‘This Is Us’ Season Finale Beats ‘The Walking Dead’ Thanks To Zombie Jack — Ratings Watch
Jack lives! Well, no, not really. He’s about as alive as Carl on “The Walking Dead” at this point. But the Season 2 finale of NBC smash “This Is Us,” titled “The Wedding,” was a ratings bonanza, and featured an imaginary flash-forward (revealed to be a recurring Kate dream) in which Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) was still alive and renewing his wedding vows with Rebecca (Mandy Moore).
The episode was ultimately about the wedding of Kate (Chrissy Metz) to Toby (Chris Sullivan) and the ensuing drama. But with so much going on, viewers flocked to the finale, which was the No. 1 program among adults 18-49 (4.4 rating) for the week ending March 18, when three days’ worth of DVR and VOD time shifting is included. That means it jumped ahead of juggernaut “The Walking Dead,” which was close behind at No. 2.
NBC’s “Rise” led the week’s premieres (1.7 rating), followed by CBS’ “Instinct” (1.3) and ABC’s “For the People” (1.1). “Instinct” was the most-watched new show of the week, with 10.9 million viewers.
Meanwhile, with March Madness underway, several NCAA basketball games made it into the top 25 — giving TruTV a rare appearance on the ranker.
On Xfinity’s ranker of top video on-demand shows last week, “American Idol” premieres at a solid No. 3.
Here are this week’s rankers:
Adults 18-49 ranker, week ending March 18, 2018:
|
RANK |
SHOW & NETWORK |
LIVE+3 RATING |
WATCHED RATING |
|
1 |
This Is Us NBC |
4.4 |
2.8 |
|
2 |
The Walking Dead AMC |
4.2 |
2.8 |
|
3 |
Grey’s Anatomy ABC |
2.9 |
1.8 |
|
4 |
The Good Doctor ABC |
2.8 |
1.8 |
|
tie |
The Voice (Monday) NBC |
2.8 |
2.4 |
|
6 |
9-1-1 Fox |
2.7 |
1.6 |
|
7 |
The Voice (Tuesday) Fox |
2.6 |
2.3 |
|
8 |
Survivor CBS |
2.3 |
1.7 |
|
9 |
American Idol (Monday) ABC |
2.2 |
1.8 |
|
tie |
American Idol (Sunday) ABC |
2.2 |
1.8 |
|
11 |
NCIS CBS |
2.0 |
1.5 |
|
tie |
Chicago PD NBC |
2.0 |
1.2 |
|
tie |
Will & Grace NBC |
2.0 |
1.2 |
|
tie |
Law & Order: SVU NBC |
2.0 |
1.3 |
|
15 |
NCAA Basketball: Ohio St. vs. Gonzaga CBS |
1.9 |
1.9 |
|
16 |
Scandal ABC |
1.7 |
1.1 |
|
tie |
Criminal Minds CBS |
1.7 |
0.9 |
|
tie |
NCAA Basketball: Kentucky vs. Davidson CBS |
1.9 |
1.5 |
|
tie |
Bull CBS |
1.7 |
1.2 |
|
tie |
Rise NBC |
1.7 |
1.2 |
|
tie |
NCAA Basketball: Kansas State vs. UMBC TruTV |
1.7 |
1.7 |
|
22 |
How To Get Away With Murder ABC |
1.6 |
1.0 |
|
23 |
Family Guy Fox |
1.5 |
1.0 |
|
tie |
The Middle ABC |
1.5 |
1.1 |
|
tie |
American Housewife ABC |
1.5 |
1.0 |
|
tie |
60 Minutes CBS |
1.5 |
1.4 |
|
tie |
NCIS: New Orleans CBS |
1.5 |
1.0 |
| Adults 18-49; ratings points. Source: Nielsen Media Research |
Total viewers ranker, week ending March 18, 2018:
|
RANK |
SHOW & NETWORK |
LIVE+3 |
WATCHED |
|
1 |
NCIS CBS |
16.28 |
13.27 |
|
2 |
This Is Us NBC |
15.61 |
10.94 |
|
3 |
The Good Doctor ABC |
14.57 |
9.89 |
|
4 |
Bull CBS |
13.50 |
10.64 |
|
5 |
The Voice (Monday) NBC |
13.40 |
11.88 |
|
6 |
The Voice (Tuesday) NBC |
12.67 |
11.18 |
|
7 |
NCIS: New Orleans CBS |
12.27 |
9.25 |
|
8 |
Instinct CBS |
10.88 |
9.05 |
|
9 |
60 Minutes CBS |
10.51 |
10.08 |
|
10 |
NCIS: Los Angeles CBS |
10.34 |
8.03 |
|
11 |
Survivor CBS |
9.97 |
8.38 |
|
12 |
Grey’s Anatomy ABC |
9.91 |
7.19 |
|
13 |
9-1-1 Fox |
9.88 |
6.55 |
| tie |
Chicago PD NBC |
9.88 |
6.54 |
|
15 |
American Idol (Monday) ABC |
9.77 |
8.41 |
|
16 |
The Walking Dead AMC |
9.76 |
6.68 |
|
17 |
American Idol (Sunday) ABC |
9.19 |
7.81 |
|
18 |
Criminal Minds CBS |
8.82 |
5.70 |
|
19 |
Law & Order: SVU NBC |
8.25 |
6.13 |
|
20 |
Little Big Shots NBC |
8.18 |
7.54 |
|
21 |
Madam Secretary CBS |
7.91 |
5.72 |
|
22 |
The Blacklist NBC |
7.63 |
5.55 |
|
23 |
Rise NBC |
7.56 |
5.50 |
|
24 |
The Big Bang Theory (Monday) CBS |
7.37 |
7.08 |
|
25 |
Man With a Plan CBS |
7.15 |
6.35 |
| Total viewers; in millions. Source: Nielsen Media Research |
Here is this week’s Xfinity On Demand ranker:
Top 20 TV Series, March 12-18, 2018:
|
RANK |
SHOW |
NETWORK |
|
1 |
This Is Us |
NBC |
|
2 |
9-1-1 |
Fox |
|
3 |
American Idol |
ABC |
|
4 |
The Good Doctor |
ABC |
|
5 |
Game of Thrones |
HBO |
|
6 |
Homeland |
Showtime |
|
7 |
The Chi |
Showtime |
|
8 |
The Simpsons |
Fox |
|
9 |
The Voice |
NBC |
|
10 |
The Walking Dead |
AMC |
|
11 |
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story |
FX |
|
12 |
The Alienist |
TNT |
|
13 |
The Resident |
Fox |
|
14 |
Will & Grace |
NBC |
|
15 |
The Big Bang Theory |
CBS |
|
16 |
The Arrangement |
E! |
|
17 |
Good Girls |
NBC |
|
18 |
Law & Order: SVU |
NBC |
|
19 |
Chicago PD |
NBC |
|
20 |
Family Guy |
Fox/Adult Swim |
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