Thursday night was led by NFL Network among total viewers (approx. 7.4 million), adults 18-49 (approx. 2.8 rating), adults 18-34 (approx. 2.2 rating) and adults 25-54 (approx. 3.1 rating) from 8-11 p.m. ET.
Not counting the over-the-air audiences from the local Houston and Cincinnati markets, NFL Network’s “Thursday Night Football” averaged a 4.9 household rating and 8.1 million total viewers on TV nationally, up +30 percent and +32 percent respectively versus 2016’s average across the four ‘Thursday Night Football’ games on NFL Network only (3.8 household rating and 6.1 million viewers).
Combining the digital and NFL Network only audiences, the viewership was up +3 percent versus the year-ago’s first NFL Network only game, Miami at Cincinnati on Sep. 29, 2016 (8.0 million viewers).
Television viewership for Houston at Cincinnati on NFL Network peaked at 8.8 million viewers during the 11:00-11:15 p.m. quarter hour.
(Source: NFL)
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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 | 3.2/6 | 4664 | 0.5/3 | 0.9/4 | 1.3/4 | ||
8:00 | Celebrity Family Feud (rs) | 253 | 89 | 3.2/6 | 4789 | 0.5/3 | 0.9/4 | 1.2/4 |
9:00 | Truth and Lies: The Murder of Laci Peterson (s) | 254 | 92 | 3.2/6 | 4601 | 0.5/3 | 0.9/4 | 1.4/4 |
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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 | 4808 | 0.7/4 | 1.1/5 | 1.5/5 | ||
8:00 | Big Bang Theory (r) | 255 | 92 | 4.2/8 | 6432 | 0.6/4 | 1.1/5 | 1.7/6 |
8:31 | Mom (rs) | 255 | 92 | 3.2/6 | 4982 | 0.5/3 | 0.9/4 | 1.4/5 |
9:00 | Big Brother 19 | 255 | 92 | 3.6/7 | 6120 | 1.3/6 | 1.8/7 | 2.3/7 |
10:00 | Zoo | 255 | 92 | 1.7/3 | 2573 | 0.3/2 | 0.5/2 | 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 | 2.3/4 | 3676 | 0.5/3 | 0.8/3 | 1.1/4 | ||
8:00 | America’s Got Talent (rs) | 242 | 92 | 2.2/4 | 3707 | 0.5/3 | 0.9/3 | 1.1/4 |
10:00 | Chicago Fire (rs) | 241 | 92 | 2.3/5 | 3613 | 0.4/2 | 0.7/3 | 1.0/3 |
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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 | 2301 | 0.4/2 | 0.7/3 | 0.9/3 | ||
8:00 | Beat Shazam | 257 | 92 | 1.5/3 | 2440 | 0.4/2 | 0.7/3 | 1.0/3 |
9:00 | Love Connection | 257 | 92 | 1.5/3 | 2158 | 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 | 0.8/1 | 1292 | 0.3/1 | 0.3/1 | 0.4/1 | ||
8:00 | Penn & Teller: Fool Us | 251 | 90 | 0.9/2 | 1482 | 0.3/2 | 0.4/2 | 0.5/2 |
9:00 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | 251 | 90 | 0.7/1 | 1208 | 0.3/1 | 0.3/1 | 0.5/1 |
9:30 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? (r) | 251 | 90 | 0.6/1 | 996 | 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 | 0.8/2 | 1468 | 0.5/2 | ||||
7:00 | La Rosa de Guadalupe | 1.0/2 | 1797 | 0.6/3 | ||||
8:00 | Enamorándome de Ramón | 0.9/2 | 1655 | 0.6/3 | ||||
9:00 | Mi Marido Tiene Familia | 1.0/2 | 1801 | 0.6/2 | ||||
10:00 | Hoy Voy a Cambiar | 0.7/1 | 950 | 0.3/1 | ||||
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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 | 0.4/1 | 673 | 0.2/1 | ||||
7:00 | La Tierra Prometida (r) | 0.2/0 | 405 | 0.1/1 | ||||
8:00 | La Tierra Prometida | 0.5/1 | 801 | 0.2/1 | ||||
9:00 | Totalmente Diva | 0.4/1 | 615 | 0.2/1 | ||||
10:00 | Rosario Tijeras | 0.3/1 | 603 | 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 (preliminary) | 0.9/2 | 1584 | 0.5/3 | 0.7/3 | |||
8:00 | Jenni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio (preliminary) | 0.8/2 | 1333 | 0.4/2 | 0.5/2 | |||
9:00 | Sin Senos Sí Hay Paraíso (preliminary) | 0.9/2 | 1605 | 0.5/3 | 0.7/3 | |||
10:00 | El Señor de Los Cielos V (preliminary) | 1.0/2 | 1814 | 0.7/4 | 0.9/3 |
Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Thursday 9/14/17
“Truth and Lies: The Murder of Laci Peterson” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 1.2/5
Men 18-49: 0.7/3
“Big Brother 19” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 1.6/8
Men 18-34: 0.9/5
Women 18-49: 2.2/8
Men 18-49: 1.4/6
“Zoo” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 0.6/2
Men 18-49: 0.4/2
“Beat Shazam” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 0.8/3
Men 18-49: 0.7/3
“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 and Teller: Fool Us” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.3/2
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 0.4/1
Men 18-49: 0.4/2
“Whose Line Is It Anyway?” (CW, 9pm)
Women 18-34: 0.2/1
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 0.3/1
Men 18-49: 0.4/1
“The Guest Book” (TBS, 10:30)
0.79 household rating
1.144 million viewers
0.35 adults 18-49 rating
Women 18-34: 0.23
Men 18-34: 0.22
Women 18-49: 0.33
Men 18-49: 0.38
“Better Things” (FX)
0.37 household rating
0.528 million viewers
0.17 adults 18-49 rating
Women 18-34: 0.15
Men 18-34: 0.16
Women 18-49: 0.16
Men 18-49: 0.17
Live+3 Days Ratings – Thursday 9/14/17
VWRS = Viewers, in thousands; LBL = Telecast label designations, such as O (original), P (premiere), R (repeat), S (special), B (breakout, e.g. different start time or interrupted coverage), G (gapped) | ||||||||
Net | Program | LBL | A1849 L+SD |
A1849 L+3 |
L+3 Gain |
VWRS L+SD |
VWRS L+3 |
L+3 Gain |
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ABC | CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD-9/14 | RS | 0.87 | 0.93 | 6% | 4790 | 4970 | 4% |
ABC | TRUTH & LIES: MURDER OF LACI PETERSON | S | 0.96 | 1.09 | 14% | 4624 | 5082 | 10% |
CBS | BIG BANG THEORY | R | 1.10 | 1.17 | 6% | 6433 | 6677 | 4% |
CBS | MOM 8:30PM-SPCL | RS | 0.91 | 0.94 | 3% | 4984 | 5122 | 3% |
CBS | BIG BROTHER-THU | O | 1.83 | 2.33 | 27% | 6132 | 7441 | 21% |
CBS | ZOO | O | 0.48 | 0.63 | 30% | 2574 | 3478 | 35% |
NBC | AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR 9/14 | RS | 0.69 | 0.69 | 1% | 3115 | 3138 | 1% |
NBC | CHICAGO FIRE 9/14 | RS | 0.55 | 0.58 | 4% | 2962 | 3156 | 7% |
FOX | BEAT SHAZAM | F | 0.74 | 0.84 | 13% | 2440 | 2679 | 10% |
FOX | LOVE CONNECTION | F | 0.61 | 0.72 | 18% | 2157 | 2521 | 17% |
CW | PENN & TELLER: FOOL US | O | 0.36 | 0.43 | 18% | 1483 | 1684 | 14% |
CW | WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY | O | 0.34 | 0.44 | 29% | 1209 | 1519 | 26% |
CW | WHOSE LINE IS IT-ENC | R | 0.28 | 0.29 | 3% | 995 | 1050 | 6% |
Cable Rankings – Thursday 9/14/17
What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Thursday, September 14:
* 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 |
54 | 33 | FIRST 48 AC | A&E | 8:00 PM | 181 | 706 | 0.24 |
69 | 51 | KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 8:00 PM | 30 | 515 | 0.21 |
59 | 17 | AMERICAN DAD | ADSM | 8:30 PM | 30 | 613 | 0.31 |
40 | 9 | CLEVELAND SHOW | ADSM | 9:00 PM | 30 | 832 | 0.43 |
33 | 7 | AMERICAN DAD | ADSM | 9:30 PM | 30 | 972 | 0.52 |
23 | 4 | BOB’S BURGERS | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1172 | 0.62 |
19 | 3 | BOB’S BURGERS | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1271 | 0.66 |
56 | 59 | AMC MOVIE: TOMBSTONE | AMC | 8:00 PM | 180 | 680 | 0.19 |
31 | 15 | FLIPPING OUT | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1024 | 0.34 |
78 | 84 | GIRLFRIEND’S GUIDE TO DIVORCE | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 60 | 422 | 0.15 |
60 | 18 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 8:00 PM | 30 | 593 | 0.30 |
65 | 23 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 8:30 PM | 30 | 564 | 0.29 |
86 | 59 | TOSH.O | CMDY | 9:00 PM | 30 | 353 | 0.19 |
100 | 79 | TOSH.O | CMDY | 9:30 PM | 30 | 299 | 0.16 |
93 | 68 | TOSH.O | CMDY | 10:00 PM | 30 | 337 | 0.18 |
88 | 68 | TOSH.O | CMDY | 10:30 PM | 30 | 349 | 0.18 |
74 | 89 | SHARK TANK | CNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 473 | 0.14 |
81 | 97 | SHARK TANK | CNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 415 | 0.13 |
27 | 33 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1116 | 0.24 |
28 | 33 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1073 | 0.24 |
35 | 51 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 909 | 0.21 |
51 | 59 | NAKED AND AFRAID | DISC | 8:00 PM | 180 | 726 | 0.19 |
63 | 97 | PJ MASKS | DISJR | 8:30 PM | 25 | 578 | 0.13 |
39 | 97 | RAVEN’S HOME | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 30 | 838 | 0.13 |
29 | 15 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME: NEW MEXICO @ BOISE STATE (0.66 HH, 0.28 A18-34) | ESPN | 7:53 PM | 194 | 1053 | 0.34 |
60 | 55 | CHOPPED | FOOD | 8:00 PM | 60 | 593 | 0.20 |
62 | 72 | ZIMMERN LIST | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 30 | 586 | 0.17 |
70 | 89 | ZIMMERN LIST | FOOD | 9:30 PM | 30 | 513 | 0.14 |
52 | 45 | BEAT BOBBY FLAY | FOOD | 10:00 PM | 30 | 717 | 0.22 |
47 | 33 | BEAT BOBBY FLAY | FOOD | 10:30 PM | 30 | 782 | 0.24 |
4 | 40 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOXNC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 2656 | 0.23 |
5 | 27 | THE FIVE | FOXNC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 2369 | 0.27 |
8 | 40 | HANNITY | FOXNC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 2206 | 0.23 |
89 | 89 | BIG SCREEN MOVIE: HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 | FRFM | 5:15 PM | 195 | 344 | 0.14 |
64 | 45 | BIG SCREEN MOVIE: HOME ALONE | FRFM | 8:30 PM | 150 | 576 | 0.22 |
43 | 40 | FX MOVIE PRIME: SPY | FX | 7:30 PM | 150 | 822 | 0.23 |
67 | 72 | BETTER THINGS | FX | 10:00 PM | 34 | 528 | 0.17 |
95 | 84 | THE SIMPSONS | FXX | 9:29 PM | 31 | 325 | 0.15 |
82 | 59 | THE SIMPSONS | FXX | 10:00 PM | 29 | 399 | 0.19 |
76 | 51 | THE SIMPSONS | FXX | 10:29 PM | 30 | 444 | 0.21 |
58 | 89 | THE MIDDLE | HALL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 624 | 0.14 |
53 | 55 | HIDDEN FIGURES | HBO | 8:00 PM | 127 | 708 | 0.20 |
36 | 40 | FLIP OR FLOP | HGTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 888 | 0.23 |
34 | 45 | FLIP OR FLOP ATLANTA | HGTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 923 | 0.22 |
18 | 18 | FLIP OR FLOP ATLANTA | HGTV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 1316 | 0.30 |
21 | 18 | DESERT FLIPPERS | HGTV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 1223 | 0.30 |
14 | 23 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1469 | 0.29 |
15 | 25 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL | HGTV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1413 | 0.28 |
24 | 68 | MOUNTAIN MEN AC | HIST | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1159 | 0.18 |
6 | 11 | MOUNTAIN MEN | HIST | 9:00 PM | 63 | 2330 | 0.42 |
20 | 25 | ICE ROAD TRUCKERS | HIST | 10:03 PM | 60 | 1231 | 0.28 |
46 | 55 | AFTER SCIENTOLOGY: MARK RATHBUN’S ESCAPE | ID | 8:00 PM | 60 | 786 | 0.20 |
32 | 29 | KISS OF DEATH | ID | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1016 | 0.26 |
30 | 27 | GUILTY RICH | ID | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1026 | 0.27 |
71 | 89 | PROJECT RUNWAY: SOCIAL | LIF | 8:00 PM | 50 | 505 | 0.14 |
37 | 45 | PROJECT REWIND | LIF | 8:50 PM | 10 | 880 | 0.22 |
9 | 8 | PROJECT RUNWAY | LIF | 9:00 PM | 92 | 1789 | 0.46 |
26 | 29 | PROJECT RUNWAY FL | LIF | 10:32 PM | 14 | 1132 | 0.26 |
10 | 59 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1726 | 0.19 |
3 | 13 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 2948 | 0.35 |
7 | 45 | LAST WORD W/ L. O’DONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 2215 | 0.22 |
98 | 89 | NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S9 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 301 | 0.14 |
96 | 84 | NICK CANNON WILDN OUT S8B | MTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 321 | 0.15 |
86 | 79 | NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S9 | MTV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 353 | 0.16 |
84 | 72 | NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S8 | MTV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 370 | 0.17 |
92 | 72 | NICK CANNON WILDN OUT S8B | MTV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 338 | 0.17 |
94 | 72 | NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S9 | MTV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 329 | 0.17 |
44 | 29 | TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES | NAN | 8:00 PM | 165 | 795 | 0.26 |
57 | 33 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 10:45 PM | 33 | 650 | 0.24 |
2 | 2 | TNF PRE-KICK (1.93 HH, 0.87 A18-34) | NFLN | 8:00 PM | 26 | 3089 | 1.07 |
1 | 1 | THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: HOUSTON @ CINCINNATI (4.89 HH, 2.43 A18-34) | NFLN | 8:26 PM | 182 | 8080 | 3.05 |
50 | 89 | PEPPA PIG | NKJR | 8:00 PM | 30 | 743 | 0.14 |
89 | 72 | SPIKE TV MOVIE: THE DARK KNIGHT RISES | SPIKE | 8:00 PM | 240 | 344 | 0.17 |
68 | 84 | SYFY MOVIE: THE BOOK OF ELI | SYFY | 8:30 PM | 150 | 521 | 0.15 |
41 | 18 | SEINFELD | TBS | 8:00 PM | 30 | 826 | 0.30 |
38 | 18 | SEINFELD | TBS | 8:30 PM | 30 | 845 | 0.30 |
22 | 9 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 9:00 PM | 30 | 1215 | 0.43 |
12 | 6 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 9:30 PM | 30 | 1518 | 0.55 |
11 | 5 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1596 | 0.56 |
25 | 13 | THE GUEST BOOK | TBS | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1144 | 0.35 |
79 | 89 | MY 600-LB LIFE | TLC | 7:00 PM | 120 | 421 | 0.14 |
55 | 33 | MY 600-LB LIFE | TLC | 9:00 PM | 122 | 692 | 0.24 |
73 | 68 | VACATION | TNT | 8:00 PM | 121 | 484 | 0.18 |
77 | 59 | VACATION | TNT | 10:01 PM | 121 | 437 | 0.19 |
97 | 84 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 8:00 PM | 30 | 319 | 0.15 |
85 | 79 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 8:30 PM | 30 | 359 | 0.16 |
83 | 79 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 9:00 PM | 30 | 390 | 0.16 |
80 | 59 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 9:30 PM | 30 | 417 | 0.19 |
41 | 11 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 10:00 PM | 30 | 826 | 0.42 |
72 | 45 | IJ: AFTER PARTY | TRU | 10:30 PM | 30 | 493 | 0.22 |
49 | 72 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 9:24 PM | 36 | 758 | 0.17 |
48 | 59 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 773 | 0.19 |
45 | 59 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 791 | 0.19 |
16 | 33 | NCIS | USA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1401 | 0.24 |
13 | 40 | NCIS | USA | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1485 | 0.23 |
17 | 51 | NCIS | USA | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1335 | 0.21 |
98 | 97 | R&R PICTURE SHOWS: THE NOTEBOOK | VH1 | 7:00 PM | 180 | 301 | 0.13 |
91 | 79 | R&R PICTURE SHOWS: THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA | VH1 | 10:00 PM | 150 | 343 | 0.16 |
66 | 29 | GROWING UP HIP HOP | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 555 | 0.26 |
75 | 55 | MARY MARY: FIRST LOOK | WETV | 10:00 PM | 12 | 461 | 0.20 |
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research