Preliminary Ratings: Monday 09/26/2016

The first Presidential debate aired on multiple networks last night, including the Big 4 broadcast networks. together, the drew 45.4 million viewers, a 9.9 rating in Adults 18-34 and a 13.1 rating in Adults 18-49. NBC was the top network during the debate, grabbing 16.6 million viewers and a 5.4 rating in the A18-49 demo. It helped that it had the best lead in for the debate, as THE VOICE delivered 12.1 million viewers and a 3.3 demo rating.

NBC was also tops in the Debate Analysis, keeping 12.5 million viewers. CBS only retained 7.8 of its 11 million viewers and ABC was in the middle with 9.5 million viewers.

At 8 PM, DANCING WITH THE STARS was slightly up from last week's two hour program, while THE VOICE was flat, week-to-week. CBS was down from the premieres of the two comedies and FOX was also down.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	11.30 million	2.0	2.5	3.1
CBS	11.00 million	1.9	2.8	3.7
CW	1.00 million	0.2	0.3	0.4
FOX	4.90 million	1.4	1.6	1.9
NBC	14.40 million	3.2	4.5	5.4

Time	Net	Program	P2*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8:00	ABC	DWTS	10.74	1.2	1.8	2.4
9:00	ABC	Presidential Debate	12.50	2.5	3.1	3.6
10:30	ABC	Debate Analysis	9.10	1.8	2.3	2.7
8:00	CBS	The Big Bang Theory	14.10	2.4	3.5	4.8
8:30	CBS	Kevin Can Wait	10.90	1.8	2.7	3.8
9:00	CBS	Presidential Debate	11.00	2.0	2.8	3.6
10:30	CBS	Debate Analysis	7.80	1.4	2.0	2.6
8:00	CW	Supergirl [R]	1.00	0.2	0.3	0.3
9:00	CW	Supergirl [R]	1.10	0.2	0.3	0.3
8:00	FOX	Gotham	3.70	1.0	1.2	1.4
9:00	FOX	Presidential Debate	5.30	1.5	1.8	2.1
8:00	NBC	The Voice	12.10	2.3	3.3	4.2
9:00	NBC	Presidential Debate	16.60	3.9	5.4	6.4
10:30	NBC	Debate Analysis	12.50	2.9	3.9	4.7

* - viewers in millions