CBS' Winning Week in Viewers is Best Since Last January
By: Caryn Robbins Jan. 17, 2018
CBS was first for the week in viewers (10.74m), finishing ahead of FOX (6.65m), NBC (4.60m) and ABC (4.34m). CBS posted its best weekly viewers delivery since the week ending Jan. 22, 2017 (the week of the AFC Championship Game). The Network was also first in both adults 25-54 (2.8/09) and adults 18-49 (2.1/08) with CBS' best deliveries in these measures since the week ending Feb. 12, 2017 (Grammy Week).
Saturday's AFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF (Tennessee Titans at New England Patriots) was first in viewers, key male and key adult demographics from 8:00-11:00 PM. CBS posted the network's best Saturday primetime delivery since Jan. 14, 2017 (the same night last year with the AFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF between the Houston Texans and New England Patriots) in viewers and key adults and men demos. The game delivered 26.69m viewers, 9.7/30 in adults 25-54, 7.9/30 in adults 18-49, 12.3/37 in men 25-54 and 10.1/37 in men 18-49. THE BIG BANG THEORY on Thursday was the week's most-watched scripted program with 15.93 million viewers, holding 99% of last week's season-best Thursday in viewers (from 16.16m) and beat all other big four networks COMBINED by +53% in its time period (versus 10.44m). NCIS posted its largest audience since March 28, 2017, beating last week's season-best by +1% (14.24m from 14.10m). YOUNG SHELDON was the week's most-watched new series with 14.17 million viewers. The comedy also won its time period in adults 25-54 (3.8/12) and adults 18-49 (2.6/10).Image courtesy of CBS
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