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Thursday Final Ratings: NFL Network Dominates Prime Time Despite Double-Digit Decline for ‘Thursday Night Football’ Opener

NFL Network More Than Doubles Runner-Up CBS in Adults 18-49 (2.3 vs. 1.1) and 18-34 (1.8 vs. 0.7)

What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s broadcast network telecasts on Thursday, September 13:

Celebrity Family Feud (RS) (ABC, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
253 affiliates; 88% coverage
• 5.193 million viewers
• 3.4/6 HH
• 0.9/4 A18-49 (1.1/5 F18-49, 0.7/4 M18-49)
• 0.6/4 A18-34 (0.6/4 F18-34, 0.5/3 M18-34)
• 1.3/5 A25-54 (1.6/6 F25-54, 1.0/4 M25-54)

Match Game (F) (ABC, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
253 affiliates; 88% coverage
• 4.306 million viewers
• 2.8/5 HH
• 0.8/4 A18-49 (1.0/4 F18-49, 0.7/3 M18-49)
• 0.4/3 A18-34 (0.5/3 F18-34, 0.4/2 M18-34)
• 1.2/4 A25-54 (1.5/5 F25-54, 1.0/4 M25-54)

Take Two (ABC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
254 affiliates; 89% coverage
• 2.908 million viewers
• 2.0/4 HH
• 0.5/2 A18-49 (0.6/3 F18-49, 0.4/2 M18-49)
• 0.2/1 A18-34 (0.3/2 F18-34, 0.2/1 M18-34)
• 0.7/3 A25-54 (0.9/3 F25-54, 0.5/2 M25-54)

The Big Bang Theory (R) (CBS, 8:00 PM, 31 min.)
255 affiliates; 88% coverage
• 6.548 million viewers
• 4.1/8 HH
• 1.1/6 A18-49 (1.3/6 F18-49, 1.0/5 M18-49)
• 0.5/4 A18-34 (0.6/4 F18-34, 0.5/3 M18-34)
• 1.7/7 A25-54 (1.9/7 F25-54, 1.5/6 M25-54)

Young Sheldon (R) (CBS, 8:31 PM, 29 min.)
255 affiliates; 88% coverage
• 6.028 million viewers
• 3.8/7 HH
• 1.0/4 A18-49 (1.2/5 F18-49, 0.8/4 M18-49)
• 0.5/3 A18-34 (0.6/3 F18-34, 0.4/3 M18-34)
• 1.5/6 A25-54 (1.7/6 F25-54, 1.4/5 M25-54)

Big Brother 20 (CBS, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
255 affiliates; 88% coverage
• 5.573 million viewers
• 3.3/6 HH
• 1.6/7 A18-49 (1.9/8 F18-49, 1.3/6 M18-49)
• 1.2/7 A18-34 (1.5/9 F18-34, 0.9/6 M18-34)
• 2.0/7 A25-54 (2.4/8 F25-54, 1.7/6 M25-54)

S.W.A.T. (R) (CBS, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
254 affiliates; 88% coverage
• 2.873 million viewers
• 1.9/4 HH
• 0.5/2 A18-49 (0.6/3 F18-49, 0.4/2 M18-49)
• 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.3/2 F18-34, 0.3/2 M18-34)
• 0.8/3 A25-54 (0.9/3 F25-54, 0.6/2 M25-54)

The Good Place (RS) (NBC, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
242 affiliates; 88% coverage
• 2.254 million viewers
• 1.5/3 HH
• 0.5/2 A18-49 (0.6/3 F18-49, 0.4/2 M18-49)
• 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.4/3 F18-34, 0.2/2 M18-34)
• 0.7/3 A25-54 (0.8/3 F25-54, 0.5/2 M25-54)

The Good Place (RS) (NBC, 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
242 affiliates; 88% coverage
• 1.600 million viewers
• 1.1/2 HH
• 0.4/2 A18-49 (0.5/2 F18-49, 0.3/1 M18-49)
• 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.3/2 F18-34, 0.2/1 M18-34)
• 0.5/2 A25-54 (0.6/2 F25-54, 0.4/1 M25-54)

The Good Place (RS) (NBC, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
242 affiliates; 88% coverage
• 1.788 million viewers
• 1.2/2 HH
• 0.4/2 A18-49 (0.5/2 F18-49, 0.3/1 M18-49)
• 0.2/1 A18-34 (0.3/2 F18-34, 0.2/1 M18-34)
• 0.5/2 A25-54 (0.6/2 F25-54, 0.4/1 M25-54)

The Good Place (RS) (NBC, 9:30 PM, 30 min.)
242 affiliates; 88% coverage
• 1.604 million viewers
• 1.0/2 HH
• 0.4/2 A18-49 (0.4/2 F18-49, 0.3/1 M18-49)
• 0.2/1 A18-34 (0.3/2 F18-34, 0.2/1 M18-34)
• 0.5/2 A25-54 (0.5/2 F25-54, 0.4/1 M25-54)

Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (R) (NBC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
243 affiliates; 89% coverage
• 1.949 million viewers
• 1.3/3 HH
• 0.4/2 A18-49 (0.5/2 F18-49, 0.3/1 M18-49)
• 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.3/2 F18-34, 0.2/2 M18-34)
• 0.5/2 A25-54 (0.6/2 F25-54, 0.4/1 M25-54)

MasterChef (R) (Fox, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
253 affiliates; 89% coverage
• 1.788 million viewers
• 1.1/2 HH
• 0.6/3 A18-49 (0.6/3 F18-49, 0.5/2 M18-49)
• 0.4/2 A18-34 (0.4/3 F18-34, 0.3/2 M18-34)
• 0.7/3 A25-54 (0.8/3 F25-54, 0.6/2 M25-54)

The Gifted (R) (Fox, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
253 affiliates; 89% coverage
• 1.372 million viewers
• 0.9/2 HH
• 0.4/2 A18-49 (0.4/2 F18-49, 0.3/2 M18-49)
• 0.2/1 A18-34 (0.2/1 F18-34, 0.2/1 M18-34)
• 0.5/2 A25-54 (0.5/2 F25-54, 0.5/2 M25-54)

Supernatural (R) (CW, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
259 affiliates; 87% coverage
• 0.800 million viewers
• 0.5/1 HH
• 0.2/1 A18-49 (0.2/1 F18-49, 0.1/1 M18-49)
• 0.1/1 A18-34 (0.1/1 F18-34, 0.1/1 M18-34)
• 0.3/1 A25-54 (0.3/1 F25-54, 0.2/1 M25-54)

The Originals (R) (CW, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
259 affiliates; 87% coverage
• 0.425 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH
• 0.1/0 A18-49 (0.1/1 F18-49, 0.1/0 M18-49)
• 0.1/0 A18-34 (0.1/0 F18-34, 0.0/0 M18-34)
• 0.2/1 A25-54 (0.2/1 F25-54, 0.1/0 M25-54)

La Rosa de Guadalupe (Univision, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
69% coverage
• 1.671 million viewers
• 0.9/2 HH
• 0.5/3 A18-49

El Rico y Lazaro (Univision, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
69% coverage
• 1.610 million viewers
• 1.0/2 HH
• 0.4/2 A18-49

Mi Marido Tiene Más Familia (Univision, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
69% coverage
• 1.252 million viewers
• 0.7/1 HH
• 0.4/2 A18-49

La Piloto (Univision, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
69% coverage
• 0.949 million viewers
• 0.6/1 HH
• 0.3/1 A18-49

Reto 4 Elementos: Naturaleza Extrema (UniMás, 7:00 PM, 150 min.)
51% coverage
• 0.328 million viewers
• 0.2/0 HH
• 0.1/1 A18-49

La Jefa del Campeon (UniMás, 9:30 PM, 60 min.)
51% coverage
• 0.277 million viewers
• 0.1/0 HH
• 0.1/0 A18-49

Nosotros Los Guapos (UniMás, 10:30 PM, 60 min.)
51% coverage
• 0.174 million viewers
• 0.1/0 HH
• 0.1/0 A18-49

Exatlón Estados Unidos (Telemundo, 7:00 PM, 120 min.)
56% coverage
• 1.250 million viewers
• 0.7/1 HH
• 0.4/2 A18-49
• 0.3/2 A18-34

Falsa Identidad (Telemundo, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
56% coverage
• 1.506 million viewers
• 0.9/2 HH
• 0.5/2 A18-49
• 0.3/2 A18-34

El Señor de Los Cielos VI (Telemundo, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
56% coverage
• 1.681 million viewers
• 1.0/2 HH
• 0.7/3 A18-49
• 0.5/3 A18-34

What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s select cable telecasts on Thursday, September 13 (with the night’s cable ranks according to households, total viewers and demo ratings in parentheses):

The First 48 (A&E, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.962 million viewers (#29)
• 0.64 HH (#30)
• 0.31 A18-49 (#21)
• 0.17 A18-34 (#38)
• 0.39 A25-54 (#25)

The First 48 (A&E, 9:00 PM, 61 min.)
• 1.161 million viewers (#22)
• 0.76 HH (#23)
• 0.35 A18-49 (#17)
• 0.22 A18-34 (#18)
• 0.45 A25-54 (#18)

Nightwatch Nation (A&E, 10:01 PM, 64 min.)
• 0.934 million viewers (#32)
• 0.61 HH (#35)
• 0.29 A18-49 (#25)
• 0.20 A18-34 (#23)
• 0.36 A25-54 (#29)

Dragon Ball Super (repeat) (ADSM, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.424 million viewers (#80)
• 0.30 HH (#75)
• 0.17 A18-49 (#61)
• 0.21 A18-34 (#20)
• 0.13 A25-54 (#86)

Dragon Ball Super (repeat) (ADSM, 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.415 million viewers (#82)
• 0.30 HH (#75)
• 0.18 A18-49 (#56)
• 0.21 A18-34 (#20)
• 0.15 A25-54 (#74)

American Dad (repeat) (ADSM, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.634 million viewers (#55)
• 0.45 HH (#48)
• 0.32 A18-49 (#20)
• 0.36 A18-34 (#8)
• 0.29 A25-54 (#37)

American Dad (repeat) (ADSM, 9:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.859 million viewers (#39)
• 0.61 HH (#35)
• 0.46 A18-49 (#6)
• 0.49 A18-34 (#5)
• 0.42 A25-54 (#20)

Bob’s Burgers (repeat) (ADSM, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.967 million viewers (#28)
• 0.67 HH (#28)
• 0.49 A18-49 (#5)
• 0.52 A18-34 (#4)
• 0.49 A25-54 (#13)

Bob’s Burgers (ADSM, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.081 million viewers (#24)
• 0.73 HH (#25)
• 0.56 A18-49 (#4)
• 0.60 A18-34 (#3)
• 0.57 A25-54 (#8)

The Grand Hustle (BET, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.338 million viewers (#87)
• 0.23 HH (#85)
• 0.16 A18-49 (#65)
• 0.16 A18-34 (#46)
• 0.15 A25-54 (#74)

Shahs of Sunset (BRAVO, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.913 million viewers (#33)
• 0.69 HH (#27)
• 0.30 A18-49 (#23)
• 0.19 A18-34 (#29)
• 0.39 A25-54 (#25)

Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.854 million viewers (#12)
• 1.27 HH (#11)
• 0.38 A18-49 (#11)
• 0.19 A18-34 (#29)
• 0.54 A25-54 (#9)

Cuomo Prime Time (CNN, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.814 million viewers (#13)
• 1.25 HH (#12)
• 0.36 A18-49 (#14)
• 0.18 A18-34 (#31)
• 0.54 A25-54 (#9)

CNN Tonight (CNN, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.631 million viewers (#17)
• 1.10 HH (#17)
• 0.35 A18-49 (#17)
• 0.15 A18-34 (#51)
• 0.48 A25-54 (#16)

College Football Prime Boston College at Wake Forest (ESPN, 5:25 PM, 213 min.)
• 0.863 million viewers (#38)
• 0.57 HH (#38)
• 0.27 A18-49 (#32)
• 0.23 A18-34 (#16)
• 0.30 A25-54 (#33)

SportsCenter Prime (ESPN, 8:58 PM, 32 min.)
• 0.517 million viewers (#66)
• 0.33 HH (#66)
• 0.19 A18-49 (#50)
• 0.20 A18-34 (#23)
• 0.17 A25-54 (#65)

SportsCenter Late (ESPN, 10:30 PM, 90 min.)
• 0.304 million viewers (#90)
• 0.20 HH (#91)
• 0.13 A18-49 (#82)
• 0.10 A18-34 (#76)
• 0.13 A25-54 (#86)

Bite Club (FOOD, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.701 million viewers (#47)
• 0.44 HH (#51)
• 0.19 A18-49 (#50)
• 0.13 A18-34 (#62)
• 0.27 A25-54 (#39)

Beat Bobby Flay (FOOD, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.722 million viewers (#45)
• 0.46 HH (#47)
• 0.19 A18-49 (#50)
• 0.13 A18-34 (#62)
• 0.27 A25-54 (#39)

Tucker Carlson Tonight (FOXNC, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 3.185 million viewers (#4)
• 2.11 HH (#4)
• 0.28 A18-49 (#29)
• 0.12 A18-34 (#67)
• 0.52 A25-54 (#12)

Hannity (FOXNC, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 3.619 million viewers (#2)
• 2.42 HH (#2)
• 0.31 A18-49 (#21)
• 0.12 A18-34 (#67)
• 0.58 A25-54 (#6)

The Ingraham Angle (FOXNC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.939 million viewers (#5)
• 1.98 HH (#5)
• 0.24 A18-49 (#39)
• 0.10 A18-34 (#76)
• 0.44 A25-54 (#19)

Snowfall (FX, 10:00 PM, 61 min.)
• 0.855 million viewers (#40)
• 0.56 HH (#39)
• 0.36 A18-49 (#14)
• 0.26 A18-34 (#15)
• 0.42 A25-54 (#20)

Flip or Flop Special (HGTV, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.533 million viewers (#18)
• 1.07 HH (#18)
• 0.29 A18-49 (#25)
• 0.18 A18-34 (#31)
• 0.39 A25-54 (#25)

House Hunters (HGTV, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.689 million viewers (#15)
• 1.11 HH (#15)
• 0.36 A18-49 (#14)
• 0.22 A18-34 (#18)
• 0.49 A25-54 (#13)

House Hunters International (HGTV, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.632 million viewers (#16)
• 1.11 HH (#15)
• 0.30 A18-49 (#23)
• 0.18 A18-34 (#31)
• 0.41 A25-54 (#22)

Mountain Men (HIST, 9:00 PM, 63 min.)
• 1.928 million viewers (#11)
• 1.21 HH (#13)
• 0.29 A18-49 (#25)
• 0.17 A18-34 (#38)
• 0.40 A25-54 (#23)

The Perfect Murder (ID, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.907 million viewers (#37)
• 0.63 HH (#31)
• 0.19 A18-49 (#50)
• 0.07 A18-34 (#92)
• 0.29 A25-54 (#37)

To Catch A Killer (ID, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.972 million viewers (#27)
• 0.70 HH (#26)
• 0.22 A18-49 (#43)
• 0.09 A18-34 (#83)
• 0.34 A25-54 (#31)

All In with Chris Hayes (MSNBC, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.128 million viewers (#8)
• 1.52 HH (#8)
• 0.20 A18-49 (#46)
• 0.09 A18-34 (#83)
• 0.30 A25-54 (#33)

Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 3.488 million viewers (#3)
• 2.39 HH (#3)
• 0.40 A18-49 (#10)
• 0.18 A18-34 (#31)
• 0.60 A25-54 (#5)

Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell (MSNBC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.823 million viewers (#6)
• 1.98 HH (#5)
• 0.28 A18-49 (#29)
• 0.14 A18-34 (#55)
• 0.40 A25-54 (#23)

Jersey Shore: Family Vacation Season 2 (MTV, 8:00 PM, 61 min.)
• 1.470 million viewers (#19)
• 0.89 HH (#19)
• 0.91 A18-49 (#2)
• 1.04 A18-34 (#2)
• 0.84 A25-54 (#3)

TNF Pre-Kick (NFLN, 8:00 PM, 23 min.)
• 2.560 million viewers (#7)
• 1.63 HH (#7)
• 0.79 A18-49 (#3)
• 0.48 A18-34 (#6)
• 1.04 A25-54 (#2)

Thursday Night Football Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals (NFLN, 8:23 PM, 184 min.)
• 7.024 million viewers (#1) (down 13 percent from Cincinnati-Houston on 9/14/17: 8.08 million)
• 4.21 HH (#1)
• 2.58 A18-49 (#1)
• 2.05 A18-34 (#1)
• 2.89 A25-54 (#1)

I Am Frankie (NICK, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.762 million viewers (#43)
• 0.47 HH (#45)
• 0.15 A18-49 (#67)
• 0.13 A18-34 (#62)
• 0.15 A25-54 (#74)

Rachel Hunter’s Tour of Beauty (Ovation, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.017 million viewers
• 0.01 A18-49

Rachel Hunter’s Tour of Beauty (Ovation, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.015 million viewers
• 0.01 A18-49

Impractical Jokers (TRU, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.642 million viewers (#54)
• 0.38 HH (#56)
• 0.37 A18-49 (#12)
• 0.42 A18-34 (#7)
• 0.33 A25-54 (#32)

Laff Mobb (TRU, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.251 million viewers (#97)
• 0.16 HH (#97)
• 0.14 A18-49 (#76)
• 0.17 A18-34 (#38)
• 0.11 A25-54 (#97)

Weather Center Live Hurricane Florence (TWC, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.009 million viewers (#9)
• 1.30 HH (#9)
• 0.41 A18-49 (#8)
• 0.20 A18-34 (#23)
• 0.58 A25-54 (#6)

Weather Center Live Hurricane Florence (TWC, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.958 million viewers (#10)
• 1.28 HH (#10)
• 0.42 A18-49 (#7)
• 0.18 A18-34 (#31)
• 0.62 A25-54 (#4)

Weather Center Live Hurricane Florence (TWC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.724 million viewers (#14)
• 1.16 HH (#14)
• 0.37 A18-49 (#12)
• 0.18 A18-34 (#31)
• 0.53 A25-54 (#11)

Queen of the South (USA, 9:00 PM, 61 min.)
• 1.220 million viewers (#21)
• 0.77 HH (#21)
• 0.41 A18-49 (#8)
• 0.20 A18-34 (#23)
• 0.49 A25-54 (#13)

Shooter (USA, 10:01 PM, 61 min.)
• 0.785 million viewers (#42)
• 0.53 HH (#42)
• 0.17 A18-49 (#61)
• 0.08 A18-34 (#89)
• 0.22 A25-54 (#53)

Braxton Family Values (WETV, 9:00 PM, 61 min.)
• 0.601 million viewers (#57)
• 0.45 HH (#48)
• 0.18 A18-49 (#56)
• 0.08 A18-34 (#89)
• 0.23 A25-54 (#49)

Bossip (WETV, 10:01 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.443 million viewers (#76)
• 0.33 HH (#66)
• 0.12 A18-49 (#86)
• 0.05 A18-34 (#98)
• 0.16 A25-54 (#72)

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research