NBC continued to lead the broadcast live +3 ratings for the week of Oct. 8, as two of its scripted series tied for the week’s biggest demo gains.
Placing behind only the week’s live football broadcasts, “This is Us” had the biggest adults 18-49 rating of any of the week’s shows, growing 1.3 points (+57%) from its initial 2.3 to a 3.6 L+3 rating. “Manifest” was the only show to tie it, with a 1.3 gain of its own, bringing it to a 2.9 rating with three days of delayed viewing.
After drawing in an additional 5.46 million viewers (+73%), “Manifest” did, however, beat “This is Us” (+4.07 million) in viewer gains. Meanwhile, CBS’ “The Big Bang Theory” was the week’s most-watched broadcast show, increasing its audience from an initial 12.95 million to 16.16 million (+3.21 million, +25%) with delayed viewing.
Top 25 broadcast shows (including ties) in Live +3 adults 18-49 for Oct. 8-14, 2018
| Rank | Show | Net | L+3 18-49 rating | Gain vs. Live + SD | % gain vs. Live + SD |
| 1 | SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | NBC | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0% |
| 2 | THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | FOX | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0% |
| 3 | THIS IS US | NBC | 3.6 | 1.3 | 57% |
| 4 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | CBS | 3.3 | 1.0 | 43% |
| 5 | MANIFEST | NBC | 2.9 | 1.3 | 81% |
| 6 | GREY’S ANATOMY | ABC | 2.6 | 1.1 | 73% |
| 7 | YOUNG SHELDON | CBS | 2.5 | 0.7 | 39% |
| 8 | 911 | FOX | 2.3 | 0.9 | 64% |
| THE VOICE | NBC | 2.3 | 0.4 | 21% | |
| NEW AMSTERDAM | NBC | 2.3 | 0.9 | 64% | |
| 11 | THE VOICE – TUE | NBC | 2.2 | 0.4 | 22% |
| 12 | EMPIRE | FOX | 2.1 | 0.5 | 31% |
| THE GOOD DOCTOR | ABC | 2.1 | 1.0 | 91% | |
| MODERN FAMILY | ABC | 2.1 | 0.7 | 50% | |
| SURVIVOR | CBS | 2.1 | 0.5 | 31% | |
| 16 | LAST MAN STANDING | FOX | 2.0 | 0.6 | 43% |
| STATION 19 | ABC | 2.0 | 0.7 | 54% | |
| 60 MINUTES | CBS | 2.0 | 0.1 | 5% | |
| 19 | AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS – S | ABC | 1.9 | 0.1 | 6% |
| CHICAGO FIRE | NBC | 1.9 | 0.5 | 36% | |
| 21 | SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | ABC | 1.8 | 0.1 | 6% |
| NCIS | CBS | 1.8 | 0.4 | 29% | |
| MOM | CBS | 1.8 | 0.5 | 38% | |
| CHICAGO P.D. | NBC | 1.8 | 0.6 | 50% | |
| 25 | STAR | FOX | 1.7 | 0.4 | 31% |
| THE GOLDBERGS | ABC | 1.7 | 0.4 | 31% | |
| CHICAGO MED | NBC | 1.7 | 0.4 | 31% | |
| LAW AND ORDER: SVU | NBC | 1.7 | 0.8 | 89% |
Top 25 broadcast shows in Live +3 viewers for Oct. 8-14, 2018
| Rank | Show | Net | L+3 viewers (000s) | Gain vs. Live + SD (000s) | % gain vs. Live + SD |
| 1 | SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | NBC | 21,336 | 159 | 1% |
| 2 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | CBS | 16,159 | 3,211 | 25% |
| 3 | NCIS | CBS | 14,961 | 2,591 | 21% |
| 4 | THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | FOX | 14,889 | 130 | 1% |
| 5 | YOUNG SHELDON | CBS | 13,706 | 2,517 | 22% |
| 6 | THIS IS US | NBC | 12,986 | 4,070 | 46% |
| 7 | MANIFEST | NBC | 12,932 | 5,463 | 73% |
| 8 | 60 MINUTES | CBS | 12,232 | 493 | 4% |
| 9 | BLUE BLOODS | CBS | 11,966 | 3,647 | 44% |
| 10 | FBI | CBS | 11,659 | 2,481 | 27% |
| 11 | THE GOOD DOCTOR | ABC | 11,560 | 4,381 | 61% |
| 12 | THE VOICE | NBC | 11,067 | 1,490 | 16% |
| 13 | CHICAGO FIRE | NBC | 10,992 | 2,582 | 31% |
| 14 | NEW AMSTERDAM | NBC | 10,822 | 3,783 | 54% |
| 15 | THE VOICE – TUE | NBC | 10,633 | 1,417 | 15% |
| 16 | NCIS: NEW ORLEANS | CBS | 10,397 | 2,485 | 31% |
| 17 | CHICAGO MED | NBC | 10,266 | 2,120 | 26% |
| 18 | BULL | CBS | 10,159 | 3,639 | 56% |
| 19 | CHICAGO P.D. | NBC | 10,081 | 2,925 | 41% |
| 20 | MOM | CBS | 10,004 | 1,792 | 22% |
| 21 | HAWAII FIVE-0 | CBS | 9,901 | 2,218 | 29% |
| 22 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | CBS | 9,568 | 1,930 | 25% |
| 23 | GREY’S ANATOMY | ABC | 9,496 | 2,786 | 42% |
| 24 | GOD FRIENDED ME | CBS | 9,355 | 1,448 | 18% |
| 25 | SURVIVOR | CBS | 9,253 | 1,577 | 21% |
Source: The Nielsen Company.