On a night of mostly repeat programming, CBS dominated with “Survivor Cambodia: Second Chance” (Women 18-34: 1.5/6; Men 18-34: 0.9/4; Women 18-49: 2.6/8; Men 18-49: 1.8/7). the 31st season finale of the venerable reality franchise of “Survivor”. In combination with “Survivor Cambodia: Second Chance Reunion” (Women 18-34: 1.1/5; Men 18-34: 0.7/3; Women 18-49: 2.0/7; Men 18-49: 1.3/5), the network more than doubled its closest competitor (ABC) in prime time among total viewers and adults 18-49.
CBS’s half-hour breakdowns on the night:
8:00-8:30 “Survivor Cambodia: Second Chance” (season finale)
Household rating/Share: 5.6/10
Viewers: 9.472 million
adults 18-34: 1.2 rating/ 5 share
adults 18-49: 2.1 rating/ 8 share
adults 25-54: 3.0 rating/ 9 share
8:30-9:00 “Survivor Cambodia: Second Chance” (season finale)
Household rating/Share: 5.6/9
Viewers: 9.713 million
adults 18-34: 1.2 rating/ 5 share
adults 18-49: 2.3 rating/ 8 share
adults 25-54: 3.2 rating/ 9 share
9:00-9:30 “Survivor Cambodia: Second Chance” (season finale)
Household rating/Share: 5.4/9
Viewers: 9.414 million
adults 18-34: 1.2 rating/ 5 share
adults 18-49: 2.2 rating/ 7 share
adults 25-54: 3.1 rating/ 9 share
9:30-10:00 “Survivor Cambodia: Second Chance” (season finale)
Household rating/Share: 5.6/9
Viewers: 9.649 million
adults 18-34: 1.3 rating/ 5 share
adults 18-49: 2.3 rating/ 8 share
adults 25-54: 3.2 rating/ 9 share
10:00-10:12 “Survivor Cambodia: Second Chance” (season finale)
Household rating/Share: 4.9/9
Viewers: 8.374 million
adults 18-34: 1.0 rating/ 4 share
adults 18-49: 2.0 rating/ 7 share
adults 25-54: 2.7 rating/ 8 share
10:12-10:30 “Survivor Cambodia: Second Chance” (reunion)
Household rating/Share: 4.2/7
Viewers: 7.039 million
adults 18-34: 1.0 rating/ 4 share
adults 18-49: 1.8 rating/ 6 share
adults 25-54: 2.4 rating/ 7 share
10:30-11:00 “Survivor Cambodia: Second Chance” (reunion)
Household rating/Share: 3.7/7
Viewers: 6.162 million
adults 18-34: 0.9 rating/ 4 share
adults 18-49: 1.5 rating/ 6 share
adults 25-54: 2.1 rating/ 6 share
On the negative side, despite receiving rave reviews about the season overall, it scored the least-watched season finale and reunion telecasts in its series history.
The night’s other original offerings were, as follows:
ABC’s “Nashville on the Road” (Women 18-34: 0.4/2; Men 18-34: 0.1/1; Women 18-49: 0.6/2; Men 18-49: 0.3/1)
NBC’s “Elf: Buddy’s Musical Night” (Women 18-34: 0.5/2; Men 18-34: 0.4/2; Women 18-49: 0.9/3; Men 18-49: 0.6/2)
FX’s “American Horror Story: Hotel” (Women 18-34: 1.01; Men 18-34: 0.74; Women 18-49: 1.10; Men 18-49: 0.78)
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PROGRAM | HH/SHR | VWRS (000) |
A18-34 | A18-49 | A25-54 |
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8-11 | Network Average | 2.6/5 | 3998 | 0.6/3 | 1.0/3 | 1.4/4 |
8:00 | The Middle (r) | 3.4/6 | 5467 | 0.7/3 | 1.3/5 | 1.8/6 |
8:30 | The Goldbergs (r) | 3.0/5 | 4578 | 0.8/3 | 1.3/4 | 1.7/5 |
9:00 | Modern Family (r) | 3.1/5 | 4824 | 0.9/4 | 1.4/5 | 1.9/5 |
9:31 | black-ish (r) | 2.6/4 | 3986 | 0.6/3 | 1.2/4 | 1.6/4 |
10:00 | Nashville on the Road (s) | 1.8/3 | 2522 | 0.3/1 | 0.4/2 | 0.7/2 |
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PROGRAM | HH/SHR | VWRS (000) |
A18-34 | A18-49 | A25-54 |
8-11 | Network Average | 5.1/9 | 8664 | 1.1/5 | 2.1/7 | 2.9/8 |
8:00 | Survivor Cambodia: Second Chance (f) | 5.5/9 | 9454 | 1.2/5 | 2.2/8 | 3.1/9 |
10:12 | Survivor Cambodia: Second Chance Reunion (s) | 3.9/7 | 6491 | 0.9/4 | 1.7/6 | 2.2/7 |
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PROGRAM | HH/SHR | VWRS (000) |
A18-34 | A18-49 | A25-54 |
8-11 | Network Average | 2.4/4 | 3667 | 0.5/2 | 0.8/3 | 1.1/3 |
8:00 | Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas (r) | 1.9/3 | 3010 | 0.5/2 | 0.8/3 | 1.0/3 |
9:00 | Law & Order: SVU (r) | 2.3/4 | 3394 | 0.4/2 | 0.7/2 | 0.9/3 |
10:00 | Chicago P.D. (r) | 2.9/5 | 4598 | 0.5/2 | 0.9/3 | 1.3/4 |
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PROGRAM | HH/SHR | VWRS (000) |
A18-34 | A18-49 | A25-54 |
8-10 | Network Average | 1.9/3 | 2784 | 0.5/2 | 0.7/2 | 1.0/3 |
8:00 | Empire (r) | 1.9/3 | 2734 | 0.6/2 | 0.7/3 | 1.1/3 |
9:00 | Rosewood (r) | 1.9/3 | 2834 | 0.5/2 | 0.6/2 | 0.9/2 |
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PROGRAM | HH/SHR | VWRS (000) |
A18-34 | A18-49 | A25-54 |
8-10 | Network Average | 0.6/1 | 1032 | 0.2/1 | 0.3/1 | 0.4/1 |
8:00 | Arrow (r) | 0.7/1 | 1114 | 0.2/1 | 0.3/1 | 0.4/1 |
9:00 | Supernatural (r) | 0.6/1 | 949 | 0.2/1 | 0.3/1 | 0.4/1 |
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PROGRAM | HH/SHR | VWRS (000) |
A18-34 | A18-49 | A25-54 |
8-11 | Network Average | 1.2/2 | 2218 | 0.8/3 | ||
7:00 | Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse | 0.9/2 | 1876 | 0.7/3 | ||
8:00 | Antes Muerta Que Lichita | 1.0/2 | 2217 | 0.8/3 | ||
9:02 | Pasion y Poder | 1.2/2 | 2282 | 0.8/3 | ||
10:04 | Yo No Creo En Hombres | 1.2/2 | 2147 | 0.8/3 |
Cable Rankings – Wednesday 12/16/15
What follows are the top 20 most-watched shows in prime time on cable for Wednesday, December 16:
- “The O’Reilly Factor” (Fox News Channel, 8 p.m.): 3.530 million
- “Alaskan Bush People” (Discovery, 9 p.m.): 3.416
- “The Kelly File” (Fox News Channel, 9 p.m.): 2.996
- “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 10:30 p.m.): 2.848
- “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 10 p.m.): 2.802
- “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 9:30 p.m.): 2.549
- “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 9 p.m.): 2.510
- “American Pickers” (History, 9 p.m.): 2.415
- “NCIS” (USA, 8 p.m.): 2.252
- “NCIS” (USA, 9 p.m.): 2.108
- “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 8:30 p.m.): 2.096
- “NBA Basketball: Phoenix @ Golden State” (ESPN, 10:37 p.m.-12:59 a.m.; 1.34 household rating): 1.969
- “Hannity” (Fox News Channel, 10 p.m.): 1.901
- Movie: “The Polar Express” (2004) (ABC Family, 8:15 p.m.): 1.895
- “American Horror Story: Hotel” (FX, 10 p.m.): 1.846
- “Property Brothers at Home on the Ranch” (HGTV, 9 p.m.): 1.841
- “NCIS” (USA, 10 p.m.): 1.768
- “American Dad” (Adult Swim, 10:30 p.m.): 1.757
- “The Big Bang Theory” (TBS, 8 p.m.): 1.750
- Movie: “12 Gifts of Christmas” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.): 1.739
- “NBA Basketball: Memphis @ Chicago” (ESPN, 8:00-10:37 p.m.; 0.88 household rating): 1.277
- “Men, Women, Wild” (Discovery, 10:01 p.m.): 1.226
- “Women’s International Friendly: USA vs. China” (FS1, 8:23-10:40 p.m.; 0.37 household rating): 0.709
- “The Challenge: Bloodlines” (MTV, 10 p.m.): 0.679
- “NHL Hockey: Pittsburgh @ Boston” (NBCSN, 8:03-10:40 p.m.; 0.37 household rating): 0.626
- “College Basketball: Tulane @ North Carolina” (ESPN2, 7:00-8:46 p.m.; 0.34 household rating): 0.518
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research
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