Led by “NBC Sunday Night Football,” which was the #1 program of the week in primetime’s key demographic of adults 18-49 for the ninth straight week, NBC averaged a 2.4 rating, 7 share in adults 18-49 and 7.4 million viewers overall for the week of November 1-7, according to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research. For the week, NBC ranked #3 in adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and total viewers, #2 in adults 18-34 (tied), men 18-49 and men 25-54 and tied for #1 in men 18-34.
NBC Sports’ “Sunday Night Football” telecast of the Green Bay Packers’ 45-7 blowout over the Dallas Cowboys ranked #1 among all programs this week in adults 18-49, marking the ninth straight week in which “NBC Sunday Night Football” has topped the weekly rankings in primetime’s key demographic. “Sunday Night Football” also ranked #1 among all primetime programs this week in adults 25-54, adults 18-34 and all key adult-male demographics – men 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54. In total viewers, “NBC Sunday Night Football” ranked #2 this week among all primetime programs.
“The Office” ranked #11 (tied) among all primetime programs this week in adults 18-49 and was the #3 program of the week among adults 18-34 (rankings exclude all football pre-game and post-game telecasts).
Primetime averages for the week of November 1-7 in adults 18-49 were CBS (3.1/9), ABC (2.5/7), NBC (2.4/7), Fox (2.2/6) and CW (1.0/3). In overall total viewers the weekly averages were CBS (11.7 million), ABC (9.3 million), NBC (7.4 million), Fox (6.7 million) and CW (2.3 million).
Season-to-date through seven weeks, NBC is tied for #3 in adults 18-49, up 4 percent in 18-49 rating versus the first seven weeks of last season (2.8 vs. 2.7). NBC is also tied for #3 season-to-date in adults 25-54, up 5 percent in 25-54 rating versus the first seven weeks last year (3.3 vs. 3.1). NBC is up 5 percent year-to-year in total viewers through the first seven weeks of the season (8.070 million vs. 7.710 million).
NOTE: All national ratings are “live plus same day” from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated. Season-to-date figures are averages of “live plus seven day” data except for the two most recent weeks, which are “live plus same day.”
(source: NBC)
