Wednesday Final Nationals: CMA Awards on ABC Hits Three-Year Viewer High

ABC finished a dominant #1 on Wednesday night, winning all six half-hours of the night in total viewers and adults 18-49 by featuring its broadcast of “The 51st Annual CMA Awards”.

The CMA Awards grew by double digits year over year with total viewers (+14 percent -14.3 million vs. 12.5 million) and adults 18-49 (+10 percent – 3.2/12 vs. 2.9/9), drawing its biggest audience in 3 years – since 2014.

In viewers and young adults, ABC built to Wednesday season highs with its largest overall audience on the night in 3 years and its top adults 18-49 rating with entertainment programming in 2 years – since 11/5/14 and 11/4/15, respectively.

ABC’s CMA Awards outdelivered CBS’ April airing of the ACM Awards by 31 percent in total viewers and by 52 percent among adults 18-49 (10.9 million and 2.1/8 on 4/2/17).

(Source: ABC)

Prime time half-hour breakdowns for “51st Annual CMA Awards” on ABC were, as follows:

8:00-8:30
– 14.959 million viewers
– 8.8/15 HH
– 3.1/12 A18-49
– 2.0/10 A18-34
– 4.1/13 A25-54

8:30-9:00
– 15.508 million viewers
– 8.9/15 HH
– 3.4/13 A18-49
– 2.3/11 A18-34
– 4.5/14 A25-54

9:00-9:30
– 15.521 million viewers
– 9.0/15 HH
– 3.6/13 A18-49
– 2.4/11 A18-34
– 4.7/14 A25-54

9:30-10:00
– 14.427 million viewers
– 8.4/15 HH
– 3.5/13 A18-49
– 2.2/11 A18-34
– 4.5/13 A25-54

10:00-10:30
– 13.185 million viewers
– 7.9/15 HH
– 3.1/12 A18-49
– 2.0/10 A18-34
– 4.1/13 A25-54

10:30-11:00
– 12.042 million viewers
– 7.4/15 HH
– 2.7/12 A18-49
– 1.6/9 A18-34
– 3.6/13 A25-54

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

–Total Viewers (Broadcast):
ABC: 14.274 million, CBS: 6.513, NBC: 5.058, Fox: 4.580, Univision: 1.616, Telemundo: 1.427, CW: 1.092, UniMàs: 0.830

–Adults 18-49 (Broadcast):
ABC: 3.2 rating/12 share, Fox: 1.5/ 6, CBS: 1.1/ 4, NBC: 0.9/ 4, Telemundo: 0.6/ 2, Univision: 0.5/ 2, CW: 0.4/ 1, UniMàs: 0.3/ 1

–Adults 18-34 (Broadcast):
ABC: 2.1 rating/11 share, Fox: 1.0/ 5, CBS: 0.7/ 3, NBC and Telemundo: 0.5/ 2 each, CW: 0.3/ 1

–Adults 25-54 (Broadcast):
ABC: 4.2 rating/13 share, Fox: 1.8/ 6, CBS: 1.7/ 5, NBC: 1.3/ 4, CW: 0.4/ 1

CMA Awards (S) (ABC, 8:00 PM, 180 min.)
254 affiliates / 92% coverage
– 14.274 million viewers
– 8.4/15 HH
– 3.2/12 A18-49 (4.1/15 F18-49, 2.4/10 M18-49)
– 2.1/11 A18-34 (2.8/13 F18-34, 1.4/8 M18-34)
– 4.2/13 A25-54

Survivor: Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers (CBS, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
254 affiliates / 92% coverage
– 7.821 million viewers
– 4.6/8 HH
– 1.6/6 A18-49 (1.8/6 F18-49, 1.4/6 M18-49)
– 0.9/5 A18-34 (0.9/4 F18-34, 0.9/5 M18-34)
– 2.3/7 A25-54

SEAL Team (CBS, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
254 affiliates / 92% coverage
– 6.217 million viewers
– 3.8/7 HH
– 0.9/3 A18-49 (0.9/3 F18-49, 0.8/3 M18-49)
– 0.5/2 A18-34 (0.5/2 F18-34, 0.5/2 M18-34)
– 1.4/4 A25-54

Criminal Minds (CBS, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
254 affiliates / 92% coverage
– 5.500 million viewers
– 3.5/7 HH
– 0.9/4 A18-49 (1.1/4 F18-49, 0.7/3 M18-49)
– 0.6/3 A18-34 (0.6/3 F18-34, 0.6/3 M18-34)
– 1.3/4 A25-54

The Blacklist (NBC, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
245 affiliates / 92% coverage
– 5.041 million viewers
– 3.2/5 HH
– 0.9/3 A18-49 (0.9/3 F18-49, 0.8/3 M18-49)
– 0.4/2 A18-34 (0.4/2 F18-34, 0.4/2 M18-34)
– 1.2/4 A25-54

Law and Order: SVU (NBC, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
245 affiliates / 92% coverage
– 4.971 million viewers
– 3.3/6 HH
– 1.1/4 A18-49 (1.4/5 F18-49, 0.8/3 M18-49)
– 0.6/3 A18-34 (0.8/4 F18-34, 0.5/2 M18-34)
– 1.4/4 A25-54

Chicago P.D. (NBC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
245 affiliates / 92% coverage
– 5.161 million viewers
– 3.4/7 HH
– 0.9/3 A18-49 (1.0/4 F18-49, 0.7/3 M18-49)
– 0.4/2 A18-34 (0.5/2 F18-34, 0.4/2 M18-34)
– 1.2/4 A25-54

Empire (Fox, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
258 affiliates / 92% coverage
– 5.400 million viewers
– 3.5/6 HH
– 1.8/7 A18-49 (2.3/8 F18-49, 1.3/5 M18-49)
– 1.2/6 A18-34 (1.6/7 F18-34, 0.9/5 M18-34)
– 2.2/7 A25-54

Star (Fox, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
258 affiliates / 92% coverage
– 3.761 million viewers
– 2.4/4 HH
– 1.2/4 A18-49 (1.6/5 F18-49, 0.8/3 M18-49)
– 0.8/4 A18-34 (1.1/5 F18-34, 0.5/3 M18-34)
– 1.5/4 A25-54

Riverdale (CW, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
253 affiliates / 89% coverage
– 1.469 million viewers
– 0.9/2 HH
– 0.5/2 A18-49 (0.7/2 F18-49, 0.3/1 M18-49)
– 0.4/2 A18-34 (0.6/3 F18-34, 0.3/2 M18-34)
– 0.5/1 A25-54

Dynasty (CW, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
253 affiliates / 89% coverage
– 0.715 million viewers
– 0.5/1 HH
– 0.2/1 A18-49 (0.3/1 F18-49, 0.2/1 M18-49)
– 0.1/1 A18-34 (0.2/1 F18-34, 0.1/1 M18-34)
– 0.3/1 A25-54

Enamorándome de Ramón (UNI, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.544 million viewers
– 0.9/2 HH
– 0.5/2 A18-49

La Rosa de Guadalupe (UNI, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.762 million viewers
– 0.9/2 HH
– 0.6/2 A18-49

Mi Marido Tiene Familia (UNI, 9:00 PM, 64 min.)
– 1.758 million viewers
– 1.0/2 HH
– 0.6/2 A18-49

Caer en Tentacion (UNI, 10:04 PM, 56 min.)
– 1.298 million viewers
– 0.8/1 HH
– 0.4/2 A18-49

La Tierra Prometida (R) (UniMás, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.701 million viewers
– 0.4/1 HH
– 0.2/1 A18-49

La Tierra Prometida (UniMás, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.349 million viewers
– 0.7/1 HH
– 0.4/1 A18-49

Totalmente Diva (UniMás, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.727 million viewers
– 0.4/1 HH
– 0.2/1 A18-49

Lady, Vendedora Rosas (UniMás, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.413 million viewers
– 0.2/0 HH
– 0.1/1 A18-49

Caso Cerrado: Edición Estelar (TEL, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.759 million viewers
– 1.0/2 HH
– 0.5/2 A18-49
– 0.4/2 A18-34

El César (TEL, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.033 million viewers
– 0.6/1 HH
– 0.4/1 A18-49
– 0.3/1 A18-34

Sin Senos Sí Hay Paraíso (TEL, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.730 million viewers
– 1.0/2 HH
– 0.7/2 A18-49
– 0.6/3 A18-34

Señora Acero 4: La Coyote (TEL, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.517 million viewers
– 0.8/2 HH
– 0.7/3 A18-49
– 0.6/3 A18-34

Cable Rankings – Wednesday 11/08/17
What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Wednesday, November 8:

Storage Wars (A&E, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.550 million viewers (#77)
– 0.16 A18-49 (#83)

Storage Wars (A&E, 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.666 million viewers (#59)
– 0.18 A18-49 (#70)

Storage Wars (A&E, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.880 million viewers (#39)
– 0.20 A18-49 (#55)

Storage Wars (A&E, 9:30 PM, 31 min.)
– 0.906 million viewers (#38)
– 0.21 A18-49 (#46)

Ozzy & Jack’s World Detour (A&E, 10:01 PM, 62 min.)
– 0.687 million viewers (#57)
– 0.19 A18-49 (#62)

King of the Hill (ADSM, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.580 million viewers (#73)
– 0.20 A18-49 (#55)

American Dad (ADSM, 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.730 million viewers (#55)
– 0.28 A18-49 (#27)

The Cleveland Show (ADSM, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.846 million viewers (#42)
– 0.34 A18-49 (#17)

American Dad (ADSM, 9:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.032 million viewers (#32)
– 0.47 A18-49 (#12)

Bob’s Burgers (ADSM, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.204 million viewers (#23)
– 0.59 A18-49 (#9)

Bob’s Burgers (ADSM, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.283 million viewers (#19)
– 0.64 A18-49 (#8)

AMC Movie: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (AMC, 8:00 PM, 240 min.)
– 0.413 million viewers (#93)
– 0.17 A18-49 (#76)

Real Housewives of NJ (BRAVO, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.373 million viewers (#97)
– 0.14 A18-49 (#89)

Real Housewives of NJ (BRAVO, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.108 million viewers (#28)
– 0.42 A18-49 (#13)

Real Housewives of NJ (BRAVO, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.432 million viewers (#92)
– 0.15 A18-49 (#86)

South Park (CMDY, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.450 million viewers (#89)
– 0.25 A18-49 (#31)

South Park (CMDY, 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.467 million viewers (#88)
– 0.25 A18-49 (#31)

South Park (CMDY, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.491 million viewers (#84)
– 0.25 A18-49 (#31)

South Park (CMDY, 9:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.584 million viewers (#72)
– 0.29 A18-49 (#26)

South Park (CMDY, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.125 million viewers (#27)
– 0.68 A18-49 (#6)

Broad City (CMDY, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.563 million viewers (#74)
– 0.33 A18-49 (#19)

Shark Tank (CNBC, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.468 million viewers (#87)
– 0.14 A18-49 (#89)

Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.052 million viewers (#31)
– 0.21 A18-49 (#46)

Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.918 million viewers (#36)
– 0.18 A18-49 (#70)

CNN Tonight (CNN, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.863 million viewers (#41)
– 0.18 A18-49 (#70)

Homestead Rescue (DISC, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.837 million viewers (#44)
– 0.20 A18-49 (#55)

Homestead Rescue Special (DISC, 9:00 PM, 61 min.)
– 0.871 million viewers (#40)
– 0.19 A18-49 (#62)

Moonshiners Special (DISC, 10:01 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.612 million viewers (#65)
– 0.18 A18-49 (#70)

Vampirina (DISJR, 8:00 PM, 25 min.)
– 0.703 million viewers (#56)
– 0.17 A18-49 (#76)

Puppy Dog Pals (DISJR, 8:30 PM, 25 min.)
– 0.601 million viewers (#67)
– 0.14 A18-49 (#89)

Andi Mack (DSNY, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.821 million viewers (#46)
– 0.15 A18-49 (#86)

K.C. Undercover (DSNY, 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.812 million viewers (#47)
– 0.17 A18-49 (#76)

Bizaardvark (DSNY, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.777 million viewers (#52)
– 0.17 A18-49 (#76)

Raven’s Home (DSNY, 9:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.806 million viewers (#48)
– 0.16 A18-49 (#83)

Stuck in the Middle (DSNY, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.789 million viewers (#51)
– 0.14 A18-49 (#89)

Liv and Maddie (DSNY, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.823 million viewers (#45)
– 0.13 A18-49 (#100)

Total Divas (E!, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.500 million viewers (#83)
– 0.23 A18-49 (#38)

NBA Pre-Game (ESPN, 7:00 PM, 61 min.)
– 0.800 million viewers (#49)
– 0.56 HH
– 0.35 A18-49 (#15)
– 0.41 A18-34

NBA Regular Season: L.A. Lakers at Boston Celtics (ESPN, 8:01 PM, 150 min.)
– 2.647 million viewers (#4)
– 1.69 HH
– 1.14 A18-49 (#1)
– 1.24 A18-34

NBA Regular Season: Minnesota Timberwolves at Golden State Warriors (ESPN, 10:31 PM, 140 min.)
– 2.166 million viewers (#7)
– 1.46 HH
– 0.92 A18-49 (#2)
– 1.02 A18-34

College Football Prime: Toledo at Ohio (ESPN2, 7:00 PM, 206 min.)
– 0.471 million viewers (#86)
– 0.32 HH
– 0.14 A18-49 (#89)
– 0.12 A18-34

Iron Chef: Outside Stadium (FOOD, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.684 million viewers (#58)
– 0.20 A18-49 (#55)

Iron Chef Showdown (FOOD, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.750 million viewers (#53)
– 0.22 A18-49 (#45)

IC: Behind the Battle (FOOD, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.586 million viewers (#70)
– 0.18 A18-49 (#70)

Tucker Carlson Tonight (FOXNC, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 3.471 million viewers (#1)
– 0.35 A18-49 (#15)

Hannity (FOXNC, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 3.234 million viewers (#2)
– 0.32 A18-49 (#21)

The Ingraham Angle (FOXNC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 2.373 million viewers (#6)
– 0.24 A18-49 (#34)

Big Screen Movie: The Waterboy (FRFM, 6:30 PM, 120 min.)
– 0.516 million viewers (#81)
– 0.21 A18-49 (#46)

Big Screen Movie: Coming to America (FRFM, 8:30 PM, 150 min.)
– 0.442 million viewers (#90)
– 0.18 A18-49 (#70)

FX Movie Prime: Taken 3 (FX, 8:00 PM, 150 min.)
– 0.798 million viewers (#50)
– 0.30 A18-49 (#22)

FX Movie Prime: Taken 3 (FX, 10:30 PM, 150 min.)
– 0.616 million viewers (#64)
– 0.23 A18-49 (#38)

Hallmark Original Movie: Miss Christmas (HALL, 8:00 PM, 120 min.)
– 1.540 million viewers (#14)
– 0.30 A18-49 (#22)

Hallmark Movie: Merry Matrimony (HALL, 10:00 PM, 120 min.)
– 1.371 million viewers (#16)
– 0.30 A18-49 (#22)

The Accountant (HBO, 8:15 PM, 128 min.)
– 0.413 million viewers (#93)
– 0.14 A18-49 (#89)

Property Brothers (HGTV, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.922 million viewers (#35)
– 0.16 A18-49 (#83)

Property Brothers (HGTV, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.305 million viewers (#18)
– 0.23 A18-49 (#38)

House Hunters (HGTV, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.313 million viewers (#17)
– 0.23 A18-49 (#38)

House Hunters International (HGTV, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.216 million viewers (#22)
– 0.21 A18-49 (#46)

American Pickers (HIST, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.184 million viewers (#24)
– 0.21 A18-49 (#46)

American Pickers: Best of (HIST, 9:00 PM, 63 min.)
– 1.156 million viewers (#25)
– 0.21 A18-49 (#46)

American Pickers FL (HIST, 10:03 PM, 6 min.)
– 1.068 million viewers (#30)
– 0.19 A18-49 (#62)

American Pickers (HIST, 10:09 PM, 59 min.)
– 0.907 million viewers (#37)
– 0.19 A18-49 (#62)

Homicide Hunter Lt. Joe Kenda (ID, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.088 million viewers (#29)
– 0.20 A18-49 (#55)

Unusual Suspects: Deadly Intent (ID, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.227 million viewers (#20)
– 0.27 A18-49 (#28)

Homicide Hunter Lt. Joe Kenda (ID, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.469 million viewers (#15)
– 0.30 A18-49 (#22)

Little Women Dallas (LIF, 9:00 PM, 62 min.)
– 0.620 million viewers (#63)
– 0.23 A18-49 (#38)

Little Women Dallas (LIF, 10:02 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.544 million viewers (#78)
– 0.20 A18-49 (#55)

All In with Chris Hayes (MSNBC, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.912 million viewers (#12)
– 0.23 A18-49 (#38)

Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 3.015 million viewers (#3)
– 0.34 A18-49 (#17)

Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell (MSNBC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 2.386 million viewers (#5)
– 0.23 A18-49 (#38)

Are You The One Season 6 (MTV, 10:00 PM, 61 min.)
– 0.441 million viewers (#91)
– 0.24 A18-49 (#34)

Yogi Bear (NAN, 8:00 PM, 90 min.)
– 1.008 million viewers (#34)
– 0.27 A18-49 (#28)

Full House (NAN, 9:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.601 million viewers (#67)
– 0.19 A18-49 (#62)

Fresh Prince of Bel Air (NAN, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.511 million viewers (#82)
– 0.19 A18-49 (#62)

Fresh Prince of Bel Air (NAN, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.606 million viewers (#66)
– 0.24 A18-49 (#34)

Peppa Pig (NKJR, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.586 million viewers (#70)
– 0.14 A18-49 (#89)

Peppa Pig (NKJR, 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.645 million viewers (#60)
– 0.15 A18-49 (#86)

Peppa Pig (NKJR, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.636 million viewers (#61)
– 0.14 A18-49 (#89)

Paw Patrol (NKJR, 9:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.558 million viewers (#75)
– 0.14 A18-49 (#89)

Queen Sugar (OWN, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.223 million viewers (#21)
– 0.33 A18-49 (#19)

Friends (SPIKE, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.273 million viewers (#100)
– 0.14 A18-49 (#89)

Friends (SPIKE, 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.303 million viewers (#99)
– 0.17 A18-49 (#76)

The Big Bang Theory (TBS, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.749 million viewers (#13)
– 0.57 A18-49 (#10)

The Big Bang Theory (TBS, 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.994 million viewers (#11)
– 0.66 A18-49 (#7)

The Big Bang Theory (TBS, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 2.084 million viewers (#9)
– 0.74 A18-49 (#4)

The Big Bang Theory (TBS, 9:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 2.156 million viewers (#8)
– 0.78 A18-49 (#3)

The Big Bang Theory (TBS, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 2.019 million viewers (#10)
– 0.73 A18-49 (#5)

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.149 million viewers (#26)
– 0.40 A18-49 (#14)

90 Day Fiance: Extended (TLC, 8:00 PM, 120 min.)
– 0.558 million viewers (#75)
– 0.17 A18-49 (#76)

LPBW: J and a Baby Update (TLC, 10:00 PM, 10 min.)
– 0.840 million viewers (#43)
– 0.21 A18-49 (#46)

TNT Big Picture Movies: Remember the Titans (TNT, 8:00 PM, 151 min.)
– 0.622 million viewers (#62)
– 0.24 A18-49 (#34)

TNT Big Picture Movies: The Replacements (TNT, 10:31 PM, 150 min.)
– 0.472 million viewers (#85)
– 0.19 A18-49 (#62)

IJ: Inside Jokes (TRU, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.336 million viewers (#98)
– 0.14 A18-49 (#89)

Mom (TVL, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.735 million viewers (#54)
– 0.21 A18-49 (#46)

Movie: G.I. Joe: Retaliation (USA, 7:35 PM, 145 min.)
– 0.592 million viewers (#69)
– 0.20 A18-49 (#55)

Mr. Robot (USA, 10:00 PM, 54 min.)
– 0.521 million viewers (#80)
– 0.21 A18-49 (#46)

Black Ink Crew Chicago 3 (VH1, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.386 million viewers (#96)
– 0.17 A18-49 (#76)

Black Ink Crew Chicago 3 (VH1, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.020 million viewers (#33)
– 0.54 A18-49 (#11)

Martha & Snoop Potluck 2 (VH1, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.537 million viewers (#79)
– 0.27 A18-49 (#28)

Black Ink Crew Chicago 3 (VH1, 10:30 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.407 million viewers (#95)
– 0.19 A18-49 (#62)

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research