‘The Orville’ Is This Fall’s Biggest New Show, At Least According to One Measurement — Ratings Watch
The critics didn’t care much for “The Orville,” but apparently viewers do. Seven weeks into the new season, Seth MacFarlane’s space odyssey is one of the most time-shifted series in all of television, as its audience more than doubles after seven days of DVR and video-on-demand usage.
So far this season, “The Orville” leads all freshman series when it comes to viewership lift percentage. In Live+7 ratings, “The Orville’s” season-long average jumps 110 percent among adults 18-49 — from a 1.0 rating to a 2.1 rating. The only broadcast shows that do better are both returning series: “How To Get Away With Murder” (+133 percent) and “Designated Survivor” (+122 percent).
“The Orville” adds another 1.1 rating points to its overall average when time-shifted viewing is included. Among new series, that puts it behind the fall’s two breakout hits: “The Good Doctor” (+2.1 ratings points) and “Young Sheldon” (+1.3 ratings points), as well as tied with another new Fox series, “The Gifted.”
“The Orville” is also tops with new series in total viewer time-shifted percentage gain (+85%), behind just “Designated Survivor” and “Jane the Virgin.” In Live+7 ratings, “The Orville” jumps from 3.7 million to 6.8 million viewers.
“The Orville” has already been renewed for a second season. The show’s series premiere averaged more than 14 million viewers across platforms, Fox’s most-watched series launch since “Empire” in 2015.
“[MacFarlane] has delivered a series full of optimism, drama and his trademark humor,” Fox Entertainment president Michael Thorn said earlier this month in announcing the Season 2 pickup.
Meanwhile, the eighth week of the season (Nov. 13-19) saw “This Is Us” continue to lead Xfinity’s VOD ranker, while A&E’s “Elizabeth Smart: Autobiography” made it on to the chart.
Here are this week’s rankers:
Adults 18-49 ranker, week ending Nov. 19, 2017:
|
RANK |
SHOW & NETWORK |
LIVE+3 RATING |
WATCHED RATING |
|
1 |
NFL Sunday Night Football: Eagles vs. Cowboys NBC |
7.0 |
7.0 |
|
2 |
The Walking Dead AMC |
5.2 |
3.4 |
|
3 |
This Is Us NBC |
4.3 |
2.6 |
|
4 |
NFL Thursday Night Football: Steelers vs. Titans NBC/NFL |
4.2 |
4.2 |
|
5 |
The Big Bang Theory CBS |
4.0 |
2.6 |
|
6 |
The Good Doctor ABC |
3.3 |
1.9 |
|
7 |
NFL Monday Night Football: Panthers vs. Dolphins ESPN |
3.0 |
3.0 |
|
8 |
Grey’s Anatomy ABC |
2.9 |
1.8 |
|
tie |
Young Sheldon CBS |
2.9 |
2.0 |
|
10 |
Empire Fox |
2.7 |
2.0 |
|
tie |
American Music Awards ABC |
2.7 |
2.4 |
|
tie |
Modern Family ABC |
2.7 |
1.7 |
|
13 |
Survivor CBS |
2.3 |
1.7 |
|
tie |
The Voice (Monday) NBC |
2.3 |
2.0 |
|
tie |
The Voice (Tuesday) NBC |
2.3 |
2.0 |
|
16 |
The Goldbergs ABC |
2.1 |
1.5 |
|
17 |
NCIS CBS |
2.0 |
1.5 |
|
18 |
American Horror Story FX |
2.0 |
1.0 |
|
19 |
American Housewife ABC |
1.9 |
1.3 |
|
tie |
60 Minutes CBS |
1.9 |
1.8 |
|
tie |
Mom CBS |
1.9 |
1.4 |
|
tie |
Chicago PD NBC |
1.9 |
1.2 |
|
23 |
Scandal ABC |
1.8 |
1.1 |
|
tie |
Criminal Minds CBS |
1.8 |
1.0 |
|
25 |
The Orville Fox |
1.7 |
0.9 |
|
tie |
The Middle ABC |
1.7 |
1.3 |
|
tie |
How To Get Away With Murder ABC |
1.7 |
0.9 |
|
tie |
Dancing With the Stars ABC |
1.7 |
1.5 |
|
tie |
Seal Team CBS |
1.7 |
1.1 |
|
tie |
Bull CBS |
1.7 |
1.2 |
|
tie |
The Voice (Wednesday) NBC |
1.7 |
1.4 |
| Adults 18-49; ratings points. Source: Nielsen Media Research |
Total viewers ranker, week ending Nov. 19, 2017:
|
RANK |
SHOW & NETWORK |
LIVE+3 |
WATCHED |
|
1 |
NFL Sunday Night Football: Eagles vs. Cowboys NBC |
21.18 |
21.07 |
|
2 |
The Big Bang Theory CBS |
17.27 |
13.45 |
|
3 |
NCIS CBS |
15.79 |
13.09 |
|
4 |
The Good Doctor ABC |
15.39 |
10.15 |
|
5 |
Young Sheldon CBS |
14.64 |
11.83 |
|
6 |
This Is Us NBC |
14.49 |
10.05 |
|
7 |
NFL Thursday Night Football: Steelers vs. Titans NBC/NFL |
13.63 |
13.52 |
|
8 |
Bull CBS |
13.29 |
10.36 |
|
9 |
Blue Bloods CBS |
12.81 |
9.25 |
|
10 |
NCIS: New Orleans CBS |
12.60 |
9.70 |
|
11 |
60 Minutes CBS |
11.82 |
11.47 |
|
12 |
The Walking Dead AMC |
11.60 |
7.86 |
|
13 |
Hawai’i Five-0 CBS |
11.40 |
9.18 |
| 14 |
The Voice (Tuesday) NBC |
11.19 |
9.98 |
|
15 |
Dancing With the Stars ABC |
11.14 |
9.90 |
|
16 |
The Voice (Monday) NBC |
11.02 |
9.60 |
|
17 |
Survivor CBS |
10.51 |
8.85 |
|
18 |
Grey’s Anatomy ABC |
10.30 |
7.53 |
|
19 |
Mom CBS |
10.26 |
8.40 |
|
20 |
American Music Awards ABC |
9.98 |
9.16 |
|
21 |
Seal Team CBS |
9.73 |
7.24 |
|
22 |
Chicago PD NBC |
9.46 |
6.39 |
|
23 |
NCIS: Los Angeles CBS |
9.30 |
6.96 |
|
24 |
The Voice (Wednesday) NBC |
9.04 |
7.71 |
|
25 |
S.W.A.T. CBS |
8.98 |
6.26 |
| Total viewers; in millions. Source: Nielsen Media Research |
Here is this week’s Xfinity On Demand ranker:
Top 20 TV Series, Nov. 13-19, 2017:
|
RANK |
SHOW |
NETWORK |
|
1 |
This Is Us |
NBC |
|
2 |
The Good Doctor |
ABC |
|
3 |
Game of Thrones |
HBO |
|
4 |
Shameless |
Showtime |
|
5 |
Curb Your Enthusiasm |
HBO |
|
6 |
The Walking Dead |
AMC/AMC Premiere |
|
7 |
Outlander |
Starz |
|
8 |
The Big Bang Theory |
CBS |
|
9 |
American Horror Story: Cult |
FX/FX+ |
|
10 |
The Simpsons |
Fox/FXX |
|
11 |
The Voice |
NBC |
|
12 |
Riverdale |
The CW |
|
13 |
Chrisley Knows Best |
USA |
|
14 |
Will & Grace |
NBC |
|
15 |
Empire |
Fox |
|
16 |
Elizabeth Smart: Autobiography |
A&E |
|
17 |
Grey’s Anatomy |
ABC |
|
18 |
The Gifted |
Fox |
|
19 |
Family Guy |
Adult Swim |
|
20 |
Keeping Up with the Kardashians |
E! |
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