Ratings
CBS WINS FINAL WEEK IN JANUARY
“NCIS,” “60 MINUTES” and “FBI” were WEEK’S TOP BROADCASTS
NETWORK Ratings Highlights for the week ending Jan. 31
According to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Sunday, Jan. 31 (week 19 of the 2020-2021 broadcast season), CBS finished first with 4.66 million viewers and NCIS, 60 MINUTES and FBI were the week’s top broadcasts.
On Monday, BULL was first in viewers with a season-best 5.38 million, and up +15% versus the previous week (from 4.68m).
On Tuesday, CBS was first in viewers (8.17m), adults 25-54 (1.3/06) and adults 18-49 (0.8/05). NCIS was the week’s most-watched series with 10.02 million viewers, and a season-best 1.0 in adults 18-49. At 9:00 PM, FBI was first in viewers (8.27m), adults 25-54 (1.3/06) and adults 18-49 (0.8/05). Compared to the last Tuesday first-run episode on Dec. 7, FBI was up +30% in adults 25-54 (from 1.0/04), +33% in adults 18-49 (from 0.6/04) and added +1.56 million viewers (from 6.71m, +23%). At 10:00 PM, FBI: MOST WANTED was first in viewers (6.23m), adults 25-54 (1.0/06) and adults 18-49 (0.7/05). Compared to last week, FBI: MOST WANTED was up +11% in adults 25-54 (from 0.9/05), +17% in adults 18-49 (from 0.6/04) and added +420,000 viewers (from 5.81m, +7%). FBI: MOST WANTED posted its largest audience of the season.
On Friday, even with encores, CBS was again first in viewers (3.97m). At 9:00 PM, the MAGNUM P.I. encore was first in viewers (3.92m) and 10:00 PM’s BLUE BLOODS encore was the night’s most-watched program with 4.44 million viewers.
Saturday was mostly encores, but an original 48 HOURS helped the Network win the night with 3.20 million viewers – the newsmagazine’s largest audience since May 16, 2020
Sunday night’s scripted series were all encores, yet they all won their respective hours. 60 MINUTES was an original, with a time period winning 9.36 million viewers.
NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME
Week #19 of 2020-2021 Season (ending: 1/31/21)
VIEWERS |
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(000) |
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CBS |
4.66m |
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NBC |
3.00m |
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ABC |
3.62m |
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FOX |
2.63m |
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A25-54 |
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Rtg |
Sh |
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CBS |
0.8 |
4 |
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NBC |
0.7 |
3 |
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ABC |
0.9 |
4 |
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FOX |
0.8 |
4
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A18-49 |
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Rtg |
Sh |
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CBS |
0.5 |
3 |
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NBC |
0.5 |
3 |
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ABC |
0.7 |
4 |
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FOX |
0.6 |
4 |
SEASON TO DATE (MOST CURRENT):
VIEWERS |
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(000) |
CBS |
5.63m |
NBC |
5.93m |
ABC |
4.82m |
FOX |
5.04m |
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