weekly network ratings

CBS averaged 9.6 million viewers in primetime. ABC was second with 6.1 million viewers, NBC had 5 million, Fox had 3.6 million, Univision had 2.5 million, the CW had 1.6 million, Telemundo had 1.3 million and Ion Television had 1.1 million.

Nielsen company said ABC’s World News Tonight averaged 8.3 million viewers last week to NBC’s 8 million. NBC had won the ratings competition for 288 straight weeks until ABC won the week before. CBS’ primetime dominance was even more pronounced than usual last week, with the NCAA men’s basketball championship between Duke and Wisconsin drawing 28.2 million viewers, Nielsen said. CBS had 15 of the 20 most-watched telecasts.

ABC’s World News Tonight with David Muir averaged 8 million viewers last week, or 84,000 more than NBC’s newscast, with Lester Holt as the substitute anchor. NBC had won 288 consecutive weeks in the ratings. CBS won the week in primetime, averaging 8.1 million viewers. ABC had 6.4 million, and won among 18-to-49-year-old viewers. NBC had 5.8 million, Fox had 3.2 million, Univision had 2.6 million, Telemundo had 1.5 million, the CW had 1.4 million and Ion Television had 1 million.

CBS won the week in primetime, averaging 8.8 million viewers. ABC had 6.1 million, NBC had 5.8 million, Fox had 3.7 million, Univision had 2.9 million, Telemundo had 1.5 million, the CW had 1.4 million and Ion Television had 1.1 million.

CBS won the week in primetime with an average of 7.2 million viewers, although the network aired several reruns with the start of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. ABC had 6.3 million, NBC had 6.1 million, Fox had 5.3 million, Univision had 2.8 million, the CW had 1.7 million, Telemundo had 1.3 million and Ion Television had 1.2 million.

In primetime, CBS averaged 9.2 million viewers last week, easily outdistancing NBC, which had 6.4 million. ABC had 5.6 million, Fox had 4.6 million, Univision had 3 million, Telemundo had 1.3 million, the CW had 1.1 million and Ion Television had 1 million.

CBS won the week in primetime, averaging 8.6 million viewers. NBC had 7 million viewers, ABC had 6.2 million, Fox had 4.8 million, Univision had 3 million, Telemundo had 1.2 million, Ion Television had 1.1 million and the CW had 1 million.

CBS easily was No. 1 in primetime, averaging 9.2 million viewers. NBC had 6.4 million, ABC had 6.1 million, Fox had 5 million, Univision had 3.1 million, the CW had 1.3 million, Ion Television had 1.2 million and Telemundo had 1.1 million.

NBC’s newscast averaged 10.1 million viewers last week, roughly 600,000 more than the week before. But on a busy news week with many viewers shut in by the cold, ABC’s World News Tonight gained about the same number of viewers and the CBS Evening News shot up by 900,000. The Oscars on ABC dominated primetime last week. Although viewership was down sharply from last year, this year’s Oscars ceremony improved its showing from Nielsen’s original estimate on Monday. Nielsen said Tuesday there were 37.3 million viewers, a full million more than it had estimated from a smaller sample the day earlier.

For the week, CBS averaged 9.3 million viewers in prime time. NBC had 7.8 million, ABC had 6.2 million, Fox had 4.9 million, Univision had 2.8 million, the CW had 1.6 million, Telemundo had 1.2 million and Ion Television had 1.1 million.

Pumped up by the big game, NBC won the week in primetime with a 22.5 million viewer average. CBS was second with 8.1 million, ABC had 5.2 million, Fox had 4.5 million, Univision had 3.1 million, the CW had 1.8 million and Telemundo tied with the Ion Network at 1.2 million apiece.

The new series logged more than 11 million viewers last week, and has achieved the rare feat of growing its audience for each of its three weeks on the air. However, CBS won the week in primetime, averaging 8.5 million viewers. Fox had 5.4 million, NBC had 5.2 million, ABC had 4.5 million, Univision had 2.9 million, the CW had 1.9 million, Telemundo had 1.5 million and Ion Television had 1.4 million.

Overall for the week of Jan. 12-18, CBS averaged 14.2 million viewers. Runner-up ABC had 5 million, Fox had 4.8 and NBC had 4.4 million viewers —adding up to 14.2 million.

Fox had the No. 1 broadcast with Saturday’s victory by Seattle over Carolina, seen by 31 million football fans, according to the Nielsen. Otherwise, the good news mostly belonged to CBS, which averaged 12.2 million viewers for the week overall, followed by Fox, NBC and ABC.

The sports channel seized nine slots in the week’s Top 20, including the first- and second-place entries — college playoff games between Alabama and Ohio State, and the Oregon vs. Florida State clash. Both games drew more than 28 million viewers. Even without sports, CBS had a strong showing, seizing seven of the 20 slots thanks to its solid portfolio of dramas and comedies (and The Kennedy Center Honors special).

Overall in primetime for the week of Dec. 22-28, CBS averaged 6.1 million viewers. NBC had 5.9 million, ABC had 4.1 million, Fox had 3.5 million and Univision had 2.3 million. Telemundo had 1.3 million, followed by Ion Television with 1.2 million and the CW with 1.1 million.

The network aired the 15 most-watched scripted shows in Nielsen’s weekly list, making for a lopsided win. CBS ran fresh episodes of many regular series while its rivals turned primarily to reruns and holiday specials. CBS averaged 10.2 million viewers for the week in primetime. NBC had 7.9 million, ABC had 4.4 million, Fox had 2.8 million, Univision had 2.4 million. Ion Television had 1.5 million, and the CW and Telemundo both had 1.4 million.

CBS claimed 13 of the week’s Top 20 programs, including the annual airing of the holiday classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.

Peter Pan Live helped NBC win the week with a primetime average of 8.7 million viewers. CBS was second with 7.2 million, ABC had 6.5 million, Fox had 5.8 million, Univision had 3 million, the CW had 2 million, Ion Television had 1.3 million and Telemundo had 1.2 million.

Thanksgiving and Sunday night football games helped NBC win the week in prime time, averaging 9.6 million viewers. CBS averaged 9.3 million, ABC had 6.9 million, Fox had 3.2 million, Univision had 2.7 million, the CW had 1.7 million, Ion Television had 1.2 million and Telemundo had 1.1 million.

The struggling network finished fifth in primetime viewership behind Spanish-language network Univision, which was boosted by coverage of the Latin Grammy Awards last week. CBS won the week in primetime, averaging 10.6 million viewers. NBC had 8.5 million, and won among youthful viewers. ABC had 8.2 million, Univision had 3.3 million, Fox had 3.2 million, the CW had 1.9 million, Telemundo had 1.2 million and Ion Television had 1.2 million.

For the week, NBC averaged 9.2 million viewers in primetime. CBS had 8.6 million, ABC had 7.6 million, Fox had 4.5 million, Univision had 3 million, the CW had 1.8 million, Telemundo had 1.2 million and Ion Television had 1.1 million.

The AMC show had 13.5 million viewers on Sunday, beating CBS’s Madam Secretary (12.5 million) as the most-watched drama. CBS won the week in primetime, averaging 9.3 million viewers. ABC had 8.4 million viewers, NBC had 7.8 million, Fox had 4.4 million, Univision had 2.8 million, the CW had 1.5 million, Telemundo had 1.18 million and Ion Television had 1.17 million.

CBS won the week in primetime, averaging 10.8 million viewers. Fox averaged 8.1 million, and won among viewers aged 18 to 49. NBC had 7.6 million, ABC had 6.7 million, Univision had 2.7 million, the CW had 1.7 million, ION Television had 1.1 million and Telemundo had 1 million.

The Fall Classic between Kansas City and San Francisco, headed to its sixth game on Tuesday night, has only served to amplify baseball’s loosening grip on armchair fans, particularly in comparison to professional football. CBS won the ratings last week with an average of 11.5 million viewers in primetime. Fox had 10.1 million viewers, NBC had 7.8 million, ABC had 6.6 million, Univision had 2.8 million, the CW had 1.7 million, Ion Television had 1.2 million and Telemundo had 1.1 million.

For the week, CBS averaged 10.5 million viewers in prime time. NBC was runner-up with 8.9 million, followed by ABC with 7.9 million and Fox with 4.7 million. Univision had 2.9 million, the CW had 1.9 million, Telemundo had 1.1 million, and ION Television had 1.0 million.

After a delay from what Nielsen called a software error, ratings were released two days late. CBS won the week in primetime, averaging 10.3 million viewers. NBC had 8.1 million viewers and won among the coveted 18-to-49-year-old demographic. ABC had 7.1 million viewers, Fox had 5.5 million, Univision had 2.8 million, the CW had 2 million and Ion Television and Telemundo tied with 1.1 million.

The weekly ratings are usually delivered Tuesday, although Monday holidays generally delay them for a day. Nielsen was not being specific about why the numbers did not come out Wednesday, blaming processing delays.

CBS won last week in primetime, averaging 11.4 million viewers. NBC had 9 million, ABC had 7.5 million, Fox had 3.4 million, Univision had 2.8 million, Telemundo had 1.12 million, Ion Television had 1.06 million and the CW had 1 million.

For the sixth year in a row, CBS won premiere week, averaging 10.9 million viewers in prime time. NBC had 10 million, and won among the adults18-to-49 demo. ABC had 8.3 million and said it won among young viewers if football is taken out of the equation. Fox had 5.2 million, Univision 2.9 million, Telemundo 1.4 million, Ion Television 890,000 and the CW 780,000.

CBS easily won last week in primetime, averaging 8.8 million viewers. NBC had 7.9 million, ABC had 5.5 million, Fox had 3.1 million, Univision had 2.9 million, Telemundo had 1.4 million, Ion Television had 1.1 million and the CW had 910,000.

An estimated 9.1 million people watched the first episode of Ken Burns’ seven-part series on Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt on Sunday. CBS won the week in primetime, averaging 8.3 million viewers. NBC had 7.8 million viewers, ABC had 4.1, Fox had 2.9 million, Univision had 2.7 million, Telemundo had 1.3 million, Ion Television had 1.2 million and the CW had 930,000.

NBC’s two NFL games last week allowed it to average 11.1 million viewers in primetime and win the week. CBS had 5.9 million viewers, Fox had 5 million, ABC had 3.7 million, Univision had 2.9 million, Telemundo had 1.3 million, Ion Television had 1.2 million and the CW had 1 million.

NBC’s Emmy Awards were watched by 15.6 million people last week, six million more viewers than the second most-watched program of the week, America’s Got Talent, also on NBC. NBC won the week in primetime, averaging 5.8 million viewers. CBS had 5.3 million, ABC had 4 million, Univision had 2.8 million, Fox had 2.3 million, Telemundo had 1.3 million and Ion Television had 1.1 million.

CBS was No. 1 last week in primetime, averaging 5.8 million viewers. NBC, with America’s Got Talent again the week’s most popular program, was second with a 5.1 million viewer average. ABC had 4 million, Univision had 3.3 million, Fox had 2.6 million, Ion Television had 1.28 million, Telemundo had 1.27 million and the CW had 900,000.

A double whammy of “America’s Got Talent” gave NBC the week’s two most-watched shows, and three installments of CBS’ “Big Brother” rounded out the bottom of last week’s Top 10, according to Nielsen figures released Tuesday. CBS won for the week overall, followed by NBC, ABC, Univision and Fox.

Discovery Channel’s annual Shark Week debuted with its highest-rated night ever in 27 years of telecasts. More than 3.6 million primetime viewers tuned in Sunday. Among the broadcast networks, CBS averaged 5.8 million viewers for the week in primetime. NBC averaged 4.7 million, ABC had 4.3 million, Univision had 3.3 million, Fox had 2.3 million, Telemundo had 1.2 million and Ion Television had 1.2 million.

Last week’s debut of the campy Sharknado 2: The Second One sequel averaged 3.87 million viewers on Syfy. That was good, although not great: Seven other programs on cable television alone had larger audiences last week. Meanwhile, NBC narrowly beat CBS to be the most-watched network last week. The three most popular programs on the air last week were all on NBC — two editions of America’s Got Talent and Sunday’s exhibition football game between the New York Giants and Buffalo Bills.

CBS won the week with an average of 5.4 million viewers. Led by two airings of “America’s Got Talent,” easily the week’s most popular program, NBC averaged 5.2 million viewers. ABC had 3.9 million, Univision had 3.2 million, Fox had 2.8 million, Telemundo had 1.3 million and Ion Television had 1.2 million.

The second-season premiere of the CBS show about a town placed under a mysterious dome, written by Stephen King, had 9.4 million viewers on June 30. That’s down from the 13.5 million who watched the series premiere in 2013. Still, CBS won the week in primetime, averaging 4.9 million viewers. NBC had 4.7 million, ABC had 3.7 million, Fox had 2.73 million, Univision had 2.7 million, Telemundo had 1.5 million and Ion Television had 1.1 million.