‘9-1-1’ Is Not A Joke: Fox’s New Ryan Murphy Drama Answers The Nielsen Call, Is TV’s Latest Hit — Ratings Watch
It’s no ratings emergency for Fox’s “9-1-1,” which has given the network another new hit to play with. The midseason entry has been the No. 1 show on Wednesdays for four consecutive weeks, according to the network, and has already been renewed for a second season.
Angela Bassett, Peter Krause, Connie Britton, Oliver Stark, Aisha Hinds, Kenneth Choi and Rockmond Dunbar star in “9-1-1,” which centers on the first responders in emergencies: the police officers, paramedics and firefighters who wind up in critical situations.
For the week ending January 28, “9-1-1” landed in the top 5 ranker among adults 18-49, along with another freshman series, “The Good Doctor,” NBC’s sophomore sensation “This Is Us” and ABC’s veteran hit “Grey’s Anatomy.”
“9-1-1” joins “The Orville,” “The Gifted,” and Fox’s animated series “The Simpsons,” “Bob’s Burgers” and “Family Guy” in already landing a home on the network’s lineup next season — along with reality series “Hell’s Kitchen” and “Cosmos,” and the newly acquired Thursday Night Football.” Fox also touted its January launches “The Resident,” “LA to Vegas” and “The Four” in proclaiming a January victory among adults 18-49. (Of course, the top driver in that stat was Fox’s NFC championship game on Jan. 21, which averaged a whopping 13.5 rating in the demo).
It was also a good week for ABC, which landed nine of the top 25 shows of the week, while CBS’ 60th Annual Grammys coverage, while down from last year, was still easily the No. 1 program of the week in all measurements.
In cable, USA’s ‘WWE Monday Night Raw” landed its best ratings in nearly three years with its 25th anniversary show, ranking as the No. 1 show of the week in cable and rating No. 1 in key male demos.
Meanwhile, the “9-1-1” is also doing well on Xfinity’s video on demand list.
Here are this week’s rankers:
Adults 18-49 ranker, week ending Jan. 28, 2018:
|
RANK |
SHOW & NETWORK |
LIVE+3 RATING |
WATCHED RATING |
|
1 |
60th Grammy Awards CBS |
6.3 |
6.0 |
|
2 |
This Is Us NBC |
4.5 |
2.6 |
|
3 |
Grey’s Anatomy ABC |
3.3 |
2.3 |
|
4 |
The Good Doctor ABC |
3.1 |
1.7 |
|
5 |
9-1-1 Fox |
2.7 |
1.6 |
|
6 |
The Bachelor ABC |
2.2 |
1.8 |
|
7 |
The Goldbergs ABC |
2.1 |
1.7 |
|
tie |
NCIS CBS |
2.1 |
1.5 |
|
tie |
Ellen’s Game of Games NBC |
2.1 |
1.8 |
|
10 |
Chicago Med NBC |
2.0 |
1.3 |
|
tie |
WWE Raw (8 p.m.) USA |
2.0 |
1.8 |
|
12 |
Scandal ABC |
1.9 |
1.3 |
|
tie |
Bull CBS |
1.9 |
1.3 |
|
tie |
Chicago Fire NBC |
1.9 |
1.1 |
|
tie |
WWE Raw (9 p.m.) USA |
1.9 |
1.7 |
|
tie |
WWE Raw (10 p.m.) USA |
1.9 |
1.6 |
|
17 |
How to Get Away with Murder ABC |
1.8 |
1.0 |
|
tie |
American Housewife (Wed. 8:30) ABC |
1.8 |
1.4 |
|
tie |
The Good Place NBC |
1.8 |
1.1 |
|
20 |
Lethal Weapon Fox |
1.7 |
1.2 |
|
tie |
Criminal Minds CBS |
1.7 |
0.9 |
|
tie |
Superstore NBC |
1.7 |
1.2 |
|
23 |
American Housewife (Wed. 9:30) ABC |
1.6 |
1.1 |
|
tie |
Criminal Minds CBS |
1.7 |
0.9 |
|
tie |
NBA Saturday: Warriors vs. Celtics ABC |
1.6 |
1.5 |
|
tie |
The Amazing Race CBS |
1.6 |
1.2 |
|
tie |
Kevin Can Wait CBS |
1.6 |
1.3 |
|
tie |
NCIS: New Orleans CBS |
1.6 |
1.0 |
| Adults 18-49; ratings points. Source: Nielsen Media Research |
Total viewers ranker, week ending Jan. 28, 2018:
|
RANK |
SHOW & NETWORK |
LIVE+3 |
WATCHED |
|
1 |
60th Grammy Awards CBS |
20.76 |
19.83 |
|
2 |
NCIS CBS |
17.15 |
13.97 |
|
3 |
The Good Doctor ABC |
14.99 |
9.61 |
|
4 |
This Is Us NBC |
14.89 |
9.48 |
|
5 |
Bull CBS |
14.31 |
11.08 |
|
6 |
NCIS: New Orleans CBS |
12.57 |
9.31 |
|
7 |
Grey’s Anatomy ABC |
11.29 |
8.63 |
|
8 |
9-1-1 Fox |
10.15 |
6.57 |
|
9 |
Chicago Med NBC |
10.04 |
6.86 |
|
10 |
Chicago Fire NBC |
9.42 |
6.06 |
|
11 |
Criminal Minds CBS |
8.50 |
5.30 |
|
12 |
Ellen’s Game of Games NBC |
8.42 |
7.57 |
|
13 |
Kevin Can Wait CBS |
8.37 |
7.37 |
| 14 |
Man With a Plan CBS |
7.68 |
6.74 |
|
15 |
Scorpion CBS |
7.67 |
5.23 |
|
16 |
The Amazing Race CBS |
7.57 |
6.18 |
|
17 |
The Big Bang Theory CBS |
7.44 |
6.90 |
|
18 |
The Bachelor ABC |
7.42 |
6.37 |
|
19 |
Blue Bloods CBS |
7.41 |
6.85 |
|
20 |
The Goldbergs ABC |
7.13 |
6.09 |
|
21 |
Grammy Awards Red Carpet CBS |
7.07 |
6.96 |
|
22 |
Scandal ABC |
7.02 |
5.19 |
|
23 |
Young Sheldon CBS |
6.86 |
6.54 |
|
24 |
Lethal Weapon Fox |
6.61 |
4.55 |
|
25 |
American Housewife (Wed. 8:30) ABC |
6.59 |
5.32 |
| Total viewers; in millions. Source: Nielsen Media Research |
Here is this week’s Xfinity On Demand ranker:
Top 20 TV Series, Jan. 22-28, 2018:
|
RANK |
SHOW |
NETWORK |
|
1 |
This Is Us |
NBC |
|
2 |
9-1-1 |
Fox |
|
3 |
The Good Doctor |
ABC |
|
4 |
Shameless |
Showtime |
|
5 |
Game of Thrones |
HBO |
|
6 |
Vikings |
History |
|
7 |
The Resident |
Fox |
|
8 |
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story |
FX |
|
9 |
Gold Rush: White Water |
Discovery |
|
10 |
The X-Files |
Fox |
|
11 |
Mosaic |
HBO |
|
12 |
Married At First Sight |
FYI |
|
13 |
Keeping Up With The Kardashians |
E! |
|
14 |
The Big Bang Theory |
CBS |
|
15 |
The Chi |
Showtime |
|
16 |
Grey’s Anatomy |
ABC |
|
17 |
Will & Grace |
NBC |
|
18 |
Young Sheldon |
CBS |
|
19 |
The Bachelor |
ABC |
|
20 |
Teen Mom O.G. |
MTV |
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