Up Double Digit Percentages in Key Demos from CBS’ Previous Programming

after the AFC Championship Game

“Hunted” Is Television’s Biggest Reality Series Premiere among Adults 18-49

in Five Years

   The series premiere of HUNTED opened as the season’s highest rated new series debut in key demographics, according to Nielsen time zone adjusted fast national ratings for Sunday, Jan. 22.

From 10:08-11:08 PM, HUNTED averaged 11.83 million viewers, 4.0 in adults 18-49, 4.7 in adults 25-54 and 3.2 in adults 18-34, the highest rated debut in these demos of any program on any network this season. In viewers, HUNTED drew the second largest premiere audience (behind only CBS’ BULL).

HUNTED is television’s biggest reality series premiere in adults 18-49 since Sept. 21, 2011 (4.4, “X-Factor”).

Compared to the post-AFC Championship Game programming the last time CBS had the prime game (SCORPION) on Jan. 18, 2015 at 10:28 PM, HUNTED was up +25% in adults 18-49 (from 3.2) and +18% in adults 25-54 (from 4.0). 

HUNTED moves to its regular night, Wednesday, on Jan. 25 with a special two-hour premiere (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).

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Ed Harrison 818-655-1584 ed.harrison@cbs.com