NCIS and The Big Bang Theory topped the Nielsen ratings last week, pushing the typically strong NBC Sunday Night Football into third place. CBS averaged 9.3 million viewers in primetime, followed by NBC with 7.5 million. Fox had 6.1 million, ABC had 5.6 million, Univision had 2.6 million and CW had 1.3 million. Telemundo had 1.4 million and Ion Television had 1.35 million.
NETWORK RATINGS ROUNDUP: DEC. 9-15
Veteran CBS Dramas Outdraw Football
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A stalwart pair of CBS series proved more enticing to viewers than an unsuspenseful Steelers-Bengals football game.
“NCIS” and “The Big Bang Theory” topped the Nielsen ratings last week, pushing the typically strong “NBC Sunday Night Football” into third place.
NBC, which had triumphed the previous week with top-rated NFL football and a live broadcast of “The Sound of Music,” played runner-up to CBS this time around. A big early lead by Pittsburgh in its 30-20 victory over Cincinnati in their Sunday matchup didn’t help.
What ABC touted as the “winter finale” of “Scandal” — code for bid goodbye to the drama until the new year — was a winner. It jumped by more than a third in total viewers and adults 18 to 49 compared to last year, and was in last week’s top 10 in that young adult demographic.
CBS averaged 9.3 million viewers in primetime, followed by NBC with 7.5 million. Fox had 6.1 million, ABC had 5.6 million, Univision had 2.6 million and CW had 1.3 million. Telemundo had 1.4 million and Ion Television had 1.35 million.
NBC’s “Nightly News” topped the evening newscasts with an average of 9.3 million viewers. ABC’s “World News” was second with 8.3 million and the “CBS Evening News” had 7.4 million viewers.
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Primetime viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Dec. 9-15. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.
1. “NCIS,” CBS, 19.3 million.
2. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 17.7 million.
3. “NBC Sunday Night Football,” NBC, 16.4 million.
4. “NFL Regular Season: Chicago at Dallas,” ESPN, 16.2 million
5. “The OT,” Fox, 15.8 million.
6. “NCIS: Los Angeles,” CBS, 15.2 million.
7. “Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick,” NBC, 13.3 million.
8. “The Voice (Monday),” NBC, 13.2 million.
9. “The Voice (Tuesday),” NBC, 11.5 million.
10. “Criminal Minds,” CBS, 11.2 million.
11. “Blue Bloods,” CBS, 10.94 million.
12. “The Millers,” CBS, 10.93 million.
13. “Football Night in America,” NBC, 10.8 million
14. “Modern Family,” ABC, 10.6 million.
15. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 10.4 million.
16. “Survivor Finale,” CBS, 10.2 million.
17. “CSI,” CBS, 10.18 million.
18. “Survivor,” CBS, 9.9 million.
19. “Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show,” CBS, 9.7 million.
20. “Scandal,” ABC, 9.4 million.
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