“America’s Got Talent” again put NBC in the winner’s circle on Wednesday among total viewers (8.55 million), adults 18-49 (1.9 rating/8 share), adults 18-34 (1.2/6) and adults 25-54 (2.6/8).
The third night of the four-day “2016 Republican National Convention” featuring speeches from Donald Trump’s son Eric and Trump’s vice president selection Mike Pence drew a combined 22.802 million viewers in the 10 p.m. hour on ABC (2.32 million), CBS (2.59 million), NBC (5.071 million), Fox News Channel (7.337 million), CNN (3.504 million) and MSNBC (1.98 million). The convention jumped 15 percent from when Mitt Romney’s VP pick Paul Ryan spoke on the third night of the 2012 GOP Convention (19.759 million on Aug. 29, 2012) but 6 percent below from the third night of the 2008 GOP Convention (24.329 million on Sep. 3, 2008) for the speech of John McCain’s vice president pick Sarah Palin.
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* AFF = Number of affiliates (stations) airing the program | ||||||||
* CVG = percent of coverage in U.S. | ||||||||
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Wednesday, July 20, 2016 | |||||||
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PROGRAM | AFF* | CVG* (PCT) |
HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
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8-11 | Network Average | 1.6/3 | 2489 | 0.4/2 | 0.6/2 | 0.8/3 | ||
8:00 | The Goldbergs (r) | 249 | 93 | 1.9/4 | 2726 | 0.3/2 | 0.6/2 | 0.8/3 |
8:30 | The Goldbergs (r) | 250 | 95 | 1.7/3 | 2555 | 0.4/2 | 0.6/2 | 0.8/3 |
9:00 | Modern Family (r) | 250 | 95 | 1.8/3 | 2779 | 0.5/2 | 0.8/3 | 1.0/3 |
9:31 | black-ish (r) | 250 | 95 | 1.6/3 | 2315 | 0.4/2 | 0.6/2 | 0.9/3 |
10:00 | 2016 Republican National Convention (s) (thru 11:17) | 248 | 95 | 1.6/3 | 2320 | 0.3/1 | 0.5/2 | 0.7/2 |
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PROGRAM | AFF* | CVG* (PCT) |
HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
8-11 | Network Average | 2.2/4 | 3453 | 0.6/3 | 0.9/4 | 1.1/4 | ||
8:00 | Big Brother 18 | 252 | 95 | 3.5/7 | 5603 | 1.2/6 | 1.7/7 | 2.1/7 |
9:00 | American Gothic | 251 | 95 | 1.7/3 | 2439 | 0.3/2 | 0.6/2 | 0.7/2 |
10:00 | 2016 Republican National Convention (s) (thru 11:19) | 253 | 95 | 1.7/3 | 2590 | 0.3/1 | 0.5/2 | 0.6/2 |
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PROGRAM | AFF* | CVG* (PCT) |
HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
8-11 | Network Average | 5.4/10 | 8548 | 1.2/6 | 1.9/8 | 2.6/8 | ||
8:00 | America’s Got Talent | 243 | 95 | 6.5/12 | 10780 | 1.5/8 | 2.3/9 | 3.1/10 |
10:00 | 2016 Republican National Convention (s) (thru 11:17) | 243 | 95 | 3.2/6 | 5071 | 0.6/3 | 1.1/4 | 1.5/5 |
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PROGRAM | AFF* | CVG* (PCT) |
HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
8-11 | Network Average | 1.8/3 | 2954 | 0.6/3 | 0.9/4 | 1.2/4 | ||
8:00 | MasterChef | 254 | 95 | 2.3/4 | 3869 | 0.8/4 | 1.2/5 | 1.5/5 |
9:00 | Wayward Pines | 254 | 95 | 1.3/2 | 2038 | 0.4/2 | 0.7/2 | 0.8/2 |
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PROGRAM | AFF* | CVG* (PCT) |
HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
8-11 | Network Average | 0.7/1 | 1154 | 0.3/1 | 0.3/1 | 0.4/1 | ||
8:00 | Penn & Teller: Fool Us | 246 | 92 | 0.8/2 | 1210 | 0.2/1 | 0.3/1 | 0.4/1 |
9:00 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | 246 | 92 | 0.7/1 | 1118 | 0.3/1 | 0.4/1 | 0.5/1 |
9:30 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? (r) | 246 | 92 | 0.7/1 | 1049 | 0.3/1 | 0.3/1 | 0.4/1 |
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PROGRAM | HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
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8-11 | Network Average | 1.1/2 | 1987 | 0.8/3 | ||||
7:00 | Sueño de Amor | 0.7/1 | 1286 | 0.5/2 | ||||
8:00 | Un Camino Hacia El Destino | 1.1/2 | 1836 | 0.6/3 | ||||
9:00 | Tres Veces Ana | 1.1/2 | 1879 | 0.7/3 | ||||
10:02 | Por Siempre Joan Sebastian | 1.2/2 | 2259 | 0.9/3 | ||||
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PROGRAM | HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
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8-11 | Network Average | 0.3/1 | 481 | 0.2/1 | ||||
7:00 | La Rosa de Guadalupe | 0.2/0 | 376 | 0.2/1 | ||||
8:00 | Moisés y Los Diez Mandamientos | 0.3/1 | 603 | 0.3/1 | ||||
9:00 | La Ronca de Oro | 0.3/1 | 513 | 0.2/1 | ||||
10:00 | El Príncipe | 0.2/0 | 326 | 0.1/0 |
Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Wednesday 7/20/16
“2016 Republican National Convention” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.7/3
Men 18-49: 0.4/2
“Big Brother 18” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 1.5/7
Men 18-34: 0.9/6
Women 18-49: 2.1/8
Men 18-49: 1.3/6
“American Gothic” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.7/3
Men 18-49: 0.4/2
“2016 Republican National Convention” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.3/2
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.6/2
Men 18-49: 0.4/2
“America’s Got Talent” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 1.9/8
Men 18-34: 1.2/7
Women 18-49: 2.6/10
Men 18-49: 2.0/9
“2016 Republican National Convention” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.6/3
Women 18-49: 1.1/4
Men 18-49: 1.1/5
“MasterChef” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.9/4
Men 18-34: 0.6/4
Women 18-49: 1.4/5
Men 18-49: 1.0/4
“Wayward Pines” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.3/1
Women 18-49: 0.7/3
Men 18-49: 0.6/2
“Penn & Teller: Fool Us” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.2/1
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 0.2/1
Men 18-49: 0.4/2
“Whose Line Is It Anyway?” (CW, 9pm)
Women 18-34: 0.2/1
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 0.3/1
Men 18-49: 0.4/2
“Greenleaf” (OWN)
Women 18-34: 0.55
Men 18-34: 0.21
Women 18-49: 0.87
Men 18-49: 0.41
“Suits” (USA)
Women 18-34: 0.40
Men 18-34: 0.43
Women 18-49: 0.52
Men 18-49: 0.46
“Mr. Robot” (USA)
Women 18-34: 0.21
Men 18-34: 0.37
Women 18-49: 0.26
Men 18-49: 0.33
“The Challenge: Rivals III” (MTV)
Women 18-34: 0.76
Men 18-34: 0.40
Women 18-49: 0.57
Men 18-49: 0.31
“Young & Hungry” (Freeform)
Women 18-34: 0.36
Men 18-34: 0.10
Women 18-49: 0.33
Men 18-49: 0.12
“Baby Daddy” (Freeform)
Women 18-34: 0.43
Men 18-34: 0.12
Women 18-49: 0.37
Men 18-49: 0.13
“Tyrant” (FX)
Women 18-34: 0.12
Men 18-34: 0.13
Women 18-49: 0.16
Men 18-49: 0.23
“2016 Republican National Convention” (Fox News, 10pm)
Women 18-34: 0.56
Men 18-34: 0.66
Women 18-49: 0.93
Men 18-49: 1.20
“2016 Republican National Convention” (CNN, 10pm)
Women 18-34: 0.31
Men 18-34: 0.53
Women 18-49: 0.59
Men 18-49: 0.75
“2016 Republican National Convention” (MSNBC, 10pm)
Women 18-34: 0.17
Men 18-34: 0.24
Women 18-49: 0.27
Men 18-49: 0.34
Cable Rankings – Wednesday 7/20/16
What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Wednesday, July 20:
* 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 |
80 | 74 | DUCK DYNASTY | A&E | 8:30 PM | 30 | 589 | 0.19 |
35 | 22 | DUCK DYNASTY | A&E | 9:00 PM | 30 | 1189 | 0.42 |
30 | 22 | DUCK DYNASTY | A&E | 9:30 PM | 31 | 1218 | 0.42 |
55 | 41 | WAHLBURGERS | A&E | 10:01 PM | 31 | 859 | 0.30 |
85 | 89 | WAHLBURGERS AC | A&E | 10:32 PM | 31 | 557 | 0.17 |
52 | 29 | KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 8:00 PM | 30 | 881 | 0.35 |
49 | 27 | BOBS BURGERS | ADSM | 8:30 PM | 30 | 923 | 0.37 |
40 | 19 | BOB’S BURGERS | ADSM | 9:00 PM | 30 | 1046 | 0.44 |
37 | 15 | CLEVELAND SHOW | ADSM | 9:30 PM | 30 | 1173 | 0.47 |
18 | 5 | AMERICAN DAD | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1572 | 0.69 |
14 | 2 | AMERICAN DAD | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1753 | 0.81 |
63 | 46 | AMC MOVIE | AMC | 8:00 PM | 150 | 761 | 0.29 |
75 | 46 | AMC MOVIE | AMC | 10:30 PM | 150 | 617 | 0.29 |
25 | 18 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1317 | 0.45 |
76 | 71 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 60 | 614 | 0.20 |
88 | 41 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 8:00 PM | 30 | 505 | 0.30 |
84 | 31 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 8:30 PM | 30 | 562 | 0.34 |
83 | 37 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 9:00 PM | 30 | 573 | 0.32 |
79 | 34 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 9:30 PM | 30 | 604 | 0.33 |
98 | 70 | ANOTHER PERIOD | CMDY | 10:00 PM | 30 | 428 | 0.21 |
97 | 59 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 10:30 PM | 30 | 436 | 0.23 |
6 | 25 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 2200 | 0.39 |
5 | 8 | AMERICA’S CHOICE 2016 (2.23 HH) | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 3389 | 0.64 |
4 | 7 | AMERICA’S CHOICE 2016 (2.26 HH) | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 3504 | 0.67 |
82 | 83 | DUAL SURVIVAL | DISC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 580 | 0.18 |
56 | 49 | DUAL SURVIVAL | DISC | 9:00 PM | 61 | 837 | 0.28 |
58 | 52 | AMERICAN TARZAN | DISC | 10:01 PM | 60 | 824 | 0.27 |
71 | 89 | LION GUARD | DISJR | 8:00 PM | 25 | 705 | 0.17 |
28 | 74 | STUCK IN THE MIDDLE | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 30 | 1287 | 0.19 |
31 | 96 | GIRL MEETS WORLD | DSNY | 9:00 PM | 30 | 1217 | 0.16 |
24 | 89 | K.C. UNDERCOVER | DSNY | 9:30 PM | 30 | 1327 | 0.17 |
27 | 83 | GIRL MEETS WORLD | DSNY | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1310 | 0.18 |
34 | 89 | BEST FRIENDS WHENEVER | DSNY | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1197 | 0.17 |
100 | 83 | KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS | E! | 8:00 PM | 60 | 357 | 0.18 |
67 | 54 | CHOPPED ULTIMATE CHAMP | FOOD | 8:00 PM | 60 | 727 | 0.25 |
70 | 41 | CUTTHROAT KITCHEN | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 60 | 715 | 0.30 |
62 | 37 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 10:00 PM | 30 | 781 | 0.32 |
51 | 28 | DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES | FOOD | 10:30 PM | 30 | 883 | 0.36 |
3 | 11 | THE O’REILLY FACTOR | FOXNC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 4534 | 0.57 |
2 | 4 | THE KELLY FILE | FOXNC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 5568 | 0.78 |
1 | 1 | AMERICA’S ELECTION HQ: RNC (4.52 HH) | FOXNC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 7337 | 1.06 |
96 | 59 | YOUNG & HUNGRY | FRFM | 8:00 PM | 30 | 438 | 0.23 |
86 | 54 | BABY DADDY | FRFM | 8:30 PM | 30 | 540 | 0.25 |
93 | 96 | BIG SCREEN MOVIE | FRFM | 9:00 PM | 120 | 456 | 0.16 |
73 | 74 | NCWTS RACING: ELDORA (0.43 HH) | FS1 | 9:01 PM | 144 | 644 | 0.19 |
45 | 34 | FX MOVIE PRIME | FX | 6:59 PM | 181 | 966 | 0.33 |
65 | 74 | TYRANT | FX | 10:00 PM | 72 | 743 | 0.19 |
89 | 83 | THE MIDDLE | HALL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 504 | 0.18 |
87 | 89 | THE MIDDLE | HALL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 530 | 0.17 |
78 | 66 | SAN ANDREAS | HBO | 8:00 PM | 114 | 607 | 0.22 |
50 | 59 | AMERICAS MOST DES KITCHEN | HGTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 891 | 0.23 |
44 | 57 | AMERICA’S MOST DES KITCHEN | HGTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 989 | 0.24 |
19 | 31 | PROP BROS BUY AND SELL | HGTV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1537 | 0.34 |
12 | 26 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1817 | 0.38 |
11 | 21 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL | HGTV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1821 | 0.43 |
26 | 59 | AMERICAN PICKERS | HIST | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1315 | 0.23 |
20 | 49 | AMERICAN PICKERS | HIST | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1483 | 0.28 |
21 | 29 | PAWN STARS: BEST OF | HIST | 10:00 PM | 32 | 1460 | 0.35 |
29 | 34 | PAWN STARS | HIST | 10:32 PM | 31 | 1274 | 0.33 |
61 | 96 | HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KENDA | ID | 8:00 PM | 60 | 788 | 0.16 |
43 | 74 | THE PERFECT MURDER | ID | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1008 | 0.19 |
32 | 46 | SIX DEGREES OF MURDER | ID | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1215 | 0.29 |
72 | 59 | LW LA: A LITTLE EXTRA | LIF | 8:00 PM | 60 | 689 | 0.23 |
33 | 16 | LITTLE WOMEN LA | LIF | 9:00 PM | 62 | 1199 | 0.46 |
36 | 13 | LITTLE WOMEN ATL | LIF | 10:02 PM | 60 | 1186 | 0.49 |
23 | 74 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE (0.95 HH) | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1329 | 0.19 |
16 | 59 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE (1.13 HH) | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1626 | 0.23 |
9 | 41 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE (1.35 HH) | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1980 | 0.30 |
92 | 71 | MTV MOVIES | MTV | 8:00 PM | 120 | 463 | 0.20 |
60 | 19 | CHALLENGE: RIVALS III | MTV | 10:00 PM | 62 | 798 | 0.44 |
53 | 71 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 9:00 PM | 30 | 876 | 0.20 |
42 | 57 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 9:30 PM | 30 | 1015 | 0.24 |
47 | 54 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 10:00 PM | 30 | 929 | 0.25 |
48 | 53 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 10:30 PM | 30 | 926 | 0.26 |
68 | 83 | PEPPA PIG | NKJR | 9:00 PM | 30 | 718 | 0.18 |
64 | 74 | PEPPA PIG | NKJR | 9:30 PM | 30 | 756 | 0.19 |
54 | 59 | GREENLEAF | OWN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 868 | 0.23 |
7 | 8 | GREENLEAF | OWN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 2170 | 0.64 |
90 | 89 | SYFY MOVIE | SYFY | 5:30 PM | 210 | 493 | 0.17 |
74 | 66 | SYFY MOVIE | SYFY | 9:00 PM | 150 | 637 | 0.22 |
22 | 16 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 8:00 PM | 30 | 1339 | 0.46 |
17 | 12 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 8:30 PM | 30 | 1620 | 0.55 |
13 | 10 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 9:00 PM | 30 | 1784 | 0.62 |
10 | 5 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 9:30 PM | 30 | 1965 | 0.69 |
8 | 2 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 10:00 PM | 30 | 2135 | 0.81 |
39 | 24 | FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE | TBS | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1062 | 0.41 |
77 | 74 | MBFFL: EXTRA FABULOUS | TLC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 612 | 0.19 |
38 | 31 | MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE | TLC | 9:00 PM | 61 | 1083 | 0.34 |
41 | 37 | I AM JAZZ | TLC | 10:01 PM | 61 | 1022 | 0.32 |
57 | 74 | CASTLE | TNT | 8:00 PM | 60 | 834 | 0.19 |
69 | 96 | CASTLE | TNT | 9:00 PM | 60 | 716 | 0.16 |
95 | 66 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 10:00 PM | 30 | 450 | 0.22 |
91 | 66 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 10:30 PM | 31 | 469 | 0.22 |
66 | 96 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 740 | 0.16 |
46 | 37 | LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 957 | 0.32 |
15 | 13 | SUITS | USA | 9:00 PM | 61 | 1652 | 0.49 |
59 | 41 | MR. ROBOT | USA | 10:01 PM | 85 | 799 | 0.30 |
80 | 49 | DATING NAKED 3 | VH1 | 9:00 PM | 60 | 589 | 0.28 |
99 | 89 | DATING NAKED 3 | VH1 | 10:00 PM | 59 | 378 | 0.17 |
94 | 83 | MOVIE | WETV | 10:30 PM | 150 | 451 | 0.18 |
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research