With no NBA nor original telecasts of CBS’ scripted comedies on the night, it paved the way for ABC to win Thursday night in all key figures including total viewers (6.14 million), adults 18-49 (1.5 rating/6 share), adults 18-34 (0.9/5) and adults 25-54 (1.9/7). The thirteenth season finale of “Grey’s Anatomy” registered the drama’s most-watched same-day telecast since February 9. The two-hour “Scandal” reached its most same-day viewers in five weeks — since April 13.
Kansas City Royals’ 5-1 victory over the New York Yankees in a special MLB Thursday night showcase drew 909,000 viewers for FS1. It was the most-watched regular-season baseball game in the network’s history. The game featured Kevin Burkhardt doing play-by-play and the debut of Alex Rodriguez as in-game analyst.
(Source: FS1)
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* AFF = Number of affiliates (stations) airing the program | ||||||||
* CVG = percent of coverage in U.S. | ||||||||
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PROGRAM | AFF* | CVG* (PCT) |
HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
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8-11 | Network Average | 4.1/8 | 6139 | 0.9/5 | 1.5/6 | 1.9/7 | ||
8:00 | Grey’s Anatomy (f) | 257 | 93 | 5.2/10 | 7916 | 1.4/8 | 2.0/9 | 2.5/9 |
9:01 | Scandal (f) | 252 | 93 | 3.6/7 | 5229 | 0.7/4 | 1.2/5 | 1.6/5 |
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PROGRAM | AFF* | CVG* (PCT) |
HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
8-11 | Network Average | 3.0/6 | 4866 | 0.5/3 | 1.0/4 | 1.4/5 | ||
8:00 | Big Bang Theory (r) | 254 | 93 | 4.6/9 | 7522 | 0.7/4 | 1.4/6 | 2.1/8 |
8:31 | The Great Indoors (r) | 254 | 93 | 3.1/6 | 5019 | 0.5/3 | 1.0/4 | 1.5/5 |
9:01 | The Amazing Race (s) | 254 | 93 | 2.8/5 | 4416 | 0.5/3 | 0.9/4 | 1.3/4 |
10:00 | The Amazing Race | 253 | 93 | 2.4/5 | 3859 | 0.4/2 | 0.8/3 | 1.1/4 |
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PROGRAM | AFF* | CVG* (PCT) |
HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
8-11 | Network Average | 2.9/5 | 4432 | 0.5/3 | 0.8/3 | 1.1/4 | ||
8:00 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (rs) | 243 | 93 | 2.3/4 | 3434 | 0.4/2 | 0.6/3 | 0.8/3 |
9:00 | The Blacklist (s) | 246 | 93 | 3.1/6 | 4941 | 0.5/3 | 0.9/4 | 1.2/4 |
10:00 | The Blacklist | 246 | 93 | 3.1/6 | 4921 | 0.5/3 | 0.9/4 | 1.3/4 |
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PROGRAM | AFF* | CVG* (PCT) |
HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
8-10 | Network Average | 2.2/4 | 3513 | 0.5/3 | 1.0/4 | 1.2/4 | ||
8:00 | MasterChef Junior | 258 | 93 | 2.1/4 | 3368 | 0.5/3 | 0.9/4 | 1.1/4 |
9:01 | MasterChef Junior (s) | 258 | 93 | 2.3/4 | 3663 | 0.6/3 | 1.0/4 | 1.3/4 |
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PROGRAM | AFF* | CVG* (PCT) |
HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
8-10 | Network Average | 1.0/2 | 1697 | 0.5/3 | 0.6/2 | 0.7/2 | ||
8:00 | Supernatural (f) | 247 | 90 | 1.0/2 | 1697 | 0.5/3 | 0.6/2 | 0.7/2 |
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PROGRAM | HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
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8-11 | Network Average | 0.9/2 | 1698 | 0.6/3 | ||||
7:00 | La Rosa de Guadalupe | 0.8/2 | 1344 | 0.5/2 | ||||
8:00 | La Rosa de Guadalupe (s) | 0.9/2 | 1598 | 0.5/2 | ||||
9:00 | La Doble Vida de Estela Carrillo | 1.0/2 | 1797 | 0.6/3 | ||||
10:02 | La Piloto | 1.0/2 | 1697 | 0.6/3 | ||||
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PROGRAM | HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
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8-11 | Network Average | 0.6/1 | 1177 | 0.5/2 | ||||
6:30 | Moisés y Los Diez Mandamientos (r) | 0.4/1 | 719 | 0.3/2 | ||||
7:30 | Fútbol Central (s) | 0.2/0 | 385 | 0.1/1 | ||||
8:03 | Unimas+UDN Fútbol Liga MX Semifinal Guadalajara vs. Toluca (s) | 0.7/1 | 1229 | 0.5/2 | ||||
10:30 | Moisés y Los Diez Mandamientos (thru 11:30) | 0.5/1 | 950 | 0.3/1 | ||||
10:00 | El Bienamado (thru 11:00) | 0.2/0 | 438 | 0.2/1 | ||||
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PROGRAM | HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
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8-11 | Network Average (preliminary) | 0.6/1 | 955 | 0.3/2 | 0.4/2 | |||
8:00 | El Capo (preliminary) | 0.6/1 | 962 | 0.2/1 | 0.3/2 | |||
9:00 | La Querida del Centauro (preliminary) | 0.6/1 | 952 | 0.3/2 | 0.4/2 | |||
10:00 | La Querida del Centauro (preliminary) | 0.6/1 | 950 | 0.3/2 | 0.4/2 |
Note: All of this date’s Telemundo data are based on preliminary figures.
Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Thursday 5/18/17
“Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 2.1/12
Men 18-34: 0.7/5
Women 18-49: 3.0/13
Men 18-49: 1.0/5
“Scandal” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 1.0/5
Men 18-34: 0.4/3
Women 18-49: 1.8/7
Men 18-49: 0.6/3
“The Amazing Race” (CBS, 9:01)
Women 18-34: 0.7/3
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 1.2/4
Men 18-49: 0.6/3
“The Amazing Race” (CBS, 10:00)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 1.0/4
Men 18-49: 0.6/2
“The Blacklist” (NBC, 9:00)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 1.1/4
Men 18-49: 0.7/3
“The Blacklist” (NBC, 10:00)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 1.1/4
Men 18-49: 0.8/3
“MasterChef Junior” (Fox, 8:00)
Women 18-34: 0.5/3
Men 18-34: 0.4/3
Women 18-49: 1.0/4
Men 18-49: 0.7/4
“MasterChef Junior” (Fox, 9:00)
Women 18-34: 0.7/3
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 1.2/5
Men 18-49: 0.8/4
“Supernatural” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.5/3
Men 18-34: 0.4/3
Women 18-49: 0.6/2
Men 18-49: 0.6/3
Cable Rankings – Thursday 5/18/17
What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Thursday, May 18:
* 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 |
69 | 80 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E | 8:00 PM | 60 | 582 | 0.16 |
67 | 44 | 60 DAYS IN REUNION | A&E | 9:00 PM | 94 | 608 | 0.25 |
83 | 62 | FIRST 48 MINI | A&E | 10:34 PM | 15 | 422 | 0.19 |
86 | 71 | FIRST 48 MINI | A&E | 10:49 PM | 15 | 402 | 0.17 |
70 | 51 | KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 8:00 PM | 30 | 560 | 0.23 |
63 | 43 | AMERICAN DAD | ADSM | 8:30 PM | 30 | 619 | 0.26 |
47 | 14 | CLEVELAND SHOW | ADSM | 9:00 PM | 30 | 797 | 0.37 |
27 | 7 | AMERICAN DAD | ADSM | 9:30 PM | 30 | 1065 | 0.50 |
24 | 4 | BOB’S BURGERS | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1256 | 0.61 |
20 | 1 | BOB’S BURGERS | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1391 | 0.71 |
96 | 67 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 8:00 PM | 30 | 320 | 0.18 |
94 | 62 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 8:30 PM | 30 | 336 | 0.19 |
100 | 94 | TOSH.O | CMDY | 9:00 PM | 30 | 270 | 0.14 |
99 | 84 | TOSH.O | CMDY | 9:30 PM | 30 | 280 | 0.15 |
75 | 62 | COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP: JEFF DUNHAM: UNHINGED IN HOLLYWOOD | CMDY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 532 | 0.19 |
78 | 84 | SHARK TANK | CNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 471 | 0.15 |
12 | 21 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1574 | 0.32 |
15 | 21 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1477 | 0.32 |
19 | 26 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1399 | 0.30 |
74 | 80 | NAKED AND AFRAID | DISC | 8:00 PM | 61 | 539 | 0.16 |
61 | 57 | NAKED AND AFRAID | DISC | 9:01 PM | 61 | 652 | 0.20 |
59 | 54 | NAKED AND AFRAID | DISC | 10:02 PM | 61 | 667 | 0.22 |
56 | 71 | MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE | DISJR | 7:50 PM | 25 | 683 | 0.17 |
54 | 62 | PJ MASKS | DISJR | 8:15 PM | 25 | 717 | 0.19 |
55 | 71 | PJ MASKS | DISJR | 8:40 PM | 25 | 716 | 0.17 |
68 | 94 | PJ MASKS | DISJR | 9:05 PM | 25 | 596 | 0.14 |
58 | 94 | STUCK IN THE MIDDLE | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 30 | 678 | 0.14 |
48 | 71 | K.C. UNDERCOVER | DSNY | 9:00 PM | 30 | 793 | 0.17 |
43 | 71 | K.C. UNDERCOVER | DSNY | 9:30 PM | 30 | 826 | 0.17 |
42 | 84 | LIV & MADDIE: CALI STYLE | DSNY | 10:00 PM | 30 | 834 | 0.15 |
44 | 94 | BUNK’D | DSNY | 10:30 PM | 30 | 821 | 0.14 |
81 | 84 | BOXING: DIEGO DE LA HOYA VS. ERIK RUIZ (0.26 HH, 0.13 A18-34) | ESPN | 10:38 PM | 77 | 446 | 0.15 |
52 | 47 | CHOPPED | FOOD | 8:00 PM | 60 | 758 | 0.24 |
38 | 26 | CHOPPED | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 60 | 865 | 0.30 |
33 | 26 | BEAT BOBBY FLAY | FOOD | 10:00 PM | 30 | 954 | 0.30 |
31 | 15 | BEAT BOBBY FLAY | FOOD | 10:30 PM | 30 | 983 | 0.34 |
2 | 47 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOXNC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 2658 | 0.24 |
5 | 54 | THE FIVE | FOXNC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 2359 | 0.22 |
4 | 51 | HANNITY | FOXNC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 2446 | 0.23 |
88 | 94 | BIG SCREEN MOVIE: MRS. DOUBTFIRE | FRFM | 8:00 PM | 180 | 398 | 0.14 |
37 | 57 | MLB REGULAR SEASON: N.Y. YANKEES @ KANSAS CITY (0.61 HH, 0.15 A18-34) | FS1 | 8:00 PM | 173 | 909 | 0.20 |
50 | 37 | FX MOVIE PRIME: THOR | FX | 8:00 PM | 151 | 780 | 0.28 |
77 | 57 | FX MOVIE PRIME: THOR | FX | 10:31 PM | 150 | 490 | 0.20 |
97 | 80 | THE SIMPSONS | FXX | 10:00 PM | 30 | 312 | 0.16 |
95 | 67 | THE SIMPSONS | FXX | 10:30 PM | 30 | 328 | 0.18 |
72 | 84 | THE MIDDLE | HALL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 553 | 0.15 |
65 | 71 | THE MIDDLE | HALL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 609 | 0.17 |
62 | 44 | SUICIDE SQUAD | HBO | 8:00 PM | 123 | 630 | 0.25 |
25 | 47 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HGTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 1203 | 0.24 |
18 | 44 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HGTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 1414 | 0.25 |
17 | 26 | FLIP OR FLOP VEGAS | HGTV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 1460 | 0.30 |
21 | 21 | FLIP OR FLOP VEGAS | HGTV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 1365 | 0.32 |
16 | 33 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1468 | 0.29 |
22 | 40 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL | HGTV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1360 | 0.27 |
26 | 56 | SWAMP PEOPLE AC | HIST | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1072 | 0.21 |
6 | 9 | SWAMP PEOPLE SPECIALS | HIST | 9:00 PM | 60 | 2235 | 0.48 |
7 | 9 | SWAMP PEOPLE SPECIALS | HIST | 10:00 PM | 63 | 2151 | 0.48 |
51 | 47 | EVIL STEPMOTHERS | ID | 8:00 PM | 60 | 771 | 0.24 |
28 | 25 | FEAR THY NEIGHBOR | ID | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1044 | 0.31 |
29 | 16 | EVIL STEPMOTHERS | ID | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1011 | 0.33 |
71 | 62 | MAFS SHORT | LIF | 8:45 PM | 15 | 554 | 0.19 |
34 | 16 | MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT (LIF) | LIF | 9:00 PM | 77 | 938 | 0.33 |
76 | 84 | MAFS: SECOND CHANCES | LIF | 10:17 PM | 90 | 527 | 0.15 |
9 | 37 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 2054 | 0.28 |
1 | 13 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 2940 | 0.39 |
3 | 21 | LAST WORD W/ L. O’DONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 2496 | 0.32 |
14 | 12 | NICK AT NITE MOVIE: SHREK FOREVER AFTER | NAN | 8:00 PM | 120 | 1525 | 0.41 |
38 | 37 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 10:00 PM | 30 | 865 | 0.28 |
46 | 40 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 10:30 PM | 30 | 804 | 0.27 |
23 | 8 | NHL CONFERENCE FINALS GAME 4: ANAHEIM @ NASHVILLE (0.80 HH, 0.44 A18-34) | NBCSN | 8:02 PM | 203 | 1312 | 0.49 |
80 | 71 | SPIKE TV MOVIE: THE BLIND SIDE | SPIKE | 6:00 PM | 180 | 448 | 0.17 |
91 | 71 | LIP SYNC BATTLE: TMI | SPIKE | 9:30 PM | 30 | 373 | 0.17 |
53 | 16 | LIP SYNC BATTLE | SPIKE | 10:00 PM | 32 | 745 | 0.33 |
87 | 67 | LIP SYNC BATTLE | SPIKE | 10:32 PM | 30 | 401 | 0.18 |
30 | 33 | SYFY MOVIE: JOHN WICK | SYFY | 9:00 PM | 120 | 987 | 0.29 |
49 | 26 | SEINFELD | TBS | 8:00 PM | 30 | 787 | 0.30 |
35 | 16 | SEINFELD | TBS | 8:30 PM | 30 | 937 | 0.33 |
13 | 6 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 9:00 PM | 30 | 1538 | 0.52 |
10 | 4 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 9:30 PM | 30 | 1893 | 0.61 |
8 | 2 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 10:00 PM | 30 | 2072 | 0.70 |
11 | 3 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1844 | 0.64 |
73 | 80 | MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZED | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 549 | 0.16 |
82 | 84 | SKIN TIGHT: TRANSFORMED | TLC | 10:00 PM | 61 | 440 | 0.15 |
45 | 16 | TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: GET HARD | TNT | 8:00 PM | 120 | 805 | 0.33 |
65 | 26 | TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: GET HARD | TNT | 10:00 PM | 120 | 609 | 0.30 |
85 | 71 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 8:00 PM | 30 | 405 | 0.17 |
92 | 84 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 8:30 PM | 30 | 357 | 0.15 |
93 | 94 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 9:00 PM | 30 | 337 | 0.14 |
89 | 57 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 9:30 PM | 30 | 396 | 0.20 |
79 | 51 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 10:00 PM | 30 | 458 | 0.23 |
90 | 57 | IJ: INSIDE JOKES | TRU | 10:30 PM | 30 | 393 | 0.20 |
57 | 94 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 681 | 0.14 |
60 | 26 | LIGA MX CLAUSURA 17- 5/18: SF: GUADALAJARA / TOLUCA (0.36 HH, 0.24 A18-34) | UDN | 8:03 PM | 147 | 659 | 0.30 |
36 | 11 | LIGA MX SF: TIJUANA / UANL (0.47 HH, 0.33 A18-34) | UDN | 10:30 PM | 121 | 919 | 0.44 |
40 | 40 | LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 858 | 0.27 |
32 | 33 | LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 9:00 PM | 60 | 955 | 0.29 |
64 | 67 | INSIDE THE FBI: NEW YORK | USA | 10:00 PM | 60 | 617 | 0.18 |
98 | 84 | R&R PICTURE SHOWS: BABY BOY | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 150 | 310 | 0.15 |
83 | 84 | GUHH: ATL FIRST LOOK | WETV | 8:48 PM | 12 | 422 | 0.15 |
41 | 33 | BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 835 | 0.29 |
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research