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Sunday Final Nationals: ‘Grease Live’ Hits Big for Fox

Fox won its second consecutive Sunday night overall with the network’s first musical telecast “Grease Live.” In total viewers, the 3-hour Fox event starring Julianne Hough, Aaron Tveit, Vanessa Hudgens and Carly Rae Jepsen outdrew NBC’s two most recent musicals, “The Wiz Live” from Dec. 2015 and “Peter Pan Live” from Dec. 2014.

Although it was way short of the 18.62 million that watched NBC’s “The Sound of Music Live” from Dec. 2013, “Grease Live” outrated “The Sound of Music” by double-digit percentages in adults 18-34 and teens 12-17, according to Marc Berman.

On the cable front, although ESPN’s “NFL Pro Bowl” (4.50 household rating) was the most-watched cable telecast of the night by far, it was the least watched edition of the all-star event since it moved to the week before the Super Bowl in Jan. 2010.

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Programming Insider Sunday, January 31, 2016
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
7-11 Network Average 1.5/3 2509 0.5/2 0.6/2 0.8/2
7:00 America’s Funniest Home Videos (r) 2.7/5 4634 0.7/3 1.0/3 1.3/4
8:00 Galavant 1.3/2 2154 0.5/2 0.6/2 0.7/2
9:01 Marvel’s Agent Carter (r) 0.8/1 1199 0.2/1 0.3/1 0.4/1
10:00 Shark Tank (r) 1.4/2 2033 0.5/2 0.6/2 0.7/2
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
7-11 Network Average 5.4/9 8607 0.5/2 1.0/3 1.6/4
7:00 60 Minutes 5.8/10 9382 0.6/2 1.1/3 1.6/4
8:00 Madam Secretary 6.3/10 10201 0.6/2 1.1/3 1.8/4
9:00 The Good Wife 5.2/8 8027 0.5/2 1.0/3 1.5/4
10:00 CSI: Cyber 4.3/8 6819 0.5/2 1.0/3 1.5/4
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
7-11 Network Average 2.9/5 4828 0.8/3 1.3/4 1.7/4
7:00 Dateline NBC 3.7/6 5666 0.6/2 1.0/3 1.5/4
8:00 American Ninja Warrior (s) 2.6/4 4549 0.9/3 1.4/4 1.8/5
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
7-10 Network Average 6.4/10 12206 3.7/14 4.3/13 4.8/12
7:00 Grease Live (s) 6.4/10 12206 3.7/14 4.3/13 4.8/12
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
7-11 Network Average 1.1/2 1940 0.7/2
7:00 Aqui y Ahora 1.1/2 1928 0.6/2
8:00 Gran Estreno 1.1/2 2034 0.8/2
10:00 Sal y Pimienta 1.0/2 1764 0.6/2








Programming Insider Half-Hour Breakdowns
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
7-10 Network Average 6.4/10 12206 3.7/14 4.3/13 4.8/12
7:00 Grease Live (s) 5.9/10 10752 3.2/13 3.7/13 4.1/12
7:30 Grease Live (s) 6.1/10 11668 3.6/14 4.2/13 4.5/12
8:00 Grease Live (s) 6.6/10 12587 3.8/14 4.4/13 4.9/12
8:30 Grease Live (s) 6.7/10 12770 3.9/14 4.5/13 5.0/12
9:00 Grease Live (s) 6.6/10 12650 3.9/14 4.5/13 5.0/12
9:30 Grease Live (s) 6.8/11 12810 4.0/14 4.6/13 5.1/12

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Sunday 1/31/16

“Galavant” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 0.6/2
Men 18-49: 0.5/2

“60 Minutes” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.6/2
Men 18-34: 0.6/3
Women 18-49: 1.0/3
Men 18-49: 1.1/4

“Madam Secretary” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.6/2
Men 18-34: 0.6/2
Women 18-49: 1.3/4
Men 18-49: 0.9/3

“The Good Wife” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.5/2
Women 18-49: 1.2/3
Men 18-49: 0.8/2

“CSI: Cyber” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.6/2
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 1.2/4
Men 18-49: 0.8/3

“Dateline NBC” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.7/3
Men 18-34: 0.5/2
Women 18-49: 1.2/4
Men 18-49: 0.9/3

“American Ninja Warrior” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.9/3
Men 18-34: 0.9/4
Women 18-49: 1.4/4
Men 18-49: 1.5/5

“Grease Live” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 5.2/19
Men 18-34: 2.3/9
Women 18-49: 5.6/16
Men 18-49: 3.0/9

“2016 NFL Pro Bowl” (ESPN)
Women 18-34: 1.42
Men 18-34: 3.44
Women 18-49: 1.77
Men 18-49: 3.75

“Shameless” (Showtime)
Women 18-34: 0.60
Men 18-34: 0.52
Women 18-49: 0.66
Men 18-49: 0.69

“Billions” (Showtime)
Women 18-34: 0.26
Men 18-34: 0.21
Women 18-49: 0.33
Men 18-49: 0.42

Cable Rankings – Sunday 1/31/16
What follows are the top 20 most-watched shows in prime time on cable for Sunday, January 31:


  1. “NFL Pro Bowl” (ESPN, 7-10:20 p.m., 4.50 household rating): 7.987 million (2.76 adults 18-49 rating)

  2. “Real Housewives of Atlanta” (Bravo, 8-9:15 p.m.): 3.080 (1.34)

  3. “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 10-10:30 p.m.): 2.709 (0.94)

  4. “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 9:30-10 p.m.): 2.620 (0.87)

  5. “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 8:30-9 p.m.): 2.510 (0.88)

  6. “Fixer Upper” (HGTV, 7-8 p.m.): 2.470 (0.70)

  7. “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 9-9:30 p.m.): 2.464 (0.84)

  8. “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 10:30-11 p.m.): 2.399 (0.84)

  9. “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 8-8:30 p.m.): 2.330 (0.80)

  10. Movie: “Aladdin” (1992) (Disney Channel, 8-9:40 p.m.): 2.204 (0.59)

  11. “Family Guy” (Adult Swim, 10:30-11 p.m.): 1.952 (0.94)

  12. “SportsCenter” (ESPN, 10:22 p.m.-midnight, 1.24 household rating): 1.949 (0.46)

  13. “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” (E!, 9-10 p.m.): 1.886 (0.89)

  14. “Ax Men” (History, 9-10 p.m.): 1.810 (0.50)

  15. “Beachfront Bargain Hunt” (HGTV, 8:30-9 p.m.): 1.804 (0.46)

  16. “Law & Order: SVU” (USA, 7-8 p.m.): 1.798 (0.52)

  17. “Beachfront Bargain Hunt” (HGTV, 8-8:30 p.m.): 1.795 (0.45)

  18. “American Dad” (Adult Swim, 10-10:30 p.m.): 1.776 (0.80)

  19. “Law & Order: SVU” (USA, 8-9 p.m.): 1.764 (0.55)

  20. “Caribbean Life” (HGTV, 9-9:30 p.m.): 1.743 (0.39)


  • “Worst Cooks” (Food Network, 9-10 p.m.): 1.714 (0.54)

  • “Shameless” (Showtime, 9:03-9:58 p.m.): 1.704 (0.68)

  • “Real Housewives of the Potomac” (Bravo, 9:15-10:15 p.m.): 1.657 (0.75)

  • “Island Life” (HGTV, 10-10:30 p.m.): 1.608 (0.34)

  • “NHL All-Star Game 2016” (NBCSN, 5:03-8:27 p.m.): 1.595 (0.64)

  • “Island Life” (HGTV, 10:30-11 p.m.): 1.588 (0.39)

  • “Caribbean Life” (HGTV, 9:30-10 p.m.): 1.586 (0.39)

  • “Evil Lives Here” (ID, 10-11 p.m.): 1.438 (0.42)

  • “Unusual Suspects” (ID, 9-10 p.m.): 1.413 (0.38)

  • “Hollywood Medium” (E!, 10-11 p.m.): 1.357 (0.60)

  • “Long Island Medium” (TLC, 9:30-10 p.m.): 1.335 (0.33)

  • “Guy’s Grocery Games” (Food Network, 8-9 p.m.): 1.302 (0.45)

  • “Billions” (Showtime, 10-10:55 p.m.): 1.282 (0.37)

  • “Long Island Medium” (TLC, 9-9:30 p.m.): 1.268 (0.31)

  • “North Woods Law” (Animal Planet, 9 p.m.): 1.254 (0.30)

  • “Cutthroat Kitchen” (Food Network, 10-11 p.m.): 1.115 (0.42)

  • “Hoarders” (A&E, 10-11:02 p.m.): 1.035 (0.38)

  • “Married by Mom and Dad” (TLC, 10-11:03 p.m.): 1.007 (0.30)

  • “Snaketacular” (Discovery, 10-11:01 p.m.): 0.955 (0.36)

  • “Hoarders” (A&E, 9-10 p.m.): 0.946 (0.35)

  • “Work Out New York” (Bravo, 10:15-11:15 p.m.): 0.732 (0.35)


Miscellaneous


  • “‪RuPaul’s Drag Race: Ruvealed‬” (Logo, 7-‪8 p.m.‬): 0.090 million viewers (0.04 adults 18-49 rating)

  • “‪Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter‬” (Sundance, 11‪ a.m.-noon‬): 0.055 million viewers (0.01 adults 18-49 rating)

  • GSN viewers for the week of Jan. 25-31, 2016: 465,000 prime time; 364,000 total day


Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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