Even though the network didn’t have the Super Bowl, the Winter Olympics and Thursday Night Football to bolster its lineup this season, as it did last year, the end result was the same: NBC won the 18-49 demo crown for the third straight year, and for the fifth time in the past six years. (Adweek)
NBC averaged a 1.6 rating according to the most-current numbers available through 34 weeks of the season (Live+7 for all but the last two weeks of the season). CBS and Fox tied for second in the key demo with a 1.5 each, while ABC was fourth with a 1.3. (Variety)
In total viewers, CBS will wrap the 2018-2019 TV season as the country’s most-watched broadcast network in prime time, making it 11 consecutive seasons on top. The network’s The Big Bang Theory ended its historic 12-year run as the season’s most-watched scripted series, repeating last year’s feat. (Deadline)
Meanwhile, CBS Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley can officially celebrate its 16th consecutive season as the most-watched Sunday morning news show. (TVNewser)