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Thursday Final Ratings: PyeongChang Olympics on NBC Outlets Off 13 Percent from Comparable Night of Sochi Games

With a total audience delivery of 17.6 million viewers across NBC, NBCSN and streaming mediums, the final Thursday night of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics was down 13 percent from the comparable Thursday night of the Sochi Olympics of 2014 (20.3 million).

Thursday night’s NBC/NBCSN average of 17.4 million viewers delivered a 67 percent advantage over the combined 10.4 million primetime viewers for ABC, CBS and Fox, while the NBC-only 15.2 million viewers in the 8:30-11 p.m. ET primetime window topped by 46 percent the other broadcast networks.

Thursday night’s NBC/NBCSN viewership peaked at 18.8 million viewers from 10:30-10:45 p.m. ET, for the women’s free skate.

The top ten markets for NBC/NBCSN in Thursday prime time were:
1. Salt Lake City 18.8/35
2. Kansas City 17.6/28
3. Minneapolis 17.3/31
T4. Austin 16.1/30
T4. Denver 16.1/30
6. Buffalo 15.7/25
7. Sacramento 15.0/26
8. Washington, D.C. 14.9/27
9. San Diego 14.3/27
T10. Milwaukee 14.2/24
T10. Richmond 14.2/22
Local metered market data represents NBC/NBCSN in primetime and includes the NBC West Coast encore and excludes sustainers.

(Source: NBC Sports)

What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s broadcast network telecasts on Thursday, February 22:

The Bachelor: Winter Games (S) (ABC, 8:00 PM, 120 min.)
– 3.186 million viewers
– 2.2/4 HH
– 0.8/3 A18-49 (1.1/4 F18-49, 0.4/2 M18-49)
– 0.6/3 A18-34 (0.9/5 F18-34, 0.3/2 M18-34)
– 0.9/3 A25-54 (1.4/4 F25-54, 0.5/2 M25-54)

The Bachelor: Winter Games: World Tells All (S) (ABC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 2.684 million viewers
– 1.9/4 HH
– 0.6/3 A18-49 (0.9/4 F18-49, 0.3/1 M18-49)
– 0.5/3 A18-34 (0.9/5 F18-34, 0.2/1 M18-34)
– 0.7/2 A25-54 (1.1/3 F25-54, 0.4/1 M25-54)

The Big Bang Theory (R) (CBS, 8:00 PM, 31 min.)
– 7.911 million viewers
– 5.0/9 HH
– 1.3/6 A18-49 (1.5/6 F18-49, 1.2/5 M18-49)
– 0.7/4 A18-34 (0.8/4 F18-34, 0.6/4 M18-34)
– 2.1/7 A25-54 (2.4/7 F25-54, 1.9/7 M25-54)

Young Sheldon (R) (CBS, 8:31 PM, 30 min.)
– 7.037 million viewers
– 4.4/8 HH
– 1.2/5 A18-49 (1.4/5 F18-49, 1.1/4 M18-49)
– 0.6/3 A18-34 (0.7/4 F18-34, 0.5/3 M18-34)
– 1.9/6 A25-54 (2.2/6 F25-54, 1.7/6 M25-54)

The Big Bang Theory (RS) (CBS, 9:01 PM, 30 min.)
– 6.355 million viewers
– 4.1/7 HH
– 1.1/4 A18-49 (1.3/5 F18-49, 1.0/4 M18-49)
– 0.6/3 A18-34 (0.7/4 F18-34, 0.4/2 M18-34)
– 1.8/5 A25-54 (2.0/6 F25-54, 1.5/5 M25-54)

Mom (RS) (CBS, 9:31 PM, 29 min.)
– 4.877 million viewers
– 3.2/6 HH
– 0.9/3 A18-49 (1.0/3 F18-49, 0.8/3 M18-49)
– 0.4/2 A18-34 (0.5/3 F18-34, 0.3/2 M18-34)
– 1.4/4 A25-54 (1.5/4 F25-54, 1.2/4 M25-54)

S.W.A.T. (R) (CBS, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 3.948 million viewers
– 2.6/5 HH
– 0.7/3 A18-49 (0.7/3 F18-49, 0.6/3 M18-49)
– 0.4/2 A18-34 (0.4/2 F18-34, 0.3/2 M18-34)
– 1.0/4 A25-54 (1.2/4 F25-54, 0.9/3 M25-54)

Winter Olympics-Thursday Prime 3-Sustainer (O) (NBC, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 12.278 million viewers
– 7.4/14 HH
– 2.6/12 A18-49 (2.9/12 F18-49, 2.2/11 M18-49)
– 1.5/10 A18-34 (1.8/10 F18-34, 1.2/9 M18-34)
– 3.4/12 A25-54 (3.9/13 F25-54, 2.9/11 M25-54)

Winter Olympics-Thursday Prime 3 (S) (NBC, 8:30 PM, 165 min.)
– 15.231 million viewers
– 9.0/16 HH
– 3.5/14 A18-49 (3.8/14 F18-49, 3.1/13 M18-49)
– 2.2/12 A18-34 (2.5/13 F18-34, 1.9/12 M18-34)
– 4.5/15 A25-54 (5.0/16 F25-54, 4.0/14 M25-54)

Gotham (R) (Fox, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.381 million viewers
– 0.9/2 HH
– 0.4/2 A18-49 (0.4/2 F18-49, 0.4/2 M18-49)
– 0.2/1 A18-34 (0.2/1 F18-34, 0.2/1 M18-34)
– 0.6/2 A25-54 (0.6/2 F25-54, 0.5/2 M25-54)

9-1-1 (RS) (Fox, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 2.005 million viewers
– 1.3/2 HH
– 0.5/2 A18-49 (0.5/2 F18-49, 0.4/2 M18-49)
– 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.3/2 F18-34, 0.2/1 M18-34)
– 0.7/2 A25-54 (0.8/2 F25-54, 0.6/2 M25-54)

Supernatural (R) (CW, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.943 million viewers
– 0.6/1 HH
– 0.3/1 A18-49 (0.3/1 F18-49, 0.2/1 M18-49)
– 0.1/1 A18-34 (0.2/1 F18-34, 0.1/1 M18-34)
– 0.4/1 A25-54 (0.4/1 F25-54, 0.4/1 M25-54)

Arrow (R) (CW, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.706 million viewers
– 0.5/1 HH
– 0.2/1 A18-49 (0.2/1 F18-49, 0.2/1 M18-49)
– 0.1/1 A18-34 (0.1/0 F18-34, 0.1/1 M18-34)
– 0.2/1 A25-54 (0.2/1 F25-54, 0.3/1 M25-54)

Noche de Estrellas (S) (Univision, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 2.375 million viewers
– 1.4/3 HH
– 0.9/4 A18-49

Premio Lo Nuestro 2018 (S) (Univision, 8:00 PM, 190 min.)
– 3.216 million viewers
– 1.7/3 HH
– 1.2/5 A18-49

La Tierra Prometida (R) (UniMás, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.607 million viewers
– 0.3/1 HH
– 0.2/1 A18-49

La Nina (UniMás, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.550 million viewers
– 0.3/1 HH
– 0.2/1 A18-49

La Tierra Prometida (UniMás, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.080 million viewers
– 0.6/1 HH
– 0.3/1 A18-49

Renta Congelata (UniMás, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.385 million viewers
– 0.2/0 HH
– 0.1/1 A18-49

Renta Congelata (UniMás, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.298 million viewers
– 0.2/0 HH
– 0.1/1 A18-49

Caso Cerrado: Edición Estelar (Telemundo, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.344 million viewers
– 0.8/2 HH
– 0.4/2 A18-49
– 0.2/1 A18-34

José José: El Principe de La Canción (Telemundo, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.858 million viewers
– 0.5/1 HH
– 0.3/1 A18-49
– 0.2/1 A18-34

Al Otro Lado Del Muro (Telemundo, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.140 million viewers
– 0.7/1 HH
– 0.4/2 A18-49
– 0.3/2 A18-34

Enemigo Intimo (Telemundo, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.400 million viewers
– 0.8/2 HH
– 0.6/2 A18-49
– 0.4/3 A18-34

What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s select cable telecasts on Thursday, February 22 (with the night’s cable ranks according to total viewers and adults 18-49 in parentheses):

60 Days In (A&E, 10:00 PM, 63 min.)
– 0.829 million viewers (#42)
– 0.54 HH (#40)
– 0.35 A18-49 (#12)
– 0.24 A18-34 (#17)

Death Row Chronicles (BET, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.614 million viewers (#66)
– 0.39 HH (#68)
– 0.26 A18-49 (#26)
– 0.19 A18-34 (#30)

Top Chef (BRAVO, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.736 million viewers (#49)
– 0.51 HH (#46)
– 0.25 A18-49 (#32)
– 0.16 A18-34 (#43)

Nashville (CMT, 9:00 PM, 62 min.)
– 0.800 million viewers (#45)
– 0.52 HH (#43)
– 0.16 A18-49 (#76)
– 0.10 A18-34 (#82)

Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.056 million viewers (#26)
– 0.76 HH (#23)
– 0.23 A18-49 (#46)
– 0.11 A18-34 (#74)

Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.979 million viewers (#29)
– 0.68 HH (#26)
– 0.23 A18-49 (#46)
– 0.10 A18-34 (#82)

CNN Tonight (CNN, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.887 million viewers (#39)
– 0.62 HH (#33)
– 0.22 A18-49 (#53)
– 0.09 A18-34 (#90)

Killing Fields: Isle (DISC, 9:00 PM, 61 min.)
– 0.725 million viewers (#54)
– 0.48 HH (#51)
– 0.17 A18-49 (#73)
– 0.08 A18-34 (#97)

College Basketball Regular Season UConn at Cincinnati (ESPN, 7:00 PM, 112 min.)
– 0.447 million viewers (#80)
– 0.31 HH (#79)
– 0.16 A18-49 (#76)
– 0.16 A18-34 (#43)

Beat Bobby Flay (FOOD, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.809 million viewers (#44)
– 0.55 HH (#39)
– 0.27 A18-49 (#23)
– 0.20 A18-34 (#25)

Tucker Carlson Tonight (FOXNC, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 2.616 million viewers (#3)
– 1.66 HH (#4)
– 0.27 A18-49 (#23)
– 0.15 A18-34 (#51)

Hannity (FOXNC, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 2.880 million viewers (#2)
– 1.88 HH (#2)
– 0.24 A18-49 (#39)
– 0.09 A18-34 (#90)

The Ingraham Angle (FOXNC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 2.583 million viewers (#4)
– 1.71 HH (#3)
– 0.25 A18-49 (#32)
– 0.09 A18-34 (#90)

Wonder Woman (2017) (HBO, 8:00 PM, 141 min.)
– 0.671 million viewers (#61)
– 0.42 HH (#62)
– 0.24 A18-49 (#39)
– 0.15 A18-34 (#51)

Flip or Flop Nashville (HGTV, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.270 million viewers (#15)
– 0.80 HH (#18)
– 0.30 A18-49 (#19)
– 0.17 A18-34 (#38)

House Hunters Special (HGTV, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.269 million viewers (#17)
– 0.85 HH (#13)
– 0.26 A18-49 (#26)
– 0.14 A18-34 (#59)

House Hunters International (HGTV, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.243 million viewers (#19)
– 0.84 HH (#14)
– 0.25 A18-49 (#32)
– 0.15 A18-34 (#51)

Swamp People (HIST, 9:00 PM, 62 min.)
– 1.523 million viewers (#10)
– 0.90 HH (#12)
– 0.31 A18-49 (#16)
– 0.21 A18-34 (#21)

Swamp People First Look (HIST, 10:02 PM, 6 min.)
– 1.304 million viewers (#13)
– 0.79 HH (#20)
– 0.26 A18-49 (#26)
– 0.18 A18-34 (#33)

Pandora’s Box: Unleashing (ID, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.079 million viewers (#25)
– 0.74 HH (#24)
– 0.26 A18-49 (#26)
– 0.09 A18-34 (#90)

Betrayed (ID, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.253 million viewers (#18)
– 0.84 HH (#14)
– 0.31 A18-49 (#16)
– 0.10 A18-34 (#82)

Project Runway All Stars (LIF, 9:00 PM, 62 min.)
– 0.915 million viewers (#37)
– 0.66 HH (#30)
– 0.21 A18-49 (#58)
– 0.09 A18-34 (#90)

All In with Chris Hayes (MSNBC, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.912 million viewers (#8)
– 1.34 HH (#7)
– 0.22 A18-49 (#53)
– 0.10 A18-34 (#82)

Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 2.999 million viewers (#1)
– 2.04 HH (#1)
– 0.34 A18-49 (#13)
– 0.14 A18-34 (#59)

Last Word with Lawrence Odonnell (MSNBC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 2.132 million viewers (#6)
– 1.50 HH (#5)
– 0.23 A18-49 (#46)
– 0.09 A18-34 (#90)

Winter Olympics Prime (NBCSN, 8:00 PM, 240 min.)
– 2.204 million viewers (#5)
– 1.29 HH (#8)
– 0.54 A18-49 (#4)
– 0.35 A18-34 (#7)

Life Below Compilation (NGC, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.840 million viewers (#41)
– 0.53 HH (#41)
– 0.14 A18-49 (#92)
– 0.09 A18-34 (#90)

Lip Sync Battle: TMI (PAR, 9:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.399 million viewers (#87)
– 0.27 HH (#83)
– 0.18 A18-49 (#71)
– 0.10 A18-34 (#82)

Lip Sync Battle (PAR, 10:00 PM, 32 min.)
– 0.634 million viewers (#65)
– 0.41 HH (#63)
– 0.27 A18-49 (#23)
– 0.18 A18-34 (#33)

My 600-Lb. Life: Super Sized (TLC, 8:00 PM, 120 min.)
– 0.713 million viewers (#58)
– 0.47 HH (#52)
– 0.16 A18-49 (#76)
– 0.10 A18-34 (#82)

NBA Pre-Game Show (TNT, 8:00 PM, 14 min.)
– 1.181 million viewers (#21)
– 0.79 HH (#20)
– 0.38 A18-49 (#10)
– 0.32 A18-34 (#8)

NBA Basketball Washington Wizards at Cleveland Cavaliers (TNT, 8:14 PM, 141 min.)
– 2.073 million viewers (#7)
– 1.35 HH (#6)
– 0.80 A18-49 (#1)
– 0.81 A18-34 (#1)

NBA Basketball Los Angeles Clippers at Golden State Warriors (TNT, 10:35 PM, 158 min.)
– 1.602 million viewers (#9)
– 1.05 HH (#9)
– 0.65 A18-49 (#2)
– 0.66 A18-34 (#2)

Impractical Jokers (TRU, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.537 million viewers (#72)
– 0.32 HH (#77)
– 0.29 A18-49 (#20)
– 0.28 A18-34 (#11)

Impractical Jokers: Inside Jokes (TRU, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.414 million viewers (#84)
– 0.25 HH (#87)
– 0.21 A18-49 (#58)
– 0.21 A18-34 (#21)

Rupaul’s Drag Race All Stars 3 (VH1, 8:00 PM, 61 min.)
– 0.732 million viewers (#52)
– 0.43 HH (#61)
– 0.38 A18-49 (#10)
– 0.37 A18-34 (#6)

Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta (WETV, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.527 million viewers (#74)
– 0.36 HH (#72)
– 0.21 A18-49 (#58)
– 0.18 A18-34 (#33)

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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