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NBC Clinches 4th-Straight Full-Year Ratings Win

September to September season marks NBC’s first 52-week ”W“ without an Olympics or Super Bowl in 14 years

Tony Maglio | September 19, 2017 @ 2:02 PM

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NBC just won its fourth-straight September to September season in the key 18-49 demo’s TV ratings. CBS claimed the same 52-week span in terms of total viewers, the amazing 14th time in 15 years that we can report that.

This past fiscal year marked NBC’s first year-long victory without an Olympics or Super Bowl in 14 years. And the network’s margin of victory, +27 percent, marks the largest gap over No. 2 at this point in 19 years.

NBC is also about to close out its seventh-straight summer atop the Nielsen leaderboard, thanks in large part to “America’s Got Talent,” “World of Dance” and “American Ninja Warrior.” In other words, it’s a pretty good time to be Bob Greenblatt.

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Below are some Nielsen numbers through September 17, 2017, which still leaves us with a week left to count. All numbers in this story include a week’s worth of delayed viewing where available.

Adult 18-49 Rating
NBC: 1.9
Fox: 1.5
CBS: 1.5
ABC: 1.5

Total Viewers
CBS: 8.1 million
NBC: 7.5 million
ABC: 5.7 million
Fox: 4.9 million

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By the way, without news and sports, NBC would still have won this thing — so it’s not all about “Sunday Night Football.”

Here is the entertainment series-only version of this past year’s ratings:
NBC: 1.5
ABC:1.4
CBS: 1.3
Fox: 1.2

Before CBS says something smart, NBC also topped the older 25-54 demo — so the “This Is Us” home had a bunch of Americans covered throughout the year.

43 Summer TV Premieres Ranked by Total Viewers (Photos)

To-date, the Big 4 broadcast networks have premiered 43 summer shows: Here's how they all rank.

(All Nielsen numbers in this study are Live + Same Day TV ratings, and include viewers 2 and older.)

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Rank: 43
Show: "American Grit"
Network: Fox
Total Viewers: 1.114 million

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Fox
Rank: 42
Show: "Still Star-Crossed"
Net: ABC
Total Viewers: 2.288 million

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ABC
Rank: 41
Show: "In an Instant"
Net: ABC
Total Viewers: 2.519 million

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ABC
Rank: 40
Show: "Superhuman"
Net: Fox
Total Viewers: 2.610 million

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Fox
Rank: 39
Show: "Somewhere Between"
Net: ABC
Total Viewers: 2.905 million

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ABC
Rank: 38
Show: "To Tell The Truth"
Net: ABC
Total Viewers: 2.942 million

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ABC
Rank: 37
Show: "Zoo"
Net: CBS
Total Viewers: 2.986 million

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CBS
Rank: 36
Show: "Boy Band"
Net: ABC
Total Viewers: 2.995 million

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ABC
Rank: 35
Show: "Love Connection"
Net: Fox
Total Viewers: 3.292 million

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Fox
Rank: 34
Show: "The F Word"
Net: Fox
Total Viewers: 3.332 million

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Fox
Rank: 33
Show: "Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge"
Net: NBC
Total Viewers: 3.454 million

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NBC
Rank: 32
Show: "So You Think You Can Dance"
Net: Fox
Total Viewers: 3.559 million

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Fox
Rank: 31
Show: "Midnight, Texas"
Net: NBC
Total Viewers: 3.571 million

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NBC
Rank: 30
Show: "The Night Shift"
Net: NBC
Total Viewers: 3.591 million

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NBC
Rank: 29
Show: "Beat Shazam"
Net: Fox
Total Viewers: 3.643 million

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Fox
Rank: 28
Show: "MasterChef"
Net: Fox
Total Viewers: 3.666 million

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Fox
Rank: 27
Show: "Hollywood Game Night"
Net: NBC
Total Viewers: 3.799 million

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NBC
Rank: 26
Show: "Bachelor in Paradise" (Tuesday)
Net: ABC
Total Viewers: 3.880 million

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ABC
Rank: 25
Show: "The Gong Show"
Net: ABC
Total Viewers: 3.894 million

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ABC
Rank: 24
Show: "The Carmichael Show"
Net: NBC
Total Viewers: 4.011 million

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NBC
Rank: 23
Show: "What Would You Do?"
Net: ABC
Total Viewers: 4.033 million

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ABC
Rank: 22
Show: "Marlon"
Net: NBC
Total Viewers: 4.045 million

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NBC
Rank: 21
Show: "Candy Crush"
Net: CBS
Total Viewers: 4.133 million

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CBS
Rank: 20
Show: "Battle of the Network Stars"
Net: ABC
Total Viewers: 4.141 million

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ABC
Rank: 19
Show: "The Wall"
Net: NBC
Total Viewers: 4.494 million

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NBC
Rank: 18
Show: "Downward Dog"
Net: ABC
Total Viewers: 4.672 million

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ABC
Rank: 17
Show: "Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Summer Edition"
Net: NBC
Total Viewers: 4.705 million

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NBC
Rank: 16
Show: "Salvation"
Net: CBS
Total Viewers: 4.897 million

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CBS
Rank: 15
Show: "Bachelor in Paradise" (Monday)
Net: ABC
Total Viewers: 5.094 million

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ABC
Rank: 14
Show: "Big Brother" (Sunday)
Net: CBS
Total Viewers: 5.156 million

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CBS
Rank: 13
Show: "48 Hours: NCIS"
Net: CBS
Total Viewers: 5.266 million

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CBS
Rank: 12
Show: "American Ninja Warrior"
Net: NBC
Total Viewers: 5.361 million

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NBC
Rank: 11
Show: "Big Brother" (Thursday)
Net: CBS
Total Viewers: 5.367 million

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CBS
Rank: 10
Show: "The $100,000 Pyramid"
Net: ABC
Total Viewers: 5.544 million

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ABC
Rank: 9
Show: "The Bachelorette"
Net: ABC
Total Viewers: 5.661 million

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ABC
Rank: 8
Show: "Big Brother" (Wednesday)
Net: CBS
Total Viewers: 5.883 million

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CBS
Rank: 7
Show: "Funderdome"
Net: ABC
Total Viewers: 6.148 million

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ABC
Rank: 6
Show: "Sunday Night With Megyn Kelly"
Net: NBC
Total Viewers: 6.197 million

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NBC
Rank: 5
Show: "Celebrity Family Feud"
Net: ABC
Total Viewers: 7.026 million

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ABC
Rank: 4
Show: "Little Big Shots: Forever Young"
Net: NBC
Total Viewers: 7.424 million

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NBC
Rank: 3
Show: "Little Big Shots"
Net: NBC
Total Viewers: 7.452 million

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NBC
Rank: 2
Show: "World of Dance"
Net: NBC
Total Viewers: 9.713 million

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NBC
Rank: 1
Show: "America's Got Talent"
Net: NBC
Total Viewers: 12.320 million

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NBC
Good thing we left The CW out of this study, right "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" and "Hooten & the Lady"?

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CW

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To-date, the Big 4 broadcast networks have premiered 43 summer shows: Here's how they all rank.

(All Nielsen numbers in this study are Live + Same Day TV ratings, and include viewers 2 and older.)

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