Thursday Final Nationals: ABC’s TGIT Dramas Grow in Fall Finales, Latin Grammys Solid for Univision

CBS was Thursday’s most-watched network with 8.15 million total viewers. ABC won all key demos including adults 18-49 (2.4 rating/8 share), adults 18-34 (1.9/8) and adults 25-54 (2.9/8).

With all three of its dramas airing fall finales on the night, ABC drew its biggest Thursday audience in four weeks and hit a 7-week high in Adults 18-49 – since 10/22/15 and 10/1/15, respectively.

“Grey’s Anatomy” (Women 18-34: 2.8/12; Men 18-34: 1.1/5; Women 18-49: 3.6/12; Men 18-49: 1.3/5) delivered its best young adults delivery since its season premiere telecast (Sep. 24, 2015).

“Scandal” (Women 18-34: 2.6/10; Men 18-34: 1.1/5; Women 18-49: 3.5/10; Men 18-49: 1.4/5) earned 4-week highs in total viewers and adults 18-49 (best since 10/22/15).

To close out the night, “How to Get Away with Murder” (Women 18-34: 2.6/11; Men 18-34: 1.0/5; Women 18-49: 3.3/11; Men 18-49: 1.3/5) was up for the third-consecutive week in total viewers as well as having risen in adults 18-49 to its strongest numbers since early October – since 10/8/15 and 10/1/15, respectively.

The biggest stars in Latin music gathered Thursday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas for the 16th Annual Latin GRAMMY® Awards, while 8.1 million total viewers tuned in to all or part of the three-hour broadcast on the Univision Network.

The awards telecast delivered an average audience of 4.0 million Total Viewers 2+, 2.2 million Adults 18-49 and 1.1 million Adults 18-34, positioning Univision as the No. 2 broadcast network among Adults 18-34, ahead of CBS, NBC, and FOX. Univision also ranked as the No. 3 broadcast network for the entire night among Adults 18-49, outperforming NBC and FOX.

The Latin GRAMMY® Awards on Univision attracted more Hispanic Adults 18-49 than the combined audience of the latest editions of the “Billboard Music Awards,” “Country Music Awards” and “MTV Video Music Awards.”

ADDITIONAL NETWORK HIGHLIGHTS

16th Annual Latin GRAMMY® Awards on the Univision Network:

· Was the fifth most-watched program on all of broadcast television with more Adult 18-34 viewers than the entire original line-ups on NBC (“Heroes Reborn,” “The Blacklist” and “The Player”), FOX (“Bones” and “Sleepy Hollow”) and CW (“The Vampire Diaries” and “The originals”) as well as first-run episodes of CBS’ “Life in Pieces,” “Mom,” “2 Broke Girls” and “Elementary.”
· Delivered more Adult 18-49 viewers than the entire original line-up on NBC (“Heroes Reborn,” “The Blacklist” and “The Player”), FOX (“Bones” and “Sleepy Hollow”) and CW (“The Vampire Diaries” and “The originals”) as well as the first-run episode of CBS’ “Elementary” to finish within the top 10 programs on all of broadcast television on this night.

LOCAL MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

Univision was the No. 1 broadcast station in the time period during the Latin GRAMMY® Awards, in the following markets:

· Among Total Viewers 2+ in Los Angeles, Miami and Houston
· Among Adults 18-49 in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston and Dallas
· Among Adults 18-34 in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, Dallas, San Francisco and Phoenix
The Latin GRAMMY® Awards was the No. 1 program of the day, regardless of language in the following markets:

· Among Total Viewers 2+ in Los Angeles and Miami
· Among Adults 18-49 in Los Angeles, Miami and Houston
· Among Adults 18-34 in Los Angeles and Houston

SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS

Based on Twitter unique audience, the Latin GRAMMY® Awards was the No. 1 most social program on TV yesterday, generating a higher unique audience on Twitter than “How to Get Away With Murder” (ABC), “Scandal” (ABC) and “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC).

The night’s other original offerings were, as follows:

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Thursday, November 19, 2015
	PROGRAM	HH/SHR	VWRS (000)	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8-11	Network Average	5.4/9	7939	1.9/8	2.4/8	2.9/8
8:00	Grey’s Anatomy	5.8/10	8498	1.9/8	2.5/8	3.0/8
9:00	Scandal	5.5/9	8132	1.8/8	2.4/8	2.9/8
10:00	How to Get Away with Murder	4.9/9	7187	1.8/8	2.3/8	2.7/8
	PROGRAM	HH/SHR	VWRS (000)	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8-11	Network Average	5.1/9	8151	0.9/4	1.8/6	2.7/7
8:00	Big Bang Theory	9.3/15	15194	2.2/10	3.8/13	5.3/15
8:31	Life in Pieces	5.2/8	8349	0.9/4	1.8/6	2.7/7
9:01	Mom	4.8/8	7464	0.7/3	1.7/5	2.6/7
9:30	2 Broke Girls	4.1/7	6423	0.9/3	1.7/5	2.5/7
10:00	Elementary	3.6/7	5609	0.4/2	0.9/3	1.4/4
	PROGRAM	HH/SHR	VWRS (000)	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8-11	Network Average	3.0/5	4680	0.6/3	1.1/4	1.4/4
8:00	Heroes Reborn	2.4/4	3719	0.7/3	1.1/4	1.4/4
9:00	The Blacklist	4.3/7	6913	0.8/3	1.5/5	2.0/5
10:00	The Player	2.3/4	3407	0.4/2	0.8/3	1.0/3
	PROGRAM	HH/SHR	VWRS (000)	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8-10	Network Average	2.5/4	4025	0.6/2	0.9/3	1.3/4
8:00	Bones	3.2/5	5246	0.7/3	1.0/3	1.5/4
9:00	Sleepy Hollow	1.8/3	2804	0.5/2	0.8/3	1.1/3
	PROGRAM	HH/SHR	VWRS (000)	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8-10	Network Average	0.7/1	953	0.3/1	0.4/1	0.4/1
8:00	The Vampire Diaries	0.8/1	1103	0.4/2	0.5/1	0.5/1
9:00	The Originals	0.6/1	802	0.3/1	0.4/1	0.4/1
	PROGRAM	HH/SHR	VWRS (000)	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8-11	Network Average	2.1/4	4030		1.7/6
7:00	Noche de Estrellas	1.5/3	2760		1.1/4
8:00	Latin Grammys 2015	2.1/4	4030		1.7/6

Cable Rankings – Thursday 11/19/15

What follows are the top 20 most-watched shows on cable in prime time for Thursday, November 19:

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research