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Aided by the Pittsburgh Steelers-Denver Broncos playoff game — the second most-watched Sunday AFC Divisional Playoff game ever on record (dating back to 1987-88), “60 Minutes” on CBS delivered the largest non-sports audience for a single broadcast this television season, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Jan. 17.
It was the newsmagazine’s best ratings in households and key demos since Dec. 16, 2012 and the most viewers for a “60 Minutes” program since Nov. 16, 2008, when the broadcast featured the first interview with President-Elect Barack Obama and his wife Michelle.
It was the fifth time “60 Minutes” finished the week among the five most-watched broadcasts and its tenth trip to the weekly Nielsen’s top 10 list this season.
Sunday’s edition featured Lesley Stahl’s story about economic espionage against U.S. companies carried out by the Chinese government, Charlie Rose speaking to Sean Penn in his first interview about his secret meeting with the notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, and Bill Whitaker’s report on mountain lions that live within the city limits of Los Angeles.
As for Pittsburgh Steelers-Denver Broncos on CBS in the late afternoon, it was the second-highest-rated Sunday AFC Divisional Playoff game in 20 years (25.4/42 Indianapolis-Kansas City; 1/7/96; NBC).
The average viewership and rating/share peaked for the Steelers-Broncos game with 49.1 million viewers and a 26.6/42 (7:30-7:56 PM, ET), respectively.
NBC’s telecast of the fourth “Democratic Presidential Debate” of the 2016 election season delivered the third-largest viewership ever for the event.
Over on cable, Dominick Cruz’s split-decision victory over current bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw fueled FS1 to its most-watched non-PPV PRELIMS to date, and second-most watched UFC FIGHT NIGHT ever.
FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT: DILLASHAW VS. CRUZ on Sunday, Jan. 17 averaged 2.288 million viewers and 1.410 million in Adults 18-49, according to Nielsen, placing it second in average viewership to January 2015’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT: MCGREGOR VS. SIVER (2,751,000). It was also the most-watched show on ad-supported cable television that evening from 8:00 PM ET – 1:00 AM ET in both viewership and in the A18-49 demographic. Viewership for Sunday’s FS1 main event peaked in the 10:45 PM ET – 11:00 PM ET quarter-hour with 2.464 million viewers.
The UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS averaged 1.767 million viewers and 1.025 million in the A18-49 demo from 8:00 PM ET – 10:00 PM ET, making it the most-watched non-PPV Prelim card in FS1 history in both metrics.
Following the fight from 12:40 AM ET – 1:00 AM ET, FOX SPORTS LIVE saw exponential increases over its January average in the corresponding time slot, delivering 1,454,000 viewers and 929,000 in the A18-49, 599% greater than last January on viewership (vs. 208,000) and 609% better on A18-49 (vs. 131,000). The FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PREFIGHT SHOW posted 312,000 viewers from 7:00 PM ET – 8:00 PM ET.
On FOX Sports GO, FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT: DILLASHAW VS. CRUZ was the most-watched UFC event to date.
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| Sunday, January 17, 2016 |
 |
PROGRAM |
HH/Share |
Viewers
(000) |
Adults
18-34 |
Adults
18-49 |
Adults
25-54 |
| 7-11 |
Network Average |
1.5/2 |
2509 |
0.3/1 |
0.5/2 |
0.7/2 |
| 7:00 |
America’s Funniest Home Videos |
2.8/4 |
4767 |
0.5/2 |
0.8/2 |
1.2/3 |
| 8:00 |
Galavant |
1.4/2 |
2320 |
0.4/1 |
0.6/2 |
0.8/2 |
| 9:01 |
Quantico (r) |
0.9/2 |
1467 |
0.2/1 |
0.4/1 |
0.5/1 |
 |
PROGRAM |
HH/Share |
Viewers
(000) |
Adults
18-34 |
Adults
18-49 |
Adults
25-54 |
| 7-11 |
Network Average |
12.9/21 |
22746 |
4.3/16 |
5.9/17 |
7.3/18 |
| 4:40 |
AFC Divisional Playoff: Pittsburgh @ Denver (s) |
23.6/41 |
42950 |
|
13.2/43 |
15.7/43 |
| 7:52 |
NFL Post-Gun (s) |
20.6/33 |
38524 |
9.5/34 |
12.1/35 |
14.3/36 |
| 7:56 |
NFL Post-Game (s) |
17.0/27 |
31166 |
7.4/27 |
9.7/28 |
11.4/29 |
| 8:02 |
60 Minutes |
12.0/19 |
20624 |
3.1/11 |
4.8/14 |
6.1/15 |
| 9:02 |
Madam Secretary |
7.1/11 |
11871 |
1.2/4 |
2.0/6 |
2.8/7 |
| 10:02 |
The Good Wife (thru 11:02) |
5.7/10 |
8965 |
0.9/3 |
1.4/4 |
2.0/5 |
 |
PROGRAM |
HH/Share |
Viewers
(000) |
Adults
18-34 |
Adults
18-49 |
Adults
25-54 |
| 7-11 |
Network Average |
4.8/8 |
7586 |
1.0/4 |
1.5/4 |
1.9/5 |
| 7:00 |
Dateline NBC (s) |
2.9/5 |
4201 |
0.3/1 |
0.6/2 |
0.9/2 |
| 8:00 |
Dateline NBC (p) |
3.8/6 |
5823 |
0.5/2 |
1.0/3 |
1.5/4 |
| 9:00 |
Democratic Presidential Debate (s) |
6.2/10 |
10161 |
1.6/6 |
2.1/6 |
2.7/7 |
 |
PROGRAM |
HH/Share |
Viewers
(000) |
Adults
18-34 |
Adults
18-49 |
Adults
25-54 |
| 7-10 |
Network Average |
1.6/3 |
2794 |
1.1/4 |
1.3/4 |
1.4/3 |
| 7:00 |
The Simpsons (r) |
1.2/2 |
1958 |
0.7/2 |
0.8/2 |
0.9/2 |
| 7:30 |
Bob’s Burgers |
1.3/2 |
2261 |
1.0/3 |
1.0/3 |
1.1/3 |
| 7:59 |
The Simpsons |
2.2/3 |
3949 |
1.6/6 |
1.8/5 |
2.0/5 |
| 8:30 |
Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life |
1.5/2 |
2558 |
1.1/4 |
1.2/3 |
1.2/3 |
| 9:00 |
Family Guy |
2.0/3 |
3411 |
1.4/5 |
1.7/5 |
1.8/4 |
| 9:30 |
Bordertown |
1.4/2 |
2570 |
0.9/3 |
1.2/3 |
1.3/3 |
 |
PROGRAM |
HH/Share |
Viewers
(000) |
Adults
18-34 |
Adults
18-49 |
Adults
25-54 |
| 7-11 |
Network Average |
1.3/2 |
2405 |
|
0.9/3 |
|
| 7:00 |
Aqui y Ahora |
1.2/2 |
2019 |
|
0.8/2 |
|
| 8:00 |
Cisne Negro Informe Especial La Recaptura de El Chapo (s) |
1.4/2 |
2609 |
|
1.0/3 |
|
| 9:59 |
Sal y Pimienta |
1.3/2 |
2387 |
|
0.9/3 |
|
 |
PROGRAM |
HH/Share |
Viewers
(000) |
Adults
18-34 |
Adults
18-49 |
Adults
25-54 |
| 5:55 |
Futbol Mexicano: Guadalajara vs. Veracruz (thru 8:00) |
0.5/1 |
921 |
|
0.4/1 |
|
Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Sunday 1/17/16
“America’s Funniest Home Videos” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.6/2
Men 18-34: 0.5/2
Women 18-49: 0.9/3
Men 18-49: 0.8/2
“Galavant” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.4/1
Men 18-34: 0.4/1
Women 18-49: 0.6/2
Men 18-49: 0.5/2
“60 Minutes” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 2.5/9
Men 18-34: 3.7/14
Women 18-49: 4.1/12
Men 18-49: 5.4/16
“Madam Secretary” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 1.1/4
Men 18-34: 1.2/5
Women 18-49: 2.0/6
Men 18-49: 2.1/6
“The Good Wife” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.9/3
Men 18-34: 0.9/4
Women 18-49: 1.6/5
Men 18-49: 1.3/4
“Dateline NBC” (NBC) 7pm
Women 18-34: 0.3/1
Men 18-34: 0.3/1
Women 18-49: 0.8/2
Men 18-49: 0.4/1
“Dateline NBC” (NBC) 8pm
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 1.2/3
Men 18-49: 0.8/2
“Democratic Presidential Debate” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 1.3/5
Men 18-34: 1.8/7
Women 18-49: 1.9/5
Men 18-49: 2.4/7
“Bob’s Burgers” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.9/3
Men 18-34: 1.0/4
Women 18-49: 1.0/3
Men 18-49: 1.3/3
“The Simpsons” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 1.6/6
Men 18-34: 1.6/6
Women 18-49: 1.6/5
Men 18-49: 2.0/6
“Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 1.0/4
Men 18-34: 1.1/4
Women 18-49: 1.0/3
Men 18-49: 1.3/4
“Family Guy” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 1.3/4
Men 18-34: 1.6/6
Women 18-49: 1.3/4
Men 18-49: 2.0/6
“Bordertown” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.9/3
Men 18-34: 0.9/3
Women 18-49: 1.0/3
Men 18-49: 1.4/4
Cable Rankings – Sunday 1/17/16
What follows are the top 20 most-watched shows in prime time on cable for Sunday, January 17:
- “Alaska: The Last Frontier” (Discovery, 9 p.m.): 3.596 million (0.83 adults 18-49 rating)
- “Real Housewives of Atlanta” (Bravo, 8 p.m.): 3.179 (1.39)
- “K.C. Undercover” (Disney Channel, 8 p.m.): 2.495 (0.59)
- “Family Guy” (Adult Swim, 10:30 p.m.): 2.358 (1.12)
- “UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz” (FS1, 10:00 p.m.-12:40 a.m., 1.30 household rating): 2.288 (1.11)
- “Liv and Maddie” (Disney Channel, 8:30 p.m.): 2.284 (0.48)
- “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” (E!, 9 p.m.): 2.151 (1.03)
- “Worst Cooks” (Food Network, 9 p.m.): 2.110 (0.69)
- “American Dad” (Adult Swim, 10 p.m.): 2.070 (0.95)
- “Real Housewives of the Potomac” (Bravo, 9 p.m.): 2.055 (0.90)
- “Law & Order: SVU” (USA, 8 p.m.): 1.991 (0.68)
- “Alaska: The Last Frontier” (Discovery, 8 p.m.): 1.981 (0.43)
- “BUNK’D” (Disney Channel, 9 p.m.): 1.859 (0.36)
- “Evil Lives Here” (ID, 10 p.m.): 1.802 (0.53)
- “Beachfront Bargain Hunt” (HGTV, 8:30 p.m.): 1.768 (0.50)
- “UFC Fight Night Prelims” (FS1, 8:00-10:00 p.m., 0.99 household rating): 1.767 (0.81)
- “Law & Order: SVU” (USA, 9 p.m.): 1.764 (0.64)
- Movie: “Olympus Has Fallen” (2012) (TNT, 8 p.m.): 1.742 (0.53)
- “Beachfront Bargain Hunt” (HGTV, 8 p.m.): 1.729 (0.45)
- “Island Life” (HGTV, 10 p.m.): 1.683 (0.48)
- “Shameless” (Showtime, 9:05 p.m.): 1.642 (0.66)
- “Long Island Medium” (TLC, 9 p.m.): 1.284 (0.35)
- “Long Island Medium” (TLC, 9 p.m.): 1.186 (0.31)
- “Angie Tribeca” (TBS, 9 p.m.): 1.174 (0.44)
- “Angie Tribeca” (TBS, 9:27 p.m.): 1.071 (0.40)
- “Married by Mom and Dad” (TLC, 10 p.m.): 0.993 (0.33)
- “Angie Tribeca” (TBS, 9:53 p.m.): 0.940 (0.36)
- “Billions” (Showtime, 10 p.m.): 0.904 (0.24)
- “Angie Tribeca” (TBS, 10:20 p.m.): 0.902 (0.37)
- “The Royals” (E!, 10 p.m.): 0.848 (0.40)
- “Angie Tribeca” (TBS, 10:45 p.m.): 0.733 (0.34)
- “NHL Hockey: Philadelphia @ Detroit” (NBCSN, 7:32-10:23 p.m., 0.29 household rating): 0.510 (0.21)
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research
