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Wednesday Final Nationals: ‘American Horror Story’ on FX Concludes Season Atop Cable Prime Time, Up from Previous Year

by Douglas Pucci November 17, 2016, 5:17 pm 13 Comments

Fox won Wednesday night overall. “Empire” rose a bit from its series-low figures of last week (Nov. 9).

The sixth season finale of FX anthology “American Horror Story” ranked No. 1 on cable for the day among adults 18-49 (1.33 rating), adults 18-34 (1.37) and adults 25-54 (1.22). At 2.45 million live-plus-same day viewers, it represented an increase of 9 percent from the show’s fifth season finale from Jan. 13, 2016 (2.245 million) and a rise of 18 percent among adults 18-49 (1.712 million vs. 1.453 million).

However, the telecast had only outdrawn two of the prior five original season finale telecasts of the series, according to Nielsen live-plus-same day data.

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	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
* AFF = Number of affiliates (stations) airing the program
* CVG = percent of coverage in U.S.
	Wednesday, November 16, 2016
8-11	Network Average			3.8/7	6022	0.8/4	1.6/6	2.2/6
8:00	The Goldbergs	249	94	4.0/7	6453	0.9/4	1.9/7	2.4/8
8:30	Speechless	249	94	3.5/6	5722	0.9/4	1.7/6	2.1/6
9:00	Modern Family	249	94	4.5/7	7328	1.3/6	2.2/8	2.9/8
9:31	black-ish	249	94	3.4/6	5523	0.8/3	1.5/5	2.1/6
10:00	Designated Survivor	249	94	3.5/7	5524	0.6/3	1.2/4	1.7/5
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			4.6/8	7260	0.7/3	1.4/5	2.0/6
8:00	Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X	255	94	5.2/9	8486	1.0/5	1.8/6	2.6/8
9:00	Criminal Minds	255	94	4.8/8	7616	0.7/3	1.4/5	2.0/6
10:00	Code Black	255	94	3.7/7	5678	0.5/2	0.9/3	1.4/4
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			3.7/7	5741	0.7/3	1.2/4	1.6/5
8:00	Blindspot	245	94	3.3/6	4999	0.7/3	1.1/4	1.5/4
9:00	Chicago PD	245	94	3.9/7	6112	0.8/3	1.2/4	1.7/5
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			4.5/8	7496	1.9/8	2.4/8	2.8/8
8:00	Lethal Weapon	254	94	4.1/7	6804	1.1/5	1.7/6	2.1/6
9:00	Empire	254	94	5.0/9	8389	2.6/11	3.1/11	3.5/10
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			0.9/2	1417	0.4/2	0.5/2	0.6/2
8:00	Arrow	247	91	1.2/2	1860	0.5/2	0.7/2	0.8/2
9:00	Frequency	247	91	0.6/1	973	0.3/1	0.3/1	0.4/1
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			1.1/2	1824		0.6/2
7:00	La Rosa de Guadalupe			1.0/2	1784		0.6/3
8:00	Despertar Contigo			0.9/1	1464		0.5/2
9:00	Vino el Amor			1.2/2	2085		0.7/2
10:03	El Color de la Pasión			1.2/2	1915		0.6/2
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			0.2/0	445		0.2/1
7:00	Mi Corazon es Tuyo			0.2/0	469		0.2/1
8:00	Moisés y Los Diez Mandamientos			0.4/1	738		0.3/1
9:00	La Viuda Negra			0.2/0	358		0.1/0
10:00	Bloque de Búsqueda			0.1/0	238		0.1/0
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			1.0/2	1841		0.7/3
7:00	Caso Cerrado: Edición Estelar			1.1/2	1843		0.5/2
8:00	Silvana Sin Lana			0.9/2	1533		0.5/2
9:00	Sin Senos Sí Hay Paraíso			1.1/2	1948		0.8/3
10:00	Señora Acero 3: La Coyote			1.1/2	2042		0.9/3

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Wednesday 11/16/16

“The Goldbergs” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 1.0/5
Men 18-34: 0.8/4
Women 18-49: 2.1/7
Men 18-49: 1.6/6

“Speechless” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 1.0/4
Men 18-34: 0.8/4
Women 18-49: 2.0/6
Men 18-49: 1.4/5

“Modern Family” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 1.4/6
Men 18-34: 1.1/5
Women 18-49: 2.5/8
Men 18-49: 1.9/7

“black-ish” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.9/4
Men 18-34: 0.7/3
Women 18-49: 1.8/6
Men 18-49: 1.3/5

“Designated Survivor” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.6/3
Women 18-49: 1.3/4
Men 18-49: 1.1/4

“Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 1.2/5
Men 18-34: 0.7/4
Women 18-49: 2.1/7
Men 18-49: 1.4/5

“Criminal Minds” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.9/4
Men 18-34: 0.6/3
Women 18-49: 1.7/5
Men 18-49: 1.0/4

“Code Black” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 1.2/4
Men 18-49: 0.7/3

“Blindspot” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.9/4
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 1.3/4
Men 18-49: 0.9/3

“Chicago PD” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 1.0/4
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 1.5/5
Men 18-49: 1.0/4

“Lethal Weapon” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 1.4/6
Men 18-34: 0.8/4
Women 18-49: 1.9/7
Men 18-49: 1.5/6

“Empire” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 3.4/14
Men 18-34: 1.8/9
Women 18-49: 4.0/13
Men 18-49: 2.2/9

“Arrow” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.6/3
Women 18-49: 0.6/2
Men 18-49: 0.8/3

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

“American Horror Story: Roanoke” (FX)
1.37 household rating
2.450 million viewers
Women 18-34: 1.67
Men 18-34: 1.08
Women 18-49: 1.50
Men 18-49: 1.17

“Queen Sugar” (OWN)
1.10 household rating
1.643 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.43
Men 18-34: 0.14
Women 18-49: 0.72
Men 18-49: 0.23

“South Park” (Comedy Central)
1.03 household rating
1.788 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.75
Men 18-34: 1.97
Women 18-49: 0.61
Men 18-49: 1.55

“Legends” (Comedy Central)
0.34 household rating
0.577 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.26
Men 18-34: 0.54
Women 18-49: 0.21
Men 18-49: 0.42

“The Real World: Bad Blood” (MTV)
0.22 household rating
0.322 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.25
Men 18-34: 0.18
Women 18-49: 0.21
Men 18-49: 0.15

“Lip Sync Battle” (Spike)
0.29 household rating
0.463 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.26
Men 18-34: 0.11
Women 18-49: 0.28
Men 18-49: 0.17

“Duck Dynasty” (A&E)
0.76 household rating
1.288 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.40
Men 18-34: 0.42
Women 18-49: 0.43
Men 18-49: 0.53

“Going Si-Ral” (A&E)
0.63 household rating
1.092 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.32
Men 18-34: 0.35
Women 18-49: 0.34
Men 18-49: 0.42

“Wahlburgers” (A&E, 10:01)
0.47 household rating
0.738 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.31
Men 18-34: 0.19
Women 18-49: 0.32
Men 18-49: 0.24

“Wahlburgers” (A&E, 10:32)
0.40 household rating
0.612 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.24
Men 18-34: 0.17
Women 18-49: 0.26
Men 18-49: 0.17

“NBA Regular Season: Golden State @ Toronto” (ESPN, 8:04-10:46 p.m.)
1.27 household rating
1.999 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.37
Men 18-34: 1.27
Women 18-49: 0.38
Men 18-49: 1.17

“NBA Regular Season: Memphis @ L.A. Clippers” (ESPN, 10:46 p.m.-1:28 a.m.)
1.05 household rating
1.614 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.30
Men 18-34: 1.23
Women 18-49: 0.30
Men 18-49: 1.10

“NHL Regular Season: Pittsburgh @ Washington” (NBCSN, 7:33-10:30 p.m.)
0.27 household rating
0.463 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.09
Men 18-34: 0.24
Women 18-49: 0.10
Men 18-49: 0.23

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

Written by Douglas Pucci

Douglas Pucci (a.k.a. “Son of the Bronx”) has worked with Mr. Berman for more than a decade. A Bronx native, NYU graduate and once-intern for VH1's "Pop Up Video," Pucci went on to design, build and maintain websites for various non-profit organizations in his hometown of New York City. He also contributes to the sports website Awful Announcing.

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