Ratings
CBS BY THE NUMBERS
Highlights of “America’s Most Watched Network” through the
First Half of the 2016-2017 Season
As the 2016-2017 season reaches midpoint, CBS is on track to remain “America’s Most Watched Network” for the 14th time in 15 years.
Among the Network’s first half highlights:
5 OF THE TOP 10 MOST WATCHED BROADCAST PROGRAMS
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THE BIG BANG THEORY
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NCIS
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BULL
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CBS+NFLN THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
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60 MINUTES
4 OF THE TOP 5 MOST WATCHED COMEDIES
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THE BIG BANG THEORY
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KEVIN CAN WAIT
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MOM
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THE GREAT INDOORS
4 OF THE TOP 5 MOST WATCHED BROADCAST DRAMAS
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NCIS
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BULL
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BLUE BLOODS
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NCIS: LOS ANGELES
40 OF THE SEASON’S TOP 50 MOST WATCHED NON-SPORTS BROADCASTS:
THE BIG BANG THEORY 11
NCIS 10
60 MINUTES 9
BULL 8
NCIS: LOS ANGELES 2
4 RETURNING SERIES UP IN VIEWERS AND KEY DEMOS FROM A YEAR AGO
Viewers A18-49
HAWAII FIVE-0 +8% +13%
NCIS: LOS ANGELES +19% +5%
BLUE BLOODS +6% +12%
60 MINUTES +4% NC
12 STRAIGHT YEARS #1 AT $100K+
For 12 straight years, CBS has been #1 among upscale adults (excluding sports) with income of $100K+ led by THE BIG BANG THEORY (television’s #1 show with upscale adults), 60 MINUTES, NCIS, BULL and MADAM SECRETARY.
+4% AND +9% -- GROWTH OF CBS LATE NIGHT SHOWS IN NOVEMBER—ONLY NETWORK TO INCREASE AUDIENCE
Viewer growth in November for THE LATE SHOW (+4%) and THE LATE LATE SHOW (+9%), the only late night shows to increase audience
+442,000 (+17%) -- “THE LATE SHOW’S” L+7 VIEWER LIFT-- #1 IN NOVEMBER
The live plus 7-day lift for THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT in November was +442,000 full-episode views, a unique, high volume of playback for a late night broadcast. THE LATE SHOW lift was more than Jimmy Fallon (+308,000, +10%) and Jimmy Kimmel (+115,000, +5%) combined.
2.09 BILLION VIEWS
Views to date of “The Late Late Show with James Corden” YouTube.
30 CONSECUTIVE YEARS
CBS Daytime ranked #1 since 1986
28 CONSECUTIVE YEARS
THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS has been the #1 daytime drama since 1988
Source: Nielsen: 9/19/16-12/18/16. most current
Nielsen: 9/19/16-12/18/16, live + same day ranker
Nielsen Npower, most current
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