Ratings

CBS SWEEPS THE WEEK IN VIEWERS AND KEY DEMOS

Network Has the Top 7 Programs and 16 of 20 Including 6 Freshman Series—“Bull,” “MacGyver,” “Kevin Can Wait,” “The Great Indoors,” “Superior Donuts” and “Man with a Plan”

26.1 Million Viewers Tuned Into “The 59th Annual Grammy Awards,” Its Largest Audience in Three Years

CBS swept the week in viewers and key demographics with the top 7 broadcasts and 16 of the top 20 including 6 freshman series, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Feb. 12.

THE 59TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS was the week’s #1 program, delivering a three-year high of 26.1 million viewers. NCIS was the week's #1 drama, THE BIG BANG THEORY was the #1 comedy, BULL was the #1 new drama and KEVIN CAN WAIT was the #1 new comedy. 

Six freshman series placed among the top 20 broadcasts with BULL (#4), MACGYVER (#12), KEVIN CAN WAIT (#13), THE GREAT INDOORS (#17), SUPERIOR DONUTS (#19) and MAN WITH A PLAN (#20).

CBS Broadcasts in the Top 20 (Live+SD):

#1    –  GRAMMY AWARDS-S  (26.07m) – Most-Watched Since 2014

#2    –  NCIS  (15.57m)

#3    –  THE BIG BANG THEORY  (14.15m)

#4    –  BULL  (10.78m)

#5    –  BLUE BLOODS  (10.65m)

#6    –  GRAMMY AWARDS RED CARPET-S  (10.07m)

#7    –  HAWAII FIVE-0  (9.86m)

#9    –  NCIS:  NEW ORLEANS  (9.01m)

#11  –  60 MINUTES PRESENTS  (8.43m)

#12  –  MACGYVER  (8.02m)

#13  –  KEVIN CAN WAIT  (7.91m)

#14  –  SCORPION  (7.76m)

#15  –  MOM  (7.56m)

#17  –  THE GREAT INDOORS  (7.44m)

#19  –  SUPERIOR DONUTS  (7.34m)

#20  –  MAN WITH A PLAN  (7.25m)

CBS Weekly Highlights

THE 59TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS

  • THE 59TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS (S) (8:00-11:42PM) delivered 14.3/25 in households, 26.07m viewers, 9.1/25 in adults 25-54, 7.8/25 in adults 18-49 and 6.6/27 in adults 18-34.  Compared to last year on Monday, Feb. 15, THE GRAMMYs was up +1% in both adults 25-54 (from 9.0/24) and adults 18-49 (from 7.7/24), +3% in adults 18-34 (from 6.4/24) and added +1.14m viewers (from 24.93m, +5%).  THE GRAMMYs posted their largest audience since 2014.

SUPERIOR DONUTS

  • SUPERIOR DONUTS (P) posted the time period's best delivery in viewers (7.34m) since the Oct. 3, 2016 SCORPION two hour premiere. 

NCIS

  • NCIS was the week’s #1 scripted series in viewers (15.56m). 

THE BIG BANG THEORY

  • THE BIG BANG THEORY was first on Thursday in viewers (14.15m), adults 25-54 (4.4/13) and adults 18-49 (3.0/11).

MACGYVER

  • MACGYVER was up +20% in both adults 25-54 (1.8 from 1.5) and adults 18-49 (1.2 from 1.0) and added +590,000 viewers (from 7.43m, +8%) compared to last week.

BLUE BLOODS

  • BLUE BLOODS beat NBC and ABC combined at 10:00 PM in viewers (10.65m vs. 8.18m, +30%). Compared to the last week, BLUE BLOODS was up +6% in adults 25-54 (1.9 from 1.8), +9% in adults 18-49 (1.2 from 1.1) and added +520,000 viewers (from 10.13m, +5%). 

Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #21

CBS –  22-hours

NBC – 22-hours

ABC – 22-hours

FOX – 15-hours

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME

Week #21 of 2016-2017 Season (ending: 2/12/17)

2016-2017

VIEWERS

(000)

CBS 10,286

NBC 4,512

ABC 5,135

FOX 3,136

A25-54

Rtg Sh

CBS 2.8 9

NBC 1.3 4

ABC 1.7 5

FOX 1.1 3

A18-49

Rtg Sh

CBS 2.1 8

NBC 1.0 4

ABC 1.4 5

FOX 0.9 3

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME

SEASON-TO-DATE RATINGS REPORT (9/19/16-2/12/17)

2016-2017

VIEWERS

(000)

CBS 10,153

NBC 8,951

ABC 6,369

FOX 7,271

A25-54

Rtg Sh

CBS 2.7 8

NBC 3.1 9

ABC 2.1 6

FOX 2.7 8

A18-49

Rtg Sh

CBS 2.0 7

NBC 2.4 9

ABC 1.6 6

FOX 2.3 8

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