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Sunday Final Ratings: BET Awards Has its Least-Watched Edition in 16 Years

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Across eight Viacom networks — BET, BET Her, Logo, MTV, MTV2, MTV Classic, VH1 and TV Land — the 18th annual BET Awards drew 4.3 million viewers.

Although that figure put the event as cable’s most-watched telecast for the week of June 18-24, it lagged behind the viewership for each of the ceremony’s prior 15 editions:

2001: 2.8 million viewers
2002: 2.6
2003: 5.5
2004: 5.6
2005: 6.6
2006: 6.6
2007: 6.4
2008: 5.8
2009: 10.6
2010: 7.4
2011: 7.7
2012: 7.4
2013: 7.8
2014: 7.9
2015: 6.5
2016: 7.2
2017: 5.8
2018: 4.3

(Source: Vibe – Mar. 2008)

What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s broadcast network telecasts on Sunday, June 24:

America’s Funniest Home Videos (R) (ABC, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 4.374 million viewers
• 2.5/5 HH
• 0.7/3 A18-49 (0.7/3 F18-49, 0.6/3 M18-49)
• 0.4/3 A18-34 (0.5/3 F18-34, 0.3/2 M18-34)
• 0.9/4 A25-54 (1.0/4 F25-54, 0.9/4 M25-54)
• Median age: 60.6

Celebrity Family Feud (ABC, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 6.549 million viewers
• 3.9/8 HH
• 1.2/6 A18-49 (1.3/6 F18-49, 1.1/5 M18-49)
• 0.8/5 A18-34 (0.9/5 F18-34, 0.7/5 M18-34)
• 1.7/6 A25-54 (1.8/6 F25-54, 1.5/6 M25-54)
• Median age: 59.5

The $100,000 Pyramid (ABC, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 5.524 million viewers
• 3.4/7 HH
• 0.9/4 A18-49 (1.1/4 F18-49, 0.8/4 M18-49)
• 0.6/3 A18-34 (0.6/3 F18-34, 0.5/4 M18-34)
• 1.3/5 A25-54 (1.5/5 F25-54, 1.2/4 M25-54)
• Median age: 60.3

To Tell the Truth (ABC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 4.530 million viewers
• 2.8/6 HH
• 0.8/4 A18-49 (1.0/4 F18-49, 0.7/3 M18-49)
• 0.4/3 A18-34 (0.5/3 F18-34, 0.4/3 M18-34)
• 1.1/4 A25-54 (1.2/4 F25-54, 0.9/4 M25-54)
• Median age: 59.8

60 Minutes (R) (CBS, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 7.603 million viewers
• 4.9/11 HH
• 0.6/3 A18-49 (0.6/3 F18-49, 0.7/4 M18-49)
• 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.4/3 F18-34, 0.3/2 M18-34)
• 1.0/4 A25-54 (0.9/4 F25-54, 1.1/5 M25-54)
• Median age: 69.2

Instinct (CBS, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 5.625 million viewers
• 3.6/7 HH
• 0.5/2 A18-49 (0.6/3 F18-49, 0.4/2 M18-49)
• 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.3/2 F18-34, 0.2/2 M18-34)
• 0.8/3 A25-54 (0.9/3 F25-54, 0.7/3 M25-54)
• Median age: 68.2

S.W.A.T. (RS) (CBS, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 3.232 million viewers
• 2.1/4 HH
• 0.4/2 A18-49 (0.4/2 F18-49, 0.4/2 M18-49)
• 0.2/1 A18-34 (0.3/1 F18-34, 0.2/1 M18-34)
• 0.5/2 A25-54 (0.6/2 F25-54, 0.5/2 M25-54)
• Median age: 62.9

NCIS: Los Angeles (R) (CBS, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 3.269 million viewers
• 2.2/4 HH
• 0.4/2 A18-49 (0.4/2 F18-49, 0.3/2 M18-49)
• 0.2/1 A18-34 (0.2/1 F18-34, 0.2/1 M18-34)
• 0.6/2 A25-54 (0.7/2 F25-54, 0.5/2 M25-54)
• Median age: 63.2

Dateline-Sunday (NBC, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 3.480 million viewers
• 2.3/5 HH
• 0.5/3 A18-49 (0.5/2 F18-49, 0.5/3 M18-49)
• 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.4/2 F18-34, 0.2/1 M18-34)
• 0.8/3 A25-54 (0.8/3 F25-54, 0.8/3 M25-54)
• Median age: 62.6

America’s Got Talent (R) (NBC, 8:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 4.018 million viewers
• 2.4/5 HH
• 0.7/3 A18-49 (0.8/3 F18-49, 0.6/3 M18-49)
• 0.4/2 A18-34 (0.5/3 F18-34, 0.3/2 M18-34)
• 1.0/3 A25-54 (1.0/4 F25-54, 0.9/3 M25-54)
• Median age: 60.1

Shades of Blue (NBC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 3.096 million viewers
• 2.0/4 HH
• 0.5/2 A18-49 (0.6/3 F18-49, 0.4/2 M18-49)
• 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.4/2 F18-34, 0.2/1 M18-34)
• 0.7/3 A25-54 (0.8/3 F25-54, 0.6/2 M25-54)
• Median age: 61.1

One Strange Rock (Fox, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.891 million viewers
• 0.6/1 HH
• 0.3/1 A18-49 (0.2/1 F18-49, 0.3/2 M18-49)
• 0.2/1 A18-34 (0.1/1 F18-34, 0.2/2 M18-34)
• 0.3/1 A25-54 (0.3/1 F25-54, 0.4/2 M25-54)
• Median age: 51.9

The Simpsons (R) (Fox, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.262 million viewers
• 0.8/2 HH
• 0.5/2 A18-49 (0.4/2 F18-49, 0.5/3 M18-49)
• 0.4/2 A18-34 (0.4/2 F18-34, 0.3/2 M18-34)
• 0.6/2 A25-54 (0.5/2 F25-54, 0.7/3 M25-54)
• Median age: 46.0

Bob’s Burgers (R) (Fox, 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.175 million viewers
• 0.7/1 HH
• 0.5/2 A18-49 (0.5/2 F18-49, 0.6/3 M18-49)
• 0.4/2 A18-34 (0.4/2 F18-34, 0.4/3 M18-34)
• 0.6/2 A25-54 (0.6/2 F25-54, 0.7/2 M25-54)
• Median age: 42.1

Family Guy (R) (Fox, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.308 million viewers
• 0.8/1 HH
• 0.6/2 A18-49 (0.6/2 F18-49, 0.6/3 M18-49)
• 0.4/3 A18-34 (0.5/3 F18-34, 0.4/3 M18-34)
• 0.7/2 A25-54 (0.6/2 F25-54, 0.7/3 M25-54)
• Median age: 44.9

Ghosted (Fox, 9:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.126 million viewers
• 0.7/1 HH
• 0.4/2 A18-49 (0.4/2 F18-49, 0.4/2 M18-49)
• 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.3/2 F18-34, 0.2/1 M18-34)
• 0.5/2 A25-54 (0.4/1 F25-54, 0.5/2 M25-54)
• Median age: 48.9

NCIS: Los Angeles (R) (ION, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.894 million viewers
• 1.2 HH
• 0.4/2 A18-49 (0.5 F18-49, 0.3 M18-49)
• 0.3 A18-34 (0.4 F18-34, 0.2 M18-34)
• 0.5 A25-54 (0.6 F25-54, 0.4 M25-54)
• Median age: 58.2

NCIS: Los Angeles (R) (ION, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.870 million viewers
• 1.2 HH
• 0.4/2 A18-49 (0.4 F18-49, 0.3 M18-49)
• 0.2 A18-34 (0.4 F18-34, 0.1 M18-34)
• 0.5 A25-54 (0.6 F25-54, 0.4 M25-54)
• Median age: 59.0

Private Eyes (R) (ION, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.334 million viewers
• 0.9 HH
• 0.3/1 A18-49 (0.3 F18-49, 0.2 M18-49)
• 0.2 A18-34 (0.3 F18-34, 0.1 M18-34)
• 0.3 A25-54 (0.5 F25-54, 0.2 M25-54)
• Median age: 58.6

NCIS: Los Angeles (R) (ION, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.123 million viewers
• 0.8 HH
• 0.3/1 A18-49 (0.4 F18-49, 0.2 M18-49)
• 0.2 A18-34 (0.3 F18-34, 0.1 M18-34)
• 0.4 A25-54 (0.5 F25-54, 0.2 M25-54)
• Median age: 53.8

Aquí y Ahora (Univision, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.131 million viewers
• 0.6/1 HH
• 0.4/2 A18-49

Al Final Todo Queda En Familia (Univision, 8:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 1.020 million viewers
• 0.5/1 HH
• 0.3/2 A18-49

Crónicas (Univision, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.986 million viewers
• 0.5/1 HH
• 0.3/1 A18-49

Cine de Las Estrellas The Heat (UniMás, 7:00 PM, 150 min.)
• 0.582 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH
• 0.2/1 A18-49

Cine de Las Estrellas Reasonable Doubt (UniMás, 9:30 PM, 90 min.)
• 0.483 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH
• 0.2/1 A18-49

Viva el Mundial y Mas (Telemundo, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.630 million viewers
• 0.4/1 HH
• 0.2/1 A18-49
• 0.2/1 A18-34

Sin Senos Si Hay Paraiso (Telemundo, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.554 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH
• 0.2/1 A18-49
• 0.2/1 A18-34

Luis Miguel, La Serie (Telemundo, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.742 million viewers
• 0.4/1 HH
• 0.3/1 A18-49
• 0.2/1 A18-34

Don Francisco Te Invita (Telemundo, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.945 million viewers
• 0.6/1 HH
• 0.3/1 A18-49
• 0.2/1 A18-34

What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s select cable telecasts on Sunday, June 24 (with the night’s cable ranks according to total viewers and adults 18-49 in parentheses):

Robot Chicken (ADSM, Sun. 6/24/18 11:30 PM, 15 min.)
• 1.037 million viewers (#85)
• 0.652 million adults 18-49 (0.51 A18-49 rating) (#11)

Mr. Neighbor’s House 2 (P) (ADSM, Sun. 6/24/18 12:00 AM, 30 min.)
• 0.517 million viewers (#365)
• 0.311 million adults 18-49 (0.24 A18-49 rating) (#103)

Preacher (P) (AMC, Sun. 6/24/18 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.838 million viewers (#143)
• 0.300 million adults 18-49 (0.23 A18-49 rating) (#114)

BET Awards 2018 Pre-Show (BET, Sun. 6/24/18 6:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 0.975 million viewers (#100)
• 0.530 million adults 18-49 (0.41 A18-49 rating) (#19)

BET Awards Show (BET, Sun. 6/24/18 8:00 PM, 198 min.)
• 2.869 million viewers (#1)
• 1.572 million adults 18-49 (1.22 A18-49 rating) (#1)

BET Awards 2018 Post-Show (BET, Sun. 6/24/18 11:18 PM, 61 min.)
• 1.443 million viewers (#22)
• 0.796 million adults 18-49 (0.62 A18-49 rating) (#5)

Parts Unknown Bhutan (CNN, Sun. 6/24/18 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.062 million viewers (#75)
• 0.310 million adults 18-49 (0.24 A18-49 rating) (#106)

Naked and Afraid (DISC, Sun. 6/24/18 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.527 million viewers (#15)
• 0.634 million adults 18-49 (0.49 A18-49 rating) (#15)

Naked and Afraid XL (DISC, Sun. 6/24/18 10:00 PM, 61 min.)
• 1.828 million viewers (#7)
• 0.744 million adults 18-49 (0.58 A18-49 rating) (#8)

Total Bellas (E!, Sun. 6/24/18 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.666 million viewers (#234)
• 0.387 million adults 18-49 (0.30 A18-49 rating) (#43)

MLB Sunday Night Philadelphia/Washington (ESPN, Sun. 6/24/18 8:00 PM, 231 min.)
• 1.151 million viewers (#57)
• 0.366 million adults 18-49 (0.28 A18-49 rating) (#54)

Baseball Rain Delay (ESPN, Sun. 6/24/18 9:27 PM, 43 min.)
• 1.067 million viewers (#74)
• 0.345 million adults 18-49 (0.27 A18-49 rating) (#71)

Pioneer Woman (FOOD, Sun. 6/24/18 10:30 AM, 30 min.)
• 1.050 million viewers (#79)
• 0.305 million adults 18-49 (0.24 A18-49 rating) (#109)

Girl Meets Farm (P) (FOOD, Sun. 6/24/18 11:00 AM, 30 min.)
• 0.845 million viewers (#140)
• 0.254 million adults 18-49 (0.20 A18-49 rating) (#173)

Food Network Star 14 (FOOD, Sun. 6/24/18 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.332 million viewers (#30)
• 0.469 million adults 18-49 (0.36 A18-49 rating) (#27)

Iron Chef America (FOOD, Sun. 6/24/18 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.741 million viewers (#185)
• 0.280 million adults 18-49 (0.22 A18-49 rating) (#146)

Fox & Friends Sunday (FOXNC, Sun. 6/24/18 6:00 AM, 60 min.)
• 0.812 million viewers (#148)
• 0.093 million adults 18-49 (0.07 A18-49 rating) (#798)

Fox & Friends Sunday (FOXNC, Sun. 6/24/18 7:00 AM, 60 min.)
• 1.161 million viewers (#54)
• 0.128 million adults 18-49 (0.10 A18-49 rating) (#556)

Fox & Friends Sunday (FOXNC, Sun. 6/24/18 8:00 AM, 60 min.)
• 1.445 million viewers (#21)
• 0.148 million adults 18-49 (0.11 A18-49 rating) (#447)

Fox & Friends Sunday (FOXNC, Sun. 6/24/18 9:00 AM, 60 min.)
• 1.512 million viewers (#17)
• 0.193 million adults 18-49 (0.15 A18-49 rating) (#279)

Sunday Morning Futures (FOXNC, Sun. 6/24/18 10:00 AM, 60 min.)
• 1.494 million viewers (#18)
• 0.228 million adults 18-49 (0.18 A18-49 rating) (#215)

Media Buzz (FOXNC, Sun. 6/24/18 11:00 AM, 60 min.)
• 1.380 million viewers (#28)
• 0.216 million adults 18-49 (0.17 A18-49 rating) (#232)

America’s News HQ (FOXNC, Sun. 6/24/18 12:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.088 million viewers (#72)
• 0.151 million adults 18-49 (0.12 A18-49 rating) (#430)

America’s News HQ (FOXNC, Sun. 6/24/18 1:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.003 million viewers (#94)
• 0.129 million adults 18-49 (0.10 A18-49 rating) (#546)

Fox News Sunday (FOXNC, Sun. 6/24/18 2:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.002 million viewers (#95)
• 0.100 million adults 18-49 (0.08 A18-49 rating) (#751)

Fox Report with Jon Scott (FOXNC, Sun. 6/24/18 6:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.931 million viewers (#112)
• 0.112 million adults 18-49 (0.09 A18-49 rating) (#670)

The Next Revolution (FOXNC, Sun. 6/24/18 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.315 million viewers (#33)
• 0.124 million adults 18-49 (0.10 A18-49 rating) (#585)

Life, Liberty and Levin (FOXNC, Sun. 6/24/18 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.187 million viewers (#48)
• 0.130 million adults 18-49 (0.10 A18-49 rating) (#541)

FIFA World Cup Group Stage England/Panama (P) (FS1, Sun. 6/24/18 7:41 AM, 139 min.)
• 1.623 million viewers (#12)
• 0.832 million adults 18-49 (0.65 A18-49 rating) (#4)

FIFA World Cup Today (P) (FS1, Sun. 6/24/18 10:00 AM, 32 min.)
• 1.234 million viewers (#38)
• 0.647 million adults 18-49 (0.50 A18-49 rating) (#12)

NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Racing Sonoma (P) (FS1, Sun. 6/24/18 2:40 PM, 230 min.)
• 2.334 million viewers (#2)
• 0.500 million adults 18-49 (0.39 A18-49 rating) (#24)

Pose (FX, Sun. 6/24/18 9:00 PM, 83 min.)
• 0.719 million viewers (#196)
• 0.368 million adults 18-49 (0.29 A18-49 rating) (#53)

The Good Witch (HALL, Sun. 6/24/18 9:00 PM, 53 min.)
• 2.122 million viewers (#5)
• 0.291 million adults 18-49 (0.23 A18-49 rating) (#126)

The Kingsman: The Golden Circle (HBO, Sun. 6/24/18 6:30 PM, 141 min.)
• 0.819 million viewers (#146)
• 0.372 million adults 18-49 (0.29 A18-49 rating) (#51)

Break (HBO, Sun. 6/24/18 8:51 PM, 10 min.)
• 0.672 million viewers (#230)
• 0.322 million adults 18-49 (0.25 A18-49 rating) (#97)

Westworld 20: The Passenger (HBO, Sun. 6/24/18 9:01 PM, 90 min.)
• 1.559 million viewers (#14)
• 0.728 million adults 18-49 (0.56 A18-49 rating) (#10)

Last Week Tonight (HBO, Sun. 6/24/18 11:32 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.937 million viewers (#111)
• 0.396 million adults 18-49 (0.31 A18-49 rating) (#40)

Risky Builders (P) (HGTV, Sun. 6/24/18 2:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.178 million viewers (#50)
• 0.295 million adults 18-49 (0.23 A18-49 rating) (#120)

Lakefront Bargain Hunt (HGTV, Sun. 6/24/18 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.479 million viewers (#20)
• 0.407 million adults 18-49 (0.32 A18-49 rating) (#36)

Lakefront Bargain Hunt (HGTV, Sun. 6/24/18 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.517 million viewers (#16)
• 0.374 million adults 18-49 (0.29 A18-49 rating) (#50)

Beach Hunters (HGTV, Sun. 6/24/18 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.729 million viewers (#10)
• 0.467 million adults 18-49 (0.36 A18-49 rating) (#28)

Beach Hunters (HGTV, Sun. 6/24/18 9:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.902 million viewers (#6)
• 0.552 million adults 18-49 (0.43 A18-49 rating) (#18)

Mexico Life (HGTV, Sun. 6/24/18 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.788 million viewers (#8)
• 0.501 million adults 18-49 (0.39 A18-49 rating) (#22)

Mexico Life (HGTV, Sun. 6/24/18 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.608 million viewers (#13)
• 0.379 million adults 18-49 (0.29 A18-49 rating) (#47)

Disappeared (ID, Sun. 6/24/18 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.026 million viewers (#86)
• 0.338 million adults 18-49 (0.26 A18-49 rating) (#77)

Scene of the Crime with Tony Harris (ID, Sun. 6/24/18 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.156 million viewers (#55)
• 0.346 million adults 18-49 (0.27 A18-49 rating) (#70)

Movie-Acquired Premiere A Night to Regret (LIF, Sun. 6/24/18 8:00 PM, 124 min.)
• 1.022 million viewers (#88)
• 0.338 million adults 18-49 (0.26 A18-49 rating) (#77)

Wicked Tuna (NGC, Sun. 6/24/18 9:00 PM, 90 min.)
• 1.426 million viewers (#24)
• 0.478 million adults 18-49 (0.37 A18-49 rating) (#25)

Wicked Tuna: North South (NGC, Sun. 6/24/18 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.777 million viewers (#172)
• 0.281 million adults 18-49 (0.22 A18-49 rating) (#144)

Bar Rescue (PAR, Sun. 6/24/18 10:00 PM, 61 min.)
• 0.843 million viewers (#142)
• 0.441 million adults 18-49 (0.34 A18-49 rating) (#31)

The Affair S4 (SHO, Sun. 6/24/18 9:03 PM, 52 min.)
• 0.457 million viewers (#447)
• 0.119 million adults 18-49 (0.09 A18-49 rating) (#617)

I’m Dying Up Here S2 (SHO, Sun. 6/24/18 10:00 PM, 57 min.)
• 0.184 million viewers (#1108)
• 0.030 million adults 18-49 (0.02 A18-49 rating) (#1562)

Wrong Man (STARZ, Sun. 6/24/18 9:01 PM, 52 min.)
• 0.162 million viewers (#1195)
• 0.070 million adults 18-49 (0.05 A18-49 rating) (#986)

90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After (TLC, Sun. 6/24/18 8:00 PM, 134 min.)
• 1.652 million viewers (#11)
• 0.646 million adults 18-49 (0.50 A18-49 rating) (#13)

Lost in Transition (TLC, Sun. 6/24/18 10:14 PM, 64 min.)
• 0.857 million viewers (#134)
• 0.298 million adults 18-49 (0.23 A18-49 rating) (#115)

Claws (TNT, Sun. 6/24/18 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.137 million viewers (#60)
• 0.501 million adults 18-49 (0.39 A18-49 rating) (#22)

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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