Preliminary Ratings: Wednesday 07/13/2016

For the second night in a row, AMERICA'S GOT TALENT tops an annual sports programming event. On Wednesday night, it topped THE ESPYS, on ABC, more than doubling it in total viewers and beating in in each of the three demographic categories. In Adults 25-54, AGT posted a rating 50% higher than THE ESPYS. At 10 PM, THE NIGHT SHIFT posted season highs, including 6.3 million viewers and a 1.7 rating in Adults 25-54.

THE ESPYS returned to ABC for a second year of coverage, collecting just 5.5 million viewers and a 1.6 rating in Adults 18-49. That is down 2.3 million viewers and 28% in the demo, from last years event. THE ESPYS did draw the most Males 18-49 than any other program of the night, with a 7 share in the demographic.

CBS and FOX battled it out for a distant third place showing. CBS had the #2 show of the eveing, with BIG BROTHER drawing 5.9 million viewers and a 1.7 rating in the A18-49 demo. But, an encore of CRIMINAL MINDS and the low ratings from the summer drama AMERICAN GOTHIC, pulls CBS down to FOX level ratings. FOX was fourth in each hour.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	5.50 million	1.3	1.6	2.0
CBS	4.00 million	0.7	1.0	1.3
CW	1.30 million	0.3	0.4	0.5
FOX	3.10 million	0.6	1.0	1.2
NBC	9.70 million	1.3	2.0	2.6

Time	Net	Program	P2*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8:00	ABC	The ESPYS	5.50	1.3	1.6	2.0
8:00	CBS	Big Brother	5.90	1.3	1.7	2.1
9:00	CBS	Criminal Minds [R]	3.40	0.5	0.8	1.0
10:00	CBS	American Gothic	2.80	0.4	0.5	0.8
8:00	CW	Penn & Teller: Fool Us (SP)	1.50	0.3	0.4	0.5
9:00	CW	Whose Line is it Anyway?	1.20	0.4	0.4	0.5
9:30	CW	Whose Line [R]	1.10	0.3	0.4	0.4
8:00	FOX	Masterchef	3.60	0.7	1.1	1.4
9:00	FOX	Wayward Pines	2.50	0.5	0.8	0.9
8:00	NBC	America's Got Talent	11.40	1.5	2.3	3.0
10:00	NBC	The Night Shift	6.30	0.9	1.3	1.7

* - viewers in millions