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Sunday Final Nationals: ‘The Good Wife’ Series Finale on CBS Delivers Its Largest Audience in 18 Months

CBS was Sunday’s most-watched network in prime time with 8.82 million total viewers.

The series finale of the long-running critically-acclaimed drama “The Good Wife” on CBS drew the series’ largest audience (with 10.62 million) since November 9, 2014 and had its best deliveries in both adults 25-54 (2.0/5) and adults 18-49 (1.3/4) since Jan. 17, 2016.

San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 4 of the “NBA Western Conference Semifinal” series put TNT on top of all key demographics including adults 18-49 (approximate 1.7 rating), adults 18-34 (approximate 1.6 rating) and adults 25-54 (approximate 1.8 rating). It is the third straight Sunday night that TNT has been the No. 1 network on TV among adults 18-49 and adults 18-34 due to the NBA.

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Programming Insider Sunday, May 8, 2016
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
7-11 Network Average 2.4/4 3760 0.7/3 1.0/4 1.3/4
7:00 America’s Funniest Home Videos 3.1/6 5256 0.9/5 1.2/5 1.6/6
8:00 Once Upon a Time 2.4/4 3749 0.9/4 1.1/4 1.4/4
9:00 The Family 1.8/3 2556 0.5/2 0.7/2 0.9/2
10:00 Quantico 2.4/4 3479 0.7/3 0.9/3 1.2/4
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
7-11 Network Average 5.5/10 8817 0.5/2 1.0/4 1.6/5
7:00 60 Minutes 5.7/12 9205 0.6/3 1.0/4 1.6/6
8:00 Madam Secretary 6.2/11 9989 0.5/2 1.0/4 1.6/5
9:00 The Good Wife (f) 6.8/12 10616 0.6/2 1.3/4 2.0/5
10:00 Elementary 3.5/6 5458 0.3/1 0.7/2 1.1/3
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
7-11 Network Average 3.1/6 4914 0.5/2 0.9/3 1.3/4
7:00 Dateline: On Assignment (p) 2.5/5 3885 0.3/2 0.5/2 0.8/3
8:00 Little Big Shots (f) 4.5/8 7570 0.8/4 1.3/5 1.8/6
9:01 The Carmichael Show 2.1/4 3290 0.5/2 0.7/2 1.0/3
9:30 Crowded 1.7/3 2689 0.4/2 0.7/2 0.9/2
10:00 Dateline NBC 3.4/6 5138 0.6/2 1.0/3 1.4/4
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
7-10 Network Average 1.2/2 2039 0.8/4 0.9/3 1.0/3
7:00 Bordertown 0.6/1 1076 0.3/2 0.4/2 0.5/2
7:30 The Simpsons (r) 0.8/2 1359 0.5/3 0.6/2 0.6/2
8:00 The Simpsons 1.4/3 2518 0.9/5 1.1/4 1.3/4
8:30 Bob’s Burgers 1.3/2 2309 0.9/4 1.0/4 1.1/3
9:00 Family Guy 1.6/3 2760 1.2/5 1.3/4 1.4/4
9:30 The Last Man on Earth 1.3/2 2211 0.8/3 0.9/3 1.1/3
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
7-11 Network Average 1.0/2 1619 0.6/2
7:00 Aqui y Ahora 0.6/1 949 0.3/1
8:00 Nuestra Belleza 1.1/2 1806 0.7/2
10:05 Sal y Pimienta 1.1/2 1925 0.7/2
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
7-11 Network Average 0.3/1 731 0.3/1
7:00 Cine Ámame o Muere (2010) 0.3/1 707 0.3/1
9:02 Cine Covert Operation (2014) (thru midnight) 0.3/1 756 0.3/1

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Sunday 5/08/16

“America’s Funniest Home Videos” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 1.0/5
Men 18-34: 0.8/5
Women 18-49: 1.3/5
Men 18-49: 1.1/5

“Once Upon a Time” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 1.2/5
Men 18-34: 0.6/3
Women 18-49: 1.4/5
Men 18-49: 0.9/3

“The Family” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.7/3
Men 18-34: 0.3/1
Women 18-49: 1.0/3
Men 18-49: 0.5/2

“Quantico” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.9/4
Men 18-34: 0.5/2
Women 18-49: 1.2/4
Men 18-49: 0.7/2

“60 Minutes” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 1.0/4
Men 18-49: 1.0/4

“Madam Secretary” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 1.1/4
Men 18-49: 0.8/3

“The Good Wife” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.6/2
Men 18-34: 0.5/2
Women 18-49: 1.6/5
Men 18-49: 1.0/3

“Elementary” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.3/1
Women 18-49: 0.8/3
Men 18-49: 0.6/2

“Dateline: On Assignment” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.3/2
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 0.6/2
Men 18-49: 0.5/2

“Little Big Shots” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.9/4
Men 18-34: 0.7/3
Women 18-49: 1.6/5
Men 18-49: 1.1/4

“The Carmichael Show” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 0.9/3
Men 18-49: 0.6/2

“Crowded” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 0.8/2
Men 18-49: 0.6/2

“Dateline NBC” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.7/3
Men 18-34: 0.5/2
Women 18-49: 1.3/4
Men 18-49: 0.8/3

“Bordertown” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.3/2
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 0.3/1
Men 18-49: 0.5/2

“The Simpsons” (Fox, 8pm)
Women 18-34: 0.8/4
Men 18-34: 1.1/5
Women 18-49: 0.9/3
Men 18-49: 1.3/5

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

“Family Guy” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 1.0/4
Men 18-34: 1.4/6
Women 18-49: 1.1/3
Men 18-49: 1.5/5

“The Last Man on Earth” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.7/3
Men 18-34: 0.8/3
Women 18-49: 0.8/2
Men 18-49: 1.0/3

“Game of Thrones” (HBO)
Women 18-34: 2.84
Men 18-34: 3.31
Women 18-49: 3.14
Men 18-49: 4.27

“Silicon Valley” (HBO)
Women 18-34: 0.59
Men 18-34: 1.08
Women 18-49: 0.62
Men 18-49: 1.20

“Veep” (HBO)
Women 18-34: 0.26
Men 18-34: 0.52
Women 18-49: 0.30
Men 18-49: 0.59

“Fear The Walking Dead” (AMC)
Women 18-34: 1.30
Men 18-34: 1.53
Women 18-49: 1.79
Men 18-49: 2.16

“Talking Dead” (AMC)
Women 18-34: 0.46
Men 18-34: 0.55
Women 18-49: 0.68
Men 18-49: 0.70

“NBA Western Conference Semifinals Game 4: San Antonio Spurs @ Oklahoma City Thunder” (TNT)
Women 18-34: 1.27
Men 18-34: 2.69
Women 18-49: 1.37
Men 18-49: 2.75

Cable Rankings – Sunday 5/08/16

What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Sunday, May 8:

* Viewers in thousands
Rank Program Net Start Dur Vwrs* A1849
133 INTERVENTION AC A&E 9:00 PM 60 526 0.2
130 INTERVENTION CA A&E 10:00 PM 62 530 0.2
93 KING OF THE HILL ADSM 8:00 PM 30 672 0.2
73 CLEVELAND SHOW ADSM 8:30 PM 30 803 0.3
58 CLEVELAND SHOW ADSM 9:00 PM 30 1019 0.4
42 AMERICAN DAD ADSM 9:30 PM 30 1300 0.6
14 FAMILY GUY ADSM 10:00 PM 30 1709 0.8
8 FAMILY GUY ADSM 10:30 PM 30 2008 1.0
68 FEAR THE WALKING DEAD AMC 7:59 PM 61 848 0.3
3 FEAR THE WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 60 4414 2.0
25 TALKING DEAD: FEAR AMC 10:00 PM 60 1597 0.7
146 RIVER MONSTERS UNHOOKED APL 7:00 PM 60 486 0.1
102 RM: JEREMYS FAV CATCHES APL 8:00 PM 61 625 0.2
103 RIVER MONSTERS: HOW TO CATCH APL 9:01 PM 63 621 0.2
134 RIVER MONSTERS APL 10:04 PM 61 524 0.2
54 SHAHS OF SUNSET BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 1050 0.4
144 THICKER THAN WATER BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 492 0.2
130 SHAHS OF SUNSET BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 530 0.2
142 NASCAR: AMERICAN SPEED CMT 9:00 PM 120 495 0.1
137 UNITED SHADES OF AMERICA CNN 7:00 PM 60 505 0.1
91 PARTS UNKNOWN: THE GREEK ISLANDS CNN 9:00 PM 60 720 0.2
112 UNITED SHADES OF AMERICA CNN 10:00 PM 60 595 0.2
78 NAKED AND AFRAID DISC 7:00 PM 60 794 0.3
55 NAKED AND AFRAID DISC 8:00 PM 60 1033 0.3
45 NAKED AND AFRAID DISC 9:00 PM 60 1243 0.4
19 NAKED AND AFRAID: BARES DISC 10:00 PM 61 1634 0.5
108 LION GUARD DISJR 7:00 PM 25 607 0.2
98 MILES FROM TOMORROWLAND DISJR 7:30 PM 25 633 0.2
117 JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND PIRATES DISJR 8:00 PM 25 589 0.2
117 HENRY HUGGLEMONSTER DISJR 8:30 PM 25 589 0.2
94 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISJR 9:00 PM 25 666 0.2
122 MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE DISJR 9:30 PM 25 574 0.2
122 BARNWOOD BUILDERS DIY 9:00 PM 60 574 0.1
76 LIV AND MADDIE DSNY 7:00 PM 30 801 0.2
60 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE DSNY 7:30 PM 30 958 0.2
34 K.C. UNDERCOVER DSNY 8:00 PM 30 1358 0.2
37 BEST FRIENDS WHENEVER DSNY 8:30 PM 30 1332 0.2
18 LIV AND MADDIE DSNY 9:00 PM 30 1651 0.3
41 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE DSNY 9:30 PM 30 1307 0.2
46 BUNK’D DSNY 10:00 PM 30 1233 0.2
47 GIRL MEETS WORLD DSNY 10:30 PM 30 1224 0.2
27 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 9:00 PM 60 1562 0.8
106 RICHKIDS OF BEVERLY HILLS E! 10:00 PM 60 614 0.3
86 BASEBALL TONIGHT: SUNDAY COUNTDOWN (0.54 HH) ESPN 7:00 PM 60 736 0.3
10 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT: BOSTON / NY YANKEES (1.23 HH) ESPN 8:00 PM 159 1881 0.5
85 SPORTSCENTER LATE (0.5 HH) ESPN 10:39 PM 111 737 0.3
99 GUY’S GROCERY GAMES FOOD 7:00 PM 60 630 0.2
36 FN STAR: COMEBACK KITCHEN FOOD 8:00 PM 60 1335 0.4
33 SPRING BAKING CHAMPION 2 FOOD 9:00 PM 60 1359 0.3
70 CUTTHROAT KITCHEN FOOD 10:00 PM 60 836 0.3
48 FOX REPORT SUNDAY FOXNC 7:00 PM 60 1151 0.1
72 LEGENDS & LIES FOXNC 8:00 PM 60 805 0.1
97 FNR: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST FOXNC 9:00 PM 60 648 0.1
61 HANNITY SPECIAL FOXNC 10:00 PM 60 946 0.1
56 SUNDAY MOVIE: FORREST GUMP FRFM 5:30 PM 195 1032 0.4
84 SUNDAY MOVIE: MRS. DOUBTFIRE FRFM 8:45 PM 195 764 0.3
32 FX MOVIE PRIME: THOR: THE DARK WORLD FX 5:30 PM 150 1375 0.6
17 FX MOVIE PRIME: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER FX 8:00 PM 150 1654 0.7
29 FX MOVIE PRIME: AVENGERS FX 10:30 PM 180 1465 0.7
139 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 7:30 PM 30 501 0.1
142 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:30 PM 30 495 0.1
135 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 9:00 PM 30 517 0.1
124 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 9:30 PM 30 569 0.1
116 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:00 PM 30 590 0.1
121 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:30 PM 30 578 0.1
50 HALLMARK MOVIE: ALL YOURS HALL 7:00 PM 120 1143 0.2
9 GOOD WITCH HALL 9:00 PM 60 1924 0.2
99 GOLDEN GIRLS HALL 10:00 PM 30 630 0.1
104 FANTASTIC FOUR (2015) HBO 7:15 PM 100 619 0.3
1 GAME OF THRONES HBO 9:04 PM 52 7281 3.7
15 SILICON VALLEY HBO 10:01 PM 28 1687 0.9
59 VEEP HBO 10:31 PM 28 968 0.4
LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO 11:00 PM 30 1,419 0.6
7 FIXER UPPER HGTV 7:00 PM 60 2011 0.5
16 LAKEFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HGTV 8:00 PM 30 1658 0.4
12 LAKEFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HGTV 8:30 PM 30 1767 0.5
20 CARIBBEAN LIFE HGTV 9:00 PM 30 1629 0.4
21 CARIBBEAN LIFE HGTV 9:30 PM 30 1625 0.5
23 ISLAND LIFE HGTV 10:00 PM 30 1608 0.4
22 ISLAND LIFE HGTV 10:30 PM 30 1619 0.4
38 AMERICAN PICKERS HIST 7:00 PM 60 1326 0.3
28 AMERICAN PICKERS HIST 8:00 PM 60 1561 0.3
24 AMERICAN PICKERS HIST 9:00 PM 60 1605 0.3
30 AMERICAN PICKERS HIST 10:00 PM 63 1442 0.3
71 EVIL STEPMOTHERS ID 7:00 PM 60 831 0.3
73 EVIL STEPMOTHERS ID 8:00 PM 60 803 0.2
65 EVIL STEPMOTHERS ID 9:00 PM 60 900 0.3
53 ON THE CASE WITH PAULA ZAHN ID 10:00 PM 60 1087 0.3
94 BONANZA INSP 7:00 PM 60 666 0.1
128 REEL INSPIRATION INSP 10:00 PM 120 539 0.1
68 MOVIE: A MOTHER BETRAYED LMN 6:00 PM 120 848 0.2
52 MOVIE: WHERE’S MY BABY LMN 8:00 PM 120 1113 0.3
67 MOVIE: MOTHER OF ALL LIES LMN 10:00 PM 120 854 0.2
145 MSNBC SPECIAL: WHY PLANES CRASH: COLLSN CRSE-MNMS0558H MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 487 0.1
77 FULL HOUSE NAN 9:00 PM 30 795 0.2
80 FULL HOUSE NAN 9:30 PM 30 785 0.2
75 FULL HOUSE NAN 10:00 PM 30 802 0.2
79 FULL HOUSE NAN 10:30 PM 30 792 0.2
110 STORY OF GOD NGC 7:00 PM 60 599 0.1
82 AMERICA’S NATIONAL PARKS NGC 8:00 PM 60 766 0.1
40 STORY OF GOD NGC 9:00 PM 60 1308 0.2
87 EXPLORER NGC 10:00 PM 60 733 0.1
83 OTHER KINGDOM NICK 7:00 PM 30 765 0.1
113 OTHER KINGDOM NICK 7:30 PM 30 594 0.1
92 NICKY, RICKY, DICKY & DAWN NICK 8:00 PM 30 707 0.1
89 SCHOOL OF ROCK NICK 8:30 PM 30 727 0.1
104 BLAZE NKJR 7:00 PM 30 619 0.1
107 BLAZE NKJR 7:30 PM 30 608 0.1
136 LOUD HOUSE NKJR 8:00 PM 30 515 0.1
127 LOUD HOUSE NKJR 8:30 PM 30 547 0.1
HOUSE OF LIES S5 SHO 9:01 PM 26 258 0.1
DICE SHO 9:30 PM 26 155 0.0
126 PENNY DREADFUL S3 SHO 10:02 PM 52 554 0.2
101 BAR RESCUE SPIKE 9:00 PM 60 626 0.3
62 SYFY MOVIE: FAST FIVE SYFY 6:00 PM 180 939 0.4
64 SYFY MOVIE: JOHN CARTER (2012) SYFY 9:00 PM 180 915 0.3
96 OZ: THE GREAT & POWERFUL TBS 6:15 PM 165 655 0.2
44 BIG BANG THEORY TBS 9:00 PM 30 1247 0.4
11 BIG BANG THEORY TBS 9:30 PM 30 1788 0.6
5 BIG BANG THEORY TBS 10:00 PM 30 2236 0.8
6 BIG BANG THEORY TBS 10:30 PM 30 2209 0.8
90 SISTER WIVES: COUNTDOWN TLC 6:00 PM 120 721 0.2
26 SISTER WIVES TLC 8:00 PM 121 1564 0.5
63 SINGLE DAD SEEKING… TLC 10:01 PM 66 929 0.3
81 TNT SUNDAY MOVIES: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES TNT 4:30 PM 180 770 0.3
35 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME SHOW (0.86 HH) TNT 7:30 PM 30 1339 0.6
2 NBA PLAYOFFS GAME 4: SAN ANTONIO / OKLAHOMA CITY (3.14 HH) TNT 8:00 PM 156 5090 2.1
4 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS (1.6 HH) TNT 10:36 PM 57 2420 1.0
49 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL TOON 7:00 PM 30 1145 0.3
51 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL TOON 7:30 PM 30 1124 0.3
31 LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 7:00 PM 60 1432 0.4
39 LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 8:00 PM 60 1312 0.4
43 LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 9:00 PM 60 1292 0.4
66 MOTIVE USA 10:00 PM 61 878 0.3
13 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 5 VH1 8:00 PM 60 1752 0.9
56 DEAR MAMA VH1 9:00 PM 90 1032 0.4
88 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 5 VH1 10:30 PM 60 728 0.3

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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