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Wednesday Final Nationals: U.S. Open Tennis Men’s Quarterfinals on ESPN Makes Impressive Gains from Recent Years

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NBC led Wednesday night among total viewers (6.36 million), adults 18-49 (1.3 rating/5 share) and adults 25-54 (1.7/6). Fox led the night among adults 18-34 (0.9/5).

Headlined by a quarterfinal match between Roger Federer and Juan Martin Del Potro, “U.S. Open Tennis” on ESPN in prime time (1.96 million viewers) was up an impressive 60 percent from the year-ago evening (1.23 million viewers on ESPN2 Sep. 7, 2016), up 50 percent from two years ago (1.31 million viewers on ESPN2 Sep. 9, 2015), and up 41 percent from three years ago (1.39 million viewers on ESPN2 Sep. 10, 2015).

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* AFF = Number of affiliates (stations) airing the program
* CVG = percent of coverage in U.S.
Programming Insider Wednesday, September 6, 2017
ABC PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 1.6/3 2459 0.3/2 0.6/2 0.9/3
8:00 The Goldbergs (r) 258 91 2.0/4 2959 0.4/2 0.7/3 1.0/3
8:30 Speechless (r) 254 92 1.5/3 2299 0.3/2 0.6/2 0.8/3
9:00 Modern Family (r) 257 91 1.8/3 2817 0.3/2 0.7/3 1.0/3
9:31 American Housewife (r) 253 91 1.7/3 2610 0.3/2 0.6/2 0.9/3
10:00 Modern Family (r) 252 90 1.4/3 2179 0.3/2 0.5/2 0.8/2
10:31 The Goldbergs (r) 252 90 1.3/3 1874 0.3/1 0.5/2 0.7/2
CBS PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 2.7/5 4308 0.6/3 0.9/4 1.3/4
8:00 Big Brother 19 254 92 3.8/7 6331 1.2/7 1.9/8 2.4/8
9:00 Salvation 254 92 2.1/4 3447 0.3/2 0.5/2 0.7/2
10:00 Criminal Minds (r) 254 92 2.1/4 3146 0.3/2 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 3.9/7 6358 0.7/4 1.3/5 1.7/6
8:00 America’s Got Talent 245 92 7.1/13 11990 1.2/7 2.1/9 2.9/10
9:01 Marlon 244 92 3.1/6 4981 0.7/4 1.2/5 1.6/5
9:30 Marlon 245 92 2.3/4 3566 0.5/3 0.9/4 1.3/4
10:00 Hollywood Game Night (s) 244 90 1.8/3 2693 0.3/2 0.7/3 0.9/3
Fox PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-10 Network Average 2.3/4 3799 0.9/5 1.2/5 1.5/5
8:00 MasterChef 258 92 2.3/4 3633 0.8/5 1.1/5 1.5/5
9:00 MasterChef 258 92 2.4/4 3964 0.9/5 1.3/5 1.6/5
CW PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-10 Network Average 0.5/1 728 0.1/1 0.2/1 0.2/1
8:00 Arrow (r) 251 90 0.5/1 706 0.1/1 0.2/1 0.2/1
9:00 Supernatural (r) 251 90 0.5/1 750 0.1/1 0.2/1 0.2/1
Univision PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 0.9/2 1622 0.5/2
7:00 La Rosa de Guadalupe 1.0/2 1872 0.6/3
8:00 Enamorándome de Ramón 0.8/1 1474 0.5/2
9:00 Mi Marido Tiene Familia 1.0/2 1712 0.5/2
10:00 La Tierra Prometida 0.9/2 1680 0.5/2
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 0.3/0 451 0.2/1
7:00 La Candidata 0.2/0 271 0.1/0
8:00 Totalmente Diva (r) 0.2/0 411 0.1/1
9:00 Totalmente Diva 0.3/1 541 0.2/1
10:00 Rosario Tijeras 0.2/0 422 0.2/1
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 1.1/2 2004 0.8/4 0.8/3
7:00 Caso Cerrado: Edición Estelar 0.9/2 1446 0.3/2 0.4/2
8:00 Jenni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio 0.9/2 1558 0.6/3 0.6/2
9:00 Sin Senos Sí Hay Paraíso 1.1/2 2014 0.8/3 0.8/4
10:00 El Señor de Los Cielos V 1.2/2 2440 1.0/5 1.1/4

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Wednesday 9/06/17

“Big Brother 19” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 1.7/8
Men 18-34: 0.8/5
Women 18-49: 2.4/9
Men 18-49: 1.4/6

“Salvation” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.6/2
Men 18-49: 0.4/1

“America’s Got Talent” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 1.4/7
Men 18-34: 1.0/6
Women 18-49: 2.4/9
Men 18-49: 1.8/8

“Marlon” (NBC, 9:01 p.m.)
Women 18-34: 0.9/4
Men 18-34: 0.6/3
Women 18-49: 1.4/5
Men 18-49: 1.0/4

“Marlon” (NBC, 9:30 p.m.)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 1.1/4
Men 18-49: 0.7/3

“Hollywood Game Night” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.3/1
Women 18-49: 0.8/3
Men 18-49: 0.6/2

“MasterChef” (Fox, 8 p.m.)
Women 18-34: 1.0/5
Men 18-34: 0.7/4
Women 18-49: 1.3/5
Men 18-49: 1.0/4

“MasterChef” (Fox, 9 p.m.)
Women 18-34: 1.0/5
Men 18-34: 0.8/5
Women 18-49: 1.4/5
Men 18-49: 1.2/5

“Snowfall” (FX)
0.59 household rating
0.854 million viewers
0.39 adults 18-49 rating
Women 18-34: 0.19
Men 18-34: 0.35
Women 18-49: 0.34
Men 18-49: 0.44

“Suits” (USA)
1.07 household rating
1.635 million viewers
0.40 adults 18-49 rating
Women 18-34: 0.30
Men 18-34: 0.25
Women 18-49: 0.46
Men 18-49: 0.35

“The Sinner” (USA)
1.21 household rating
1.842 million viewers
0.55 adults 18-49 rating
Women 18-34: 0.52
Men 18-34: 0.22
Women 18-49: 0.78
Men 18-49: 0.32

“Greenleaf” (OWN)
1.04 household rating
1.501 million viewers
0.35 adults 18-49 rating
Women 18-34: 0.21
Men 18-34: 0.09
Women 18-49: 0.51
Men 18-49: 0.20

“Younger” (TV Land)
0.56 household rating
0.758 million viewers
0.24 adults 18-49 rating
Women 18-34: 0.22
Men 18-34: 0.06
Women 18-49: 0.35
Men 18-49: 0.12

Live+3 Day Ratings – Tuesday 9/05/17

VWRS = Viewers, in thousands; LBL = Telecast label designations, such as O (original), P (premiere), R (repeat), S (special), B (breakout, e.g. different start time or interrupted coverage), G (gapped)
Net Program LBL A1849
L+SD		 A1849
L+3		 L+3
Gain		 VWRS
L+SD		 VWRS
L+3		 L+3
Gain
ABC BACHELOR IN PARADISE-TUE O 1.28 1.62 26% 4549 5364 18%
ABC BLACK-ISH-TUE 9PM R 0.48 0.51 6% 1858 1941 4%
ABC BLACK-ISH-TUE 9:30PM R 0.47 0.49 5% 1763 1824 3%
ABC SOMEWHERE BETWEEN O 0.37 0.45 22% 1785 2163 21%
CBS NCIS R 0.71 0.73 3% 6906 7140 3%
CBS BULL R 0.61 0.63 4% 5495 5730 4%
CBS NCIS: NEW ORLEANS R 0.58 0.60 4% 5428 5673 5%
NBC AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE O 2.61 3.12 19% 13292 15298 15%
NBC HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT O 1.03 1.11 8% 4315 4696 9%
FOX SIMPSONS-SP 9/5 8P RS 0.49 0.50 3% 1401 1435 2%
FOX THE MICK-TUE R 0.41 0.41 1% 1093 1104 1%
FOX FAMILY GUY-SP 9/5 9P RS 0.40 0.42 4% 1031 1059 3%
FOX THE MICK-SP 9/5 930P RS 0.39 0.41 5% 1064 1103 4%
CW THE FLASH R 0.15 0.15 3% 650 692 6%
CW DC’S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW R 0.13 0.13 1% 586 618 5%

Live+3 Day Ratings – Wednesday 9/06/17

VWRS = Viewers, in thousands; LBL = Telecast label designations, such as O (original), P (premiere), R (repeat), S (special), B (breakout, e.g. different start time or interrupted coverage), G (gapped)
Net Program LBL A1849
L+SD		 A1849
L+3		 L+3
Gain		 VWRS
L+SD		 VWRS
L+3		 L+3
Gain
ABC THE GOLDBERGS R 0.66 0.67 2% 2960 2980 1%
ABC SPEECHLESS R 0.57 0.58 1% 2299 2313 1%
ABC MODERN FAMILY R 0.67 0.69 4% 2817 2905 3%
ABC AMER HOUSEWIFE-WED R 0.61 0.67 9% 2610 2729 5%
ABC MODERN FAMILY-WED 10PM R 0.52 0.54 4% 2179 2268 4%
ABC GOLDBERGS-WED 10:31PM R 0.49 0.50 1% 1875 1903 1%
CBS BIG BROTHER-WED O 1.90 2.39 26% 6339 7581 20%
CBS SALVATION O 0.46 0.61 31% 3448 4449 29%
CBS CRIMINAL MINDS 10PM R 0.48 0.52 7% 3151 3353 6%
NBC AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-WED O 2.12 2.48 17% 11989 13480 12%
NBC MARLON-1 O 1.23 1.46 19% 4981 5528 11%
NBC MARLON-2 O 0.93 1.14 22% 3526 4003 14%
NBC HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT 9/6 S 0.70 0.76 9% 2702 2956 9%
FOX MASTERCHEF WED-8P O 1.14 1.57 37% 3632 4768 31%
FOX MASTERCHEF O 1.30 1.71 31% 3964 5113 29%
CW ARROW R 0.16 0.17 1% 706 714 1%
CW SUPERNATURAL R 0.18 0.20 7% 750 783 4%

Cable Rankings – Wednesday 9/06/17
What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Wednesday, September 6:

* 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
71 61 WAHLBURGERS A&E 9:00 PM 30 588 0.22
69 61 WAHLBURGERS A&E 9:30 PM 31 614 0.22
66 47 KING OF THE HILL ADSM 8:00 PM 30 648 0.26
47 25 AMERICAN DAD ADSM 8:30 PM 30 789 0.34
40 18 CLEVELAND SHOW ADSM 9:00 PM 30 916 0.40
31 10 AMERICAN DAD ADSM 9:30 PM 30 1179 0.54
29 7 BOB’S BURGERS ADSM 10:00 PM 30 1221 0.57
27 3 BOB’S BURGERS ADSM 10:30 PM 30 1359 0.67
63 61 AMC MOVIE: TWISTER AMC 8:00 PM 150 658 0.22
98 95 MARTIN BET 10:30 PM 30 309 0.15
74 70 VANDERPUMP: JAX & BRITTANY BRAVO 9:00 PM 30 544 0.20
92 77 ODD MOM OUT BRAVO 9:30 PM 30 402 0.18
82 33 SOUTH PARK CMDY 8:00 PM 30 499 0.31
83 38 SOUTH PARK CMDY 8:30 PM 30 490 0.29
80 36 SOUTH PARK CMDY 9:00 PM 30 512 0.30
81 38 SOUTH PARK CMDY 9:30 PM 30 501 0.29
90 47 SOUTH PARK CMDY 10:00 PM 30 430 0.26
97 73 BROAD CITY CMDY 10:30 PM 30 315 0.19
79 77 SHARK TANK CNBC 9:00 PM 60 515 0.18
89 84 SHARK TANK CNBC 10:00 PM 60 438 0.17
19 16 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 1752 0.43
14 15 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 1891 0.45
18 16 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 1804 0.43
64 73 MISFIT GARAGE DISC 8:00 PM 60 649 0.19
38 36 MISFIT GARAGE DISC 9:00 PM 61 1021 0.30
30 28 GARAGE REHAB DISC 10:01 PM 61 1202 0.33
68 86 PJ MASKS DISJR 8:00 PM 25 633 0.16
48 95 RAVEN’S HOME DSNY 8:00 PM 30 784 0.15
62 33 TOTAL BELLAS E! 9:00 PM 60 681 0.31
75 38 ERIC & JESSIE: GAME ON E! 10:00 PM 30 543 0.29
12 10 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME (1.22 HH, 0.50 A18-34) ESPN 7:00 PM 297 1960 0.54
84 86 WORST COOKS 11 FOOD 8:00 PM 60 470 0.16
35 25 WORST COOKS 11 FOOD 9:00 PM 60 1080 0.34
51 51 COOKS VS. CONS FOOD 10:00 PM 60 757 0.25
2 38 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOXNC 8:00 PM 60 2991 0.29
3 28 THE FIVE FOXNC 9:00 PM 60 2934 0.33
4 33 HANNITY FOXNC 10:00 PM 60 2678 0.31
76 61 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: FORREST GUMP FRFM 7:45 PM 195 536 0.22
41 32 FX MOVIE PRIME: FURIOUS 7 FX 6:59 PM 181 854 0.32
41 20 SNOWFALL FX 10:00 PM 77 854 0.39
93 86 FXX MOVIE PRIME: PIXELS FXX 8:00 PM 120 353 0.16
72 95 THE MIDDLE HALL 9:30 PM 30 567 0.15
67 86 THE MIDDLE HALL 10:00 PM 30 638 0.16
64 84 THE MIDDLE HALL 10:30 PM 30 649 0.17
33 51 PROPERTY BROS AT HOME HGTV 8:00 PM 60 1153 0.25
15 28 PROP BROS BUY AND SELL HGTV 9:00 PM 60 1853 0.33
20 38 HOUSE HUNTERS HGTV 10:00 PM 30 1738 0.29
21 38 HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL HGTV 10:30 PM 30 1648 0.29
55 66 TIME MACHINE HIST 9:00 PM 123 741 0.21
32 38 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KENDA ID 8:00 PM 60 1178 0.29
22 28 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KENDA ID 9:00 PM 60 1641 0.33
25 23 SHATTERED ID 10:00 PM 60 1542 0.36
100 95 ACCESS MOVIE IFC 7:00 PM 120 275 0.15
43 61 LW LA: COUPLES RETREAT LIF 9:00 PM 62 848 0.22
17 66 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 1834 0.21
1 20 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 3026 0.39
5 47 LAST WORD W/ L. O’DONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 2442 0.26
95 77 CATFISH: THE TV SHOW SSN6B MTV 9:00 PM 60 346 0.18
86 59 CATFISH: WHAT KIND OF CAT MTV 10:00 PM 62 464 0.23
87 86 MIAMI DRUG CARTEL NGC 9:00 PM 60 458 0.16
91 77 LOCKED UP ABROAD COMPILAT NGC 10:00 PM 60 425 0.18
36 70 THUNDERMANS NICK 8:00 PM 30 1026 0.20
39 70 HENRY DANGER NICK 8:30 PM 30 966 0.20
46 51 FULL HOUSE NAN 9:00 PM 33 825 0.25
53 57 FULL HOUSE NAN 9:33 PM 30 753 0.24
49 47 FULL HOUSE NAN 10:03 PM 33 774 0.26
44 38 FULL HOUSE NAN 10:36 PM 33 840 0.29
26 24 GREENLEAF OWN 10:00 PM 60 1501 0.35
60 66 COPS SPIKE 8:00 PM 30 696 0.21
56 59 COPS SPIKE 8:30 PM 30 711 0.23
51 51 COPS (O) SPIKE 9:00 PM 30 757 0.25
59 51 COPS SPIKE 9:30 PM 30 701 0.25
73 77 COPS (O) SPIKE 10:00 PM 30 566 0.18
70 73 COPS SPIKE 10:30 PM 30 604 0.19
77 86 SYFY MOVIE: PRIEST SYFY 8:00 PM 120 526 0.16
24 13 THE BIG BANG THEORY TBS 8:00 PM 30 1555 0.51
11 5 THE BIG BANG THEORY TBS 8:30 PM 30 1982 0.62
8 3 THE BIG BANG THEORY TBS 9:00 PM 30 2252 0.67
6 1 THE BIG BANG THEORY TBS 9:30 PM 30 2382 0.75
9 2 THE BIG BANG THEORY TBS 10:00 PM 30 2231 0.73
45 46 FULL FRONTAL WITH SAMANTHA BEE TBS 10:30 PM 30 833 0.27
57 95 NY ER TLC 9:30 PM 30 703 0.15
61 86 NY ER TLC 10:00 PM 30 686 0.16
78 86 TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: SUPERMAN RETURNS TNT 8:00 PM 211 518 0.16
58 86 EXP UNKNOWN REPACK TRAV 9:00 PM 60 702 0.16
99 95 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRU 8:30 PM 30 278 0.15
96 77 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRU 9:00 PM 30 336 0.18
88 66 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRU 9:30 PM 30 441 0.21
94 77 I’M SORRY TRU 10:00 PM 30 350 0.18
37 73 EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND TVL 9:30 PM 30 1025 0.19
50 57 YOUNGER TVL 10:00 PM 35 758 0.24
10 10 WEATHER CENTER LIVE (1.30 HH, 0.34 A18-34) TWC 8:00 PM 60 2073 0.54
7 6 WEATHER CENTER LIVE (1.43 HH, 0.36 A18-34) TWC 9:00 PM 60 2338 0.59
13 14 WEATHER CENTER LIVE (1.20 HH, 0.28 A18-34) TWC 10:00 PM 60 1925 0.47
28 25 LAW & ORDER: SVU USA 8:00 PM 60 1247 0.34
23 18 SUITS USA 9:00 PM 61 1635 0.40
16 9 THE SINNER USA 10:01 PM 61 1842 0.55
34 8 BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO 3 VH1 8:00 PM 60 1133 0.56
54 22 SIGNED VH1 9:00 PM 60 744 0.38
85 51 BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO 3 VH1 10:00 PM 60 467 0.25

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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