Just like in the live + same day charts, “The Masked Singer” and “This is Us” were the highest-rated broadcast shows for the week of Sept. 23, but it was the latter that posted the biggest demo gain in the week’s live +3 ratings.
FOX’s “The Masked Singer” reigned supreme as premiere week’s highest-rated, non-sports broadcast with a 3.3 L+3 rating in the adults 18-49 demo, up 0.8 points (+32%) from its initial 2.5 L+SD rating. NBC’s “This is Us” followed closely behind with a 2.9 L+3 rating, but posted a larger gain than “Masked Singer,” after growing 1.1 points (+61%) across three days of delayed viewing.
Elsewhere, CBS’ “NCIS” stayed on top of the week in the total viewer measure, with a 15.65 million viewer L+3 audience, up 3.07 million (+24%) from its initial L+SD audience. However, it was NBC’s “New Amsterdam” that generated the week’s largest total viewer gain, after growing its audience by 4.55 million (+77%).
Top 25 broadcast shows (including ties) in Live +3 adults 18-49 for September 23-29, 2019
| Rank | Show | Net | L+3 18-49 rating | Gain vs. Live + SD |
% gain vs. Live + SD
|
| 1 | SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | NBC | 7.9 | 0.1 | 1% |
| 2 | THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – P | FOX | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0% |
| 3 | THE MASKED SINGER – P | FOX | 3.3 | 0.8 | 32% |
| 4 | THIS IS US – P | NBC | 2.9 | 1.1 | 61% |
| 5 | 911 – P | FOX | 2.4 | 0.8 | 50% |
| 6 | GREY’S ANATOMY – P | ABC | 2.3 | 0.8 | 53% |
| 7 | THE VOICE – MON – P | NBC | 2.1 | 0.4 | 24% |
| 8 | NEW AMSTERDAM – P | NBC | 1.9 | 0.9 | 90% |
| 60 MINUTES – P | CBS | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0% | |
| THE VOICE – TUE – P | NBC | 1.9 | 0.3 | 19% | |
| 11 | CHICAGO PD – P | NBC | 1.8 | 0.7 | 64% |
| NCIS – P | CBS | 1.8 | 0.5 | 38% | |
| THE GOOD DOCTOR – P | ABC | 1.8 | 0.8 | 80% | |
| MODERN FAMILY – P | ABC | 1.8 | 0.7 | 64% | |
| SURVIVOR – P | CBS | 1.8 | 0.5 | 38% | |
| 16 | CHICAGO FIRE – P | NBC | 1.7 | 0.6 | 55% |
| SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | ABC | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0% | |
| THE CONNERS – P | ABC | 1.7 | 0.4 | 31% | |
| BIG BROTHER – WED – F | CBS | 1.7 | 0.5 | 42% | |
| 20 | A MILLION LITTLE THINGS – P | ABC | 1.6 | 0.6 | 60% |
| YOUNG SHELDON – P | CBS | 1.6 | 0.5 | 45% | |
| 22 | CHICAGO MED – P | NBC | 1.5 | 0.5 | 50% |
| EMPIRE – P | FOX | 1.5 | 0.5 | 50% | |
| PRODIGAL SON – P | FOX | 1.5 | 0.5 | 50% | |
| 25 | LAW AND ORDER: SVU – P | NBC | 1.4 | 0.7 | 100% |
| STUMPTOWN – P | ABC | 1.4 | 0.7 | 100% | |
| FBI – P | CBS | 1.4 | 0.5 | 56% |
Top 25 broadcast shows in Live +3 viewers for September 23-29, 2019
| Rank | Show | Net | L+3 viewers (000s) | Gain vs. Live + SD (000s) |
% gain vs. Live + SD
|
| 1 | SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | NBC | 24,356 | 123 | 1% |
| 2 | THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – P | FOX | 17,810 | 192 | 1% |
| 3 | NCIS – P | CBS | 15,648 | 3,067 | 24% |
| 4 | 60 MINUTES – P | CBS | 12,220 | 401 | 3% |
| 5 | THIS IS US – P | NBC | 11,685 | 3,785 | 48% |
| 6 | BLUE BLOODS – P | CBS | 11,601 | 3,741 | 48% |
| 7 | FBI – P | CBS | 11,557 | 2,719 | 31% |
| 8 | THE VOICE – MON – P | NBC | 10,634 | 1,691 | 19% |
| 9 | THE GOOD DOCTOR – P | ABC | 10,604 | 4,339 | 69% |
| 10 | YOUNG SHELDON – P | CBS | 10,595 | 2,353 | 29% |
| 11 | NEW AMSTERDAM – P | NBC | 10,473 | 4,554 | 77% |
| 12 | THE MASKED SINGER – P | FOX | 10,446 | 2,424 | 30% |
| 13 | CHICAGO FIRE – P | NBC | 10,344 | 3,022 | 41% |
| 14 | CHICAGO MED – P | NBC | 10,107 | 2,579 | 34% |
| 15 | CHICAGO PD – P | NBC | 10,064 | 3,577 | 55% |
| 16 | 911 – P | FOX | 9,948 | 2,800 | 39% |
| 17 | THE VOICE – TUE – P | NBC | 9,808 | 1,481 | 18% |
| 18 | BULL – P | CBS | 9,802 | 3,373 | 52% |
| 19 | NCIS: NEW ORLEANS – P | CBS | 9,502 | 2,835 | 43% |
| 20 | HAWAII FIVE-0 – P | CBS | 9,091 | 2,055 | 29% |
| 21 | GREY’S ANATOMY – P | ABC | 8,953 | 2,446 | 38% |
| 22 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES – P | CBS | 8,561 | 2,111 | 33% |
| 23 | GOD FRIENDED ME – P | CBS | 8,496 | 1,363 | 19% |
| 24 | MAGNUM P.I. – P | CBS | 8,353 | 1,976 | 31% |
| 25 | SURVIVOR – P | CBS | 8,150 | 1,861 | 30% |
Source: The Nielsen Company.