‘Big Brother’ remains steady against NBC’s Olympics
Long-running CBS reality show posts a 1.8 in 18-49s, even to last week
August 11, 2016
Lots of programs on broadcast and cable have taken hits against NBC’s strong Olympics coverage over the past few days.
But CBS’s “Big Brother” wasn’t one of them.
On Wednesday night, the long-running reality show managed to hold even with the previous week, despite the huge competition from the Games.
The show averaged a 1.8 adults 18-49 rating, according to Nielsen, flat to last week’s 1.8.
“Brother” finished as the No. 1 non-Olympics program of the night, not that there was anything challenging it for the title.
ABC and Fox both aired all repeats.
The CW had an original “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” (0.4) and “Whose Line Is It Anyway” (0.4), both of which were also even to last week.
That’s impressive, because plenty of other programs have seen notable week-to-week drops.
On cable, WWE programming has been down, while on broadcast several programs have dropped.
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Note: Media Life will be publishing daily recaps of Olympic ratings each afternoon, when the previous night’s numbers are released. Overnight numbers capture only timeslot data, which does not account for time zone differences and is not accurate. Check back on the site after 4 p.m. for the previous night’s Rio ratings.
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Top show of the night in 18-49s
NBC’s “Olympics” 8-11 p.m., 7.6 rating.
Top show of the night in 18-34s
NBC’s “Olympics” 8-11 p.m., 5.5 rating.
Top show of the night in total viewers
NBC’s “Olympics” 8-11 p.m., 26.12 million.
Overnights
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Network
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Adults 18-49
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Adults 18-34
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Households
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Rating
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Share
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Rating
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Share
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Rating
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Share
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|
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NBC
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7.6
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27
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5.5
|
25
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14.9
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26
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CBS
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0.9
|
3
|
0.6
|
3
|
2.5
|
4
|
|
Univision
|
0.6
|
2
|
0.5
|
2
|
0.9
|
2
|
|
Telemundo
|
0.6
|
2
|
0.6
|
3
|
0.9
|
2
|
|
Fox (8-10 p.m.)
|
0.6
|
2
|
0.4
|
2
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1.1
|
2
|
|
ABC
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0.6
|
2
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0.4
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2
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1.4
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2
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CW (8-10 p.m.)
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0.4
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1
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0.3
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1
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0.8
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1
|
|
ION
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0.3
|
1
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0.6
|
3
|
0.9
|
2
|
|
All ratings based on live-plus-same-day DVR playback, including shows replayed before 3 a.m. Seven-day DVR data won’t be available for several weeks. Forty-nine percent of Nielsen households have DVRs
Source: Nielsen
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Overnights
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Network
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Show
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18-49 Rating
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NBC
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Rio Olympics
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7.6
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CBS |
Big Brother (Weds) |
1.8 |
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Telemundo
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Señora Acero 3: La Coyote
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0.8
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CBS
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Criminal Minds
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0.6
|
|
Univision
|
Un Camino Hacia el Destino
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0.6
|
|
Telemundo
|
Sin Senos Si Hay Paraiso
|
0.6
|
|
Univision
|
Tres Veces Ana
|
0.6
|
|
ABC
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Fresh Off the Boat
|
0.6
|
|
ABC
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Fresh Off the Boat
|
0.6
|
|
ABC
|
Fresh Off the Boat
|
0.6
|
|
FOX
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MasterChef
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0.6
|
|
FOX
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MasterChef
|
0.6
|
|
ABC
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Modern Family
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0.5
|
|
ABC
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Black-ish
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0.5
|
|
ABC
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Fresh Off the Boat
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0.5
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Telemundo
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Silvana sin Lana
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0.5
|
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CBS
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American Gothic
|
0.4
|
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CW
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Penn & Teller: Fool Us
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0.4
|
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CW
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Whose Line Is It Anyway?
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0.4
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CW
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Whose Line Is It Anyway?
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0.3
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All ratings based on live-plus-same-day DVR playback, including shows replayed before 3 a.m. Seven-day DVR data won’t be available for several weeks. Forty-nine percent of Nielsen households have DVRs
Source: Nielsen
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