NBC Captures Sixth Straight 52-Week Ratings Win, CBS Reclaims Total Viewers

NBC is set to win its sixth straight September-to-September season in the key 18-49 demo’s TV ratings, while CBS will be the victor during that same 52-week span in terms of total viewers.

Nielsen winners like “Sunday Night Football,” “This Is Us” Season 3, competition series “The Voice” and “America’s Got Talent” and freshman dramas “Manifest” and “New Amsterdam” helped NBC land the new ratings trophy.

CBS is poised to win this 52-week round in overall eyeballs, reclaiming that title from NBC, which dominated the last September-to-September viewers race thanks to Super Bowl LII and the 2018 Olympics. CBS had the Super Bowl this time around, and also took this year’s traditional TV season — which runs September to May — in total viewers.

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Though it gave back the total viewers crown to CBS this time around, NBC is within 967,000 persons of CBS’ win, excluding sports. That marks NBC’s closest position to No. 1 in total viewers at this point in the season, excluding sports, in 16 years, since trailing by 603,000 persons at this time in 2002-03. That’s not counting last year when it was No. 1.

Here’s how the broadcast networks rank in total viewers through Week 51, according to the “most current” data from Nielsen, which includes seven days’ worth of delayed viewing where available: CBS 7.4 million; NBC, 6.5 million; ABC, 5.2 million; Fox, 4.5 million; Univision, 1.3 million; Telemundo, 1.2 million; CW, 1.2 million.

NBC takes the lead in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 range, with a 1.4 rating vs. a 1.2 for CBS, ABC and Fox. The CW, Univision and Telemundo each had a 0.4.

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In addition to retaining the 18-49 demo throne, NBC is the top network when only counting entertainment programming, as well as scripted programs only and alternative programs only, and is also No. 1 in alternative programs in total viewers.

NBC is also about to close out its ninth straight summer atop the Nielsen leaderboard, thanks in large part to “America’s Got Talent,” “Songland,” “Bring the Funny” and “American Ninja Warrior.”

Below are the most current primetime averages through Week 51. The 52-week season ends on Sunday, Sept. 22.

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Adults 18-49

NBC…1.4

CBS…1.2

Fox…1.2

ABC…1.2

Univision…0.4

Telemundo…0.4

CW…0.4

Total Viewers

CBS…7.4 million

NBC…6.5 million

ABC…5.2 million

Fox…4.5 million

Univision…1.3 million

Telemundo…1.2 million

CW…1.2 million

Fall TV 2019: Premiere Dates for New and Returning Shows (Photos)

Labor Day has come and gone and fall begins on Sept. 23 -- and so does the traditional broadcast TV season. In honor of the return of Fall TV, TheWrap has rounded up the premiere dates for not just the new and returning shows on Fox, ABC, NBC, CBS and The CW, but also those for the eagerly anticipated series hitting cable channels and streaming services this autumn. Click through our gallery to find out when your favorite shows will be back and when your new favorites will debut.

Also Read: Here’s the Complete Fall 2019 TV Schedule for All 5 Broadcast Networks
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Series: "9-1-1" Net: Fox Premiere Date: Monday, Sept. 23 Time: 8 p.m.
Fox
Series: "The Neighborhood" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Monday, Sept. 23 Time: 8 p.m.
CBS
Series: "The Voice" Net: NBC Premiere Date: Monday, Sept. 23 Time: 8 p.m.
NBC
Series: "Bob ♥ Abishola" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Monday, Sept. 23 Time: 8:30 p.m.
CBS
Series: "All Rise" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Monday, Sept. 23 Time: 9 p.m.
CBS
Series: "Prodigal Son" Net: Fox Premiere Date: Monday, Sept. 23 Time: 9 p.m.
Fox
Series: "Bull" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Monday, Sept. 23 Time: 10 p.m.
CBS
Series: "The Good Doctor" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Monday, Sept. 23 Time: 10 p.m.
ABC
Series: "Bluff City Law" Net: NBC Premiere Date: Monday, Sept. 23 Time: 10 p.m.
NBC
Series: "The Resident" Net: Fox Premiere Date: Tuesday, Sept. 24 Time: 8 p.m.
Fox
Series: "NCIS" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Tuesday, Sept. 24 Time: 8 p.m.
CBS
Series: "The Conners" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Tuesday, Sept. 24 Time: 8 p.m.
ABC
Series: "Bless This Mess" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Tuesday, Sept. 24 Time: 8:30 p.m.
ABC
Series: "This Is Us" Net: NBC Premiere Date: Tuesday, Sept. 24 Time: 9 p.m.
NBC
Series: "FBI" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Tuesday, Sept. 24 Time: 9 p.m.
CBS
Series: "Empire" Net: Fox Premiere Date: Tuesday, Sept. 24 Time: 9 p.m.
Fox
Series: "mixed-ish" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Tuesday, Sept. 24 Time: 9 p.m.
ABC
Series: "black-ish" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Tuesday, Sept. 24 Time: 9:30 p.m.
ABC
Series: "NCIS: New Orleans" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Tuesday, Sept. 24 Time: 10 p.m.
CBS
Series: "New Amsterdam" Net: NBC Premiere Date: Tuesday, Sept. 24 Time: 10 p.m.
NBC
Series: "Emergence" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Tuesday, Sept. 24 Time: 10 p.m.
ABC
Series: "Liza on Demand" Net: YouTube Premiere Date: Wednesday, Sept. 25 Time: N/A
YouTube
Series: "The Masked Singer" Net: Fox Premiere Date: Wednesday, Sept. 25 Time: 8 p.m.
Fox
Series: "The Goldbergs" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Wednesday, Sept. 25 Time: 8 p.m.
ABC
Series: "Survivor" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Wednesday, Sept. 25 Time: 8 p.m.
CBS
Series: "Chicago Med" Net: NBC Premiere Date: Wednesday, Sept. 25 Time: 8 p.m.
NBC
Series: "Schooled" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Wednesday, Sept. 25 Time: 8:30 p.m.
ABC
Series: "Chicago Fire" Net: NBC Premiere Date: Wednesday, Sept. 25 Time: 9 p.m.
NBC
Series: "Modern Family" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Wednesday, Sept. 25 Time: 9 p.m.
ABC
Series: "Single Parents" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Wednesday, Sept. 25 Time: 9:30 p.m.
ABC
Series: "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" Net: FXX Premiere Date: Wednesday, Sept. 25 Time: 10 p.m.
FXX
Series: "South Park" Net: Comedy Central Premiere Date: Wednesday, Sept. 25 Time: 10 p.m.
Comedy Central
Series: "Chicago P.D." Net: NBC Premiere Date: Wednesday, Sept. 25 Time: 10 p.m.
NBC
Series: "Stumptown" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Wednesday, Sept. 25 Time: 10 p.m.
ABC
Series: "Crank Yankers" Net: Comedy Central Premiere Date: Wednesday, Sept. 25 Time: 10:30 p.m.
Comedy Central
Series: "Creepshow" Net: Shudder Premiere Date: Thursday, Sept. 26 Time: N/A
Shudder
Series: "Superstore" Net: NBC Premiere Date: Thursday, Sept. 26 Time: 8 p.m.
NBC
Series: "Grey's Anatomy" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Thursday, Sept. 26 Time: 8 p.m.
ABC
Series: "Young Sheldon" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Thursday, Sept. 26 Time: 8 p.m.
CBS
Series: "Perfect Harmony" Net: NBC Premiere Date: Thursday, Sept. 26 Time: 8:30 p.m.
NBC
Series: "Mom" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Thursday, Sept. 26 Time: 9 p.m.
CBS
Series: "The Good Place" Net: NBC Premiere Date: Thursday, Sept. 26 Time: 9 p.m.
NBC
Series: "A Million Little Things" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Thursday, Sept. 26 Time: 9 p.m.
ABC
Series: "Sunnyside" Net: NBC Premiere Date: Thursday, Sept. 26 Time: 9:30 p.m.
NBC
Series: "Carol's Second Act" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Thursday, Sept. 26 Time: 9:30 p.m.
CBS
Series: "Law & Order: SVU" Net: NBC Premiere Date: Thursday, Sept. 26 Time: 10 p.m.
NBC
Series: "How to Get Away With Murder" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Thursday, Sept. 26 Time: 10 p.m.
ABC
Series: "Evil" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Thursday, Sept. 26 Time: 10 p.m.
CBS
Series: "The Politician" Net: Netflix Premiere Date: Friday, Sept. 27 Time: N/A
Netflix
Series: "Hawaii Five-0" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Friday, Sept. 27 Time: 8 p.m.
CBS
Series: "American Housewife" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Friday, Sept. 27 Time: 8 p.m.
ABC
Series: "Fresh Off the Boat" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Friday, Sept. 27 Time: 8:30 p.m.
ABC
Series: "Magnum P.I." Net: CBS Premiere Date: Friday, Sept. 27 Time: 9 p.m.
CBS
Series: "Blue Bloods" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Friday, Sept. 27 Time: 10 p.m.
CBS
Series: "Saturday Night Live" Net: NBC Premiere Date: Saturday, Sept. 28 Time: 11:29 p.m.
NBC
Series: "America's Funniest Home Videos" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Sunday, Sept. 29 Time: 7 p.m.
ABC
Series: "The Simpsons" Net: Fox Premiere Date: Sunday, Sept. 29 Time: 8 p.m.
Fox
Series: "God Friended Me" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Sunday, Sept. 29 Time: 8:30 p.m.
CBS
Series: "Bless the Harts" Net: Fox Premiere Date: Sunday, Sept. 29 Time: 8:30 p.m.
Fox
Series: "Bob's Burgers" Net: Fox Premiere Date: Sunday, Sept. 29 Time: 9 p.m.
Fox
Series: "Shark Tank" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Sunday, Sept. 29 Time: 9 p.m.
ABC
Series: "NCIS: Los Angeles" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Sunday, Sept. 29 Time: 9:30 p.m.
CBS
Series: "Family Guy" Net: Fox Premiere Date: Sunday, Sept. 29 Time: 9:30 p.m.
Fox
Series: "The Rookie" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Sunday, Sept. 29 Time: 10 p.m.
ABC
Series: "Godfather of Harlem" Net: Epix Premiere Date: Sunday, Sept. 29 Time: 10 p.m.
Epix
Series: "Sorry for Your Loss" Net: Facebook Watch Premiere Date: Tuesday, Oct. 1 Time: N/A
Facebook Watch
Series: All Elite Wrestling Net: TNT Premiere Date: Wednesday, Oct. 2 Time: 8 p.m.
AllEliteWrestling.com
Series: "SEAL Team" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Wednesday, Oct. 2 Time: 9 p.m.
CBS
Series: "Almost Family" Net: Fox Premiere Date: Wednesday, Oct. 2 Time: 9 p.m.
Fox
Series: "S.W.A.T." Net: CBS Premiere Date: Wednesday, Oct. 2 Time: 10 p.m.
CBS
Series: "Big Mouth" Net: Netflix Premiere Date: Friday, Oct. 4 Time: N/A
Netfilx
Series: "Goliath" Net: Amazon Prime Video Premiere Date: Friday, Oct. 4 Time: N/A
Amazon Prime Video
Series: "Light as a Feather" Net: Hulu Premiere Date: Friday, Oct. 4 Time: N/A
Hulu
Series: "Peaky Blinders" Net: Netflix Premiere Date: Friday, Oct. 4 Time: N/A
BBC/Netflix
Series: "The Blacklist" Net: NBC Premiere Date: Friday, Oct. 4 Time: 8 p.m.
NBC
Series: "WWE's SmackDown Live" Net: Fox Premiere Date: Friday, Oct. 4 Time: 8 p.m.
WWE
Series: "Batwoman" Net: The CW Premiere Date: Sunday, Oct. 6 Time: 8 p.m.
The CW
Series: "Kids Say the Darndest Things" Net: ABC Premiere Date: Sunday, Oct. 6 Time: 8 p.m.
Getty
Series: "Supergirl" Net: The CW Premiere Date: Sunday, Oct. 6 Time: 9 p.m.
The CW
Series: "Get Shorty" Net: Epix Premiere Date: Sunday, Oct. 6 Time: 9 p.m.
Epix
Series: "The Walking Dead" Net: AMC Premiere Date: Sunday, Oct. 6 Time: 9 p.m.
AMC
Series: "Madam Secretary" Net: CBS Premiere Date: Sunday, Oct. 6 Time: 10 p.m.
CBS
Series: "All American" Net: The CW Premiere Date: Monday, Oct. 7 Time: 8 p.m.
The CW
Series: "Black Lightning" Net: The CW Premiere Date: Monday, Oct. 7 Time: 9 p.m.
The CW
Series: "The Flash" Net: The CW Premiere Date: Tuesday, Oct. 8 Time: 8 p.m.
The CW
Series: "Rhythm & Flow" Net: Netflix Premiere Date: Wednesday, Oct. 9 Time: N/A
Netflix
Series: "Riverdale" Net: The CW Premiere Date: Wednesday, Oct. 9 Time: 8 p.m.
The CW
Series: "Nancy Drew" Net: The CW Premiere Date: Wednesday, Oct. 9 Time: 9 p.m.
The CW
Series: "Supernatural" Net: The CW Premiere Date: Thursday, Oct. 10 Time: 8 p.m.
The CW
Series: "Legacies" Net: The CW Premiere Date: Thursday, Oct. 10 Time: 9 p.m.
The CW
Series: "Charmed" Net: The CW Premiere Date: Friday, Oct. 11 Time: 8 p.m.
The CW
Series: "Dynasty" Net: The CW Premiere Date: Friday, Oct. 11 Time: 9 p.m.
The CW
Series: "Arrow" Net: The CW Premiere Date: Tuesday, Oct. 15 Time: 9 p.m.
The CW
Series: "Limetown" Net: Facebook Watch Premiere Date: Wednesday, Oct. 16 Time: N/A
Facebook Watch
Series: "Impulse" Net: YouTube Premiere Date: Wednesday, Oct. 16 Time: N/A
YouTube
Series: "Living With Yourself" Net: Netflix Premiere Date: Friday, Oct. 18 Time: N/A
Netflix
Series: "Looking for Alaska" Net: Hulu Premiere Date: Friday, Oct. 18 Time: N/A
Hulu
Series: "Modern Love" Net: Amazon Prime Video Premiere Date: Friday, Oct. 18 Time: N/A
Amazon Prime Video
Series: "Watchmen" Net: HBO Premiere Date: Sunday, Oct. 20 Time: 9 p.m.
HBO
Series: "Leavenworth" Net: Starz Premiere Date: Sunday, Oct. 20 Time: 9:30 p.m.
Starz
Series: "Catherine the Great" Net: HBO Premiere Date: Monday, Oct. 21 Time: 10 p.m.
HBO
Series: "Castle Rock" Net: Hulu Premiere Date: Wednesday, Oct. 23 Time: N/A
Hulu
Series: "The Kominsky Method" Net: Netflix Premiere Date: Friday, Oct. 25 Time: N/A
Netflix
Series: "Silicon Valley" Net: HBO Premiere Date: Sunday, Oct. 27 Time: 10 p.m.
HBO
Series: "Mrs. Fletcher" Net: HBO Premiere Date: Sunday, Oct. 27 Time: 10:30 p.m.
HBO
Series: "Jack Ryan" Net: Amazon Prime Video Premiere Date: Friday, Nov. 1 Time: N/A
Amazon Prime Video
Series: "Dickinson" Net: Apple TV+ Premiere Date: Friday, Nov. 1 Time: N/A
Apple TV+
Series: "The Morning Show" Net: Apple TV+ Premiere Date: Friday, Nov. 1 Time: N/A
Apple TV+
Series: "See" Net: Apple TV+ Premiere Date: Friday, Nov. 1 Time: N/A
Apple TV+
Series: "For All Mankind" Net: Apple TV+ Premiere Date: Friday, Nov. 1 Time: N/A
Apple TV+
Series: "Shameless" Net: Showtime Premiere Date: Sunday, Nov. 3 Time: 9 p.m.
Showtime
Series: "Kidding" Net: Showtime Premiere Date: Sunday, Nov. 3 Time: 10 p.m.
Showtime
Series: "His Dark Materials" Net: Hulu Premiere Date: Monday, Nov. 4 Time: 9 p.m.
HBO
Series: "Running Wild With Bear Grylls" Net: Nat Geo Premiere Date: Tuesday, Nov. 5 Time: 10 p.m.
NBC
Series: "The Mandalorian" Net: Disney+ Premiere Date: Tuesday, Nov. 12 Time: N/A
Disney+
Series: "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series" Net: Disney+ Premiere Date: Tuesday, Nov. 12 Time: N/A
Disney+
Series: "The World According to Jeff Goldblum" Net: Disney+ Premiere Date: Tuesday, Nov. 12 Time: N/A
Disney+
Series: "Dollface" Net: Hulu Premiere Date: Friday, Nov. 15 Time: N/A
Getty
Series: "Man in the High Castle" Net: Amazon Prime Video Premiere Date: Friday, Nov. 15 Time: N/A
Amazon Prime Video
Series: "The Crown" Net: Netflix Premiere Date: Sunday, Nov. 17 Time: N/A
Netflix
Series: "Ray Donovan" Net: Showtime Premiere Date: Sunday, Nov. 17 Time: 8 p.m.
Showtime
Series: "Mad About You" revival Net: Spectrum Originals Premiere Date: Wednesday, Nov. 20 Time: N/A
Sony Pictures Television
Series: "Brain Games" Net: Nat Geo Premiere Date: Sunday, Dec. 1 Time: 9 p.m.
Nat Geo
Series: "Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" Net: Amazon Prime Video Premiere Date: Friday, Dec. 6 Time: N/A
Amazon Prime Video
Series: "Reprisal" Net: Hulu Premiere Date: Friday, Dec. 6 Time: N/A
TheWrap
Series: "The L Word: Generation Q" Net: Showtime Premiere Date: Sunday, Dec. 8 Time: 10 p.m.
Showtime
Series: "The Expanse" Net: Amazon Prime Video Premiere Date: Friday, Dec. 13 Time: N/A
Amazon Prime Video
Series: "Marvel's Runaways" Net: Hulu Premiere Date: Friday, Dec. 13 Time: N/A
Hulu

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Here’s when 128 broadcast, cable and streaming series debut and come back

Labor Day has come and gone and fall begins on Sept. 23 -- and so does the traditional broadcast TV season. In honor of the return of Fall TV, TheWrap has rounded up the premiere dates for not just the new and returning shows on Fox, ABC, NBC, CBS and The CW, but also those for the eagerly anticipated series hitting cable channels and streaming services this autumn. Click through our gallery to find out when your favorite shows will be back and when your new favorites will debut.

Also Read: Here’s the Complete Fall 2019 TV Schedule for All 5 Broadcast Networks

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