Sunday Final Nationals: ‘Power’ Season Premiere Sets Starz Viewership Record

Continued success for ABC’s ‘Sunday Fun and Games’ lineup featuring “Celebrity Family Feud”, “The $100,000 Pyramid” and “Match Game” as the network topped all key figures on Sunday night.

The third season premiere telecast of the Starz hit drama “Power” — the series moving from Saturdays to Sundays — set a viewership record for an original on the cabler.

· 2.26 Million Live+SD viewers gave the third season premiere episode of “Power” a new STARZ viewership record, with the July 17 9PM ET/PT airing, the most ever for a STARZ Original series.

· 830,000 (+58%) increase in viewers compared to last season’s “Power” season two return premiere telecast (1.43M Live+SD)

· 720,000 (+47%) increase in viewers compared to the “Power” season two finale episode viewership (1.54M Live+SD)

· 800,000 (+55%) increase in viewers compared to “Outlander” Season Two return (1.46M Live+SD), the previous STARZ record holder for most viewership of an original series episode or season premiere

· 3.37 Million Live+SD premiere night viewers in total over the three Sunday night airings, the most ever for an originals series season premiere (“Power” Season Two premiere night Live+SD viewership 2.72 million; +650,000 or +24% increase in viewers).

· “Power” Season Three premiere was No. 2 in Nielsen Twitter TV daily ratings all day Sunday.

· “Power” Season Three premiere at 9:02 p.m. was the day’s No. 1 cable telecast among adults 18-49 on this Sunday.

Starz President and CEO Chris Albrecht (formerly, the programming head of HBO) said, “We are thrilled ‘Power’ continues to be a force in its third season with this record setting performance – something very few shows ever achieve. We are proud to say the show is must-watch TV and has helped to establish Starz as a Sunday destination for viewers.”

‘Power’ has already been renewed by Starz for two additional seasons.
 
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* AFF = Number of affiliates (stations) airing the program
* CVG = percent of coverage in U.S.
	Sunday, July 17, 2016
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
7-11	Network Average			4.0/8	6257	0.8/4	1.3/5	1.7/6
7:00	Celebrity Family Feud (r)	249	95	2.8/6	4440	0.5/3	0.8/4	1.1/4
8:00	Celebrity Family Feud	249	95	4.8/9	7768	1.1/6	1.6/6	2.1/7
9:00	The $100,000 Pyramid	249	95	4.5/8	7159	0.9/4	1.5/5	2.0/6
10:00	Match Game	249	95	3.7/7	5662	0.7/3	1.2/4	1.7/5
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
7-11	Network Average			3.1/6	4906	0.5/3	0.9/3	1.2/4
7:00	60 Minutes (r)	256	95	5.2/11	8174	0.5/3	0.8/4	1.4/5
8:01	Big Brother 18	254	95	3.5/7	5851	1.3/7	1.8/7	2.2/7
9:00	Madam Secretary (r)	254	95	2.0/4	3055	0.2/1	0.4/2	0.7/2
10:00	Elementary (r)	254	95	1.7/3	2503	0.1/1	0.3/1	0.5/2
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
7-11	Network Average			1.7/3	2801	0.4/2	0.7/3	0.9/3
7:00	Dateline Classic (r)	244	95	2.6/5	4017	0.3/2	0.7/3	1.0/4
8:00	Hollywood Game Night (r)	241	93	1.2/2	1909	0.2/1	0.4/2	0.6/2
9:00	American Ninja Warrior (r)	242	95	1.5/3	2640	0.6/3	0.8/3	1.0/3
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
7-10	Network Average			0.8/1	1280	0.4/2	0.5/2	0.6/2
7:00	The Simpsons (r)	254	95	0.7/2	1224	0.4/2	0.4/2	0.5/2
7:30	Bob’s Burgers (r)	254	95	0.7/1	1204	0.4/2	0.5/2	0.6/2
8:00	The Simpsons (r)	254	95	0.9/2	1534	0.5/3	0.6/2	0.7/2
8:30	Brooklyn Nine-Nine (r)	254	95	0.7/1	1160	0.4/2	0.5/2	0.5/2
9:00	Family Guy (r)	253	95	0.9/2	1556	0.5/2	0.7/2	0.8/2
9:30	The Last Man on Earth (r)	254	95	0.7/1	1001	0.3/1	0.4/1	0.5/1
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
7-11	Network Average			0.9/2	1624		0.6/2
7:00	Aqui y Ahora			0.5/1	871		0.3/2
8:00	Va Por Ti			0.5/1	859		0.4/2
10:05	Sal y Pimienta			0.5/1	868		0.3/1
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
7-11	Network Average			0.4/1	759		0.3/1
7:00	Cine Conan the Barbarian (2011)			0.3/1	730		0.3/1
9:00	Cine Buscando Justicia (2011)			0.4/1	788		0.3/1

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Sunday 7/17/16

Cable Rankings – Sunday 7/17/16

What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Sunday, July 17:

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research