Prime Time TV Ratings Week August 17-23

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Viewers in millions

1. 60 Minutes CBS 7.2
2. America's Got Talent (Tue) NBC 5.6
3. America's Got Talent (Wed) NBC 5.1
4. Ticket: First Interview ABC 5.1
5. America's Funniest Home Videos ABC 4.7

5. NCIS CBS 4.7
7. Big Brother (Sun) CBS 4.1
8. Big Brother (Wed) CBS 3.9
8. Big Brother (Thu) CBS 3.9
8. Blue Bloods CBS 3.9'

11. NBA Playoffs ABC 3.8
12. Bob Hearts Abishola CBS 3.5
12. FBI CBS 3.5
12. The Neighborhood CBS 3.5
15. Magnum PI CBS 3.4

16. MacGyver CBS 3.1
17. Democratic Convention (Thu) ABC 3.0
18. United We Fall ABC 2.8
19. Shark Tank ABC 2.7
20. Democratic Convention (Wed) NBC 2.6

20. Press Your Luck ABC 2.6
20. Tough As Nails CBS 2.6
23. Democratic Convention (Wed) ABC 2.5
23. 48 Hours (10pm) CBS 2.5
23. Match Game ABC 2.5

23. NCIS: New Orleans CBS 2.5
23. To Tell the Truth ABC 2.5
28. American Ninja Warrior NBC 2.4
28. Democratic Convention (Mon) ABC 2.4
30. Democratic Convention (Mon) NBC 2.3

30. Democratic Convention (Tue) NBC 2.3
30. Holey Moley ABC 2.3
30. NCIS: Los Angeles CBS 2.3
30. The Wall NBC 2.3
35. All Rise CBS 2.2

35. Dateline NBC 2.2
35. Democratic Convention (Tue) ABC 2.2
35. Democratic Convention (Thu) NBC 2.2
35. Ellen's Game of Games NBC 2.2
35. Friday Night SmackDown Fox 2.2

35. 9-1-1 Fox 2.2
35. 20/20 ABC 2.2
35. Young Sheldon CBS 2.2
44. Democratic Convention (Tue) CBS 2.1
44. 48 Hours (9pm) CBS 2.1

46. Democratic Convention (Mon) CBS 2.0
46. Democratic Convention (Wed) CBS 2.0
46. Democratic Convention (Thu) CBS 2.0
46. 9-1-1: Lone Star Fox 2.0
50. Cannonball NBC 1.9

50. Law & Order: SVU NBC 1.9
50. Modern Family (8pm) ABC 1.9
53. America's Got Talent (Fri) NBC 1.8
53. The Conners ABC 1.8
53. Crimetime CBS 1.8

53. NHL (Sun) NBC 1.8
53. What Would You Do? ABC 1.8
58. The Goldbergs ABC 1.7
58. The Unicorn CBS 1.7
60. American Housewife ABC 1.5

60. MasterChef (9pm) Fox 1.5
60. Modern Family (8:30) ABC 1.5
63. Hell's Kitchen Fox 1.3
63. MasterChef (8pm) Fox 1.3
65. The Jump ABC 1.2

65. NHL (Sat) NBC 1.2
67. Penn & Teller: Fool Us (Mon) CW 1.0
67. 24 Hours to Hell and Back (8pm) Fox 1.0
67. 24 Hours to Hell and Back (9pm) Fox 1.0
70. Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Mon 8pm) CW 0.9

70. Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Mon 8:30) CW 0.9
72. Last Man Standing Fox 0.8
72. Mysteries Decoded CW 0.8
72. PBC Fight Night Fox 0.8
75. Family Guy Fox 0.7

75. Prodigal Son Fox 0.7
75. The Simpsons Fox 0.7
78. Bob's Burgers Fox 0.6
78. Coroner CW 0.6
78. Masters of Illusion (8pm) CW 0.6

78. Penn & Teller: Fool Us (Thu) CW 0.6
82. Bless the Harts Fox 0.5
82. The 100 CW 0.5
82. Masters of Illusion (8:30) CW 0.5
85. Dead Pixels CW 0.4

85. Duncanville Fox 0.4
87. Fridge Wars CW 0.3
87. Tell Me a Story CW 0.3
87. Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Tue) CW 0.3
90. Being Reuben (9pm) CW 0.2

90. Being Reuben (9:30) CW 0.2
90. Supernatural CW 0.2

CW

1...........……67. Penn & Teller: Fool Us (Mon) CW 1.0
2............……70. Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Mon 8pm) CW 0.9
2............……70. Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Mon 8:30) CW 0.9
4............……72. Mysteries Decoded CW 0.8
5.............……78. Coroner CW 0.6

5..............……78. Masters of Illusion (8pm) CW 0.6
5...........……78. Penn & Teller: Fool Us (Thu) CW 0.6
8..............……82. The 100 CW 0.5
8..............……82. Masters of Illusion (8:30) CW 0.5
10............….85. Dead Pixels CW 0.4

11...........……87. Fridge Wars CW 0.3
11.............…87. Tell Me a Story CW 0.3
11...........……87. Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Tue) CW 0.3
14............……90. Being Reuben (9pm) CW 0.2
14............……90. Being Reuben (9:30) CW 0.2

14...........….90. Supernatural CW 0.2

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The CW had some good moments, such as "Penn & Teller" going above 1.0 because they came back with a new episode. "Killer Camp" has been replaced with something better, but "Stargirl" shouldn't have been. "Whose Line" may have never done worse and people don't want to hear the story told any more. "Being Reuben" made a slight improvement, and the 18-49 numbers got this further explanation: "For the curious, BEING REUBEN almost reached the level where it could have been rounded up to 0.1, but not quite."

The Democrats didn't do all that well, but many of the shows listed are the convention. For anyone wondering, there are numbers for several other cable channels for each night's coverage. Some of those channels did much better. CNN 4.8, 4.3, 5.8, 5.6. MSNBC 5.2, 5.4, 6.5, 6.2. Fox News 2.1, 2.1, 2.2, 3.0.

There are also preliminary numbers for Monday night's Republican Convention. ABC 2.0, CNN 2.0, CBS 1.5, Fox News 7.1, MSNBC 1.6, NBC 1.7.

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"United We" continue to fall.

I didn't include the 13-minute post-game show for "PBC Fight Night". There was also another sports broadcast that lasted seven minutes. I'm sure no one cares.

I'll come back early next week since there will be no advantage when the conventions are over, though I'm concerned the holiday may delay final numbers.