#THE BLACKLIST RATINGS NBC SERIES#
1 scripted program on Tuesday, CBS also had the most popular original scripted series on Wednesday (“Criminal Minds”), Thursday (“The Big Bang Theory”) and Friday (“Blue Bloods”).ĪBC finished the season strong, winning the last five complete weeks in adults 18-49 - its longest winning streak since the start of the 2006-07 campaign - and poised to win the May sweep in the demo for the first time in 14 years. 1 newsmag (“60 Minutes”) and the most-watched drama (“NCIS”). 1 broadcast series in 18-49 and 25-54 (and total viewers too, if only original episodes are counted). Leading the way was “ The Big Bang Theory,” the season’s No. 2-rated comedy for the season in 18-49, “How I Met Your Mother,” CBS was the dominant network in comedy - claiming seven of the season’s top 10 shows in demos. half-hour on weekdays in both 18-49 and 25-54.Įlsewhere, CBS was once again the most consistent network on a night-by-night basis and could claim more top 30 programs in key demos than any other network.Īlthough it has lost its No.
Powered by “The Blacklist” on Mondays, NBC was the season leader in the 10:30 p.m. In a season that would see it make big changes in latenight, NBC made the closing hour of primetime a priority - and it paid off. 1 series in 18-49 (thanks to DVR playback).īut NBC also did some other things well, including the live musical “The Sound of Music,” and little things like effectively using “Saturday Night Live” specials and boosting its Saturday lineup with “Dateline Mystery.” In addition to “The Blacklist,” “Chicago Fire” and “Chicago PD” performed well, and “Grimm” is Friday’s No. And it showed gains on six of seven nights. NBC still has some work to do to become more consistent across the week and season, but the net has laid down a much stronger foundation that it had just a couple of years ago. 1 among Big Four dramas if only originals are counted). Boosted by record-setting DVR playback, it was the season’s No. James Spader drama “The Blacklist” gave NBC a scripted presence near the top of the rankings for the first time in years. 2 broadcast entertainment series overall. 1 series in 18-49, and though “The Voice” seemed to soften a bit in its spring edition, it finishes as the dominant reality program in demos and No. “Sunday Night Football” is the season’s No. The networks are pretty tightly bunched when it comes to non-sports averages for the season, with CBS out front (2.3/7), followed by NBC and ABC (both 2.2/6) and Fox (2.0/6).įor NBC, its first-place finish can be largely attributed to its top three series - “Sunday Night Football,” “The Voice” and “The Blacklist” - which ranked among the season’s five most popular broadcast programs in adults 18-49. It also would have still finished second in total viewers. CBS, on the other hand, had to endure comparisons to last year when it was the network airing football’s two most-watched games.Īs for NBC, 18 nights of the Winter Olympics certainly helped pad its averages, but even with those nights excluded, the net still would have eked past Fox for most adults 18-49 viewers. 1 in adults 25-54 - a tick ahead of CBS - while the Eye will win in total viewers for the sixth straight season and the 11th time in 12 years.ĬBS averaged 10.73 million viewers through Sunday (down 9% from last year), followed by NBC (9.28 million, up 33%), ABC (7.59 million, down 4%), Fox (7.35 million, up 4%), Univision (3.00 million, down 19%) and CW (1.89 million, up 6%)Īs always, sports was a key factor in the network race, and Fox benefited from having the season’s two top-rated primetime telecasts in the Super Bowl and the NFC Championship.
SEE ALSO: Team Greenblatt: Key Players in NBC’s Turnaround in Progress The 2.7 rating is the best for NBC in four years, and its year-to-year improvement of 13% in 18-49 is the best for any network since ABC in 2004-05 (the year it bowed “Desperate Housewives,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Lost”). ABC is likely to end at 2.2 (which would leave it down 4%), and there’s a shot that NBC could rise to a 2.8 (for a 17% gain). Overall through Sunday (and with three nights to be counted in the 2013-14 season that ends Wednesday), NBC led in adults 18-49 with a 2.7 rating/8 share (up 13% from last year). last year while ABC, CBS and Fox all declined to their lowest-ever season average. NBC’s improvements this season coincided with troubles at its rivals, as the Peacock was up vs.
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