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Thursday Final Nationals: CBS Wins Prime Time

Once again, a rerun of “The Big Bang Theory” (the night’s most-watched TV telecast) and a live eviction episode of “Big Brother 18” (the night’s top telecast in all key demos) put CBS on top Thursday in prime time among total viewers (5.54 million), adults 18-49 (1.3 rating/5 share), adults 18-34 (0.8/4) and adults 25-54 (1.7/6).

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* AFF = Number of affiliates (stations) airing the program
* CVG = percent of coverage in U.S.
Programming Insider Thursday, July 7, 2016
ABC PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)
HH/Share Viewers
(000)
Adults
18-34
Adults
18-49
Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 2.1/4 3352 0.6/3 0.9/4 1.1/4
8:00 Battlebots 248 95 2.1/4 3447 0.7/4 0.9/4 1.1/4
9:00 Greatest Hits 248 95 2.2/4 3495 0.6/3 0.9/4 1.2/4
10:00 Match Game (r) 247 92 2.0/4 3114 0.5/3 0.8/3 1.1/4
CBS PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)
HH/Share Viewers
(000)
Adults
18-34
Adults
18-49
Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 3.6/7 5541 0.8/4 1.3/5 1.7/6
8:00 Big Bang Theory (r) 253 95 4.8/9 7337 0.8/4 1.4/6 2.2/8
8:31 Life in Pieces (r) 253 95 3.4/6 5218 0.6/3 1.1/5 1.6/5
9:00 Big Brother 18 253 95 3.8/7 6178 1.3/7 1.9/7 2.3/7
9:59 Code Black (r) 253 95 2.8/5 4165 0.5/2 0.7/3 1.0/3
NBC PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)
HH/Share Viewers
(000)
Adults
18-34
Adults
18-49
Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 1.6/3 2603 0.4/2 0.7/3 0.9/3
8:00 Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge (r) 240 95 1.8/3 2904 0.5/3 0.8/3 1.0/3
9:00 Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge 243 95 1.9/3 3170 0.5/2 0.9/3 1.1/4
10:00 Aquarius 216 80 1.1/2 1731 0.2/1 0.4/1 0.6/2
10:13 Aquarius 243 95 1.2/2 1736 0.2/1 0.4/2 0.5/2
Fox PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)
HH/Share Viewers
(000)
Adults
18-34
Adults
18-49
Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 1.6/3 2375 0.3/2 0.5/2 0.7/2
8:00 Bones (r) 253 95 1.9/4 2850 0.4/2 0.5/2 0.7/3
9:00 Home Free 254 95 1.2/2 1901 0.3/2 0.5/2 0.6/2
CW PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)
HH/Share Viewers
(000)
Adults
18-34
Adults
18-49
Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 0.5/1 733 0.2/1 0.2/1 0.2/1
8:00 D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow (r) 246 92 0.5/1 696 0.2/1 0.2/1 0.2/1
9:00 Beauty and the Beast 246 92 0.5/1 770 0.2/1 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 1949 0.7/3
7:00 Sueño de Amor 0.8/2 1370 0.4/2
8:00 Un Camino Hacia El Destino 1.1/2 1891 0.6/3
9:00 Tres Veces Ana 1.1/2 1864 0.7/3
10:03 Por Siempre Joan Sebastian 1.1/2 2104 0.8/3
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)
Adults
18-34
Adults
18-49
Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 0.2/0 394 0.1/1
7:00 Sal y Pimienta 0.1/0 219 0.1/0
8:00 El Chavo 0.2/0 432 0.2/1
9:00 La Ronca de Oro 0.2/0 442 0.2/1
10:00 Como Dice el Dicho 0.2/0 307 0.1/0

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Thursday 7/07/16

Battlebots” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.7/3
Men 18-34: 0.7/4
Women 18-49: 0.9/4
Men 18-49: 0.9/4

Greatest Hits” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.8/4
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 1.1/4
Men 18-49: 0.8/3

Big Brother 18” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 1.7/8
Men 18-34: 0.9/5
Women 18-49: 2.3/9
Men 18-49: 1.4/6

Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 0.9/3
Men 18-49: 0.8/3

Aquarius” (NBC, 10-10:13)
Women 18-34: 0.3/1
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.4/2
Men 18-49: 0.4/1

Aquarius” (NBC, 10:13-11:00)
Women 18-34: 0.3/1
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.4/2
Men 18-49: 0.4/2

Home Free” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.3/2
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 0.6/2
Men 18-49: 0.5/2

Beauty and the Beast” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.2/1
Men 18-34: 0.1/1
Women 18-49: 0.3/1
Men 18-49: 0.2/1

WWE SmackDown” (USA)
Women 18-34: 0.49
Men 18-34: 0.62
Women 18-49: 0.56
Men 18-49: 0.80

Queen of the South” (USA)
Women 18-34: 0.27
Men 18-34: 0.35
Women 18-49: 0.36
Men 18-49: 0.40

Cable Rankings – Thursday 7/07/16

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

* Viewers in thousands
Vwr
Rank
Demo
Rank
Program Net Start Dur Vwrs* A1849
65 41 KING OF THE HILL ADSM 8:00 PM 30 669 0.29
53 24 BOB’S BURGERS ADSM 8:30 PM 30 797 0.37
28 7 BOB’S BURGERS ADSM 9:00 PM 30 1167 0.53
32 9 CLEVELAND SHOW ADSM 9:30 PM 30 1143 0.52
15 3 AMERICAN DAD ADSM 10:00 PM 30 1513 0.67
10 1 AMERICAN DAD ADSM 10:30 PM 30 1727 0.79
45 36 THE FIRST 48 A&E 8:00 PM 60 886 0.30
23 12 THE FIRST 48 A&E 9:00 PM 61 1265 0.45
42 29 THE FIRST 48 A&E 10:01 PM 62 928 0.33
69 70 AMC MOVIE AMC 8:00 PM 150 616 0.21
76 83 AMC MOVIE AMC 10:30 PM 150 535 0.19
55 83 LONE STAR LAW APL 10:03 PM 61 788 0.19
93 92 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK BET 8:00 PM 178 457 0.18
73 92 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 552 0.18
25 22 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY BRAVO 9:00 PM 90 1227 0.38
100 100 TOSH.O CMDY 9:30 PM 30 323 0.17
99 64 TOSH.O CMDY 10:00 PM 30 390 0.22
88 51 TOSH.O CMDY 10:30 PM 30 473 0.25
20 29 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 1340 0.33
17 27 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 1400 0.36
16 21 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 1428 0.40
52 51 NAKED AND AFRAID XL DISC 8:00 PM 60 812 0.25
40 41 NAKED AND AFRAID XL DISC 9:00 PM 60 956 0.29
48 44 NAKED AND AFRAID XL SPECIAL DISC 10:00 PM 60 836 0.28
18 44 WALK THE PRANK DSNY 9:00 PM 30 1397 0.28
29 64 BUNK’D DSNY 9:30 PM 30 1162 0.22
33 64 BEST FRIENDS WHENEVER DSNY 10:00 PM 30 1104 0.22
31 64 K.C. UNDERCOVER DSNY 10:30 PM 30 1148 0.22
83 70 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL: GERMANY / FRANCE (0.33 HH) ESPN 7:00 PM 120 514 0.21
98 70 E:60 ESPN 10:00 PM 60 393 0.21
46 51 CHOPPED FOOD 8:00 PM 60 869 0.25
44 33 CHOPPED GRILL MASTERS FOOD 9:00 PM 60 894 0.31
36 33 BEAT BOBBY FLAY FOOD 10:00 PM 30 1074 0.31
39 41 BEAT BOBBY FLAY FOOD 10:30 PM 30 959 0.29
1 16 THE O’REILLY FACTOR FOXNC 8:00 PM 60 4172 0.41
3 28 THE KELLY FILE FOXNC 9:00 PM 60 3612 0.34
2 7 THE KELLY FILE FOXNC 10:00 PM 60 3881 0.53
67 51 BIG SCREEN MOVIE FRFM 8:00 PM 120 622 0.25
96 70 FX MOVIE PRIME FX 7:30 PM 150 450 0.21
90 83 THE SIMPSONS FXX 8:30 PM 30 466 0.19
93 76 THE SIMPSONS FXX 9:00 PM 30 457 0.20
93 76 THE SIMPSONS FXX 9:30 PM 30 457 0.20
90 64 THE SIMPSONS FXX 10:00 PM 30 466 0.22
92 60 THE SIMPSONS FXX 10:30 PM 30 459 0.23
80 92 THE MIDDLE HALL 10:00 PM 30 530 0.18
71 76 THE MIDDLE HALL 10:30 PM 30 602 0.20
19 24 FLIP OR FLOP HGTV 8:00 PM 30 1382 0.37
13 16 FLIP OR FLOP HGTV 8:30 PM 30 1635 0.41
4 5 FLIP OR FLOP HGTV 9:00 PM 30 2460 0.62
6 10 FLIP OR FLOP HGTV 9:30 PM 30 2121 0.51
9 16 HOUSE HUNTERS HGTV 10:00 PM 30 1909 0.41
11 24 HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL HGTV 10:30 PM 30 1726 0.37
59 92 ALONE AC HIST 8:00 PM 60 750 0.18
14 15 ALONE HIST 9:00 PM 63 1615 0.42
8 13 MOUNTAIN MEN HIST 10:03 PM 60 2074 0.43
50 76 48 HOURS ON ID ID 8:00 PM 60 820 0.20
41 60 48 HOURS ON ID ID 9:00 PM 60 940 0.23
43 60 DEADLY SINS ID 10:00 PM 60 924 0.23
80 76 MOVIE LMN 10:00 PM 120 530 0.20
30 83 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 1161 0.19
21 76 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 1324 0.20
26 83 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 1204 0.19
97 83 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN7B MTV 8:30 PM 30 433 0.19
85 57 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN7B MTV 9:00 PM 30 499 0.24
76 47 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN7B MTV 9:30 PM 30 535 0.26
51 16 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN8 MTV 10:00 PM 32 816 0.41
47 13 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN8 MTV 10:32 PM 31 850 0.43
22 36 NICK AT NITE MOVIE NAN 8:00 PM 90 1274 0.30
37 46 FULL HOUSE NAN 9:30 PM 30 1021 0.27
35 36 FULL HOUSE NAN 10:00 PM 30 1081 0.30
34 33 FULL HOUSE NAN 10:30 PM 30 1085 0.31
49 64 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS: TRACK & FIELD (0.51 HH) NBCSN 8:00 PM 185 833 0.22
63 92 WALLYKAZAM! NKJR 8:30 PM 30 718 0.18
57 92 PEPPA PIG NKJR 9:00 PM 30 774 0.18
54 92 PEPPA PIG NKJR 9:30 PM 30 795 0.18
86 70 LIP SYNC BATTLE SPIKE 9:30 PM 30 484 0.21
64 36 LIP SYNC BATTLE: TMI SPIKE 10:00 PM 30 693 0.30
84 70 LIP SYNC BATTLE SPIKE 10:30 PM 30 505 0.21
75 83 SYFY MOVIE SYFY 7:00 PM 120 537 0.19
61 51 SYFY MOVIE SYFY 9:00 PM 150 727 0.25
74 57 2 BROKE GIRLS TBS 8:00 PM 30 543 0.24
58 32 2 BROKE GIRLS TBS 8:30 PM 30 767 0.32
12 6 THE BIG BANG THEORY TBS 9:00 PM 30 1671 0.55
7 3 THE BIG BANG THEORY TBS 9:30 PM 30 2115 0.67
27 11 2 BROKE GIRLS TBS 10:00 PM 30 1196 0.48
38 16 2 BROKE GIRLS TBS 10:30 PM 30 991 0.41
68 76 MY 600-LB LIFE TLC 8:00 PM 60 621 0.20
60 51 TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES TNT 8:00 PM 150 733 0.25
79 60 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRU 8:00 PM 30 532 0.23
76 57 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRU 8:30 PM 30 535 0.24
72 47 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRU 9:00 PM 30 570 0.26
70 47 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRU 9:30 PM 30 609 0.26
62 36 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRU 10:00 PM 30 725 0.30
66 47 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRU 10:30 PM 31 638 0.26
5 2 WWE SMACKDOWN (1.39 HH) USA 8:00 PM 120 2241 0.68
24 22 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH USA 10:00 PM 60 1255 0.38
89 83 R&R PICTURE SHOWS VH1 8:00 PM 120 469 0.19
87 83 R&R PICTURE SHOWS VH1 10:00 PM 150 475 0.19
56 29 BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES WETV 9:00 PM 60 775 0.33
82 92 MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN WETV 10:00 PM 60 519 0.18

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research