The Discovery Channel aired two reality TV programs with the highest weekly viewership ratings – “Gold Rush” and “Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing” – according to data collected by Nielsen and shared with Forbes magazine, prior to Bravo’s series stars competing for headlines.
Key Facts
The “Gold Rush” program featured parts of its thirteenth and fourteenth seasons this year, following the competitive efforts of gold miners in Alaska and the Klondike area, and it had an average weekly audience of 1.93 million viewers, ranking first among reality series in Nielsen data this year.
The “Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing” program is a derivative of the show “Naked and Afraid,” where pairs of male and female contestants are dropped in the wilderness without food, water, or clothing, and must try to survive for 21 days. It had an average weekly audience of 1.87 million viewers after its premiere in May.
The “Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing” program placed 12 stars from previous seasons in Oribi Gorge in South Africa, where they competed in harsh challenges to win $100,000.
The “Vanderpump Rules” and “Below Deck” programs tied for third place in weekly viewership with an average of 1.87 million viewers.
The Big Number
11. This is the number of programs that aired on Bravo in the top 20 shows. The Discovery Channel had seven programs in the top 20 list.
Astonishing Fact
TLC had two programs in Nielsen’s top 20 reality shows: “1000-Lb. Sisters” (ranked 5) which premiered its first episode of the fifth season this month, and “90 Day Fiancé” (ranked 7) which is in its tenth season following international couples who have 90 days to decide on marriage.
List
1. “Gold Rush” (Discovery)
2. “Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing” (Discovery)
3. “Below Deck” (Bravo)
3. “Vanderpump Rules” (Bravo)
5. “100-Lb. Sisters” (TLC)
6. “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” (Bravo)
7. “90 Day Fiancé” (TLC)
8. “Real Housewives of New Jersey” (Bravo)
9. “Below Deck Mediterranean” (Bravo)
10. “Project Runway” (Bravo)
11. “Real Housewives of OC” (Bravo)
11. “Mystery Blind Frog Ranch” (Discovery)
13. “Top Chef” (Bravo)
14. “Below Deck Sailing Yacht” (Bravo)
15. “Real Housewives Atlanta” (Bravo)
16. “Below Deck Down Under” (Bravo)
17. “Homestead Rescue” (Discovery)
18. “Gold Rush: Parker’s Trail” (Discovery)
19. “Naked and Afraid: Castaways” (Discovery)
20. “Naked and Afraid” (Discovery)
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