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Sunday Final Nationals: Positive Start for ‘Westworld’ on HBO

by Douglas Pucci October 4, 2016, 10:45 am 13 Comments

While NBC still won Sunday night overwhelmingly with “Sunday Night Football”, the game dipped to a multi-year low for a Week 4 SNF — a trend that each NBC NFL game this season has experienced thus far based on household ratings. Viewer interest most likely waned from the Pittsburgh Steelers (which led 22-0 over the Kansas City Chiefs after one quarter) having accomplished the most lopsided first quarter on SNF since 2007.

On cable, the new HBO sci-fi drama “Westworld” (from executive producers Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy, and J.J. Abrams; based on the 1973 film) debuted well with 3.3 million same-day multi-platform viewers, matching the audience that saw the debut of HBO’s ‘True Detective’ in January 2014. This marks a vast improvement from the premiere of the pay cable outlet’s most recent high-profile series ‘Vinyl’ (1.4 million in Jan. 2016) which has since been canceled after one season.

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Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
* AFF = Number of affiliates (stations) airing the program
* CVG = percent of coverage in U.S.
	Sunday, October 2, 2016
7-11	Network Average			2.5/4	3920	0.7/3	1.0/3	1.3/4
7:00	America’s Funniest Home Videos (p)	249	94	2.8/5	4713	0.6/3	1.0/3	1.3/4
8:00	Once Upon a Time	249	94	2.3/4	3713	0.8/3	1.1/4	1.4/4
9:00	Secrets and Lies	249	94	2.5/4	3687	0.6/2	0.9/3	1.2/3
10:00	Quantico	249	94	2.4/4	3565	0.6/2	1.0/3	1.2/4
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
7-11	Network Average			5.9/10	9328	0.7/3	1.2/4	1.8/5
7:00	60 Minutes	254	94	6.8/12	10699	0.8/4	1.3/5	2.0/6
8:00	NCIS: Los Angeles	254	94	7.1/12	11386	0.9/4	1.5/5	2.2/6
9:00	Madam Secretary (p)	254	94	5.8/9	9195	0.6/2	1.1/3	1.7/4
10:00	Elementary (p)	254	94	4.0/7	6032	0.4/2	0.8/3	1.2/3
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
7-11	Network Average			9.2/16	15753	4.9/20	5.8/19	6.7/18
7:30	Football Night in America	242	94	2.8/5	4589	1.2/5	1.5/5	1.8/5
7:53	Football Night in America	242	94	6.3/11	10907	3.0/13	3.6/13	4.3/13
8:22	Sunday Night Pre-Kick	242	94	8.8/15	15363	4.2/18	5.1/17	6.2/17
8:31	Sunday Night Football Kansas City @ Pittsburgh (thru 11:25)	242	94	10.3/18	18057	5.6/23	6.7/22	7.6/21
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
7-10	Network Average			5.7/10	9430		3.5/12	4.1/11
4:25	NFL Football Dallas @ San Francisco or Los Angeles @ Arizona or New Orleans @ San Diego (s)			13.1	22697		7.7
7:47	NFL Football Post-Gun (s)			8.1/15	13976	4.2/19	5.1/19	5.8/18
7:52	The OT	245	90	6.8/12	11562	3.4/15	4.3/15	4.9/15
8:00	The Simpsons	255	94	3.5/6	5997	2.0/8	2.6/9	3.0/8
8:30	Son of Zorn	255	94	2.3/4	3638	1.2/5	1.6/5	1.9/5
9:00	Family Guy	255	94	2.1/3	3468	1.3/5	1.7/5	1.9/5
9:30	The Last Man on Earth	255	94	1.6/3	2496	0.7/3	1.0/3	1.2/3
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
7-11	Network Average			1.0/2	1645		0.5/2
7:00	Sal y Pimienta			0.9/2	1485		0.4/2
8:00	La Banda			1.0/2	1649		0.6/2
10:00	Aqui y Ahora			1.0/2	1798		0.6/2
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
7-11	Network Average			0.2/0	419		0.2/1
7:00	Cine Cruzar La Frontera (2013)			0.3/1	611		0.2/1
9:00	La Embajada			0.2/0	265		0.1/0
10:03	Club de Cuervos			0.1/0	183		0.1/0

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Sunday 10/02/16

“America’s Funniest Home Videos” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.7/3
Men 18-34: 0.5/2
Women 18-49: 1.1/4
Men 18-49: 0.8/3
Women 25-54: 1.4/4
Men 25-54: 1.1/3

“Once Upon a Time” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 1.0/4
Men 18-34: 0.7/3
Women 18-49: 1.4/4
Men 18-49: 0.9/3
Women 25-54: 1.7/5
Men 25-54: 1.1/3

“Secrets and Lies” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.7/3
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 1.2/4
Men 18-49: 0.6/2
Women 25-54: 1.7/4
Men 25-54: 0.8/2

“Quantico” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.8/3
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-34: 1.2/4
Men 18-49: 0.7/3
Women 25-54: 1.6/4
Men 25-54: 0.9/3

“60 Minutes” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.8/3
Men 18-34: 0.9/4
Women 18-49: 1.3/5
Men 18-49: 1.4/5
Women 25-54: 1.9/6
Men 25-54: 2.0/6

“NCIS: Los Angeles” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.8/3
Men 18-34: 1.0/4
Women 18-49: 1.6/5
Men 18-49: 1.4/5
Women 25-54: 2.4/6
Men 25-54: 2.1/5

“Madam Secretary” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.6/2
Men 18-34: 0.7/3
Women 18-49: 1.2/4
Men 18-49: 0.9/3
Women 25-54: 1.9/5
Men 25!-54: 1.5/4

“Elementary” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.5/2
Women 18-49: 0.9/3
Men 18-49: 0.8/3
Women 25-54: 1.3/4
Men 25-54: 1.1/3

“Football Night in America” (NBC, 7:30)
Women 18-34: 0.8/4
Men 18-34: 1.6/7
Women 18-49: 1.0/4
Men 18-49: 1.9/7
Women 25-54: 1.3/4
Men 25-54: 2.3/7

“Football Night in America” (NBC, 7:53)
Women 18-34: 2.1/9
Men 18-34: 3.9/17
Women 18-49: 2.5/9
Men 18-49: 4.7/16

“Sunday Night Pre-Kick” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 3.1/13
Men 18-34: 5.4/23
Women 18-49: 3.7/12
Men 18-49: 6.6/22

“Sunday Night Football: Kansas City @ Pittsburgh” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 3.8/15
Men 18-34: 7.5/31
Women 18-49: 4.5/15
Men 18-49: 8.9/29

“The OT” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 2.5/11
Men 18-34: 4.3/19
Women 18-49: 3.1/11
Men 18-49: 5.5/19

“The Simpsons” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 1.5/6
Men 18-34: 2.5/11
Women 18-49: 2.0/7
Men 18-49: 3.3/11

“Son of Zorn” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.9/3
Men 18-34: 1.4/6
Women 18-49: 1.2/4
Men 18-49: 2.1/6

“Family Guy” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 1.0/4
Men 18-34: 1.6/6
Women 18-49: 1.2/4
Men 18-49: 2.1/6

“The Last Man on Earth” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.6/2
Men 18-34: 0.9/3
Women 18-49: 0.8/2
Men 18-49: 1.2/4

“Fear the Walking Dead” (AMC, 9:00)
Women 18-34: 1.18
Men 18-34: 1.13
Women 18-49: 1.61
Men 18-49: 1.56

“Fear the Walking Dead” (AMC, 9:59)
Women 18-34: 0.94
Men 18-34: 0.88
Women 18-49: 1.28
Men 18-49: 1.24

“Rob & Chyna” (E!)
Women 18-34: 1.33
Men 18-34: 0.36
Women 18-49: 1.05
Men 18-49: 0.34

“The Strain” (FX)
Women 18-34: 0.24
Men 18-34: 0.37
Women 18-49: 0.32
Men 18-49: 0.39

“Westworld” (HBO)
Women 18-34: 0.44
Men 18-34: 0.59
Women 18-49: 0.58
Men 18-49: 0.96

“Shameless” (Showtime)
Women 18-34: 0.42
Men 18-34: 0.27
Women 18-49: 0.51
Men 18-49: 0.48

“Ash vs. Evil Dead” (Starz)
Women 18-34: 0.10
Men 18-34: 0.22
Women 18-49: 0.16
Men 18-49: 0.27

Cable Rankings – Sunday 10/02/16

What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Sunday, October 2:

* Vwrs = Viewers in thousands; V-No = Prime time rank in viewers; D-No = Prime time rank in demo (adults 18-49)
V-No*	D-No*	Program	Net	Start	Dur	Vwrs*	A1849
68	35	BOB’S BURGERS	ADSM	9:00 PM	30	948	0.35
35	16	AMERICAN DAD	ADSM	9:30 PM	30	1263	0.53
17	11	FAMILY GUY	ADSM	10:00 PM	30	1573	0.62
12	10	FAMILY GUY	ADSM	10:30 PM	30	1634	0.69
69	32	FEAR THE WALKING DEAD	AMC	8:00 PM	60	943	0.37
1	1	FEAR THE WALKING DEAD	AMC	9:00 PM	59	3671	1.59
2	2	FEAR THE WALKING DEAD	AMC	9:59 PM	61	3048	1.26
8	9	REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NJ	BRAVO	8:00 PM	60	1802	0.70
66	33	MANZOD WITH CHILDREN	BRAVO	9:00 PM	30	974	0.36
88	94	CNN NEWSROOM	CNN	7:00 PM	60	746	0.13
99	92	PARTS UNKNOWN: HANOI	CNN	8:00 PM	60	671	0.15
77	68	PARTS UNKNOWN: NASHVILLE	CNN	9:00 PM	60	828	0.23
100	39	COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP: KEVIN HART: LAUGH AT MY PAIN	CMDY	10:30 PM	60	668	0.34
76	89	ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER	DISC	7:00 PM	60	829	0.16
50	64	ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER	DISC	8:00 PM	60	1156	0.23
49	59	ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER	DISC	9:00 PM	120	1176	0.24
81	93	AUSTIN & ALLY	DSNY	7:00 PM	30	782	0.14
60	84	LIV AND MADDIE	DSNY	7:30 PM	30	1069	0.18
20	58	K.C. UNDERCOVER	DSNY	8:00 PM	30	1426	0.25
34	81	BIZAARDVARK	DSNY	8:30 PM	30	1283	0.19
30	73	BEST FRIENDS WHENEVER	DSNY	9:00 PM	30	1358	0.21
45	80	STUCK IN THE MIDDLE	DSNY	9:30 PM	30	1192	0.19
54	76	GIRL MEETS WORLD	DSNY	10:00 PM	30	1130	0.21
52	67	LIV AND MADDIE	DSNY	10:30 PM	30	1154	0.23
28	8	ROB & CHYNA	E!	9:00 PM	61	1368	0.70
96	30	WAGS MIAMI	E!	10:01 PM	59	696	0.39
80	79	GUY’S GROCERY GAMES	FOOD	7:00 PM	60	788	0.20
43	36	GUY’S GROCERY GAMES	FOOD	8:00 PM	60	1237	0.35
16	15	HALLOWEEN WARS 6	FOOD	9:00 PM	60	1576	0.55
62	45	WORST BAKERS IN AMERICA	FOOD	10:00 PM	60	1025	0.31
58	99	FOX REPORT SUNDAY	FOXNC	7:00 PM	60	1114	0.10
22	96	SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER	FOXNC	8:00 PM	60	1409	0.11
17	97	JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE	FOXNC	9:00 PM	60	1573	0.11
47	98	FOX NEWS SUNDAY	FOXNC	10:00 PM	60	1184	0.11
73	47	SUNDAY MOVIE: TITANIC	FRFM	4:30 PM	270	870	0.29
72	42	SUNDAY MOVIE: THE NOTEBOOK	FRFM	9:00 PM	180	884	0.33
53	19	FX MOVIE PRIME: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER	FX	6:59 PM	181	1139	0.45
79	34	THE STRAIN	FX	10:00 PM	61	796	0.35
14	63	HALLMARK MOVIE: AUTUMN DREAMS	HALL	7:00 PM	120	1619	0.23
3	41	CHESAPEAKE SHORES	HALL	9:00 PM	60	2188	0.33
26	100	HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: IRRESISTABLE BLUBERY FARM	HMM	9:00 PM	120	1387	0.10
59	18	DEADPOOL	HBO	7:10 PM	108	1079	0.49
32	14	BREAK	HBO	8:58 PM	4	1321	0.56
7	7	WESTWORLD	HBO	9:02 PM	68	1963	0.77
56	29	BREAK	HBO	10:10 PM	6	1119	0.40
93	55	WESTWORLD	HBO	10:16 PM	68	705	0.26
57	74	AMERICAN PICKERS	HIST	7:00 PM	60	1117	0.21
24	75	AMERICAN PICKERS	HIST	8:00 PM	60	1394	0.21
23	60	AMERICAN PICKERS	HIST	9:00 PM	57	1395	0.24
31	52	AMERICAN PICKERS XTRA	HIST	9:57 PM	3	1357	0.27
67	53	OZZY & JACK’S WORLD DETOUR	HIST	10:00 PM	63	957	0.26
46	50	HOUSE HUNTERS	HGTV	7:00 PM	30	1185	0.28
28	43	HOUSE HUNTERS	HGTV	7:30 PM	30	1368	0.33
11	23	BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT	HGTV	8:00 PM	30	1674	0.43
13	21	BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT	HGTV	8:30 PM	30	1626	0.44
19	31	CARIBBEAN LIFE	HGTV	9:00 PM	30	1532	0.38
21	37	CARIBBEAN LIFE	HGTV	9:30 PM	30	1421	0.34
38	44	ISLAND HUNTERS	HGTV	10:00 PM	30	1252	0.32
37	46	ISLAND HUNTERS	HGTV	10:30 PM	30	1260	0.29
74	61	48 HOURS ON ID	ID	7:00 PM	60	863	0.23
75	82	48 HOURS ON ID	ID	8:00 PM	60	855	0.19
64	62	48 HOURS ON ID	ID	9:00 PM	60	1021	0.23
44	57	ON THE CASE WITH PAULA ZAHN	ID	10:00 PM	60	1212	0.26
96	90	MOVIE: A MOTHER’S ESCAPE	LMN	8:00 PM	120	696	0.16
89	86	MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT: MY HUSBAND IS MISSING	LIF	7:00 PM	120	740	0.17
98	95	STORY OF GOD	NGC	7:00 PM	60	692	0.13
78	88	STORY OF GOD	NGC	8:00 PM	60	819	0.16
85	85	PAW PATROL	NKJR	7:30 PM	30	754	0.18
82	91	PEPPA PIG	NKJR	8:30 PM	30	768	0.15
95	87	BUBBLE GUPPIES	NKJR	9:00 PM	30	699	0.17
86	65	FULL HOUSE	NAN	9:00 PM	30	750	0.23
91	72	FULL HOUSE	NAN	9:30 PM	30	715	0.22
90	70	FULL HOUSE	NAN	10:00 PM	30	727	0.22
83	56	FULL HOUSE	NAN	10:30 PM	30	760	0.26
33	71	HENRY DANGER	NICK	7:00 PM	30	1314	0.22
40	77	GAME SHAKERS	NICK	7:30 PM	30	1251	0.20
55	69	NICKY, RICKY, DICKY &DAWN	NICK	8:00 PM	30	1125	0.22
70	83	NICKY, RICKY, DICKY &DAWN	NICK	8:30 PM	30	936	0.18
71	40	INTERSTITIAL BREAK	SHO	8:59 PM	4	902	0.34
41	17	SHAMELESS S7	SHO	9:03 PM	51	1241	0.49
94	54	INTERSTITIAL BREAK	SHO	9:54 PM	6	704	0.26
84	49	BAR RESCUE	SPIKE	10:00 PM	60	757	0.29
42	27	BIG BANG THEORY	TBS	8:00 PM	30	1239	0.41
15	13	BIG BANG THEORY	TBS	8:30 PM	30	1591	0.58
9	12	BIG BANG THEORY	TBS	9:00 PM	30	1731	0.61
5	5	BIG BANG THEORY	TBS	9:30 PM	30	2089	0.78
4	3	BIG BANG THEORY	TBS	10:00 PM	30	2181	0.82
6	6	BIG BANG THEORY	TBS	10:30 PM	30	2022	0.78
61	51	ROBOTS	TOON	6:00 PM	120	1056	0.28
65	78	REGULAR SHOW	TOON	8:00 PM	30	1016	0.20
63	66	REGULAR SHOW	TOON	8:30 PM	30	1022	0.23
48	20	90 DAY FIANCE	TLC	9:00 PM	61	1181	0.44
51	22	90 DAY FIANCE: HAPPILY EV	TLC	10:01 PM	61	1155	0.43
92	48	TNT SUNDAY MOVIES: TRANSFORMERS	TNT	5:00 PM	180	713	0.29
25	28	LAW & ORDER: SVU	USA	7:00 PM	60	1392	0.40
27	24	LAW & ORDER: SVU	USA	8:00 PM	60	1371	0.43
35	25	LAW & ORDER: SVU	USA	9:00 PM	60	1263	0.41
38	26	LAW & ORDER: SVU	USA	10:00 PM	60	1252	0.41
10	4	BASKETBALL WIVES LA 5	VH1	8:00 PM	60	1678	0.80
87	38	BASKETBALL WIVES LA 5	VH1	9:00 PM	60	748	0.34

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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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