CBS won with an average of 6.2 million viewers, claiming 13 of the week's Top 20 shows. It was CBS's eighth straight weekly win said. Runner-up NBC averaged 5.3 million viewers while placing four shows in the Top 20. ABC had 4.1 million, with two shows in the Top 20. Fox had 2.43 million, with its top-ranked series, Empire, placing 21st for the week. Univision had 1.7 million, the CW had 1.23 million, while Telemundo and Ion both had 1.21 million.
NETWORK RATINGS ROUNDUP: APRIL 24-30
CBS Kept Ratings Winning Ways Last Week
NEW YORK (AP) — It was another winning week for CBS, another week of struggle for Fox among primetime viewers.
CBS won with an average of 6.2 million viewers, claiming 13 of the week’s Top 20 shows. It was CBS’ eighth straight weekly win, Nielsen said.
Runner-up NBC averaged 5.3 million viewers while placing four shows in the Top 20. ABC had 4.1 million, with two shows in the Top 20. Fox had 2.43 million, with its top-ranked series, “Empire,” placing 21st for the week.
Univision had 1.7 million, the CW had 1.23 million, while Telemundo and Ion both had 1.21 million.
Back-to-back episodes of a premiering NBC sitcom, “Great News,” drew so-so audiences of 5.1 million and 4.1 million, respectively.
BRAND CONNECTIONS
Fox News Channel was the week’s most popular cable network, averaging 2.309 million viewers, just a hair-width ahead of TNT with 2.307 million. In its first full week with a new prime-time lineup that features Tucker Carlson in the hour formerly held by fired news personality Bill O’Reilly, Fox’s ratings increased slightly over the previous week.
ESPN averaged 1.91 million, while USA had 1.45 million.
NBC’s “Nightly News” topped the evening newscasts with an average of 7.65 million viewers. ABC’s “World News Tonight” was second with 7.58 million and the “CBS Evening News” had 6.13 million viewers.
The Top 20
Primetime viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for April 24-30. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.
1. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 12.52 million.
2. “Dancing with the Stars,” ABC, 10.38 million.
3. “The Voice” (Tuesday), NBC, 9.63 million.
4. “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 9.29 million.
5. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 9.12 million.
6. “NCIS: Los Angeles,” CBS, 9.08 million.
7. “Little Big Shots,” NBC, 8.89 million.
8. “Blue Bloods,” CBS, 8.74 million.
9. “Survivor,” CBS, 8.50 million.
10. “Hawaii Five-O,” CBS, 8.06 million.
11. “Madam Secretary,” CBS, 7.88 million.
12. “NCIS,” CBS, 7.30 million.
13. “Mom,” CBS, 7.06 million.
14. “Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC, 7.02 million.
15. “Chicago Fire,” NBC, 6.91 million.
16. “Criminal Minds,” CBS, 6.91 million.
17. “Bull,” CBS, 6.79 million.
18. NFL Draft (Round 1, Thursday), ESPN, 6.70 million.
19. “The Great Indoors,” CBS, 6.38 million.
20. “The Big Bang Theory” (Special), CBS, 6.37 million.
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