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

Home of “This Is Us” won in overall eyeballs for the prior September-to-September season

| September 17, 2019 @ 10:06 AM Last Updated: September 18, 2019 @ 8:44 AM
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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)

  • Fall TV premiere dates Hulu/Netflix/CBS/HBO/The CW/NBC/FXX/ABC/Amazon/Fox
  • 9-1-1 Fox
  • The Neighborhood CBS
  • The Voice - Season 16 NBC
  • Bob Hearts Abishola CBS
  • All Rise CBS
  • Prodigal Son Fox
  • Bull CBS
  • The Good Doctor ABC
  • Bluff City Law NBC
  • The Resident Fox
  • NCIS CBS
  • The Conners ABC
  • Bless This Mess ABC
  • This Is Us - Season 3 NBC
  • FBI CBS
  • Fox
  • Mixed-ish ABC
  • Blackish ABC
  • NCIS New Orleans CBS
  • New Amsterdam - Season 1 NBC
  • EMERGENCE ALLISON TOLMAN, ALEXA SWINTON ABC
  • YouTube
  • The Masked Singer Season 2 Egg Fox
  • The Goldbergs ABC
  • Survivor CBS
  • Chicago Med - Season 4 NBC
  • Schooled ABC
  • Chicago Fire - Season 7 NBC
  • Modern Family ABC
  • Single Parents ABC
  • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia FXX
  • Al Gore on 'South Park' Comedy Central
  • Chicago P.D. - Season 6 NBC
  • COBIE SMULDERS Stumptown ABC
  • Crank Yankers Comedy Central
  • Shudder Creepshow Shudder
  • Superstore NBC
  • Greys Anatomy ABC
  • Young Sheldon CBS
  • Perfect Harmony Bradley Whitford NBC
  • Mom CBS
  • The Good Place - Season 3 NBC
  • A Million Little Things ABC
  • NBC
  • CAROL'S SECOND ACT CBS
  • Law and Order SVU NBC
  • How to Get Away With Murder ABC
  • EVIL CBS
  • The Politician Netflix
  • Hawaii Five 0 CBS
  • ABC
  • CONSTANCE WU Fresh Off the Boat ABC
  • Magnum PI CBS
  • Blue Bloods CBS
  • snl saturday night live season finale donald trump alec baldwin queen don't stop me now NBC
  • Americas Funniest Home Videos ABC
  • The Simpsons Fox
  • God Friended Me CBS
  • Bless the Harts Fox
  • Bob's Burgers Fox
  • Shark Tank ABC
  • NCIS Los Angeles CBS
  • Family Guy Fox
  • The Rookie ABC
  • Godfather of Harlem Epix
  • Sorry For Your Loss Facebook Watch
  • AEW All Elite Wrestling AllEliteWrestling.com
  • SEAL Team David Boreanaz CBS
  • Almost Family Fox
  • SWAT CBS
  • 'Big Mouth' Netfilx
  • Goliath Amazon Prime Video
  • Light as a Feather Hulu
  • Peaky Blinders Season 5 BBC/Netflix
  • The Blacklist - Season 6 NBC
  • WWE SmackDown 1000 WWE
  • Batwoman CW The CW
  • Tiffany Haddish Getty
  • Supergirl The CW
  • Get Shorty Epix
  • AMC
  • Madam Secretary CBS
  • All American The CW
  • Black Ligntning The CW
  • The Flash The CW
  • Cardi B Rhythm & Flow Netflix
  • The CW
  • Nancy Drew The CW
  • Supernatural The CW
  • Legacies The CW
  • Charmed The CW
  • Dynasty The CW
  • Arrow The CW
  • Limetown Facebook Watch
  • YouTube
  • Paul Rudd Living With Yourself (2) Netflix
  • Looking for Alaska Hulu
  • Anne Hathaway Modern Love Amazon Prime Video
  • Watchmen HBO HBO
  • Leavenworth 2018 Starz
  • Helen Mirren in 'Catherine the Great' HBO
  • Castle Rock Hulu
  • Kominsky Method Netflix
  • HBO
  • HBO
  • Jack Ryan poster Amazon Prime Video
  • Dickinson Apple TV+
  • Morning Show Jennifer Aniston Reese Witherspoon Apple TV+
  • Apple TV+
  • For All Mankind Apple TV+
  • Shameless Showtime
  • Showtime Showtime
  • His Dark Materials HBO
  • Running Wild with Bear Grylls - Season 4 NBC
  • The Mandalorian Disney+
  • High School Musical the Musical The Series Disney+
  • World According to Jeff Goldblum Disney+
  • Dollface Getty
  • man in the high castle final season release date and clip Amazon Prime Video
  • The Crown Netflix
  • Ray Donovan Showtime
  • Mad About You Sony Pictures Television
  • Nat Geo
  • the marvelous mrs maisel Season 3 teaser Amazon Prime Video
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