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Thursday Final Nationals: Red Sox-Indians Game 1 on TBS Tops the Night on Cable

Cardinals-49ers Results in Big Year-to-Year Losses for CBS/NFLN 'Thursday Night Football'

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After a one-week hiatus, “Thursday Night Football” returned to a CBS/NFL Network multi-cast with the Arizona Cardinals versus the San Francisco 49ers. CBS still won the evening overall but the game (7.4 household rating/13 share, 12.073 million viewers) suffered huge viewership declines (of about 20 percent) compared to the year-ago TNF game, Indianapolis-Houston (9.5 household rating/17 share, 15.075 million viewers on 10/08/15).

Three networks in particular experienced gains on the night: NBC, with its consistently modestly-performing combo of “Superstore”, “The Good Place”, “Chicago Med” and “The Blacklist”; with citizens in Florida and the rest of the southeastern U.S. bracing for Hurricane Matthew, the Weather Channel is receiving more attention; and TBS, with Game 1 of MLB’s “American League Division Series” between the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians (2.89 household rating, 4.659 million viewers) led the network to win prime time in the cable universe and earning significant viewer gains from the two most recent prime time ALDS Game 1s: FS1’s Houston-Kansas City (3.3 million) from 10/08/15 and TBS’s Kansas City-L.A. Angels (4.153 million) from 10/02/14. Cleveland ranked as the top local market with a 25.4 rating, the highest for a baseball game in the market since 2007 (ALCS Game 7) (Source: Turner Sports); Boston delivered a 16.0 rating, its highest rated MLB game since the 2013 World Series (Game 6) (Source: Turner Sports).

Sub-demos and cable information to come in next update…

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* AFF = Number of affiliates (stations) airing the program
* CVG = percent of coverage in U.S.
Programming Insider Thursday, October 6, 2016
ABC PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 3.8/7 5559 1.1/5 1.5/5 1.8/5
8:00 Grey’s Anatomy 247 92 5.4/9 8080 1.8/8 2.2/8 2.7/8
9:00 Notorious 247 92 2.9/5 4199 0.7/3 0.9/3 1.2/3
10:00 How to Get Away with Murder 247 92 3.1/6 4398 1.0/5 1.2/4 1.5/4
CBS PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 6.9/12 10382 2.9/14 3.7/14 4.4/13
7:30 CBS+NFLN Thursday Night Kickoff 251 94 2.7/5 4063 0.7/4 1.0/5 1.3/5
7:57 CBS+NFLN Thursday Night Kickoff 251 94 3.7/7 5868 1.3/7 1.7/7 2.1/7
8:20 CBS+NFLN Thursday Night Pre-Kick 251 94 4.8/9 7545 1.7/9 2.2/9 2.8/9
8:27 CBS+NFLN Thursday Night Football Arizona @ San Francisco (thru 11:21) 251 94 7.4/13 12073 3.2/15 4.1/15 4.8/14
NBC PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 3.9/7 6155 0.8/4 1.3/5 1.8/5
8:00 Superstore 245 94 3.3/6 5178 0.8/4 1.4/5 1.7/5
8:30 The Good Place 245 94 3.1/5 4966 0.8/4 1.4/5 1.8/5
9:00 Chicago Med 245 94 4.5/8 6986 0.8/4 1.3/4 1.9/5
10:00 The Blacklist 245 94 4.0/7 6407 0.7/3 1.2/4 1.7/5
Fox PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-10 Network Average 2.3/4 3635 0.6/3 0.9/3 1.2/3
8:00 Rosewood 254 94 2.4/4 3769 0.5/2 0.9/3 1.2/4
8:59 Pitch 254 94 2.2/4 3504 0.7/3 1.0/3 1.2/3
CW PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 0.6/1 963 0.2/1 0.3/1 0.4/1
8:00 iHeartRadio Music Festival (s) 246 91 0.6/1 963 0.2/1 0.3/1 0.4/1
Univision PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 1.0/2 1850 0.7/2
7:00 La Rosa de Guadalupe 1.0/2 1702 0.6/3
8:00 Despertar Contigo 0.9/1 1655 0.6/2
9:00 Tres Veces Ana 1.2/2 2085 0.8/3
10:03 El Color de la Pasión 1.0/2 1795 0.6/2
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 0.2/0 418 0.2/1
7:00 Mi Corazon es Tuyo 0.2/0 435 0.1/1
8:00 Moisés y Los Diez Mandamientos 0.3/1 650 0.2/1
9:00 Velvet 0.2/0 341 0.1/0
10:00 El Príncipe 0.2/0 263 0.1/0
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 1.2/2 2357 0.9/3
7:00 La Alfombra de Latin American Music Awards (s) 1.0/2 1632 0.6/2
8:00 Latin American Music Awards (s) 1.2/2 2357 0.9/3

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Thursday 10/06/16

“Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 2.7/12
Men 18-34: 0.8/4
Women 18-49: 3.2/11
Men 18-49: 1.3/5

“Notorious” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 1.0/4
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 1.3/4
Men 18-49: 0.5/2

“How to Get Away with Murder” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 1.5/6
Men 18-34: 0.5/2
Women 18-49: 1.8/6
Men 18-49: 0.7/2

“Thursday Night Kickoff” (CBS+NFL Network, 7:30)
Women 18-34: 0.7/4
Men 18-34: 0.8/5
Women 18-49: 0.9/4
Men 18-49: 1.2/6

“Thursday Night Kickoff” (CBS+NFL Network, 7:58)
Women 18-34: 1.0/5
Men 18-34: 1.6/10
Women 18-49: 1.2/5
Men 18-49: 2.1/10

“Thursday Night Kickoff” (NFL Network, 7:58)
0.72 household rating
1.126 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.24
Men 18-34: 0.51
Women 18-49: 0.25
Men 18-49: 0.67

“Thursday Night Pre-Kick” (CBS+NFL Network)
Women 18-34: 1.3/6
Men 18-34: 2.1/12
Women 18-49: 1.6/6
Men 18-49: 2.9/12

“Thursday Night Pre-Kick” (NFL Network)
1.07 household rating
1.659 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.35
Men 18-34: 0.74
Women 18-49: 0.37
Men 18-49: 0.96

“Thursday Night Football: Arizona @ San Francisco” (CBS+NFL Network)
Women 18-34: 2.2/10
Men 18-34: 4.2/20
Women 18-49: 2.7/10
Men 18-49: 5.4/20

“Thursday Night Football: Arizona @ San Francisco” (NFL Network)
1.87 household rating
3.062 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.67
Men 18-34: 1.43
Women 18-49: 0.77
Men 18-49: 1.85

“Superstore” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.9/4
Men 18-34: 0.8/4
Women 18-49: 1.6/6
Men 18-49: 1.2/5

“The Good Place” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 1.1/4
Men 18-34: 0.6/3
Women 18-49: 1.7/6
Men 18-49: 1.1/4

“Chicago Med” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 1.0/4
Men 18-34: 0.7/3
Women 18-49: 1.7/6
Men 18-49: 1.0/3

“The Blacklist” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.7/3
Men 18-34: 0.6/3
Women 18-49: 1.4/5
Men 18-49: 1.0/4

“Rosewood” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 1.0/3
Men 18-49: 0.8/3

“Pitch” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.8/3
Men 18-34: 0.5/2
Women 18-49: 1.2/4
Men 18-49: 0.8/3

“iHeartRadio Music Festival” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.3/1
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.3/1
Men 18-49: 0.2/1

“60 Days In” (A&E)
Women 18-34: 0.54
Men 18-34: 0.32
Women 18-49: 0.60
Men 18-49: 0.49

“Project Runway” (Lifetime)
Women 18-34: 0.52
Men 18-34: 0.13
Women 18-49: 0.80
Men 18-49: 0.22

“Nick Cannon Wild N’ Out” (MTV)
Women 18-34: 0.22
Men 18-34: 0.34
Women 18-49: 0.23
Men 18-49: 0.26

“MLB American League Division Series Game 1: Boston @ Cleveland” (TBS)
2.89 household rating
4.659 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.72
Men 18-34: 1.59
Women 18-49: 0.84
Men 18-49: 1.88

“College Football: Temple @ Memphis” (ESPN)
0.43 household rating
0.626 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.07
Men 18-34: 0.19
Women 18-49: 0.12
Men 18-49: 0.26

Cable Rankings – Thursday 10/06/16

What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Thursday, October 6:

* 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
101 87 FIRST 48 MINI A&E 8:00 PM 15 512 0.16
103 57 60 DAYS IN PRE-SHOW A&E 8:45 PM 15 502 0.21
22 6 60 DAYS IN A&E 9:00 PM 61 1213 0.54
75 36 BEHIND BARS: ROOKIE YEAR A&E 10:01 PM 62 646 0.27
59 24 KING OF THE HILL ADSM 9:00 PM 30 751 0.30
31 12 CLEVELAND SHOW ADSM 9:30 PM 30 1023 0.42
18 4 AMERICAN DAD ADSM 10:00 PM 30 1296 0.61
19 3 BOB’S BURGERS ADSM 10:30 PM 30 1270 0.62
91 83 AMC MOVIE: MEN IN BLACK AMC 8:00 PM 120 577 0.17
114 89 MONSTERS INSIDE ME SPECIAL APL 10:00 PM 60 469 0.16
45 29 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA BRAVO 9:00 PM 75 882 0.28
63 52 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY BRAVO 10:15 PM 60 729 0.22
13 15 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 1531 0.35
11 17 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 1639 0.34
14 20 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 1512 0.32
105 44 SOUTH PARK CMDY 9:00 PM 30 494 0.24
46 47 FAST N LOUD DISC 8:00 PM 60 880 0.24
62 51 FAST N LOUD DISC 9:00 PM 120 731 0.23
29 58 K.C. UNDERCOVER DSNY 8:00 PM 30 1058 0.21
32 65 BEST FRIENDS WHENEVER DSNY 8:30 PM 30 1007 0.19
30 66 BEST FRIENDS WHENEVER DSNY 9:00 PM 30 1043 0.19
33 77 BIZAARDVARK DSNY 9:30 PM 30 990 0.18
28 56 MY BABYSITTERS (SERIES) DSNY 10:00 PM 30 1105 0.21
24 43 BUNK’D DSNY 10:30 PM 30 1166 0.24
58 70 SOFIA THE FIRST DISJR 8:00 PM 25 777 0.19
64 81 SO MUCH YOU CAN DO DISJR 8:25 PM 5 720 0.17
67 68 MY FRIENDS TIGGER & POOH DISJR 8:30 PM 25 697 0.19
78 73 LITTLE EINSTEINS DISJR 8:55 PM 25 639 0.18
97 86 LION GUARD DISJR 9:20 PM 25 556 0.16
111 101 PJ MASKS DISJR 9:45 PM 25 473 0.13
112 91 SOFIA THE FIRST DISJR 10:10 PM 25 472 0.15
81 67 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: TEMPLE / MEMPHIS ESPN 7:55 PM 223 626 0.19
38 18 SP HALLOWEEN WARS FOOD 8:00 PM 60 945 0.33
41 21 CHOPPED FOOD 9:00 PM 60 919 0.32
52 32 BEAT BOBBY FLAY FOOD 10:00 PM 30 835 0.28
53 40 BEAT BOBBY FLAY FOOD 10:30 PM 30 818 0.26
2 35 THE O’REILLY FACTOR FOXNC 8:00 PM 60 3145 0.27
4 37 THE KELLY FILE FOXNC 9:00 PM 60 2790 0.26
7 38 HANNITY FOXNC 10:00 PM 60 2314 0.26
89 76 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: NIGHT AT MUSEUM / SMITHSONIAN FRFM 8:30 PM 150 588 0.18
39 13 FX MOVIE PRIME: GROWN UPS 2 FX 7:59 PM 121 939 0.42
93 105 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:00 PM 30 574 0.12
88 107 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:30 PM 30 591 0.12
95 104 LAST MAN STANDING HALL 8:00 PM 30 571 0.12
85 99 LAST MAN STANDING HALL 8:30 PM 30 597 0.13
92 93 THE MIDDLE HALL 9:00 PM 30 576 0.15
76 82 THE MIDDLE HALL 9:30 PM 30 645 0.17
86 64 THE MIDDLE HALL 10:00 PM 30 596 0.19
84 62 THE MIDDLE HALL 10:30 PM 30 606 0.19
44 49 PAWN STARS HIST 8:00 PM 29 884 0.23
34 45 PAWN STARS HIST 8:29 PM 28 989 0.24
21 27 PAWN STARS XTRA HIST 8:57 PM 3 1256 0.29
51 74 ICE ROAD TRUCKERS AC HIST 9:00 PM 60 838 0.18
27 28 ICE ROAD TRUCKERS HIST 10:00 PM 63 1111 0.29
23 42 FLIP OR FLOP HGTV 8:00 PM 30 1177 0.24
19 30 FLIP OR FLOP HGTV 8:30 PM 30 1270 0.28
15 19 FLIP OR FLOP HGTV 9:00 PM 30 1428 0.32
16 23 FLIP OR FLOP HGTV 9:30 PM 30 1304 0.30
10 14 HOUSE HUNTERS HGTV 10:00 PM 30 1669 0.35
12 16 HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL HGTV 10:30 PM 30 1557 0.35
96 78 20/20 ON ID ID 8:00 PM 60 566 0.18
48 54 20/20 ON ID ID 9:00 PM 60 869 0.22
56 79 BLOOD RELATIVES ID 10:00 PM 60 787 0.18
99 84 MOVIE: PREGNANT AT 17 LMN 8:00 PM 120 524 0.17
80 90 PROJECT RUNWAY: SOCIAL LIF 8:00 PM 60 630 0.16
9 8 PROJECT RUNWAY LIF 9:00 PM 92 1969 0.51
94 75 PROJECT RUNWAY LIF 10:32 PM 90 573 0.18
17 69 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 1302 0.19
35 95 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 9:00 PM 240 981 0.14
104 41 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S8 MTV 10:00 PM 32 500 0.25
108 114 AFRICAS DEADLIEST NGC 8:00 PM 60 485 0.08
110 109 AFRICAS DEADLIEST NGC 9:00 PM 60 479 0.10
26 10 NFLN THURSDAY NIGHT KICK-OFF2 NFLN 7:57 PM 23 1126 0.46
3 2 NFLN THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: 2016 WK 5 – ARI VS. SF NFLN 8:27 PM 174 3062 1.31
50 71 SHIMMER AND SHINE NKJR 8:00 PM 30 856 0.18
65 102 SHIMMER AND SHINE NKJR 8:30 PM 30 716 0.13
68 106 PEPPA PIG NKJR 9:00 PM 30 694 0.12
69 94 PEPPA PIG NKJR 9:30 PM 30 692 0.15
72 97 TEAM UMIZOOMI NKJR 10:00 PM 24 678 0.14
83 103 TEAM UMIZOOMI NKJR 10:24 PM 24 613 0.12
102 113 WALLYKAZAM! NKJR 10:48 PM 24 506 0.08
25 22 NICK AT NITE MOVIE: ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH NAN 8:00 PM 120 1142 0.30
43 39 FULL HOUSE NAN 10:00 PM 30 891 0.26
49 33 FULL HOUSE NAN 10:30 PM 30 866 0.27
76 72 COPS SPIKE 8:00 PM 30 645 0.18
74 61 COPS (O) SPIKE 8:30 PM 30 647 0.19
73 55 COPS SPIKE 9:00 PM 30 674 0.22
70 63 COPS SPIKE 9:30 PM 30 689 0.19
87 88 COPS (O) SPIKE 10:00 PM 30 593 0.16
90 80 COPS SPIKE 10:30 PM 30 583 0.18
105 85 SYFY MOVIE: WRONG TURN 5:BLOODLINES SYFY 7:00 PM 120 494 0.17
82 53 SYFY MOVIE: WRONG TURN SYFY 9:00 PM 120 617 0.22
1 1 MLB DIVISION SERIES: ALDS GAME 1: RED SOX / INDIANS TBS 8:00 PM 227 4659 1.36
40 59 REGULAR SHOW TOON 8:00 PM 30 923 0.21
47 60 STEVEN UNIVERSE TOON 8:30 PM 30 876 0.20
8 9 WEATHER CENTER LIVE TWC 8:00 PM 60 2284 0.50
5 7 WEATHER CENTER LIVE TWC 9:00 PM 60 2491 0.54
6 5 WEATHER CENTER LIVE TWC 10:00 PM 60 2317 0.57
115 92 MY 600-LB LIFE TLC 8:00 PM 60 466 0.15
107 98 MY 600-LB LIFE TLC 9:00 PM 60 488 0.13
109 96 MY 600-LB LIFE TLC 10:00 PM 61 483 0.14
98 111 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAV 9:00 PM 60 553 0.10
100 26 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 8:30 PM 30 513 0.29
116 46 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 9:00 PM 30 452 0.24
113 48 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 9:30 PM 30 471 0.24
55 11 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 798 0.44
71 25 TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: THE DARK KNIGHT (2008) TNT 8:00 PM 210 687 0.29
54 112 ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW TVL 7:36 PM 36 816 0.09
60 115 ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW TVL 8:12 PM 36 744 0.08
79 116 EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND TVL 8:48 PM 36 635 0.07
57 110 EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND TVL 9:24 PM 36 778 0.10
61 108 EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND TVL 10:00 PM 30 743 0.11
65 100 EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND TVL 10:30 PM 30 716 0.13
42 50 LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 8:00 PM 60 899 0.23
36 34 LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 9:00 PM 60 961 0.27
37 31 LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 10:00 PM 60 948 0.28

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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      – 167,000 viewers
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      • Thank you for these ratings Douglas! I am looking very forward to see numbers from Hellevator (Friday 10/6)!

  3. After a one-week hiatus, “Thursday Night Football” returned to a CBS/NFL Network multi-cast with the Arizona Cardinals versus the San Francisco 49ers. CBS still won the evening overall but the game (7.4 household rating/13 share, 12.073 million viewers) suffered huge viewership declines (of about 20 percent) compared to the year-ago TNF game, Indianapolis-Houston (9.5 household rating/17 share, 15.075 million viewers on 10/08/15).

    Three networks in particular experienced gains on the night: NBC, with its consistently modestly-performing combo of “Superstore”, “The Good Place”, “Chicago Med” and “The Blacklist”; with citizens in Florida and the rest of the southeastern U.S. bracing for Hurricane Matthew, the Weather Channel is receiving more attention; and TBS, with Game 1 of MLB’s “American League Division Series” between the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians (2.89 household rating, 4.659 million viewers) led the network to win prime time in the cable universe and earning significant viewer gains from the two most recent prime time ALDS Game 1s: FS1’s Houston-Kansas City (3.3 million) from 10/08/15 and TBS’s Kansas City-L.A. Angels (4.153 million) from 10/02/14. Cleveland ranked as the top local market with a 25.4 rating, the highest for a baseball game in the market since 2007 (ALCS Game 7) (Source: Turner Sports); Boston delivered a 16.0 rating, its highest rated MLB game since the 2013 World Series (Game 6) (Source: Turner Sports).

  5. Live+3 vs. Live+SD data for Thursday 10/06/2016

    Adults 18-49
    …………………………….. L+SD … L+3
    Grey’s Anatomy ………. 2.25 … 3.42
    Notorious ……………….. 0.91 … 1.36
HTGAWM ……………….. 1.23 … 2.26
    TNF Kickoff …………….. 1.66 … 1.66
    TNF Pre-Kick ………….. 2.23 … 2.23
    NFL: ARI/SF ……………. 4.07 … 4.09
    Superstore ……………… 1.32 … 1.81
    Good Place …………….. 1.38 … 2.00
    Chicago Med ………….. 1.31 … 1.88
    The Blacklist ……………. 1.19 … 2.10
    Rosewood ………………. 0.88 … 1.12
    Pitch ………………………. 0.97 … 1.38
    iHeartRadio Festival …. 0.29 … 0.31

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    Total Viewers (000)
    …………………………….. L+SD … L+3
    Grey’s Anatomy …….. 8082 .. 10869
    Notorious ……………… 4200 … 5876
HTGAWM ……………… 4399 … 7075
    TNF Kickoff …………… 5827 … 5833
    TNF Pre-Kick …………. 7504 … 7524
    NFL: ARI/SF ………… 12074 .. 12121
    Superstore …………….. 5041 … 6084
    Good Place ……………. 4869 … 6488
    Chicago Med …………. 6863 … 9232
    The Blacklist ………….. 6278 … 9977
    Rosewood …………….. 3741 … 4690
    Pitch …………………….. 3473 … 4714
    iHeartRadio Festival ….. 931 …. 974