Ratings

WITH L+7, “NCIS” AND “THE BIG BANG THEORY” PASS “SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL” AS THE TOP TWO PROGRAMS IN WEEK EIGHT

“The Big Bang Theory,” “Blue Bloods” and “NCIS” All Exceed +4 Million Viewer Lift

“The Big Bang Theory” is the #1 Program in Adult 18-49 Lift (Tie)

              NCIS (20.71m) and THE BIG BANG THEORY (19.90m) both passed “Sunday Night Football” (19.49m) as the week’s top two programs in viewers, according to Nielsen live + 7-day ratings for the week ending Nov. 15, Week Eight of the season.

          CBS had three programs with L+7 viewer lifts of more than +4 million from their live + same day averages, led by THE BIG BANG THEORY +4.98m (19.90m from 14.92m, +33%); BLUE BLOODS +4.08m (14.41m from 10.33m, +39%) and NCIS +4.03m (20.71m from 16.68m, +24%).

           Among adults 18-49, THE BIG BANG THEORY was the week’s top gainer (tie) with a lift of +2.2 (5.9 from 3.7 +59%).

 

L+7 Top 20 Program Rank for Week Eight

 

Source: Nielsen NPM   LIVE+7 (11/09/2015 - 11/15/2015)

 

Rank

Program

Network

(000)

 

 

 

 

 

1

NCIS

CBS

20,707

2

BIG BANG THEORY, THE

CBS

19,902

3

NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

NBC

19,490

4

60 MINUTES

CBS

18,630

5

EMPIRE

FOX

15,803

6

NCIS: NEW ORLEANS

CBS

15,428

7

BLUE BLOODS

CBS

14,408

8

VOICE

NBC

14,375

9

DANCING WITH THE STARS

ABC

14,299

10

SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK

NBC

13,979

 

 

 

 

 

11

SCORPION

CBS

13,191

12

BLINDSPOT

NBC

13,190

13

VOICE-TUE

NBC

12,990

14

MADAM SECRETARY

CBS

12,922

15

MODERN FAMILY

ABC

12,409

16

CRIMINAL MINDS

CBS

12,283

17

VOICE 11/11

(S)

NBC

12,227

18

CHICAGO FIRE

NBC

11,732

19

HAWAII FIVE-0

CBS

11,710

20

SCANDAL

ABC

11,581

 

L+7 Top 20 Programs in Viewer Lift

 

 

Source: Nielsen NPM,   LIVE+SD, LIVE+7 (11/09/2015 - 11/15/2015)

2+ LIFT RANK

Program Title

Network

LIVE+SD PER2+ (000)

LIVE+7 PER2+ (000)

Live Plus Seven Day Lift

Live Plus Seven Day Lift %

1

BLINDSPOT

NBC

7,673

13,190

+5517

72%

2

BIG BANG THEORY, THE

CBS

14,915

19,902

+4987

33%

3

BLACKLIST

NBC

6,754

11,563

+4809

71%

4

EMPIRE

FOX

11,200

15,803

+4603

41%

5

QUANTICO

ABC

4,203

8,648

+4445

106%

6

MODERN FAMILY

ABC

8,147

12,409

+4262

52%

7

BLUE BLOODS

CBS

10,331

14,408

+4077

39%

8

NCIS

CBS

16,678

20,707

+4029

24%

9

CASTLE

ABC

6,069

10,030

+3961

65%

10

SCANDAL

ABC

7,703

11,581

+3878

50%

11

SCORPION

CBS

9,344

13,191

+3847

41%

12

HOW TO GET AWAY W/MURDER

ABC

6,710

10,522

+3812

57%

13

CRIMINAL MINDS

CBS

8,512

12,283

+3771

44%

14

CHICAGO PD

NBC

6,792

10,442

+3650

54%

15

ELEMENTARY

CBS

5,174

8,782

+3608

70%

16

CHICAGO FIRE

NBC

8,145

11,732

+3587

44%

17

GREY'S ANATOMY

ABC

8,018

11,478

+3460

43%

18

NCIS: LOS ANGELES

CBS

7,910

11,328

+3418

43%

19

HAWAII FIVE-0

CBS

8,467

11,710

+3243

38%

20

LAW AND ORDER:SVU

NBC

7,774

10,998

+3224

41%

 

L+7 Top 10 Programs in Adults 18-49 Lift

 

 

Source: Nielsen NPM,   LIVE+SD, LIVE+7 (11/09/2015 - 11/15/2015)

A1849 LIFT RANK

Program Title

Network

LIVE+SD A1849 %

LIVE+7 A1849 %

Live Plus Seven Day Lift

Live Plus Seven Day Lift %

1

BIG BANG THEORY, THE

CBS

3.7

5.9

+2.2

59%

1

EMPIRE

FOX

4.2

6.4

+2.2

52%

3

MODERN FAMILY

ABC

2.7

4.7

+2.0

74%

4

BLINDSPOT

NBC

2.2

4.0

+1.8

82%

4

QUANTICO

ABC

1.3

3.1

+1.8

138%

6

HOW TO GET AWAY W/MURDER

ABC

1.9

3.6

+1.7

89%

7

GREY'S ANATOMY

ABC

2.2

3.8

+1.6

73%

7

SCANDAL

ABC

2.2

3.8

+1.6

73%

9

BLACKLIST

NBC

1.5

2.9

+1.4

93%

10

CRIMINAL MINDS

CBS

1.6

2.9

+1.3

81%

10

LAW AND ORDER:SVU

NBC

2.0

3.3

+1.3

65%

 

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