Tuesday Final Nationals: Election Results from Indiana Boosts Cable News Networks to 2-Month High in Primary Coverage

CBS had original programming throughout this Tuesday night and won handedly among total viewers (11.59 million), as well leading among adults 25-54 (2.4 rating/7 share) and tying NBC in adults 18-49 (1.6/6). Their lineup featured the fifth and final season premiere of “Person of Interest” which earned the most total viewers for a originally scheduled CBS scripted drama in the Tuesday 10 p.m. hour since Nov. 17, 2015. On the downside, “Person of Interest” was off 30 percent (in total viewers) and 33 percent (in adults 18-49) from its fourth season premiere in the fall of 2014 and down 22 percent (in total viewers) and 20 percent (in adults 18-49) from its fourth season average.

TNT was on top among adults 18-34 with an approximate 1.4 rating due to NBA Eastern Conference Semifinal Game 1: Miami Heat at Toronto Raptors.

The results of the Indiana Primary was a boon for the cable news networks as it was the most-watched primary night since March 15 (Florida and Ohio primaries). From 8-11 p.m., Fox News Channel averaged 4.27 million viewers and 1.06 million adults 25-54 defeating CNN (2.62 million viewers; 896,000 adults 25-54) and MSNBC (1.55 million viewers; 413,000 adults 25-54). Ratings peaked on each news network (on FNC, during “The Kelly File”) in the 9 p.m. hour when presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump made his victory speech.

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	Tuesday, May 3, 2016
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average	1.8/3	2870	0.5/2	0.8/3	1.1/3
8:00	Fresh Off the Boat	2.7/5	4292	0.6/3	1.1/4	1.4/5
8:30	The Real O’Neals	2.1/4	3286	0.5/2	0.9/3	1.3/4
9:00	Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	1.8/3	2915	0.5/2	0.9/3	1.2/3
10:00	Beyond the Tank	1.3/2	1906	0.3/1	0.6/2	0.7/2
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average	7.4/13	11589	0.8/4	1.6/6	2.4/7
8:00	NCIS	9.4/16	14855	1.0/5	1.9/7	3.0/9
9:00	NCIS: New Orleans	8.0/13	12562	0.9/4	1.8/6	2.6/7
10:00	Person of Interest (p)	4.8/9	7350	0.5/2	1.2/4	1.7/5
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average	5.2/9	8004	0.9/4	1.6/6	2.3/7
8:00	The Voice	5.5/10	8596	0.9/4	1.6/6	2.5/8
9:00	Chicago Med	5.1/8	7622	0.9/4	1.5/5	2.2/6
10:00	Chicago Fire	5.1/9	7793	1.0/4	1.6/6	2.2/7
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-10	Network Average	1.2/2	1874	0.7/3	0.8/3	0.9/3
8:00	New Girl	1.5/3	2267	0.9/4	1.0/4	1.2/4
8:30	Grandfathered	1.2/2	1837	0.6/3	0.7/3	0.9/3
9:00	New Girl (s)	1.3/2	1883	0.8/4	0.9/3	0.9/3
9:30	The Grinder	1.0/2	1507	0.4/2	0.5/2	0.7/2
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-10	Network Average	1.4/2	2379	0.8/3	0.9/3	1.0/3
8:00	The Flash	1.9/3	3335	1.1/5	1.3/5	1.4/4
9:00	Containment	0.9/2	1423	0.4/2	0.5/2	0.6/2
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average	1.0/2	1818		0.7/2
7:00	Sueño de Amor	0.8/2	1469		0.5/2
8:00	Un Camino Hacia El Destino	1.1/2	1852		0.7/3
9:00	Yago	1.0/2	1803		0.7/2
10:03	El Hotel de Los Secretos	1.1/2	1797		0.6/2
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average	0.3/0	500		0.2/1
7:00	Sal y Pimienta	0.1/0	257		0.1/1
7:58	Yago (s)	0.1/0	263		0.1/0
9:00	Lady La Vendedora de Rosas	0.3/1	629		0.3/1
10:02	La Viuda Negra	0.3/1	611		0.3/1

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Tuesday 4/26/16

Cable Rankings – Tuesday 5/03/16
What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Tuesday, May 3:

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research