CBS easily won Thursday evening with the return of “Thursday Night Football” featuring the New York Jets and the Buffalo Bills. However, it was the lowest-rated, least-watched TNF premiere (including streaming data) since 2013 (N.Y. Jets-New England on NFL Network and local broadcast affiliates in New York and Boston; 6.9 household rating, 11 million viewers). Within the span of seven days which includes TNF, six of the eight NFL telecast windows on the various networks (NBC, CBS and ESPN, in particular) have seen multi-year ratings lows.
On the streaming side, TNF drew an average of 314,000 viewers – a new record for audience; 243,000 of those sampled Jets-Bills on Twitter, the first time an NFL game aired on its platform.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8-11 | Network Average | 2.2/4 | 3035 | 0.4/2 | 0.6/2 | 0.8/3 | ||
| 8:00 | Grey’s Anatomy (r) | 249 | 94 | 2.3/4 | 3269 | 0.4/2 | 0.6/2 | 0.8/3 |
| 9:00 | Grey’s Anatomy (r) | 249 | 94 | 2.5/4 | 3513 | 0.4/2 | 0.7/3 | 1.0/3 |
| 10:00 | How to Get Away with Murder (r) | 249 | 94 | 1.7/3 | 2324 | 0.3/1 | 0.5/2 | 0.7/2 |
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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 | 6.8/12 | 10909 | 2.9/14 | 3.6/13 | 4.2/13 | ||
| 7:30 | CBS+NFLN Thursday Night Kickoff (p) | 251 | 95 | 2.9/6 | 4209 | 0.8/5 | 1.1/6 | 1.4/6 |
| 7:58 | CBS+NFLN Thursday Night Kickoff (p) | 251 | 95 | 4.4/9 | 6888 | 1.6/9 | 2.0/10 | 2.6/10 |
| 8:20 | CBS+NFLN Thursday Night Pre-Kick (p) | 251 | 95 | 5.9/11 | 9261 | 2.4/13 | 2.9/13 | 3.5/13 |
| 8:27 | CBS+NFLN Thursday Night Football N.Y. Jets @ Buffalo (p) (thru 11:37) | 251 | 95 | 9.5/18 | 15390 | 4.5/22 | 5.4/21 | 6.3/21 |
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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 | 2.0/4 | 2918 | 0.5/2 | 0.7/3 | 1.0/3 | ||
| 8:00 | Superstore (r) | 239 | 94 | 2.2/4 | 3186 | 0.5/2 | 0.8/3 | 1.1/4 |
| 8:30 | Superstore (r) | 242 | 94 | 1.8/3 | 2667 | 0.4/2 | 0.8/3 | 1.0/3 |
| 9:00 | Superstore (r) | 242 | 94 | 1.8/3 | 2669 | 0.5/2 | 0.8/3 | 1.1/3 |
| 9:30 | Superstore (r) | 242 | 94 | 1.8/3 | 2675 | 0.5/2 | 0.8/3 | 1.0/3 |
| 10:00 | Chicago Med (r) | 242 | 94 | 2.2/4 | 3157 | 0.4/2 | 0.7/2 | 0.9/3 |
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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 | 1.5/3 | 2165 | 0.3/2 | 0.5/2 | 0.7/2 | ||
| 8:00 | Rosewood (r) | 255 | 94 | 1.6/3 | 2253 | 0.4/2 | 0.6/2 | 0.8/3 |
| 8:59 | Bones (r) | 255 | 94 | 1.4/2 | 2079 | 0.3/1 | 0.4/2 | 0.6/2 |
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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 | 0.5/1 | 780 | 0.2/1 | 0.2/1 | 0.3/1 | ||
| 8:00 | The Flash (r) | 252 | 92 | 0.6/1 | 865 | 0.2/1 | 0.3/1 | 0.3/1 |
| 9:00 | Beauty and the Beast | 252 | 92 | 0.5/1 | 696 | 0.2/1 | 0.2/1 | 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 | 0.9/2 | 1556 | 0.5/2 | ||||
| 7:00 | La Rosa de Guadalupe | 0.9/2 | 1591 | 0.5/3 | ||||
| 8:00 | Despertar Contigo | 0.9/2 | 1457 | 0.4/2 | ||||
| 9:00 | Tres Veces Ana | 1.1/2 | 1782 | 0.6/2 | ||||
| 10:03 | El Color de la Pasión | 0.9/2 | 1430 | 0.5/2 | ||||
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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 | 0.3/0 | 457 | 0.2/1 | ||||
| 7:00 | Mi Corazon es Tuyo | 0.2/0 | 322 | 0.1/1 | ||||
| 8:00 | Moisés y Los Diez Mandamientos | 0.3/1 | 550 | 0.2/1 | ||||
| 9:00 | La Ronca de Oro | 0.3/1 | 521 | 0.2/1 | ||||
| 10:00 | El Príncipe | 0.2/0 | 300 | 0.1/0 | ||||
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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 | 1.0/2 | 1712 | 0.7/3 | ||||
| 7:00 | Caso Cerrado: Edición Estelar | 1.0/2 | 1576 | 0.4/2 | ||||
| 8:00 | Silvana Sin Lana | 0.8/1 | 1382 | 0.5/2 | ||||
| 9:00 | Sin Senos Sí Hay Paraíso | 1.0/2 | 1742 | 0.7/3 | ||||
| 10:00 | Señora Acero 3: La Coyote | 1.1/2 | 2013 | 0.9/3 | ||||
Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Thursday 9/15/16
“Thursday Night Kickoff” (CBS+NFL Network, 7:30)
Women 18-34: 0.5/3
Men 18-34: 1.8/8
Women 18-49: 0.8/4
Men 18-49: 1.5/8
“Thursday Night Kickoff” (CBS+NFL Network, 7:58)
Women 18-34: 0.9/5
Men 18-34: 2.2/14
Women 18-49: 1.3/6
Men 18-49: 2.8/14
“Thursday Night Kickoff” (NFL Network, 7:58)
Women 18-34: 0.22
Men 18-34: 0.76
Women 18-49: 0.27
Men 18-49: 0.85
“Thursday Night Pre-Kick” (CBS+NFL Network)
Women 18-34: 1.3/7
Men 18-34: 3.4/20
Women 18-49: 1.8/8
Men 18-49: 4.0/18
“Thursday Night Pre-Kick” (NFL Network)
Women 18-34: 0.28
Men 18-34: 1.14
Women 18-49: 0.34
Men 18-49: 1.15
“Thursday Night Football: N.Y. Jets @ Buffalo” (CBS+NFL Network)
Women 18-34: 2.6/13
Men 18-34: 6.4/32
Women 18-49: 3.3/13
Men 18-49: 7.5/29
“Thursday Night Football: N.Y. Jets @ Buffalo” (NFL Network)
Women 18-34: 0.66
Men 18-34: 1.90
Women 18-49: 0.77
Men 18-49: 2.15
“Beauty and the Beast” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.3/1
Men 18-34: 0.1/0
Women 18-49: 0.3/1
Men 18-49: 0.1/1
“60 Days In” (A&E)
Women 18-34: 0.39
Men 18-34: 0.37
Women 18-49: 0.59
Men 18-49: 0.48
“Queen of the South” (USA)
Women 18-34: 0.32
Men 18-34: 0.27
Women 18-49: 0.46
Men 18-49: 0.34
“Nick Cannon Wild N’ Out” (MTV)
Women 18-34: 0.27
Men 18-34: 0.31
Women 18-49: 0.22
Men 18-49: 0.26
“Better Things” (FX)
Women 18-34: 0.27
Men 18-34: 0.18
Women 18-49: 0.25
Men 18-49: 0.18
Cable Rankings – Thursday 9/15/16
What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Thursday, September 15:
| * 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 |
| 88 | 67 | 60 DAYS IN | A&E | 8:00 PM | 45 | 510 | 0.17 |
| 67 | 45 | 60 DAYS IN PRE-SHOW | A&E | 8:45 PM | 15 | 678 | 0.25 |
| 29 | 8 | 60 DAYS IN | A&E | 9:00 PM | 61 | 1203 | 0.54 |
| 57 | 24 | BEHIND BARS: ROOKIE YEAR | A&E | 10:01 PM | 62 | 761 | 0.34 |
| 44 | 29 | KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 8:00 PM | 30 | 879 | 0.32 |
| 41 | 18 | BOB’S BURGERS | ADSM | 8:30 PM | 30 | 950 | 0.38 |
| 30 | 10 | BOB’S BURGERS | ADSM | 9:00 PM | 30 | 1194 | 0.52 |
| 28 | 11 | CLEVELAND SHOW | ADSM | 9:30 PM | 30 | 1227 | 0.51 |
| 18 | 4 | AMERICAN DAD | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1468 | 0.64 |
| 19 | 5 | AMERICAN DAD | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1429 | 0.61 |
| 84 | 79 | AMC MOVIE: THE ITALIAN JOB | AMC | 8:00 PM | 150 | 541 | 0.15 |
| 99 | 99 | RUGGED JUSTICE: OFFICERS | APL | 9:01 PM | 61 | 468 | 0.10 |
| 36 | 30 | FLIPPING OUT | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 997 | 0.32 |
| 37 | 56 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 995 | 0.20 |
| 35 | 63 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1008 | 0.18 |
| 40 | 53 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 956 | 0.21 |
| 100 | 80 | FAST N LOUD | DISC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 459 | 0.15 |
| 80 | 69 | FAST N LOUD | DISC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 575 | 0.17 |
| 58 | 42 | FAST N LOUD | DISC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 757 | 0.26 |
| 27 | 39 | BEDTIME STORIES | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 105 | 1237 | 0.27 |
| 48 | 64 | BEST FRIENDS WHENEVER | DSNY | 9:45 PM | 25 | 799 | 0.18 |
| 52 | 70 | BUNK’D | DSNY | 10:10 PM | 25 | 776 | 0.17 |
| 51 | 74 | LIV AND MADDIE | DSNY | 10:35 PM | 25 | 780 | 0.16 |
| 53 | 61 | SOFIA THE FIRST | DISJR | 8:00 PM | 25 | 768 | 0.18 |
| 54 | 58 | SO MUCH YOU CAN DO | DISJR | 8:25 PM | 5 | 765 | 0.19 |
| 69 | 72 | MY FRIENDS TIGGER & POOH | DISJR | 8:30 PM | 25 | 654 | 0.16 |
| 74 | 77 | QUIET IS | DISJR | 8:55 PM | 5 | 605 | 0.16 |
| 75 | 81 | DOC MCSTUFFINS | DISJR | 9:00 PM | 25 | 585 | 0.15 |
| 86 | 87 | DJ NIGHT LIGHT | DISJR | 9:25 PM | 5 | 525 | 0.13 |
| 7 | 2 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: HOUSTON / CINCINNATI | ESPN | 7:25 PM | 216 | 2159 | 0.71 |
| 64 | 49 | CHOPPED TEENS 3 | FOOD | 8:00 PM | 60 | 721 | 0.22 |
| 42 | 40 | CHOPPED | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 60 | 915 | 0.26 |
| 59 | 46 | BEAT BOBBY FLAY | FOOD | 10:00 PM | 30 | 756 | 0.25 |
| 61 | 48 | BEAT BOBBY FLAY | FOOD | 10:30 PM | 30 | 745 | 0.24 |
| 2 | 36 | THE O’REILLY FACTOR | FOXNC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 3228 | 0.29 |
| 3 | 43 | THE KELLY FILE | FOXNC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 2769 | 0.26 |
| 5 | 41 | HANNITY | FOXNC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 2335 | 0.26 |
| 85 | 71 | BIG SCREEN MOVIE: HOME ALONE II: LOST IN NY | FRFM | 6:00 PM | 165 | 533 | 0.16 |
| 87 | 78 | BIG SCREEN MOVIE: WALL-E | FRFM | 8:45 PM | 135 | 514 | 0.15 |
| 66 | 27 | FX MOVIE PRIME: 22 JUMP STREET | FX | 7:30 PM | 150 | 688 | 0.33 |
| 81 | 50 | BETTER THINGS | FX | 10:00 PM | 33 | 570 | 0.21 |
| 70 | 86 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 8:00 PM | 30 | 648 | 0.14 |
| 68 | 76 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 8:30 PM | 30 | 672 | 0.16 |
| 94 | 98 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 10:30 PM | 30 | 484 | 0.10 |
| 96 | 85 | THE MIDDLE | HALL | 9:30 PM | 30 | 477 | 0.14 |
| 82 | 65 | THE MIDDLE | HALL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 568 | 0.18 |
| 72 | 62 | THE MIDDLE | HALL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 619 | 0.18 |
| 26 | 44 | MOUNTAIN MEN | HIST | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1252 | 0.26 |
| 4 | 12 | MOUNTAIN MEN | HIST | 9:00 PM | 63 | 2586 | 0.49 |
| 21 | 35 | ICE ROAD TRUCKERS | HIST | 10:03 PM | 60 | 1381 | 0.30 |
| 15 | 19 | FLIP OR FLOP | HGTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 1518 | 0.38 |
| 14 | 21 | FLIP OR FLOP | HGTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 1540 | 0.36 |
| 6 | 9 | FLIP OR FLOP | HGTV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 2327 | 0.53 |
| 8 | 13 | FLIP OR FLOP | HGTV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 2000 | 0.47 |
| 10 | 22 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1936 | 0.36 |
| 12 | 26 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL | HGTV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1837 | 0.34 |
| 49 | 73 | BLOOD RELATIVES | ID | 8:00 PM | 60 | 796 | 0.16 |
| 34 | 54 | 20/20 ON ID | ID | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1039 | 0.20 |
| 38 | 51 | BLOOD RELATIVES | ID | 10:00 PM | 60 | 983 | 0.21 |
| 22 | 28 | ROAD TO THE RUNWAY | LIF | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1360 | 0.33 |
| 13 | 16 | PROJECT RUNWAY | LIF | 9:00 PM | 92 | 1721 | 0.40 |
| 75 | 66 | PROJECT RUNWAY | LIF | 10:32 PM | 90 | 585 | 0.17 |
| 20 | 84 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1390 | 0.14 |
| 11 | 55 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1871 | 0.20 |
| 17 | 82 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1474 | 0.15 |
| 95 | 47 | NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S8 | MTV | 10:00 PM | 31 | 480 | 0.24 |
| 25 | 6 | NFLN THURSDAY NIGHT KICK-OFF2 (0.86 HH) | NFLN | 7:58 PM | 22 | 1328 | 0.56 |
| 1 | 1 | NFLN THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: 2016 WK 2 – NYJ VS. BUF (2.07 HH) | NFLN | 8:27 PM | 190 | 3388 | 1.46 |
| 65 | 83 | SHIMMER AND SHINE | NKJR | 8:00 PM | 30 | 696 | 0.15 |
| 79 | 94 | SHIMMER AND SHINE | NKJR | 8:30 PM | 30 | 577 | 0.12 |
| 77 | 89 | BUBBLE GUPPIES | NKJR | 9:00 PM | 30 | 583 | 0.13 |
| 89 | 93 | BUBBLE GUPPIES | NKJR | 9:30 PM | 30 | 508 | 0.12 |
| 93 | 95 | TEAM UMIZOOMI | NKJR | 10:00 PM | 24 | 493 | 0.11 |
| 97 | 96 | TEAM UMIZOOMI | NKJR | 10:24 PM | 24 | 474 | 0.11 |
| 23 | 23 | NICK AT NITE MOVIE: PARENT TRAP, THE | NAN | 8:00 PM | 180 | 1358 | 0.36 |
| 90 | 60 | SPIKE TV MOVIE: THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION | SPIKE | 8:00 PM | 210 | 505 | 0.19 |
| 92 | 59 | SYFY MOVIE: ORPHAN | SYFY | 6:30 PM | 150 | 498 | 0.19 |
| 54 | 32 | 2 BROKE GIRLS | TBS | 8:00 PM | 30 | 765 | 0.30 |
| 43 | 25 | 2 BROKE GIRLS | TBS | 8:30 PM | 30 | 883 | 0.34 |
| 16 | 7 | BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 9:00 PM | 30 | 1483 | 0.54 |
| 9 | 3 | BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 9:30 PM | 30 | 1960 | 0.70 |
| 32 | 14 | 2 BROKE GIRLS | TBS | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1088 | 0.41 |
| 47 | 20 | 2 BROKE GIRLS | TBS | 10:30 PM | 30 | 852 | 0.37 |
| 91 | 88 | MY 600-LB LIFE | TLC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 501 | 0.13 |
| 73 | 57 | MY 600-LB LIFE | TLC | 10:00 PM | 53 | 618 | 0.20 |
| 71 | 52 | COUNTING ON: FIRST LOOK | TLC | 10:53 PM | 7 | 638 | 0.21 |
| 97 | 97 | MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM | TRAV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 474 | 0.11 |
| 63 | 17 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRUTV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 737 | 0.38 |
| 78 | 38 | IJ: INSIDE JOKES | TRUTV | 10:30 PM | 31 | 581 | 0.28 |
| 39 | 34 | TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: BLENDED | TNT | 8:00 PM | 150 | 972 | 0.30 |
| 60 | 37 | TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: BLENDED | TNT | 10:30 PM | 150 | 749 | 0.29 |
| 62 | 90 | ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW | TVL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 744 | 0.13 |
| 83 | 100 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 8:30 PM | 30 | 551 | 0.09 |
| 56 | 92 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 9:00 PM | 30 | 762 | 0.12 |
| 50 | 91 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 9:30 PM | 30 | 784 | 0.12 |
| 46 | 68 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 875 | 0.17 |
| 45 | 75 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 877 | 0.16 |
| 31 | 31 | LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1094 | 0.31 |
| 33 | 33 | LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1084 | 0.30 |
| 24 | 15 | QUEEN OF THE SOUTH | USA | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1353 | 0.40 |
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research
Douglas, what were the 18-49 and total viewers for Family Feud and Winsanity on GSN? Also, may you answer my earlier GSN requests from primetime 8/23, 8/25 and 8/30…thank you
GSN 9/15, in total viewers (adults 18-49)
8:00 Family Feud 648k (173k)
8:30 Family Feud 672k (201k)
9:00 Winsanity 357k (81k)
9:30 Family Feud 368k (80k)
10:00 Family Feud 458k (129k)
10:30 Family Feud 484k (134k)
What were the ratings for Sports Shorts on Drone Racing League on ESPN2 last Thursday?
Thank you,
Todd
Hi Douglas – can you tell me the rating for Sports Shorts and Drone Racing League on September 15 on ESPN2? thx
Sports Shorts (ESPN2, 9/15 10:00-11:05 p.m.)
– 94,000 viewers
– 0.03 adults 18-49 rating
Drone Racing League (ESPN2, 9/15 11:05 p.m.-midnight)
– 106,000 viewers
– 0.04 adults 18-49 rating
thank you!