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

by Douglas Pucci May 10, 2016, 4:21 pm 4 Comments

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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	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
	Sunday, May 8, 2016
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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