The Season 11 winter premiere of “The Big Bang Theory” stood head and shoulders above the competition in delayed viewing for Week 15 of the 2017-2018 broadcast season, which began on Jan 1.
“The Big Bang Theory” went from a 3.1 rating in adults 18-49 in Live+Same Day viewing to a 5.0 in Live+7, a rise of 61 percent. The megahit CBS sitcom also went from 16.1 million viewers to 21.1 million, for a rise in that measure of 31 percent. It’s nearest competition in the demo was the prequel series “Young Sheldon,” which rose to a 3.7 in delayed viewing. In total viewers, fellow CBS series “NCIS” came the closest with 17.98 million.
Elsewhere on broadcast, the series premiere of “9-1-1” on Fox put up solid numbers, cracking the top 10 in both measures. In the demo, “9-1-1” went from a 1.8 to a 3.0 for a rise of 67 percent. In total viewers, it went from 6.8 million to 10.7 million, a rise of 57 percent.
Read the full top 25 lists of the Live+7 ratings below.
Top 25 Broadcast Series Live+7 Adults 18-49
| Series | Network | Air Date | Live+SD Adults 18-49 |
Live+7 Adults 18-49 |
+7 Actual Gain | +7 Percent Gain |
| THE BIG BANG THEORY | CBS | 01/04/2018 | 3.1 | 5.0 | +1.9 | +61% |
| MODERN FAMILY | ABC | 01/03/2018 | 1.7 | 3.1 | +1.4 | +82% |
| WILL & GRACE | NBC | 01/04/2018 | 1.4 | 2.7 | +1.3 | +93% |
| 911 | FOX | 01/03/2018 | 1.8 | 3.0 | +1.2 | +67% |
| CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 01/03/2018 | 0.9 | 2.0 | +1.1 | +122% |
| YOUNG SHELDON | CBS | 01/04/2018 | 2.6 | 3.7 | +1.1 | +42% |
| CHICAGO FIRE | NBC | 01/04/2018 | 1.1 | 2.1 | +1.0 | +91% |
| S.W.A.T. | CBS | 01/04/2018 | 1.1 | 2.0 | +0.9 | +82% |
| THE GIFTED | FOX | 01/01/2018 | 0.7 | 1.6 | +0.9 | +129% |
| GOOD PLACE | NBC | 01/04/2018 | 1.0 | 1.9 | +0.9 | +90% |
| CHICAGO PD | NBC | 01/03/2018 | 1.4 | 2.3 | +0.9 | +64% |
| LAW AND ORDER:SVU | NBC | 01/03/2018 | 1.4 | 2.3 | +0.9 | +64% |
| CHICAGO MED | NBC | 01/02/2018 | 1.5 | 2.4 | +0.9 | +60% |
| THE BACHELOR | ABC | 01/01/2018 | 1.5 | 2.3 | +0.8 | +53% |
| THE GOLDBERGS | ABC | 01/03/2018 | 1.5 | 2.3 | +0.8 | +53% |
| SEAL TEAM | CBS | 01/03/2018 | 0.9 | 1.7 | +0.8 | +89% |
| NCIS | CBS | 01/02/2018 | 1.5 | 2.3 | +0.8 | +53% |
| AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D | ABC | 01/05/2018 | 0.7 | 1.4 | +0.7 | +100% |
| BLACK-ISH | ABC | 01/02/2018 | 1.1 | 1.8 | +0.7 | +64% |
| AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE | ABC | 01/03/2018 | 1.3 | 2.0 | +0.7 | +54% |
| BLUE BLOODS | CBS | 01/05/2018 | 1.0 | 1.7 | +0.7 | +70% |
| NCIS: NEW ORLEANS | CBS | 01/02/2018 | 1.0 | 1.7 | +0.7 | +70% |
| BULL | CBS | 01/02/2018 | 1.3 | 2.0 | +0.7 | +54% |
| LUCIFER | FOX | 01/01/2018 | 0.7 | 1.4 | +0.7 | +100% |
| LETHAL WEAPON | FOX | 01/02/2018 | 1.1 | 1.8 | +0.7 | +64% |
Top 25 Broadcast Series Live+7 Total Viewers
| Series | Network | Air Date | Live+SD Total Viewers (in millions) | Live+7 Total Viewers (in millions) | +7 Actual Gain | +7 Percent Gain |
| THE BIG BANG THEORY | CBS | 01/04/2018 | 16164 | 21104 | +4940 | +31% |
| BLUE BLOODS | CBS | 01/05/2018 | 9986 | 14257 | +4271 | +43% |
| NCIS: NEW ORLEANS | CBS | 01/02/2018 | 9101 | 13133 | +4032 | +44% |
| BULL | CBS | 01/02/2018 | 11167 | 15150 | +3983 | +36% |
| CHICAGO MED | NBC | 01/02/2018 | 6959 | 10930 | +3971 | +57% |
| CHICAGO FIRE | NBC | 01/04/2018 | 5959 | 9917 | +3958 | +66% |
| CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 01/03/2018 | 5444 | 9372 | +3928 | +72% |
| NCIS | CBS | 01/02/2018 | 14105 | 17980 | +3875 | +27% |
| 911 | FOX | 01/03/2018 | 6826 | 10692 | +3866 | +57% |
| CHICAGO PD | NBC | 01/03/2018 | 6776 | 10613 | +3837 | +57% |
| S.W.A.T. | CBS | 01/04/2018 | 6209 | 10036 | +3827 | +62% |
| YOUNG SHELDON | CBS | 01/04/2018 | 14702 | 18434 | +3732 | +25% |
| SEAL TEAM | CBS | 01/03/2018 | 5862 | 9383 | +3521 | +60% |
| MODERN FAMILY | ABC | 01/03/2018 | 5906 | 9422 | +3516 | +60% |
| WILL & GRACE | NBC | 01/04/2018 | 4896 | 8270 | +3374 | +69% |
| MADAM SECRETARY | CBS | 01/07/2018 | 6114 | 9327 | +3213 | +53% |
| NCIS: LOS ANGELES | CBS | 01/07/2018 | 7870 | 10859 | +2989 | +38% |
| BLACKLIST | NBC | 01/03/2018 | 6024 | 8975 | +2951 | +49% |
| LAW AND ORDER:SVU | NBC | 01/03/2018 | 6228 | 9133 | +2905 | +47% |
| HAWAII FIVE-0 | CBS | 01/05/2018 | 9960 | 12747 | +2787 | +28% |
| LETHAL WEAPON | FOX | 01/02/2018 | 4553 | 7244 | +2691 | +59% |
| X-FILES | FOX | 01/03/2018 | 5150 | 7496 | +2346 | +46% |
| THE GIFTED | FOX | 01/01/2018 | 2537 | 4756 | +2219 | +87% |
| GOOD PLACE | NBC | 01/04/2018 | 3077 | 5108 | +2031 | +66% |
| MOM | CBS | 01/04/2018 | 9878 | 11904 | +2026 | +21% |