CBS Wins the Week in Viewers with 8 of the Top 9 Broadcast Dramas
By: Caryn Robbins Mar. 16, 2017
CBS won the week in viewers dominating the week's broadcast dramas with 8 of the top 9, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending March 12. The Network's top dramas for the week were NCIS (#1) with BULL, BLUE BLOODS, NCIS: LOS ANGELES, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, MADAM SECRETARY and MACGYVER finishing third through ninth among broadcast dramas.
Overall, CBS had 14 of the top 20 broadcast network programs including #1 NCIS and #2 THE BIG BANG THEORY. The two-hour spring premiere of SURVIVOR ranked as Wednesday's #1 program in viewers, and won its time period in adults 18-49 and adults 25-54. CBS Broadcasts in the Top 20 (Live+SD): #1 - NCIS (14.17m) #2 - THE BIG BANG THEORY (13.08m) #6 - BULL (10.38m) #8 - 60 MINUTES (9.97m) #9 - BLUE BLOODS (9.36m) #10 - NCIS: LOS ANGELES (9.26m) #11 - HAWAII FIVE-0 (9.20m) #12 - NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (9.06m) #13 - MADAM SECRETARY (8.23m) #14 - MACGYVER (7.73m) #15 - SURVIVOR Spring Premiere (7.64m) #16 - MOM (7.50m) #17 - THE BIG BANG THEORY-RS (7.49m) #20 - THE GREAT INDOORS (7.02m) Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #25 CBS - 22-hours NBC - 22-hours ABC - 22-hours FOX - 14-hoursPhoto: Michael Yarish/Warner Bro
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