Fox was the definitive winner on Saturday night with Penn State’s 38-31 victory over Wisconsin in the 2016 “Big Ten Championship Game.”
Compared to the year-ago Big Ten title game (Michigan State-Iowa, 12/05/15), Penn State-Wisconsin was down 6 percent in total viewers (9.189 million vs. 9.818 million) and down 11 percent in adults 18-49 (3.401 million/2.7 rating vs. 3.802 million/3.0 rating).
On FOX Sports GO, the Big Ten Championship Game attracted 171,803 unique streamers and 11,556,470 minutes streamed. (Source: Fox Sports)
Fox’s Big Ten Championship Game outdrew ABC’s ACC Championship Game: Clemson-Virginia Tech on “Saturday Night Football” by 72 percent in total viewers.
Compared to the year-ago ACC title game (North Carolina-Clemson, 12/05/15), Clemson-Virginia Tech was down 23 percent in total viewers (5.338 million vs. 6.919 million) and down 32 percent in adults 18-49 (1.991 million/1.6 rating vs. 2.912 million/2.3 rating).
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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 |
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8-11 | Network Average | 3.3/6 | 5470 | 1.6/6 | 1.8/6 | |||
8:00 | Saturday Night Football Pre-Game (s) | 2.6/5 | 4265 | 0.7/4 | 1.0/4 | 1.2/4 | ||
8:07 | Saturday Night Football ACC Championship Game: Clemson vs. Virginia Tech (thru 12:05am) | 246 | 94 | 3.3/6 | 5338 | 1.1/6 | 1.6/6 | 1.9/6 |
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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 | 2.7/5 | 4191 | 0.4/2 | 0.7/3 | 1.0/3 | ||
8:00 | Crimetime Saturday NCIS: New Orleans (r) | 255 | 94 | 2.9/5 | 4556 | 0.5/3 | 0.8/3 | 1.1/3 |
9:00 | Crimetime Saturday Criminal Minds (r) | 255 | 94 | 2.4/4 | 3752 | 0.4/2 | 0.6/2 | 0.9/3 |
10:00 | 48 Hours | 255 | 94 | 2.8/5 | 4266 | 0.4/2 | 0.8/3 | 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 | 2878 | 0.4/2 | 0.6/2 | 0.9/3 | ||
8:00 | Movie It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) | 244 | 94 | 2.3/4 | 3676 | 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 | 4.9/9 | 8510 | 2.4/9 | 2.8/9 | |||
8:00 | Big Ten Championship Pre-Kick (s) | 252 | 94 | 4.1/8 | 6919 | 1.4/8 | 1.8/8 | 2.2/8 |
8:18 | Big Ten Championship Game Wisconsin vs. Penn State (s) (thru 11:36) | 252 | 94 | 5.3/10 | 9189 | 2.2/11 | 2.7/10 | 3.1/10 |
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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 | 0.6/1 | 922 | 0.3/1 | ||||
5:00 | Teleton USA (s) | 0.4/1 | 662 | 0.2/1 | ||||
5:00 | Teleton USA (s) | 0.6/1 | 918 | 0.3/1 | ||||
9:00 | Teleton USA (s) (thru 5:00am) | 0.4/1 | 685 | 0.2/1 | ||||
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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 | 0.3/1 | 590 | 0.2/1 | ||||
7:00 | Cine Si Yo Fuera Diputado (1952) | 0.4/1 | 876 | 0.3/1 | ||||
9:00 | Velvet (thru 11:00) | 0.2/0 | 404 | 0.1/0 |
Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Saturday 12/03/16
“Saturday Night Football: ACC Championship: Clemson vs. Virginia Tech” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.8/4
Men 18-34: 1.5/8
Women 18-49: 1.1/4
Men 18-49: 2.0/8
“48 Hours” (CBS, 10 p.m.)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 0.9/3
Men 18-49: 0.6/2
“Movie: It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946) (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.3/1
Women 18-49: 0.7/3
Men 18-49: 0.5/2
“Big Ten Championship Game: Wisconsin vs. Penn State” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 1.6/7
Men 18-34: 2.8/14
Women 18-49: 1.8/7
Men 18-49: 3.6/14
“Movie: A Dream of Christmas” (Hallmark)
2.47 household rating
3.793 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.52
Men 18-34: 0.19
Women 18-49: 0.94
Men 18-49: 0.29
“College Football: San Diego State vs. Wyoming” (ESPN, 7:43-11:31 p.m.)
0.44 household rating
0.713 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.08
Men 18-34: 0.18
Women 18-49: 0.10
Men 18-49: 0.26
“Ultimate Fighter Prelim” (FS1, 8:00-10:00 p.m.)
0.50 household rating
0.887 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.21
Men 18-34: 0.35
Women 18-49: 0.20
Men 18-49: 0.47
“Ultimate Fighter Finale 24: Johnson/Elliot” (FS1, 10:00 p.m.-1:32 a.m.)
0.61 household rating
1.032 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.27
Men 18-34: 0.44
Women 18-49: 0.27
Men 18-49: 0.56
“Bellator MMA 167 Live” (Spike, 9:00-11:09 p.m.)
0.34 household rating
0.545 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.11
Men 18-34: 0.15
Women 18-49: 0.15
Men 18-49: 0.20
“Liga MX Semifinal: Tigres vs. Leon” (UDN, 7:31-10:00 p.m.)
0.39 household rating
0.764 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.19
Men 18-34: 0.38
Women 18-49: 0.23
Men 18-49: 0.47
For the entire week of November 28-December 4, 2016 in Total Day (8 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.), Adult Swim is down -8 percent in viewership (0.830 million vs. 0.898 million) and down -10 percent among Adults 18-49 (479,000 vs. 531,000) from one week earlier; the network is also down -18 percent in total viewership (0.830 million vs. 1.017 million) and down -21 percent among Adults 18-49 (479,000 vs. 604,000) from the same week one year ago (November 30-December 6, 2015). (https://programmingins.wpengine.com/?p=13295)
TOONAMI – SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2016
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research