Wednesday Final Nationals: ‘America’s Got Talent’ on NBC Draws Most-Watched Finale in Six Years

NBC dominated Wednesday night with the 2-hour 11th season finale of “America’s Got Talent” followed by the second season premiere of “Blindspot.”

The season finale of “America’s Got Talent” (2.8/10 in 18-49, 14.4 million viewers overall from 8-10 p.m. ET):
· Jumps +33% versus its year-ago finale in 18-49 (2.8 vs. 2.1 from 9-11 p.m. on Sept. 16, 2015) and +49% or +4.7 million persons in total viewers (14.4 million vs. 9.7 million), despite running an hour earlier this year.
· Scores as the top “Talent” finale in five years in 18-49 (since a 3.6 and 14.374 million on Sept. 14, 2011) and biggest finale in total viewers in six years (since 16.4 million on Sept. 15, 2010).
· Wins the slot among the Big 4 in every key measure.
· Excluding sports, this is NBC’s best total-viewer average in the time period in six years (since the 2010 “Talent” finale averaged 16.4 million on Sept. 15, 2010) and highest 18-49 rating in nearly four years (since Nov. 7, 2012, 3.8 with “The Voice”).
· Grows +40% week to week in 18-49 (2.8 vs. 2.0) and +36% in total viewers (14.412 million vs. 10.606 million).
· Is the #1 show of the night on the Big 4 in adults 18-49 and all other key measures.

A special 10 p.m. season-two debut of “Blindspot” (1.5/6 in 18-49, 7.1 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET):
· Generated strong sampling, growing +21% or 1.2 million persons versus last May’s season finale in total viewers (7.1 million vs. 5.9 million from 10:01-11 p.m. on Monday, May 23) to deliver its most-watched episode since Nov. 16, 2015 (7.7 million).
· Increases +15% from its season finale in 18-49 (1.5 vs. 1.3 on May 23), to equal the show’s highest rating since March 28 (1.6).
· Matches NBC’s best 18-49 rating in the slot since Feb. 24, excluding Olympics and biggest overall audience excluding Olympics since March 2 (7.2 million).
· Wins the slot among ABC, CBS and NBC in every key measure.
· Beats by +15% NBC’s average in the hour last season in 18-49 (1.5 vs. 1.3, L+SD non-sports) and by +21% in total viewers (7.098 million vs. 5.890 million).
· Will add significant viewership via time-shifting and VOD – last season, “Blindspot” grew by +82% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.84 to a 3.34) and 4.8 million viewers overall (6.9 million to 11.7 million) going from L+SD to L+7.

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* AFF = Number of affiliates (stations) airing the program
* CVG = percent of coverage in U.S.
	Wednesday, September 14, 2016
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			1.8/3	2703	0.4/2	0.8/3	1.1/3
8:00	The Goldbergs (r)	248	94	2.0/4	3064	0.4/2	0.7/3	1.0/3
8:30	The Goldbergs (r)	248	94	1.8/3	2795	0.4/2	0.8/3	1.1/3
9:00	Modern Family (r)	249	94	1.9/3	2885	0.5/2	0.9/3	1.2/4
9:31	black-ish (r)	249	94	1.7/3	2541	0.3/1	0.8/3	1.1/3
10:00	Modern Family (r)	249	94	1.8/3	2681	0.4/2	0.8/3	1.1/3
10:31	Fresh Off the Boat (r)	249	94	1.5/3	2228	0.3/2	0.7/3	0.9/3
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			2.9/5	4435	0.7/3	1.0/4	1.4/4
8:00	Big Brother 18	254	94	3.8/7	6112	1.2/6	1.8/7	2.3/8
9:00	Criminal Minds (r)	254	94	2.3/4	3338	0.4/2	0.7/2	1.0/3
10:00	Code Black (r)	254	94	2.6/5	3854	0.4/2	0.6/2	0.9/3
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			7.1/13	11974	1.5/7	2.4/9	3.2/10
8:00	America’s Got Talent (f)	243	94	8.5/15	14412	1.8/8	2.8/10	3.8/12
10:00	Blindspot (p)	243	94	4.4/8	7098	1.0/4	1.5/6	2.1/7
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			2.6/5	4364	0.9/4	1.4/5	1.8/6
8:00	MasterChef	255	94	2.5/4	4087	0.9/4	1.3/5	1.6/5
9:00	MasterChef (f)	255	94	2.7/5	4641	1.0/4	1.5/5	1.9/6
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			0.7/1	1188	0.3/1	0.4/1	0.4/1
8:00	Penn & Teller: Fool Us	252	92	0.9/2	1379	0.4/2	0.4/2	0.5/2
9:00	Whose Line Is It Anyway?	252	92	0.7/1	1111	0.3/1	0.3/1	0.4/1
9:30	Whose Line Is It Anyway? (r)	252	92	0.6/1	882	0.2/1	0.3/1	0.4/1
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			0.9/2	1608		0.5/2
7:00	La Rosa de Guadalupe			0.9/2	1610		0.6/3
8:00	Despertar Contigo			0.9/2	1591		0.5/2
9:00	Tres Veces Ana			1.1/2	1850		0.6/2
10:00	El Color de la Pasión			0.9/2	1382		0.5/2
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			0.3/0	468		0.2/1
7:00	Mi Corazon es Tuyo			0.2/0	345		0.1/1
8:00	Moisés y Los Diez Mandamientos			0.3/1	574		0.2/1
9:00	La Ronca de Oro			0.3/0	487		0.2/1
10:00	El Príncipe			0.2/0	343		0.1/0
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			1.0/2	1848		0.8/3
7:00	Caso Cerrado: Edición Estelar			1.1/2	1872		0.5/3
8:00	Silvana Sin Lana			0.9/2	1507		0.6/2
9:00	Sin Senos Sí Hay Paraíso			1.0/2	1813		0.7/3
10:00	Señora Acero 3: La Coyote			1.2/2	2226		1.0/4

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Wednesday 9/14/16

Cable Rankings – Wednesday 9/14/16

What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Wednesday, September 14:

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research