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Saturday Final Ratings: Tiger Woods Boosts Tour Championship on NBC to its Best Third Round Coverage in 15 Years

NBC Sports’ third-round coverage of the TOUR Championship — the final golf tournament of the PGA season — on Saturday (2:30-6:30 p.m. ET) delivered a 3.14 overnight rating (+142 percent vs. 2017), highest-rated third-round TOUR Championship telecast in 15 years and highest-rated third-round of any FedExCup Playoffs event on-record (2007-18). Its final figures were a 2.5 household rating and 3.87 million viewers.

In addition, Saturday’s telecast is the highest-rated TOUR Championship telecast overall for any round since 2009. Coverage peaked from 6:15-6:30 p.m. ET with a 4.25 overnight rating.

Golf Channel’s round 3 lead-in coverage posted a .75 overnight rating (+63 percent vs. 2017), the second highest-rated lead-in telecast on Golf Channel at the TOUR Championship on-record (2007-18) behind only 2012 (.85).

Entering Sunday, Sep. 23, Tiger Woods led the TOUR Championship by 3 strokes at 12-under par over Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose.

(Source: NBC Sports)

What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s broadcast network telecasts on Saturday, September 22:

Saturday Night Football Pre-Game (ABC, 8:00 PM, 7 min.)
• 2.562 million viewers
• 1.6/4 HH
• 0.5/3 A18-49 (0.4/2 F18-49, 0.7/4 M18-49)
• 0.4/3 A18-34 (0.2/2 F18-34, 0.5/4 M18-34)
• 0.6/3 A25-54 (0.5/2 F25-54, 0.8/4 M25-54)
• Median age: 58.9

Saturday Night Football Stanford at Oregon (ABC, 8:07 PM, 221 min.)
250 affiliates; 89% coverage
• 4.165 million viewers
• 2.5/5 HH
• 1.2/6 A18-49 (0.8/4 F18-49, 1.5/8 M18-49)
• 0.9/6 A18-34 (0.6/4 F18-34, 1.1/8 M18-34)
• 1.4/6 A25-54 (1.0/4 F25-54, 1.8/7 M25-54)
• Median age: 54.1

Crimetime Saturday NCIS: Los Angeles (R) (CBS, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
256 affiliates; 89% coverage
• 2.655 million viewers
• 1.8/4 HH
• 0.4/2 A18-49 (0.4/2 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 (0.5/2 F25-54, 0.5/2 M25-54)
• Median age: 64.3

Crimetime Saturday NCIS: New Orleans (R) (CBS, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
256 affiliates; 89% coverage
• 2.721 million viewers
• 1.8/4 HH
• 0.4/2 A18-49 (0.4/2 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 (0.6/2 F25-54, 0.5/2 M25-54)
• Median age: 63.1

48 Hours (R) (CBS, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
256 affiliates; 89% coverage
• 2.410 million viewers
• 1.7/4 HH
• 0.4/2 A18-49 (0.5/2 F18-49, 0.3/2 M18-49)
• 0.2/1 A18-34 (0.2/1 F18-34, 0.2/1 M18-34)
• 0.6/2 A25-54 (0.7/3 F25-54, 0.5/2 M25-54)
• Median age: 60.8

America’s Got Talent (R) (NBC, 8:00 PM, 120 min.)
242 affiliates; 88% coverage
• 1.803 million viewers
• 1.2/2 HH
• 0.4/2 A18-49 (0.4/2 F18-49, 0.3/2 M18-49)
• 0.2/1 A18-34 (0.2/1 F18-34, 0.2/1 M18-34)
• 0.5/2 A25-54 (0.5/2 F25-54, 0.5/2 M25-54)
• Median age: 58.1

Dateline Mystery (NBC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
244 affiliates; 89% coverage
• 2.524 million viewers
• 1.7/4 HH
• 0.4/2 A18-49 (0.5/2 F18-49, 0.4/2 M18-49)
• 0.2/1 A18-34 (0.2/1 F18-34, 0.2/1 M18-34)
• 0.6/3 A25-54 (0.7/3 F25-54, 0.6/2 M25-54)
• Median age: 60.0

Fox College Football-Post Gun 2 (Fox, 7:59 PM, 8 min.)
• 2.667 million viewers
• 1.7/4 HH
• 0.8/5 A18-49 (0.6/3 F18-49, 1.1/6 M18-49)
• 0.6/5 A18-34 (0.4/3 F18-34, 0.8/7 M18-34)
• 1.0/5 A25-54 (0.7/3 F25-54, 1.4/6 M25-54)

Fox College Football Extra (Fox, 8:07 PM, 28 min.)
253 affiliates; 89% coverage
• 2.220 million viewers
• 1.4/3 HH
• 0.7/4 A18-49 (0.5/3 F18-49, 0.9/5 M18-49)
• 0.5/4 A18-34 (0.4/3 F18-34, 0.7/5 M18-34)
• 0.9/4 A25-54 (0.6/3 F25-54, 1.2/5 M25-54)

Fox College Saturday-Kick (Fox, 8:31 PM, 4 min.)
• 2.415 million viewers
• 1.4/3 HH
• 0.7/4 A18-49 (0.5/3 F18-49, 1.0/5 M18-49)
• 0.5/4 A18-34 (0.4/3 F18-34, 0.7/6 M18-34)
• 0.9/4 A25-54 (0.7/3 F25-54, 1.2/5 M25-54)

Fox CFB – Big 10 Prime Wisconsin at Iowa (P) Fox, 8:35 PM, 199 min.)
254 affiliates; 89% coverage
• 3.313 million viewers
• 2.0/4 HH
• 0.9/5 A18-49 (0.6/3 F18-49, 1.2/6 M18-49)
• 0.7/5 A18-34 (0.4/3 F18-34, 0.9/7 M18-34)
• 1.1/5 A25-54 (0.8/3 F25-54, 1.5/6 M25-54)
• Median age: 53.5

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (R) (ION, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
80% coverage
• 1.357 million viewers
• 1.0/2 HH
• 0.3/1 A18-49
• 0.2 A18-34
• 0.4 A25-54
• Median age: 57.9

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (R) (ION, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
80% coverage
• 1.421 million viewers
• 1.0/2 HH
• 0.3/2 A18-49
• 0.2 A18-34
• 0.4 A25-54
• Median age: 57.8

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (R) (ION, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
80% coverage
• 1.428 million viewers
• 1.0/2 HH
• 0.3/2 A18-49
• 0.2 A18-34
• 0.5 A25-54
• Median age: 57.0

Como Dice el Dicho (Univision, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
69% coverage
• 0.785 million viewers
• 0.4/1 HH
• 0.2/1 A18-49
• Median age: 42.0

La Rosa de Guadalupe (Univision, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
69% coverage
• 0.956 million viewers
• 0.5/1 HH
• 0.3/1 A18-49
• Median age: 42.7

La Rosa de Guadalupe (Univision, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
69% coverage
• 1.057 million viewers
• 0.6/1 HH
• 0.3/1 A18-49
• Median age: 46.5

La Rosa de Guadalupe (Univision, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
69% coverage
• 0.904 million viewers
• 0.5/1 HH
• 0.3/1 A18-49
• Median age: 46.7

Cineplex Amenaza Roja (2012) (UniMás, 6:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 0.331 million viewers
• 0.2/0 HH
• 0.1/1 A18-49

Cineplex Apuesta Máxima (2013) (UniMás, 8:00 PM, 120 min.)
51% coverage
• 0.347 million viewers
• 0.2/0 HH
• 0.1/1 A18-49
• Median age: 44.4

Cineplex Monsters: El Continente Oscuro (2015) (UniMás, 10:00 PM, 120 min.)
51% coverage
• 0.310 million viewers
• 0.2/0 HH
• 0.1/1 A18-49
• Median age: 44.9

Cine Millonario Jack Reacher (2012) (Telemundo, 7:00 PM, 120 min.)
56% coverage
• 0.597 million viewers
• 0.4/1 HH
• 0.2/1 A18-49
• 0.1 A18-34
• 0.2 A25-54
• Median age: 46.0

Falco (Telemundo, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
56% coverage
• 0.461 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH
• 0.2/1 A18-49
• 0.1 A18-34
• 0.2 A25-54
• Median age: 45.3

Falco (Telemundo, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
56% coverage
• 0.371 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH
• 0.1/1 A18-49
• 0.1 A18-34
• 0.1 A25-54
• Median age: 44.4

What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s select cable telecasts on Saturday, September 22 (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.)
• 0.939 million viewers (#24)
• 0.59 HH (#26)
• 0.29 A18-49 (#14)
• 0.23 A18-34 (#13)
• 0.33 A25-54 (#18)

Live PD AC (repeat) (A&E, 8:06 PM, 54 min.)
• 1.069 million viewers (#18)
• 0.65 HH (#19)
• 0.30 A18-49 (#13)
• 0.26 A18-34 (#9)
• 0.37 A25-54 (#13)

Live PD (A&E, 9:00 PM, 180 min.)
• 1.897 million viewers (#3)
• 1.13 HH (#4)
• 0.64 A18-49 (#2)
• 0.51 A18-34 (#1)
• 0.81 A25-54 (#1)

Home Movies (repeat) (ADSM, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.316 million viewers (#90)
• 0.21 HH (#88)
• 0.12 A18-49 (#80)
• 0.13 A18-34 (#42)
• 0.10 A25-54 (#98)

Family Guy (repeat) (ADSM, 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.546 million viewers (#60)
• 0.35 HH (#60)
• 0.22 A18-49 (#26)
• 0.20 A18-34 (#16)
• 0.19 A25-54 (#56)

Family Guy (repeat) (ADSM, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.724 million viewers (#38)
• 0.46 HH (#39)
• 0.31 A18-49 (#10)
• 0.31 A18-34 (#7)
• 0.28 A25-54 (#25)

Rick & Morty (repeat) (ADSM, 9:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.690 million viewers (#43)
• 0.44 HH (#43)
• 0.32 A18-49 (#9)
• 0.34 A18-34 (#5)
• 0.27 A25-54 (#29)

My Hero Academia (repeat) (ADSM, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.621 million viewers (#48)
• 0.40 HH (#48)
• 0.28 A18-49 (#17)
• 0.33 A18-34 (#6)
• 0.23 A25-54 (#38)

Dragon Ball Super (ADSM, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.819 million viewers (#32)
• 0.49 HH (#34)
• 0.35 A18-49 (#7)
• 0.41 A18-34 (#4)
• 0.31 A25-54 (#21)

The Boondocks (repeat) (ADSM, 4:00 AM, 30 min.)
• 0.310 million viewers
• 0.14 A18-49

Mike Tyson Mysteries (repeat) (ADSM, 4:30 AM, 15 min.)
• 0.310 million viewers
• 0.14 A18-49

Mike Tyson Mysteries (repeat) (ADSM, 4:45 AM, 15 min.)
• 0.303 million viewers
• 0.13 A18-49

Home Movies (repeat) (ADSM, 5:00 AM, 30 min.)
• 0.285 million viewers
• 0.13 A18-49

Home Movies (repeat) (ADSM, 5:30 AM, 30 min.)
• 0.275 million viewers
• 0.12 A18-49

My Cat From Hell (APL, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.555 million viewers (#57)
• 0.37 HH (#54)
• 0.12 A18-49 (#80)
• 0.10 A18-34 (#65)
• 0.13 A25-54 (#85)

South Park (repeat) (CMDY, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.333 million viewers (#88)
• 0.24 HH (#81)
• 0.16 A18-49 (#53)
• 0.17 A18-34 (#24)
• 0.18 A25-54 (#60)

South Park (repeat) (CMDY, 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.346 million viewers (#86)
• 0.25 HH (#78)
• 0.16 A18-49 (#53)
• 0.18 A18-34 (#19)
• 0.18 A25-54 (#60)

South Park (repeat) (CMDY, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.342 million viewers (#87)
• 0.25 HH (#78)
• 0.16 A18-49 (#53)
• 0.16 A18-34 (#27)
• 0.18 A25-54 (#60)

South Park (repeat) (CMDY, 9:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.310 million viewers (#92)
• 0.24 HH (#81)
• 0.15 A18-49 (#59)
• 0.15 A18-34 (#30)
• 0.17 A25-54 (#67)

South Park (repeat) (CMDY, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.359 million viewers (#85)
• 0.27 HH (#74)
• 0.18 A18-49 (#38)
• 0.18 A18-34 (#19)
• 0.20 A25-54 (#51)

South Park (repeat) (CMDY, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.396 million viewers (#78)
• 0.29 HH (#71)
• 0.21 A18-49 (#31)
• 0.22 A18-34 (#15)
• 0.23 A25-54 (#38)

Star vs. Forces of Evil (repeat) (Disney XD, 11:15 PM, 15 min.)
• 0.281 million viewers
• 0.09 A18-49

Star vs. Forces of Evil (repeat) (Disney XD, 11:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.194 million viewers
• 0.06 A18-49

Star vs. Forces of Evil (repeat) (Disney XD, 12:00 AM, 30 min.)
• 0.132 million viewers
• 0.04 A18-49

College Football Prime Florida at Tennessee (ESPN, 7:00 PM, 212 min.)
• 2.108 million viewers (#2)
• 1.22 HH (#2)
• 0.67 A18-49 (#1)
• 0.49 A18-34 (#2)
• 0.74 A25-54 (#2)

College Football Prime Arizona State at Washington (ESPN, 10:32 PM, 197 min.)
• 1.834 million viewers (#4)
• 1.10 HH (#5)
• 0.55 A18-49 (#3)
• 0.43 A18-34 (#3)
• 0.61 A25-54 (#3)

College Football Prime Mississippi State at Kentucky (ESPN2, 7:00 PM, 196 min.)
• 1.219 million viewers (#12)
• 0.71 HH (#14)
• 0.35 A18-49 (#7)
• 0.27 A18-34 (#8)
• 0.43 A25-54 (#8)

College Football Prime Louisiana Tech at LSU (ESPNU, 7:07 PM, 203 min.)
• 0.616 million viewers (#49)
• 0.38 HH (#53)
• 0.17 A18-49 (#48)
• 0.10 A18-34 (#65)
• 0.21 A25-54 (#45)

ESPN Goal Line (ESPNU, 10:30 PM, 6 min.)
• 0.471 million viewers (#70)
• 0.28 HH (#73)
• 0.15 A18-49 (#59)
• 0.07 A18-34 (#81)
• 0.18 A25-54 (#60)

Halloween Baking Championship (repeat) (FOOD, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.158 million viewers (#13)
• 0.70 HH (#16)
• 0.31 A18-49 (#10)
• 0.26 A18-34 (#9)
• 0.36 A25-54 (#14)

The Greg Gutfeld Show (FOXNC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.551 million viewers (#7)
• 1.04 HH (#6)
• 0.13 A18-49 (#72)
• 0.05 A18-34 (#91)
• 0.21 A25-54 (#45)

College Football: Big 12 Texas Tech at Oklahoma State (FS1, 7:05 PM, 216 min.)
• 0.868 million viewers (#28)
• 0.51 HH (#31)
• 0.23 A18-49 (#22)
• 0.13 A18-34 (#42)
• 0.30 A25-54 (#22)

UFC Fight Night Santos vs. Anders (FS1, 10:41 PM, 140 min.)
• 0.607 million viewers (#51)
• 0.40 HH (#48)
• 0.23 A18-49 (#22)
• 0.17 A18-34 (#24)
• 0.30 A25-54 (#22)

Hallmark Movie Harvest Love (repeat) (HALL, 7:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 1.653 million viewers (#6)
• 1.17 HH (#3)
• 0.18 A18-49 (#38)
• 0.07 A18-34 (#81)
• 0.29 A25-54 (#24)

Hallmark Original Movie Truly, Madly, Sweetly (HALL, 9:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 2.694 million viewers (#1)
• 1.86 HH (#1)
• 0.29 A18-49 (#14)
• 0.15 A18-34 (#30)
• 0.45 A25-54 (#7)

The Shape of Water (HBO, 8:00 PM, 123 min.)
• 1.334 million viewers (#8)
• 0.86 HH (#9)
• 0.25 A18-49 (#21)
• 0.09 A18-34 (#74)
• 0.40 A25-54 (#11)

World Championship Boxing: 9/22/18 Canelo/Golovkin 2 (HBO, 10:05 PM, 71 min.)
• 0.677 million viewers (#45)
• 0.43 HH (#45)
• 0.19 A18-49 (#34)
• 0.14 A18-34 (#36)
• 0.25 A25-54 (#34)

House Hunters Renovation (HGTV, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.093 million viewers (#16)
• 0.77 HH (#12)
• 0.19 A18-49 (#34)
• 0.10 A18-34 (#65)
• 0.27 A25-54 (#29)

Fatal Vows (ID, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.021 million viewers (#19)
• 0.70 HH (#16)
• 0.23 A18-49 (#22)
• 0.12 A18-34 (#50)
• 0.35 A25-54 (#15)

NASCAR Cup Series Race Richmond (NBCSN, 7:42 PM, 175 min.)
• 1.774 million viewers (#5)
• 1.03 HH (#7)
• 0.26 A18-49 (#19)
• 0.15 A18-34 (#30)
• 0.42 A25-54 (#10)

Incredible Dr. Pol (NGWD, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.006 million viewers (#21)
• 0.63 HH (#20)
• 0.13 A18-49 (#72)
• 0.05 A18-34 (#91)
• 0.18 A25-54 (#60)

Henry Danger (NICK, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.016 million viewers (#20)
• 0.61 HH (#24)
• 0.20 A18-49 (#32)
• 0.20 A18-34 (#16)
• 0.19 A25-54 (#56)

Knight Squad (NICK, 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.774 million viewers (#36)
• 0.46 HH (#39)
• 0.14 A18-49 (#67)
• 0.14 A18-34 (#36)
• 0.14 A25-54 (#80)

Elizabeth I and Her Enemies (Ovation, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.077 million viewers
• 0.01 A18-49

Iyanla, Fix My Life (OWN, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.576 million viewers (#53)
• 0.41 HH (#46)
• 0.15 A18-49 (#59)
• 0.07 A18-34 (#81)
• 0.23 A25-54 (#38)

Mind Your Business (OWN, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.370 million viewers (#81)
• 0.26 HH (#76)
• 0.11 A18-49 (#92)
• 0.04 A18-34 (#97)
• 0.15 A25-54 (#76)

The Big Bang Theory (repeat) (TBS, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.134 million viewers (#14)
• 0.72 HH (#13)
• 0.31 A18-49 (#10)
• 0.16 A18-34 (#27)
• 0.43 A25-54 (#8)

The Big Bang Theory (repeat) (TBS, 9:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.284 million viewers (#10)
• 0.81 HH (#11)
• 0.36 A18-49 (#6)
• 0.15 A18-34 (#30)
• 0.50 A25-54 (#6)

The Big Bang Theory (repeat) (TBS, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.277 million viewers (#11)
• 0.83 HH (#10)
• 0.38 A18-49 (#5)
• 0.17 A18-34 (#24)
• 0.53 A25-54 (#4)

The Big Bang Theory (repeat) (TBS, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.291 million viewers (#9)
• 0.87 HH (#8)
• 0.40 A18-49 (#4)
• 0.26 A18-34 (#9)
• 0.51 A25-54 (#5)

Ghost Adventures Pop-Ups (TRAV, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.522 million viewers (#62)
• 0.34 HH (#62)
• 0.19 A18-49 (#34)
• 0.10 A18-34 (#65)
• 0.26 A25-54 (#33)

Liga MX Leon vs. Lobos Buap (UDN, 7:57 PM, 118 min.)
• 0.370 million viewers (#81)
• 0.21 HH (#88)
• 0.17 A18-49 (#48)
• 0.12 A18-34 (#50)
• 0.20 A25-54 (#51)

Liga MX Cruz Azul vs. Atlas (UDN, 9:55 PM, 126 min.)
• 0.403 million viewers (#76)
• 0.24 HH (#81)
• 0.18 A18-49 (#38)
• 0.12 A18-34 (#50)
• 0.22 A25-54 (#43)

For the entire week of September 17-23, 2018 in Total Day (8 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.), Adult Swim is up 1.0 percent in viewership (633,000 vs. 627,000) and down 1.9 percent among Adults 18-49 (392,000 vs. 399,000) from one week earlier; the network is also down 21 percent in viewership (633,000 vs. 801,000) and down 22 percent among Adults 18-49 (392,000 vs. 503,000) from the same week one year ago (September 18-24, 2017).

Programming Insider TOONAMI – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2018













Adult Swim PROGRAM Viewers
(000)		 A1849
rating		 A1849
(000)
10:00 My Hero Academia (r) 621 0.28 356
10:30 Dragon Ball Super 819 0.35 457
11:00 Attack on Titan 495 0.23 293
11:30 FLCL: Alternative 414 0.19 244
12:00a Pop Team Epic 356 0.17 222
12:30a Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable 361 0.19 242
1:00a Hunter X Hunter (r) 356 0.18 235
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1:30a Black Clover (r) 346 0.18 234
2:00a Naruto: Shippuden (r) 372 0.20 258
2:30a One-Punch Man (r) 352 0.18 228
3:00a Lupin the 3rd: Part 4 (r) 299 0.14 176
3:30a Cowboy Bebop (r) 278 0.12 153

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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