Double Eviction night on “Big Brother 19” helped CBS win among total viewers (4.74 million), adults 18-49 (1.2 rating/5 share), adults 18-34 (0.9/5) and adults 25-54 (1.5/5).
An “NFL Preseason Football” matchup of Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Jacksonville Jaguars (1.61 household rating, 2.56 million viewers) put ESPN on top in all key adult demos among cable networks as well as besting its broadcast competition ABC and Fox in average prime time audience and ratings (from 8-11 p.m.).
Fox News Channel edged out ESPN to be cable’s most-watched network in Thursday prime time with an average of 2.58 million viewers.
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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 | 1.5/3 | 2248 | 0.3/2 | 0.5/2 | 0.7/3 | ||
| 8:00 | Boy Band | 258 | 89 | 1.5/3 | 2134 | 0.3/2 | 0.5/2 | 0.6/2 |
| 9:00 | Battle of the Network Stars | 249 | 88 | 1.5/3 | 2319 | 0.3/1 | 0.6/2 | 0.8/3 |
| 10:00 | The Gong Show | 250 | 89 | 1.5/3 | 2291 | 0.3/2 | 0.6/2 | 0.8/3 |
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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 | 2.9/6 | 4738 | 0.9/5 | 1.2/5 | 1.5/5 | ||
| 8:00 | Big Bang Theory (r) | 253 | 92 | 3.8/7 | 5871 | 0.5/3 | 1.0/5 | 1.5/6 |
| 8:31 | Kevin Can Wait (r) | 253 | 92 | 2.7/5 | 4327 | 0.5/3 | 0.9/4 | 1.2/4 |
| 9:00 | Big Brother 19 | 256 | 93 | 3.8/7 | 6477 | 1.6/8 | 2.1/8 | 2.4/8 |
| 10:00 | Zoo | 254 | 93 | 1.7/3 | 2610 | 0.5/3 | 0.6/3 | 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 | 2.5/5 | 3958 | 0.4/2 | 0.8/3 | 1.1/4 | ||
| 8:00 | The Wall | 244 | 91 | 3.0/6 | 4868 | 0.5/3 | 0.9/4 | 1.3/5 |
| 9:00 | Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Summer Edition | 244 | 91 | 3.1/6 | 4861 | 0.7/4 | 1.2/5 | 1.6/5 |
| 9:30 | Great News (r) | 242 | 91 | 1.4/3 | 2109 | 0.3/2 | 0.5/2 | 0.7/2 |
| 10:00 | The Night Shift | 246 | 92 | 2.3/5 | 3521 | 0.3/1 | 0.6/3 | 0.8/3 |
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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 | 1.6/3 | 2358 | 0.4/2 | 0.7/3 | 0.9/3 | ||
| 8:00 | Beat Shazam | 258 | 92 | 1.6/3 | 2448 | 0.5/3 | 0.7/3 | 0.9/3 |
| 9:00 | Love Connection | 258 | 92 | 1.5/3 | 2268 | 0.3/2 | 0.6/2 | 0.8/3 |
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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 | 0.8/2 | 1368 | 0.2/1 | 0.3/1 | 0.5/2 | ||
| 8:00 | Penn & Teller: Fool Us | 246 | 82 | 0.9/2 | 1490 | 0.2/1 | 0.4/2 | 0.5/2 |
| 9:00 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | 246 | 82 | 0.8/1 | 1283 | 0.2/1 | 0.3/1 | 0.5/2 |
| 9:30 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? (r) | 246 | 82 | 0.8/1 | 1211 | 0.2/1 | 0.3/1 | 0.4/1 |
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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 | 1525 | 0.5/2 | ||||
| 7:00 | La Rosa de Guadalupe | 0.8/2 | 1631 | 0.5/3 | ||||
| 8:00 | Enamorándome de Ramón | 0.8/2 | 1384 | 0.5/2 | ||||
| 9:00 | La Doble Vida de Estela Carrillo | 1.0/2 | 1671 | 0.5/2 | ||||
| 10:00 | La Tierra Prometida | 0.9/2 | 1519 | 0.4/2 | ||||
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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 | 0.3/1 | 442 | 0.2/1 | ||||
| 7:00 | La Candidata | 0.2/0 | 280 | 0.1/0 | ||||
| 8:00 | Totalmente Diva | 0.3/1 | 408 | 0.1/1 | ||||
| 9:00 | Totalmente Diva | 0.3/1 | 506 | 0.2/1 | ||||
| 10:00 | Rosario Tijeras | 0.2/0 | 412 | 0.1/1 | ||||
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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 | 1.0/2 | 1734 | 0.6/4 | 0.7/3 | |||
| 7:00 | Caso Cerrado: Edición Estelar | 0.9/2 | 1505 | 0.3/2 | 0.4/2 | |||
| 8:00 | Jenni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio | 1.0/2 | 1618 | 0.5/3 | 0.6/3 | |||
| 9:00 | Sin Senos Sí Hay Paraíso | 1.0/2 | 1603 | 0.6/3 | 0.7/3 | |||
| 10:00 | El Señor de Los Cielos V | 1.1/2 | 1981 | 0.8/5 | 0.9/4 | |||
Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Thursday 8/17/17
“Boy Band” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.5/3
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.7/3
Men 18-49: 0.3/1
“Battle of the Network Stars” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.3/2
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.7/3
Men 18-49: 0.4/2
“The Gong Show” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 0.7/3
Men 18-49: 0.5/2
“Big Brother 19” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 1.8/9
Men 18-34: 1.3/8
Women 18-49: 2.4/9
Men 18-49: 1.7/7
“Zoo” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.5/3
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 0.7/3
Men 18-49: 0.6/2
“The Wall” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.5/3
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 1.0/4
Men 18-49: 0.9/4
“Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Summer Edition” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.7/4
Men 18-34: 0.6/4
Women 18-49: 1.3/5
Men 18-49: 1.2/5
“The Night Shift” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.3/2
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.7/3
Men 18-49: 0.5/2
“Beat Shazam” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 0.9/4
Men 18-49: 0.6/3
“Love Connection” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 0.7/3
Men 18-49: 0.5/2
“Penn & Teller: Fool Us” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.2/1
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.4/2
Men 18-49: 0.3/2
“Whose Line Is It Anyway?” (CW, 9:00)
Women 18-34: 0.2/1
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.3/1
Men 18-49: 0.4/2
“Queen of the South” (USA)
0.84 household rating
1.238 million viewers
0.42 adults 18-49 rating
Women 18-34: 0.34
Men 18-34: 0.18
Women 18-49: 0.52
Men 18-49: 0.32
“The Guest Book” (TBS, 10:30)
0.74 household rating
1.080 million viewers
0.40 adults 18-49 rating
Women 18-34: 0.27
Men 18-34: 0.29
Women 18-49: 0.38
Men 18-49: 0.41
Cable Rankings – Thursday 8/17/17
What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Thursday, August 17:
| * 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 |
| 55 | 59 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E | 8:00 PM | 60 | 731 | 0.20 |
| 33 | 36 | FIRST 48 AC | A&E | 9:00 PM | 61 | 987 | 0.28 |
| 38 | 32 | MURDER LACI PETERSON AC | A&E | 10:01 PM | 62 | 927 | 0.29 |
| 66 | 45 | KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 8:00 PM | 30 | 625 | 0.25 |
| 58 | 28 | AMERICAN DAD | ADSM | 8:30 PM | 30 | 715 | 0.30 |
| 43 | 11 | CLEVELAND SHOW | ADSM | 9:00 PM | 30 | 895 | 0.40 |
| 25 | 7 | AMERICAN DAD | ADSM | 9:30 PM | 30 | 1125 | 0.53 |
| 21 | 5 | BOB’S BURGERS | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1306 | 0.65 |
| 19 | 2 | BOB’S BURGERS | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1410 | 0.70 |
| 71 | 92 | THE LAST ALASKANS | APL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 582 | 0.14 |
| 76 | 82 | FLIPPING OUT | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 520 | 0.16 |
| 39 | 32 | FLIPPING OUT | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 926 | 0.29 |
| 98 | 92 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 8:00 PM | 60 | 311 | 0.14 |
| 93 | 75 | TOSH.O | CMDY | 9:00 PM | 30 | 354 | 0.17 |
| 97 | 75 | TOSH.O | CMDY | 9:30 PM | 30 | 314 | 0.17 |
| 86 | 57 | TOSH.O | CMDY | 10:00 PM | 30 | 379 | 0.21 |
| 94 | 75 | TOSH.O | CMDY | 10:30 PM | 30 | 337 | 0.17 |
| 18 | 21 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1468 | 0.33 |
| 15 | 17 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1503 | 0.35 |
| 16 | 17 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1487 | 0.35 |
| 40 | 87 | ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER | DISC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 917 | 0.15 |
| 48 | 54 | PJ MASKS | DISJR | 8:00 PM | 25 | 824 | 0.22 |
| 61 | 67 | PJ MASKS | DISJR | 8:30 PM | 25 | 689 | 0.19 |
| 74 | 87 | MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE | DISJR | 8:55 PM | 25 | 533 | 0.15 |
| 50 | 92 | BUNK’D | DSNY | 8:30 PM | 30 | 807 | 0.14 |
| 52 | 36 | BOTCHED | E! | 9:00 PM | 60 | 759 | 0.28 |
| 5 | 1 | NFL PRE-SEASON FOOTBALL: TAMPA BAY @ JACKSONVILLE (1.61 HH, 0.72 A18-34) | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 184 | 2560 | 0.88 |
| 65 | 59 | CHOPPED GRILL MASTERS | FOOD | 8:00 PM | 60 | 628 | 0.20 |
| 54 | 50 | CHOPPED | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 60 | 738 | 0.23 |
| 41 | 32 | BEAT BOBBY FLAY | FOOD | 10:00 PM | 30 | 914 | 0.29 |
| 36 | 36 | BEAT BOBBY FLAY | FOOD | 10:30 PM | 30 | 954 | 0.28 |
| 6 | 43 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOXNC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 2398 | 0.27 |
| 4 | 24 | THE FIVE | FOXNC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 2561 | 0.32 |
| 1 | 20 | HANNITY | FOXNC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 2781 | 0.34 |
| 87 | 82 | BIG SCREEN MOVIE: HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 | FRFM | 5:15 PM | 195 | 373 | 0.16 |
| 63 | 54 | BIG SCREEN MOVIE: HOME ALONE | FRFM | 8:30 PM | 150 | 657 | 0.22 |
| 44 | 14 | FX MOVIE PRIME: FURIOUS 7 | FX | 8:00 PM | 180 | 890 | 0.36 |
| 100 | 92 | THE SIMPSONS | FXX | 8:30 PM | 30 | 284 | 0.14 |
| 96 | 87 | THE SIMPSONS | FXX | 9:00 PM | 30 | 325 | 0.15 |
| 92 | 72 | THE SIMPSONS | FXX | 9:30 PM | 30 | 356 | 0.18 |
| 95 | 82 | THE SIMPSONS | FXX | 10:00 PM | 30 | 331 | 0.16 |
| 98 | 82 | THE SIMPSONS | FXX | 10:30 PM | 30 | 311 | 0.16 |
| 73 | 82 | THE MIDDLE | HALL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 553 | 0.16 |
| 70 | 75 | THE MIDDLE | HALL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 591 | 0.17 |
| 67 | 50 | FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE TO FIND THEM | HBO | 8:00 PM | 133 | 618 | 0.23 |
| 37 | 50 | FLIP OR FLOP | HGTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 931 | 0.23 |
| 29 | 45 | FLIP OR FLOP | HGTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 1070 | 0.25 |
| 16 | 28 | FLIP OR FLOP ATLANTA | HGTV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 1487 | 0.30 |
| 14 | 27 | DESERT FLIPPERS | HGTV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 1523 | 0.31 |
| 10 | 14 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1730 | 0.36 |
| 12 | 21 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL | HGTV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1594 | 0.33 |
| 23 | 36 | PAWN STARS AC | HIST | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1188 | 0.28 |
| 20 | 17 | ALONE | HIST | 9:00 PM | 63 | 1378 | 0.35 |
| 51 | 59 | ALONE SPECIALS | HIST | 10:03 PM | 60 | 787 | 0.20 |
| 60 | 59 | HATE IN AMERICA | ID | 8:00 PM | 60 | 692 | 0.20 |
| 32 | 36 | MURDER AMONG FRIENDS | ID | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1010 | 0.28 |
| 26 | 28 | BAD BLOOD | ID | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1099 | 0.30 |
| 11 | 9 | PROJECT RUNWAY | LIF | 8:00 PM | 92 | 1603 | 0.44 |
| 9 | 50 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1881 | 0.23 |
| 2 | 24 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 2687 | 0.32 |
| 3 | 28 | LAST WORD W/ L. O’DONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 2686 | 0.30 |
| 90 | 67 | NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S8 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 357 | 0.19 |
| 90 | 59 | NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S8 | MTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 357 | 0.20 |
| 85 | 57 | NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S9 | MTV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 384 | 0.21 |
| 82 | 49 | NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S9 | MTV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 433 | 0.24 |
| 79 | 36 | NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S9 | MTV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 504 | 0.28 |
| 78 | 36 | NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S9 | MTV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 505 | 0.28 |
| 24 | 21 | SPONGEBOB: THE MOVIE | NAN | 8:00 PM | 132 | 1170 | 0.33 |
| 57 | 54 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 10:12 PM | 33 | 722 | 0.22 |
| 56 | 45 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 10:45 PM | 33 | 724 | 0.25 |
| 46 | 87 | LIFE BELOW ZERO | NGC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 839 | 0.15 |
| 52 | 75 | PEPPA PIG | NKJR | 8:00 PM | 30 | 759 | 0.17 |
| 59 | 92 | PEPPA PIG | NKJR | 8:30 PM | 30 | 697 | 0.14 |
| 62 | 92 | PAW PATROL | NKJR | 10:00 PM | 24 | 688 | 0.14 |
| 75 | 59 | SPIKE TV MOVIE: REMEMBER THE TITANS | SPIKE | 7:30 PM | 150 | 530 | 0.20 |
| 47 | 14 | SEINFELD | TBS | 8:00 PM | 30 | 825 | 0.36 |
| 45 | 13 | SEINFELD | TBS | 8:30 PM | 30 | 879 | 0.37 |
| 13 | 6 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 9:00 PM | 30 | 1569 | 0.54 |
| 7 | 2 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 9:30 PM | 30 | 1931 | 0.70 |
| 8 | 4 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1900 | 0.67 |
| 27 | 11 | THE GUEST BOOK | TBS | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1080 | 0.40 |
| 80 | 92 | MY 600-LB LIFE | TLC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 449 | 0.14 |
| 68 | 87 | MY 600-LB LIFE | TLC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 606 | 0.15 |
| 64 | 72 | MY 600-LB LIFE | TLC | 10:00 PM | 61 | 644 | 0.18 |
| 69 | 59 | TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: THE A-TEAM | TNT | 8:00 PM | 151 | 605 | 0.20 |
| 81 | 92 | TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: RUN ALL NIGHT | TNT | 10:31 PM | 150 | 436 | 0.14 |
| 89 | 72 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 8:00 PM | 30 | 362 | 0.18 |
| 88 | 75 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 8:30 PM | 30 | 366 | 0.17 |
| 83 | 75 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 9:00 PM | 30 | 410 | 0.17 |
| 84 | 67 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 9:30 PM | 30 | 391 | 0.19 |
| 42 | 8 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 10:00 PM | 30 | 913 | 0.48 |
| 72 | 43 | IJ: AFTER PARTY | TRU | 10:30 PM | 30 | 566 | 0.27 |
| 49 | 92 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 8:48 PM | 36 | 809 | 0.14 |
| 30 | 67 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 9:24 PM | 36 | 1023 | 0.19 |
| 30 | 59 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1023 | 0.20 |
| 35 | 67 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 967 | 0.19 |
| 34 | 32 | LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 980 | 0.29 |
| 28 | 24 | LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1075 | 0.32 |
| 22 | 10 | QUEEN OF THE SOUTH | USA | 10:00 PM | 61 | 1238 | 0.42 |
| 77 | 45 | GROWING UP HIP HOP | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 511 | 0.25 |
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research
The Night Shift is a really good show. Zoo has just gotten too weird this year.
What are the Friends ratings on [email protected] on 11:18PM-1:30AM please? thanks
Friends (Nick-at-Nite, 8/17 11:18-11:51 p.m.)
– 758,000 viewers
– 0.28 adults 18-49 rating
Friends (Nick-at-Nite, 8/17 11:51 p.m.-12:24 a.m.)
– 811,000 viewers
– 0.31 adults 18-49 rating
Friends (Nick-at-Nite, Late 8/17-Early 8/18 12:24-12:57 a.m.)
– 847,000 viewers
– 0.33 adults 18-49 rating
Friends (Nick-at-Nite, Late 8/17-Early 8/18 12:57-1:30 a.m.)
– 789,000 viewers
– 0.31 adults 18-49 rating