT) |
HH/Share |
Viewers
(000) |
Adults
18-34 |
Adults
25-54 |
8-11 |
Network Average |
1.4/3 |
2015 |
0.1/1 |
0.3/1 |
0.4/2 |
8:00 |
Crimetime Saturday Rush Hour |
252 |
94 |
1.1/2 |
1674 |
0.1/1 |
0.2/1 |
0.3/1 |
9:00 |
Crimetime Saturday Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (r) |
253 |
94 |
1.2/2 |
1693 |
0.1/1 |
0.3/1 |
0.4/1 |
10:00 |
48 Hours (r) |
254 |
94 |
1.9/4 |
2678 |
0.1/1 |
0.4/2 |
0.6/2 |
 |
PROGRAM |
AFF* |
CVG*
(PCT) |
HH/Share |
Viewers
(000) |
Adults
18-34 |
Adults
25-54 |
8-11 |
Network Average |
11.4/23 |
20633 |
4.1/23 |
5.9/25 |
7.3/25 |
8:30 |
Rio Summer Olympics (s) (thru 11:05) |
242 |
94 |
11.4/23 |
20633 |
4.1/23 |
5.9/25 |
7.3/25 |
 |
PROGRAM |
AFF* |
CVG*
(PCT) |
HH/Share |
Viewers
(000) |
Adults
18-34 |
Adults
25-54 |
8-10 |
Network Average |
0.4/1 |
570 |
0.1/1 |
0.1/1 |
0.2/1 |
8:00 |
Wayward Pines (r) |
255 |
94 |
0.4/1 |
605 |
0.1/1 |
0.2/1 |
0.2/1 |
9:00 |
Wayward Pines (r) |
255 |
94 |
0.4/1 |
535 |
0.1/0 |
0.1/1 |
0.2/1 |
 |
PROGRAM |
HH/Share |
Viewers
(000) |
Adults
18-34 |
Adults
25-54 |
8-11 |
Network Average |
0.4/1 |
761 |
|
0.3/1 |
|
7:00 |
Crónicas de Sábado |
0.7/2 |
1113 |
|
0.3/2 |
|
8:00 |
Fútbol Mexicano León vs. Monterrey (s) |
0.4/1 |
735 |
|
0.3/1 |
|
10:04 |
Fútbol Mexicano Guadalajara vs. Queretaro (s) (thru 12:08am) |
0.5/1 |
847 |
|
0.3/1 |
|
 |
PROGRAM |
HH/Share |
Viewers
(000) |
Adults
18-34 |
Adults
25-54 |
8-11 |
Network Average |
0.4/1 |
675 |
|
0.2/1 |
|
7:00 |
Cine ¡A Volar Joven! (1947) |
0.3/1 |
576 |
|
0.2/1 |
|
9:00 |
Cine From Paris With Love (2010) |
0.3/1 |
669 |
|
0.3/1 |
|
Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Saturday 8/06/16
“Boston EMS” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.2/1
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.3/1
Men 18-49: 0.3/1
“Rush Hour” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.1/1
Men 18-34: 0.1/1
Women 18-49: 0.2/1
Men 18-49: 0.2/1
“Rio Summer Olympics” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 4.4/23
Men 18-34: 3.8/23
Women 18-49: 6.1/25
Men 18-49: 5.7/25
“Rio Summer Olympics” (NBCSN)
Women 18-34: 0.44
Men 18-34: 0.73
Women 18-49: 0.51
Men 18-49: 0.83
“Rio Summer Olympics-Tennis” (Bravo)
Women 18-34: 0.19
Men 18-34: 0.14
Women 18-49: 0.22
Men 18-49: 0.17
For the entire week of August 1-7, 2016 in Total Day (8 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.), Adult Swim is down -1 percent in total viewership (1.064 million vs. 1.073 million) and down -2 percent among Adults 18-49 (594,000 vs. 605,000) from one week earlier; the network is also down -13 percent in total viewership (1.064 million vs. 1.227 million) and down -13 percent among Adults 18-49 (594,000 vs. 686,000) from the same week one year ago (August 3-9, 2015). (https://programmingins.wpengine.com/?p=10079)
 |
PROGRAM |
HH |
Viewers
(000) |
8:00 |
King of the Hill (r) |
0.39 |
595 |
0.17 |
8:30 |
King of the Hill (r) |
0.41 |
597 |
0.20 |
9:00 |
Rick & Morty (r) |
0.44 |
665 |
0.25 |
9:30 |
American Dad (r) |
0.63 |
977 |
0.42 |
 |
10:00 |
The Cleveland Show (r) |
0.77 |
1174 |
0.51 |
10:30 |
Family Guy (r) |
1.00 |
1543 |
0.68 |
11:00 |
Family Guy (r) |
|
1762 |
0.76 |

TOONAMI – SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 2016
 |
PROGRAM |
Viewers
(000) |
A1849
(000) |
11:30 |
Dragon Ball Z Kai |
1404 |
0.62 |
783 |
12:00a |
One-Punch Man |
1228 |
0.54 |
685 |
12:30a |
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans |
959 |
0.45 |
552 |
1:00a |
Hunter X Hunter |
830 |
0.37 |
471 |
 |
1:30a |
Naruto: Shippuden |
719 |
0.31 |
389 |
2:00a |
One Piece |
713 |
0.33 |
414 |
2:30a |
Parasyte: The Maxim (r) |
620 |
0.28 |
359 |
 |
PROGRAM |
Viewers
(000) |
3:00a |
Rick & Morty (r) |
599 |
0.28 |
3:30a |
American Dad (r) |
645 |
0.31 |
4:00a |
Infomercials (r) |
588 |
0.28 |
4:15a |
Off the Air (r) |
549 |
0.25 |
 |
4:30a |
The Cleveland Show (r) |
673 |
0.31 |
5:00a |
King of the Hill (r) |
736 |
0.35 |
5:30a |
King of the Hill (r) |
707 |
0.35 |
Cable Rankings – Saturday 08/06/16
What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Saturday, August 6:
* 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 |
80 |
64 |
FIRST 48 AC |
A&E |
8:00 PM |
60 |
571 |
0.17 |
55 |
39 |
FIRST 48 AC |
A&E |
9:00 PM |
60 |
677 |
0.22 |
62 |
30 |
FIRST 48 AC |
A&E |
10:00 PM |
63 |
657 |
0.24 |
73 |
62 |
KING OF THE HILL |
ADSM |
8:00 PM |
30 |
595 |
0.17 |
72 |
49 |
KING OF THE HILL |
ADSM |
8:30 PM |
30 |
597 |
0.20 |
60 |
23 |
RICK & MORTY |
ADSM |
9:00 PM |
30 |
665 |
0.25 |
26 |
9 |
AMERICAN DAD |
ADSM |
9:30 PM |
30 |
977 |
0.42 |
13 |
5 |
CLEVELAND SHOW |
ADSM |
10:00 PM |
30 |
1174 |
0.51 |
8 |
1 |
FAMILY GUY |
ADSM |
10:30 PM |
30 |
1543 |
0.68 |
62 |
57 |
AMC PREMIERE EVENT: MONSTERS VS. ALIENS |
AMC |
8:00 PM |
120 |
657 |
0.18 |
70 |
51 |
AMC MOVIE: MEN IN BLACK |
AMC |
10:00 PM |
120 |
598 |
0.20 |
56 |
91 |
DR. DEE: DEE TALES |
APL |
8:00 PM |
61 |
676 |
0.12 |
75 |
43 |
BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: TYLER PERRY’S MADEA’S WITNESS PROTECTION |
BET |
7:30 PM |
204 |
589 |
0.21 |
51 |
55 |
RIO SUMMER OLYMPICS: TENNIS (0.42 HH) |
BRAVO |
7:00 PM |
220 |
705 |
0.19 |
91 |
21 |
COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: STEP BROTHERS |
CMDY |
7:30 PM |
150 |
534 |
0.26 |
84 |
94 |
PARTS UNKNOWN |
CNN |
8:00 PM |
60 |
555 |
0.11 |
83 |
77 |
FAST N LOUD |
DISC |
8:00 PM |
60 |
557 |
0.15 |
82 |
78 |
FAST N LOUD |
DISC |
9:00 PM |
60 |
563 |
0.15 |
77 |
76 |
FAST N LOUD |
DISC |
10:00 PM |
60 |
585 |
0.15 |
92 |
81 |
LION GUARD |
DISJR |
8:00 PM |
25 |
532 |
0.14 |
87 |
84 |
TSUM TSUM SHORTS |
DISJR |
8:25 PM |
5 |
544 |
0.13 |
74 |
75 |
DOC MCSTUFFINS |
DISJR |
8:30 PM |
25 |
590 |
0.15 |
68 |
66 |
QUIET IS |
DISJR |
8:55 PM |
5 |
609 |
0.16 |
57 |
65 |
PJ MASKS |
DISJR |
9:00 PM |
25 |
675 |
0.17 |
64 |
74 |
DJ NIGHT LIGHT |
DISJR |
9:25 PM |
5 |
641 |
0.15 |
67 |
69 |
MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE |
DISJR |
9:30 PM |
25 |
622 |
0.16 |
78 |
72 |
DJ NIGHT LIGHT |
DISJR |
9:55 PM |
5 |
582 |
0.16 |
88 |
87 |
MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE |
DISJR |
10:00 PM |
25 |
543 |
0.13 |
97 |
90 |
DJ NIGHT LIGHT |
DISJR |
10:25 PM |
5 |
505 |
0.12 |
99 |
89 |
DJ NIGHT LIGHT |
DISJR |
10:55 PM |
5 |
503 |
0.12 |
30 |
50 |
WALK THE PRANK |
DSNY |
8:00 PM |
30 |
935 |
0.20 |
18 |
41 |
WALK THE PRANK |
DSNY |
8:30 PM |
30 |
1016 |
0.21 |
15 |
40 |
WALK THE PRANK |
DSNY |
9:00 PM |
30 |
1113 |
0.21 |
16 |
56 |
WALK THE PRANK |
DSNY |
9:30 PM |
30 |
1096 |
0.19 |
25 |
52 |
LAB RATS: ELITE FORCE |
DSNY |
10:00 PM |
30 |
978 |
0.20 |
31 |
70 |
LAB RATS: ELITE FORCE |
DSNY |
10:30 PM |
30 |
912 |
0.16 |
38 |
33 |
PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME: ENSHRINEMENT (0.56 HH) |
ESPN |
7:00 PM |
260 |
839 |
0.23 |
81 |
73 |
CHOPPED ALL-STARS |
FOOD |
8:00 PM |
60 |
564 |
0.15 |
94 |
71 |
CHOPPED ALL-STARS |
FOOD |
9:00 PM |
60 |
527 |
0.16 |
70 |
47 |
CHOPPED ALL-STARS |
FOOD |
10:00 PM |
60 |
598 |
0.21 |
33 |
96 |
FNR: ZIKA |
FOXNC |
8:00 PM |
60 |
899 |
0.10 |
5 |
83 |
JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE |
FOXNC |
9:00 PM |
60 |
1589 |
0.14 |
28 |
95 |
GREG GUTFELD SHOW |
FOXNC |
10:00 PM |
60 |
948 |
0.10 |
86 |
29 |
SATURDAY MOVIE: 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS |
FRFM |
8:45 PM |
150 |
548 |
0.24 |
61 |
20 |
UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIM (0.39 HH) |
FS1 |
8:00 PM |
120 |
662 |
0.26 |
36 |
13 |
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: RODRIGUEZ / CACERES (0.51 HH) |
FS1 |
10:00 PM |
207 |
863 |
0.34 |
20 |
12 |
MOVIE DOWNLOAD: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER |
FX |
6:00 PM |
180 |
1004 |
0.36 |
32 |
11 |
FX MOVIE PRIME: THOR: THE DARK WORLD |
FX |
9:00 PM |
150 |
904 |
0.36 |
23 |
93 |
HALLMARK ORIGINAL MOVIE: FOR LOVE AND HONOR |
HALL |
7:00 PM |
120 |
998 |
0.11 |
1 |
19 |
HALLMARK ORIGINAL MOVIE: MY SUMMER PRINCE |
HALL |
9:00 PM |
120 |
1945 |
0.26 |
69 |
37 |
THE PEANUTS MOVIE |
HBO |
7:00 PM |
88 |
603 |
0.22 |
65 |
31 |
JURASSIC WORLD |
HBO |
8:30 PM |
124 |
635 |
0.24 |
79 |
34 |
WCB: 8/6/16 WARD/BRAND |
HBO |
10:36 PM |
20 |
573 |
0.23 |
49 |
15 |
WCB: 8/6/16 WARD/BRAND |
HBO |
10:56 PM |
47 |
742 |
0.28 |
27 |
44 |
PROPERTY BROTHERS |
HGTV |
8:00 PM |
60 |
955 |
0.21 |
24 |
36 |
BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT RENOVATION |
HGTV |
9:00 PM |
60 |
997 |
0.22 |
14 |
42 |
HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION |
HGTV |
10:00 PM |
60 |
1149 |
0.21 |
22 |
68 |
AMERICAN PICKERS |
HIST |
8:00 PM |
60 |
1001 |
0.16 |
19 |
61 |
AMERICAN PICKERS |
HIST |
9:00 PM |
60 |
1005 |
0.18 |
21 |
46 |
AMERICAN PICKERS |
HIST |
10:00 PM |
63 |
1003 |
0.21 |
96 |
100 |
MYSTERY THEATER: MATLOCK |
HMM |
10:00 PM |
60 |
514 |
0.04 |
47 |
45 |
NIGHTMARE NEXT DOOR |
ID |
8:00 PM |
60 |
747 |
0.21 |
52 |
60 |
NIGHTMARE NEXT DOOR |
ID |
9:00 PM |
60 |
703 |
0.18 |
43 |
38 |
HOW NOT TO KILL YOUR HUSBAND |
ID |
10:00 PM |
60 |
776 |
0.22 |
59 |
98 |
THE VIRGINIAN |
INSP |
8:00 PM |
90 |
666 |
0.05 |
85 |
99 |
THE VIRGINIAN |
INSP |
9:30 PM |
90 |
551 |
0.05 |
39 |
22 |
MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: SORORITY NIGHTMARE |
LIF |
8:00 PM |
122 |
831 |
0.25 |
53 |
53 |
MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT: MY STEPDAUGHTER |
LIF |
10:02 PM |
120 |
695 |
0.20 |
45 |
58 |
FULL HOUSE |
NAN |
10:00 PM |
30 |
756 |
0.18 |
40 |
48 |
FULL HOUSE |
NAN |
10:30 PM |
30 |
824 |
0.20 |
2 |
2 |
RIO SUMMER OLYMPICS (1.04 HH) |
NBCSN |
7:03 PM |
297 |
1857 |
0.67 |
54 |
86 |
DR POL COMPILATION |
NGWD |
9:00 PM |
60 |
685 |
0.13 |
10 |
28 |
THUNDERMANS |
NICK |
8:00 PM |
30 |
1444 |
0.24 |
12 |
24 |
NICKY, RICKY, DICKY & DAWN |
NICK |
8:30 PM |
30 |
1305 |
0.25 |
35 |
63 |
LEGENDARY DUDAS |
NICK |
9:00 PM |
30 |
866 |
0.17 |
46 |
79 |
SCHOOL OF ROCK |
NICK |
9:30 PM |
30 |
755 |
0.14 |
76 |
82 |
WALLYKAZAM! |
NKJR |
8:00 PM |
30 |
586 |
0.14 |
95 |
88 |
WALLYKAZAM! |
NKJR |
8:30 PM |
30 |
517 |
0.12 |
97 |
92 |
BUBBLE GUPPIES |
NKJR |
9:00 PM |
30 |
505 |
0.11 |
17 |
14 |
COPS (O) |
SPIKE |
8:00 PM |
30 |
1045 |
0.30 |
28 |
16 |
COPS |
SPIKE |
8:30 PM |
30 |
948 |
0.28 |
34 |
25 |
JAIL: BIG TEXAS |
SPIKE |
9:00 PM |
30 |
879 |
0.25 |
42 |
35 |
COPS |
SPIKE |
9:30 PM |
30 |
791 |
0.23 |
44 |
27 |
COPS (O) |
SPIKE |
10:00 PM |
30 |
774 |
0.25 |
41 |
18 |
COPS |
SPIKE |
10:30 PM |
30 |
809 |
0.27 |
50 |
67 |
SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE: LAVALANTULA |
SYFY |
7:00 PM |
120 |
721 |
0.16 |
37 |
59 |
SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE: 2 LAVA 2 LANTULA! |
SYFY |
9:00 PM |
120 |
846 |
0.18 |
11 |
10 |
BIG BANG THEORY |
TBS |
8:00 PM |
30 |
1361 |
0.41 |
9 |
8 |
BIG BANG THEORY |
TBS |
8:30 PM |
30 |
1470 |
0.45 |
7 |
6 |
BIG BANG THEORY |
TBS |
9:00 PM |
30 |
1557 |
0.51 |
6 |
4 |
BIG BANG THEORY |
TBS |
9:30 PM |
30 |
1578 |
0.51 |
3 |
3 |
BIG BANG THEORY |
TBS |
10:00 PM |
30 |
1647 |
0.55 |
4 |
7 |
BIG BANG THEORY |
TBS |
10:30 PM |
30 |
1599 |
0.49 |
99 |
54 |
MY BIG FAT AMERICAN GYPSY |
TLC |
8:00 PM |
60 |
503 |
0.19 |
89 |
32 |
MY BIG FAT AMERICAN GYPSY |
TLC |
9:00 PM |
60 |
542 |
0.24 |
48 |
26 |
THE GREAT GATSBY |
TNT |
8:00 PM |
180 |
743 |
0.25 |
58 |
17 |
GHOST ADVENTURES |
TRAV |
9:00 PM |
60 |
673 |
0.27 |
93 |
97 |
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND |
TVL |
10:30 PM |
30 |
529 |
0.09 |
66 |
80 |
LAW & ORDER: SVU |
USA |
9:00 PM |
60 |
626 |
0.14 |
89 |
85 |
LAW & ORDER: SVU |
USA |
10:00 PM |
60 |
542 |
0.13 |
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research