Project Runway (Bravo/Lifetime): Ratings Recap

'Project Runway' premiered on Bravo December 1, 2004 to a low 354,000 viewers and 0.2 adults 18-49 rating (219K in the demo). The first season saw tremendous growth, up to 1.07 million in the fourth episode, and to a huge 2.01 million viewers by the season finale (1.0 rating). The second season premiere, in December 2005, lost a million viewers down to 924,000 (0.5 rating);  however, a similar pattern of growth emerged: up to 1.8 million in episode six, 2.32 million in episode eight, and to a then-series-high 3.41 million for the second season finale (1.9 rating). The show aired on Bravo through season five before making a controversial move to Lifetime where it aired for the next 11 seasons. It moved back to Bravo beginning with season 17 in 2019. Note: there isn't enough ratings data available to provide full episode-by-episode ratings for seasons one and two, but the data for the premieres, finales, and averages is provided. Also, reunion specials are excluded from the season averages in seasons 11-16.

Sunday January 13, 2019 Nielsen Finals

On a busy Sunday night on cable TLC's '90 Day Fiance' topped the ratings charts. The show edged out Bravo's 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' in adults 18-49 (0.91 rating v. 0.87), just barely in women 18-49 (1.24 v. 1.23), but fairly handedly in total viewers (2.67 million v. 2.23 million). Lead-out 'Return to Amish' lost more than half of its lead-in, down to 0.31/0.45 in those demos and 1.05 million viewers. Bravo's other entries; however, saw strong retention with 'Married to Medicine' at 0.61 in 18-48/0.89 in W18-49 with 1.64 million viewers and 'Dirty John' at 0.59/0.83 with 1.84 million viewers. On HBO, after a nearly three-and-a-half year wait, 'True Detective' returned for its third season with two episodes averaging 0.48/0.33 among 18-49 and 1.44 million/1.19 million total viewers. This was down hugely from the 2015 premiere (1.42 rating/3.17 million viewers) and finale (1.21/2.73 million) and is actually a series-low for the show (previous low was 0.68/1.67 million for the second episode of the first season). Other programs of note include: Nickelodeon's 'Spongebob' (1.05 million), Showtime's 'Ray Donovan' (1.21 million), and Starz's 'Outlander' (1.27 million). 

Thursday January 10, 2019 Nielsen Finals

TLC's 'Dr. Pimple Popper' easily topped the Thursday cable ratings with a 0.71 A18-49 rating and 2.79 million viewers, including the day's best ratings among women 18-49 (0.9) and females 12-34 (0.53). Coverage of 'NBA Basketball' between the Thunder and Spurs, on TNT, scored the day's best numbers in M18-49 (0.83) and M12-34 (0.61) with 1.45 million viewers, while the lead-in game, Celtics/Heat, was at 0.64/0.48 in those demos with 1.17 million viewers. On MTV, 'Floribama Shore' notched a 0.40 F12-34 rating with 719,000 viewers, while lead-in 'Ex on the Beach' was slightly higher at 0.45 in that demo with 683,000 viewers. Over at Bravo, 'Top Chef' averaged a 0.41 W18-49 rating with 977,000 viewers, while at Lifetime, two episodes of 'Rap Game' were at 0.28/0.25 in that demo with 512,000/434,000 total viewers. Other programs of note include: two episodes of WEtv's 'Growing Up Hip Hop' (623,000 & 555,000), TruTV's 'The Carbonaro Effect' (328,000), UP's 'Bringing Up Bates' (293,000), and two episodes of CMT's 'Music City' (107,000 & 65,000). 

Wednesday January 9, 2019 Nielsen Finals

ESPN's coverage of 'NBA Basketball' between the Bucks and Rockets topped the cable ratings Wednesday, scoring a 1.15 M18-49 rating, a 0.97 M12-34 rating, and 1.73 million viewers. The lead-out game, Pistons/Lakers, was at 1.08/0.90 in those demos with 1.46 million viewers. On VH1, 'Black Ink Crew Chicago' brought in the day's best ratings in the F12-34 demo (0.49), in addition to a 0.69 W18-49 rating and 960,000 viewers, while 'Love and Hip Hop Miami' was at 0.47/0.62 in those respective demos with 873,000 viewers. Over at Bravo, 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' notched the best W18-49 rating (0.7) on the day with 1.29 million total viewers, while at MTV, 'Catfish' was at 0.41 in that demo (0.36 in F12-34) with 531,000 viewers, and at E!, 'Botched' managed 0.33/0.21 with 696,000 viewers. Finally, the fifth season premiere of FXX's 'You're the Worst' averaged a 0.08 A18-49 rating with 265,000 viewers, down a bit from it's fourth season premiere back in 2017 (0.14/298,000). 

Tuesday January 8, 2019 Nielsen Finals

FOX News's coverage of Trump's first Oval Office speech via 'Hannity' topped the Tuesday cable ratings with a 1.36 P25-54 rating in the key news demo and 7.13 million viewers. The program also brought in a huge 5.11 P50+ rating. Over at CNN, 'Cuomo Prime Time' saw a 1.09 P25-54 rating with 3.54 million viewers, and on MSNBC, 'The Rachel Maddow Show' notched a 0.72 rating in that demo with 4.36 million viewers. 'The Curse of Oak Island,' on History, had the highest numbers among all non-cable news ratings with a 0.83 A18-49 rating with 3.27 million viewers, while lead-out 'Project Blue Book' saw a 0.43 rating with 2.27 million viewers. On Bravo, 'Below Deck' scored a 0.69 W18-49 rating with 1.45 million viewers, and on OWN, 'The Haves and the Have Nots' was at 0.61 in that demo with 1.69 million viewers. Elsewhere, the Freeform premiere of 'Good Trouble' notched a 0.26 F12-34 rating with 413,000 viewers, and TLC's 'I Am Jazz' was at 0.19 in that demo (0.30 in W18-49) with 707,000 viewers. 

Monday January 7, 2019 Nielsen Finals

Coverage of the 'College Football Championship' between Alabama and Clemson brought in huge numbers for ESPN on Monday cable, scoring a massive 7.63 A18-49 rating with over 24.32 million viewers. The game also easily topped every major sub demo on the day: men & women 18-49 (10.04/5.24 ratings), males & females 12-34 (7.47/3.67), people 18-34 (6.22), and people 25-54 (8.61). Three hours of 'WWE Entertainment,' on USA Network, were at 1.19/1.03/0.92 in M18-49, 0.74/0.61/0.57 in M12-34, and 2.61 million/2.29 million/2.07 million among total viewers. On Bravo, 'Vanderpump Rules' notched a 0.77 W18-49 rating with 1.3 million viewers, while on VH1, 'Love & Hip Hop' was at 1.0 in that demo with 1.33 million viewers and 'Cartel Crew' hit 0.7 with 953,000 viewers. Over at MTV, 'Teen Mom OG: Backstage' hit a 0.30 F12-34 rating with 506,000 viewers and 'Teen Mom OG: Ask Moms' managed a 0.24 rating with 390,000 viewers. Elsewhere was A&E's 'Gangland' (385,000), History's 'Ancient Aliens' (822,000), and Smithsonian's 'Eight Days that Made Rome' (71,000). 

Sunday January 6, 2019 Nielsen Finals

TLC's '90 Day Fiancé' took victory on Sunday cable with a 0.9 A18-49 rating and 2.59 million viewers, also leading the day in W18-49 (1.23 rating) and females 12-34 (0.83). On Bravo, 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' led-off the night with a 1.21 W18-49 rating and 2.12 million viewers, 'Married to Medicine' brought in a 0.77 rating in that demo with 1.47 million viewers, and drama-series 'Dirty John' stayed strong with a 0.62 demo rating and 1.49 million viewers. Over on premium cable, Showtime aired only 'Ray Donovan' (1.04 million), while Starz had both 'Outlander' (1.16 million) and 'Counterpart' (244,000). Other notables on the day include: Food Network's 'Worst Cooks' (1.68 million), Oxygen's 'Snapped' (407,000) & 'Snapped: Killer Couples' (372,000), and Smithsonian's 'Air Disasters' (223,000) & 'Eight Days that Made Rome' (129,000). 

Thursday January 3, 2019 Nielsen Finals

'NBA Basketball' between the Rockets and Warriors, on TNT, topped the Thursday cable ratings with a 0.92 A18-49 rating and 2.39 million viewers, leading also men 18-49 (1.29 rating), and males 12-34 (0.93). The lead-in Raptors/Spurs game scored a 1.0 M18-49 rating, a 0.84 M12-34 rating, and 1.81 million viewers. Over on Lifetime, two episodes of 'Surviving R. Kelly' notched the day's best ratings in women 18-49 (1.11/1.26) and females 12-34 (0.63/0.70), as well as 1.8 million/1.97 million among total viewers. MTV's 'Ex on the Beach,' managed a 0.50 F12-34 rating with 751,000 viewers, and 'Floribama Shore' was at 0.49 in that demo with 787,000 viewers. Other programs of note include UP's 'Bringing Up Bates' (305,000), GSN's 'America Says' (416,000), and CMT's 'Music City' (139,000). 

Wednesday January 2, 2019 Nielsen Finals

Coverage of 'NBA Basketball' between Oklahoma City and the LA Lakers, on ESPN, took victory on Wednesday cable, notching a 0.75 A18-49 rating, a 1.13 men 18-49 rating, a 0.94 M12-34 rating, and 1.77 million viewers. The lead-in game, Minnesota and Boston, ranked second the day with 0.63/0.93/0.75 ratings respectively in those demos with 1.48 million viewers. On VH1, 'Love & Hip Hop Miami' notched the day's best numbers in women 18-49 (0.81 rating) and females 12-34 (0.65) with 1.09 million viewers, and lead-out, 'Black Ink Crew Chicago' was at 0.75/0.53 in those demos with 1.07 million viewers. Bravo's 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' notched a 0.62 W18-49 rating with 1.18 million viewers, and two season premiere episodes of Freeform's 'grown-ish' were at 0.41/0.38 among F12-34 and 672,000/556,000 among total viewers. Finally, two episodes of 'Catfish,' on MTV, averaged 0.35/0.33 in W18-49, 0.33/0.27 in F12-34, and 556,000/522,000 in total viewers. 

Monday December 31, 2018 Nielsen Finals

ESPN's coverage of 'College Football' between NC State and Texas A&M topped the New Years Eve ratings, notching a 1.38 A18-49 rating and 5.14 million viewers, including a 1.86 M18-49 rating and a 1.23 M12-34 rating. The lead-in game, Missouri vs. Oklahoma State, had a 0.94 A18-49 rating, a 1.31 M18-49 rating, a 0.76 M12-34 rating, and 3.83 million viewers. Over on USA Network, three hours of 'WWE Entertainment' were at 0.78/0.76/0.67 among M18-49, and at 2.04 million/2.03 million/1.84 million among total viewers. Finally, on MTV, 'Teen Mom Reunion Part 2' scored a 0.33 W18-49 rating, a 0.23 F12-34 rating, and 513,000 viewers, while 'Teen Mom II: Ask Moms' had a 0.18 W18-49 rating, a 0.15 F12-34 rating, and 323,000 viewers. 

Sunday December 30, 2018 Nielsen Finals

TLC's '90 Day Fiancé' topped the Sunday cable ratings with a 0.78 A18-49 rating and 2.41 million viewers, topping both the women 18-49 demo (1.07) and females 12-34 (0.78). On Bravo, 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' notched a 0.93 W18-49 rating, a 0.47 F12-34 rating, and 1.77 million viewers, 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' was at 0.66/0.36 in those demos with 1.37 million viewers, and 'Dirty John' scored 0.53/0.31 with 1.37 million viewers. The final 5 fourth-season episodes of TBS's 'Angie Tribeca' averaged between 221,000 and 450,000 viewers. Finally, over on premium cable, Showtime aired 'Ray Donovan' (949,000) and 'Escape at Dannemora' (719,000), while Starz had 'Outlander' (1.01 million), and 'Counterpart' (181,000). 

Thursday December 27, 2018 Nielsen Finals

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Tuesday December 25, 2018 Nielsen Finals

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Monday December 24, 2018 Nielsen Finals

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Sunday December 23, 2018 Nielsen Finals

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Saturday December 22, 2018 Nielsen Finals

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Friday December 21, 2018 Nielsen Finals

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Thursday December 20, 2018 Nielsen Finals

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Wednesday December 19, 2018 Nielsen Finals

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Tuesday December 18, 2018 Nielsen Finals

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