CBS cruised to an easy victory in the primetime ratings, as the network averaged 7.1 million viewers. NBC (4.46 million) and ABC (4.44 million) ran neck-and-neck for second. Fox had 2.6 million, Univision had 1.4 million, Ion Television had 1.2 million, Telemundo had 1.1 million and the CW had 1 million.
NETWORK RATINGS ROUNDUP: MAY 7-13
‘NCIS,’ ‘Bang’ Season-Enders Soar In Ratings
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS soared in the ratings with major plot moves on the season finales of its two most popular shows.
On the comedy “The Big Bang Theory,” Sheldon and Amy’s characters tied the knot, while Pauley Perrette’s character, Abby, signed off from “NCIS” after a decade and a half with the drama. Both programs reached more than 15 million viewers last week, well above any other show on the air, the Nielsen company said.
With the television season coming to an end — and networks presenting next season’s schedules to advertisers in New York this week — broadcasters ran almost exclusively original programs last week.
Of the 20 most-watched shows, 13 were on CBS and four were on ABC. NBC had three, with two of them editions of “The Voice.”
That led CBS to an easy victory in the primetime ratings, as the network averaged 7.1 million viewers. NBC (4.46 million) and ABC (4.44 million) ran neck-and-neck for second. Fox had 2.6 million, Univision had 1.4 million, Ion Television had 1.2 million, Telemundo had 1.1 million and the CW had 1 million.
TNT was the most popular cable network, taking advantage of the NBA playoffs to average 2.74 million viewers in prime time. Fox News Channel had 2.43 million, MSNBC had 1.62 million, HGTV had 1.24 million and USA was at 1.19 million.
ABC’s “World News Tonight” topped the evening newscasts with an average of 7.6 million viewers. The “NBC Nightly News” had 7.4 million and the “CBS Evening News” had 5.6 million.
The Top 20
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Primetime viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for May 7-13. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.
1. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 15.51 million.
2. “NCIS,” CBS, 15.09 million.
3. “Young Sheldon,” CBS, 12.45 million.
4. “Bull,” CBS, 11.78 million.
5. “Roseanne,” ABC, 10.3 million.
6. “Mom,” CBS, 9.08 million.
7. “Blue Bloods,” CBS, 8.88 million.
8. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 8.65 million.
9. “American Idol” (Sunday), ABC, 8.53 million.
10. “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 8.38 million.
11. “NCIS: New Orleans,” CBS, 8.14 million.
12. “Mom” (Thursday, 9:30 p.m.), CBS, 7.99 million.
13. “Survivor,” CBS, 7.75 million.
14. “Dancing With the Stars: Athletes,” ABC, 7.73 million.
15. “60 Minutes” (Sunday, 8 p.m.), CBS, 7.43 million.
16. “Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC, 7.35 million.
17. “NCIS: Los Angeles,” CBS, 7.32 million.
18. “The Voice” (Tuesday), NBC, 7.26 million.
19. “Hawaii Five-0,” CBS, 7.09 million.
20. “Chicago P.D.,” NBC, 6.35 million.
Comments (2)
Joe Bottoms!! says:
May 15, 2018 at 7:00 pm
Not hard to soar off the floor!!!!
billsbest says:
May 16, 2018 at 10:13 am
Interesting story, but the fact is that two new episodes of NCIS follow Pauley Perrette’s departure. The first of those last night introduced a possible replacement as forensic scientist. If next Tuesday’s finale follows true to form, it will be a cliff hanger that is resolved next Fall.