or


[10/01/13 - 11:37 AM]
CBS Thursday Premieres Soar Even Higher with Live +3-Day DVR Playback
CBS further spins the numbers for Thursday, September 26.

[via press release from CBS]

CBS THURSDAY PREMIERES SOAR EVEN HIGHER WITH LIVE +3-DAY DVR PLAYBACK

"The Big Bang Theory" and "Elementary" Gain Series Best Live +3-Day Lifts of More Than 4 Million Viewers

Live +3-Day Audience for "The Crazy Ones" Jumps to Nearly 19 Million Viewers with +3.46 Million in Playback

CBS's Thursday premieres all soared with the inclusion of Live +3-day DVR playback, with THE BIG BANG THEORY and ELEMENTARY both gaining more than four million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research.

At 8:00 PM, the season premiere of THE BIG BANG THEORY added +3.93m viewers (22.92m from 18.99m, +21%), +2.0 rating points in adults 25-54 (9.3 from 7.3, +27%), +1.8 rating points in adults 18-49 (7.3 from 5.5, +33%) from its live plus same day averages.

A special 8:30 PM broadcast of THE BIG BANG THEORY added +4.23m viewers (24.67m from 20.44m, +21%), +2.1 rating points in adults 25-54 (10.1 from 8.0,+26%) and +1.8 rating points in adults 18-49 (7.9 from 6.1,+30%). This marks a series-best Live +3-day lift for THE BIG BANG THEORY.

The series premiere of THE CRAZY ONES added +3.46m viewers (18.98m from 15.52m, +22%), +1.5 rating points in adults 25-54 (6.8 from 5.3,+28%) and +1.2 rating points in adults 18-49 (5.1 from 3.9, +31%).

The season premiere of TWO AND A HALF MEN added +2.32m viewers (13.91m from 11.59m, +20%), +1.0 rating points in adults 25-54 (5.1 from 4.1, +24%) and +0.8 rating points in adults 18-49 (3.7 from 2.9, +28%).

The season premiere of ELEMENTARY added +4.17m viewers (14.35m from 10.18m, +41%), +1.5 rating points in adults 25-54 (4.4 from 2.9, +52%) and +1.1 rating points in adults 18-49 (3.2 from 2.1, +52%). This was ELEMENTARY's best Live +3-day lift total in viewers and matched its best lift in adults 18-49.

For the night, CBS added +3.71m viewers (18.24m from 14.53m, +26%), +1.6 rating points in adults 25-54 (6.7 from 5.1, +31%) and +1.3 rating points in adults 18-49 (5.1 from 3.8, +34%).





  [october 2013]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
  


· BIG BANG THEORY, THE (CBS)
· CRAZY ONES, THE (CBS)
· ELEMENTARY (CBS)
· TWO AND A HALF MEN (CBS)





most recent ratings | view all posts
[08/05/26 - 12:01 PM]
Top 10 Most-Watched Prime Original Films & Series for the Week of July 27
"Ride or Die," "Off Campus," "Adarsh Baal Vidyalaya," "Elle," and "Reacher" led all original series worldwide.

[08/05/26 - 07:03 AM]
Red Sox-Dodgers Averages 3.8 Million Viewers on NBC & Peacock, Marking First Time "Sunday Night Baseball" Has Topped 3 Million Viewers in Three Straight Games
Boston defeated Los Angeles, 8-4, this past Sunday night with a TAD of 3.8 million viewers on NBC and Peacock.

[08/04/26 - 02:59 PM]
ESPN Delivers Its Second Most-Watched Regular Season WNBA Game Ever!
The Indiana Fever-Minnesota Lynx matchup averaged 2.5 million viewers on ABC on Sunday, August 2.

[08/04/26 - 02:29 PM]
FOX Saturday Baseball Delivers Second Best Performance This Season with 2.834 Million Viewers
Coverage reached a peak audience of 3,222,000 viewers from 9:15-9:30 PM ET.

[08/04/26 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10: Week of July 27 - The Celebration Continues as Kevin Hart's "72 Hours" Holds No. 1 for a Second Week
"The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare" launched at the top of the English TV list with 18.2 million views.

[08/03/26 - 11:03 AM]
Ben Affleck and Jamie Ding Score Best Audience in a Year with Million-Dollar Win on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"
The July 29 episode rose from last week's season premiere with 4.22 million viewers.

[07/31/26 - 01:03 PM]
ABC News Wins Across Late Night, Sunday Morning and Friday Night in Total Viewers and Key Adult Demos
Season to date, "Nightline" is up in Total Viewers versus the same point last season.

[07/29/26 - 12:03 PM]
Top 10 Most-Watched Prime Original Films & Series for the Week of July 20
"Ride or Die," "Elle," "Off Campus," "Adarsh Baal Vidyalaya," and "See You at Work Tomorrow!" led all original series worldwide.

[07/28/26 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10: Week of July 20 - Kevin Hart's "72 Hours" Parties to No. 1 in This Week's Top 10
"I Will Find You" found its way back to the top spot of the English TV list, with 7.3 million views.

[07/27/26 - 10:59 AM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Scores Robust Year-Over-Year Gains with Festive Holiday Week
"Live" has now ranked as the No. 1 talk show in syndication for more than three years (179 consecutive weeks) across all key measures.

[07/23/26 - 04:01 PM]
ABC News Is No. 1 on Sunday Morning, Friday Night and Late Night
"20/20" was up over the previous week in all key target demos and improved year to year across the board.

[07/23/26 - 01:00 PM]
"Big Brother" Premiere Week Up +14% from Last Season
In its first week (episodes airing July 9, 12 and 15), "Big Brother" live plus 3-day total multiplatform viewership averaged 4.96 million viewers.

[07/22/26 - 01:19 PM]
Top 10 Most-Watched Prime Original Films & Series for the Week of July 13
"Ride or Die," "Elle," "Off Campus," "Every Year After," and "Clarkson's Farm" led all original series worldwide.

[07/22/26 - 12:37 PM]
Kansas City, Boston and Austin Lead the Way as Top Local Markets for FIFA World Cup 2026 on FOX and FS1
San Francisco, Dallas, San Diego, Atlanta, St. Louis, Providence, and West Palm Beach round out the top 10.

[07/22/26 - 11:30 AM]
ESPN Delivers Most-Watched NBA Summer League Championship Game Since 2017
The Golden State Warriors' victory over the Memphis Grizzlies averaged 676,000 viewers on ESPN, according to Nielsen Big Data + Panel.