Monday Final Nationals: ‘9JKL’ Series Debut on CBS Loses Half of its ‘Big Bang Theory’ Lead-In

Monday night’s “Monday Night Football” game – a Kansas City Chiefs’ 29-20 victory over the Washington Redskins – averaged 12.1 million viewers across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes, according to Nielsen, helping ESPN win the night among all networks (broadcast or cable) on Monday in households, viewers and all key male and adult demos (18-34, 18-49 and 25-54). This is the fourth straight Monday that ESPN has won the night in all categories.

On ESPN, the game peaked during the 11:30-11:45 p.m. ET quarter hour with an 8.4 US household rating and 13.6 million viewers. On ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes, Redskins-Chiefs averaged an additional 129,000 viewers – 61,000 on ESPN Deportes and 68,000 on ESPN2.

In Washington, D.C., the game delivered an 11.1 rating on ESPN and a 12.1 rating on WJLA-ABC, for a combined 23.2 rating in the market. In Kansas City, the game delivered a 15.2 rating on ESPN and a 26.9 on KMBC-ABC, for a combined 42.1 rating in the market.

The top 10 metered markets (not including those of the competing teams): Richmond (17.0), Norfolk (14.3), Denver (13.7), San Diego (11.9), Philadelphia (11.6), Baltimore (11.5), Buffalo (11.0), New Orleans (10.9), Seattle (10.2) and Phoenix (9.8).

(Sources: ESPN)

On CBS, the debut of new sitcom “9JKL” managed to retain just 50 percent of its “Big Bang Theory” lead-in among adults 18-49 (1.6 rating, from BBT’s 3.2). This was below retention rates of other recent CBS series premieres that had also aired out of “The Big Bang Theory”

“Young Sheldon” Sep. 25, 2017: 93 percent (3.82 rating, from BBT’s 4.09)

“The Great Indoors” Oct. 27, 2016: 56 percent (1.91 rating, from BBT’s 3.39)

“Kevin Can Wait” Sep. 19, 2016: 69 percent (2.58 rating, from BBT’s 3.76)

“Life in Pieces” Sep. 21, 2015: 56 percent (2.63 rating, from BBT’s 4.69)

“The Millers” Oct. 3, 2013: 63 percent (3.3 rating, from BBT’s 5.2)

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* AFF = Number of affiliates (stations) airing the program
* CVG = percent of coverage in U.S.
	Monday, October 2, 2017
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			6.2/11	9680	1.2/5	1.7/6	2.2/6
8:00	Dancing with the Stars	255	92	5.8/10	9058	1.1/5	1.4/5	1.9/5
10:01	The Good Doctor	253	90	6.9/13	10925	1.5/8	2.2/8	2.7/8
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			4.6/8	7437	0.7/3	1.4/6	2.2/6
8:00	Big Bang Theory	253	92	8.4/14	14061	1.6/8	3.2/12	4.6/14
8:30	9JKL (p)	254	92	5.1/8	8208	0.7/3	1.6/5	2.4/7
9:01	Kevin Can Wait	254	92	4.2/7	6653	0.6/3	1.3/5	2.1/6
9:31	Me, Myself & I	254	92	3.3/6	5153	0.5/2	1.0/3	1.6/4
10:01	Scorpion	254	92	3.4/6	5273	0.5/2	0.8/3	1.4/4
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			5.5/9	9085	1.3/6	2.1/7	2.8/8
8:00	The Voice	244	92	6.6/11	11043	1.6/8	2.6/9	3.4/10
10:01	The Brave	244	92	3.3/6	5168	0.6/3	1.1/4	1.5/5
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-10	Network Average			2.8/5	4411	0.8/4	1.3/5	1.7/5
8:00	Lucifer (p)	257	92	2.5/4	3923	0.7/3	1.1/4	1.5/4
9:00	The Gifted (p)	257	92	3.0/5	4899	1.0/4	1.5/5	1.9/5
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-10	Network Average			0.5/1	683	0.1/1	0.2/1	0.2/1
8:00	Supergirl (r)	254	89	0.6/1	851	0.2/1	0.2/1	0.3/1
9:00	D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow (rs)	254	89	0.3/1	515	0.1/0	0.1/0	0.2/0
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			0.9/1	1468		0.5/2
7:00	La Rosa de Guadalupe			1.1/2	1969		0.7/3
8:00	Enamorándome de Ramón			0.9/1	1539		0.5/2
9:00	Mi Marido Tiene Familia			1.0/2	1735		0.6/2
10:00	Hoy Voy a Cambiar			0.7/1	1109		0.3/1
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			0.3/1	599		0.2/1
7:00	La Tierra Prometida (r)			0.2/0	415		0.1/0
8:00	La Tierra Prometida			0.4/1	813		0.2/1
9:00	Totalmente Diva			0.4/1	627		0.2/1
10:00	Lady, Vendedora Rosas			0.2/0	356		0.1/0
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			1.0/2	1760	0.6/3	0.7/3
7:00	Noticias Telemundo Las Vegas (s)			0.7/1	1158	0.3/2	0.3/1
8:00	Jenni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio			0.8/1	1406	0.4/2	0.5/2
9:00	Sin Senos Sí Hay Paraíso			1.0/2	1780	0.6/3	0.7/2
10:00	El Señor de Los Cielos V			1.1/2	2094	0.8/4	0.9/3

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Monday 10/02/17