Best Week Ever (VH1): Ratings Recap

VH1's 'Best Week Ever' premiered January 18, 2013 to a 0.2 adults 18-49 rating (235K in the demo) with 298,000 viewers; it hit a high of 0.2 (247K) with 369,000 viewers and a low of 0.1 (79K) with 104,000 viewers in the first season, averaging 204,000 viewers (139K in the demo). A second season premiered in the fall of 2013 and despite the fact that its 26 episodes averaged higher than the first season (248,000), it was not renewed for a third season.

Friday January 11, 2019 Nielsen Finals

Discovery's 'Gold Rush' led a rather slow Friday on cable, logging a 0.66 rating among adults 18-49 (including 0.88 among men of that demo) and 2.64 million viewers. Lead-out, 'Gold Rush: White Water' was at 0.51/0.64 in those demos with 1.87 million viewers. On ESPN, two 'NBA Basketball' games were at 0.56/0.42 in 18-49, 0.81/0.61 in M18-49, 0.63/0.42 in M12-34, and 1.37 million/1.03 million among total viewers. The top rating among women 18-49 came from A&E's 'Live PD' which notched a 0.69 rating in that demo with 1.96 million viewers. That program also delivered the second-best rating among females 12-34 (0.44) behind Disney Channel's airing of 'Moana' (0.59, 1.54 million viewers). Over at MTV, three episodes of 'Ridiculousness' delivered 0.14/0.14/0.18 ratings from 8-9:30pm in F12-34 (0.17/0.17/0.16 in males of that demo) and 544,000/519,000/528,000 viewers. Other programs of note include WEtv' 'Love After Lockup' (641,000), VH1's 'RuPaul's All Stars' (512,000), and Reelz's 'World's Most Evil Killers' (194,000). 

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). 

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). 

Friday January 4, 2019 Nielsen Finals

The second two episodes of Lifetime's exposé 'Surviving R. Kelly' easily topped the night in adults 18-49 (0.93/0.92) as well as in a number of different subdemos including women 18-49 (1.24/1.28 ratings), people 18-34 (0.71/0.71), females 12-34 (0.78/0.84), and people 25-54 (1.02/1.02). The two episodes were at 2.09 million and 2.16 million viewers at 9pm and 10pm respectively. Coverage of 'NBA Basketball' between the Thunder and Blazers, on ESPN, topped the night both men 18-49 (0.85) and males 12-34 (0.68) with 1.39 million viewers, while the Mavericks/Celtics game was at 0.78/0.65 in those demos with 1.34 million viewers. Over at MTV, two episodes of 'Ridiculousness' were at 0.23/0.23 among W18-49, 0.19/0.19 in F12-34, and 589,000/597,000 in total viewers. Other programs of note include the 2 premiere episodes of VH1's 'Grown & Sexy' (169,000/119,000), GSN's 'America Says' (526,000), and Reelz's 'World's Most Evil Killers' (144,000). 

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. 

Friday December 28, 2018 Nielsen Finals

Below are the daily Nielsen ratings for Friday December 28, 2018. In lieu of the daily text, an additional cable subdemos chart has been added below the normal cable ratings chart and includes information that would've otherwise been included in the text

Monday December 24, 2018 Nielsen Finals

Below are the daily Nielsen ratings for Monday December 24, 2018. In lieu of the daily text, an additional cable subdemos chart has been added below the normal cable ratings chart and includes information that would've otherwise been included in the text

Friday December 21, 2018 Nielsen Finals

Below are the daily Nielsen ratings for Friday December 21, 2018. In lieu of the daily text, an additional cable subdemos chart has been added below the normal cable ratings chart and includes information that would've otherwise been included in the text

Wednesday December 19, 2018 Nielsen Finals

Below are the daily Nielsen ratings for Wednesday December 19, 2018. In lieu of the daily text, an additional cable subdemos chart has been added below the normal cable ratings chart and includes information that would've otherwise been included in the text

Monday December 17, 2018 Nielsen Finals

Below are the daily Nielsen ratings for Monday December 17, 2018. In lieu of the daily text, an additional cable subdemos chart has been added below the normal cable ratings chart and includes information that would've otherwise been included in the text

Friday December 14, 2018 Nielsen Finals

Below are the daily Nielsen ratings for Friday December 14, 2018. In lieu of the daily text, an additional cable subdemos chart has been added below the normal cable ratings chart and includes information that would've otherwise been included in the text

Wednesday December 12, 2018 Nielsen Finals

Below are the daily Nielsen ratings for Wednesday December 12, 2018. In lieu of the daily text, an additional cable subdemos chart has been added below the normal cable ratings chart and includes information that would've otherwise been included in the text

Monday December 10, 2018 Nielsen Finals

Below are the daily Nielsen ratings for Monday December 10, 2018. In lieu of the daily text, an additional cable subdemos chart has been added below the normal cable ratings chart and includes information that would've otherwise been included in the text

Friday December 7, 2018 Nielsen Finals

Below are the daily Nielsen ratings for Friday December 7, 2018. In lieu of the daily text, an additional cable subdemos chart has been added below the normal cable ratings chart and includes information that would've otherwise been included in the text.

Wednesday December 5, 2018 Nielsen Finals

ESPN's 'NBA Basketball' between the Spurs and Lakers, led the Wednesday cable ratings with a 0.83 A18-49 rating with 1.82 million viewers. The game also topped in men 18-49 (1.26 rating), males 12-34 (1.06), people 18-34 (0.86), and people 25-54 (0.83), while the Sixers/Raptors game ranked second in each of those demos (1.13/0.97/0.77/0.69) and averaged 1.64 million viewers. Over at Bravo, 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' scored the day's best rating among women 18-49 (0.66 rating) with 1.15 million viewers, and 'Real Housewives of Dallas' was at 0.48 in that demo with 810,000 viewers. On Comedy Central, 'South Park' was solid among both M18-49 (0.58) and M12-34 (0.46) with 769,000 viewers, while on VH1, 'Black Ink Crew' impressed in both W18-49 (0.64) and F12-34 (0.46) with 1.04 million viewers. 

Monday December 3, 2018 Nielsen Finals

ESPN's coverage of 'Monday Night Football' between the Redskins and Eagles easily topped the Monday cable ratings with a 3.62 A18-49 rating and 11.24 million viewers. The game also led in all major subdemos: men & women 18-49 (5.08/2.19 ratings), males & females 12-34 (3.39/1.56), and people 18-34 (2.92) & P25-54 (4.26). On USA Network, three hours of 'WWE Entertainment' were at 0.97/1.14/1.07 in M18-49 and averaged 2.26 million/2.4 million/2.2 million viewers. Lead-out, 'Real Country' dipped to 0.28 among M18-49 with 683,000 viewers. Over at VH1, 'Love & Hip Hop' scored a 1.14 W18-49 rating with 1.61 million viewers, and 'T.I. & Tiny: Family Hustle' managed a 0.68 in that demo with 1.04 million viewers. 'Teen Mom,' on MTV, was at 0.81 among W18-49, 0.64 in F12-34, and 986,000 viewers, while 'Teen Mom: Young & Pregnant' was at 0.48/0.45 respectively with 583,000 viewers. Bravo's 'Vanderpump Rules' also performed solid in both demos (0.76/0.45) as well as in total viewers (1.25 million). Finally, 'My Brilliant Friend,' on HBO, averaged 210,000 viewers. 

Wednesday November 28, 2018 Nielsen Finals

ESPN's coverage of 'College Basketball' between North Carolina and Michigan was atop the Wednesday cable ratings, averaging a 0.55 A18-49 rating with 1.56 million viewers along with the day's best numbers in men 18-49 (0.81 rating), and males 12-34 (0.62). Comedy Central's 'South Park' had the second-best ratings in those demos (0.72/0.61 respectively), the best P18-34 rating (0.53), and 832,000 viewers. 'Black Ink Crew,' on VH1, led the W18-49 demo with a 0.72 rating and 996,000 overall viewers, 'Real Housewives of New Jersey,' on Bravo, was second with a 0.62 and 1.14 million viewers, and 'Chrisley Knows Best,' on USA, took third with 1.09 million viewers. 'Real Housewives of Dallas,' also on Bravo, managed only a 0.40 in that demo with 667,000 viewers, while MTV's 'Catfish' was solid among F12-34 (0.34) and averaged 512,000 viewers. Finally, on History, 'Vikings' notched a 0.66 P25-54 rating with 1.94 million viewers, and lead-in 'Vikings: Specials' was at 0.5 in that demo with 1.57 million viewers. 

Monday November 26, 2018 Nielsen Finals

ESPN's coverage of 'Monday Night Football' between the Titans and Texans dominated Monday cable, notching a 3.08 A18-49 rating with 9.74 million viewers. The game also led in all major sub demos: men & women 18-49 (4.36/1.81 ratings), males & females 12-34 (2.92/1.07), people 18-34 (2.39), and people 25-54 (3.65). On VH1, 'Love & Hip Hop' scored a 1.31 W18-49 rating with 1.85 million viewers, and 'T.I. & Tiny: Family Hustle' was at 0.79 in that demo with 1.13 million viewers. Over on USA Network, three hours of 'WWE Entertainment' averaged 1.07/1.0/0.94 among M18-49, and 2.61 million/2.38 million/2.11 million among total viewers. 'Teen Mom,' on MTV, had a 0.83 W18-49 rating, a 0.63 F12-34 rating and 1.06 million viewers, while 'Teen Mom: Young & Pregnant' was at 0.46/0.37 in those demos with 563,000 viewers. Finally, on HBO, 'My Brilliant Friend' found 151,000 viewers. 

Sunday November 25, 2018 Nielsen Finals

The midseason finale of AMC's 'The Walking Dead' took an easy victory on Sunday cable with a 1.96 A18-49 rating and 5.09 million viewers. Per usual, the show led in all major sub demos including: men & women 18-49 (2.02/1.9 ratings), males & females 12-34 (1.03/1.07), people 18-34 (1.12), and people 25-54 (2.44). Lead-out 'Talking Dead' ranked second on the day with its 0.81 rating and 2.29 million viewers. On Bravo, 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' notched a 1.09 W18-49 with 1.86 million viewers, 'Real Housewives of OC' had a 0.85 rating in that demo with 1.51 million viewers, and the series-premiere of scripted drama series 'Dirty John' began with a solid 0.53 and 1.22 million viewers. Over on E!, 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' found a 0.82 W18-49 rating with 1.1 million viewers, on Hallmark Channel, movie 'A Shoe Addict's Christmas' scored a 1.02 rating in that demo (2.77 rating in P50+) with 4.24 million viewers, and on Freeform, 'The Truth About Christmas' was at 0.26 in F12-34 with 562,000 viewers. Elsewhere on basic cable was BBC America's 'Doctor Who' (867,000), Oxygen's 'Snapped' (413,000) & 'Snapped: Killer Couples' (474,000) and Nickelodeon's 'Spongebob' (1.34 million). On premium cable, HBO had 'My Brilliant Friend' (244,000), 'Camping' (298,000), & 'Sally4Ever' (152,000), Showtime aired 'Ray Donovan' (989,000), 'Escape at Dannemora' (487,000), & 'Enemies' (136,000). Finally, 'Outlander,' on Starz, had 960,000 viewers.