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Tuesday Final Nationals: ‘WWE SmackDown’ with its Best Adults 18-49 Delivery in Six Years

NBC was Tuesday night’s top network by all accounts: total viewers 8.96 million) and all key demos.

It was also good news for NBC’s sister network USA for “WWE SmackDown” in its Tuesday night live debut. With 1.499 million adults 18-49, it was the best demo performance for ‘SmackDown’ since December 2010 on Syfy. Compared to its pre-taped Thursday night edition on July 14, ‘SmackDown’ increased by 53 percent in total viewers, +112 percent in adults 18-49 and +164 percent in adults 18-34.

‘SmackDown’ even topped the three-hour “WWE Raw” from the previous night (July 18) by 1 percent in total viewers, by 5 percent in adults 18-49. and by 15 percent in adults 18-34.

The second night of the four-day “2016 Republican National Convention” featuring speeches from New York Jersey governor Chris Christie and Donald Trump Jr. drew a combined 19.426 million viewers in the 10 p.m. hour on ABC (2.348 million), CBS (2.537 million), NBC (4.682 million), Fox News Channel (5.262 million), CNN (3.064 million) and MSNBC (1.533 million). This marks declines of -14 percent from its first night on the prior evening, -5 percent from the second night of the 2012 GOP Convention (20.552 million on Aug. 28, 2012) and -10 percent from the second night of the 2008 GOP Convention (21.562 million on Sep. 2, 2008).

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* AFF = Number of affiliates (stations) airing the program
* CVG = percent of coverage in U.S.
Programming Insider Tuesday, July 19, 2016
ABC PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 1.5/3 2253 0.4/2 0.5/2 0.7/2
8:00 The Middle (r) 245 94 2.0/4 2915 0.4/2 0.6/3 0.9/3
8:30 Fresh Off The Boat (r) 245 94 1.4/3 2141 0.4/2 0.5/2 0.7/2
9:00 Fresh Off The Boat (r) 248 95 1.3/2 2005 0.4/2 0.5/2 0.6/2
9:30 The Real O’Neals (r) 248 95 1.2/2 1764 0.3/1 0.4/2 0.5/2
10:00 2016 Republican National Convention (s) 245 95 1.6/3 2348 0.4/2 0.5/2 0.6/2
CBS PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 2.9/5 4339 0.3/2 0.6/2 1.0/3
8:00 NCIS (r) 254 95 4.3/8 6374 0.4/2 0.7/3 1.2/4
9:00 Zoo 254 95 2.8/5 4110 0.3/2 0.7/3 1.0/3
10:00 2016 Republican National Convention (s) 255 95 1.7/3 2537 0.3/1 0.5/2 0.7/2
NBC PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 5.4/10 8962 1.2/6 1.9/7 2.5/8
8:00 America’s Got Talent 245 95 6.6/12 11102 1.5/8 2.3/9 3.2/10
10:00 2016 Republican National Convention (s) 245 95 2.9/5 4682 0.6/3 1.0/4 1.3/4
Fox PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 1.2/2 1843 0.5/2 0.7/3 0.8/3
8:00 Hotel Hell 254 95 1.6/3 2412 0.6/3 0.9/4 1.0/4
9:00 Coupled 254 95 0.9/2 1277 0.4/2 0.5/2 0.6/2
CW PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 0.5/1 813 0.2/1 0.3/1 0.3/1
8:00 The Flash (r) 246 92 0.5/1 774 0.1/1 0.2/1 0.3/1
9:00 Containment (f) 246 92 0.5/1 852 0.2/1 0.3/1 0.3/1
Univision PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 1.0/2 1790 0.7/3
7:00 Sueño de Amor 0.7/1 1230 0.4/2
8:00 Un Camino Hacia El Destino 1.0/2 1671 0.5/2
9:00 Tres Veces Ana 1.0/2 1728 0.7/2
10:03 Por Siempre Joan Sebastian 1.1/2 1985 0.8/3
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 0.3/0 481 0.2/1
7:00 La Rosa de Guadalupe 0.2/0 381 0.1/1
8:00 Moisés y Los Diez Mandamientos 0.3/1 589 0.2/1
9:00 La Ronca de Oro 0.3/0 492 0.2/1
10:00 El Príncipe (p) 0.2/0 362 0.1/0

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Tuesday 7/19/16

“2016 Republican National Convention” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 0.5/2
Men 18-49: 0.4/2

“Zoo” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.9/3
Men 18-49: 0.5/2

“2016 Republican National Convention” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.3/1
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.5/2
Men 18-49: 0.4/2

“America’s Got Talent” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 1.8/8
Men 18-34: 1.2/7
Women 18-49: 2.6/10
Men 18-49: 2.0/8

“2016 Republican National Convention” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 1.1/4
Men 18-49: 0.8/3

“Hotel Hell” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.7/3
Men 18-34: 0.6/3
Women 18-49: 0.9/4
Men 18-49: 0.8/3

“Coupled” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.3/1
Women 18-49: 0.6/2
Men 18-49: 0.4/2

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

“The Haves and the Have Nots” (OWN)
Women 18-34: 0.81
Men 18-34: 0.28
Women 18-49: 1.12
Men 18-49: 0.48

“Deadliest Catch” (Discovery)
Women 18-34: 0.34
Men 18-34: 0.31
Women 18-49: 0.49
Men 18-49: 0.72

“Pretty Little Liars” (Freeform)
Women 18-34: 1.08
Men 18-34: 0.33
Women 18-49: 0.88
Men 18-49: 0.26

“Wrecked” (TBS)
Women 18-34: 0.31
Men 18-34: 0.31
Women 18-49: 0.41
Men 18-49: 0.46

“Animal Kingdom” (TNT)
Women 18-34: 0.21
Men 18-34: 0.26
Women 18-49: 0.45
Men 18-49: 0.38

“2016 Republican National Convention” (Fox News, 10pm)
Women 18-34: 0.40
Men 18-34: 0.29
Women 18-49: 0.69
Men 18-49: 0.75

“2016 Republican National Convention” (CNN, 10pm)
Women 18-34: 0.32
Men 18-34: 0.49
Women 18-49: 0.50
Men 18-49: 0.71

“2016 Republican National Convention” (MSNBC, 10pm)
Women 18-34: 0.21
Men 18-34: 0.18
Women 18-49: 0.27
Men 18-49: 0.29

Cable Rankings – Tuesday 7/19/16
What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Tuesday, July 19:

* 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
65 49 KING OF THE HILL ADSM 8:00 PM 30 724 0.26
58 38 BOB’S BURGERS ADSM 8:30 PM 30 775 0.31
43 23 BOB’S BURGERS ADSM 9:00 PM 30 982 0.42
36 17 CLEVELAND SHOW ADSM 9:30 PM 30 1092 0.46
18 7 AMERICAN DAD ADSM 10:00 PM 30 1546 0.64
15 3 AMERICAN DAD ADSM 10:30 PM 30 1731 0.76
75 73 AMC MOVIE AMC 7:00 PM 180 562 0.19
80 93 RIVER MONSTERS UNHOOKED APL 8:00 PM 61 469 0.15
69 85 YELLOWSTONE: BATTLE APL 9:01 PM 122 667 0.16
99 73 MUSIC MOGULS BET 9:00 PM 60 337 0.19
95 85 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 379 0.16
22 12 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 1405 0.58
72 63 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 605 0.21
91 67 TOSH.O CMDY 8:00 PM 30 411 0.20
93 67 TOSH.O CMDY 8:30 PM 30 408 0.20
96 67 TOSH.O CMDY 9:00 PM 30 366 0.20
90 57 TOSH.O CMDY 9:30 PM 30 413 0.22
60 27 TOSH.O CMDY 10:00 PM 30 757 0.40
79 53 NOT SAFE W/ NIKKI GLASER CMDY 10:30 PM 30 509 0.25
8 20 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 2280 0.45
6 14 AMERICA’S CHOICE 2016 (1.93 HH) CNN 9:00 PM 60 3035 0.56
5 10 AMERICA’S CHOICE 2016 (1.99 HH) CNN 10:00 PM 60 3064 0.61
45 45 DEADLIEST CATCH: THE BAIT DISC 8:00 PM 60 966 0.27
12 11 DEADLIEST CATCH DISC 9:00 PM 61 1866 0.60
51 43 HOMESTEAD RESCUE DISC 10:01 PM 61 891 0.28
59 80 LION GUARD DISJR 7:50 PM 25 769 0.17
66 93 PJ MASKS SHORTS DISJR 8:15 PM 15 716 0.15
70 80 MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE DISJR 10:00 PM 25 640 0.17
24 63 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE DSNY 8:00 PM 30 1381 0.21
26 63 JUDY MOODY AND THE NOT BUMMER SUMMER DSNY 8:30 PM 100 1323 0.21
39 80 GIRL MEETS WORLD DSNY 10:10 PM 25 1068 0.17
84 93 BOTCHED E! 8:00 PM 60 425 0.15
47 29 BOTCHED E! 9:00 PM 60 946 0.38
74 41 FAMOUSLY SINGLE ENT 10:00 PM 60 592 0.29
78 67 BASEBALL TONIGHT (0.38 HH) ESPN 10:16 PM 44 527 0.20
40 38 CHOPPED JUNIOR FOOD 8:00 PM 60 1019 0.31
48 38 CHOPPED FOOD 9:00 PM 60 930 0.31
27 16 CHOPPED GRILL MASTERS FOOD 10:00 PM 60 1314 0.47
3 17 THE O’REILLY FACTOR FOXNC 8:00 PM 60 4248 0.46
2 8 THE KELLY FILE FOXNC 9:00 PM 60 5003 0.62
1 4 AMERICA’S ELECTION HQ: RNC (3.29 HH) FOXNC 10:00 PM 60 5262 0.72
33 13 PRETTY LITTLE LIARS FRFM 8:00 PM 60 1174 0.57
81 57 DEAD OF SUMMER FRFM 9:00 PM 60 457 0.22
49 41 FX MOVIE PRIME FX 8:00 PM 150 923 0.29
57 45 FX MOVIE PRIME FX 10:30 PM 150 794 0.27
89 76 THE SIMPSONS FXX 10:00 PM 30 418 0.18
97 85 THE SIMPSONS FXX 10:30 PM 30 363 0.16
76 80 THE MIDDLE HALL 10:30 PM 30 557 0.17
25 32 FIXER UPPER HGTV 8:00 PM 60 1354 0.33
16 28 FIXER UPPER HGTV 9:00 PM 60 1648 0.39
11 17 HOUSE HUNTERS HGTV 10:00 PM 30 1975 0.46
13 21 HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL HGTV 10:30 PM 30 1783 0.43
50 45 COUNTING CARS HIST 8:00 PM 30 912 0.27
46 49 COUNTING CARS HIST 8:30 PM 30 947 0.26
29 30 COUNTING CARS HIST 9:00 PM 31 1259 0.37
28 25 COUNTING CARS HIST 9:31 PM 32 1270 0.41
34 31 BIG EASY MOTORS HIST 10:03 PM 30 1124 0.36
38 37 BIG EASY MOTORS HIST 10:33 PM 30 1071 0.32
67 76 KILLER WOMEN W/ P. MORGAN ID 8:00 PM 60 701 0.18
62 63 WOMEN IN PRISON ID 9:00 PM 60 740 0.21
44 56 I AM HOMICIDE ID 10:00 PM 60 980 0.23
82 73 MOVIE- THEATRICAL RPT LIF 8:00 PM 120 456 0.19
84 93 MOVIE LMN 10:00 PM 120 425 0.15
20 57 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE (1.03 HH) MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 1526 0.22
17 53 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE (1.06 HH) MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 1557 0.25
19 43 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE (1.02 HH) MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 1533 0.28
98 85 SCREAM: THE TV SERIES SSN2 MTV 10:00 PM 62 362 0.16
63 80 FULL HOUSE NAN 9:00 PM 30 737 0.17
53 57 FULL HOUSE NAN 9:30 PM 30 871 0.22
35 32 FULL HOUSE NAN 10:00 PM 30 1118 0.33
37 32 FULL HOUSE NAN 10:30 PM 30 1081 0.33
42 93 NICKY, RICKY, DICKY & DAWN NICK 8:00 PM 30 984 0.15
71 93 SHIMMER AND SHINE NKJR 8:00 PM 30 637 0.15
55 49 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OWN 8:00 PM 60 833 0.26
7 2 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OWN 9:00 PM 60 2704 0.80
54 49 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OWN 10:00 PM 60 849 0.26
91 85 SPIKE TV MOVIE SPIKE 6:00 PM 180 411 0.16
77 55 PLAYBOOK SPIKE 9:00 PM 150 538 0.24
73 57 SYFY MOVIE SYFY 9:00 PM 210 600 0.22
23 15 THE BIG BANG THEORY TBS 8:00 PM 30 1401 0.49
14 8 THE BIG BANG THEORY TBS 8:30 PM 30 1754 0.62
10 6 THE BIG BANG THEORY TBS 9:00 PM 30 2003 0.65
9 5 THE BIG BANG THEORY TBS 9:30 PM 30 2171 0.71
31 21 WRECKED TBS 10:00 PM 30 1244 0.43
30 25 THE BIG BANG THEORY TBS 10:30 PM 30 1250 0.41
61 76 LPBW: BACK TO THE FARM TLC 8:00 PM 60 752 0.18
21 32 LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD TLC 9:00 PM 61 1428 0.33
40 45 MY GIANT LIFE TLC 10:01 PM 61 1019 0.27
52 32 TNT WEEKDAY MOVIES TNT 6:30 PM 150 889 0.33
32 23 ANIMAL KINGDOM TNT 9:00 PM 60 1218 0.42
64 67 ANIMAL KINGDOM TNT 10:00 PM 60 731 0.20
86 85 BIZARRE FOODS W/ANDREW Z TRAV 9:00 PM 60 420 0.16
87 85 BIZARRE FOODS W/ANDREW Z TRAV 10:00 PM 60 419 0.16
68 93 EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND TVL 10:00 PM 30 687 0.15
56 76 EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND TVL 10:30 PM 30 796 0.18
4 1 WWE SMACKDOWN (1.91 HH) USA 8:00 PM 120 3170 1.18
83 93 MR. ROBOT USA 10:00 PM 120 444 0.15
100 85 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 5 VH1 8:00 PM 60 303 0.16
94 67 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 5 VH1 9:00 PM 60 407 0.20
87 57 BASKETBALL WIVES LA 5 VH1 10:00 PM 60 419 0.22

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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