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Thursday Final Nationals: ‘Legends of Tomorrow’ and ‘The 100’ Lifts CW to Network’s Most-Watched Thursday in Three Years

A 2-hour “American Idol” led Fox to an all-around victory on Thursday night.

The series premiere of “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” and the third season premiere of “The 100” combined to give The CW its most watched Thursday night in a little over three years (since 10/11/12) and its highest rated Thursday night in adults 18-49 (1.0/3) in more than two years (since 11/21/13).

“DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” gives The CW its most watched telecast in the 8-9 p.m. time period in more than three years (11/1/12), and the highest rating in the time period in two years (1/26/14, “The Vampire Diaries” 100th episode). It was the highest rating in the time period among males 18-49 in nearly six years (2/4/10).

“DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” more than doubled this season’s time period averages in total viewers (+165 percent), and adults 18-49 (+166 percent), and doubled the 18-34 average.

At 9pm, “The 100” season premiere had its highest rated episode in adults 18-49 (0.7/2) since the series’ second episode on 3/26/14, and its most watched episode since 4/23/14.

“The 100” more than doubled this season’s time period averages in total viewers (+107 percent) and nearly doubled in adults 18-49 (+98 percent), and was up +64 percent in adults 18-34.

Versus the year-ago week, The CW was up +80 percent in total viewers for the night, +67 percent in adults 18-49, and +17 percent in adults 18-34.

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Thursday, January 21, 2016
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 2.0/3 2906 0.4/2 0.7/2 1.0/3
8:00 Beyond the Tank 2.9/5 4275 0.5/2 1.0/3 1.3/4
9:00 My Diet is Better Than Yours 1.6/3 2222 0.4/2 0.6/2 0.8/2
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 5.1/9 8020 0.8/4 1.6/5 2.4/7
8:00 Big Bang Theory (r) 6.9/12 11085 1.3/6 2.2/8 3.3/9
8:31 Life in Pieces 5.5/9 8778 1.1/5 2.0/6 2.8/8
9:01 Mom 5.4/9 8490 0.9/4 1.7/5 2.6/7
9:30 Angel from Hell 4.4/7 7025 0.7/3 1.4/4 2.1/6
10:00 Elementary 4.1/8 6327 0.5/2 1.1/4 1.6/5
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 3.9/7 6064 0.7/3 1.3/4 1.8/5
8:00 Heroes Reborn (f) 2.5/4 3832 0.6/3 1.0/3 1.3/4
9:00 The Blacklist 4.7/8 7424 0.8/3 1.6/5 2.2/6
10:00 Shades of Blue 4.6/8 6935 0.7/3 1.4/5 1.9/6
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-10 Network Average 5.7/9 9363 1.7/7 2.4/8 3.1/9
8:00 American Idol 5.7/9 9363 1.7/7 2.4/8 3.1/9
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-10 Network Average 1.3/3 2569 0.6/3 0.8/3 0.9/3
8:00 DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (p) 1.9/3 3214 0.9/4 1.2/4 1.4/4
9:03 The 100 (p) (thru 10:02) 1.2/2 1881 0.5/2 0.7/2 0.8/2
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 1.2/2 2025 0.8/3
7:00 Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse 1.2/2 2055 0.7/3
8:00 Antes Muerta Que Lichita 1.1/2 1854 0.7/2
9:01 Pasion y Poder (thru 11:00) 1.2/2 2113 0.8/3

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Thursday 1/21/16

“Beyond the Tank” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.6/2
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 1.2/4
Men 18-49: 0.7/3

“My Diet is Better Than Yours” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.3/1
Women 18-49: 0.9/3
Men 18-49: 0.4/1

“Life in Pieces” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 1.3/5
Men 18-34: 0.9/4
Women 18-49: 2.3/7
Men 18-49: 1.6/6

“Mom” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 1.0/4
Men 18-34: 0.8/3
Women 18-49: 1.9/6
Men 18-49: 1.5/5

“Angel from Hell” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.9/3
Men 18-34: 0.6/3
Women 18-49: 1.6/5
Men 18-49: 1.2/4

“Elementary” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.7/3
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 1.2/4
Men 18-49: 1.0/4

“Heroes Reborn” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.6/2
Men 18-34: 0.6/3
Women 18-49: 1.0/3
Men 18-49: 1.0/4

“The Blacklist” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.9/3
Men 18-34: 0.7/3
Women 18-49: 1.7/5
Men 18-49: 1.4/5

“Shades of Blue” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.8/3
Men 18-34: 0.5/2
Women 18-49: 1.7/5
Men 18-49: 1.1/4

“American Idol” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 2.1/8
Men 18-34: 1.3/6
Women 18-49: 2.9/9
Men 18-49: 1.6/6

“DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.8/3
Men 18-34: 1.0/5
Women 18-49: 1.0/3
Men 18-49: 1.4/5

“The 100” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 0.6/2
Men 18-49: 0.7/2

“Colony” (USA)
Women 18-34: 0.19
Men 18-34: 0.33
Women 18-49: 0.29
Men 18-49: 0.49

“Baskets” (FX)
Women 18-34: 0.31
Men 18-34: 0.42
Women 18-49: 0.44
Men 18-49: 0.49

Cable Rankings – Thursday 1/21/16
What follows are the top 20 most-watched shows in prime time on cable for Thursday, January 21:


  1. “The O’Reilly Factor” (Fox News Channel, 8 p.m.): 3.336 million (0.25 adults 18-49 rating)

  2. “The Kelly File” (Fox News Channel, 9 p.m.): 2.822 (0.24)

  3. “WWE SmackDown” (USA, 8 p.m., 1.61 household rating): 2.757 (0.82)

  4. “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 9:30 p.m.): 2.187 (0.83)

  5. “Flip or Flop” (HGTV, 9 p.m.): 2.063 (0.54)

  6. “NBA Basketball: L.A. Clippers @ Cleveland” (TNT, 8:0″-10:40 p.m., 1.34 household rating): 2.034 (0.84)

  7. “American Dad” (Adult Swim, 10:30 p.m.): 2.021 (0.93)

  8. “Hannity” (Fox News Channel, 10 p.m.): 1.971 (0.24)

  9. “House Hunters” (HGTV, 10 p.m.): 1.943 (0.31)

  10. “House Hunters International” (HGTV, 10:30 p.m.): 1.871 (0.43)

  11. “Flip or Flop” (HGTV, 9:30 p.m.): 1.870 (0.50)

  12. “American Dad” (Adult Swim, 10 p.m.): 1.712 (0.78)

  13. “High School Musical 2” (Disney Channel, 8 p.m.): 1.704 (0.37)

  14. “Flip or Flop” (HGTV, 8:30 p.m.): 1.600 (0.43)

  15. “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 9 p.m.): 1.573 (0.61)

  16. “The First 48” (A&E, 9 p.m.): 1.517 (0.59)

  17. “2 Broke Girls” (TBS, 10 p.m.): 1.486 (0.60)

  18. “American Pickers” (History, 8 p.m.): 1.460 (0.27)

  19. “American Pickers” (History, 9 p.m.): 1.456 (0.27)

  20. “Lip Sync Battle” (Spike, 10 p.m.): 1.421 (0.67)

  21. Movie: “The Heat” (2012) (FX, 7:30 p.m.): 1.413 (0.52)


  • “NBA Basketball: San Antonio @ Phoenix” (TNT, 10:40 p.m.-1:07 a.m., 0.89 household rating): 1.382 (0.60)

  • “Colony” (USA, 10 p.m.): 1.260 (0.39)

  • “Top Chef” (Bravo, 9 p.m.): 1.148 (0.50)

  • “Baskets” (FX, 10 p.m.): 1.035 (0.46)

  • “College Basketball: Ohio State @ Purdue” (ESPN, 9:08-11:07 p.m., 0.55 household rating): 0.834 (0.22)

  • “Workaholics” (Comedy Central, 10 p.m.): 0.605 (0.38)

  • “Idiotsitter” (Comedy Central, 10:30 p.m.): 0.457 (0.27)


Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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