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Saturday Final Ratings: British Open Golf Third Round Coverage Reaches Five-Year High on NBC

With 42-year-old Tiger Woods in contention for the lead, NBC’s coverage of golf’s third major tournament of this year, the 147th Open (9a-3p ET) earned a Total Audience Delivery of 3.773 million average viewers on Saturday, July 21, up 21 percent vs. 2017. This is the most-watched Round 3 coverage at The Open (aka British Open) since 2013 (3.776 million on ABC, Phil Mickelson eventual winner) and the most-watched ever for NBC Sports at The Open (2016-2018).

Television viewership (3,723,000 avg. viewers) is up 21 percent vs. 2017, U.S. household rating (2.58) is up 21 percent vs. 2017; and streaming avg. minute audience (49,470) is up 23 percent vs. 2017. Television Ratings for The Open Round Three coverage peaked with 4.301 million avg. viewers and a 2.95 U.S. household rating (12P-12:15P).

Source: Live Linear: Nielsen Live+Same Day U.S. HH Rtg and P2+ Avg 000’s via custom Fast National report. Details available. Digital: Adobe Analytics.

What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s broadcast network telecasts on Saturday, July 21:

America’s Funniest Home Videos (R) (ABC, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.603 million viewers
• 1.6/4 HH
• 0.4/2 A18-49 (0.4/3 F18-49, 0.4/2 M18-49)
• 0.2/2 A18-34 (0.2/2 F18-34, 0.2/2 M18-34)
• 0.6/3 A25-54 (0.7/3 F25-54, 0.5/3 M25-54)
• Median age: 61.8

Truth & Lies: The Menendez Brothers (RS) (ABC, 9:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 1.530 million viewers
• 1.1/2 HH
• 0.3/2 A18-49 (0.3/2 F18-49, 0.2/1 M18-49)
• 0.2/1 A18-34 (0.2/1 F18-34, 0.2/1 M18-34)
• 0.4/2 A25-54 (0.5/2 F25-54, 0.3/1 M25-54)
• Median age: 59.8

Me, Myself & I (S) (CBS, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.211 million viewers
• 0.9/2 HH
• 0.2/1 A18-49 (0.3/2 F18-49, 0.1/1 M18-49)
• 0.1/1 A18-34 (0.1/1 F18-34, 0.1/1 M18-34)
• 0.3/1 A25-54 (0.3/2 F25-54, 0.2/1 M25-54)
• Median age: 61.1

Me, Myself & I (S) (CBS, 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.992 million viewers
• 0.7/2 HH
• 0.2/1 A18-49 (0.2/1 F18-49, 0.1/1 M18-49)
• 0.1/1 A18-34 (0.1/1 F18-34, 0.1/1 M18-34)
• 0.3/1 A25-54 (0.3/1 F25-54, 0.2/1 M25-54)
• Median age: 59.8

Me, Myself & I (S) (CBS, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.983 million viewers
• 0.7/2 HH
• 0.2/1 A18-49 (0.3/1 F18-49, 0.1/1 M18-49)
• 0.1/1 A18-34 (0.1/1 F18-34, 0.1/0 M18-34)
• 0.3/1 A25-54 (0.3/1 F25-54, 0.2/1 M25-54)
• Median age: 59.5

Living Biblically (S) (CBS, 9:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.974 million viewers
• 0.7/1 HH
• 0.2/1 A18-49 (0.2/1 F18-49, 0.1/1 M18-49)
• 0.1/0 A18-34 (0.1/1 F18-34, 0.0/0 M18-34)
• 0.3/1 A25-54 (0.3/1 F25-54, 0.2/1 M25-54)
• Median age: 59.3

48 Hours (R) (CBS, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.707 million viewers
• 1.2/3 HH
• 0.2/1 A18-49 (0.3/1 F18-49, 0.2/1 M18-49)
• 0.1/1 A18-34 (0.1/1 F18-34, 0.1/1 M18-34)
• 0.3/2 A25-54 (0.4/2 F25-54, 0.3/1 M25-54)
• Median age: 62.0

Little Big Shots (RP) (NBC, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.756 million viewers
• 1.8/4 HH
• 0.3/2 A18-49 (0.3/2 F18-49, 0.3/2 M18-49)
• 0.2/2 A18-34 (0.2/1 F18-34, 0.2/2 M18-34)
• 0.5/2 A25-54 (0.6/3 F25-54, 0.4/2 M25-54)
• Median age: 63.6

Dateline Mystery (NBC, 9:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 3.613 million viewers
• 2.4/5 HH
• 0.5/3 A18-49 (0.7/4 F18-49, 0.4/2 M18-49)
• 0.2/2 A18-34 (0.3/2 F18-34, 0.2/2 M18-34)
• 0.8/3 A25-54 (1.0/4 F25-54, 0.6/3 M25-54)
• Median age: 62.1

Fox Saturday Baseball St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs (82%) or Houston Astros at Los Angeles Angels (17%) (Fox, 7:12 PM, 221 min.)
• 2.202 million viewers
• 1.4/3 HH
• 0.4/3 A18-49 (0.3/2 F18-49, 0.6/4 M18-49)
• 0.3/3 A18-34 (0.2/2 F18-34, 0.4/4 M18-34)
• 0.5/2 A25-54 (0.4/2 F25-54, 0.7/3 M25-54)
• Median age: 61.0

Fox Saturday Baseball Post-Sustainer (Fox, 10:57 PM, 5 min.)
• 1.684 million viewers
• 1.0/2 HH
• 0.4/2 A18-49 (0.3/1 F18-49, 0.5/3 M18-49)
• 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.2/1 F18-34, 0.4/3 M18-34)
• 0.4/2 A25-54 (0.3/1 F25-54, 0.5/2 M25-54)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (R) (ION, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.421 million viewers
• 1.0/2 HH
• 0.3/2 A18-49 (0.4/2 F18-49, 0.2/1 M18-49)
• 0.2/2 A18-34 (0.3/2 F18-34, 0.1/1 M18-34)
• 0.4/2 A25-54 (0.5 F25-54, 0.3 M25-54)
• Median age: 59.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (R) (ION, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.456 million viewers
• 1.0/2 HH
• 0.3/2 A18-49 (0.5/2 F18-49, 0.2/1 M18-49)
• 0.2/2 A18-34 (0.3/2 F18-34, 0.1/1 M18-34)
• 0.4/2 A25-54 (0.6 F25-54, 0.3 M25-54)
• Median age: 58.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (R) (ION, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.506 million viewers
• 1.0/2 HH
• 0.4/2 A18-49 (0.5/2 F18-49, 0.2/1 M18-49)
• 0.2/2 A18-34 (0.3/2 F18-34, 0.1/1 M18-34)
• 0.5/2 A25-54 (0.6 F25-54, 0.3 M25-54)
• Median age: 56.9

Como Dice el Dicho (Univision, 6:55 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.515 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH
• 0.2/2 A18-49
• 0.1/1 A18-34

Liga MX Pachuca vs. Monterrey (Univision, 7:55 PM, 123 min.)
• 0.385 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH
• 0.1/1 A18-49
• 0.1/1 A18-34

Liga MX Tigres UANL vs. Leon (Univision, 9:58 PM, 122 min.)
• 0.363 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH
• 0.1/1 A18-49
• 0.1/1 A18-34

Cine Cantinflas El Analfabeto (UniMás, 7:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 0.387 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH
• 0.1/1 A18-49
• 0.1/1 A18-34

Cineplex Let’s Be Cops (UniMás, 9:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 0.515 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH
• 0.2/1 A18-49
• 0.2/1 A18-34

Cine Millonario Legend of Hercules (Telemundo, 8:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 0.618 million viewers
• 0.4/1 HH
• 0.2/1 A18-49
• 0.1/1 A18-34

El Cesar (Telemundo, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.344 million viewers
• 0.2/0 HH
• 0.1/1 A18-49
• 0.1/1 A18-34

What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s select cable telecasts on Saturday, July 21 (with the night’s cable ranks according to total total viewers, household and demo ratings in parentheses):

Live PD Xtra (A&E, 8:00 PM, 6 min.)
• 1.037 million viewers (#21)
• 0.65 HH (#25)
• 0.29 A18-49 (#11)
• 0.18 A18-34 (#14)
• 0.36 A25-54 (#12)

Live PD AC (repeat) (A&E, 8:06 PM, 52 min.)
• 1.179 million viewers (#14)
• 0.73 HH (#15)
• 0.32 A18-49 (#6)
• 0.20 A18-34 (#9)
• 0.41 A25-54 (#7)

Live PD (A&E, 9:00 PM, 180 min.)
• 2.064 million viewers (#2)
• 1.22 HH (#2)
• 0.66 A18-49 (#1)
• 0.44 A18-34 (#1)
• 0.85 A25-54 (#1)

The Cleveland Show (repeat) (ADSM, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.486 million viewers (#74)
• 0.30 HH (#73)
• 0.18 A18-49 (#39)
• 0.19 A18-34 (#12)
• 0.15 A25-54 (#76)

Family Guy (repeat) (ADSM, 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.610 million viewers (#61)
• 0.41 HH (#54)
• 0.26 A18-49 (#17)
• 0.27 A18-34 (#8)
• 0.23 A25-54 (#46)

Rick & Morty (repeat) (ADSM, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.681 million viewers (#54)
• 0.45 HH (#48)
• 0.29 A18-49 (#11)
• 0.30 A18-34 (#6)
• 0.25 A25-54 (#41)

Rick & Morty (repeat) (ADSM, 9:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.690 million viewers (#51)
• 0.47 HH (#45)
• 0.30 A18-49 (#9)
• 0.35 A18-34 (#4)
• 0.25 A25-54 (#41)

Family Guy (repeat) (ADSM, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.801 million viewers (#37)
• 0.54 HH (#31)
• 0.37 A18-49 (#5)
• 0.41 A18-34 (#3)
• 0.34 A25-54 (#13)

Dragon Ball Super (ADSM, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.774 million viewers (#42)
• 0.53 HH (#32)
• 0.38 A18-49 (#3)
• 0.44 A18-34 (#1)
• 0.37 A25-54 (#9)

Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain (APL, 8:00 PM, 61 min.)
• 1.107 million viewers (#18)
• 0.75 HH (#14)
• 0.13 A18-49 (#73)
• 0.07 A18-34 (#90)
• 0.20 A25-54 (#57)

South Pacific (BBCA, 9:00 PM, 90 min.)
• 0.372 million viewers (#88)
• 0.22 HH (#89)
• 0.11 A18-49 (#88)
• 0.04 A18-34 (#98)
• 0.12 A25-54 (#93)

CNN Newsroom (CNN, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.841 million viewers (#31)
• 0.60 HH (#28)
• 0.16 A18-49 (#53)
• 0.10 A18-34 (#58)
• 0.21 A25-54 (#52)

CNN Newsroom (CNN, 9:00 PM, 66 min.)
• 0.801 million viewers (#37)
• 0.56 HH (#30)
• 0.16 A18-49 (#53)
• 0.09 A18-34 (#68)
• 0.19 A25-54 (#62)

X Games Minneapolis (ESPN, 7:00 PM, 259 min.)
• 0.289 million viewers (#94)
• 0.17 HH (#97)
• 0.13 A18-49 (#73)
• 0.15 A18-34 (#26)
• 0.13 A25-54 (#86)

Comfort Food Tour (FOOD, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.631 million viewers (#60)
• 0.39 HH (#59)
• 0.13 A18-49 (#73)
• 0.10 A18-34 (#58)
• 0.19 A25-54 (#62)

Comfort Food Tour (FOOD, 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.559 million viewers (#67)
• 0.35 HH (#65)
• 0.13 A18-49 (#73)
• 0.11 A18-34 (#47)
• 0.17 A25-54 (#67)

Liga MX Tijuana vs. Guadalajara (FOXD, 9:45 PM, 150 min.)
• 0.269 million viewers (#99)
• 0.13 HH (#100)
• 0.12 A18-49 (#81)
• 0.11 A18-34 (#47)
• 0.13 A25-54 (#86)

Watters World (FOXNC, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.701 million viewers (#4)
• 1.17 HH (#4)
• 0.15 A18-49 (#64)
• 0.05 A18-34 (#97)
• 0.26 A25-54 (#33)

Justice with Judge Jeanine (FOXNC, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.532 million viewers (#1)
• 1.72 HH (#1)
• 0.18 A18-49 (#39)
• 0.10 A18-34 (#58)
• 0.34 A25-54 (#13)

The Greg Gutfeld Show (FOXNC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.764 million viewers (#3)
• 1.20 HH (#3)
• 0.16 A18-49 (#53)
• 0.08 A18-34 (#82)
• 0.28 A25-54 (#25)

Hallmark Movie Switched for Christmas (repeat) (HALL, 8:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 1.332 million viewers (#9)
• 0.93 HH (#7)
• 0.15 A18-49 (#64)
• 0.09 A18-34 (#68)
• 0.26 A25-54 (#33)

Christmas-First Look Preview (HALL, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.382 million viewers (#7)
• 0.97 HH (#5)
• 0.18 A18-49 (#39)
• 0.09 A18-34 (#68)
• 0.29 A25-54 (#23)

The Snowman (HBO, 8:00 PM, 119 min.)
• 1.150 million viewers (#16)
• 0.71 HH (#17)
• 0.24 A18-49 (#19)
• 0.08 A18-34 (#82)
• 0.32 A25-54 (#15)

HBO Boxing After Dark: 7/21/18 Pre-Fight (HBO, 10:02 PM, 13 min.)
• 0.563 million viewers (#66)
• 0.37 HH (#61)
• 0.13 A18-49 (#73)
• 0.04 A18-34 (#98)
• 0.19 A25-54 (#62)

HBO Boxing After Dark: 7/21/18 Machado vs. Mensah (HBO, 10:15 PM, 47 min.)
• 0.666 million viewers (#57)
• 0.44 HH (#50)
• 0.15 A18-49 (#64)
• 0.06 A18-34 (#95)
• 0.22 A25-54 (#49)

Beachfront Bargain Hunt Renovation (HGTV, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.164 million viewers (#15)
• 0.77 HH (#13)
• 0.22 A18-49 (#22)
• 0.12 A18-34 (#41)
• 0.31 A25-54 (#16)

Fear Thy Neighbor (ID, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.029 million viewers (#22)
• 0.68 HH (#20)
• 0.25 A18-49 (#18)
• 0.11 A18-34 (#47)
• 0.37 A25-54 (#9)

Kids Choice Sports 2018 (repeat) (NICK, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.694 million viewers (#50)
• 0.41 HH (#54)
• 0.16 A18-49 (#53)
• 0.11 A18-34 (#47)
• 0.17 A25-54 (#67)

Kids Choice Sports 2018 (repeat) (NAN, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.604 million viewers (#62)
• 0.37 HH (#61)
• 0.19 A18-49 (#35)
• 0.16 A18-34 (#21)
• 0.20 A25-54 (#57)

Double Dare (2018) (repeat) (NAN, 9:30 PM, 31 min.)
• 0.456 million viewers (#79)
• 0.30 HH (#73)
• 0.14 A18-49 (#70)
• 0.13 A18-34 (#35)
• 0.15 A25-54 (#76)

Double Dare (2018) (repeat) (NAN, 10:01 PM, 29 min.)
• 0.391 million viewers (#87)
• 0.27 HH (#82)
• 0.12 A18-49 (#81)
• 0.09 A18-34 (#68)
• 0.12 A25-54 (#93)

Full House (repeat) (NAN, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.417 million viewers (#84)
• 0.26 HH (#84)
• 0.12 A18-49 (#81)
• 0.09 A18-34 (#68)
• 0.13 A25-54 (#86)

The Big Bang Theory (repeat) (TBS, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.130 million viewers (#17)
• 0.72 HH (#16)
• 0.30 A18-49 (#9)
• 0.15 A18-34 (#26)
• 0.42 A25-54 (#6)

The Big Bang Theory (repeat) (TBS, 9:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.260 million viewers (#11)
• 0.81 HH (#12)
• 0.32 A18-49 (#6)
• 0.17 A18-34 (#18)
• 0.44 A25-54 (#4)

The Big Bang Theory (repeat) (TBS, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.556 million viewers (#5)
• 0.96 HH (#6)
• 0.39 A18-49 (#2)
• 0.20 A18-34 (#9)
• 0.55 A25-54 (#2)

The Big Bang Theory (repeat) (TBS, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.474 million viewers (#6)
• 0.92 HH (#8)
• 0.38 A18-49 (#3)
• 0.19 A18-34 (#12)
• 0.54 A25-54 (#3)

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (TLC, 8:00 PM, 62 min.)
• 0.885 million viewers (#29)
• 0.62 HH (#27)
• 0.16 A18-49 (#53)
• 0.11 A18-34 (#47)
• 0.21 A25-54 (#52)

Four Weddings (TLC, 9:02 PM, 126 min.)
• 0.717 million viewers (#47)
• 0.52 HH (#34)
• 0.16 A18-49 (#53)
• 0.10 A18-34 (#58)
• 0.20 A25-54 (#57)

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (repeat) (TNT, 8:00 PM, 180 min.)
• 1.191 million viewers (#13)
• 0.69 HH (#18)
• 0.32 A18-49 (#6)
• 0.16 A18-34 (#21)
• 0.43 A25-54 (#5)

Ghost Adventures Pop-Ups (TRAV, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.766 million viewers (#44)
• 0.46 HH (#47)
• 0.27 A18-49 (#15)
• 0.14 A18-34 (#31)
• 0.40 A25-54 (#8)

Haunted Towns (TRAV, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.547 million viewers (#70)
• 0.34 HH (#66)
• 0.17 A18-49 (#42)
• 0.08 A18-34 (#82)
• 0.26 A25-54 (#33)

NCIS (repeat) (USA, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.345 million viewers (#8)
• 0.86 HH (#9)
• 0.21 A18-49 (#26)
• 0.13 A18-34 (#35)
• 0.30 A25-54 (#19)

NCIS (repeat) (USA, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.302 million viewers (#10)
• 0.83 HH (#11)
• 0.21 A18-49 (#26)
• 0.12 A18-34 (#41)
• 0.31 A25-54 (#16)

For the entire week of July 16-22, 2018 in Total Day (8 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.), Adult Swim is up 1.9 percent in viewership (726,000 vs. 712,000) and up 7.3 percent among Adults 18-49 (443,000 vs. 413,000) from one week earlier; the network is also down 9 percent in viewership (726,000 vs. 799,000) and down 7 percent among Adults 18-49 (443,000 vs. 477,000) from the same week one year ago (July 17-23, 2017).

Programming Insider TOONAMI – SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2018












Adult Swim PROGRAM Viewers
(000)		 A1849
rating		 A1849
(000)
10:30 Dragon Ball Super 774 0.38 496
11:00 My Hero Academia (r) 537 0.25 326
11:30 FLCL: Progressive (r) 399 0.20 252
12:00a Pop Team Epic 384 0.18 238
12:30a Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders 365 0.17 224
1:00a Hunter X Hunter (r) 391 0.19 244
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1:30a Black Clover (r) 382 0.19 242
2:00a Naruto: Shippuden (r) 388 0.19 247
2:30a Space Dandy (r) 316 0.16 206
3:00a Cowboy Bebop (r) 305 0.16 203
3:30a Lupin the 3rd: Part 4 (r) 296 0.16 202

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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