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Thursday Final Nationals: Over 13 Million Watch O.J. Simpson Parole Hearing

Another live eviction episode of “Big Brother 19” helped CBS win Thursday night among total viewers (4.75 million), adults 18-49 (1.2 rating/5 share), adults 18-34 (0.8/4) and adults 25-54 (1.5/5).

With multi-network coverage of O.J. Simpson that harkens back to his double-murder trial in 1994-95, his hearing from Nevada to earn parole after a nine-year imprisonment for armed robbery delivered an estimated combined audience of 13.5 million viewers across various TV networks, but not factoring online streaming.

From 1-3 p.m. Eastern time, CBS was the top network for hearing coverage with 3.1 million viewers, followed by ABC (2.3 million), Fox News Channel (1.7 million), NBC (1.9 million), the Fox broadcast network (1.3 million), CNN (1.1 million), HLN (559,000) and ESPN (471,000). (Source: L.A. Times)

Simpson’s hearing viewership fell well short of the 20 million who tuned in to the congressional testimony of former FBI director James Comey on June 8.



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* AFF = Number of affiliates (stations) airing the program
* CVG = percent of coverage in U.S.
Programming Insider Thursday, July 20, 2017
ABC PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 1.6/3 2508 0.3/2 0.6/3 0.8/3
8:00 Boy Band 261 93 1.5/3 2236 0.4/2 0.5/2 0.6/2
9:00 Battle of the Network Stars 254 93 1.6/3 2587 0.3/2 0.7/3 0.9/3
10:00 The Gong Show 254 93 1.7/3 2701 0.3/2 0.6/3 0.9/3
CBS PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 3.0/6 4753 0.8/4 1.2/5 1.5/5
8:00 Big Bang Theory (r) 254 93 4.2/9 6491 0.6/4 1.1/6 1.7/7
8:31 Life in Pieces (r) 254 93 2.9/6 4460 0.5/3 0.9/4 1.3/5
9:00 Big Brother 19 254 93 3.6/7 5955 1.4/7 1.9/8 2.2/8
10:00 Zoo 254 93 1.8/4 2796 0.4/2 0.5/2 0.7/3
NBC PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 2.7/5 4303 0.5/3 0.9/4 1.1/4
8:00 Hollywood Game Night 244 92 2.4/5 3730 0.5/3 0.8/4 1.1/4
9:00 The Wall 244 92 2.9/6 4951 0.7/4 1.1/4 1.3/5
10:00 The Night Shift 244 93 2.8/6 4229 0.4/2 0.7/3 1.0/3
Fox PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-10 Network Average 1.6/3 2599 0.5/3 0.8/3 1.0/4
8:00 Beat Shazam 258 93 1.7/4 2851 0.5/3 0.8/4 1.1/4
9:00 Love Connection 258 93 1.5/3 2348 0.4/2 0.7/3 0.9/3
CW PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-10 Network Average 0.9/2 1300 0.2/1 0.3/1 0.4/1
8:00 Penn & Teller: Fool Us 249 89 1.1/2 1719 0.3/2 0.4/2 0.5/2
9:00 Hooten & the Lady 249 89 0.6/1 881 0.1/1 0.2/1 0.2/1
Univision PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 1.1/2 2171 0.9/4
7:00 CONCACAF Copa Oro 2017 Jamaica vs. Canadá (s) 0.9/2 1563 0.6/3
9:33 Fútbol Central (s) 1.0/2 1949 0.8/4
10:00 CONCACAF Copa Oro 2017 México vs. Honduras (s) (thru 12:36 a.m.) 1.6/4 3288 1.4/7
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 0.3/1 421 0.2/1
7:00 La Candidata 0.2/0 361 0.1/1
8:00 Totalmente Diva 0.3/1 443 0.2/1
9:00 Totalmente Diva 0.3/1 518 0.2/1
10:00 El Bienamado 0.2/0 300 0.1/0
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average (preliminary) 0.8/2 1377 0.4/2 0.5/2
8:00 Jenni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio (preliminary) 0.8/2 1332 0.4/2 0.4/2
9:00 La Querida del Centauro (preliminary) 0.7/1 1287 0.4/2 0.5/2
10:00 El Señor de Los Cielos V (preliminary) 0.8/2 1513 0.5/3 0.6/3

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Thursday 7/20/17


“Boy Band” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 0.6/3
Men 18-49: 0.4/2

“Battle of the Network Stars” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.2/2
Women 18-49: 0.8/3
Men 18-49: 0.6/3

“The Gong Show” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.3/2
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 0.7/3
Men 18-49: 0.6/3

“Big Brother 19” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 1.9/9
Men 18-34: 0.8/5
Women 18-49: 2.3/9
Men 18-49: 1.4/6

“Zoo” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.2/2
Women 18-49: 0.6/2
Men 18-49: 0.5/2

“Hollywood Game Night” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.5/3
Men 18-34: 0.4/3
Women 18-49: 1.0/4
Men 18-49: 0.7/4

“The Wall” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.8/4
Men 18-34: 0.7/4
Women 18-49: 1.1/4
Men 18-49: 1.0/4

“The Night Shift” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.5/3
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 0.9/4
Men 18-49: 0.6/3

“Beat Shazam” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 0.9/4
Men 18-49: 0.7/4

“Love Connection” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 0.8/3
Men 18-49: 0.6/3

“Penn & Teller: Fool Us” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.3/1
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 0.4/2
Men 18-49: 0.4/2

“Hooten and the Lady” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.1/1
Men 18-34: 0.1/1
Women 18-49: 0.2/1
Men 18-49: 0.2/1

“Queen of the South” (USA)
0.78 household rating
1.180 million viewers
0.38 adults 18-49 rating
Women 18-34: 0.33
Men 18-34: 0.22
Women 18-49: 0.45
Men 18-49: 0.30



Cable Rankings – Thursday 7/20/17
What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Thursday, July 20:

* 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
49 42 FIRST 48 AC A&E 8:00 PM 60 776 0.23
37 29 THE FIRST 48 A&E 9:00 PM 61 898 0.28
63 45 AKIL THE FUGITIVE HUNTER A&E 10:01 PM 31 624 0.22
73 80 AKIL THE FUGITIVE HUNTER A&E 10:32 PM 31 519 0.17
64 52 KING OF THE HILL ADSM 8:00 PM 30 604 0.21
53 32 AMERICAN DAD ADSM 8:30 PM 30 720 0.27
35 16 THE CLEVELAND SHOW ADSM 9:00 PM 30 907 0.36
26 7 AMERICAN DAD ADSM 9:30 PM 30 1106 0.47
21 5 BOB’S BURGERS ADSM 10:00 PM 30 1204 0.55
15 1 BOB’S BURGERS ADSM 10:30 PM 30 1406 0.67
59 52 AMC MOVIE: CLASH OF THE TITANS (2010) AMC 8:00 PM 150 656 0.21
81 84 AMC MOVIE: 300 AMC 10:30 PM 150 434 0.16
34 29 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 915 0.28
99 92 SOUTH PARK CMDY 8:30 PM 30 285 0.15
97 72 TOSH.O CMDY 9:30 PM 30 314 0.18
98 84 TOSH.O CMDY 10:00 PM 30 294 0.16
93 72 TOSH.O CMDY 10:30 PM 30 344 0.18
54 84 NASHVILLE CMT 9:00 PM 62 718 0.16
82 92 SHARK TANK CNBC 8:00 PM 60 429 0.15
28 45 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 1072 0.22
29 45 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 1071 0.22
25 42 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 1129 0.23
65 72 NAKED AND AFRAID DISC 8:00 PM 60 590 0.18
66 72 NAKED AND AFRAID DISC 9:00 PM 62 580 0.18
61 45 NAKED AND AFRAID DISC 10:02 PM 60 643 0.22
58 72 PJ MASKS DISJR 8:00 PM 25 699 0.18
57 84 PJ MASKS DISJR 8:30 PM 25 701 0.16
62 92 MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE DISJR 8:55 PM 25 628 0.15
44 92 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE DSNY 8:00 PM 30 851 0.15
31 72 DESCENDANTS 2 IT’S GOING DOWN DSNY 8:30 PM 30 967 0.18
16 37 DESCENDANTS DSNY 9:00 PM 125 1403 0.25
84 80 BOTCHED E! 10:01 PM 61 423 0.17
90 84 SPORTSCENTER PRIME (0.25 HH, 0.17 A18-34) ESPN 7:00 PM 90 361 0.16
91 84 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: GEORGE BEST: ALL BY HIMSELF (0.23 HH, 0.14 A18-34) ESPN 8:30 PM 90 360 0.16
79 59 INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONS CUP: MANCHESTER UNITED / MANCHESTER CITY (0.29 HH, 0.21 A18-34) ESPN 10:00 PM 120 451 0.20
51 52 CHOPPED FOOD 8:00 PM 60 735 0.21
55 59 CHOPPED FOOD 9:00 PM 60 713 0.20
45 52 BEAT BOBBY FLAY FOOD 10:00 PM 30 842 0.21
46 45 BEAT BOBBY FLAY FOOD 10:30 PM 30 822 0.22
4 42 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOXNC 8:00 PM 60 2239 0.23
5 67 THE FIVE FOXNC 9:00 PM 60 2238 0.19
3 45 HANNITY FOXNC 10:00 PM 60 2267 0.22
74 80 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: DIRTY DANCING (1987) FRFM 8:30 PM 150 516 0.17
94 92 CONCACAF GOLD CUP: MEXICO / HONDURAS (0.21 HH, 0.12 A18-34) FS1 10:12 PM 143 339 0.15
47 28 FX MOVIE PRIME: LONE SURVIVOR FX 8:00 PM 150 788 0.29
78 67 FX MOVIE PRIME: LONE SURVIVOR FX 10:30 PM 150 468 0.19
92 84 THE SIMPSONS FXX 9:00 PM 30 349 0.16
95 67 THE SIMPSONS FXX 9:30 PM 30 338 0.19
89 72 THE SIMPSONS FXX 10:00 PM 30 373 0.18
86 52 THE SIMPSONS FXX 10:30 PM 30 419 0.21
27 34 FLIP OR FLOP HGTV 8:00 PM 30 1092 0.26
19 20 FLIP OR FLOP HGTV 8:30 PM 30 1293 0.32
13 11 FLIP OR FLOP ATLANTA HGTV 9:00 PM 30 1640 0.39
18 23 FLIP OR FLOP HGTV 9:30 PM 30 1395 0.31
8 9 HOUSE HUNTERS HGTV 10:00 PM 30 1935 0.40
11 12 HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL HGTV 10:30 PM 30 1792 0.38
32 67 MOUNTAIN MEN AC HIST 8:00 PM 60 951 0.19
7 15 MOUNTAIN MEN HIST 9:00 PM 63 1949 0.37
14 17 ALONE HIST 10:03 PM 60 1539 0.35
52 59 MURDER AMONG FRIENDS ID 8:00 PM 60 729 0.20
40 52 MURDER AMONG FRIENDS ID 9:00 PM 60 870 0.21
30 52 BAD BLOOD ID 10:00 PM 60 1001 0.21
36 32 MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT (LIF) LIF 9:00 PM 77 899 0.27
50 59 MAFS SHORT LIF 10:17 PM 15 774 0.20
9 37 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 1930 0.25
1 12 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 3001 0.38
2 18 LAST WORD W/ L. O’DONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 2717 0.34
100 92 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S9 MTV 8:30 PM 60 264 0.15
96 72 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S8B MTV 9:30 PM 30 333 0.18
72 26 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S8B MTV 10:00 PM 30 521 0.30
67 20 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S9 MTV 10:30 PM 30 561 0.32
20 18 YOGI BEAR NAN 8:00 PM 90 1257 0.34
43 39 FULL HOUSE NAN 9:30 PM 30 852 0.24
76 80 NASHVILLE NAN 10:00 PM 60 483 0.17
60 39 SPIKE TV MOVIE: THE BLIND SIDE SPIKE 7:00 PM 180 654 0.24
69 84 THE MIST SPIKE 10:00 PM 60 538 0.16
56 23 SEINFELD TBS 8:00 PM 30 712 0.31
40 20 SEINFELD TBS 8:30 PM 30 870 0.32
17 8 THE BIG BANG THEORY TBS 9:00 PM 30 1398 0.44
6 3 THE BIG BANG THEORY TBS 9:30 PM 30 1958 0.61
10 2 THE BIG BANG THEORY TBS 10:00 PM 30 1880 0.63
12 4 THE BIG BANG THEORY TBS 10:30 PM 30 1709 0.56
48 39 TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: MAN OF STEEL TNT 8:00 PM 181 784 0.24
87 67 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRU 8:00 PM 30 418 0.19
80 59 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRU 8:30 PM 30 437 0.20
75 34 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRU 9:00 PM 60 509 0.26
33 6 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRU 10:00 PM 30 942 0.50
70 29 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRU 10:30 PM 30 532 0.28
42 92 EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND TVL 10:00 PM 30 863 0.15
38 92 EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND TVL 10:30 PM 30 896 0.15
88 92 COPA ORO 2017 21 UNI: JAMAICA / CANADA (0.20 HH, 0.12 A18-34) UDN 7:00 PM 153 375 0.15
77 59 FUTBOL CENTRAL 7/20 (0.25 HH, 0.17 A18-34) UDN 9:33 PM 27 472 0.20
39 9 COPA ORO 2017 22 UNI: MEXICO / HONDURAS (0.41 HH, 0.33 A18-34) UDN 10:00 PM 156 882 0.40
24 23 LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 8:00 PM 60 1144 0.31
22 26 LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 9:00 PM 60 1196 0.30
23 12 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH USA 10:00 PM 61 1180 0.38
71 45 R&R PICTURE SHOWS: REMEMBER THE TITANS VH1 8:00 PM 151 525 0.22
83 59 R&R PICTURE SHOWS: LIAR LIAR VH1 10:31 PM 121 426 0.20
68 34 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 60 552 0.26
84 59 BOSSIP WETV 10:00 PM 30 423 0.20

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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