Univision remains solid against Games

The Spanish-language network had the night's top non-Games show, "La Que No Podia Amar," which averaged a 1.7 adults 18-49 rating, according to Nielsen overnights.

 

The 10 p.m. show has ranked either first or second to the Games every weeknight since they began more than a week ago.

 

Univision also had the evening's No. 2 non-Olympic program, "Abismo de Pasion," which averaged a 1.4 at 9 p.m.

 

Among the other non-Olympic Big Four networks, ABC had the only original program, "NY Med," which was up 17 percent over last week's episode to a 0.7.

 

Note, accurate ratings for NBC's Olympics coverage will not be available until later today, at which point they'll be posted on Media Life. Early numbers indicate the network was up over the same night at the 2008 Games.

 

NBC led the night among 18-49s with a 9.3 average overnight rating and a 27 share. Univision was second at 1.4/4, Fox and CBS tied for third at 0.9/3, ABC was fifth at 0.7/2, Telemundo sixth at 0.5/1 and CW seventh at 0.2/1.

 

As a reminder, all ratings are based on live-plus-same-day DVR playback, which includes shows replayed before 3 a.m. the night before. Seven-day DVR data won't be available for several weeks. Forty-four percent of Nielsen households have DVRs.

 

NBC once again led each hour of the night with Olympics coverage, beginning with a 6.7 at 8 p.m. Univision was second with a 1.1 for "Por Ella Soy Eva," CBS third with a 1.0 for a repeat of "NCIS," Fox fourth with a 0.9 for a "MasterChef" rerun, ABC fifth with a 0.7 for repeats of "The Middle" and "Last Man Standing," Telemundo sixth with a 0.4 for "Rosa Diamante" and CW seventh with a 0.2 for a rerun of "Hart of Dixie."

 

At 9 p.m. NBC was first with a 10.1 for Olympics, followed again by Univision with a 1.4 for "Pasion." ABC, CBS and Fox all tied for third at 0.9, ABC for a "Wipeout" rerun, CBS for a repeat of "NCIS: Los Angeles" and Fox for more "MasterChef." Telemundo placed sixth with a 0.5 for "Corazon Valiente" and CW seventh with a 0.1 for "The L.A. Complex."

 

NBC extended its lead at 10 p.m. with an 11.2 for Olympics, while Univision remained second with a 1.7 for "Amar." CBS was third with a 0.8 for a repeat of "Person of Interest," ABC fourth with a 0.7 for "Med" and Telemundo fifth with a 0.5 for "Pablo Escobar: El Patron del Mal" (0.6) and "El Rostro de la Venganza" (0.4).

 

Among households, NBC finished first for the night with a 17.3 average overnight rating and a 28 share. CBS was second at 3.7/6, Univision third at 1.9/3, ABC fourth at 1.7/3, Fox fifth at 1.5/2, Telemundo sixth at 0.7/1 and CW seventh at 0.4/1.