Ratings

WITH L+7, “NCIS” PASSES “SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL” AS THE WEEK’S #1 BROADCAST

“The Big Bang Theory,” “Scorpion,” “Blue Bloods,” “NCIS,” “NCIS: Los Angeles,” “Criminal Minds” and “Limitless” All Posts Lifts of More Than +3.5 Million Viewers

“Limitless” Jumps +86% in Adults 18-49 Lift

           NCIS passed “Sunday Night Football” as the #1 broadcast in primetime, according to Nielsen live +7-day ratings for the week ending Oct. 25, Week Five of the 2015-2016 season.

           With a 7-day lift of +3.76m, NCIS (20.97m) passed “Sunday Night Football” (20.68m) as the week’s top broadcast.

           CBS had nine of the top 20 program in viewers – more than any other network – with seven series posting lifts of more than +3.5 million viewers, including THE BIG BANG THEORY +5.52m (20.20m from 14.68m live plus same day, +38%), SCORPION +3.94m (13.40m from 9.46m, +42%), BLUE BLOODS +3.91m (14.33m from 10.42m, +38%), NCIS: LOS ANGELES +3.73m (12.51m from 8.78m, +43%), CRIMINAL MINDS +3.67m (12.14m from 8.47m, +43%) and LIMITLESS +3.63m (11.43m from 7.90m, +46%).

           In adults 18-49 lift, THE BIG BANG THEORY ranked second, gaining +2.0 (5.9 from 3.9, +51%). Other CBS series among the top 20 gainers were CRIMINAL MINDS +1.3 (2.9 from 1.6, +81%), LIMITLESS +1.2 (2.6 from 1.4, +86%) and SCORPION +1.1 (2.9 from 1.8, +61%).

 

Top 20 L+7 Lift in Viewers

Network

Live+SD Program (000)

Live+7 Program (000)

Live+7 from SD LIFT

Live+7 from SD LIFT

TC#

1

BLINDSPOT

NBC

7,817

13,429

5,612

+72%

1

2

BIG BANG THEORY, THE

CBS

14,684

20,197

5,513

+38%

1

3

BLACKLIST

NBC

6,679

11,836

5,157

+77%

1

4

EMPIRE

FOX

12,280

17,352

5,072

+41%

1

5

QUANTICO

ABC

5,105

9,484

4,379

+86%

1

6

MODERN FAMILY

ABC

7,798

12,157

4,359

+56%

1

7

HOW TO GET AWAY W/MURDER

ABC

6,951

10,941

3,990

+57%

1

8

SCORPION

CBS

9,460

13,398

3,938

+42%

1

9

BLUE BLOODS

CBS

10,417

14,330

3,913

+38%

1

10

CASTLE

ABC

6,670

10,486

3,816

+57%

1

11

CHICAGO FIRE

NBC

7,637

11,444

3,807

+50%

1

12

NCIS

CBS

17,215

20,971

3,756

+22%

1

13

NCIS: LOS ANGELES

CBS

8,767

12,505

3,738

+43%

1

14

CRIMINAL MINDS

CBS

8,470

12,135

3,665

+43%

1

15

SCANDAL

ABC

8,281

11,945

3,664

+44%

1

16

LIMITLESS

CBS

7,895

11,526

3,631

+46%

1

17

CHICAGO PD

NBC

6,237

9,651

3,414

+55%

1

18

GREY'S ANATOMY

ABC

8,964

12,213

3,249

+36%

1

19

HAWAII FIVE-0

CBS

8,595

11,829

3,234

+38%

1

20

NCIS: NEW ORLEANS

CBS

12,986

16,011

3,025

+23%

1

 

Top 20 L+7 Lift In Adults 18-49

 

Network

Live+SD Program AA%

Live+7 Program AA%

Live+7 from SD LIFT

Live+7 from SD LIFT

TC#

1

EMPIRE

FOX

4.8

7.2

2.4

+50%

1

2

BIG BANG THEORY, THE

CBS

3.9

5.9

2.0

+51%

1

3

BLINDSPOT

NBC

2.1

4.0

1.9

+90%

1

3

MODERN FAMILY

ABC

2.7

4.6

1.9

+70%

1

5

HOW TO GET AWAY W/MURDER

ABC

2.1

3.7

1.6

+76%

1

5

QUANTICO

ABC

1.5

3.1

1.6

+107%

1

7

BLACKLIST

NBC

1.4

2.9

1.5

+107%

1

7

GREY'S ANATOMY

ABC

2.4

3.9

1.5

+63%

1

9

SCANDAL

ABC

2.5

3.9

1.4

+56%

1

10

CRIMINAL MINDS

CBS

1.6

2.9

1.3

+81%

1

10

CHICAGO FIRE

NBC

1.6

2.9

1.3

+81%

1

12

LIMITLESS

CBS

1.4

2.6

1.2

+86%

1

13

SCORPION

CBS

1.8

2.9

1.1

+61%

1

13

LAW AND ORDER:SVU

NBC

1.5

2.6

1.1

+73%

1

13

CHICAGO PD

NBC

1.4

2.5

1.1

+79%

1

13

GOTHAM

FOX

1.3

2.4

1.1

+85%

1

17

HEROES REBORN

NBC

1.1

2.1

1.0

+91%

1

17

ONCE UPON A TIME

ABC

1.6

2.6

1.0

+63%

1

17

MARVEL AGENTS S.H.I.E.L.D

ABC

1.5

2.5

1.0

+67%

1

17

BLACK-ISH

ABC

1.8

2.8

1.0

+56%

1

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