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Wednesday Final Nationals: ‘Criminal Minds’ on CBS Leads Night in Viewership

CBS won this Wednesday, its fourth consecutive night among total viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54, led by television’s most-watched program of the evening, “Criminal Minds.” The crime drama matched its season bests in adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 ratings.

Fox was tops among adults 18-34, thanks to “American Idol” but no thanks to week two of “Second Chance” which dropped 20 percent in total viewers and 17 percent in adults 18-49 from its premiere telecast one week earlier.

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Wednesday, January 20, 2016
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 3.4/6 5417 1.0/4 1.5/5 2.0/6
8:00 The Middle 4.5/7 7241 1.1/5 1.8/6 2.4/7
8:30 The Goldbergs 3.7/6 6212 1.2/5 2.0/6 2.5/7
9:00 Modern Family (r) 3.6/6 5791 1.1/4 1.6/5 2.2/6
9:31 black-ish 3.6/6 5721 1.2/5 1.7/6 2.3/6
10:00 American Crime 2.6/5 3767 0.7/3 1.0/3 1.3/4
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 5.0/8 7794 1.0/4 1.7/6 2.4/7
8:00 2 Broke Girls 4.2/7 6644 0.9/4 1.7/6 2.4/7
8:30 Mike & Molly 4.4/7 7039 0.9/4 1.8/5 2.4/7
9:00 Criminal Minds 5.8/10 9252 1.2/5 2.0/6 2.7/7
10:00 Code Black 4.7/9 7290 0.8/4 1.4/5 2.0/6
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 4.5/8 6809 0.9/4 1.5/5 1.9/5
8:00 The Mysteries of Laura 4.6/7 7002 0.7/3 1.2/4 1.6/4
9:00 Law & Order: SVU 4.6/8 6908 1.0/4 1.7/5 2.2/6
10:00 Chicago P.D. 4.3/8 6518 0.9/4 1.5/5 2.0/6
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 4.0/7 6530 1.1/4 1.7/5 2.3/6
8:00 American Idol 5.6/9 9223 1.5/6 2.4/8 3.2/9
9:01 Second Chance 2.3/4 3747 0.6/2 1.0/3 1.3/3
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 1.4/2 2329 0.8/3 0.9/3 0.9/3
8:00 Arrow 1.7/3 2829 1.0/4 1.1/4 1.1/3
9:00 Supernatural 1.1/2 1829 0.6/2 0.7/2 0.8/2
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 1.1/2 1984 0.8/3
7:00 Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse 1.2/2 2052 0.7/3
8:00 Antes Muerta Que Lichita 1.0/2 1851 0.7/2
9:02 Pasion y Poder (thru 11:00) 1.2/2 2053 0.8/3

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Wednesday 1/20/16

“The Middle” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 1.4/6
Men 18-34: 0.8/4
Women 18-49: 2.2/7
Men 18-49: 1.5/5

“The Goldbergs” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 1.5/6
Men 18-34: 0.9/4
Women 18-49: 2.3/7
Men 18-49: 1.7/6

“black-ish” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 1.6/6
Men 18-34: 0.8/3
Women 18-49: 2.2/6
Men 18-49: 1.3/4

“American Crime” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.9/4
Men 18-34: 0.5/2
Women 18-49: 1.3/4
Men 18-49: 0.7/3

“2 Broke Girls” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 1.2/5
Men 18-34: 0.7/3
Women 18-49: 2.1/7
Men 18-49: 1.3/5

“Mike & Molly” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 1.2/4
Men 18-34: 0.7/3
Women 18-49: 2.1/6
Men 18-49: 1.2/4

“Criminal Minds” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 1.6/6
Men 18-34: 0.9/4
Women 18-49: 2.5/8
Men 18-49: 1.4/5

“Code Black” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 1.1/4
Men 18-34: 0.6/3
Women 18-49: 1.8/6
Men 18-49: 1.0/4

“The Mysteries of Laura” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.9/3
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 1.5/5
Men 18-49: 0.8/3

“Law & Order: SVU” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 1.3/5
Men 18-34: 0.8/3
Women 18-49: 2.1/5
Men 18-49: 1.3/4

“Chicago P.D.” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 1.2/5
Men 18-34: 0.7/3
Women 18-49: 1.8/6
Men 18-49: 1.2/5

“American Idol” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 1.9/7
Men 18-34: 1.1/5
Women 18-49: 2.8/9
Men 18-49: 1.9/7

“Second Chance” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.7/3
Men 18-34: 0.5/2
Women 18-49: 1.1/3
Men 18-49: 0.9/3

“Arrow” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.8/3
Men 18-34: 1.3/6
Women 18-49: 0.9/3
Men 18-49: 1.3/5

“Supernatural” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.7/3
Women 18-49: 0.6/2
Men 18-49: 0.8/3

Cable Rankings – Wednesday 1/20/16
What follows are the top 20 most-watched shows in prime time on cable for Wednesday, January 20:


  1. “The O’Reilly Factor” (Fox News Channel, 8 p.m.): 3.271 million (0.28 adults 18-49 rating)

  2. “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 10 p.m.): 2.881 (1.10)

  3. “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 10:30 p.m.): 2.817 (1.07)

  4. “American Pickers” (History, 9 p.m.): 2.795 (0.53)

  5. “The Kelly File” (Fox News Channel, 9 p.m.): 2.635 (0.23)

  6. “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 9:30 p.m.): 2.633 (0.93)

  7. “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 9 p.m.): 2.609 (0.96)

  8. “Pawn Stars” (History, 10 p.m.): 2.255 (0.51)

  9. “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 8:30 p.m.): 2.171 (0.82)

  10. “Duck Dynasty” (A&E, 9:30 p.m.): 2.127 (0.79)

  11. “Duck Dynasty” (A&E, 9 p.m.): 2.100 (0.76)

  12. “NBA Basketball: Golden State @ Chicago” (ESPN, 8:06-10:26 p.m., 1.37 household rating): 2.073 (0.84)

  13. “High School Musical” (Disney Channel, 8:00-9:50 p.m.): 2.071 (0.49)

  14. “Jep & Jessica” (A&E, 10:01 p.m.): 2.027 (0.73)

  15. “NCIS” (USA, 8 p.m.): 1.943 (0.36)

  16. “Hannity” (Fox News Channel, 10 p.m.): 1.835 (0.19)

  17. “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 8 p.m.): 1.827 (0.69)

  18. “American Pickers” (History, 8 p.m.): 1.784 (0.37)

  19. “Jep & Jessica” (A&E, 10:31 p.m.): 1.778 (0.62)

  20. “American Dad” (Adult Swim, 10:30 p.m.): 1.726 (0.80)


  • “NBA Basketball: Atlanta @ Portland” (ESPN, 10:26 p.m.-1:06 a.m., 0.75 household rating): 1.126 (0.50)

  • “The Challenge: Bloodlines” (MTV, 10 p.m.): 0.932 (0.56)

  • “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” (FXX, 10 p.m.): 0.609 (0.35)

  • “Younger” (TV Land, 10 p.m.): 0.574 (0.20)

  • “College Basketball: Wake Forest @ North Carolina” (ESPN2, 7:39-8:56 p.m., 0.35 household rating): 0.527 (0.17)

  • “NHL Hockey: St. Louis @ Detroit” (NBCSN, 8:03-10:51 p.m.): 0.411 (0.15)

  • “Man Seeking Woman” (FXX, 10:32 p.m.): 0.254 (0.14)


Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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