RATINGS
TBS had its most-watched National League Championship Series game 2 ever on Sunday. With 6.8 million viewers, the Cubs/Dodgers match-up was up 162% versus the last game 2 that aired on the network.
Top 10 Live+7 Playback Rankers by actual gain for the week of September 25, 2017
Live+SD/Live+7/+7 Actual Gain
This Is Us (NBC) 3.9/6.5/2.6
The Good Doctor (ABC) 2.2/4.4/2.2
Will & Grace (NBC) 3.0/5.0/2.0
Young Sheldon (CBS) 3.8/5.5/1..7
The Big Bang Theory (CBS) 4.1/5.8/1.7
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) 2.3/3.9/1.6
Modern Family (ABC) 2.1/3.6/1.5
Designated Survivor (ABC) 1.1/2.5/1.4
How to Get Away With Murder (ABC) 1.1/2.3/1.2
Empire (Fox) 2.4/3.6/1.2
Based on the difference between Nielsen’s first-reported Live + Same Day and the final Live + 7 Day ratings (for regular, original programs only)
Top 10 Basic Cable Network Live+7 Performance among Total Viewers for the week of September 25, 2017
Primetime (000)/Total Prog. Day (000)
ESPN 3042/FOXN 1380
FOXN 2305/NICK 1099
MSNBC 1670/ESPN 1050
USA 1536/MSNBC 937
HGTV 1251/ADM* 839
TNSC 1185/CNN 733
HALL 1164/HGTV 713
FOOD 1044/ID 702
DISC 1003/DSNY 683
CNN 993/USA 677
Source: Turner Research from The Nielsen Company data. All ratings based on Total US Television Universe of 116,600,000 homes. * + Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24-hour day. Notes: Data based on most currently available Nielsen Data stream: Preliminary: Live+7. Primetimes is Mon-Sat 8p-11p and Sun 7p-11p. Total day is Mon-Sun 6a-6a for household and demographic performances.
Top 10 Basic Cable Network Live+7 Performance among A18-49 for the week of September 25, 2017
Primetime (000)/Total Prog. Day (000)
ESPN 1357/ADSM* 535
USA 598/ESPN 508
TBSC 552/NICK 337
ADSM 535/NAN* 333
FX 468/USA 251
FOOD 446/TBSC 246
MTV 416/ID 240
BRAV 375/TOON 228
CMDY 335/FOOD 226
HGTV 330/FOXN 204
Source: Turner Research from The Nielsen Company data. All ratings based on Total US Television Universe of 116,600,000 homes. * + Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24-hour day. Notes: Data based on most currently available Nielsen Data stream: Preliminary: Live+7. Primetimes is Mon-Sat 8p-11p and Sun 7p-11p. Total day is Mon-Sun 6a-6a for household and demographic performances.
Top-Rated Cable Shows among 18-48 for the week of September 25, 2017 (000)
Cowboys/Cardinals (ESPN) 6558
Rick & Morty (ADSM) 3951
American Horror Story (FX) 3355
Teen Mom II (MTV) 1999
Love & Hip Hop Hollywood (VH1) 1988
Fear the Walking Dead (AMC) 1983
Chicago/Green Bay (NFLN) 1925
Chicago/Green Bay (NFLN) 1883
South Park (CMDY) 1815
SportCenter (1779)
NIELSEN SOCIAL CONTENT RATINGS: Top Series and Specials by Total Interactions for the week of October 9, 2017
Program, Total Interactions (000), Facebook (000), Twitter (000)
2017 BET Hip-Hop Awards (BET) 5802, 3203, 2599
Riverdale (CW) 525, 91, 424
WWE Monday Night RAW (USA) 509, 237, 272
Somos Live! The Benefit Concert for Disaster Relief (TV Event) 441, 280, 161
Supernatural (CW) 299, 122, 176
This Is Us (NBC) 288. 207, 81
Empire (Fox) 263, 201, 62
Hannity (Fox News) 245, 54, 190
Scandal (ABC) 219, 93, 126
The Voice (NBC) 212, 152, 60
Source: Nielsen. Uniques and Interactions are a measure of total relevant U.S. social media activity grossed across Facebook and Twitter from three hours before through three hours after broadcast, local time. Includes primetime and late fringe programming with metrics available across social platforms on Broadcast and National Cable and excludes sports events.
SHAREABLEE SOCIAL TV RATINGS: Top 10 U.S. Shows Overall by Engagement for the week of October 9, 2017
Program, Total Actions (000), Total Content, Actions per Content (000), Fans/Followers (000)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Warner Bros.) 11073, 110, 101, 151230
E! News (E!) 4110, 775, 5, 30992
Riverdale (CW) 2461, 75, 33, 4070
Supernatural (CW) 1690, 42, 40, 21643
The Tonight Show (NBC) 1625, 161, 10, 20889
The Flash (CW) 1525, 47, 32, 11108
Today Show (NBC) 1168, 575, 2, 12187
The Daily Show (Comedy Central) 1918, 98, 20, 15434
Dancing With the Stars (ABC) 1147, 76, 15, 9177
TMZ (Warner Bros.) 1141, 1148, 1, 13749
Saturday Night Live (NBC) 1063, 86, 12, 10716
Live + Same Day Household Viewers (millions): Friday, October 13, 2017 time period averages.
Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated. Live+SD
CBS: 7.96 million
MacGyver 6.71, Hawaii Five-0 8.33, Blue Bloods 8.83
NBC: 4.17 million
Law & Order True Crime 2.55, Dateline 4.82 million
ABC: 2.59 million
Once Upon a Time 2.78, Inhumans 2.30, 20/20 2.69
FOX: 2.17 million
Hell’s Kitchen 2.88, The Exorcist 1.46
UNIVISION: 971,000
Enamorandome de Ramon .85, Mi Marido tie Familia 1.04, Mi Mardo tie Familia 1.02
TELEMUNDO: 1.06 million
Jenni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio .97, Sin Senos si Hay Paraiso 1.09, El Senor de los Cielos 1.24
CW: .68 million
Masters of Illusion .95, Masters of Illusion .90, Masters of Illusion, Penn & Teller: Fool Us 1.04
Friday A18-49: CBS .9/4, NBC .7/4, ABC .6/3, FOX .6/3, TELE .6/2, UNI .5/2, CW .3/1
Source: Nielsen
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Lauren Whitney is joining Miramax as President of Television, reports Deadline. Whitney had been President of Scripted Television at Legendary.
Jed Kapsos, most recently Senior Vice President of Finance for CBS Television Network, has been appointed Chief Financial Officer at Pop, the CBS/Lionsgate-owned network.