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Sunday Final Nationals: ‘Disneyland 60’ Special and Season-High ‘AFV’ Drive ABC to Earn its Best Sunday in Three Months

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For the third consecutive week, CBS was Sunday night’s most-watched network. On this evening, they averaged 9 million viewers.

Another Sunday fueled by “The Walking Dead” and “Talking Dead” brought AMC another prime time victory among adults 18-49. From 7-11 p.m., AMC averaged a 2.7 rating within the demo.

ABC’s 2-hour special “The Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60” soundly defeated the much-ballyhooed 2-hour special “Must See TV: An All-Star Tribute to James Burrows” on NBC, and thus led ABC to its best Sunday night (and its best Sunday 8-10 p.m. time period performance) since Nov. 22, 2015, among total viewers and adults 18-49.

Earlier at 7 p.m., ABC’s “America’s Funniest Home Videos” earned season-highs in total audience and adults 18-49.

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Programming Insider Sunday, February 21, 2016
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
7-11 Network Average 3.4/6 6049 1.1/4 1.5/5 1.9/5
7:00 America’s Funniest Home Videos 3.6/6 6358 0.8/4 1.3/5 1.6/5
8:00 The Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60 (s) 3.8/6 6908 1.3/5 1.8/5 2.2/5
10:00 Shark Tank (r) 2.4/4 4023 0.8/3 1.1/4 1.4/4
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
7-11 Network Average 5.7/10 9000 0.5/2 1.1/3 1.7/4
7:00 60 Minutes 6.8/12 10670 0.6/3 1.1/4 1.9/5
8:00 Madam Secretary 6.6/11 10725 0.7/3 1.2/4 1.9/5
9:00 The Good Wife 5.1/8 7914 0.5/2 1.0/3 1.5/4
10:00 CSI: Cyber 4.4/8 6691 0.4/2 0.9/3 1.3/4
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
7-11 Network Average 3.7/6 5749 0.7/3 1.2/4 1.8/5
7:00 Dateline NBC 3.9/7 6013 0.6/3 1.2/4 1.7/5
9:00 Must See TV: An All-Star Tribute to James Burrows (s) 3.5/6 5486 0.8/3 1.3/4 1.9/5
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
7-10 Network Average 1.4/2 2278 0.8/3 1.0/3 1.2/3
7:00 The Simpsons (r) 1.2/2 1949 0.6/3 0.8/3 0.9/3
7:31 Bob’s Burgers 1.4/2 2292 0.9/4 1.1/4 1.2/3
8:00 The Simpsons 1.9/3 3097 1.0/4 1.4/4 1.6/4
8:30 Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life 1.1/2 1871 0.7/3 0.8/2 1.0/2
9:00 Family Guy 1.6/3 2719 1.1/4 1.3/4 1.5/4
9:31 Bordertown 1.0/2 1718 0.6/2 0.7/2 0.8/2
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
7-11 Network Average 1.0/2 1694 0.6/2
7:00 Aqui y Ahora 0.9/2 1532 0.5/2
8:00 Nuestra Belleza Latina Reunion Reinas (s) 1.1/2 1815 0.6/2
10:00 Sal y Pimienta 1.0/2 1613 0.6/2

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Sunday 2/21/16

“America’s Funniest Home Videos” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.8/3
Men 18-34: 0.9/4
Women 18-49: 1.4/5
Men 18-49: 1.3/5

“The Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 1.5/5
Men 18-34: 1.0/4
Women 18-49: 2.0/6
Men 18-49: 1.5/5

“60 Minutes” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.6/2
Men 18-34: 0.6/3
Women 18-49: 1.1/4
Men 18-49: 1.1/4

“Madam Secretary” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.7/3
Men 18-34: 0.7/3
Women 18-49: 1.4/4
Men 18-49: 1.0/3

“The Good Wife” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.5/2
Women 18-49: 1.1/3
Men 18-49: 0.9/3

“CSI: Cyber” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 1.1/3
Men 18-49: 0.8/3

“Dateline NBC” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.7/3
Men 18-34: 0.6/3
Women 18-49: 1.3/4
Men 18-49: 1.0/4

“Must See TV: An All-Star Tribute to James Burrows” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 1.0/4
Men 18-34: 0.7/3
Women 18-49: 1.6/5
Men 18-49: 1.1/3

“Bob’s Burgers” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.8/3
Men 18-34: 1.0/5
Women 18-49: 0.9/3
Men 18-49: 1.2/4

“The Simpsons” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 1.0/4
Men 18-34: 1.1/5
Women 18-49: 1.2/4
Men 18-49: 1.6/5

“Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.7/2
Men 18-34: 0.6/3
Women 18-49: 0.8/2
Men 18-49: 0.9/3

“Family Guy” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.9/3
Men 18-34: 1.3/5
Women 18-49: 1.1/3
Men 18-49: 1.6/5

“Bordertown” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.6/2
Men 18-34: 0.6/2
Women 18-49: 0.7/2
Men 18-49: 0.8/2

“The Walking Dead” (AMC)
Women 18-34: 5.32
Men 18-34: 6.09
Women 18-49: 6.14
Men 18-49: 7.03

“Talking Dead” (AMC)
Women 18-34: 2.14
Men 18-34: 2.38
Women 18-49: 2.61
Men 18-49: 2.75

“Shameless” (Showtime)
Women 18-34: 0.58
Men 18-34: 0.51
Women 18-49: 0.69
Men 18-49: 0.75

“Billions” (Showtime)
Women 18-34: 0.20
Men 18-34: 0.31
Women 18-49: 0.33
Men 18-49: 0.44

“Vinyl” (HBO)
Women 18-34: 0.14
Men 18-34: 0.19
Women 18-49: 0.22
Men 18-49: 0.32

“Girls” (HBO)
Women 18-34: 0.28
Men 18-34: 0.13
Women 18-49: 0.28
Men 18-49: 0.17

Cable Rankings – Sunday 2/21/16
What follows are the top 20 most-watched shows in prime time on cable for Sunday, February 21:


  1. “The Walking Dead” (AMC, 9-10:02 p.m., 7.07 household rating): 13.483 million (6.58 adults 18-49 rating)

  2. “Talking Dead” (AMC, 10:02-11:01 p.m., 3.04 household rating): 5.693 (2.68)

  3. “Real Housewives of Atlanta” (Bravo, 8-9 p.m.): 3.170 (1.40)

  4. “The Walking Dead” (AMC, 8-9 p.m.): 3.083 (1.26)

  5. “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 8:30-9 p.m.): 2.318 (0.76)

  6. “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 8-8:30 p.m.): 2.092 (0.68)

  7. “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 9-9:30 p.m.): 2.053 (0.68)

  8. “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 10:30-11 p.m.): 2.050 (0.73)

  9. “Family Guy” (Adult Swim, 10:30-11 p.m.): 2.014 (0.95)

  10. “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 9:30-10 p.m.): 1.991 (0.67)

  11. “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 10-10:30 p.m.): 1.922 (0.69)

  12. “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” (E!, 9-10:01 p.m.): 1.900 (0.91)

  13. “Law & Order: SVU” (USA, 7-8 p.m.): 1.812 (0.59)

  14. “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 7:30-8 p.m.): 1.811 (0.55)

  15. “Liv and Maddie” (Disney Channel, 8-8:30 p.m.): 1.806 (0.32)

  16. “Beachfront Bargain Hunt” (HGTV, 8:30-9 p.m.): 1.776 (0.44)

  17. “Alaska: The Last Frontier” (Discovery, 10-11 p.m.): 1.772 (0.39)

  18. “Ax Men” (History, 9-10:03 p.m.): 1.715 (0.46)

  19. “House Hunters” (HGTV, 7-7:30 p.m.): 1.707 (0.40)

  20. “When Calls the Heart” (Hallmark, 9-10 p.m.): 1.702 (0.22)


  • “Shameless” (Showtime, 9:03-9:53 p.m.): 1.658 (0.72)

  • “NBA Basketball: Los Angeles Lakers @ Chicago Bulls” (ESPN, 7:59-10:34 p.m., 1.03 household rating): 1.645 (0.68)

  • “Best Friends Whenever” (Disney Channel, 8:30-9 p.m.): 1.643 (0.30)

  • “Real Housewives of the Potomac” (Bravo, 9-10 p.m.): 1.619 (0.69)

  • “Beachfront Bargain Hunt” (HGTV, 8-8:30 p.m.): 1.611 (0.39)

  • “Caribbean Life” (HGTV, 9-9:30 p.m.): 1.548 (0.35)

  • “Caribbean Life” (HGTV, 9:30-10 p.m.): 1.495 (0.34)

  • “Island Life” (HGTV, 10:30-11 p.m.): 1.491 (0.32)

  • “Island Life” (HGTV, 10-10:30 p.m.): 1.483 (0.32)

  • “Evil Lives Here” (ID, 10-11 p.m.): 1.227 (0.34)

  • “All-Star Academy” (Food Network, 9-10 p.m.): 1.175 (0.37)

  • “Billions” (Showtime, 10-10:58 p.m.): 1.172 (0.38)

  • “Guy’s Grocery Games” (Food Network, 8-9 p.m.): 1.171 (0.39)

  • “Long Island Medium” (TLC, 9-10:01 p.m.): 1.162 (0.29)

  • “Unusual Suspects” (ID, 9-10 p.m.): 1.130 (0.26)

  • “Hollywood Medium” (E!, 10:01-11:01 p.m.): 1.062 (0.41)

  • “Cutthroat Kitchen” (Food Network, 10-11 p.m.): 0.984 (0.41)

  • “UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Cowboy” (FS1, 9:00-11:38 p.m., 0.62 household rating): 0.983 (0.40)

  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, 10:34 p.m.-12:02 a.m., 0.63 household rating): 0.925 (0.44)

  • “Hoarders” (A&E, 9-10 p.m.): 0.846 (0.25)

  • “UFC Prelims: Cowboy vs. Cowboy” (FS1, 7:00-9:00 p.m., 0.52 household rating): 0.829 (0.31)

  • “Married by Mom and Dad” (TLC, 10:01-11:33 p.m.): 0.818 (0.23)

  • “NHL Hockey: Detroit Red Wings @ New York Rangers” (NBCSN, 7:01-9:51 p.m., 0.42 household rating): 0.694 (0.22)

  • “Vinyl” (HBO, 9:02-9:59 p.m.): 0.667 (0.27)

  • “SportsCenter” (ESPN, 6:00-7:59 p.m., 0.39 household rating): 0.595 (0.26)

  • “Girls” (HBO, 10:02-10:30 p.m.): 0.489 (0.23)


Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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Written by Douglas Pucci

Douglas Pucci (a.k.a. “Son of the Bronx”) has worked with Mr. Berman for more than a decade. A Bronx native, NYU graduate and once-intern for VH1's "Pop Up Video," Pucci went on to design, build and maintain websites for various non-profit organizations in his hometown of New York City. He also contributes to the sports website Awful Announcing.

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    Thanks.

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