Thursday Final Nationals: 'Battle of the Network Stars' on ABC Starts OK but Behind 'Big Brother 19' CBS Thursday Premiere

The Thursday night premiere of “Big Brother 19” gave CBS its second overall nightly victory. On this night, CBS led in total viewers (4.65 million), adults 18-49 (1.0 rating/5 share) and adults 25-54 (1.3/5). CBS and Fox were in a virtual tie among adults 18-34 (0.6/4).

Within the 9 p.m. hour, the series premiere of ABC’s rebooted “Battle of the Network Stars” ranked a distant runner-up to CBS’s “Big Brother 19” in all key demos; placed third in total viewers, even behind NBC game show “The Wall.”

But as a positive for ABC, “The Gong Show” at 10 p.m. — the hour’s top demo winner — fully retained its adults 18-49 delivery (0.9 rating) and slightly improved its adults 18-34 performance from its week-ago premiere. 
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	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
* AFF = Number of affiliates (stations) airing the program
* CVG = percent of coverage in U.S.
	Thursday, June 29, 2017
8-11	Network Average			2.1/4	3421	0.5/3	0.8/4	1.1/4
8:00	Boy Band	260	93	1.8/4	2645	0.4/3	0.5/3	0.7/3
9:00	Battle of the Network Stars (p)	252	93	2.5/5	4141	0.6/4	1.0/5	1.4/5
10:00	The Gong Show	252	93	2.1/4	3477	0.5/3	0.9/4	1.2/4
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			2.9/5	4651	0.6/4	1.0/5	1.3/5
8:00	Big Bang Theory (r)	254	93	4.2/9	6586	0.5/4	1.0/5	1.6/7
8:31	Life in Pieces (r)	254	93	2.8/6	4542	0.4/3	0.8/4	1.1/4
9:00	Big Brother 19	254	93	3.1/6	5367	1.2/7	1.6/7	1.8/7
10:00	Zoo (p)	254	93	2.0/4	2986	0.3/2	0.5/2	0.7/2
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			2.6/5	4261	0.5/3	0.9/4	1.2/4
8:00	Hollywood Game Night	245	93	2.5/5	3985	0.5/3	0.9/4	1.2/5
9:00	The Wall	245	93	2.8/5	4646	0.6/4	1.0/4	1.3/5
10:00	The Night Shift	245	93	2.6/5	4152	0.4/2	0.7/3	1.0/4
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-10	Network Average			1.7/3	2761	0.6/4	0.8/4	1.1/4
8:00	Beat Shazam	258	93	1.9/4	3111	0.7/4	0.9/5	1.2/5
9:00	Love Connection	258	93	1.6/3	2411	0.5/3	0.7/3	0.9/3
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-10	Network Average			0.6/1	845	0.1/1	0.2/1	0.3/1
8:00	Supernatural (r)	248	84	0.6/1	880	0.1/1	0.2/1	0.3/1
9:00	Supernatural (r)	248	84	0.6/1	809	0.1/1	0.3/1	0.3/1
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			0.9/2	1612		0.5/2
7:00	La Rosa de Guadalupe			0.9/2	1649		0.6/3
8:00	Jose de Egipto			1.2/2	2078		0.7/3
9:00	La Doble Vida de Estela Carrillo			0.9/2	1608		0.6/3
10:00	Rosario Tijeras			0.7/1	1152		0.4/2
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			0.2/0	350		0.1/1
7:00	La Candidata			0.1/0	231		0.1/0
7:59	Totalmente Divas			0.2/0	328		0.1/1
9:00	El Bienamado			0.2/0	399		0.1/1
10:00	El Bienamado			0.2/0	323		0.1/0
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			0.8/2	1508		0.6/3
7:00	Caso Cerrado: Edición Estelar			0.9/2	1506		0.4/2
8:00	Jenni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio			0.8/2	1432		0.5/3
9:00	La Doble Vida de Estela Carrillo			0.7/1	1172		0.5/2
10:00	El Señor de Los Cielos V			1.0/2	1921		0.9/4

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Thursday 6/29/17 

“Boy Band” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.5/3
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 0.7/3
Men 18-49: 0.4/2

“Battle of the Network Stars” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.7/3
Men 18-34: 0.6/4
Women 18-49: 1.2/5
Men 18-49: 0.9/4

“The Gong Show” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 1.0/4
Men 18-49: 0.9/4

“Big Brother 19” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 1.4/7
Men 18-34: 1.0/7
Women 18-49: 1.9/8
Men 18-49: 1.3/6

“Zoo” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.3/1
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 0.5/2
Men 18-49: 0.5/2

“Hollywood Game Night” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.6/4
Men 18-34: 0.4/3
Women 18-49: 1.1/5
Men 18-49: 0.7/4

“The Wall” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.7/4
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 1.1/4
Men 18-49: 0.9/4

“The Night Shift” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 0.9/4
Men 18-49: 0.5/2

“Beat Shazam” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.7/4
Men 18-34: 0.6/5
Women 18-49: 1.0/5
Men 18-49: 0.8/4

“Love Connection” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.4/3
Women 18-49: 0.8/3
Men 18-49: 0.6/3

“Queen of the South” (USA)
0.62 household rating
0.904 million viewers
0.31 adults 18-49 rating
Women 18-34: 0.28
Men 18-34: 0.24
Women 18-49: 0.37
Men 18-49: 0.25

“Nashville” (CMT)
0.51 household rating
0.777 million viewers
0.20 adults 18-49 rating
Women 18-34: 0.14
Men 18-34: 0.07
Women 18-49: 0.27
Men 18-49: 0.14

 Cable Rankings – Thursday 6/29/17
What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Thursday, June 29:

* 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
45	42	FIRST 48 MINI	A&E	8:00 PM	60	806	0.23
32	30	THE FIRST 48	A&E	9:00 PM	61	952	0.26
48	60	COLD CASE FILES	A&E	10:01 PM	62	789	0.19
64	50	KING OF THE HILL	ADSM	8:00 PM	30	554	0.21
44	15	AMERICAN DAD	ADSM	8:30 PM	30	807	0.32
36	9	CLEVELAND SHOW	ADSM	9:00 PM	30	915	0.39
24	6	AMERICAN DAD	ADSM	9:30 PM	30	1191	0.51
20	5	BOB’S BURGERS	ADSM	10:00 PM	30	1295	0.57
18	4	BOB’S BURGERS	ADSM	10:30 PM	30	1352	0.62
71	70	RAPTOR FEST: THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK	AMC	8:00 PM	180	535	0.17
68	54	BET AWARDS SHOW	BET	8:00 PM	210	546	0.20
27	11	MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY	BRAVO	9:00 PM	60	1011	0.34
79	87	CYRUS VS. CYRUS: D & C	BRAVO	10:00 PM	60	460	0.14
77	70	MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY	BRVO	8:00 PM	60	496	0.17
88	50	SOUTH PARK	CMDY	8:00 PM	30	400	0.21
92	70	SOUTH PARK	CMDY	8:30 PM	30	378	0.17
95	77	TOSH.O	CMDY	9:30 PM	30	341	0.16
93	45	TOSH.O	CMDY	10:00 PM	30	363	0.22
99	60	TOSH.O	CMDY	10:30 PM	30	306	0.19
49	54	NASHVILLE	CMT	9:00 PM	62	777	0.20
23	45	ANDERSON COOPER 360	CNN	8:00 PM	60	1217	0.22
21	42	ANDERSON COOPER 360	CNN	9:00 PM	60	1259	0.23
22	30	CNN TONIGHT	CNN	10:00 PM	60	1238	0.26
75	54	STREET OUTLAWS: NOLA	DISC	8:00 PM	180	513	0.20
54	82	PJ MASKS	DISJR	8:00 PM	25	720	0.15
57	87	PJ MASKS	DISJR	8:30 PM	25	658	0.14
60	87	MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE	DISJR	8:55 PM	25	614	0.14
17	12	HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA	DSNY	8:00 PM	30	1438	0.33
29	45	ANDI MACK	DSNY	8:30 PM	25	997	0.22
47	77	LIV AND MADDIE	DSNY	9:00 PM	30	793	0.16
43	63	LIV AND MADDIE	DSNY	9:30 PM	30	837	0.18
34	54	K.C. UNDERCOVER	DSNY	10:00 PM	30	946	0.20
30	54	K.C. UNDERCOVER	DSNY	10:30 PM	30	986	0.20
89	87	BOTCHED	E!	8:00 PM	60	397	0.14
94	82	BOTCHED	ENT	9:00 PM	60	342	0.15
62	87	MLB WEDNESDAY NIGHT – EARLY: MINNESOTA @ BOSTON (0.39 HH, 0.11 A18-34)	ESPN	7:00 PM	215	562	0.14
83	82	SPORTSCENTER PRIME (0.31 HH, 0.12 A18-34)	ESPN	10:35 PM	25	447	0.15
72	70	CHOPPED	FOOD	8:00 PM	60	524	0.17
63	77	CHOPPED	FOOD	9:00 PM	60	557	0.16
33	25	BEAT BOBBY FLAY	FOOD	10:00 PM	30	950	0.28
38	30	BEAT BOBBY FLAY	FOOD	10:30 PM	30	902	0.26
1	30	TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT	FOXNC	8:00 PM	60	2839	0.26
4	34	THE FIVE	FOXNC	9:00 PM	60	2534	0.25
3	18	HANNITY	FOXNC	10:00 PM	60	2763	0.29
72	45	BIG SCREEN MOVIE: TWILIGHT (2008)	FRFM	7:55 PM	185	524	0.22
28	34	FX MOVIE PRIME: TAKEN 3	FX	8:00 PM	150	1009	0.25
52	25	FX MOVIE PRIME: TAKEN 3	FX	10:30 PM	150	739	0.28
96	87	THE SIMPSONS	FXX	10:00 PM	30	329	0.14
100	77	THE SIMPSONS	FXX	10:30 PM	30	302	0.16
74	87	LAST MAN STANDING	HALL	8:00 PM	30	514	0.14
61	70	LAST MAN STANDING	HALL	8:30 PM	30	603	0.17
69	87	THE MIDDLE	HALL	10:30 PM	30	540	0.14
31	50	FLIP OR FLOP	HGTV	8:00 PM	30	966	0.21
25	34	FLIP OR FLOP	HGTV	8:30 PM	30	1144	0.25
12	15	FLIP OR FLOP	HGTV	9:00 PM	30	1531	0.32
19	34	FLIP OR FLOP	HGTV	9:30 PM	30	1330	0.25
14	18	HOUSE HUNTERS	HGTV	10:00 PM	30	1518	0.29
13	18	HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL	HGTV	10:30 PM	30	1530	0.29
26	70	MOUNTAIN MEN AC	HIST	8:00 PM	60	1050	0.17
8	12	MOUNTAIN MEN	HIST	9:00 PM	63	1967	0.33
11	12	ALONE	HIST	10:03 PM	60	1540	0.33
56	63	MURDER AMONG FRIENDS	ID	8:00 PM	60	674	0.18
42	42	MURDER AMONG FRIENDS	ID	9:00 PM	60	868	0.23
46	60	SIN CITY JUSTICE	ID	10:00 PM	60	798	0.19
40	25	MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT (LIF)	LIF	9:00 PM	77	895	0.28
50	39	MAFS SHORT	LIF	10:17 PM	15	755	0.24
76	87	MAFS: SECOND CHANCES	LIF	10:32 PM	90	508	0.14
87	87	MOVIE- LFT CO PRO RPT: THE CHEERLEADER MURDERS	LMN	10:00 PM	120	415	0.14
9	34	ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES	MSNBC	8:00 PM	60	1953	0.25
2	10	RACHEL MADDOW SHOW	MSNBC	9:00 PM	60	2771	0.36
5	29	LAST WORD W/ L. O’DONNELL	MSNBC	10:00 PM	60	2319	0.27
98	87	FEAR FACTOR MTV	MTV	9:00 PM	60	308	0.14
81	54	FEAR FACTOR MTV	MTV	10:00 PM	60	453	0.20
15	8	THE PARENT TRAP	NAN	8:00 PM	180	1498	0.43
77	82	THE MIST	SPIKE	10:00 PM	60	496	0.15
65	77	SYFY MOVIE: X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE	SYFY	8:30 PM	150	549	0.16
55	39	SEINFELD	TBS	8:00 PM	30	689	0.24
41	18	SEINFELD	TBS	8:30 PM	30	872	0.29
16	7	THE BIG BANG THEORY	TBS	9:00 PM	30	1495	0.50
10	3	THE BIG BANG THEORY	TBS	9:30 PM	30	1886	0.63
7	2	THE BIG BANG THEORY	TBS	10:00 PM	30	2089	0.73
6	1	THE BIG BANG THEORY	TBS	10:30 PM	30	2173	0.76
70	87	MY 600-LB LIFE	TLC	8:00 PM	60	538	0.14
51	45	TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: THE A-TEAM (2010)	TNT	8:00 PM	150	753	0.22
67	50	TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: THE REPLACEMENTS	TNT	10:30 PM	150	547	0.21
90	82	IMPRACTICAL JOKERS	TRU	8:00 PM	30	390	0.15
86	63	IMPRACTICAL JOKERS	TRU	8:30 PM	30	418	0.18
84	63	IMPRACTICAL JOKERS	TRU	9:00 PM	30	443	0.18
85	63	IMPRACTICAL JOKERS	TRU	9:30 PM	30	419	0.18
79	39	IMPRACTICAL JOKERS	TRU	10:00 PM	30	460	0.24
66	25	IJ: INSIDE JOKES	TRU	10:30 PM	30	548	0.28
39	87	EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND	TVL	10:00 PM	30	898	0.14
35	70	EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND	TVL	10:30 PM	30	920	0.17
53	18	MOVIE, USA: FAST AND FURIOUS (2009)	USA	8:00 PM	120	725	0.29
37	17	QUEEN OF THE SOUTH	USA	10:00 PM	61	904	0.31
97	87	R&R PICTURE SHOWS: SELENA	VH1	9:00 PM	180	316	0.14
82	63	GUHH BOSSIP FIRST LOOKS	WETV	8:47 PM	13	448	0.18
58	18	GROWING UP HIP HOP: ATL	WETV	9:00 PM	60	656	0.29
59	18	GUHH BOSSIP FIRST LOOKS	WETV	10:00 PM	13	639	0.29
91	63	GROWING UP HIP HOP: ATL	WETV	10:13 PM	60	388	0.18

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

Thursday Final Nationals: ‘Battle of the Network Stars’ on ABC Starts OK but Behind ‘Big Brother 19’ CBS Thursday Premiere

Written by Douglas Pucci