Weekly Network Ranker: 'Family' Ratings Scare Cable Competition
Network Performance in Primetime: 10/19/15 - 10/25/15
BROADCAST
- NBC finished the week ending October 25th as primetime's #1 network in P18-49 yet again. With a 2.2 average live+same day rating, the network was down one one-tenth from the previous week. CBS (1.7) finished #2 in 18-49, which is two-tenths of a point down from the previous week, and steady with the week ending October 11th. ABC (1.6) improved one-tenth of a point from the previous week. Fox (1.4) also improved by one-tenth versus the week ending October 18th. This was the second consecutive week the network improved in demo viewership, and with The World Series on the horizon, Fox looks poised for a big week. CBS was #1 in Total Viewers last week, averaging 9.0 million (L+SD). That’s a -600,000 decline from the previous week. NBC averaged over 7.9 million total viewers last week, roughly a -200,000 decline from the week ending October 18th. ABC averaged 6.3 million total live+same day viewers this past week, a +200,000 average total viewer improvement from the previous week. This is the second consecutive week that the network improved in Total Viewers. Fox averaged 4.4 million total live+same day viewers, +200,000 from the previous week, and +500,000 from the week ending October 11. Univision took 5th place in the broadcast sphere, and was slightly up from the previous week in P18-49 and Total Viewers. Telemundo was steady in P18-49 and Total Viewers, week-to-week. The CW was steady in P18-49, and +100,000 in total viewers. PBS was +100,000 in Total Viewers versus the week ending October 18th.
CABLE
- Anchored by a highly-successful quartet of NLCS telecasts, TBS was the #1 primetime cable network of the week in Total Viewers. ESPN, Fox News, AMC, and USA rounded out cable's top five in Total Viewers.
- ESPN was the #1 cable network of the week in P18-49. TBS, AMC, ABC Family and USA rounded out cable's top five in the aforementioned demo. ABC Family was undoubtedly boosted by its 13 Nights of Halloween programming block, which airs in primetime. The movies which aired on the network last week included Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Hocus Pocus, The Addams Family, and Casper, among others. The block ends on Halloween night (10/31).
Sorted by Adults 18-49, Live+SD Data:
<p>Dates</p> | <p>Daypart</p> | <p>Viewing Source</p> | <p>P18-49 Rtg%</p> | <p>P18-49 Proj (000 s)</p> | <p>P25-54 Rtg%</p> | <p>P25-54 Proj (000 s)</p> | <p>P2+ Proj (000 s)</p> |
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Week of 10/19/2015 | Broadcast Prime | NBC AFFILIATES | 2.18 | 2769 | 2.74 | 3255 | 7926 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Broadcast Prime | CBS AFFILIATES | 1.67 | 2123 | 2.30 | 2727 | 9046 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Broadcast Prime | ABC AFFILIATES | 1.59 | 2020 | 2.04 | 2427 | 6322 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Broadcast Prime | FOX AFFILIATES | 1.39 | 1767 | 1.69 | 2012 | 4416 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | ESPN | 1.03 | 1310 | 1.13 | 1337 | 2865 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | TBS NETWORK | 0.91 | 1159 | 1.05 | 1245 | 2897 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | AMC | 0.79 | 1007 | 0.82 | 969 | 1718 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Broadcast Prime | UNIVISION AFFILIATES | 0.75 | 951 | 0.85 | 1009 | 2029 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Broadcast Prime | TELEMUNDO AFFILIATES | 0.56 | 706 | 0.63 | 754 | 1461 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | ABC FAMILY | 0.50 | 630 | 0.44 | 524 | 1233 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | USA NETWORK | 0.44 | 560 | 0.51 | 610 | 1511 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Broadcast Prime | CW AFFILIATES | 0.43 | 552 | 0.52 | 622 | 1364 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | ADULT SWIM | 0.40 | 508 | 0.31 | 367 | 1025 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 0.39 | 490 | 0.50 | 590 | 1234 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | FOX SPORTS 1 | 0.37 | 473 | 0.45 | 531 | 1440 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | FX | 0.36 | 452 | 0.38 | 448 | 891 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | FOOD NETWORK | 0.34 | 437 | 0.40 | 474 | 1077 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | HBO - THE WORKS | 0.33 | 420 | 0.39 | 460 | 856 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 0.31 | 398 | 0.39 | 467 | 1345 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | HISTORY | 0.29 | 365 | 0.39 | 463 | 1275 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | VH1 | 0.29 | 363 | 0.26 | 308 | 585 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 0.27 | 348 | 0.28 | 329 | 672 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 0.26 | 332 | 0.31 | 368 | 806 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | BRAVO | 0.26 | 329 | 0.31 | 367 | 652 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | SYFY | 0.25 | 321 | 0.31 | 372 | 770 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | NICKELODEON | 0.25 | 321 | 0.23 | 270 | 1348 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 0.25 | 321 | 0.30 | 353 | 772 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | DISNEY CHANNEL | 0.25 | 321 | 0.23 | 278 | 1510 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Broadcast Prime | ION AFFILIATES | 0.25 | 315 | 0.31 | 367 | 1009 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | NICK-AT-NITE | 0.24 | 310 | 0.20 | 240 | 827 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | SPIKE TV | 0.24 | 305 | 0.28 | 328 | 661 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 0.23 | 298 | 0.30 | 354 | 829 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Broadcast Prime | UNIMAS AFFILIATES | 0.23 | 287 | 0.26 | 306 | 580 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | COMEDY CENTRAL | 0.21 | 270 | 0.19 | 227 | 424 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | TLC | 0.20 | 257 | 0.24 | 288 | 674 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | NFL NETWORK | 0.20 | 250 | 0.23 | 275 | 478 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Broadcast Prime | ALL PBS STATIONS | 0.19 | 236 | 0.30 | 352 | 1806 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | TRUTV | 0.18 | 233 | 0.17 | 202 | 413 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | A&E NETWORK | 0.18 | 225 | 0.23 | 279 | 651 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | FXX | 0.18 | 223 | 0.18 | 215 | 389 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | MTV | 0.17 | 216 | 0.14 | 161 | 364 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | E! | 0.16 | 204 | 0.16 | 194 | 380 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | ESPN2 | 0.15 | 191 | 0.18 | 218 | 497 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 0.15 | 189 | 0.24 | 285 | 1751 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Broadcast Prime | PBS PRIMARY NTWK AFFIL | 0.14 | 175 | 0.23 | 274 | 1516 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | DISNEY JUNIOR | 0.14 | 175 | 0.13 | 160 | 523 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | ENCORE | 0.14 | 173 | 0.20 | 232 | 802 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | TV LAND | 0.13 | 168 | 0.18 | 209 | 560 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 0.13 | 164 | 0.18 | 215 | 817 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL | 0.13 | 163 | 0.16 | 191 | 458 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | ANIMAL PLANET | 0.12 | 156 | 0.15 | 177 | 447 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 0.12 | 154 | 0.15 | 184 | 395 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | NICK JR | 0.12 | 150 | 0.11 | 129 | 540 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | WETV | 0.12 | 149 | 0.16 | 184 | 459 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | STARZ | 0.11 | 145 | 0.14 | 166 | 331 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | CNN | 0.11 | 143 | 0.14 | 164 | 559 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | HBO PRIME | 0.11 | 143 | 0.14 | 162 | 297 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | BBC-AMERICA | 0.11 | 137 | 0.12 | 146 | 315 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | CMT | 0.11 | 136 | 0.13 | 149 | 321 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | SHOWTIME | 0.11 | 134 | 0.14 | 165 | 377 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | GSN | 0.10 | 125 | 0.12 | 142 | 458 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 0.09 | 117 | 0.12 | 148 | 342 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | CNBC | 0.09 | 115 | 0.11 | 134 | 334 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | MULTIMAX | 0.09 | 109 | 0.11 | 130 | 222 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | OXYGEN MEDIA | 0.08 | 107 | 0.09 | 106 | 235 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Broadcast Prime | ESTRELLA TV AFFILIATES | 0.08 | 102 | 0.10 | 124 | 274 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 0.08 | 101 | 0.12 | 139 | 401 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Broadcast Prime | ME TV AFFILIATES | 0.08 | 101 | 0.14 | 170 | 596 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 0.08 | 98 | 0.07 | 80 | 208 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Broadcast Prime | BOUNCE TV AFFILIATES | 0.08 | 97 | 0.09 | 109 | 293 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | MSNBC | 0.08 | 97 | 0.12 | 143 | 748 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | SCIENCE | 0.07 | 94 | 0.09 | 110 | 260 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | H2 | 0.07 | 91 | 0.09 | 112 | 327 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | GALAVISION | 0.07 | 88 | 0.08 | 90 | 168 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | ESPNU | 0.07 | 87 | 0.08 | 93 | 237 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | TV ONE | 0.07 | 87 | 0.08 | 92 | 202 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | ESQUIRE NETWORK | 0.07 | 84 | 0.08 | 89 | 178 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | DISCOVERY FAMILY CHANNEL | 0.07 | 83 | 0.07 | 83 | 207 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | IFC TV | 0.06 | 73 | 0.06 | 70 | 136 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 0.06 | 72 | 0.07 | 79 | 133 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | DIY NETWORK | 0.06 | 71 | 0.08 | 91 | 228 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Broadcast Prime | AZTECA AMERICA AFFILIATES | 0.05 | 68 | 0.06 | 74 | 132 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | VELOCITY | 0.05 | 67 | 0.07 | 89 | 196 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | ENCORE PRIMARY | 0.05 | 67 | 0.07 | 79 | 197 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | MTV2 | 0.05 | 66 | 0.05 | 57 | 124 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | POP | 0.05 | 65 | 0.08 | 90 | 203 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL | 0.05 | 65 | 0.06 | 68 | 112 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | SHOWTIME PRIME | 0.05 | 64 | 0.07 | 80 | 182 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | HLN | 0.05 | 62 | 0.07 | 84 | 269 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | DESTINATION AMERICA | 0.05 | 59 | 0.06 | 74 | 156 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | SUNDANCE TV | 0.05 | 58 | 0.06 | 68 | 144 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | TEENNICK | 0.05 | 58 | 0.03 | 39 | 196 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | DISNEY XD | 0.05 | 57 | 0.05 | 56 | 316 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 0.04 | 57 | 0.05 | 64 | 236 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | INSP | 0.04 | 54 | 0.06 | 66 | 379 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | STARZ PRIMARY | 0.04 | 54 | 0.05 | 58 | 115 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | NICKTOONS | 0.04 | 53 | 0.05 | 54 | 232 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | NAT GEO WILD | 0.04 | 53 | 0.05 | 64 | 212 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | WGN AMERICA | 0.04 | 51 | 0.07 | 80 | 325 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | FYI | 0.04 | 50 | 0.05 | 56 | 122 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | AMERICAN HEROES CHANNEL | 0.04 | 50 | 0.06 | 66 | 182 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | SPROUT | 0.04 | 49 | 0.04 | 46 | 199 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | MAXPRIME | 0.04 | 48 | 0.05 | 59 | 99 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | BOOMERANG | 0.04 | 47 | 0.04 | 42 | 191 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | COOKING CHANNEL | 0.03 | 43 | 0.05 | 55 | 115 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | REELZCHANNEL | 0.03 | 43 | 0.05 | 55 | 117 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Broadcast Prime | MUNDOMAX AFFILIATES | 0.03 | 42 | 0.04 | 50 | 126 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | FX MOVIE CHANNEL | 0.03 | 40 | 0.04 | 44 | 100 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | FUSE | 0.03 | 39 | 0.03 | 34 | 70 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | NBA-TV | 0.03 | 38 | 0.03 | 39 | 78 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES | 0.03 | 34 | 0.04 | 51 | 439 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | FOX DEPORTES | 0.03 | 33 | 0.03 | 34 | 73 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | NBC UNIVERSO | 0.02 | 30 | 0.03 | 30 | 56 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | ESPNEWS | 0.02 | 30 | 0.02 | 29 | 68 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | BABY FIRST TV | 0.02 | 27 | 0.02 | 25 | 52 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | CENTRIC | 0.02 | 24 | 0.02 | 25 | 55 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | MLB NETWORK | 0.02 | 22 | 0.02 | 23 | 57 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Broadcast Prime | COZI TV AFFILIATES | 0.02 | 21 | 0.03 | 33 | 142 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | EL REY | 0.02 | 21 | 0.02 | 23 | 56 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | LOGO | 0.02 | 21 | 0.02 | 28 | 52 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | DISCOVERY FAMILIA | 0.02 | 20 | 0.02 | 21 | 44 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | UP | 0.02 | 20 | 0.02 | 24 | 68 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | OVATION | 0.02 | 20 | 0.02 | 25 | 54 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | DISCOVERY LIFE CHANNEL | 0.02 | 20 | 0.02 | 23 | 75 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | CHILLER | 0.01 | 17 | 0.02 | 27 | 59 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY | 0.01 | 17 | 0.02 | 23 | 68 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | SMITHSONIAN | 0.01 | 17 | 0.02 | 24 | 78 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | CLOO | 0.01 | 16 | 0.02 | 20 | 69 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | GOLF CHANNEL | 0.01 | 15 | 0.02 | 24 | 92 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 0.01 | 15 | 0.02 | 20 | 65 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | VH1 CLASSIC | 0.01 | 13 | 0.01 | 17 | 36 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | RFD-TV | 0.01 | 9 | 0.01 | 11 | 114 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | FOX SPORTS 2 | 0.01 | 7 | 0.01 | 9 | 16 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | AL JAZEERA AMERICA | 0.00 | 5 | 0.00 | 4 | 22 |
Week of 10/19/2015 | Cable Prime | BEIN SPORT | 0.00 | 3 | 0.00 | 5 | 9 |