Broadcast primetime live + same-day ratings for Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017
Note: NBC’s live “Thursday Night Football” broadcast may result in greater adjustments than usual for the network.
The numbers for Thursday:
Time | Show | Adults 18-49 rating/share |
Viewers (millions)
|
8 p.m. | The Big Bang Theory (CBS) | 2.6/11 | 13.24 |
Football Night in America (NBC) | 1.9/7 | 7.36 | |
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) | 1.8/7 | 7.51 | |
Gotham (FOX) | 0.9/3 | 2.66 | |
Supernatural (The CW) | 0.6/2 | 1.87 | |
8:30 p.m. | Thursday Night Football (NBC) (8:30-11 p.m.) | 2.8/11 | 9.96 |
Young Sheldon (CBS) | 2.1/8 | 11.74 | |
9 p.m. | Mom (CBS) | 1.4/5 | 8.47 |
Scandal (ABC) | 1.1/4 | 4.98 | |
The Orville (FOX) | 0.9/3 | 3.28 | |
Arrow (The CW) | 0.5/2 | 1.30 | |
9:30 p.m. | Life in Pieces (CBS) | 1.1/4 | 6.41 |
10 p.m. | SWAT (CBS) | 0.9/3 | 6.22 |
How to Get Away with Murder (ABC) | 0.9/3 | 3.72 |
Thursday’s three top scripted shows were all off a little bit in the ratings compared to a week ago.
“The Big Bang Theory” (2.6 rating among adults 18-49), “Young Sheldon” (2.1) and “Grey’s Anatomy” (1.8) each slipped a tenth of a point vs. last week’s early numbers (“Big Bang” adjusted up in the finals).
“Mom” (1.4), “Life in Pieces” (1.1), “The Orville” (0.9) and “SWAT” (0.9) all dipped a tenth as well. ABC’s “Scandal” and “How to Get Away with Murder,” FOX’s “Gotham” and both of The CW’s shows were even with last week.
“Thursday Night Football” drew a 9.4 household rating in metered markets for NBC, even with last week’s game and up 0.1 vs. the same week last year.
Network averages:
NBC | CBS | ABC | FOX | CW | |
Adults 18-49 rating/share | 2.7/11 | 1.5/6 | 1.3/5 | 0.9/3 | 0.6/2 |
Total Viewers (millions) | 9.52 | 8.72 | 5.40 | 2.97 | 1.58 |
Late-night metered market ratings (adults 18-49, households):
11:35 p.m.
“Jimmy Kimmel Live”: 0.7/4, 1.9/5
“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”: 0.6/3, 2.8/7
“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”: n/a, delayed by NFL overrun
12:35 a.m.
“Nightline”: 0.4/3, 1.2/4
“The Late Late Show with James Corden”: 0.3/3, 1.2/4
“Late Night with Seth Meyers”: n/a, delayed
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.