NBC dominated Thursday night with the return of NFL preseason action. The Arizona Cardinals vs. Dallas Cowboys in the “2017 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game” from Canton, Ohio delivered a 5.0 Household rating. Disregarding the NFL Network telecasts in 2007 and 2012, this was the third-lowest rated Hall of Fame Game since 1998. Only Washington-Indianapolis from 2008 (4.7) and Buffalo-Tennessee from 2009 (4.9) — both on NBC — rated lower within that span. With 8.25 million viewers, it was the least-watched Hall of Fame Game on a broadcast network since the aforementioned 2009 Buffalo-Tennessee game (7.9 million).
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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 | 1.6/3 | 2390 | 0.3/2 | 0.5/2 | 0.8/3 | ||
8:00 | Boy Band | 261 | 92 | 1.5/3 | 2312 | 0.4/2 | 0.5/2 | 0.7/2 |
9:00 | Battle of the Network Stars | 254 | 92 | 1.6/3 | 2531 | 0.3/2 | 0.6/2 | 0.9/3 |
10:00 | The Gong Show | 254 | 92 | 1.5/3 | 2328 | 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 | 3.0/6 | 4812 | 0.7/4 | 1.1/5 | 1.4/5 | ||
8:00 | Big Bang Theory (r) | 254 | 93 | 3.9/8 | 6194 | 0.6/4 | 1.0/5 | 1.5/6 |
8:31 | Kevin Can Wait (r) | 254 | 93 | 2.9/6 | 4589 | 0.5/3 | 0.9/4 | 1.3/5 |
9:00 | Big Brother 19 | 254 | 93 | 3.8/7 | 6415 | 1.4/8 | 1.9/8 | 2.3/8 |
10:00 | Zoo | 254 | 93 | 1.7/3 | 2602 | 0.3/2 | 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 | 4.9/10 | 8177 | 1.8/10 | 2.5/11 | 2.9/11 | ||
8:00 | NFL Preseason Pre-Game (s) | 243 | 93 | 4.3/9 | 7064 | 1.2/8 | 1.8/9 | 2.2/10 |
8:11 | NFL Preseason Hall of Fame Game: Arizona vs. Dallas (s) (thru 11:04) | 243 | 93 | 5.0/10 | 8247 | 1.8/11 | 2.5/11 | 3.0/11 |
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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 | 2493 | 0.5/3 | 0.7/3 | 0.9/3 | ||
8:00 | Beat Shazam | 258 | 92 | 1.7/3 | 2702 | 0.5/3 | 0.8/4 | 1.0/4 |
9:00 | Love Connection | 258 | 92 | 1.5/3 | 2284 | 0.4/2 | 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 | 0.9/2 | 1459 | 0.3/2 | 0.4/2 | 0.5/2 | ||
8:00 | Penn & Teller: Fool Us | 250 | 90 | 1.0/2 | 1636 | 0.3/2 | 0.4/2 | 0.5/2 |
9:00 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | 250 | 90 | 0.8/2 | 1332 | 0.3/2 | 0.4/2 | 0.4/1 |
9:30 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? (r) | 250 | 90 | 0.7/1 | 1232 | 0.3/1 | 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 | 1.1/2 | 1876 | 0.6/3 | ||||
7:00 | La Rosa de Guadalupe | 1.0/2 | 1916 | 0.6/3 | ||||
8:00 | Jose de Egipto | 1.3/3 | 2368 | 0.7/3 | ||||
9:00 | La Doble Vida de Estela Carrillo | 1.0/2 | 1749 | 0.6/2 | ||||
10:00 | La Doble Vida de Estela Carrillo | 0.8/2 | 1511 | 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 | 0.2/0 | 383 | 0.1/1 | ||||
7:00 | La Candidata | 0.1/0 | 173 | 0.0/0 | ||||
8:00 | Totalmente Diva | 0.2/0 | 346 | 0.1/1 | ||||
9:00 | Totalmente Diva | 0.2/0 | 407 | 0.2/1 | ||||
10:00 | Rosario Tijeras | 0.2/0 | 396 | 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 (preliminary) | 0.9/2 | 1496 | 0.6/3 | 0.6/3 | |||
8:00 | Jenni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio (preliminary) | 0.7/1 | 1233 | 0.4/2 | 0.4/2 | |||
9:00 | Sin Senos Sí Hay Paraíso (preliminary) | 0.9/2 | 1590 | 0.6/3 | 0.7/3 | |||
10:00 | El Señor de Los Cielos V (preliminary) | 0.9/2 | 1664 | 0.7/4 | 0.7/3 |
Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Thursday 8/03/17
“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: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.7/3
Men 18-49: 0.5/2
“The Gong Show” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
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: 1.0/6
Women 18-49: 2.4/9
Men 18-49: 1.5/7
“Zoo” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.3/2
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.5/2
Men 18-49: 0.4/2
“NFL Preseason Pre-Game” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 1.0/6
Men 18-34: 1.4/11
Women 18-49: 1.5/7
Men 18-49: 2.1/12
“Hall of Fame Game: Arizona Cardinals vs. Dallas Cowboys” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 1.4/7
Men 18-34: 2.2/14
Women 18-49: 2.0/8
Men 18-49: 3.1/15
“Beat Shazam” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.4/3
Women 18-49: 0.9/4
Men 18-49: 0.6/3
“Love Connection” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.5/3
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: 0.3/1
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 0.4/2
Men 18-49: 0.4/2
“Whose Line Is It Anyway?” (CW, 9:00)
Women 18-34: 0.3/1
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 0.4/1
Men 18-49: 0.4/2
“Queen of the South” (USA)
0.70 household rating
1.015 million viewers
0.31 adults 18-49 rating
Women 18-34: 0.26
Men 18-34: 0.23
Women 18-49: 0.41
Men 18-49: 0.22
“Nashville” (CMT)
0.52 household rating
0.744 million viewers
0.15 adults 18-49 rating
Women 18-34: 0.13
Men 18-34: 0.07
Women 18-49: 0.20
Men 18-49: 0.10
“The Guest Book” (TBS, 10:00)
0.87 household rating
1.325 million viewers
0.45 adults 18-49 rating
Women 18-34: 0.29
Men 18-34: 0.27
Women 18-49: 0.41
Men 18-49: 0.49
“The Guest Book” (TBS, 10:27)
0.66 household rating
0.972 million viewers
0.33 adults 18-49 rating
Women 18-34: 0.25
Men 18-34: 0.23
Women 18-49: 0.33
Men 18-49: 0.34
Cable Rankings – Thursday 8/03/17
What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Thursday, August 3:
* 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 |
64 | 96 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E | 8:00 PM | 60 | 576 | 0.14 |
35 | 30 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E | 9:00 PM | 61 | 902 | 0.28 |
52 | 47 | FIRST 48 AC | A&E | 10:01 PM | 62 | 735 | 0.24 |
60 | 42 | KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 8:00 PM | 30 | 632 | 0.25 |
54 | 23 | AMERICAN DAD | ADSM | 8:30 PM | 30 | 700 | 0.30 |
44 | 11 | CLEVELAND SHOW | ADSM | 9:00 PM | 30 | 789 | 0.35 |
31 | 5 | AMERICAN DAD | ADSM | 9:30 PM | 30 | 963 | 0.46 |
24 | 3 | BOB’S BURGERS | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1051 | 0.53 |
19 | 1 | BOB’S BURGERS | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1222 | 0.60 |
47 | 39 | AMC MOVIE: SWEET HOME ALABAMA | AMC | 7:00 PM | 150 | 762 | 0.26 |
45 | 30 | AMC MOVIE: TWISTER | AMC | 9:30 PM | 150 | 788 | 0.28 |
79 | 89 | MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 460 | 0.15 |
33 | 18 | MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 940 | 0.31 |
85 | 68 | SHAHS OF SUNSET | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 60 | 429 | 0.18 |
97 | 68 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 8:00 PM | 30 | 315 | 0.18 |
93 | 60 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 8:30 PM | 30 | 341 | 0.19 |
98 | 82 | TOSH.O | CMDY | 9:00 PM | 30 | 310 | 0.16 |
96 | 75 | TOSH.O | CMDY | 9:30 PM | 30 | 316 | 0.17 |
92 | 60 | TOSH.O | CMDY | 10:00 PM | 30 | 344 | 0.19 |
88 | 82 | TOSH.O | CMDY | 10:30 PM | 30 | 356 | 0.16 |
51 | 89 | NASHVILLE | CMT | 9:00 PM | 61 | 744 | 0.15 |
81 | 82 | SHARK TANK | CNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 453 | 0.16 |
83 | 82 | SHARK TANK | CNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 443 | 0.16 |
17 | 26 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1284 | 0.29 |
18 | 30 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1254 | 0.28 |
14 | 36 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1345 | 0.27 |
48 | 42 | NAKED AND AFRAID | DISC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 759 | 0.25 |
26 | 16 | NAKED AND AFRAID | DISC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1015 | 0.32 |
77 | 60 | DARKNESS | DISC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 466 | 0.19 |
56 | 75 | PJ MASKS | DISJR | 8:00 PM | 25 | 684 | 0.17 |
39 | 96 | STUCK IN THE MIDDLE | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 30 | 859 | 0.14 |
39 | 82 | K.C. UNDERCOVER | DSNY | 10:00 PM | 30 | 859 | 0.16 |
29 | 60 | K.C. UNDERCOVER | DSNY | 10:30 PM | 30 | 989 | 0.19 |
55 | 60 | BOTCHED | E! | 9:00 PM | 60 | 689 | 0.19 |
100 | 89 | BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT FINALS: OVERSEAS ELITE VS. TEAM CHALLENGE ALS (0.19 HH, 0.17 A18-34) | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 139 | 295 | 0.15 |
70 | 68 | USA SOCCER WOMEN – TOURNAMENT OF NATIONS: JAPAN @ UNITED STATES (0.30 HH, 0.14 A18-34) | ESPN2 | 10:00 PM | 135 | 538 | 0.18 |
58 | 52 | CHOPPED GRILL MASTERS | FOOD | 8:00 PM | 60 | 657 | 0.22 |
43 | 39 | CHOPPED | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 60 | 805 | 0.26 |
20 | 9 | BEAT BOBBY FLAY | FOOD | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1124 | 0.36 |
32 | 18 | BEAT BOBBY FLAY | FOOD | 10:30 PM | 30 | 959 | 0.31 |
1 | 13 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOXNC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 2758 | 0.33 |
4 | 23 | THE FIVE | FOXNC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 2423 | 0.30 |
5 | 42 | HANNITY | FOXNC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 2376 | 0.25 |
63 | 52 | BIG SCREEN MOVIE: HOCUS POCUS | FRFM | 6:40 PM | 130 | 579 | 0.22 |
69 | 57 | BIG SCREEN MOVIE: THE ADDAMS FAMILY | FRFM | 8:50 PM | 130 | 545 | 0.20 |
72 | 54 | FX MOVIE PRIME: PAUL BLART: MALL COP 2 | FX | 8:00 PM | 120 | 520 | 0.21 |
75 | 57 | FX MOVIE PRIME: PAUL BLART: MALL COP 2 | FX | 10:00 PM | 120 | 486 | 0.20 |
99 | 96 | THE SIMPSONS | FXX | 9:30 PM | 30 | 306 | 0.14 |
91 | 75 | THE SIMPSONS | FXX | 10:00 PM | 30 | 347 | 0.17 |
95 | 68 | THE SIMPSONS | FXX | 10:30 PM | 30 | 330 | 0.18 |
66 | 89 | THE MIDDLE | HALL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 557 | 0.15 |
80 | 75 | CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE | HBO | 8:00 PM | 108 | 457 | 0.17 |
38 | 54 | FLIP OR FLOP | HGTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 887 | 0.21 |
21 | 42 | FLIP OR FLOP | HGTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 1099 | 0.25 |
11 | 18 | FLIP OR FLOP ATLANTA | HGTV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 1469 | 0.31 |
16 | 30 | FLIP OR FLOP | HGTV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 1318 | 0.28 |
10 | 23 | HOUSE HUNTERS FAMILY | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1624 | 0.30 |
9 | 13 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL | HGTV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1726 | 0.33 |
8 | 26 | MOUNTAIN MEN | HIST | 9:00 PM | 63 | 1871 | 0.29 |
12 | 12 | ALONE | HIST | 10:03 PM | 60 | 1459 | 0.34 |
59 | 89 | MURDER AMONG FRIENDS | ID | 8:00 PM | 60 | 656 | 0.15 |
46 | 75 | MURDER AMONG FRIENDS | ID | 9:00 PM | 60 | 770 | 0.17 |
28 | 39 | BAD BLOOD | ID | 10:00 PM | 60 | 997 | 0.26 |
37 | 42 | MAFS (LIF) REUNION | LIF | 8:00 PM | 60 | 895 | 0.25 |
6 | 48 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 2047 | 0.23 |
2 | 16 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 2542 | 0.32 |
3 | 30 | LAST WORD W/ L. O’DONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 2534 | 0.28 |
94 | 82 | NICK CANNON WILDN OUT S8B | MTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 336 | 0.16 |
89 | 75 | MTV2 WILD N OUT | MTV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 351 | 0.17 |
86 | 60 | NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S9 | MTV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 404 | 0.19 |
78 | 48 | NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S9 | MTV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 462 | 0.23 |
76 | 48 | NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S9 | MTV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 475 | 0.23 |
22 | 9 | TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (2014) | NAN | 8:00 PM | 150 | 1079 | 0.36 |
74 | 68 | NASHVILLE | NAN | 10:30 PM | 60 | 487 | 0.18 |
67 | 89 | BUBBLE GUPPIES | NKJR | 8:30 PM | 30 | 554 | 0.15 |
62 | 96 | PAW PATROL | NKJR | 10:24 PM | 24 | 583 | 0.14 |
61 | 60 | SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE: TOXIC SHARK | SYFY | 8:00 PM | 120 | 622 | 0.19 |
57 | 60 | SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE: PLANET OF THE SHARKS | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 120 | 663 | 0.19 |
53 | 26 | SEINFELD | TBS | 8:00 PM | 30 | 728 | 0.29 |
41 | 18 | SEINFELD | TBS | 8:30 PM | 30 | 825 | 0.31 |
13 | 6 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 9:00 PM | 30 | 1425 | 0.45 |
7 | 2 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 9:30 PM | 30 | 1887 | 0.59 |
15 | 6 | THE GUEST BOOK | TBS | 10:00 PM | 27 | 1325 | 0.45 |
30 | 13 | THE GUEST BOOK | TBS | 10:27 PM | 30 | 972 | 0.33 |
68 | 96 | MY 600-LB LIFE | TLC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 552 | 0.14 |
48 | 54 | MY 600-LB LIFE | TLC | 9:00 PM | 122 | 759 | 0.21 |
84 | 82 | TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: BLADE II | TNT | 8:00 PM | 121 | 432 | 0.16 |
82 | 68 | TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: BLADE: TRINITY | TNT | 10:01 PM | 121 | 452 | 0.18 |
90 | 75 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 8:00 PM | 30 | 348 | 0.17 |
87 | 57 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 8:30 PM | 30 | 401 | 0.20 |
73 | 36 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 9:00 PM | 30 | 516 | 0.27 |
65 | 30 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 9:30 PM | 30 | 566 | 0.28 |
25 | 4 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1016 | 0.51 |
50 | 8 | IJ: AFTER PARTY | TRU | 10:30 PM | 30 | 758 | 0.38 |
42 | 89 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 819 | 0.15 |
34 | 68 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 916 | 0.18 |
36 | 36 | LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 901 | 0.27 |
23 | 26 | LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1066 | 0.29 |
26 | 18 | QUEEN OF THE SOUTH | USA | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1015 | 0.31 |
70 | 48 | GROWING UP HIP HOP | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 538 | 0.23 |
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research