WITH L+7, "NCIS" AND "THE BIG BANG THEORY" PASS "SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL" AS THE TOP TWO PROGRAMS IN WEEK EIGHT

"The Big Bang Theory," "Blue Bloods" and "NCIS" All Exceed +4 Million Viewer Lift

"The Big Bang Theory" is the #1 Program in Adults 18-49 Lift (Tie)

NCIS (20.71m) and THE BIG BANG THEORY (19.90m) both passed "Sunday Night Football" (19.49m) as the week's top two programs in viewers, according to Nielsen live + 7-day ratings for the week ending Nov. 15, Week Eight of the season.

CBS had three programs with L+7 viewer lifts of more than +4 million from their live + same day averages, led by THE BIG BANG THEORY +4.98m (19.90m from 14.92m, +33%), BLUE BLOODS +4.08m (14.41m from 10.33m, +39%) and NCIS +4.03m (20.71m from 16.68m, +24%).

Among adults 18-49, THE BIG BANG THEORY was the week's top gainer (tie) with a lift of +2.2 (5.9 from 3.7 +59%).

L+7 Top 20 Program Rank for Week Eight

Source: Nielsen NPM LIVE+7 (11/09/2015 - 11/15/2015)

Rank Program Network (000)
1 NCIS CBS 20,707
2 BIG BANG THEORY, THE CBS 19,902
3 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL NBC 19,490
4 60 MINUTES CBS 18,630
5 EMPIRE FOX 15,803
6 NCIS: NEW ORLEANS CBS 15,428
7 BLUE BLOODS CBS 14,408
8 VOICE NBC 14,375
9 DANCING WITH THE STARS ABC 14,299
10 SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK NBC 13,979
11 SCORPION CBS 13,191
12 BLINDSPOT NBC 13,190
13 VOICE-TUE NBC 12,990
14 MADAM SECRETARY CBS 12,922
15 MODERN FAMILY ABC 12,409
16 CRIMINAL MINDS CBS 12,283
17 VOICE 11/11 (S) NBC 12,227
18 CHICAGO FIRE NBC 11,732
19 HAWAII FIVE-0 CBS 11,710
20 SCANDAL ABC 11,581

L+7 Top 20 Programs in Viewer Lift

Source: Nielsen NPM, LIVE+SD, LIVE+7 (11/09/2015 - 11/15/2015)

2+ LIFT RANK Program Title Network LIVE+SD PER2+ (000) LIVE+7 PER2+ (000) Live Plus Seven Day Lift Live Plus Seven Day Lift %
1 BLINDSPOT NBC 7,673 13,190 +5517 72%
2 BIG BANG THEORY, THE CBS 14,915 19,902 +4987 33%
3 BLACKLIST NBC 6,754 11,563 +4809 71%
4 EMPIRE FOX 11,200 15,803 +4603 41%
5 QUANTICO ABC 4,203 8,648 +4445 106%
6 MODERN FAMILY ABC 8,147 12,409 +4262 52%
7 BLUE BLOODS CBS 10,331 14,408 +4077 39%
8 NCIS CBS 16,678 20,707 +4029 24%
9 CASTLE ABC 6,069 10,030 +3961 65%
10 SCANDAL ABC 7,703 11,581 +3878 50%
11 SCORPION CBS 9,344 13,191 +3847 41%
12 HOW TO GET AWAY W/MURDER ABC 6,710 10,522 +3812 57%
13 CRIMINAL MINDS CBS 8,512 12,283 +3771 44%
14 CHICAGO PD NBC 6,792 10,442 +3650 54%
15 ELEMENTARY CBS 5,174 8,782 +3608 70%
16 CHICAGO FIRE NBC 8,145 11,732 +3587 44%
17 GREY'S ANATOMY ABC 8,018 11,478 +3460 43%
18 NCIS: LOS ANGELES CBS 7,910 11,328 +3418 43%
19 HAWAII FIVE-0 CBS 8,467 11,710 +3243 38%
20 LAW AND ORDER:SVU NBC 7,774 10,998 +3224 41%

L+7 Top 10 Programs in Adults 18-49 Lift

Source: Nielsen NPM, LIVE+SD, LIVE+7 (11/09/2015 - 11/15/2015)

A1849 LIFT RANK Program Title Network LIVE+SD A1849 % LIVE+7 A1849 % Live Plus Seven Day Lift Live Plus Seven Day Lift %
1 BIG BANG THEORY, THE CBS 3.7 5.9 +2.2 59%
1 EMPIRE FOX 4.2 6.4 +2.2 52%
3 MODERN FAMILY ABC 2.7 4.7 +2.0 74%
4 BLINDSPOT NBC 2.2 4.0 +1.8 82%
4 QUANTICO ABC 1.3 3.1 +1.8 138%
6 HOW TO GET AWAY W/MURDER ABC 1.9 3.6 +1.7 89%
7 GREY'S ANATOMY ABC 2.2 3.8 +1.6 73%
7 SCANDAL ABC 2.2 3.8 +1.6 73%
9 BLACKLIST NBC 1.5 2.9 +1.4 93%
10 CRIMINAL MINDS CBS 1.6 2.9 +1.3 81%
10 LAW AND ORDER:SVU NBC 2.0 3.3 +1.3 65%