The Open Championship, Pardon the Interruption, Live From top cable sports TV ratings for Friday July 15, 2016

Posted By on July 18, 2016

 

Cable Sports TV Ratings for Friday July 15, 2016:

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ProgramNetStartEndTotal Viewers (000)Viewers Age 18-49 (000)
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPGOLF CHANNEL8:00 AM3:30 PM1,022222
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPGOLF CHANNEL6:00 AM8:00 AM715160
PARDON THE INTERRUPTIONESPN5:30 PM6:00 PM603343
LIVE FROMGOLF CHANNEL3:30 PM5:00 PM503129
AROUND THE HORNESPN5:00 PM5:30 PM437245
NASCAR SPRINT CUP QUAL LNBC SPORTS NETWORK4:31 PM6:00 PM42578
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPGOLF CHANNEL10:00 PM2:00 AM410108
PREMIER BOXING CHAMPS LESPN9:00 PM10:50 PM403155
HIGHLY QUESTIONABLEESPN4:30 PM5:00 PM391229
SHOWCASE GAMEMLB NETWORK7:00 PM10:15 PM35397
SPORTSCENTER MORNING    LESPN2:00 AM3:00 AM349195
SPORTSNATION        LESPN4:00 PM4:30 PM331191
NFL LIVE                LESPN3:00 PM4:00 PM328182
SPORTSCENTER 1AM        LESPN1:00 AM2:00 AM323194
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPGOLF CHANNEL1:30 AM6:00 AM320100
SPORTSCENTER 12AM  LESPN12:00 AM1:00 AM306168
SPORTSCENTER LATE       LESPN10:50 PM12:00 AM305160
SPORTSCENTER EARLY      LESPN6:00 PM7:30 PM299167
NASCAR AMERICANBC SPORTS NETWORK6:00 PM7:00 PM29846
FIRST TAKE   LESPN210:00 AM12:00 PM269154
SPORTSCENTER AM      LESPN11:00 AM12:00 PM261161
SPORTSCENTER LATEESPN3:00 AM4:00 AM261173
LPGA TOURGOLF CHANNEL8:00 PM10:00 PM26069
SPORTSCENTER AM      LESPN12:00 PM1:00 PM259165
UFC FIGHT NIGHTFOX SPORTS 18:00 PM11:00 PM25984
NFL INSIDERS  LESPN2:00 PM3:00 PM254132
PGA TOURGOLF CHANNEL5:00 PM8:00 PM25268
SPORTSCENTER AM      LESPN9:00 AM10:00 AM239151
TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVENBC SPORTS NETWORK7:57 AM11:35 AM23755
OTL – FIRST REPORT   LESPN1:00 PM1:30 PM230154
ELEAGUETBS NETWORK10:00 PM1:45 AM221122
SPORTSCENTER AM      LESPN10:00 AM11:00 AM219141
E:60ESPN8:00 PM9:00 PM218126
NASCAR XFINITY PRACTICE LNBC SPORTS NETWORK1:01 PM2:00 PM21433
AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAMEMLB NETWORK2:00 PM5:05 PM21350
SPORTSCENTER AM      LESPN7:59 AM9:00 AM210125
NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRAC LNBC SPORTS NETWORK11:35 AM1:01 PM20644
COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   LESPN1:30 PM2:00 PM203129
FIRST TAKEESPN21:00 PM3:00 PM203121
ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARYESPN27:00 PM8:00 PM202104
HIS & HERS  LESPN212:00 PM1:00 PM201117
SPORTSCENTER LATEESPN4:00 AM5:00 AM198129
SPORTSCENTER LATEESPN6:00 AM7:00 AM197106
ESPY AWARDSESPN211:57 PM2:00 AM19193
TOUR DE FRANCE – PRIMENBC SPORTS NETWORK8:00 PM11:00 PM19044
MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN LESPN26:00 AM10:00 AM18684
SPORTSCENTER PRIME    LESPN28:00 PM8:09 PM17887
SUMMER PRO BASKETBALL   LESPN29:58 PM11:57 PM17891
SPORTSCENTER LATEESPN5:00 AM6:00 AM173109
HUMANITARIAN AWARDSESPN7:30 PM8:00 PM17295
NASCAR XFINITY PRACTICE LNBC SPORTS NETWORK3:00 PM4:31 PM17230
SPORTSCENTER AM      LESPN7:00 AM7:59 AM170103
PARDON THE INTERRUPTIONESPN26:30 PM7:00 PM16889
MLB TONIGHT POSTGAMEMLB NETWORK10:15 PM11:25 PM16663
NASCAR K&N SERIESNBC SPORTS NETWORK2:00 PM3:00 PM16316
ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARYESPN22:17 AM3:47 AM15485
SUMMER PRO BASKETBALL   LESPN28:09 PM9:58 PM15068
HIS & HERSESPN23:00 PM4:00 PM13968
INTENTIONAL TALKMLB NETWORK5:05 PM6:00 PM12748
NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (LV) LNBA-TV8:30 PM10:29 PM11971
NITRO CIRCUSNBC SPORTS NETWORK7:00 PM8:00 PM11935
E:60ESPN22:00 AM3:00 AM11665
ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARYESPN23:47 AM5:17 AM11551
AROUND THE HORNESPN26:00 PM6:30 PM10961
SPORTSNATIONESPN25:00 PM5:30 PM10765
MLBT ON DECK CIRCLEMLB NETWORK6:00 PM7:00 PM10034
NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (LV) LNBA-TV10:29 PM12:18 AM10069
MLB TONIGHT PRIMEMLB NETWORK11:25 PM1:00 AM9948
BEST OF MIKE & MIKEESPN25:17 AM6:00 AM9750
ENGINE POWERNBC SPORTS NETWORK11:30 PM12:00 AM9322
MAJOR LEAGUE SCR (LF) FRIUNIVISION DEPORTES11:00 PM1:01 AM9159
OTL – FIRST REPORTESPN24:00 PM4:30 PM8838
HARD KNOCKSNFL NETWORK6:00 PM7:00 PM8751
NHRA PRO MOD SERIESFOX SPORTS 14:00 PM4:30 PM8616
FSL WITH JAY AND DAN PFOX SPORTS 111:00 PM11:30 PM8125
NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (LV) LNBA-TV6:30 PM8:30 PM8143
HARD KNOCKSNFL NETWORK4:23 PM5:00 PM8045
NFL FANTASY LIVENFL NETWORK8:00 PM9:00 PM8052
TOUR DE FRANCE PRENBC SPORTS NETWORK7:30 AM7:57 AM7718
XTREME OFF-ROADNBC SPORTS NETWORK11:00 PM11:30 PM7716
QUICK PITCHMLB NETWORK1:00 AM2:01 AM7333
HARD KNOCKSNFL NETWORK9:00 PM10:00 PM7248
HIGHLY QUESTIONABLEESPN25:30 PM6:00 PM7041
HARD KNOCKSNFL NETWORK5:00 PM6:00 PM6743
COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVEESPN24:30 PM5:00 PM6235
NFL FANTASY LIVENFL NETWORK10:00 PM11:00 PM6234
NFL TOTAL ACCESSNFL NETWORK7:00 PM8:00 PM6239
UFC RELOADEDFOX SPORTS 16:00 AM7:00 AM6028
TOUR DE FRANCE – LATENBC SPORTS NETWORK12:00 AM3:00 AM6019
MONSTER  JAMFOX SPORTS 110:00 AM11:00 AM5921
NHRA SPORTSMAN SERIESFOX SPORTS 14:30 PM5:30 PM5810
QUICK PITCHMLB NETWORK2:01 AM3:00 AM5827
TMZ SPORTSFOX SPORTS 111:30 PM12:00 AM5727
NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (LV)NBA-TV12:30 PM2:00 PM5722
UFC RELOADEDFOX SPORTS 14:00 AM6:00 AM5623
HIGH HEATMLB NETWORK1:00 PM2:00 PM5511
NFL TOTAL ACCESSNFL NETWORK11:00 PM12:00 AM5435
NFL TOTAL ACCESSNFL NETWORK2:00 AM3:00 AM5342
WORLD POKER TOURFOX SPORTS 211:00 PM12:00 AM5114
TRIBUNA INTERACTIVAUNIVISION DEPORTES9:00 PM10:00 PM5121
LA ULTIMA PALABRA – LFOX DEPORTES12:00 AM1:00 AM5029
WORLD POKER TOURFOX SPORTS 29:00 PM10:00 PM5014
HARD KNOCKSNFL NETWORK1:00 AM2:00 AM5040
NFL FANTASY LIVENFL NETWORK12:00 AM1:00 AM5038
WORLD POKER TOURFOX SPORTS 212:00 AM1:00 AM4913
NBA PLAYOFFS PLAYBACKNBA-TV2:00 PM4:00 PM4929
MONSTER  JAMFOX SPORTS 13:00 PM4:00 PM4821
STARTERS P, THENBA-TV12:18 AM12:48 AM4840
UP TO THE MINUTENFL NETWORK2:12 PM4:23 PM4829
MERCADO MLSUNIVISION DEPORTES8:00 PM9:00 PM4831
NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (LV) LNBA-TV4:30 PM6:30 PM4619
UNIVISON DEPORTES FCUNIVISION DEPORTES7:00 PM8:00 PM4434
SPEAK FOR YOURSELFFOX SPORTS 112:00 AM1:00 AM4319
WORLD POKER TOURFOX SPORTS 210:00 PM11:00 PM4311
WORLD POKER TOURFOX SPORTS 21:00 AM2:00 AM4210
STARTERS R, THENBA-TV12:48 AM1:01 AM4236
NFL TOTAL ACCESSNFL NETWORK6:00 AM7:00 AM4218
MLB CENTRALMLB NETWORK10:00 AM1:00 PM4120
NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (LV)NBA-TV1:01 AM3:00 AM4129
UFC ON FOXD – FS1FOX DEPORTES8:00 PM11:00 PM4025
MLB WHIPAROUND LFOX SPORTS 17:00 PM8:00 PM4019
SPEAK FOR YOURSELF DFOX SPORTS 16:00 PM7:00 PM4013
NFL HQNFL NETWORK10:00 AM1:00 PM3920
COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEATESPNU9:00 PM12:00 AM3819
NFL TOTAL ACCESSNFL NETWORK5:00 AM6:00 AM3619
STARTERS R, THENBA-TV11:30 AM12:00 PM3516
UP TO THE MINUTENFL NETWORK1:00 PM1:34 PM3520
WORLD POKER TOURFOX SPORTS 28:00 PM9:00 PM3413
WORLD POKER TOURFOX SPORTS 22:00 AM3:00 AM3411
LINEA DE CUATRO LUNIVISION DEPORTES10:00 PM11:00 PM3415
HARD KNOCKSNFL NETWORK1:34 PM2:00 PM3322
NFL FANTASY LIVENFL NETWORK3:00 AM4:00 AM3327
NHRA SPORTSMAN SERIESFOX SPORTS 19:00 AM10:00 AM3216
HARD KNOCKSNFL NETWORK2:00 PM2:12 PM3222
COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVEESPNU8:00 PM8:30 PM319
WORLD POKER TOURFOX SPORTS 27:00 PM8:00 PM3114
NBA SPECIALNBA-TV4:00 PM4:30 PM3114
HERD: NICK WRIGHT LFOX SPORTS 112:00 PM3:00 PM3016
STARTERS R, THENBA-TV12:00 PM12:30 PM2915
HARD KNOCKSNFL NETWORK4:00 AM5:00 AM2922
COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVEESPNU8:30 PM9:00 PM2814
ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARYESPNU4:30 PM5:30 PM289
TMZ SPORTSFOX SPORTS 111:30 AM12:00 PM2814
UFC FS1 FIGHT NIGHTFOX SPORTS 21:00 PM4:00 PM286
NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (LV)NBA-TV10:00 AM11:30 AM2812
NFL HQNFL NETWORK7:00 AM10:00 AM2813
INTENTIONAL TALKMLB NETWORK6:00 AM7:00 AM275
COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEATESPNU10:00 AM1:00 PM2617
CENTRAL FOX WESTFOX DEPORTES1:00 AM2:00 AM2620
CONT TIRE SPORTS CAR CHFOX SPORTS 17:00 AM9:00 AM257
GARBAGE TIME KATIE NOLANFOX SPORTS 111:00 AM11:30 AM256
GARBAGE TIME KATIE NOLANFOX SPORTS 15:30 PM6:00 PM254
TMZ SPORTSFOX SPORTS 12:30 AM3:00 AM258
COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVEESPNU12:00 AM12:30 AM2414
COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVEESPNU12:30 AM1:00 AM2415
STARTERS R, THENBA-TV6:00 AM6:30 AM2413
ATHLETICSBEIN SPORT8:00 PM10:00 PM2310
WORLD POKER TOURFOX SPORTS 24:00 PM5:00 PM237
MLB TONIGHTMLB NETWORK7:00 AM8:00 AM233
WORLD POKER TOURFOX SPORTS 26:00 PM7:00 PM226
COLL FTBL SPRING GAMEESPNU1:00 AM3:00 AM2113
UFC PPV PRELIMSFOX SPORTS 29:00 AM11:00 AM211
NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (LV)NBA-TV3:30 AM5:00 AM2112
CONTACTO DEPORTIVOUNIVISION DEPORTES3:00 PM4:00 PM2115
COLL FTBL BOWL GAMEESPNU1:00 PM4:00 PM2012
MLB TONIGHTMLB NETWORK3:00 AM4:00 AM205
MLB TONIGHTMLB NETWORK5:00 AM6:00 AM203
STARTERS R, THENBA-TV5:00 AM5:30 AM2011
IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPSNBC SPORTS NETWORK7:00 AM7:30 AM209
LINEA DE CUATRO LUNIVISION DEPORTES1:01 AM2:01 AM206
STARTERS R, THENBA-TV3:00 AM3:30 AM1912
STARTERS R, THENBA-TV5:30 AM6:00 AM1911
COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVEESPNU3:30 AM4:00 AM186
COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVEESPNU6:30 AM7:00 AM184
COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVEESPNU9:00 AM9:30 AM187
COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVEESPNU5:30 PM6:00 PM187
WORLD POKER TOURFOX SPORTS 25:00 PM6:00 PM185
STARTERS R, THENBA-TV6:30 AM7:00 AM188
ATHLETICSBEIN SPORT2:00 PM4:07 PM172
ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARYESPNU6:00 PM7:00 PM175
INTENTIONAL TALKMLB NETWORK4:00 AM5:00 AM172
COLL FTBL SPRING GAMEESPNU4:00 AM6:00 AM167
ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARYESPNU7:00 PM8:00 PM165
SPEAK FOR YOURSELFFOX SPORTS 13:00 AM4:00 AM168
NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (LV)NBA-TV7:00 AM9:00 AM169
MASS PARTICIPATIONBEIN SPORT1:00 PM2:00 PM146
COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVEESPNU3:00 AM3:30 AM144
CENTRAL FOX USFOX DEPORTES11:00 PM12:00 AM147
BEST THING I HERDFOX SPORTS 11:30 AM2:00 AM145
PRODUCT SHOWCASENBC SPORTS NETWORK3:00 AM3:30 AM142
TRACK AND FIELDBEIN SPORT ESPANOL2:00 PM4:06 PM132
COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVEESPNU6:00 AM6:30 AM135
GARBAGE TIME KATIE NOLANFOX SPORTS 11:00 AM1:30 AM133
CASCAREANDOUNIVISION DEPORTES2:01 AM3:00 AM136
CENTRAL FOX – MEXFOX DEPORTES3:00 PM4:00 PM112
AUSTRALIAN RULES FB LG LFOX SPORTS 26:00 AM9:00 AM112
MLB TONIGHTMLB NETWORK9:00 AM10:00 AM112
STARTERS R, THENBA-TV9:00 AM9:30 AM114
SPECIALS SHOW –BEIN SPORT ESPANOL4:30 PM5:00 PM100
COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVEESPNU4:00 PM4:30 PM105
NHRAFOX SPORTS 23:00 AM6:00 AM102
INTENTIONAL TALKMLB NETWORK8:00 AM9:00 AM103
STARTERS R, THENBA-TV9:30 AM10:00 AM103
PRODUCT SHOWCASENBC SPORTS NETWORK4:00 AM4:30 AM101
SPECIALS SHOW –BEIN SPORT ESPANOL4:06 PM4:30 PM90
WATER POLOBEIN SPORT10:00 PM11:00 PM81
LA ULTIMA PALABRA -RFOX DEPORTES2:00 AM3:00 AM86
FSL WITH JAY AND DANFOX SPORTS 12:00 AM2:30 AM81
UFC FS1 PRELIMSFOX SPORTS 211:00 AM1:00 PM82
PRODUCT SHOWCASENBC SPORTS NETWORK3:30 AM4:00 AM82
LOCURA DEPORTIVAUNIVISION DEPORTES6:00 PM7:00 PM87
LA LIGA BBVA MARQUEE-RBEIN SPORT ESPANOL11:00 PM1:00 AM73
COLL FTBL SPRING GAMEESPNU7:00 AM9:00 AM71
COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVEESPNU9:30 AM10:00 AM74
FOX GOL MEXICOFOX DEPORTES5:00 PM6:00 PM74
UFC ON FOXD PRELIM – DFOX DEPORTES6:00 PM8:00 PM72
PRODUCT SHOWCASENBC SPORTS NETWORK6:30 AM7:00 AM73
PRODUCT SHOWCASENBC SPORTS NETWORK6:00 AM6:30 AM61
ZONA AZULUNIVISION DEPORTES1:00 PM1:30 PM63
EXPRESS WEEKDAY-LBEIN SPORT ESPANOL9:30 PM10:00 PM55
LOCKER ROOM – R –BEIN SPORT ESPANOL12:00 PM1:00 PM51
REAL MADRID TV – –BEIN SPORT ESPANOL5:00 PM8:00 PM51
CENTRAL FOX US – RFOX DEPORTES3:00 AM4:00 AM53
INTERNATIONAL SOCCER – RFOX DEPORTES1:00 PM3:00 PM51
PRODUCT SHOWCASENBC SPORTS NETWORK4:30 AM5:00 AM50
PRODUCT SHOWCASENBC SPORTS NETWORK5:00 AM5:30 AM51
PRODUCT SHOWCASENBC SPORTS NETWORK5:30 AM6:00 AM50
CONTACTO DEPORTIVOUNIVISION DEPORTES6:00 AM7:00 AM54
SUPER ESTADIOUNIVISION DEPORTES11:00 AM1:00 PM51
ATHLETICSBEIN SPORT1:00 AM3:00 AM42
IN CYCLEBEIN SPORT4:07 PM4:37 PM40
JUDO FEDERATION – HLSBEIN SPORT6:30 AM7:00 AM42
FOOTBALLS GREATEST CLUBSBEIN SPORT ESPANOL8:00 PM8:30 PM41
FOOTBALLS GREATEST CLUBSBEIN SPORT ESPANOL9:00 PM9:30 PM42
LOCKER ROOM – L –BEIN SPORT ESPANOL10:00 PM11:00 PM41
SPORTING RIVALRIES –BEIN SPORT ESPANOL8:30 PM9:00 PM41
LA ULTIMA PALABRA ENC1FOX DEPORTES9:00 AM10:00 AM44
LA ULTIMA PALABRA ENC2FOX DEPORTES11:00 AM12:00 PM42
LA ULTIMA PALABRA ENC3FOX DEPORTES4:00 PM5:00 PM41
LIGA MX EN 60UNIVISION DEPORTES2:00 PM3:00 PM42
ZONA AZULUNIVISION DEPORTES7:00 AM7:30 AM41
WTA ALL ACCESS-BEIN SPORT4:37 PM5:00 PM30
FOOTBALLS GREATEST CLUBSBEIN SPORT ESPANOL11:30 AM12:00 PM30
CENTRAL FOX EARLY-RFOX DEPORTES8:00 AM9:00 AM32
PASIONUNIVISION DEPORTES4:00 PM6:00 PM33
ZONA DIABLOUNIVISION DEPORTES7:30 AM8:00 AM30
EXPRESS WEEKDAY-RBEIN SPORT8:00 AM8:30 AM22
FIFA FOOTBALL SHOWBEIN SPORT11:00 PM11:30 PM20
REAL MADRID TV –BEIN SPORT5:00 PM7:00 PM22
EXPRESS WEEKDAY-RBEIN SPORT ESPANOL7:30 AM8:00 AM22
EXPRESS WEEKDAY-RBEIN SPORT ESPANOL1:00 AM1:30 AM21
LOCKER ROOM – R –BEIN SPORT ESPANOL6:30 AM7:30 AM20
SPECIALS SHOW –BEIN SPORT ESPANOL1:00 PM1:30 PM21
CENTRAL FOX – MEXFOX DEPORTES12:00 PM1:00 PM22
CENTRAL FOX EARLY-RFOX DEPORTES7:00 AM8:00 AM21
CAMPEON DE CAMPEONES 30UNIVISION DEPORTES4:30 AM5:00 AM22
CONTACTO DEPORTIVOUNIVISION DEPORTES3:00 AM4:00 AM21
LINEA DE CUATROUNIVISION DEPORTES5:00 AM6:00 AM22
ATHLETIX MAGAZINE –BEIN SPORT7:30 AM8:00 AM11
FIA WORLD RALLYCROSS CH-RBEIN SPORT11:00 AM12:00 PM10
IN CYCLEBEIN SPORT11:30 PM12:00 AM10
MOTOGP – RBEIN SPORT12:00 PM1:00 PM10
SWIMMINGBEIN SPORT9:00 AM11:00 AM11
LOCKER ROOM – R –BEIN SPORT ESPANOL1:30 AM2:30 AM10
SPORTING RIVALRIES –BEIN SPORT ESPANOL11:00 AM11:30 AM11
SPORTING RIVALRIES –BEIN SPORT ESPANOL1:30 PM2:00 PM10
CENTRAL FOX US ENC1FOX DEPORTES10:00 AM11:00 AM10
PAID PROGRAMMINGFOX DEPORTES6:00 AM7:00 AM10
BARCA TV POR UDNUNIVISION DEPORTES8:00 AM11:00 AM10
SUPERCOPA MX EN 30UNIVISION DEPORTES4:00 AM4:30 AM11
ZONA RAYADAUNIVISION DEPORTES1:30 PM2:00 PM11
EXPRESS WEEKDAY-LBEIN SPORT7:00 PM7:30 PM00
EXPRESS WEEKDAY-RBEIN SPORT6:00 AM6:30 AM00
EXPRESS WEEKDAY-RBEIN SPORT12:00 AM12:30 AM00
GILLETTE WORLD SPORTSBEIN SPORT7:00 AM7:30 AM00
JUDO FEDERATION – HLSBEIN SPORT8:30 AM9:00 AM00
LOCKER ROOM – L –BEIN SPORT7:30 PM8:00 PM00
LOCKER ROOM – R –BEIN SPORT12:30 AM1:00 AM00
EXPRESS WEEKDAY-RBEIN SPORT ESPANOL6:00 AM6:30 AM00
FOOTBALLS GREATEST CLUBSBEIN SPORT ESPANOL2:30 AM3:00 AM00
LIGUE 1 – RBEIN SPORT ESPANOL9:00 AM11:00 AM00
LOCKER ROOM – R –BEIN SPORT ESPANOL8:00 AM9:00 AM00
PAID PROGRAMMINGFOX DEPORTES4:00 AM6:00 AM00

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Note: viewership of around 100,000 or lower is technically what Nielsen refers to as a “scratch” i.e., not enough Nielsen panelists watched for Nielsen to validate it. There are around 40,000 homes in the Nielsen panel and a bit over 100,000 panelists, where 1 Nielsen panelist watching a whole telecast represents around 3,000 people. So something averaging a million viewers averaged around 370 people out of the ~100K panel — small, but still statistically significant. But when there’s a show with 30,000 viewers, that’s only around 10 Nielsen panelists…

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