or


[02/03/12 - 09:28 AM]
"Big Bang Theory" and "Person of Interest" Hit Series-High Ratings
CBS spins the numbers for Thursday, February 2.
[via press release from CBS]

"THE BIG BANG THEORY" DELIVERS LARGEST AUDIENCE EVER

"BBT" Tops "American Idol" in Common Half-Hour

"Person of Interest" Hits Series Highs in Viewers, Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54

"The Mentalist" Wins at 10 PM in Viewers and Key Demos

CBS Places First on Thursday in Viewers and Adults 25-54

THE BIG BANG THEORY delivered its largest audience ever, topping "American Idol" in the common half-hour, and PERSON OF INTEREST also delivered series-high ratings in viewers and key demographics, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Thursday, Feb. 2.

THE BIG BANG THEORY was first in households (9.7/16), viewers (16.38m), adults 25-54 (7.0/18), adults 18-49 (5.4/16) and adults 18-34 (4.0/14). THE BIG BANG THEORY posted its largest audience ever and topped "American Idol" in the common half-hour in viewers (16.38m vs. 15.82m), adults 18-49 (5.4/16 vs. 5.0/15), adults 18-34 (4.0/14 vs. 3.5/15) and adults 25-54 (7.0/18 vs. 6.2/16) for the second consecutive week.

ROB was second in households (6.7/10), viewers (11.28m), adults 25-54 (4.6/11) and adults 18-49 (3.4/09).

PERSON OF INTEREST was first in households (9.1/14), viewers (14.92m), adults 25-54 (4.7/11) and second in adults 18-49 (3.3/09). PERSON OF INTEREST was up +5% in households (from 8.7/13), +4% in adults 25-54 (from 4.5/10), +3% in adults 18-49 (from 3.2/08) and added +520,000 viewers (from 14.40m, +4%) compared to the last first-run episode (on Jan. 19, 2011). PERSON OF INTEREST posted its best-ever deliveries in households, viewers, adults 25-54 and adults 18-49.

THE MENTALIST was first in households (8.5/14), viewers (13.54m), adults 25-54 (4.0/10) and adults 18-49 (2.8/08).

For the night, CBS was first in households (8.6/14), viewers (14.10m), tied for first in adults 25-54 (4.8/12, with FOX) and second in adults 18-49 (3.5/09).

Updated Thursday ratings will be available this afternoon.





  [february 2012]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
   


· AMERICAN IDOL (ABC)
· BIG BANG THEORY, THE (CBS)
· MENTALIST, THE (CBS)
· PERSON OF INTEREST (CBS)
· ROB (CBS)




most recent ratings | view all posts
[05/16/25 - 11:48 AM]
"American Idol" Sunday and Monday "Disney" Nights Tower Over the Competition
Sunday's episode of "American Idol" earned 5.27 million Total Viewers and a 0.62 rating in Adults 18-49.
[05/15/25 - 02:07 PM]
"9-1-1" Hits Six-Month High as Show Builds Toward Season Finale
Standing as the No. 1 non-sports telecast of the night in the key Adult demo, "9-1-1" delivered 6.48 million Total Viewers and a 0.63 rating among Adults 18-49 on linear.
[05/13/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of May 5: "Nonnas" Cooked Over Mother's Day Weekend, Debuting at No. 1
"The Four Seasons" maintained its top spot on the English TV list for a second consecutive week, racking up a total of 24.4 million views across its first two weeks.
[05/12/25 - 02:29 PM]
ABC News Is No. 1 Network Across Broadcast and Cable to Cover the Papal Conclave Announcement of Pope Leo XIV - Led by "World News Tonight" Anchor David Muir from the Vatican
ABC News outdelivered its closest competitor, FOX News, by +5% in Total Viewers, by +5% in Adults 25-54 and by +11% in Adults 18-49.
[05/12/25 - 08:00 AM]
CBS Is #1 in Daytime for 39 Seasons and 1,500 Consecutive Weeks, The Longest Winning Streak on Record
CBS has been the most-watched daytime network for an impressive 39 consecutive seasons and has won every week during that time except for one.
[05/12/25 - 07:17 AM]
Food, Sports, Adventure and Relationship Content Drive 61 Percent Share for Warner Bros. Discovery's US Networks on Sunday, May 4
More than 31 million people watched one of the WBD networks that night.

[05/07/25 - 08:45 AM]
CBS Tops Multiplatform Viewership in the First Full Season of Nielsen Data Release
In 35-day multiplatform viewership average per episode among all broadcast series, CBS has four of the top six new series.
[05/06/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of April 28: No Forecast Needed: "The Four Seasons" Debuts at No. 1
In English TV, "You" Season 5 continues to stalk the top of the charts (No. 2, 10.9 million views).
[05/06/25 - 09:00 AM]
ESPN's Presentation of Sunday's Preseason WNBA Matchup Between the Indiana Fever and the Brazilian National Team Averaged 1.3M Viewers
The telecast peaked at 1.6 million viewers, and was up 13% from last year's regular season average on ESPN.
[05/04/25 - 02:09 PM]
NBC and Peacock Deliver Most Watched "Run for the Roses" Since 1989, As Sovereignty Wins 151st Kentucky Derby
Viewership peaked at 21.8 million viewers from 7-7:15 p.m. ET, as Sovereignty ran to a 1 1/2-length victory over Journalism.
[05/01/25 - 08:47 AM]
ABC News Special "President Trump the First 100 Days: The Interview in the Oval Office" Is No. 1 Program Across All Broadcast and Cable in Primetime on Tuesday
The one-hour special won the 8:00-9:00 p.m. time slot on broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (3.959 million) and took the top spot in the hour with non-sports programming in Adults 25-54 (693,000) and Adults 18-49 (475,000).
[04/30/25 - 11:03 AM]
"American Idol" Rocks the House with More Back-to-Back Wins
"American Idol" rocked the house on Sunday night with its first live coast-to-coast telecast, earning 5.31 million Total Viewers in Live+Same Day ratings.
[04/29/25 - 03:05 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers"
"Nightline" improved on the previous week in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49, drawing its largest overall audience since February and strongest performance in both key Adult demos since January.
[04/29/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of April 21: Goodbye, "You": Final Season Lands at No. 1
In English TV, "Ransom Canyon" lassoed another 9.4 million viewers, keeping it firmly planted in the No. 2 spot.

[04/29/25 - 10:31 AM]
ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball" Averaged 1.68 Million Viewers for Philadelphia Phillies Extra-Innings Win Over Chicago Cubs
Said telecast was up 31% versus last year's comparable game (Cubs-Red Sox).