Monday September 3, 2018 Nielsen Finals

ESPN's coverage of the Virginia Tech/Florida State college football dominated Monday cable, scoring a 1.87 adults 18-49 rating with 5.58 million viewers. The game also pulled in a 2.56 rating among men 18-49, a 2.54 in people over 50, a 2.22 in people 25-54, and a 1.78 in males 12-34. Three hours of USA Network's 'WWE Entertainment' ranged between 0.95 and 1.0 in adults 18-49, 1.22 and 1.28 in M18-49, and 2.74 and 2.95 million in total viewers. On AMC, 'Better Call Saul' was steady at 0.43 with 1.53 million viewers, while 'Lodge 49' managed only 409,000 viewers with a 0.08 rating. Finally, on VH1, 'Love & Hip Hop Hollywood' had a 1.4 rating in W18-49, a 1.05 in F12-34, and 1.96 million viewers.  

The top local markets for ABCs Miami/LSU game were: New Orleans (25.5), Birmingham (16.9), Columbus (9.4), Jacksonville (9.2), Miami (8.6), Atlanta (8.1), Memphis (7.9), West Palm Beach (7.8), Knoxville (7.5), and Oklahoma City (7.5). 

The top local markets for ESPN's Virginia Tech/Florida State game were: Birmingham (12.4), Jacksonville (11.7), Richmond (10.5), Tampa (9.7), Norfolk (8.4), West Palm Beach (7.9), Greensboro (7.8), Orlando (7.8), Greenville (7.7), and Columbus (7.4).

Broadcast finals:

SHOW	Viewers (millions)	HH	A 18-49	A 18-34	A 25-54	Med. Age
American Ninja Warrior (NBC)	4.851	2.8/5	1.1/4	0.6/4	1.5/5	57.0
Bachelor in Paradise (ABC)	4.204	2.8/5	1.1/5	0.8/5	1.4/5	56.3
Elementary (S) (CBS)	3.302	2.2/5	0.5/2	0.2/1	0.7/3	63.0
Penn & Teller: Fool Us (CW)	1.341	0.8/1	0.3/1	0.2/1	0.4/1	58.4
Salvation (S) (CBS)	2.428	1.6/3	0.3/1	0.1/1	0.5/2	62.2
So You Think You Can Dance (S) (Fox)	2.431	1.5/3	0.5/2	0.3/2	0.7/2	57.4
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (CW)	1.018	0.6/1	0.3/1	0.2/1	0.3/1	55.4

Subdemos:

SHOW	F 18-49	M 18-49	F 18-34	M 18-34	F 25-54	M 25-54
American Ninja Warrior (NBC)	1.1/4	1.0/4	0.7/4	0.6/3	1.4/5	1.5/5
Bachelor in Paradise (ABC)	1.5/6	0.7/3	1.1/6	0.5/3	1.9/6	0.8/3
Elementary (S) (CBS)	0.6/2	0.4/2	0.2/1	0.1/1	0.9/3	0.5/2
Penn & Teller: Fool Us (CW)	0.3/1	0.3/1	0.2/1	0.1/1	0.3/1	0.4/2
Salvation (S) (CBS)	0.4/2	0.3/1	0.2/1	0.1/1	0.6/2	0.4/1
So You Think You Can Dance (S) (Fox)	0.6/3	0.4/2	0.3/2	0.2/1	0.8/3	0.6/2
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (CW)	0.3/1	0.3/1	0.2/1	0.2/1	0.3/1	0.3/1

Cable finals:

SHOW	CHANNEL	18-49	Viewers (millions)
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: VA TECH/FL ST	ESPN	1.87	5.576
WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA NETWORK	1.00	2.933
LOVE & HIP HOP HLLYWD 5	VH1	0.99	1.955
WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA NETWORK	0.97	2.740
WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA NETWORK	0.95	2.945
STREET OUTLAWS	DISCOVERY	0.61	1.639
BETTER CALL SAUL	AMC	0.43	1.525
TEEN MOM II SSN 8B UNSEEN	MTV	0.37	0.733
DIESEL BROTHERS	DISCOVERY	0.37	0.871
TWISTED SISTERS	ID	0.37	1.325
PAW PATROL	NICKELODEON	0.34	1.235
EVIL LIVES HERE	ID	0.33	1.363
HOUSE HUNTERS INTL	HGTV	0.33	1.557
HOUSE HUNTERS	HGTV	0.32	1.629
FLORIBAMA SHORE SSN2	MTV	0.31	0.561
LOVE IT OR LIST IT	HGTV	0.29	1.538
KIDS BAKING CHAMP	FOOD NETWORK	0.28	1.152
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE	NICK-AT-NITE	0.27	0.910
TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME: ROUND OF 16	ESPN2	0.27	1.398
DEADLY WOMEN	ID	0.26	0.957
ADVENTURE TIME	CARTOON NETWORK	0.25	0.921
GHOST ADV REPACK: HAUNTED ASYLUMS	TRAVEL CHANNEL	0.24	0.558
WHAT LIES BENEATH	ID	0.24	1.203
CHARLIE CHOCOLATE FACTORY	NICKELODEON	0.23	0.982
CNN FILMS: RBG	CNN	0.23	1.742
MLB HOLIDAY: NY YANKEES/OAKLAND	ESPN	0.22	0.839
BLOOD RUNS COLD	ID	0.22	1.040
COUNTING ON	TLC	0.21	1.082
MLB HOLIDAY: BOSTON/ATLANTA	ESPN	0.21	0.681
LIFE BELOW ZERO	NAT GEO	0.21	1.105
TO CATCH A KILLER	ID	0.20	0.923
CORONER: I SPEAK FOR THE	ID	0.18	0.926
BAKED	FOOD NETWORK	0.16	0.664
SOUTHERN CHARM SAVANNAH	BRAVO	0.13	0.438
BAKED	FOOD NETWORK	0.13	0.578
LITTLE LIFE ON THE PRAIRI	TLC	0.12	0.572
NIGHTWATCH SPECIALS	A&E NETWORK	0.10	0.331
LODGE 49	AMC	0.08	0.409
DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD	OXYGEN MEDIA	0.08	0.406
NIGHTWATCH SPECIALS	A&E NETWORK	0.07	0.286
DR POL COMPILATION	NAT GEO WILD	0.07	0.537
POOL KINGS	DIY NETWORK	0.06	0.226
RUSTY RIVETS	NICK JR	0.06	0.294
AMERICAN GREED	CNBC	0.06	0.247
ATL HOMICIDE	TV ONE	0.05	0.173
INCREDIBLE DR POL: MINI M	NAT GEO WILD	0.05	0.388
INCREDIBLE DR POL: MINI M	NAT GEO WILD	0.05	0.350
SACRED SITES	SMITHSONIAN	0.01	0.124

Source: Nielsen Media Research