Sunday Final Nationals: ABC Prevails on Competitive Night with ‘Sunday Fun and Games’

Several original program options were available on this Sunday night but it was a night featuring the three updated versions of classic game shows that helped ABC become the most-watched network in prime time which averaged 6.67 million viewers.

“Celebrity Family Feud” won the 8 p.m. hour in total viewers and tied the Sunday premiere of “Big Brother 18” among adults 18-49. The series premiere of “The $100,000 Pyramid” at 9 p.m. was the night’s second-most watched telecast on TV and it scored ABC’s largest summer audience (Memorial Day-Labor Day) in the Sunday 9 p.m. hour since Aug. 1, 2004. And, the series premiere of “Match Game” with host Alec Baldwin topped the 10 p.m. hour in total viewers and adults 18-49 — ABC’s best summer performance in the Sunday 10 p.m. hour since Aug. 20, 2006 (in total viewers) and July 15, 2012 (in adults 18-49).

BET was television’s top network among adults 18-49 (approx. 1.6 rating from 7-11 p.m.) thanks to the “BET Awards”. The event drew a combined 7.2 million total viewers and 3.8 million adults 18-49 across 12 Viacom networks including BET — up 11 percent and 10 percent, respectively, from the year-ago awards show which had only aired on BET and Centric.

The sixth season finale of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” was the night’s most-watched telecast, delivering the already-hit series its biggest live-plus-same-day audience to-date. HBO came within decimal points behind BET as the leader among adults 18-49 in Sunday prime time.

The final match between Argentina and Chile on Sunday night on Univision and Univision Deportes combined to average 6.8 million total viewers and 3.8 million adults 18-49, making it the most-viewed Copa America final ever, on any network regardless of language.

The final was the most-viewed men’s soccer match since the 2014 World Cup Final.

· Performance was the best for any Copa America Final in tournament history, on any network regardless of language.

· Performance also out-delivered all NHL matches, regular season or playoffs, during the 2015-16 season as well as all MLB matches across all networks for the current 2016 season to-date.

The Argentina vs. Chile Copa America Centenario final match made Univision the No. 1 broadcast station during the time period (8:00 pm-11:00 pm ET, live across time zones) among:

· Total Viewers 2+ in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, Dallas and Phoenix

· Adults 18-49 and young Adults 18-34 in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, Dallas, San Francisco, Phoenix and Sacramento

In fact, the Argentina vs. Chile match was the No. 1 broadcast program of the day among:

· Total Viewers 2+ in Los Angeles, New York, Miami and Houston

· Adults 18-49 in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, Dallas, San Francisco and Phoenix

· Young Adults 18-34 in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, San Francisco, Phoenix and Sacramento

Also, the Argentina vs. Chile match was the highest rated program on Univision during the 2015-2016 Broadcast Season among:

· Total Viewers 2+ and young Adults 18-34 in Houston

· Adults 18-49 in New York, Miami and Houston

The Argentina vs. Chile match on Univision had higher viewership than the ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX stations combined in the time period (8:00 pm-11:00 pm ET, live across time zones) among:

· Total Viewers 2+ in Los Angeles and Miami

· Adults 18-49 in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, San Francisco and Phoenix

· Young Adults 18-34 in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, San Francisco, Phoenix and Sacramento

Source: Nielsen, NSI, Argentina vs. Chile (06/26/16), 8:00 pm-11:00 pm ET, live across time zones. No. 1 program of the day is based on Preliminary Program Averages, 7:30 pm-11:00 pm ET, live across time zones (broadcast programs only). 2015- 2016 Broadcast Season started 09/21/15. Rankings based on impressions. KMEX in Los Angeles includes UMEX on Time Warner Cable. Live +SD.
 
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* AFF = Number of affiliates (stations) airing the program
* CVG = percent of coverage in U.S.
	Sunday, June 26, 2016
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
7-11	Network Average			4.1/8	6665	0.8/4	1.3/5	1.9/6
7:00	America’s Funniest Home Videos (r)	248	95	2.4/5	3863	0.4/2	0.6/2	0.9/3
8:00	Celebrity Family Feud (p)	247	95	4.9/9	7976	1.0/4	1.6/6	2.2/7
9:00	The $100,000 Pyramid (p)	247	95	5.0/9	8091	1.1/4	1.7/5	2.4/6
10:00	Match Game (p)	247	95	4.2/8	6636	0.9/4	1.5/5	2.1/6
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
7-11	Network Average			2.8/5	4429	0.5/2	0.7/3	1.1/3
7:00	60 Minutes (r)	254	95	4.9/10	7558	0.4/2	0.8/3	1.3/5
8:00	Big Brother 18 (p)	254	95	3.3/6	5451	1.0/5	1.6/6	2.0/6
9:00	Madam Secretary (r)	254	95	1.8/3	2754	0.2/1	0.4/1	0.5/1
10:00	American Gothic (r)	253	95	1.3/2	1919	0.2/1	0.3/1	0.5/1
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
7-11	Network Average			2.8/5	4689	0.7/3	1.1/4	1.4/4
7:00	U.S. Olympic Trials Men’s Platform Final (s)	242	95	2.2/4	3499	0.5/3	0.7/3	1.0/3
8:00	U.S. Olympic Trials Swimming Finals (s)	242	95	2.7/5	4467	0.7/3	1.0/4	1.2/4
9:00	U.S. Gymnastics Championship (s)	242	95	3.2/6	5395	0.9/4	1.3/4	1.7/5
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
7-10	Network Average			0.7/1	1257	0.4/2	0.5/2	0.6/2
7:00	Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life (r)	254	95	0.6/1	971	0.2/1	0.3/1	0.4/1
7:30	Bob’s Burgers (r)	254	95	0.6/1	1015	0.3/2	0.4/2	0.5/2
8:00	The Simpsons (r)	254	95	0.9/2	1554	0.6/3	0.6/2	0.7/2
8:30	Brooklyn Nine-Nine (r)	254	95	0.7/1	1178	0.4/2	0.5/2	0.5/2
9:00	Family Guy (r)	253	95	0.9/2	1582	0.5/2	0.6/2	0.7/2
9:30	The Last Man on Earth (r)	254	95	0.7/1	1239	0.3/1	0.4/1	0.5/1
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
7-11	Network Average			2.6/5	5693		2.5/9
6:00	Fútbol Central (s)			0.9/2	1620		0.6/3
7:30	Copa América Centenario Final Chile vs. Argentina (s)			2.8/5	6194		2.7/9
10:56	Contacto Deportivo (s) (thru 11:56)			1.9/4	4418		1.9/7
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
7-11	Network Average			0.2/0	396		0.2/1
7:00	Cine Te Estoy Observando (2002)			0.2/0	403		0.2/1
9:00	Cine Impostor (2001)			0.2/0	390		0.1/1

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Sunday 6/26/16

Cable Rankings – Sunday 6/26/16

What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Sunday, June 26:

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research