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Tuesday Final Ratings: NBC Continues its Historic Dominance Over Broadcast Network Competition with Winter Olympics

'The Bachelor: Winter Games' on ABC Disappoints in Debut

NBC Olympics’ coverage of the PyeongChang Olympics delivered the most dominant Winter Games Tuesday night ever, posting a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) average of 22.6 million viewers, according to live plus same day official national data by Nielsen, and digital data from Adobe Analytics.

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Last night’s NBC/NBCSN average of 22.3 million viewers dominated the TV competition – more than doubling the combined 10.6 million primetime viewers for ABC, CBS and Fox. The NBC-only 21.0 million viewers in the 8-11 p.m. ET primetime window topped by 98 percent the other broadcast networks – marking the most dominant Winter Games Tuesday night ever (people meter history, since Sept. 1987).

NBCSN’s live primetime coverage of the PyeongChang Olympics has averaged 2.4 million viewers since the opening Saturday night (Feb. 10) – ranking as the most-watched cable network in primetime over the four-day span from Saturday through last night.

In addition, NBC’s “Primetime Plus” show, which follows local news broadcasts on NBC stations, is averaging a Total Audience Delivery of 9.8 million viewers though Tuesday night – up 32 percent from the 2014 Sochi Olympics late night show over the comparable time frame (7.4 million viewers).

NBC Sports Digital delivered its largest primetime PyeongChang viewership for a competition night, with an average minute audience of 321,000 for Tuesday night’s coverage.

Shaun White’s gold-medal performance in the halfpipe delivered 445,000 concurrents – ranking as the second-most streamed event in NBC Olympics’ Winter Games history, behind only the USA-Canada semi-final men’s hockey game in Sochi.

Tuesday night’s NBC/NBCSN viewership peaked at 28.2 million viewers from 10-10:15 p.m. ET, highlighted by Shaun White’s gold medal run in the halfpipe and the pairs short program figure skating.

The top ten markets for NBC/NBCSN in Tuesday prime time were:
1. Salt Lake City 24.8/46
2. Denver 23.7/42
3. Kansas City 22.0/35
4. Minneapolis 21.0/38
5. Milwaukee 20.9/33
6. Seattle 20.1/36
7. San Diego 18.7/35
8. Richmond 18.5/27
9. Portland 18.1/34
10. Austin 17.8/31
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 Tuesday, February 13:

The Bachelor: Winter Games (S) (ABC, 8:00 PM, 120 min.)
– 3.013 million viewers
– 2.0/3 HH
– 0.8/3 A18-49 (1.2/4 F18-49, 0.4/2 M18-49)
– 0.7/3 A18-34 (1.0/5 F18-34, 0.3/2 M18-34)
– 1.0/3 A25-54 (1.3/4 F25-54, 0.6/2 M25-54)

Lights, Camera, Romance! (S) (ABC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 2.164 million viewers
– 1.5/3 HH
– 0.4/2 A18-49 (0.6/2 F18-49, 0.3/1 M18-49)
– 0.3/1 A18-34 (0.4/2 F18-34, 0.2/1 M18-34)
– 0.6/2 A25-54 (0.8/2 F25-54, 0.4/1 M25-54)

NCIS (R) (CBS, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 6.952 million viewers
– 4.5/8 HH
– 0.8/3 A18-49 (0.9/3 F18-49, 0.7/3 M18-49)
– 0.4/2 A18-34 (0.5/2 F18-34, 0.3/2 M18-34)
– 1.2/4 A25-54 (1.4/4 F25-54, 1.0/3 M25-54)

Bull (R) (CBS, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 5.584 million viewers
– 3.6/6 HH
– 0.6/2 A18-49 (0.7/2 F18-49, 0.5/2 M18-49)
– 0.4/2 A18-34 (0.4/2 F18-34, 0.4/2 M18-34)
– 1.0/3 A25-54 (1.2/3 F25-54, 0.7/2 M25-54)

NCIS: New Orleans (R) (CBS, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 5.098 million viewers
– 3.4/7 HH
– 0.5/2 A18-49 (0.6/2 F18-49, 0.5/2 M18-49)
– 0.3/1 A18-34 (0.3/1 F18-34, 0.2/1 M18-34)
– 0.9/3 A25-54 (1.0/3 F25-54, 0.7/2 M25-54)

Winner Olympics-Tuesday Prime 1 (S) (NBC, 8:00 PM, 200 min.)
– 20.500 million viewers
– 11.8/21 HH
– 5.2/20 A18-49 (5.6/21 F18-49, 4.8/20 M18-49)
– 3.5/18 A18-34 (3.8/19 F18-34, 3.2/18 M18-34)
– 6.7/21 A25-54 (7.0/22 F25-54, 6.3/21 M25-54)

Lethal Weapon (R) (FOX, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 2.382 million viewers
– 1.5/3 HH
– 0.6/2 A18-49 (0.7/2 F18-49, 0.5/2 M18-49)
– 0.4/2 A18-34 (0.4/2 F18-34, 0.3/2 M18-34)
– 0.8/2 A25-54 (0.9/3 F25-54, 0.7/2 M25-54)

LA to Vegas (R) (FOX, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.662 million viewers
– 1.0/2 HH
– 0.5/2 A18-49 (0.6/2 F18-49, 0.4/2 M18-49)
– 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.4/2 F18-34, 0.3/2 M18-34)
– 0.6/2 A25-54 (0.7/2 F25-54, 0.6/2 M25-54)

The Mick (R) (FOX, 9:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.386 million viewers
– 0.8/1 HH
– 0.5/2 A18-49 (0.5/2 F18-49, 0.4/2 M18-49)
– 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.4/2 F18-34, 0.3/1 M18-34)
– 0.5/2 A25-54 (0.6/2 F25-54, 0.5/2 M25-54)

The Flash (R) (CW, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.062 million viewers
– 0.7/1 HH
– 0.3/1 A18-49 (0.2/1 F18-49, 0.3/1 M18-49)
– 0.2/1 A18-34 (0.2/1 F18-34, 0.1/1 M18-34)
– 0.3/1 A25-54 (0.3/1 F25-54, 0.4/1 M25-54)

Black Lightning (CW, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.806 million viewers
– 1.2/2 HH
– 0.5/2 A18-49 (0.5/2 F18-49, 0.6/2 M18-49)
– 0.4/2 A18-34 (0.4/2 F18-34, 0.4/2 M18-34)
– 0.7/2 A25-54 (0.7/2 F25-54, 0.7/2 M25-54)

La Rosa de Guadalupe (UNI, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.746 million viewers
– 1.0/2 HH
– 0.6/3 A18-49

El Rico y Lazaro (UNI, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.896 million viewers
– 1.1/2 HH
– 0.5/2 A18-49

Papa a Toda Madre (UNI, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.736 million viewers
– 1.0/2 HH
– 0.5/2 A18-49

Caer en Tentacion (UNI, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.449 million viewers
– 0.9/2 HH
– 0.5/2 A18-49

Cineplex Saving Private Perez (2011) (UniMás, 5:55 PM, 120 min.)
– 0.286 million viewers
– 0.2/0 HH
– 0.1/1 A18-49

Liga MX Clausura Atlas vs. Necaxa (UniMás, 7:55 PM, 114 min.)
– 0.569 million viewers
– 0.3/1 HH
– 0.3/1 A18-49

Liga MX Clausura America vs. Monarcas (UniMás, 9:49 PM, 131 min.)
– 0.824 million viewers
– 0.4/1 HH
– 0.4/2 A18-49

Caso Cerrado: Edición Estelar (TEL, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.598 million viewers
– 1.0/2 HH
– 0.4/2 A18-49
– 0.3/2 A18-34

José José: El Principe de La Canción (TEL, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.006 million viewers
– 0.6/1 HH
– 0.3/1 A18-49
– 0.2/1 A18-34

Sangre de Mi Tierra (TEL, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.320 million viewers
– 0.8/1 HH
– 0.5/2 A18-49
– 0.3/1 A18-34

Señora Acero 4: La Coyote (TEL, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.462 million viewers
– 0.8/2 HH
– 0.6/2 A18-49
– 0.5/3 A18-34

What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s select cable telecasts on Tuesday, February 13 (with the night’s cable ranks according to total viewers and adults 18-49 in parentheses):

Intervention: The Heroin Triangle (A&E, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.505 million viewers (#77)
– 0.32 HH (#75)
– 0.22 A18-49 (#51)
– 0.15 A18-34 (#56)

Undercover High (A&E, 10:00 PM, 63 min.)
– 0.337 million viewers (#89)
– 0.21 HH (#88)
– 0.15 A18-49 (#70)
– 0.10 A18-34 (#81)

The Quad S2 (BET, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.669 million viewers (#61)
– 0.46 HH (#55)
– 0.27 A18-49 (#36)
– 0.26 A18-34 (#25)

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (BRAVO, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.492 million viewers (#20)
– 1.12 HH (#16)
– 0.51 A18-49 (#15)
– 0.28 A18-34 (#22)

Bethenny & Fredrik (BRAVO, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.713 million viewers (#56)
– 0.53 HH (#41)
– 0.21 A18-49 (#56)
– 0.12 A18-34 (#74)

Drunk History (CMDY, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.428 million viewers (#83)
– 0.27 HH (#82)
– 0.24 A18-49 (#43)
– 0.19 A18-34 (#39)

Another Period (CMDY, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.254 million viewers (#99)
– 0.17 HH (#95)
– 0.13 A18-49 (#87)
– 0.11 A18-34 (#78)

Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.904 million viewers (#37)
– 0.65 HH (#35)
– 0.21 A18-49 (#56)
– 0.09 A18-34 (#85)

Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.744 million viewers (#51)
– 0.53 HH (#41)
– 0.16 A18-49 (#68)
– 0.06 A18-34 (#98)

CNN Tonight (CNN, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.762 million viewers (#47)
– 0.57 HH (#38)
– 0.15 A18-49 (#70)
– 0.07 A18-34 (#97)

Moonshiners (DISC, 9:00 PM, 71 min.)
– 1.211 million viewers (#27)
– 0.78 HH (#28)
– 0.39 A18-49 (#19)
– 0.18 A18-34 (#40)

College Basketball Regular Season Oklahoma at Texas Tech (ESPN, 7:00 PM, 127 min.)
– 0.759 million viewers (#49)
– 0.51 HH (#46)
– 0.26 A18-49 (#39)
– 0.25 A18-34 (#28)

College Basketball Regular Season Virginia at Miami (ESPN, 9:07 PM, 114 min.)
– 0.567 million viewers (#69)
– 0.37 HH (#68)
– 0.18 A18-49 (#64)
– 0.13 A18-34 (#66)

Chopped (FOOD, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.809 million viewers (#41)
– 0.52 HH (#44)
– 0.26 A18-49 (#39)
– 0.20 A18-34 (#36)

Tucker Carlson Tonight (FOXNC, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 2.505 million viewers (#3)
– 1.73 HH (#4)
– 0.22 A18-49 (#51)
– 0.11 A18-34 (#78)

Hannity (FOXNC, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 2.631 million viewers (#2)
– 1.82 HH (#1)
– 0.23 A18-49 (#46)
– 0.08 A18-34 (#91)

The Ingraham Angle (FOXNC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 2.065 million viewers (#10)
– 1.45 HH (#9)
– 0.19 A18-49 (#62)
– 0.08 A18-34 (#91)

The Fosters (FRFM, 8:00 PM, 61 min.)
– 0.521 million viewers (#74)
– 0.34 HH (#72)
– 0.20 A18-49 (#59)
– 0.22 A18-34 (#34)

Baskets (FX, 10:00 PM, 32 min.)
– 0.389 million viewers (#86)
– 0.23 HH (#87)
– 0.14 A18-49 (#79)
– 0.14 A18-34 (#61)

Wonder Woman (2017) (HBO, 8:00 PM, 141 min.)
– 0.786 million viewers (#45)
– 0.49 HH (#49)
– 0.30 A18-49 (#30)
– 0.18 A18-34 (#40)

Fixer Upper Special (HGTV, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 2.288 million viewers (#8)
– 1.48 HH (#7)
– 0.43 A18-49 (#18)
– 0.26 A18-34 (#25)

Restored by the Fords (HGTV, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.205 million viewers (#28)
– 0.83 HH (#25)
– 0.19 A18-49 (#62)
– 0.13 A18-34 (#66)

House Hunters (HGTV, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.991 million viewers (#33)
– 0.70 HH (#32)
– 0.18 A18-49 (#64)
– 0.10 A18-34 (#81)

Curse of Oak Island Specials (HIST, 9:00 PM, 63 min.)
– 2.339 million viewers (#7)
– 1.45 HH (#9)
– 0.58 A18-49 (#7)
– 0.28 A18-34 (#22)

Curse of Oak Island First Look (HIST, 10:03 PM, 9 min.)
– 2.386 million viewers (#6)
– 1.49 HH (#6)
– 0.58 A18-49 (#7)
– 0.24 A18-34 (#32)

Hunting Hitler (HIST, 10:12 PM, 59 min.)
– 1.267 million viewers (#24)
– 0.85 HH (#23)
– 0.32 A18-49 (#26)
– 0.13 A18-34 (#66)

Who Killed Jane Doe (ID, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.254 million viewers (#25)
– 0.85 HH (#23)
– 0.31 A18-49 (#29)
– 0.14 A18-34 (#61)

True Conviction (ID, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.324 million viewers (#22)
– 0.89 HH (#22)
– 0.34 A18-49 (#23)
– 0.14 A18-34 (#61)

All In with Chris Hayes (MSNBC, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.647 million viewers (#17)
– 1.18 HH (#13)
– 0.21 A18-49 (#56)
– 0.12 A18-34 (#74)

Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 2.478 million viewers (#4)
– 1.75 HH (#2)
– 0.32 A18-49 (#26)
– 0.16 A18-34 (#50)

Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell (MSNBC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.990 million viewers (#11)
– 1.40 HH (#11)
– 0.23 A18-49 (#46)
– 0.09 A18-34 (#85)

Teen Mom II: Being Javi (MTV, 8:00 PM, 61 min.)
– 0.554 million viewers (#70)
– 0.34 HH (#72)
– 0.30 A18-49 (#30)
– 0.32 A18-34 (#17)

The Challenge: Vendettas (MTV, 9:01 PM, 61 min.)
– 0.834 million viewers (#39)
– 0.49 HH (#49)
– 0.52 A18-49 (#13)
– 0.65 A18-34 (#3)

Nut Job (NAN, 8:00 PM, 120 min.)
– 0.970 million viewers (#35)
– 0.60 HH (#36)
– 0.27 A18-49 (#36)
– 0.26 A18-34 (#25)

Winter Olympics Prime (NBCSN, 8:00 PM, 210 min.)
– 1.772 million viewers (#15)
– 1.04 HH (#18)
– 0.46 A18-49 (#17)
– 0.39 A18-34 (#10)

The Haves and the Have Nots (OWN, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 2.235 million viewers (#9)
– 1.50 HH (#5)
– 0.51 A18-49 (#15)
– 0.29 A18-34 (#20)

Ink Master (PAR, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.675 million viewers (#60)
– 0.40 HH (#65)
– 0.30 A18-49 (#30)
– 0.25 A18-34 (#28)

The Detour (TBS, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.922 million viewers (#36)
– 0.60 HH (#36)
– 0.35 A18-49 (#22)
– 0.23 A18-34 (#33)

My Big Fat Fabulous Life (TLC, 8:00 PM, 63 min.)
– 1.067 million viewers (#30)
– 0.74 HH (#29)
– 0.30 A18-49 (#30)
– 0.20 A18-34 (#36)

I Am Jazz (TLC, 9:03 PM, 63 min.)
– 0.740 million viewers (#54)
– 0.53 HH (#41)
– 0.22 A18-49 (#51)
– 0.16 A18-34 (#50)

NBA Pre-Game Show (TNT, 8:00 PM, 14 min.)
– 1.524 million viewers (#19)
– 0.99 HH (#20)
– 0.58 A18-49 (#7)
– 0.58 A18-34 (#6)

NBA Basketball Cleveland Cavaliers at Oklahoma City Thunder (TNT, 8:14 PM, 147 min.)
– 2.752 million viewers (#1)
– 1.74 HH (#3)
– 1.16 A18-49 (#1)
– 1.24 A18-34 (#1)

NBA Basketball San Antonio Spurs at Denver Nuggets (TNT, 10:41 PM, 142 min.)
– 1.236 million viewers (#26)
– 0.81 HH (#27)
– 0.55 A18-49 (#10)
– 0.57 A18-34 (#7)

Bizarre Foods with Andrew Z (TRAV, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.514 million viewers (#75)
– 0.32 HH (#75)
– 0.15 A18-49 (#70)
– 0.09 A18-34 (#85)

Liga MX Clausura Atlas vs. Necaxa (UDN, 7:55 PM, 114 min.)
– 0.306 million viewers (#94)
– 0.18 HH (#93)
– 0.15 A18-49 (#70)
– 0.13 A18-34 (#66)

Liga MX Clausura America vs. Monarcas (UDN, 9:49 PM, 131 min.)
– 0.451 million viewers (#82)
– 0.26 HH (#84)
– 0.24 A18-49 (#43)
– 0.21 A18-34 (#35)

WWE Smackdown (USA, 8:00 PM, 120 min.)
– 2.449 million viewers (#5)
– 1.47 HH (#8)
– 0.76 A18-49 (#2)
– 0.60 A18-34 (#5)

America’s Next Top Model 24 (VH1, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.788 million viewers (#44)
– 0.49 HH (#49)
– 0.32 A18-49 (#26)
– 0.29 A18-34 (#20)

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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