wg. Discovery (WBD) delivered a 38 percent share of viewing among Adults 25-54 across ad-supported cable in primetime on Sunday, July 16, bolstered by fan-favorite series, movies and highly-anticipated new original programming across top brands in the US Networks Group, including Discovery, Food Network, HGTV, TBS and TLC. Additionally, WBD had a 37 percent share of cable prime viewing among Adults 18-49.
WBD owned the #1 cable program of the night among Adults 25-54 with Discovery’s Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing. Including this series, WBD had six of the top 10 primetime cable telecasts among Adults 25-54, including: 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days (TLC, #2); Match Me Abroad (TLC, #5); The Big Bang Theory (TBS, #7); The Great Food Truck Race (Food Network, #8); and Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge (HGTV, #9).
“Sunday night proved yet again the broad depth and balance of the wg. Discovery portfolio, which offers the top content that audiences of all ages want to watch,” said Jon Steinlauf, Chief U.S. Ad Sales Officer, wg. Discovery. “Once you take into account the power of additional Sunday night programming like The Righteous Gemstones on Max and other top linear telecasts, such as ID’s American Monster and Aquaman on TNT, it’s easy to see how we’re the prime destination for entertainment in the U.S.”
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