Fox News’ coverage of the Republican National Convention continued to perform well in the Thursday cable ratings this week, as?the the multi-hour broadcast dominated?the rest with a peak rating of 1.6 in adults 18-49. The network’s broadcast of “Hannity” also broke through the 1.0 barrier with a 1.1.
Both “The O’Reilly Factor” and “The Kelly File” benefitted from the boosted ratings as well with 0.9 and 0.6 numbers respectively. ?CNN’s coverage of the RNC scored lower with a 1.3 for the night.
Top 100 cable shows among adults 18-49?for Thursday, July 21, 2016
| Show
|
Net
|
Time
|
Total Viewers (000s)
|
18-49 rating
|
| AMERICAS ELECTION HQ: RNC
|
FOX NEWS CHANNEL
|
10:00 PM
|
9,724
|
1.6
|
| AMERICAS ELECTION HQ: RNC
|
FOX NEWS CHANNEL
|
11:00 PM
|
9,098
|
1.5
|
| AMERICAS CHOICE 2016
|
CNN
|
10:00 PM
|
5,799
|
1.3
|
| HANNITY
|
FOX NEWS CHANNEL
|
11:37 PM
|
6,610
|
1.1
|
| AMERICAS CHOICE 2016
|
CNN
|
11:00 PM
|
4,682
|
1.0
|
| KELLY FILE, THE
|
FOX NEWS CHANNEL
|
9:00 PM
|
6,553
|
0.9
|
| FAMILY GUY
|
ADULT SWIM
|
11:30 PM
|
1,784
|
0.8
|
| AMERICAS CHOICE 2016
|
CNN
|
9:00 PM
|
4,302
|
0.8
|
| FAMILY GUY
|
ADULT SWIM
|
11:00 PM
|
1,750
|
0.8
|
| AMERICAN DAD
|
ADULT SWIM
|
10:30 PM
|
1,638
|
0.7
|
| AMERICAN DAD
|
ADULT SWIM
|
10:00 PM
|
1,502
|
0.6
|
| FLIP OR FLOP
|
HOME AND GARDEN TV
|
9:00 PM
|
2,406
|
0.6
|
| AMERICAS CHOICE 2016
|
CNN
|
12:00 AM
|
2,596
|
0.6
|
| THE OREILLY FACTOR
|
FOX NEWS CHANNEL
|
8:00 PM
|
5,261
|
0.6
|
| HANNITY
|
FOX NEWS CHANNEL
|
12:00 AM
|
3,734
|
0.6
|
| ROBOT CHICKEN
|
ADULT SWIM
|
12:00 AM
|
1,243
|
0.6
|
| MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE
|
MSNBC
|
10:00 PM
|
2,962
|
0.6
|
| MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE
|
MSNBC
|
10:18 PM
|
2,978
|
0.6
|
| ROBOT CHICKEN
|
ADULT SWIM
|
12:15 AM
|
1,149
|
0.5
|
| FLIP OR FLOP
|
HOME AND GARDEN TV
|
9:30 PM
|
1,945
|
0.5
|
| CLEVELAND SHOW, THE
|
ADULT SWIM
|
9:30 PM
|
1,328
|
0.5
|
| BIG BANG THEORY, THE
|
TBS NETWORK
|
10:00 PM
|
1,375
|
0.5
|
| BIG BANG THEORY, THE
|
TBS NETWORK
|
10:30 PM
|
1,357
|
0.5
|
| AMERICAN DAD
|
ADULT SWIM
|
2:00 AM
|
1,010
|
0.5
|
| SQUIDBILLIES
|
ADULT SWIM
|
12:30 AM
|
1,006
|
0.5
|
| FAMILY GUY
|
ADULT SWIM
|
2:30 AM
|
993
|
0.5
|
| FAMILY GUY
|
ADULT SWIM
|
3:00 AM
|
1,034
|
0.5
|
| ANDERSON COOPER 360
|
CNN
|
8:00 PM
|
2,868
|
0.5
|
| BOBS BURGERS
|
ADULT SWIM
|
9:00 PM
|
1,211
|
0.5
|
| SQUIDBILLIES
|
ADULT SWIM
|
12:45 AM
|
905
|
0.5
|
| HOUSE HUNTERS
|
HOME AND GARDEN TV
|
10:00 PM
|
1,866
|
0.5
|
| AMERICAN DAD
|
ADULT SWIM
|
1:30 AM
|
928
|
0.5
|
| FRIENDS
|
NICK-AT-NITE
|
11:30 PM
|
1,138
|
0.4
|
| ROBOT CHICKEN
|
ADULT SWIM
|
3:30 AM
|
925
|
0.4
|
| BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS
|
NICKELODEON
|
8:30 AM
|
1,366
|
0.4
|
| PAW PATROL
|
NICKELODEON
|
9:00 AM
|
1,501
|
0.4
|
| SPONGEBOB
|
NICKELODEON
|
8:00 AM
|
1,427
|
0.4
|
| MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE
|
MSNBC
|
11:34 PM
|
2,503
|
0.4
|
| ON THE RECORD W/GRETA
|
FOX NEWS CHANNEL
|
7:00 PM
|
3,524
|
0.4
|
| HOUSE HUNTERS INTL
|
HOME AND GARDEN TV
|
10:30 PM
|
1,775
|
0.4
|
| LOUD HOUSE
|
NICKELODEON
|
5:00 PM
|
1,953
|
0.4
|
| FRIENDS
|
NICK-AT-NITE
|
12:00 AM
|
981
|
0.4
|
| FLIP OR FLOP
|
HOME AND GARDEN TV
|
8:30 PM
|
1,428
|
0.4
|
| AQUA TEEN HUNGERFORCE
|
ADULT SWIM
|
1:00 AM
|
838
|
0.4
|
| IMPRACTICAL JOKERS
|
TRUTV
|
10:00 PM
|
953
|
0.4
|
| ROBOT CHICKEN
|
ADULT SWIM
|
3:45 AM
|
884
|
0.4
|
| SPONGEBOB
|
NICKELODEON
|
4:30 PM
|
1,931
|
0.4
|
| DIVERGENT
|
TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION
|
8:00 PM
|
1,357
|
0.4
|
| PAW PATROL
|
NICKELODEON
|
9:30 AM
|
1,530
|
0.4
|
| GEORGE LOPEZ
|
NICK-AT-NITE
|
5:28 AM
|
834
|
0.4
|
| FRIENDS
|
NICK-AT-NITE
|
12:33 AM
|
916
|
0.4
|
| SPONGEBOB
|
NICKELODEON
|
7:30 AM
|
1,214
|
0.4
|
| AQUA TEEN HUNGERFORCE
|
ADULT SWIM
|
1:15 AM
|
817
|
0.4
|
| MOVIE, USA
|
USA NETWORK
|
7:30 PM
|
960
|
0.4
|
| QUEEN OF THE SOUTH
|
USA NETWORK
|
10:00 PM
|
1,216
|
0.4
|
| GEORGE LOPEZ
|
NICK-AT-NITE
|
4:56 AM
|
830
|
0.4
|
| THE FIRST 48
|
A&E NETWORK
|
9:00 PM
|
1,113
|
0.4
|
| MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE
|
MSNBC
|
9:00 PM
|
2,190
|
0.4
|
| FRIENDS
|
NICK-AT-NITE
|
11:00 PM
|
1,078
|
0.4
|
| SPONGEBOB
|
NICKELODEON
|
4:00 PM
|
1,889
|
0.4
|
| GEORGE LOPEZ
|
NICK-AT-NITE
|
6:00 AM
|
805
|
0.4
|
| CNN TONIGHT
|
CNN
|
1:00 AM
|
1,469
|
0.4
|
| HOUSE HUNTERS
|
HOME AND GARDEN TV
|
11:00 PM
|
1,387
|
0.4
|
| GEORGE LOPEZ
|
NICK-AT-NITE
|
6:30 AM
|
774
|
0.4
|
| STEVEN UNIVERSE
|
THE CARTOON NETWORK
|
7:00 PM
|
1,532
|
0.4
|
| DAYTIME FIGHTING LEAGUE
|
ADULT SWIM
|
4:00 AM
|
766
|
0.4
|
| BOBS BURGERS
|
ADULT SWIM
|
8:30 PM
|
981
|
0.4
|
| GEORGE LOPEZ
|
NICK-AT-NITE
|
4:24 AM
|
807
|
0.4
|
| FLIP OR FLOP
|
HOME AND GARDEN TV
|
8:00 PM
|
1,226
|
0.4
|
| RIDICULOUSNESS SSN8
|
MTV
|
10:31 PM
|
746
|
0.4
|
| FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR
|
NICK-AT-NITE
|
2:46 AM
|
761
|
0.4
|
| GEORGE LOPEZ
|
NICK-AT-NITE
|
3:52 AM
|
783
|
0.4
|
| BEAT B.FLAY
|
FOOD NETWORK
|
10:30 PM
|
1,038
|
0.4
|
| BEAT B.FLAY
|
FOOD NETWORK
|
11:00 PM
|
1,008
|
0.3
|
| GEORGE LOPEZ
|
NICK-AT-NITE
|
3:18 AM
|
761
|
0.3
|
| BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES
|
WETV
|
9:00 PM
|
834
|
0.3
|
| BOBS BURGERS
|
ADULT SWIM
|
4:30 AM
|
742
|
0.3
|
| FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR
|
NICK-AT-NITE
|
1:06 AM
|
776
|
0.3
|
| SPONGEBOB
|
NICKELODEON
|
3:30 PM
|
1,752
|
0.3
|
| MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE
|
MSNBC
|
8:00 PM
|
1,942
|
0.3
|
| PAW PATROL
|
NICKELODEON
|
12:30 PM
|
1,462
|
0.3
|
| MOVIE, USA
|
USA NETWORK
|
5:17 PM
|
799
|
0.3
|
| BEAT B.FLAY
|
FOOD NETWORK
|
11:30 PM
|
908
|
0.3
|
| SPONGEBOB
|
NICKELODEON
|
7:00 AM
|
887
|
0.3
|
| BUBBLE GUPPIES
|
NICKELODEON
|
11:00 AM
|
1,378
|
0.3
|
| BEAT B.FLAY
|
FOOD NETWORK
|
10:00 PM
|
1,008
|
0.3
|
| CLEVELAND SHOW, THE
|
ADULT SWIM
|
5:00 AM
|
710
|
0.3
|
| PAW PATROL
|
NICKELODEON
|
12:00 PM
|
1,424
|
0.3
|
| FLIPPING OUT
|
BRAVO
|
9:00 PM
|
1,014
|
0.3
|
| FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR
|
NICK-AT-NITE
|
2:12 AM
|
740
|
0.3
|
| BUBBLE GUPPIES
|
NICKELODEON
|
11:30 AM
|
1,325
|
0.3
|
| FAMILY GUY
|
TBS NETWORK
|
2:30 PM
|
650
|
0.3
|
| PAW PATROL
|
NICKELODEON
|
1:00 PM
|
1,457
|
0.3
|
| MUTT & STUFF
|
NICKELODEON
|
10:00 AM
|
1,280
|
0.3
|
| FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR
|
NICK-AT-NITE
|
1:39 AM
|
729
|
0.3
|
| 2 BROKE GIRLS
|
TBS NETWORK
|
9:30 PM
|
816
|
0.3
|
| IMPRACTICAL JOKERS
|
TRUTV
|
11:01 PM
|
693
|
0.3
|
| KING OF THE HILL
|
ADULT SWIM
|
5:30 AM
|
681
|
0.3
|
| TEAM UMIZOOMI
|
NICKELODEON
|
10:30 AM
|
1,281
|
0.3
|
| NICK AT NITE MOVIE
|
NICK-AT-NITE
|
8:00 PM
|
1,149
|
0.3
|
Source: The Nielsen Company.