Final broadcast primetime live + same-day ratings for Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018
The sole change from Thursday’s early adults 18-49 ratings to the finals was a small uptick for a “Big Bang Theory” rerun on CBS. The 9 p.m. episode adjusted up a tenth of a point to 1.1.
The Winter Olympics held at 3.9 for NBC and increased slightly in viewers to 16.2 million. An encore of the primetime block for West Coast viewers is included in the fast national ratings, meaning the ratings are subject to less adjustment than a typical live sports telecast.
Upward adjustments in adults 18-49 are in blue.
| Time | Show | Adults 18-49 rating/share |
Viewers (millions)
|
| 8 p.m. | Winter Olympics (NBC) (8-11 p.m.) | 3.9/16 | 16.20 |
| The Big Bang Theory (CBS) – R | 1.1/5 | 7.39 | |
| The Bachelor Winter Games (ABC) (8-10 p.m.) | 0.7/3 | 3.02 | |
| Gotham (FOX) – R | 0.3/1 | 1.28 | |
| Supernatural (The CW) – R | 0.3/1 | 0.84 | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Young Sheldon (CBS) – R | 1.0/4 | 7.10 |
| 9 p.m. | The Big Bang Theory (CBS) – R | 1.1/4 | 6.12 |
| 9-1-1 (FOX) – R | 0.4/2 | 1.72 | |
| Arrow (The CW) – R | 0.2/1 | 0.60 | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Mom (CBS) – R | 0.8/3 | 4.97 |
| 10 p.m. | 20/20 (ABC) | 0.8/3 | 3.72 |
| SWAT (CBS) – R | 0.6/2 | 3.96 |
Network averages:
| NBC | CBS | ABC | FOX | CW | |
| Adults 18-49 rating/share | 3.9/16 | 0.9/3 | 0.7/3 | 0.4/2 | 0.2/1 |
| Total Viewers (millions) | 16.20 | 5.58 | 3.26 | 1.50 | 0.72 |
Definitions:
Rating: Estimated percentage of the universe of TV households (or other specified group) tuned to a program in the average minute. Ratings are expressed as a percent.
Fast Affiliate Ratings: These first national ratings are available at approximately 11 a.m. ET the day after telecast. The figures may include stations that did not air the entire network feed, as well as local news breaks or cutaways for local coverage or other programming. Fast Affiliate ratings are not as useful for live programs and are likely to differ significantly from the final results, because the data reflect normal broadcast feed patterns.
Share (of Audience): The percent of households (or persons) using television who are tuned to a specific program, station or network in a specific area at a specific time.
Time Shifted Viewing: Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data – Live, Live +Same-Day and Live +7 Day. Time-shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs. Live+SD includes viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3 a.m. local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live +7 ratings include viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.
Source: The Nielsen Company.
