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Live+7 Weekly Ratings: ‘Manifest’ is Most-Watched NBC Drama Series Premiere in 19 Years

Delivered Second-Largest Raw Viewer Lift on Record

From NBC:

The “Manifest” debut has increased by +7.99 million viewers going from L+SD to L+7 (from 10.4 million persons to 18.4 million) and +93% in adult 18-49 rating (2.16 to 4.17), generating the #2 biggest L+7 increase in total viewers in measurement history, behind only the +8.8 million for the March 27, 2018 revival debut of ABC’s “Roseanne.” The prior #2 biggest lift had been the +7.9 million for the Sept. 25, 2017 premiere of “The Good Doctor.”

The L+7 viewership of 18.4 million makes “Manifest” NBC’s most-watched drama series premiere in 19 years, since “Third Watch” debuted with 20.6 million viewers on Sept. 23, 1999 (predating Nielsen’s tracking of DVR time-shifting).

What follows are the Live+Three Day results of the top telecasts for the week of September 24, 2018.

Top 40 programs in Live+7 Day raw gains among adults 18-49 ratings

#1 Manifest (P) (NBC, Mon. 9/24/18) +2.01 (L+SD: 2.16; L+7: 4.17)
#2 This Is Us (P) (NBC, Tue. 9/25/18) +1.89 (L+SD: 2.97; L+7: 4.87)
#3 The Big Bang Theory (P) (CBS, Mon. 9/24/18) +1.69 (L+SD: 2.47; L+7: 4.16)
#4 The Good Doctor (P) (ABC, Mon. 9/24/18) +1.67 (L+SD: 1.29; L+7: 2.96)
#5 The Big Bang Theory (S) (CBS, Thu. 9/27/18) +1.59 (L+SD: 2.22; L+7: 3.81)
#6 Grey’s Anatomy (P) (ABC, Thu. 9/27/18) +1.54 (L+SD: 1.87; L+7: 3.41)
#7 New Amsterdam (P) (NBC, Tue. 9/25/18) +1.34 (L+SD: 1.84; L+7: 3.18)
#8 9-1-1 (P) (FOX, Mon. 9/24/18) +1.17 (L+SD: 1.59; L+7: 2.77)
#8 Modern Family (P) (ABC, Wed. 9/26/18) +1.17 (L+SD: 1.59; L+7: 2.76)
#10 A Million Little Things (P) (ABC, Wed. 9/26/18) +1.10 (L+SD: 1.12; L+7: 2.22)
#10 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (P) (NBC, Thu. 9/27/18) +1.10 (L+SD: 1.09; L+7: 2.19)
#12 Young Sheldon (P) (CBS, Mon. 9/24/18) +1.04 (L+SD: 1.72; L+7: 2.76)
#13 Chicago PD (P) (NBC, Wed. 9/26/18) +1.03 (L+SD: 1.17; L+7: 2.21)
#14 How to Get Away with Murder (P) (ABC, Thu. 9/27/18) +0.96 (L+SD: 0.79; L+7: 1.75)
#15 Young Sheldon (S) (CBS, Thu. 9/27/18) +0.89 (L+SD: 1.63; L+7: 2.52)
#16 Bull (P) (CBS, Mon. 9/24/18) +0.88 (L+SD: 0.87; L+7: 1.75)
#17 Single Parents (P) (ABC, Wed. 9/26/18) +0.85 (L+SD: 1.31; L+7: 2.16)
#18 FBI (P) (CBS, Tue. 9/25/18) +0.83 (L+SD: 1.29; L+7: 2.13)
#18 Last Man Standing (P) (FOX, Fri. 9/28/18) +0.83 (L+SD: 1.84; L+7: 2.67)
#20 Chicago Fire (P) (NBC, Wed. 9/26/18) +0.82 (L+SD: 1.28; L+7: 2.10)
#20 Empire (P) (FOX, Wed. 9/26/18) +0.82 (L+SD: 1.95; L+7: 2.76)
#22 S.W.A.T. (P) (CBS, Thu. 9/27/18) +0.78 (L+SD: 0.68; L+7: 1.46)
#23 NCIS (P) (CBS, Tue. 9/25/18) +0.76 (L+SD: 1.43; L+7: 2.19)
#24 The Good Place (P) (NBC, Thu. 9/27/18) +0.75 (L+SD: 0.96; L+7: 1.71)
#25 Chicago Med (P) (NBC, Wed. 9/26/18) +0.74 (L+SD: 1.22; L+7: 1.96)
#26 Magnum P.I. (P) (CBS, Mon. 9/24/18) +0.72 (L+SD: 1.16; L+7: 1.88)
#26 Survivor: David vs. Goliath (P) (CBS, Wed. 9/26/18) +0.72 (L+SD: 1.67; L+7: 2.40)
#28 Murphy Brown (P) (CBS, Thu. 9/27/18) +0.70 (L+SD: 1.05; L+7: 1.75)
#29 Lethal Weapon (P) (FOX, Tue. 9/25/18) +0.68 (L+SD: 0.82; L+7: 1.50)
#30 NCIS: New Orleans (P) (CBS, Tue. 9/25/18) +0.67 (L+SD: 1.03; L+7: 1.69)
#31 The Resident (P) (FOX, Mon. 9/24/18) +0.64 (L+SD: 1.10; L+7: 1.74)
#32 Blue Bloods (P) (CBS, Fri. 9/28/18) +0.60 (L+SD: 0.85; L+7: 1.46)
#33 The Goldbergs (P) (ABC, Wed. 9/26/18) +0.59 (L+SD: 1.39; L+7: 1.98)
#33 Mom (P) (CBS, Thu. 9/27/18) +0.59 (L+SD: 1.29; L+7: 1.88)
#35 Big Brother-Wednesday (CBS, Wed. 9/26/18) +0.57 (L+SD: 1.69; L+7: 2.27)
#36 The Gifted (P) (FOX, Tue. 9/25/18) +0.56 (L+SD: 0.88; L+7: 1.44)
#37 The Voice-Monday (P) (NBC, Mon. 9/24/18) +0.55 (L+SD: 2.03; L+7: 2.58)
#38 The Cool Kids (P) (FOX, Fri. 9/28/18) +0.54 (L+SD: 1.52; L+7: 2.05)
#39 Hawaii Five-0 (P) (CBS, Fri. 9/28/18) +0.53 (L+SD: 0.86; L+7: 1.38)
#40 The Voice-Tuesday (P) (NBC, Tue. 9/25/18) +0.52 (L+SD: 2.17; L+7: 2.68)
#40 American Housewife (P) (ABC, Wed. 9/26/18) +0.52 (L+SD: 1.24; L+7: 1.76)

Top 40 programs in Live+7 Day raw gains among total viewers

#1 Manifest (P) (NBC, Mon. 9/24/18) +7.988M (L+SD: 10.411M; L+7: 18.399M)
#2 The Good Doctor (P) (ABC, Mon. 9/24/18) +6.783M (L+SD: 7.351M; L+7: 14.134M)
#3 This Is Us (P) (NBC, Tue. 9/25/18) +5.756M (L+SD: 10.552M; L+7: 16.308M)
#4 New Amsterdam (P) (NBC, Tue. 9/25/18) +5.705M (L+SD: 8.396M; L+7: 14.101M)
#5 The Big Bang Theory (P) (CBS, Mon. 9/24/18) +5.286M (L+SD: 12.933M; L+7: 18.219M)
#6 Bull (P) (CBS, Mon. 9/24/18) +5.241M (L+SD: 7.335M; L+7: 12.576M)
#7 The Big Bang Theory (S) (CBS, Thu. 9/27/18) +4.815M (L+SD: 12.045M; L+7: 16.860M)
#8 Blue Bloods (P) (CBS, Fri. 9/28/18) +4.556M (L+SD: 8.791M; L+7: 13.347M)
#9 A Million Little Things (P) (ABC, Wed. 9/26/18) +4.273M (L+SD: 5.076M; L+7: 9.349M)
#10 9-1-1 (P) (FOX, Mon. 9/24/18) +4.203M (L+SD: 6.607M; L+7: 10.810M)
#11 NCIS (P) (CBS, Tue. 9/25/18) +4.092M (L+SD: 12.566M; L+7: 16.658M)
#12 FBI (P) (CBS, Tue. 9/25/18) +4.070M (L+SD: 10.089M; L+7: 14.159M)
#13 Chicago PD (P) (NBC, Wed. 9/26/18) +4.064M (L+SD: 7.147M; L+7: 11.211M)
#14 Grey’s Anatomy (P) (ABC, Thu. 9/27/18) +3.917M (L+SD: 6.823M; L+7: 10.740M)
#15 Magnum P.I. (P) (CBS, Mon. 9/24/18) +3.863M (L+SD: 8.130M; L+7: 11.993M)
#16 Young Sheldon (P) (CBS, Mon. 9/24/18) +3.809M (L+SD: 10.589M; L+7: 14.398M)
#17 NCIS: New Orleans (P) (CBS, Tue. 9/25/18) +3.750M (L+SD: 8.972M; L+7: 12.722M)
#18 Murphy Brown (P) (CBS, Thu. 9/27/18) +3.644M (L+SD: 7.509M; L+7: 11.153M)
#19 Chicago Fire (P) (NBC, Wed. 9/26/18) +3.505M (L+SD: 8.080M; L+7: 11.585M)
#20 S.W.A.T. (P) (CBS, Thu. 9/27/18) +3.459M (L+SD: 4.700M; L+7: 8.159M)
#21 Young Sheldon (S) (CBS, Thu. 9/27/18) +3.424M (L+SD: 10.214M; L+7: 13.638M)
#22 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (P) (NBC, Thu. 9/27/18) +3.333M (L+SD: 5.090M; L+7: 8.423M)
#23 Last Man Standing (P) (FOX, Fri. 9/28/18) +3.287M (L+SD: 8.135M; L+7: 11.422M)
#24 Chicago Med (P) (NBC, Wed. 9/26/18) +3.279M (L+SD: 7.786M; L+7: 11.065M)
#25 Modern Family (P) (ABC, Wed. 9/26/18) +3.196M (L+SD: 5.403M; L+7: 8.599M)
#26 Hawaii Five-0 (P) (CBS, Fri. 9/28/18) +3.029M (L+SD: 7.496M; L+7: 10.525M)
#27 The Resident (P) (FOX, Mon. 9/24/18) +2.858M (L+SD: 4.884M; L+7: 7.742M)
#28 Lethal Weapon (P) (FOX, Tue. 9/25/18) +2.856M (L+SD: 3.434M; L+7: 6.290M)
#29 NCIS: Los Angeles (P) (CBS, Sun. 9/30/18) +2.708M (L+SD: 8.758M; L+7: 11.466M)
#30 How To Get Away With Murder (P) (ABC, Thu. 9/27/18) +2.575M (L+SD: 2.935M; L+7: 5.510M)
#31 Single Parents (P) (ABC, Wed. 9/26/18) +2.516M (L+SD: 4.910M; L+7: 7.426M)
#32 Mom (P) (CBS, Thu. 9/27/18) +2.510M (L+SD: 7.942M; L+7: 10.452M)
#33 Survivor: David vs. Goliath (P) (CBS, Wed. 9/26/18) +2.309M (L+SD: 7.844M; L+7: 10.153M)
#34 The Voice-Monday (P) (NBC, Mon. 9/24/18) +2.299M (L+SD: 9.668M; L+7: 11.967M)
#35 Empire (P) (FOX, Wed. 9/26/18) +2.156M (L+SD: 6.100M; L+7: 8.256M)
#36 The Cool Kids (P) (FOX, Fri. 9/28/18) +2.112M (L+SD: 6.872M; L+7: 8.984M)
#37 The Voice-Tuesday (P) (NBC, Tue. 9/25/18) +2.017M (L+SD: 9.902M; L+7: 11.919M)
#38 God Friended Me (P) (CBS, Sun. 9/30/18) +2.009M (L+SD: 10.142M; L+7: 12.151M)
#39 The Good Place (P) (NBC, Thu. 9/27/18) +1.893M (L+SD: 3.137M; L+7: 5.030M)
#40 MacGyver (P) (CBS, Fri. 9/28/18) +1.818M (L+SD: 5.774M; L+7: 7.592M)

Top 40 programs in Live+7 Day percentage gains among adults 18-49

#1 The Good Doctor (P) (ABC, Mon. 9/24/18) +129% (L+SD: 1.29; L+7: 2.96)
#2 How To Get Away With Murder (P) (ABC, Thu. 9/27/18) +121% (L+SD: 0.79; L+7: 1.75)
#3 S.W.A.T. (P) (CBS, Thu. 9/27/18) +115% (L+SD: 0.68; L+7: 1.46)
#4 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (P) (NBC, Thu. 9/27/18) +101% (L+SD: 1.09; L+7: 2.19)
#5 Bull (P) (CBS, Mon. 9/24/18) +100% (L+SD: 0.87; L+7: 1.75)
#6 A Million Little Things (P) (ABC, Wed. 9/26/18) +98% (L+SD: 1.12; L+7: 2.22)
#7 Manifest (P) (NBC, Mon. 9/24/18) +93% (L+SD: 2.16; L+7: 4.17)
#8 Chicago PD (P) (NBC, Wed. 9/26/18) +88% (L+SD: 1.17; L+7: 2.21)
#9 Lethal Weapon (P) (FOX, Tue. 9/25/18) +83% (L+SD: 0.82; L+7: 1.50)
#10 Grey’s Anatomy (P) (ABC, Thu. 9/27/18) +82% (L+SD: 1.87; L+7: 3.41)
#11 The Good Place (P) (NBC, Thu. 9/27/18) +78% (L+SD: 0.96; L+7: 1.71)
#12 9-1-1 (P) (FOX, Mon. 9/24/18) +74% (L+SD: 1.59; L+7: 2.77)
#12 Modern Family (P) (ABC, Wed. 9/26/18) +74% (L+SD: 1.59; L+7: 2.76)
#14 New Amsterdam (P) (NBC, Tue. 9/25/18) +73% (L+SD: 1.84; L+7: 3.18)
#15 The Big Bang Theory (S) (CBS, Thu. 9/27/18) +72% (L+SD: 2.22; L+7: 3.81)
#16 Blue Bloods (P) (CBS, Fri. 9/28/18) +71% (L+SD: 0.85; L+7: 1.46)
#17 The Big Bang Theory (P) (CBS, Mon. 9/24/18) +68% (L+SD: 2.47; L+7: 4.16)
#18 Murphy Brown (P) (CBS, Thu. 9/27/18) +67% (L+SD: 1.05; L+7: 1.75)
#19 FBI (P) (CBS, Tue. 9/25/18) +65% (L+SD: 1.29; L+7: 2.13)
#19 NCIS: New Orleans (P) (CBS, Tue. 9/25/18) +65% (L+SD: 1.03; L+7: 1.69)
#19 Single Parents (P) (ABC, Wed. 9/26/18) +65% (L+SD: 1.31; L+7: 2.16)
#22 This Is Us (P) (NBC, Tue. 9/25/18) +64% (L+SD: 2.97; L+7: 4.87)
#22 Chicago Fire (P) (NBC, Wed. 9/26/18) +64% (L+SD: 1.28; L+7: 2.10)
#22 The Gifted (P) (FOX, Tue. 9/25/18) +64% (L+SD: 0.88; L+7: 1.44)
#25 Magnum P.I. (P) (CBS, Mon. 9/24/18) +62% (L+SD: 1.16; L+7: 1.88)
#26 Chicago Med (P) (NBC, Wed. 9/26/18) +61% (L+SD: 1.22; L+7: 1.96)
#26 Hawaii Five-0 (P) (CBS, Fri. 9/28/18) +61% (L+SD: 0.86; L+7: 1.38)
#28 Young Sheldon (P) (CBS, Mon. 9/24/18) +60% (L+SD: 1.72; L+7: 2.76)
#28 MacGyver (P) (CBS, Fri. 9/28/18) +60% (L+SD: 0.67; L+7: 1.07)
#30 The Resident (P) (FOX, Mon. 9/24/18) +59% (L+SD: 1.10; L+7: 1.74)
#31 Hell’s Kitchen (P) (FOX, Fri. 9/28/18) +57% (L+SD: 0.90; L+7: 1.41)
#32 Young Sheldon (S) (CBS, Thu. 9/27/18) +55% (L+SD: 1.63; L+7: 2.52)
#33 NCIS (P) (CBS, Tue. 9/25/18) +53% (L+SD: 1.43; L+7: 2.19)
#34 NCIS: Los Angeles (P) (CBS, Sun. 9/30/18) +46% (L+SD: 1.07; L+7: 1.56)
#34 Mom (P) (CBS, Thu. 9/27/18) +46% (L+SD: 1.29; L+7: 1.88)
#36 Last Man Standing (P) (FOX, Fri. 9/28/18) +45% (L+SD: 1.84; L+7: 2.67)
#37 Family Guy (P) (FOX, Sun. 9/30/18) +44% (L+SD: 1.16; L+7: 1.67)
#38 Survivor: David vs. Goliath (P) (CBS, Wed. 9/26/18) +43% (L+SD: 1.67; L+7: 2.40)
#38 The Goldbergs (P) (ABC, Wed. 9/26/18) +43% (L+SD: 1.39; L+7: 1.98)
#38 Burden of Truth (CW, Wed. 9/26/18) +43% (L+SD: 0.11; L+7: 0.16)

Top 40 programs in Live+7 Day percentage gains among total viewers

#1 The Good Doctor (P) (ABC, Mon. 9/24/18) +92.27% (L+SD: 7.351M; L+7: 14.134M)
#2 How To Get Away With Murder (P) (ABC, Thu. 9/27/18) +87.73% (L+SD: 2.935M; L+7: 5.510M)
#3 A Million Little Things (P) (ABC, Wed. 9/26/18) +84.18% (L+SD: 5.076M; L+7: 9.349M)
#4 Lethal Weapon (P) (FOX, Tue. 9/25/18) +83.17% (L+SD: 3.434M; L+7: 6.290M)
#5 Manifest (P) (NBC, Mon. 9/24/18) +76.73% (L+SD: 10.411M; L+7: 18.399M)
#6 S.W.A.T. (P) (CBS, Thu. 9/27/18) +73.60% (L+SD: 4.700M; L+7: 8.159M)
#7 Bull (P) (CBS, Mon. 9/24/18) +71.45% (L+SD: 7.335M; L+7: 12.576M)
#8 New Amsterdam (P) (NBC, Tue. 9/25/18) +67.95% (L+SD: 8.396M; L+7: 14.101M)
#9 The Gifted (P) (FOX, Tue. 9/25/18) +67.23% (L+SD: 2.585M; L+7: 4.323M)
#10 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (P) (NBC, Thu. 9/27/18) +65.48% (L+SD: 5.090M; L+7: 8.423M)
#11 9-1-1 (P) (FOX, Mon. 9/24/18) +63.61% (L+SD: 6.607M; L+7: 10.810M)
#12 The Good Place (P) (NBC, Thu. 9/27/18) +60.34% (L+SD: 3.137M; L+7: 5.030M)
#13 Modern Family (P) (ABC, Wed. 9/26/18) +59.15% (L+SD: 5.403M; L+7: 8.599M)
#14 The Resident (P) (FOX, Mon. 9/24/18) +58.52% (L+SD: 4.884M; L+7: 7.742M)
#15 Grey’s Anatomy (P) (ABC, Thu. 9/27/18) +57.41% (L+SD: 6.823M; L+7: 10.740M)
#16 Chicago PD (P) (NBC, Wed. 9/26/18) +56.86% (L+SD: 7.147M; L+7: 11.211M)
#17 The Outpost (CW, Tue. 9/25/18) +55.41% (L+SD: 0.601M; L+7: 0.934M)
#18 This Is Us (P) (NBC, Tue. 9/25/18) +54.55% (L+SD: 10.552M; L+7: 16.308M)
#19 Burden of Truth (CW, Wed. 9/26/18) +54.51% (L+SD: 0.576M; L+7: 0.890M)
#20 Blue Bloods (P) (CBS, Fri. 9/28/18) +51.83% (L+SD: 8.791M; L+7: 13.347M)
#21 Single Parents (P) (ABC, Wed. 9/26/18) +51.24% (L+SD: 4.910M; L+7: 7.426M)
#22 Murphy Brown (P) (CBS, Thu. 9/27/18) +48.53% (L+SD: 7.509M; L+7: 11.153M)
#23 Magnum P.I. (P) (CBS, Mon. 9/24/18) +47.52% (L+SD: 8.130M; L+7: 11.993M)
#24 Hell’s Kitchen (P) (FOX, Fri. 9/28/18) +45.89% (L+SD: 2.983M; L+7: 4.352M)
#25 Chicago Fire (P) (NBC, Wed. 9/26/18) +43.38% (L+SD: 8.080M; L+7: 11.585M)
#26 Chicago Med (P) (NBC, Wed. 9/26/18) +42.11% (L+SD: 7.786M; L+7: 11.065M)
#27 NCIS: New Orleans (P) (CBS, Tue. 9/25/18) +41.80% (L+SD: 8.972M; L+7: 12.722M)
#28 The Big Bang Theory (P) (CBS, Mon. 9/24/18) +40.87% (L+SD: 12.933M; L+7: 18.219M)
#29 Hawaii Five-0 (P) (CBS, Fri. 9/28/18) +40.41% (L+SD: 7.496M; L+7: 10.525M)
#30 Last Man Standing (P) (FOX, Fri. 9/28/18) +40.41% (L+SD: 8.135M; L+7: 11.422M)
#31 FBI (P) (CBS, Tue. 9/25/18) +40.34% (L+SD: 10.089M; L+7: 14.159M)
#32 The Big Bang Theory (S) (CBS, Thu. 9/27/18) +39.98% (L+SD: 12.045M; L+7: 16.860M)
#33 American Housewife (P) (ABC, Wed. 9/26/18) +37.04% (L+SD: 4.430M; L+7: 6.071M)
#34 Family Guy (P) (FOX, Sun. 9/30/18) +36.23% (L+SD: 2.578M; L+7: 3.512M)
#35 Young Sheldon (P) (CBS, Mon. 9/24/18) +35.97% (L+SD: 10.589M; L+7: 14.398M)
#36 Empire (P) (FOX, Wed. 9/26/18) +35.34% (L+SD: 6.100M; L+7: 8.256M)
#37 Dateline Friday (P) (NBC, Fri. 9/28/18) +34.38% (L+SD: 3.834M; L+7: 5.152M)
#38 Young Sheldon (S) (CBS, Thu. 9/27/18) +33.52% (L+SD: 10.214M; L+7: 13.638M)
#39 NCIS (P) (CBS, Tue. 9/25/18) +32.56% (L+SD: 12.566M; L+7: 16.658M)
#40 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (CW, Mon. 9/24/18) +32.23% (L+SD: 0.726M; L+7: 0.960M)

Source: Live+Same Day and Live+Seven Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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