MOONSHINERS #1 ON CABLE ON WEDNESDAY JAN 30 IN TOTAL VIEWERS AND ACROSS ALL KEY DEMOS
January 31, 2013
MOONSHINERS season two finale, "Last Shiner Standing", trounced the cable television competition on Wednesday Jan. 30 and was the #1 cable program, no exclusions, with 3.87 million total viewers P2+. Marking a series best, it was also the #1 show on cable across key demos, including Persons 18+, Persons 25-54, Persons 18-49, Persons 18-34, Men 25-54, and Men 18-49.
MOONSHINERS earned 2.58 HH / 2.30 P25-54 / 2.00 P18-49/ 3.87 million viewers P2+ average delivery. It was also the #2 program in ALL OF TELEVISION (broadcast and cable) behind only "American Idol", among Men 18-49 and Men 25-54 delivery. MOONSHINERS beat FX's THE AMERICANS premiere by 650,000 Total Viewers P2+, 3.87m vs. 3.22m.
Among Men 25-54, MOONSHINERS beat ALL broadcast programs on CBS, NBC and ABC, including ABC's Modern Family, The Neighbors, The Middle, and Suburgatory; CBS' CSI, Criminal Minds and Super Bowl Great Commercials; and NBC's Chicago Fire, Law & Order: SVU, Whitney and Guys With Kids.