CBS Finishes Week with Top 8 Dramas and Top 4 Comedies
By: Caryn Robbins Apr. 25, 2017
CBS was first in viewers for the seventh consecutive week with 6 of the top 10 and 14 of the top 20 broadcasts, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending April 23. NCIS was the #1 broadcast of the week in viewers and the #1 drama in both adults 18-49 (tie) and adults 25-54. All three NCIS first-run broadcasts placed among the top seven in viewers and top 20 on key demos. CBS had the top eight dramas in viewers: NCIS, BULL, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, NCIS: LOS ANGELES, MADAM SECRETARY, SCORPION, BLUE BLOODS-ENC (R) and HAWAII FIVE-0-ENC (R).
The Network also had the week's top four comedies: THE BIG BANG THEORY-ENC (R), KEVIN CAN WAIT, THE GREAT INDOORS-ENC (R) and MAN WITH A PLAN. Rebroadcasts of THE BIG BANG THEORY, BLUE BLOODS and HAWAII FIVE-0 delivered more viewers than any scripted program on the competition. CBS Broadcasts In Top 20 (Live+SD): #1 - NCIS (13.32m) #3 - BULL (10.32m) #4 - NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (10.16m) #5 - 60 MINUTES (9.90m) #7 - NCIS: LOS ANGELES (9.44m) #9 - THE BIG BANG THEORY-ENC-R (8.45m) #11 - SURVIVOR (7.92m) #12 - MADAM SECRETARY (7.87m) #13 - SCORPION (6.59m) #14 - BLUE BLOODS ENC-R (6.56m) #15 - HAWAII FIVE-0 ENC-R (5.96m) #16 - KEVIN CAN WAIT (5.90m) #18 - THE GREAT INDOORS ENC-R (5.47m) #19 - MAN WITH A PLAN (5.42m) Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #31 CBS - 22-hours NBC - 21-hours, 52-minutes ABC - 22-hours FOX - 15-hoursPhoto: Sonja Flemming/CBS
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