Ratings
CBS DOMINATES THE WEEK IN VIEWERS AND ALL KEY DEMOS
AFC Championship Is #1 Program
Network Has 14 of the Top 15 Most Watched Broadcasts, Including Five Freshman Series
“Hunted” Debuts as the Season’s Top New Program on Any Network in Adults 18-49 and the Highest Rated Unscripted Premiere in Five Years
CBS dominated the week in viewers and all key demos with 14 of the top 15 most watched broadcasts including five freshman series, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Jan. 22.
THE AFC CHAMPIONSHIP, with 48 million viewers, was the week’s #1 program.
The Network’s freshman series had a big week with FIVE series ranking in the top 15—HUNTED (#5), BULL (#6), KEVIN CAN WAIT (#10), THE GREAT INDOORS (#13) and MAN WITH A PLAN (#15).
The series premiere of HUNTED averaged 11.85m viewers, 4.8/14 in adults 25-54 and 4.1/14 rating in adults 18-49, up +20% in adults 25-54 (from 4.0/10) and +28% in adults 18-49 (from 3.2/10) from CBS’ previous programming after the AFC Championship Game. HUNTED was the top non-sports program of the week in adults 18-49 ranked #3 overall.
HUNTED posted the season's best series premiere delivery for any program on any network in both adults 25-54 and adults 18-49 and second largest series premiere audience (behind BULL) this season. HUNTED posted the largest unscripted premiere rating in adults 18-49 since "X-Factor" in September 2011.
CBS also had strong performances from its comedies as MAN WITH A PLAN, MOM, LIFE IN PIECES and 2 BROKE GIRLS all delivered their biggest audiences of the season.
CBS ranked first in viewers on all seven nights of the week
CBS Broadcasts in the Top 20 (Live+SD):
#1 – AFC CHAMPIONSHIP: PITTSBURGH/NEW ENGLAND-S (48.0 Million)
#2 – AFC CHAMPIONSHIP POST-GAME-S (22.7 Million)
#3 – NCIS (15.5 Million)
#4 – THE BIG BANG THEORY (15.2 Million)
#5 – HUNTED Series Premiere (11.8 Million)
#6 – BULL (11.1 Million)
#7 – BLUE BLOODS (9.8 Million)
#9 – NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (9.3 Million)
#10 – KEVIN CAN WAIT (8.7 Million)
#11 – MOM (8.6 Million) – STD High
#12 – HAWAII FIVE-0 (8.4 Million)
#13 – THE GREAT INDOORS (7.808 Million)
#14 – SCORPION (7.805 Million)
#15 – MAN WITH A PLAN (7.7 Million) – STD High
#19 – LIFE IN PIECES (6.9 Million) – STD High
CBS Weekly Highlights:
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
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The AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ON CBS delivered a 24.4/38 with 47.95m viewers, 18.2/43 in adults 25-54, 15.4/43 in adults 18-49, 21.9/51 in men 25-54 and 18.7/52 in men 18-49. The AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME was up +14% in both adults 25-54 and viewers, +11% in adults 18-49, +12% in both men 25-54 and men 18-49 compared to AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME on Jan. 18, 2015, the last time the game aired in primetime on CBS.
KEVIN CAN WAIT
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KEVIN CAN WAIT posted its largest audience (8.66m) since Oct. 10, best adults 25-54 (2.6) rating since Oct. 17 and best adults 18-49 (1.7) rating since Nov. 17.
MAN WITH A PLAN
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MAN WITH A PLAN delivered its largest audience (7.70m) and best adult 18-49 rating (1.5) since the series premiere.
MOM
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MOM was first in viewers (8.57m), adults 25-54 (2.6/08) and adults 18-49 (1.7/06), delivering its largest audience of the season and matching its season best adults 18-49 rating.
LIFE IN PIECES
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LIFE IN PIECES was first in viewers (6.95m), adults 25-54 (2.2/06) and adults 18-49 (1.5/05). LIFE IN PIECES posted its largest audience of the season and matched its season best adults 18-49 ratings.
Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #18
CBS – 22-hours
NBC – 22-hours
ABC – 22-hours
FOX – 15-hours
NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME
Week #18 of 2016-2017 Season (ending: 1/22/17)
2016-2017
VIEWERS
(000)
CBS 13,295
NBC 4,588
ABC 4,094
FOX 2,997
A25-54
Rtg Sh
CBS 4.2 12
NBC 1.4 4
ABC 1.3 4
FOX 1.1 3
A18-49
Rtg Sh
CBS 3.3 11
NBC 1.0 4
ABC 1.1 4
FOX 0.9 3
NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME
SEASON-TO-DATE RATINGS REPORT (9/19/16-1/22/17)
2016-2017
VIEWERS
(000)
CBS 10,253
NBC 9,528
ABC 6,481
FOX 6,296
A25-54
Rtg Sh
CBS 2.7 8
NBC 3.3 10
ABC 2.1 6
FOX 2.4 7
A18-49
Rtg Sh
CBS 2.0 7
NBC 2.6 9
ABC 1.6 6
FOX 2.0 7
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