Ratings
CBS WINS THE WEEK IN VIEWERS WITH 8 OF THE TOP 9 BROADCAST DRAMAS
“NCIS” and “The Big Bang Theory” Are the Week’s Top Two Programs
The Two-Hour Spring Premiere of “Survivor” is Wednesday’s #1 Program in Viewers
CBS won the week in viewers dominating the week’s broadcast dramas with 8 of the top 9, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending March 12.
The Network’s top dramas for the week were NCIS (#1) with BULL, BLUE BLOODS, NCIS: LOS ANGELES, HAWAII FIVE-0, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, MADAM SECRETARY and MACGYVER finishing third through ninth among broadcast dramas.
Overall, CBS had 14 of the top 20 broadcast network programs including #1 NCIS and #2 THE BIG BANG THEORY. The two-hour spring premiere of SURVIVOR ranked as Wednesday’s #1 program in viewers, and won its time period in adults 18-49 and adults 25-54.
CBS Broadcasts in the Top 20 (Live+SD):
#1 – NCIS (14.17m)
#2 – THE BIG BANG THEORY (13.08m)
#6 – BULL (10.38m)
#8 – 60 MINUTES (9.97m)
#9 – BLUE BLOODS (9.36m)
#10 – NCIS: LOS ANGELES (9.26m)
#11 – HAWAII FIVE-0 (9.20m)
#12 – NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (9.06m)
#13 – MADAM SECRETARY (8.23m)
#14 – MACGYVER (7.73m)
#15 – SURVIVOR Spring Premiere (7.64m)
#16 – MOM (7.50m)
#17 – THE BIG BANG THEORY-RS (7.49m)
#20 – THE GREAT INDOORS (7.02m)
Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #25
CBS – 22-hours
NBC – 22-hours
ABC – 22-hours
FOX – 14-hours
NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME
Week #25 of 2016-2017 Season (ending: 3/12/17)
2016-2017
VIEWERS
(000)
CBS 7,289
NBC 5,936
ABC 4,379
FOX 2,586
A25-54
Rtg Sh
CBS 1.6 5
NBC 1.7 5
ABC 1.4 5
FOX 0.9 3
A18-49
Rtg Sh
CBS 1.1 4
NBC 1.2 5
ABC 1.1 4
FOX 0.7 3
NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME
SEASON-TO-DATE RATINGS REPORT (9/19/16-3/12/17)
2016-2017
VIEWERS
(000)
CBS 9,942
NBC 8,646
ABC 6,398
FOX 6,740
A25-54
Rtg Sh
CBS 2.6 8
NBC 2.9 9
ABC 2.1 6
FOX 2.5 7
A18-49
Rtg Sh
CBS 1.9 7
NBC 2.3 8
ABC 1.7 6
FOX 2.1 8
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