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Wednesday Final Nationals: CMA Music Festival in ABC Grows Year-to-Year in Total Audience but Ties Adults 18-49 Rating Low

NBC won Wednesday outright among total viewers (6.47 million) and adults 25-54 (1.7 rating/5 share). ABC and NBC tied for the lead in adults 18-49 (1.2/5).

ABC, which led the night among adults 18-34 (0.8/4), televised the annual “CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock”. The 3-hour special rose 7 percent in total viewers from the year-ago CMA festival (5.232 million on 8/05/15) that had then sunk to a seven-year low in viewership. Its 1.2 adults 18-49 rating matched the aforementioned 2015 event which ties an all-time low for the festival.

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* AFF = Number of affiliates (stations) airing the program
* CVG = percent of coverage in U.S.
Programming Insider Wednesday, August 3, 2016
ABC PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)
HH/Share Viewers
(000)
Adults
18-34
Adults
18-49
Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 3.6/7 5581 0.8/4 1.2/5 1.6/5
8:00 CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock (s) 247 94 3.6/7 5581 0.8/4 1.2/5 1.6/5
CBS PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)
HH/Share Viewers
(000)
Adults
18-34
Adults
18-49
Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 2.4/4 3683 0.6/3 1.0/4 1.2/4
8:00 Big Brother 18 254 94 3.6/7 5844 1.2/7 1.8/8 2.2/8
9:00 Criminal Minds (r) 254 94 1.9/3 2696 0.3/2 0.6/2 0.7/2
10:00 American Gothic 255 94 1.7/3 2509 0.3/1 0.5/2 0.7/2
NBC PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)
HH/Share Viewers
(000)
Adults
18-34
Adults
18-49
Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 4.1/8 6466 0.7/4 1.2/5 1.7/5
8:00 America’s Got Talent 244 94 5.7/11 9390 1.0/5 1.8/7 2.4/8
9:00 The Night Shift 244 94 3.3/6 5004 0.6/3 0.9/3 1.3/4
Fox PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)
HH/Share Viewers
(000)
Adults
18-34
Adults
18-49
Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 2.2/4 3777 0.7/3 1.1/4 1.4/5
8:00 MasterChef 255 94 2.2/4 3618 0.6/3 1.1/4 1.4/5
9:00 MasterChef 255 94 2.3/4 3935 0.7/3 1.2/5 1.5/5
CW PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)
HH/Share Viewers
(000)
Adults
18-34
Adults
18-49
Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 0.8/1 1329 0.3/1 0.4/2 0.5/2
8:00 Penn & Teller: Fool Us 247 92 0.9/2 1424 0.3/1 0.4/2 0.5/2
9:00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 247 92 0.8/1 1314 0.3/2 0.4/2 0.5/2
9:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (r) 247 92 0.7/1 1155 0.3/1 0.4/1 0.5/1
Univision PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)
Adults
18-34
Adults
18-49
Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 1.0/2 1844 0.7/3
7:00 La Rosa de Guadalupe 0.8/2 1502 0.5/3
8:00 Un Camino Hacia El Destino 1.1/2 1980 0.7/3
9:00 Tres Veces Ana 1.0/2 1837 0.7/2
10:00 Tres Veces Ana 1.0/2 1714 0.6/2
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)
Adults
18-34
Adults
18-49
Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 0.3/0 433 0.2/1
7:00 Mi Corazon es Tuyo 0.2/1 527 0.2/1
8:00 Moisés y Los Diez Mandamientos 0.3/1 528 0.2/1
9:00 La Ronca de Oro 0.3/1 474 0.2/1
10:00 El Príncipe 0.2/0 296 0.1/0

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Wednesday 8/03/16

CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 1.1/5
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 1.4/5
Men 18-49: 0.9/4

Big Brother 18” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 1.6/8
Men 18-34: 0.9/5
Women 18-49: 2.2/8
Men 18-49: 1.5/7

American Gothic” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.3/1
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: 1.3/6
Men 18-34: 0.8/5
Women 18-49: 2.1/8
Men 18-49: 1.5/7

The Night Shift” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.7/3
Men 18-34: 0.5/2
Women 18-49: 1.1/4
Men 18-49: 0.7/3

MasterChef” (Fox, 8pm)
Women 18-34: 0.8/4
Men 18-34: 0.4/3
Women 18-49: 1.3/5
Men 18-49: 0.9/4

MasterChef” (Fox, 9pm)
Women 18-34: 0.9/4
Men 18-34: 0.6/3
Women 18-49: 1.4/5
Men 18-49: 1.0/4

Penn & Teller: Fool Us” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.2/1
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 0.4/2
Men 18-49: 0.4/2

Whose Line Is It Anyway?” (CW, 9pm)
Women 18-34: 0.3/1
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 0.4/1
Men 18-49: 0.4/2

Greenleaf” (OWN)
Women 18-34: 0.46
Men 18-34: 0.27
Women 18-49: 0.85
Men 18-49: 0.42

Suits” (USA)
Women 18-34: 0.41
Men 18-34: 0.53
Women 18-49: 0.52
Men 18-49: 0.56

Mr. Robot” (USA)
Women 18-34: 0.16
Men 18-34: 0.30
Women 18-49: 0.21
Men 18-49: 0.28

The Challenge: Rivals III” (MTV)
Women 18-34: 0.73
Men 18-34: 0.38
Women 18-49: 0.53
Men 18-49: 0.30

Young & Hungry” (Freeform)
Women 18-34: 0.43
Men 18-34: 0.16
Women 18-49: 0.37
Men 18-49: 0.16

Baby Daddy” (Freeform)
Women 18-34: 0.41
Men 18-34: 0.17
Women 18-49: 0.35
Men 18-49: 0.17

Tyrant” (FX)
Women 18-34: 0.15
Men 18-34: 0.12
Women 18-49: 0.19
Men 18-49: 0.24

Libertarian Town Hall” (CNN)
Women 18-34: 0.33
Men 18-34: 0.45
Women 18-49: 0.40
Men 18-49: 0.54

Río Olympics: Women’s Soccer” (NBCSN)
Women 18-34: 0.17
Men 18-34: 0.22
Women 18-49: 0.26
Men 18-49: 0.31

Cable Rankings – Wednesday 8/03/16

What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Wednesday, August 3:

* 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
115 109 DUCK DYNASTY A&E 8:00 PM 30 460 0.15
105 106 DUCK DYNASTY A&E 8:30 PM 30 502 0.16
38 21 DUCK DYNASTY A&E 9:00 PM 30 1152 0.40
35 17 DUCK DYNASTY A&E 9:30 PM 31 1208 0.44
59 34 WAHLBURGERS A&E 10:01 PM 31 800 0.31
53 31 KING OF THE HILL ADSM 8:00 PM 30 936 0.35
51 19 BOB’S BURGERS ADSM 8:30 PM 30 1006 0.41
36 14 BOB’S BURGERS ADSM 9:00 PM 30 1193 0.50
31 15 CLEVELAND SHOW ADSM 9:30 PM 30 1254 0.49
19 6 AMERICAN DAD ADSM 10:00 PM 30 1575 0.66
12 4 AMERICAN DAD ADSM 10:30 PM 30 1853 0.80
83 91 AMC MOVIE: THE ITALIAN JOB AMC 8:00 PM 150 595 0.19
80 80 AMC MOVIE: DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE AMC 10:30 PM 150 600 0.20
129 137 LIFE AFTER: CHERNOBYL APL 8:00 PM 61 427 0.09
119 137 VIKING WILDERNESS APL 9:01 PM 61 454 0.09
148 102 MARTIN BET 10:33 PM 44 374 0.17
95 79 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 552 0.20
15 10 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 1792 0.60
37 23 SHAHS OF SUNSET BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 1170 0.38
106 54 SOUTH PARK CMDY 7:24 PM 66 499 0.25
94 45 SOUTH PARK CMDY 8:30 PM 30 554 0.28
106 47 SOUTH PARK CMDY 9:00 PM 30 499 0.27
96 38 SOUTH PARK CMDY 9:30 PM 30 550 0.29
142 94 ANOTHER PERIOD CMDY 10:00 PM 30 384 0.18
149 86 SOUTH PARK CMDY 10:30 PM 30 372 0.19
30 32 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 1261 0.32
17 16 CNN LIBERTARIAN TOWN HALL (1.03 HH) CNN 9:00 PM 66 1612 0.47
27 30 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:06 PM 54 1360 0.35
110 95 DUAL SURVIVAL DISC 8:00 PM 60 488 0.18
64 53 DUAL SURVIVAL DISC 9:00 PM 62 767 0.26
74 60 DUAL SURVIVAL SPECIAL DISC 10:02 PM 61 649 0.24
71 101 SOFIA THE FIRST DISJR 8:00 PM 25 711 0.17
75 114 SO MUCH YOU CAN DO DISJR 8:25 PM 5 639 0.14
77 118 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISJR 8:30 PM 25 628 0.14
90 122 QUIET IS DISJR 8:55 PM 5 572 0.13
85 121 MILES FROM TOMORROWLAND DISJR 9:00 PM 25 587 0.13
89 117 DJ NIGHT LIGHT DISJR 9:25 PM 5 580 0.14
102 125 MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE DISJR 9:30 PM 25 509 0.12
131 136 DJ NIGHT LIGHT DISJR 9:55 PM 5 424 0.10
126 134 MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE DISJR 10:00 PM 25 438 0.10
118 140 DJ NIGHT LIGHT DISJR 10:25 PM 5 455 0.09
123 144 GOLDIE & BEAR DISJR 10:30 PM 25 442 0.08
124 146 DJ NIGHT LIGHT DISJR 10:55 PM 5 441 0.08
22 40 SPY KIDS 3: GAME OVER DSNY 8:00 PM 90 1496 0.29
33 64 K.C. UNDERCOVER DSNY 9:30 PM 30 1241 0.22
28 65 BIZAARDVARK DSNY 10:00 PM 30 1349 0.22
26 89 K.C. UNDERCOVER DSNY 10:30 PM 30 1381 0.19
102 93 HOLLYWD MEDIUM E! 8:00 PM 60 509 0.19
63 36 BOTCHED BY NATURE E! 9:00 PM 60 770 0.31
77 60 BOTCHED: POST-OP E! 10:00 PM 30 628 0.24
146 113 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST E! 10:30 PM 32 378 0.14
67 71 MLB WED NIGHT: METS / YANKEES ESPN 7:00 PM 192 729 0.21
83 62 BASEBALL TONIGHT (0.39 HH) ESPN 10:12 PM 48 595 0.23
91 91 WORST COOKS 6 FOOD 8:00 PM 60 568 0.19
79 77 CUTTHROAT KITCHEN FOOD 9:00 PM 60 605 0.21
68 55 COOKS VS. CONS FOOD 10:00 PM 60 727 0.25
1 33 THE O’REILLY FACTOR FOXNC 8:00 PM 60 3424 0.31
2 45 THE KELLY FILE FOXNC 9:00 PM 60 2819 0.28
5 37 HANNITY FOXNC 10:00 PM 60 2367 0.30
98 49 YOUNG & HUNGRY FRFM 8:00 PM 30 529 0.26
92 52 BABY DADDY FRFM 8:30 PM 30 563 0.26
93 76 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: THE WATERBOY FRFM 9:00 PM 120 560 0.21
52 24 FX MOVIE PRIME: MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS FX 6:59 PM 181 981 0.38
57 70 TYRANT FX 10:00 PM 77 827 0.22
135 141 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:00 PM 30 405 0.09
128 143 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 8:30 PM 30 432 0.08
135 131 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:30 PM 30 405 0.10
108 135 LAST MAN STANDING HALL 8:00 PM 30 498 0.10
99 129 LAST MAN STANDING HALL 8:30 PM 30 523 0.11
132 122 THE MIDDLE HALL 9:00 PM 30 415 0.13
117 110 THE MIDDLE HALL 9:30 PM 30 456 0.15
115 112 THE MIDDLE HALL 10:00 PM 30 460 0.15
85 89 THE MIDDLE HALL 10:30 PM 30 587 0.19
39 39 PROPERTY BROTHERS HGTV 8:00 PM 60 1146 0.29
23 27 PROP BROS BUY AND SELL HGTV 9:00 PM 60 1470 0.36
16 22 HOUSE HUNTERS HGTV 10:00 PM 30 1666 0.38
18 26 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HGTV 10:30 PM 30 1611 0.37
34 75 AMERICAN PICKERS HIST 8:00 PM 60 1224 0.21
10 28 AMERICAN PICKERS HIST 9:00 PM 63 1969 0.36
20 19 PAWN STARS HIST 10:03 PM 30 1562 0.41
32 34 PAWN STARS HIST 10:33 PM 30 1247 0.31
56 103 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE ID 8:00 PM 60 840 0.17
49 73 PERFECT MURDER, THE ID 9:00 PM 60 1016 0.21
41 49 SIX DEGREES OF MURDER ID 10:00 PM 60 1130 0.27
143 149 BONANZA INSP 8:00 PM 60 383 0.04
145 148 WALKER,TEXAS RANGER INSP 10:00 PM 60 379 0.04
66 42 LW LA: A LITTLE EXTRA LIF 8:00 PM 60 757 0.29
24 9 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIF 9:00 PM 62 1451 0.62
29 11 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIF 10:02 PM 60 1308 0.55
102 107 MOVIE: THE CLIENT LIST LMN 8:00 PM 120 509 0.16
134 115 MOVIE: MY LIFE AS A DEAD GIRL LMN 10:00 PM 120 408 0.14
25 97 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 1440 0.18
9 48 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 1974 0.27
13 63 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 1813 0.23
70 18 CHALLENGE: RIVALS III MTV 10:00 PM 61 718 0.41
48 57 FULL HOUSE NAN 9:00 PM 30 1020 0.24
47 42 FULL HOUSE NAN 9:30 PM 30 1024 0.29
42 29 FULL HOUSE NAN 10:00 PM 30 1118 0.35
40 25 FULL HOUSE NAN 10:30 PM 30 1135 0.38
61 44 RÍO OLYMPICS-WOMEN’S SOCCER: U.S. / NEW ZEALAND, FRANCE / COLOMBIA (0.47 HH) NBCSN 7:01 PM 239 788 0.28
141 116 DRUGS, INC. NGC 8:00 PM 60 390 0.14
120 105 DRUGS, INC. NGC 9:00 PM 60 453 0.16
122 96 DRUGS, INC. NGC 10:00 PM 60 450 0.18
44 84 NICKY, RICKY, DICKY & DAWN NICK 8:00 PM 30 1077 0.19
43 78 NICKY, RICKY, DICKY & DAWN NICK 8:30 PM 30 1097 0.21
82 108 SHIMMER AND SHINE NKJR 8:00 PM 30 598 0.15
85 120 WALLYKAZAM! NKJR 8:30 PM 30 587 0.13
62 86 PEPPA PIG NKJR 9:00 PM 30 773 0.19
60 98 PEPPA PIG NKJR 9:30 PM 30 794 0.18
101 133 DORA AND FRIENDS NKJR 10:00 PM 24 518 0.10
112 137 GO DIEGO GO NKJR 10:24 PM 24 484 0.09
125 147 GREENLEAF OWN 8:00 PM 60 439 0.08
55 84 GREENLEAF OWN 9:00 PM 60 881 0.20
8 7 GREENLEAF OWN 10:00 PM 60 2067 0.64
133 110 SPIKE TV MOVIE: WALKING TALL SPIKE 6:30 PM 120 410 0.15
111 86 SPIKE TV MOVIE: SNITCH SPIKE 8:30 PM 150 485 0.19
144 130 SYFY MOVIE: OCULUS SYFY 6:30 PM 150 381 0.11
73 51 GHOST HUNTERS SYFY 9:00 PM 60 702 0.26
81 83 PARANORMAL WITNESS SYFY 10:00 PM 61 599 0.20
21 13 BIG BANG THEORY TBS 8:00 PM 30 1529 0.50
11 8 BIG BANG THEORY TBS 8:30 PM 30 1933 0.62
7 5 BIG BANG THEORY TBS 9:00 PM 30 2262 0.71
3 3 BIG BANG THEORY TBS 9:30 PM 30 2475 0.82
4 2 BIG BANG THEORY TBS 10:00 PM 30 2428 0.84
6 1 BIG BANG THEORY TBS 10:30 PM 30 2300 0.85
126 128 MBFFL: EXTRA FABULOUS TLC 8:00 PM 60 438 0.12
50 41 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 9:00 PM 62 1013 0.29
88 69 LOVE AT FIRST KISS TLC 10:02 PM 61 581 0.22
45 57 CASTLE TNT 8:00 PM 60 1032 0.24
46 65 CASTLE TNT 9:00 PM 60 1025 0.22
58 119 MAJOR CRIMES TNT 10:00 PM 60 817 0.14
147 103 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 8:00 PM 30 376 0.17
137 99 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 8:30 PM 30 401 0.18
130 81 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 9:00 PM 30 425 0.20
121 71 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 9:30 PM 30 452 0.21
114 67 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 470 0.22
113 59 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:30 PM 31 476 0.24
138 131 EU: INSIDERS GUIDE TRAV 9:00 PM 60 398 0.10
140 127 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN TRAV 10:00 PM 60 391 0.12
100 142 ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW TVL 8:00 PM 30 522 0.08
139 145 EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND TVL 8:30 PM 30 396 0.08
97 126 EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND TVL 9:00 PM 30 546 0.12
76 124 EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND TVL 9:30 PM 30 637 0.13
69 100 EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND TVL 10:00 PM 30 723 0.17
65 82 EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND TVL 10:30 PM 30 758 0.20
54 73 LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 8:00 PM 60 899 0.21
14 12 SUITS USA 9:00 PM 61 1812 0.54
72 56 MR. ROBOT USA 10:01 PM 71 705 0.24
109 68 DATING NAKED 3 VH1 9:00 PM 60 489 0.22

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research