or


[11/14/12 - 10:21 AM]
"The Big Bang Theory" Rockets Past the 20-Million-Viewer Mark for the First Time with Live Plus 3-Day Playback
CBS further spins the numbers for its season to date.
[via press release from CBS]

CBS Ratings Extra

CBS'S THURSDAY GROWTH

Network's Top-Rated Thursday Surges With Year-to-Year Gains by "The Big Bang Theory," "Two and a Half Men," "Person of Interest" and Freshman Drama "Elementary"

CBS's top-rated Thursday lineup continues to grow, paced by year-to-year gains from THE BIG BANG THEORY, the newly relocated TWO AND A HALF MEN, PERSON OF INTEREST and the hit freshman drama ELEMENTARY, according to Nielsen most current ratings through Week Seven.

THURSDAY SEASON-TO-DATE INCREASES

Viewers A18-49 A25-54

2012 CBS THURSDAY 16.11m 4.3 5.7

2011 CBS THURSDAY 14.42m 3.8 5.1

+12% +13% +12%

THE BIG BANG THEORY, the season's most-watched comedy, is up +13% in viewers (18.99m from 16.86m), +8% in adults 18-49 (6.5 from 6.0) and +9% in adults 25-54 (8.2 from 7.5). TWO AND A HALF MEN has improved the year-ago time period ("How to be a Gentlemen"/"Rules of Engagement") by +39% in viewers (14.61m from 10.50m), +32% in adults 18-49 (4.5 from 3.4) and +31% in adults 25-54 (5.9 from 4.5).

Sophomore drama PERSON OF INTEREST is registering year-to-year increases of +24% in viewers (17.03m from 13.74m), +15% in adults 18-49 (3.8 from 3.3) and +13% in adults 25-54 (5.2 from 4.6). The freshman drama ELEMENTARY has improved the time period by +6% in adults 18-49 (3.5 from 3.3).

CBS's Thursday programs are also among the top shows in television among DVR playback. In live plus 7-day playback among viewers, BIG BANG THEORY ranks #3, ELEMENTARY #4 and PERSON OF INTEREST #10. Among adults 18-49, THE BIG BANG THEORY is #3, ELEMENTARY #8 and PERSON OF INTEREST #15.

Source: The Nielsen Company, P2+ AA (000), A25-54 AA%, A18-49 AA%, primetime, regularly scheduled programs, 9/24/12-11/11/12, 9/19/11-11/13/11. All data are "most current."

This Just In...

...From CBS Entertainment

BAZINGA!

"THE BIG BANG THEORY" ROCKETS PAST THE 20-MILLION-VIEWER MARK FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH LIVE PLUS 3-DAY PLAYBACK

THE BIG BANG THEORY, which last week notched its largest audience ever in live plus same day playback (16.68 million viewers), has achieved another milestone.

Now, live plus 3-day playback has added another +3.42 million viewers, pushing the show past the 20-million-viewer mark (20.10m) for the first time in the L3 window.

Live plus 7-day viewership for last Thursday's THE BIG BANG THEORY will be available the week of Nov. 26, pushing the total audience for that episode even higher.





  [november 2012]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
    


· BIG BANG THEORY, THE (CBS)
· ELEMENTARY (CBS)
· PERSON OF INTEREST (CBS)
· TWO AND A HALF MEN (CBS)




most recent ratings | view all posts
[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).
[04/29/25 - 10:00 AM]
"9-1-1" Shocker Scores Five-Month Multiplatform High in Adults 18-49
After seven days of viewing on ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and digital platforms, the April 17 episode scored 8.45 million Total Viewers and 1.74 rating among Adults 18-49.
[04/29/25 - 08:50 AM]
ESPN Platforms Averaging Largest NBA Playoffs Audience Ever Through 11 Games
The second weekend of the NBA Playoffs, Saturday, April 26, and Sunday, April 27, averaged 5,462,000 viewers on ESPN platforms, up four percent from last season.
[04/29/25 - 08:45 AM]
CBS to Hit a Record 17th Consecutive Season as the Most-Watched Network; With the Top Seven Primetime Shows
This breaks broadcast television's longest winning streak on record, also previously held by CBS, from 1955-1970.
[04/25/25 - 11:45 AM]
Food Network's "Tournament of Champions" Season Six Scores with Viewers
The season reached nearly 12 million P2+ cross-platform viewers and is on track to be Food Network's highest-rated series among P25-54 for the fifth year in a row, with ratings up +91% vs. prior six-week timeslot benchmarks.
[04/24/25 - 12:00 PM]
"Yellowjackets" Sets Record with Most Watched Season in Series History on Paramount+ with Showtime
The series is now the number two most-streamed global Showtime original ever, only behind "Dexter: Original Sin."
[04/22/25 - 02:33 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers"
"Nightline" saw increases on the previous week in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54, delivering its strongest news demo performance in 5 weeks.
[04/22/25 - 12:28 PM]
2025 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship Final Reaches 1 Million Viewers
The semifinals and final finished as the most-watched gymnastics postseason ever on ESPN platforms.
[04/22/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of April 14: "Black Mirror" Assumes the No. 1 Spot on the English TV List
Joining the chart with a bang is "Ransom Canyon" - the sweeping, slow-burn Western romance debuted with 7.2 million views to lasso the No. 2 spot.

[04/22/25 - 09:08 AM]
ESPN's Viewership Rises Significantly for Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
ESPN's live telecast on Sunday drew an average of 1.5 million viewers, the second-largest U.S. television audience ever for the event.
[04/22/25 - 08:50 AM]
Most-Watched NBA Playoffs Opening Weekend Ever on ESPN Platforms
The six-game slate across Saturday, April 19, and Sunday, April 20, averaged 4,487,000 viewers, up 15 percent from last year.
[04/22/25 - 07:37 AM]
"Rock the Block" Delivers HGTV's Highest-Rated Season Premiere Since 2023
Attracting three million viewers across linear and streaming, the episode also delivered a .89 L3 rating among Women 25-54, a 207 percent lift versus the previous six weeks.