or


[07/22/14 - 10:08 AM]
CBS Wins Fifth Straight Week in Viewers
CBS spins the numbers for the week of July 14-20.

[via press release from CBS]

CBS WINS FIFTH STRAIGHT WEEK IN VIEWERS

"Extant" is the Top Scripted Broadcast in Viewers

"Under the Dome" is Top Scripted Broadcast in Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54

All Three Editions of "Big Brother" Are the Week's Top Regularly Scheduled Broadcasts in Adults 18-49

"Unforgettable" and "Reckless" Post Gains

CBS won its fifth straight week in viewers with 12 of the top 20 broadcasts, led by EXTANT, the top scripted program in viewers, all three editions of BIG BROTHER and a growing UNFORGETTABLE, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending July 20.

EXTANT was the week's top scripted broadcast in viewers with NCIS (R), 60 MINUTES (R), UNDER THE DOME, THE BIG BANG THEORY (R) and UNFORGETTABLE all in the top 10.

Among adults 18-49, UNDER THE DOME was the top scripted broadcast while BIG BROTHER THURSDAY and BIG BROTHER SUNDAY were tied as the week's top regularly scheduled broadcasts. BIG BROTHER WEDNESDAY was just -0.1 rating points behind the other two BIG BROTHER broadcasts.

CBS Broadcasts In Top 20:

#3 - EXTANT (7.96m)
#4 - NCIS-R (7.93m)
#5 - 60 MINUTES-R (7.90m)
#6 - UNDER THE DOME (7.64m)
#7 - THE BIG BANG THEORY-R (7.10m)
#10 - UNFORGETTABLE (6.39m)
#11 - BIG BROTHER-SUN (6.27m)
#12 - BIG BROTHER-WED (6.22m)
#13 - NCIS: LOS ANGELES-R (6.21m)
#14 - BLUE BLOODS-R (6.19m)
#15 - BIG BROTHER-THU (6.11m)
#20 - THE BIG BANG THEORY MON-RS (5.81m)

CBS Weekly Highlights:

UNDER THE DOME

· UNDER THE DOME was first in viewers (7.64m), adults 25-54 (2.5/07) and adults 18-49 (1.9/06). Compared to last week, UNDER THE DOME was up +9% in adults 25-54 (from 2.3/06) and +12% in adults 18-49 (from 1.7/05) and was Monday's top broadcast in viewers, adults 25-54 and adults 18-49.

EXTANT

· EXTANT was first in viewers (7.96m), adults 25-54 (2.0/06) and adults 18-49 (1.5/05) and was Wednesday's top program in viewers.

UNFORGETTABLE

· UNFORGETTABLE was first in viewers (6.39m) and second in adults 25-54 (1.4/04) and tied for second in adults 18-49 (1.0/03, with ABC). Compared to last week, UNFORGETTABLE was up +11% in adults 18-49 (from 0.9/03), even in adults 25-54 and added +370,000 viewers (from 6.02m, +6%).

RECKLESS

· RECKLESS was first in viewers (3.96m), tied for first in both adults 25-54 (0.9/03, with ABC) and adults 18-49 (0.6/02, with NBC and ABC). Compared to last week, RECKLESS was up +13% in adults 25-54 (from 0.8/02), +20% in adults 18-49 (from 0.5/02) and added +10,000 viewers (from 3.95m).

BIG BROTHER

· BIG BROTHER WEDNESDAY was first in viewers (6.22m), adults 25-54 (2.4/08), adults 18-49 (2.1/08) and adults 18-34 (1.4/07). Compared to last week, BIG BROTHER was up +4% in adults 25-54 (from 2.3/08), +11% in adults 18-49 (from 1.9/07) and added +210,000 viewers (from 6.03m, +3%). BIG BROTHER was the night's top program in adults 25-54 and adults 18-49.

· BIG BROTHER THURSDAY was first in viewers (6.11m), adults 25-54 (2.6/08), adults 18-49 (2.2/08) and adults 18-34 (1.4/06), more than doubling its closest competitor in adults 25-54, adults 18-49 and adults 18-34 from 9:00-10:00 PM. Compared to last week, BIG BROTHER was up +5% in adults 18-49 (from 2.1/08) and +17% in adults 18-34 (from 1.2/05). It was the night's #1 program in adults 25-54 and adults 18-49.

· BIG BROTHER SUNDAY was first in viewers (6.27m), adults 25-54 (2.4/07), adults 18-49 (2.2/08) and adults 18-34 (1.4/06) for the fourth consecutive week and was the night's top program in adults 25-54 and adults 18-49.

Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #43

CBS - 22 hours

NBC - 22 hours

ABC - 22 hours

FOX - 16 hours





  [july 2014]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
  


· 2 BROKE GIRLS (CBS)
· 48 HOURS (CBS)
· 60 MINUTES (CBS)
· BAD TEACHER (CBS)
· BIG BANG THEORY, THE (CBS)
· BIG BROTHER (CBS)
· BLUE BLOODS (CBS)
· CRIMINAL MINDS (CBS)
· CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (CBS)
· ELEMENTARY (CBS)
· EXTANT (CBS)
· HAWAII FIVE-0 (CBS)
· MIKE & MOLLY (CBS)
· MILLERS, THE (CBS)
· MOM (CBS)
· NCIS (CBS)
· NCIS: LOS ANGELES (CBS)
· PERSON OF INTEREST (CBS)
· RECKLESS (CBS)
· UNDER THE DOME (CBS)
· UNFORGETTABLE (A AND E)





most recent ratings | view all posts
[10/27/25 - 12:03 PM]
Second-Most Viewed NBA Opening Week on ESPN Since 2014; "Inside the NBA" Averaged 1M Viewers in Its Opening Week Debut on ESPN
Last week's NBA coverage averaged 2.2 million viewers.

[10/24/25 - 02:54 PM]
ESPN's Third-Most Watched NBA Season-Opening Wednesday Ever
The two-game slate averaged 2.33 million viewers, up 44 percent from last year.

[10/24/25 - 02:02 PM]
"20/20" Is Friday's Most-Watched Newsmagazine Across the Board
In addition, "20/20" posted its best Adults 25-54 in more than four months.

[10/24/25 - 02:01 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 Across the Board, Leading NBC in All Key Demos for the 4th Straight Week
"Nightline" grew year to year across the board: Total Viewers, Adults 25-54, and Adults 18-49.

[10/24/25 - 01:05 PM]
"Dancing with the Stars" Makes Television History - Rising for Fifth Straight Week
The October 21 episode scored 6.63 million Total Viewers and a 1.38 rating among Adults 18-49, hitting new season highs in both demographics.

[10/23/25 - 02:33 PM]
Largest Audience for "NBA Tip-Off" Doubleheader Since 2010 as NBA Returned to NBC and Debuted on Peacock
Tuesday night's audience across NBC and Peacock peaked at 7.1 million viewers from 10:45-11 p.m. ET as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder to a one-point win over the Houston Rockets in double overtime.

[10/23/25 - 11:28 AM]
"High Potential" Rises to Season High as Show Nears Fall Finale
ABC's popular drama rose to a multiplatform season high in Total Viewers (12.50 million) and Adults 18-49 (2.31 rating) after seven days of viewing on ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and digital platforms.

[10/22/25 - 03:06 PM]
FOX Sports Delivers Most-Watched ALCS Game Since 2017
9,028,000 viewers tuned in across FOX, FS1, FOX Deportes & FOX Sports streaming services for the Toronto Blue Jays' ALCS Game 7 victory over the Seattle Mariners.

[10/22/25 - 08:07 AM]
ESPN College Football on ABC Delivers Top Three Games Across All Networks for Saturday, Oct. 18 - Off to Best Start Since '09
Coverage of Ole Miss at Georgia averaged 9.8 million viewers.

[10/22/25 - 08:03 AM]
FOX NFL's America's Game of the Week Delivers 25,630,000 Average Viewers for Commanders-Cowboys
Season-to-date, the NFL on FOX is off to its best start to the season since 2014, averaging 19,646,000 viewers and up +4% over last year's season-to-date average.

[10/22/25 - 07:44 AM]
"9-1-1: Nashville" Debuts with Over 12 Million Total Audience to Date
The star-studded, high-octane first-responder drama delivered 7.80 million Total Viewers and 1.51 rating among Adults 18-49, excluding encores.

[10/22/25 - 06:21 AM]
ABC's Telecast of Formula 1 U.S. Grand Prix Draws Event's Largest TV Audience on Record
Viewership peaked at 1.6 million between 4:15-4:30 p.m. as Max Verstappen drove to victory, further tightening up the battle for the F1 driver's championship with only five races left in the season.

[10/21/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of October 13: "The Woman in Cabin 10" Sails Smoothly to No. 1 in This Week's Top 10
In the final stretch to Halloween, those lured in by the story of the OG horror villain put "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" at No. 1 on the English TV list with 9.5 million views.

[10/17/25 - 01:16 PM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Hits Season Highs with Best Audience Performance Since July
"Live" has now ranked as the No. 1 talk show in syndication for 139 consecutive weeks across all key measures.

[10/17/25 - 10:38 AM]
"Dancing with the Stars" Continues Historic Hot Streak - Rising for Fourth Straight Week Since Premiere with 6 Million Total Viewers
Plus: "High Potential" dominated the 10 p.m. hour with 4.15 million Total Viewers and a 0.33 rating among Adults 18-49.