Ratings
CBS WINS THE WEEK IN VIEWERS WITH 9 OF THE TOP 10 BROADCASTS AND 17 OF THE TOP 20
Matches the Most CBS Programs in the Weekly Top 20 Rankings since At Least the
2004-2005 Season
For the Second Consecutive Week, 6 Freshman Series Finish in the Top 20,
Including the Special Preview of CBS All Access’ “The Good Fight”
CBS won the week in viewers and adults 25-54 with 9 of the top 10 broadcasts in viewers and 17 of the top 20 broadcasts, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Feb. 20.
The 17 broadcasts in the top 20 match the most CBS has scored since at least the 2004-2005 season.
For the second consecutive week, CBS had six freshman series in the top 20, along with the special preview of THE GOOD FIGHT, which moves exclusively to CBS All Access.
Broadcasts in the Top 20 (Live+SD):
#1 – NCIS (15.29m)
#2 – THE BIG BANG THEORY (13.51m)
#3 – BULL (10.64m)
#4 – 60 MINUTES (10.35m)
#5 – NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (10.32m)
#6 – BLUE BLOODS (10.14m)
#7 – HAWAII FIVE-0 (9.62m)
#8 - “This is Us” (9.03m)
#9 – NCIS: LOS ANGELES (8.61m)
#10 – THE GREAT INDOORS (8.01m)
#11 – MOM (7.87m)
#12 – KEVIN CAN WAIT (7.85m)
#13 - “Grey’s Anatomy” (7.68m)
#14 - “The Bachelor” (7.56m)
#15 – CRIMINAL MINDS (7.34m)
#16 – SUPERIOR DONUTS (7.25m)
#17 – MACGYVER (7.239m)
#18 – SCORPION (7.237m)
#19 – MAN WITH A PLAN (7.20m)
#20 – THE GOOD FIGHT-S (7.17m)
CBS Weekly Highlights
SCORPION
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SCORPION (7.24m) beat NBC and ABC combined in viewers (vs. 5.42m, +34%).
NCIS
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NCIS crossover episode with NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (15.29m) beat NBC, ABC, FOX and CW combined from 8:00-9:00PM in viewers (vs. 14.60m, +5%). Compared to last week, NCIS was up +4% in adults 25-54 (from 2.7/08) and +6% in adults 18-49 (from 1.7/06).
NCIS: NEW ORLEANS
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NCIS: NEW ORLEANS’ crossover episode with NCIS posted its largest audience (10.32m) since Sept. 27, 2016 (second episode of the season). NCIS: NEW ORLEANS beat NBC and ABC combined in viewers at 10PM (vs. 8.90m, +16%). Compared to last week, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS was up +12% in adults 25-54 (from 1.7/05), +20% in adults 18-49 (from 1.0/04) and added +1.21m viewers (from 9.01m, +15%).
CRIMINAL MINDS
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CRIMINAL MINDS was up +6% in adults 25-54 (1.8/05 from 1.7/05), +8% in adults 18-49 (1.3/04 from 1.2/04) and added +640,000 viewers (7.34m from 6.70m, +10%) compared to last week.
Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #22
CBS – 22-hours
NBC – 22-hours
ABC – 22-hours
FOX – 15-hours
NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME
Week #22 of 2016-2017 Season (ending: 2/19/17)
2016-2017
VIEWERS
(000)
CBS 7,545
NBC 4,606
ABC 4,494
FOX 2,867
A25-54
Rtg Sh
CBS 1.6 5
NBC 1.3 4
ABC 1.5 5
FOX 1.0 3
A18-49
Rtg Sh
CBS 1.1 4
NBC 1.0 4
ABC 1.2 4
FOX 0.8 3
NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME
SEASON-TO-DATE RATINGS REPORT (9/19/16-2/19/17)
2016-2017
VIEWERS
(000)
CBS 10,095
NBC 8,792
ABC 6,329
FOX 7,123
A25-54
Rtg Sh
CBS 2.7 8
NBC 3.0 9
ABC 2.1 6
FOX 2.7 8
A18-49
Rtg Sh
CBS 1.9 7
NBC 2.4 8
ABC 1.6 6
FOX 2.3 8
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