NBC was the clear winner in the Wednesday ratings. Their night featured the one-hour presidential candidate special “Commander-in-Chief Forum” whose moderator Matt Lauer was oft critically maligned as a result. As noted here last week, the MSNBC simulcast of the special drew 3.43 million viewers.
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* AFF = Number of affiliates (stations) airing the program | ||||||||
* CVG = percent of coverage in U.S. | ||||||||
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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 | 1.9/3 | 2840 | 0.5/3 | 0.8/3 | 1.1/3 | ||
8:00 | The Goldbergs (r) | 246 | 92 | 2.2/4 | 3266 | 0.6/3 | 0.9/4 | 1.1/4 |
8:30 | The Goldbergs (r) | 247 | 93 | 1.9/3 | 2917 | 0.6/3 | 0.9/3 | 1.1/3 |
9:00 | Modern Family (r) | 249 | 94 | 2.2/4 | 3206 | 0.6/3 | 1.0/3 | 1.2/4 |
9:31 | black-ish (r) | 249 | 94 | 1.8/3 | 2570 | 0.4/2 | 0.8/3 | 1.0/3 |
10:00 | Modern Family (r) | 249 | 94 | 1.8/3 | 2633 | 0.5/2 | 0.8/3 | 1.0/3 |
10:31 | The Middle (r) | 249 | 94 | 1.7/3 | 2422 | 0.4/2 | 0.7/3 | 0.9/3 |
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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 | 2.4/4 | 3745 | 0.6/3 | 1.0/4 | 1.3/4 | ||
8:00 | Big Brother 18 | 254 | 94 | 3.8/7 | 6142 | 1.2/6 | 1.9/7 | 2.3/8 |
9:00 | American Gothic | 254 | 94 | 1.7/3 | 2547 | 0.3/1 | 0.5/2 | 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 | 6.3/11 | 10182 | 1.2/6 | 1.8/7 | 2.5/8 | ||
8:00 | NBC+MSNBC Commander-in-Chief Forum (s) | 249 | 95 | 9.2/16 | 14721 | 1.5/8 | 2.4/9 | 3.3/11 |
9:00 | America’s Got Talent | 244 | 94 | 6.4/11 | 10606 | 1.3/6 | 2.0/7 | 2.6/8 |
10:00 | Running Wild with Bear Grylls (s) | 244 | 94 | 3.2/6 | 5219 | 0.9/4 | 1.2/5 | 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 | 2.6/5 | 4386 | 0.9/4 | 1.4/5 | 1.8/5 | ||
8:00 | MasterChef | 255 | 94 | 2.6/5 | 4342 | 0.9/4 | 1.3/5 | 1.7/6 |
9:00 | MasterChef | 255 | 94 | 2.6/5 | 4429 | 0.9/4 | 1.4/5 | 1.8/5 |
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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 | 0.8/1 | 1410 | 0.3/1 | 0.4/1 | 0.5/2 | ||
8:00 | Penn & Teller: Fool Us | 248 | 92 | 0.9/2 | 1537 | 0.3/1 | 0.4/2 | 0.5/2 |
9:00 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | 248 | 92 | 0.7/1 | 1314 | 0.3/1 | 0.4/1 | 0.5/1 |
9:30 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? (r) | 248 | 92 | 0.7/1 | 1253 | 0.3/1 | 0.4/1 | 0.5/1 |
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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 | 1.0/2 | 1665 | 0.6/2 | ||||
7:00 | La Rosa de Guadalupe | 0.9/2 | 1662 | 0.6/3 | ||||
8:00 | Despertar Contigo | 0.9/2 | 1566 | 0.5/2 | ||||
9:00 | Tres Veces Ana | 1.1/2 | 1983 | 0.7/2 | ||||
10:00 | El Color de la Pasión | 0.9/2 | 1447 | 0.5/2 | ||||
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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 | 0.3/0 | 477 | 0.2/1 | ||||
7:00 | Mi Corazon es Tuyo | 0.2/0 | 372 | 0.1/1 | ||||
8:00 | Moisés y Los Diez Mandamientos | 0.3/1 | 565 | 0.2/1 | ||||
9:00 | La Ronca de Oro | 0.3/1 | 510 | 0.2/1 | ||||
10:00 | El Príncipe | 0.2/0 | 356 | 0.1/1 | ||||
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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 | 1.0/2 | 1811 | 0.8/3 | ||||
7:00 | Caso Cerrado: Edición Estelar | 1.1/2 | 1677 | 0.5/2 | ||||
8:00 | Silvana Sin Lana | 0.9/2 | 1535 | 0.6/2 | ||||
9:00 | Sin Senos Sí Hay Paraíso | 1.0/2 | 1814 | 0.7/3 | ||||
10:00 | Señora Acero 3: La Coyote | 1.1/2 | 2083 | 0.9/4 |
Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Wednesday 9/07/16
“Big Brother 18” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 1.5/7
Men 18-34: 0.9/5
Women 18-49: 2.2/8
Men 18-49: 1.6/7
“American Gothic” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.3/1
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.6/2
Men 18-49: 0.5/2
“Commander-in-Chief Forum” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 1.4/7
Men 18-34: 1.5/8
Women 18-49: 2.3/8
Men 18-49: 2.5/10
“Commander-in-Chief Forum” (MSNBC)
Women 18-34: 0.25
Men 18-34: 0.40
Women 18-49: 0.40
Men 18-49: 0.59
“America’s Got Talent” (NBC, 9:00)
Women 18-34: 1.3/6
Men 18-34: 1.3/7
Women 18-49: 2.1/7
Men 18-49: 1.9/7
“Running Wild with Bear Grylls” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.8/4
Men 18-34: 0.9/5
Women 18-49: 1.2/4
Men 18-49: 1.2/5
“Masterchef” (Fox, 8:00)
Women 18-34: 1.0/5
Men 18-34: 0.8/4
Women 18-49: 1.5/6
Men 18-49: 1.2/5
“Masterchef” (Fox, 9:00)
Women 18-34: 1.0/4
Men 18-34: 0.9/4
Women 18-49: 1.6/5
Men 18-49: 1.3/5
“Penn & Teller: Fool Us” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.3/1
Men 18-34: 0.3/1
Women 18-49: 0.4/1
Men 18-49: 0.4/2
“Whose Line Is It Anyway?” (CW, 9:00)
Women 18-34: 0.3/1
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 0.4/1
Men 18-49: 0.3/1
“Harley and the Davidsons” (Discovery)
Women 18-34: 0.58
Men 18-34: 0.68
Women 18-49: 0.69
Men 18-49: 1.07
“Sacred Steel (Sneak Peek)” (Discovery)
Women 18-34: 0.43
Men 18-34: 0.53
Women 18-49: 0.56
Men 18-49: 0.89
“Queen Sugar” (OWN)
Women 18-34: 0.53
Men 18-34: 0.25
Women 18-49: 0.85
Men 18-49: 0.37
“Suits” (USA)
Women 18-34: 0.47
Men 18-34: 0.47
Women 18-49: 0.52
Men 18-49: 0.48
“Mr. Robot” (USA)
Women 18-34: 0.23
Men 18-34: 0.30
Women 18-49: 0.26
Men 18-49: 0.33
“Tyrant” (FX)
Women 18-34: 0.14
Men 18-34: 0.15
Women 18-49: 0.21
Men 18-49: 0.20
Cable Rankings – Wednesday 9/07/16
What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Wednesday, September 7:
* 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 |
75 | 59 | DUCK DYNASTY XTRA | A&E | 8:56 PM | 5 | 695 | 0.24 |
93 | 74 | DUCK DYNASTY | A&E | 9:01 PM | 28 | 594 | 0.20 |
78 | 64 | DUCK DYNASTY XTRA | A&E | 9:29 PM | 5 | 668 | 0.23 |
69 | 67 | DUCK DYNASTY XTRA | A&E | 10:02 PM | 5 | 721 | 0.22 |
88 | 77 | DUCK DYNASTY | A&E | 10:07 PM | 29 | 614 | 0.19 |
76 | 66 | KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 8:00 PM | 30 | 687 | 0.22 |
55 | 37 | BOB’S BURGERS | ADSM | 8:30 PM | 30 | 782 | 0.31 |
47 | 22 | BOB’S BURGERS | ADSM | 9:00 PM | 30 | 1004 | 0.41 |
38 | 18 | CLEVELAND SHOW | ADSM | 9:30 PM | 30 | 1136 | 0.46 |
24 | 8 | AMERICAN DAD | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1492 | 0.64 |
22 | 7 | AMERICAN DAD | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1530 | 0.68 |
18 | 10 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1805 | 0.62 |
79 | 72 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 60 | 650 | 0.20 |
67 | 87 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 726 | 0.14 |
29 | 52 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1341 | 0.25 |
35 | 58 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1216 | 0.24 |
87 | 35 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 8:00 PM | 30 | 616 | 0.31 |
91 | 33 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 8:30 PM | 30 | 608 | 0.32 |
62 | 21 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 9:00 PM | 30 | 752 | 0.43 |
64 | 19 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 9:30 PM | 30 | 743 | 0.43 |
82 | 26 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 10:00 PM | 30 | 629 | 0.36 |
86 | 28 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 10:30 PM | 30 | 617 | 0.34 |
31 | 34 | HARLEY AND THE DAVIDSONS | DISC | 7:00 PM | 120 | 1297 | 0.32 |
2 | 1 | HARLEY AND THE DAVIDSONS | DISC | 9:00 PM | 112 | 3338 | 0.88 |
7 | 5 | SACRED STEEL SNEAK | DISC | 10:52 PM | 12 | 2382 | 0.72 |
23 | 36 | ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS 2 | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 95 | 1515 | 0.31 |
39 | 61 | STUCK IN THE MIDDLE | DSNY | 9:35 PM | 30 | 1119 | 0.24 |
40 | 71 | LIV AND MADDIE | DSNY | 10:05 PM | 25 | 1053 | 0.20 |
42 | 79 | GIRL MEETS WORLD | DSNY | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1052 | 0.18 |
63 | 78 | SOFIA THE FIRST | DISJR | 8:00 PM | 25 | 746 | 0.18 |
70 | 81 | SO MUCH YOU CAN DO | DISJR | 8:25 PM | 5 | 720 | 0.18 |
77 | 83 | DOC MCSTUFFINS | DISJR | 8:30 PM | 25 | 679 | 0.16 |
97 | 91 | QUIET IS | DISJR | 8:55 PM | 5 | 564 | 0.13 |
99 | 94 | MILES FROM TOMORROWLAND | DISJR | 9:00 PM | 25 | 557 | 0.12 |
85 | 76 | BOTCHED BY NATURE | E! | 9:00 PM | 60 | 618 | 0.19 |
98 | 82 | BOTCHED: POST-OP | E! | 10:00 PM | 30 | 558 | 0.17 |
95 | 86 | MLB WED NIGHT – EARLY: ST. LOUIS / PITTBURGH | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 191 | 589 | 0.15 |
34 | 51 | TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME: MEN’S / WOMEN’S QUARTERFINALS | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 387 | 1226 | 0.26 |
74 | 63 | CHOPPED GRILL MASTERS | FOOD | 8:00 PM | 60 | 700 | 0.23 |
68 | 49 | CHOPPED GRILL MASTERS | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 60 | 724 | 0.26 |
73 | 48 | CAMP CUTTHROAT 2 | FOOD | 10:00 PM | 60 | 703 | 0.27 |
4 | 54 | THE O’REILLY FACTOR | FOXNC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 3051 | 0.25 |
3 | 29 | THE KELLY FILE | FOXNC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 3322 | 0.34 |
5 | 40 | HANNITY | FOXNC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 2679 | 0.30 |
32 | 17 | FX MOVIE PRIME: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER | FX | 6:59 PM | 181 | 1276 | 0.47 |
71 | 69 | TYRANT | FX | 10:00 PM | 90 | 719 | 0.21 |
100 | 88 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 8:30 PM | 30 | 556 | 0.14 |
28 | 41 | AMERICAN PICKERS | HIST | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1379 | 0.30 |
26 | 32 | AMERICAN PICKERS | HIST | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1425 | 0.32 |
33 | 31 | PAWN STARS | HIST | 10:00 PM | 31 | 1265 | 0.33 |
48 | 47 | PAWN STARS: BEST OF | HIST | 10:31 PM | 32 | 965 | 0.27 |
30 | 39 | PROPERTY BROTHERS | HGTV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1318 | 0.30 |
20 | 25 | PROP BROS BUY AND SELL | HGTV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1671 | 0.37 |
15 | 24 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 2011 | 0.39 |
16 | 23 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL | HGTV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1914 | 0.40 |
37 | 53 | HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KENDA | ID | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1156 | 0.25 |
36 | 43 | BETRAYED | ID | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1183 | 0.28 |
27 | 30 | HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KENDA | ID | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1413 | 0.34 |
52 | 44 | LW LA: A LITTLE EXTRA | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 60 | 835 | 0.28 |
21 | 12 | LITTLE WOMEN LA | LIF | 9:00 PM | 62 | 1642 | 0.59 |
25 | 14 | LITTLE WOMEN ATL | LIF | 10:02 PM | 60 | 1449 | 0.55 |
1 | 15 | COMMANDER IN CHIEF FORUM | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 3431 | 0.50 |
6 | 27 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 2665 | 0.36 |
13 | 50 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 2131 | 0.26 |
58 | 20 | CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN5B | MTV | 10:00 PM | 61 | 770 | 0.43 |
81 | 89 | SHIMMER AND SHINE | NKJR | 8:00 PM | 30 | 637 | 0.13 |
96 | 95 | WALLYKAZAM! | NKJR | 8:30 PM | 30 | 575 | 0.11 |
66 | 85 | PEPPA PIG | NKJR | 9:00 PM | 30 | 728 | 0.15 |
83 | 92 | PEPPA PIG | NKJR | 9:30 PM | 30 | 625 | 0.13 |
56 | 60 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 9:00 PM | 30 | 781 | 0.24 |
50 | 45 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 9:30 PM | 30 | 878 | 0.27 |
53 | 56 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 10:00 PM | 30 | 831 | 0.25 |
57 | 57 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 10:30 PM | 30 | 775 | 0.25 |
43 | 73 | NICKY, RICKY, DICKY & DAWN | NICK | 8:00 PM | 30 | 1047 | 0.20 |
46 | 62 | NICKY, RICKY, DICKY & DAWN | NICK | 8:30 PM | 30 | 1008 | 0.23 |
84 | 90 | HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS | OWN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 622 | 0.13 |
40 | 55 | QUEEN SUGAR | OWN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1053 | 0.25 |
11 | 11 | QUEEN SUGAR | OWN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 2144 | 0.61 |
90 | 75 | GHOST HUNTERS | SYFY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 610 | 0.19 |
19 | 13 | BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 8:00 PM | 30 | 1688 | 0.58 |
14 | 9 | BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 8:30 PM | 30 | 2014 | 0.62 |
12 | 6 | BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 9:00 PM | 30 | 2137 | 0.68 |
9 | 3 | BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 9:30 PM | 30 | 2287 | 0.76 |
8 | 2 | BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 10:00 PM | 30 | 2358 | 0.82 |
10 | 4 | BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 10:30 PM | 30 | 2175 | 0.72 |
92 | 70 | TODDLERS & TIARAS | TLC | 9:00 PM | 67 | 597 | 0.20 |
94 | 84 | EXPEDITION UNKNOWN POPUPS | TRAV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 591 | 0.16 |
49 | 65 | CASTLE | TNT | 8:00 PM | 60 | 923 | 0.23 |
44 | 68 | CASTLE | TNT | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1022 | 0.22 |
54 | 80 | MAJOR CRIMES | TNT | 10:00 PM | 60 | 812 | 0.18 |
51 | 96 | ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW | TVL | 7:36 PM | 36 | 847 | 0.11 |
60 | 98 | ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW | TVL | 8:12 PM | 36 | 765 | 0.09 |
80 | 100 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 8:48 PM | 36 | 639 | 0.07 |
65 | 99 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 9:24 PM | 36 | 730 | 0.08 |
71 | 97 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 719 | 0.11 |
59 | 93 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 766 | 0.13 |
45 | 38 | LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1016 | 0.30 |
17 | 16 | SUITS | USA | 9:00 PM | 61 | 1866 | 0.50 |
60 | 42 | MR. ROBOT | USA | 10:01 PM | 62 | 765 | 0.29 |
89 | 46 | DATING NAKED 3 | VH1 | 9:00 PM | 60 | 611 | 0.27 |
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research