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Live+7 Weekly Ratings: Winter Premiere of ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Leads All Telecasts in Overall Gains

What follows are the Live+Seven Day results of the top broadcast network telecasts for the week of December 31, 2018.

You can also access daily Live+Seven Day results via the Final Ratings archives on this site.

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

#1 The Big Bang Theory (8:00) (CBS, Thu. 1/03/19) +1.44 (L+SD: 2.21; L+7: 3.65)
#2 The Masked Singer (P) (FOX, Wed. 1/02/19) +1.20 (L+SD: 2.97; L+7: 4.17)
#3 Young Sheldon (8:30) (CBS, Thu. 1/03/19) +0.95 (L+SD: 1.66; L+7: 2.62)
#4 Criminal Minds (CBS, Wed. 1/02/19) +0.94 (L+SD: 0.70; L+7: 1.63)
#5 The Orville (P) (FOX, Thu. 1/03/19) +0.82 (L+SD: 0.63; L+7: 1.46)
#6 S.W.A.T. (CBS, Thu. 1/03/19) +0.77 (L+SD: 0.94; L+7: 1.71)
#6 The Blacklist (S) (NBC, Thu. 1/03/19) +0.77 (L+SD: 0.85; L+7: 1.63)
#8 SEAL Team (CBS, Wed. 1/02/19) +0.69 (L+SD: 0.85; L+7: 1.54)
#9 Last Man Standing (FOX, Fri. 1/04/19) +0.62 (L+SD: 1.03; L+7: 1.65)
#10 Blue Bloods (CBS, Fri. 1/04/19) +0.61 (L+SD: 0.79; L+7: 1.40)
#11 The Blacklist (P) (NBC, Fri. 1/04/19) +0.57 (L+SD: 0.57; L+7: 1.15)
#12 NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS, Sun. 1/06/19) +0.56 (L+SD: 0.89; L+7: 1.45)
#13 Lethal Weapon (P) (FOX, Tue. 1/01/19) +0.53 (L+SD: 0.70; L+7: 1.23)
#13 Gotham (P) (FOX, Thu. 1/03/19) +0.53 (L+SD: 0.67; L+7: 1.19)
#15 Hawaii Five-0 (CBS, Fri. 1/04/19) +0.52 (L+SD: 0.76; L+7: 1.28)
#16 Family Guy (FOX, Sun. 1/06/19) +0.51 (L+SD: 1.02; L+7: 1.52)
#17 The Gifted (P) (FOX, Tue. 1/01/19) +0.49 (L+SD: 0.46; L+7: 0.95)
#17 The Titan Games (P) (NBC, Thu. 1/03/19) +0.49 (L+SD: 1.79; L+7: 2.28)
#19 Hell’s Kitchen (FOX, Fri. 1/04/19) +0.47 (L+SD: 0.69; L+7: 1.17)
#20 Bob’s Burgers (8:30) (FOX, Sun. 1/06/19) +0.39 (L+SD: 0.90; L+7: 1.29)
#21 Madam Secretary (CBS, Sun. 1/06/19) +0.37 (L+SD: 0.61; L+7: 0.98)
#22 The Cool Kids (FOX, Fri. 1/04/19) +0.36 (L+SD: 0.77; L+7: 1.14)
#22 Shark Tank (9:00) (ABC, Sun. 1/06/19) +0.36 (L+SD: 0.92; L+7: 1.28)
#24 Dateline Friday (NBC, Fri. 1/04/19) +0.35 (L+SD: 0.52; L+7: 0.87)
#25 MacGyver (CBS, Fri. 1/04/19) +0.34 (L+SD: 0.71; L+7: 1.05)
#26 24 Hours to Hell & Back (P) (FOX, Wed. 1/02/19) +0.33 (L+SD: 1.24; L+7: 1.57)
#27 Speechless (ABC, Fri. 1/04/19) +0.32 (L+SD: 0.52; L+7: 0.84)
#28 God Friended Me (CBS, Sun. 1/06/19) +0.29 (L+SD: 0.85; L+7: 1.14)
#29 Fresh Off The Boat (ABC, Fri. 1/04/19) +0.27 (L+SD: 0.68; L+7: 0.95)
#30 20/20-Friday (ABC, Fri. 1/04/19) +0.26 (L+SD: 0.83; L+7: 1.10)
#31 The Simpsons (8:00) (FOX, Sun. 1/06/19) +0.23 (L+SD: 0.88; L+7: 1.11)
#32 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards (S) (NBC, Sun. 1/06/19) +0.13 (L+SD: 5.27; L+7: 5.40)
#33 The Last Days of JFK Jr. (S) (ABC, Thu. 1/03/19) +0.12 (L+SD: 0.72; L+7: 0.84)
#33 The Big Bang Theory (9:00) (RS) (CBS, Thu. 1/03/19) +0.12 (L+SD: 1.07; L+7: 1.19)
#33 America’s Funniest Home Videos (8:00) (ABC, Sun. 1/06/19) +0.12 (L+SD: 0.93; L+7: 1.05)
#33 Rel (FOX, Sun. 1/06/19) +0.12 (L+SD: 0.47; L+7: 0.59)
#37 Young Sheldon (9:30) (RS) (CBS, Thu. 1/03/19) +0.10 (L+SD: 0.88; L+7: 0.99)
#37 SNL Prime (R) (NBC, Sat. 1/05/19) +0.10 (L+SD: 0.41; L+7: 0.51)
#39 60 Minutes (CBS, Sun. 1/06/19) +0.09 (L+SD: 0.75; L+7: 0.84)
#40 Modern Family (R) (ABC, Wed. 1/02/19) +0.07 (L+SD: 0.64; L+7: 0.71)
#40 The Big Bang Theory (RS) (CBS, Wed. 1/02/19) +0.07 (L+SD: 0.96; L+7: 1.03)
#40 48 Hours (R) (CBS, Sat. 1/05/19) +0.07 (L+SD: 0.42; L+7: 0.49)

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

#1 The Big Bang Theory (8:00) (CBS, Thu. 1/03/19) +4.405m (L+SD: 12.803m; L+7: 17.208m)
#2 Blue Bloods (CBS, Fri. 1/04/19) +4.236m (L+SD: 8.603m; L+7: 12.839m)
#3 The Blacklist (S) (NBC, Thu. 1/03/19) +3.848m (L+SD: 4.157m; L+7: 8.005m)
#4 The Masked Singer (P) (FOX, Wed. 1/02/19) +3.600m (L+SD: 9.368m; L+7: 12.968m)
#5 Criminal Minds (CBS, Wed. 1/02/19) +3.571m (L+SD: 4.916m; L+7: 8.487m)
#6 Young Sheldon (8:30) (CBS, Thu. 1/03/19) +3.520m (L+SD: 10.951m; L+7: 14.471m)
#7 S.W.A.T. (CBS, Thu. 1/03/19) +3.448m (L+SD: 5.992m; L+7: 9.440m)
#8 SEAL Team (CBS, Wed. 1/02/19) +3.366m (L+SD: 6.238m; L+7: 9.604m)
#9 The Blacklist (P) (NBC, Fri. 1/04/19) +3.086m (L+SD: 3.910m; L+7: 6.996m)
#10 NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS, Sun. 1/06/19) +2.875m (L+SD: 7.591m; L+7: 10.466m)
#11 Hawaii Five-0 (CBS, Fri. 1/04/19) +2.830m (L+SD: 7.194m; L+7: 10.024m)
#12 The Orville (P) (FOX, Thu. 1/03/19) +2.695m (L+SD: 2.825m; L+7: 5.520m)
#13 Madam Secretary (CBS, Sun. 1/06/19) +2.661m (L+SD: 5.446m; L+7: 8.107m)
#14 Last Man Standing (FOX, Fri. 1/04/19) +2.530m (L+SD: 5.662m; L+7: 8.192m)
#15 Lethal Weapon (P) (FOX, Tue. 1/01/19) +2.035m (L+SD: 3.385m; L+7: 5.420m)
#16 God Friended Me (CBS, Sun. 1/06/19) +1.973m (L+SD: 7.168m; L+7: 9.141m)
#17 Gotham (P) (FOX, Thu. 1/03/19) +1.668m (L+SD: 2.546m; L+7: 4.214m)
#18 MacGyver (CBS, Fri. 1/04/19) +1.655m (L+SD: 6.419m; L+7: 8.074m)
#19 The Cool Kids (FOX, Fri. 1/04/19) +1.556m (L+SD: 4.281m; L+7: 5.837m)
#20 Dateline Friday (NBC, Fri. 1/04/19) +1.520m (L+SD: 3.107m; L+7: 4.627m)
#21 The Gifted (P) (FOX, Tue. 1/01/19) +1.468m (L+SD: 1.736m; L+7: 3.204m)
#22 Hell’s Kitchen (FOX, Fri. 1/04/19) +1.348m (L+SD: 2.504m; L+7: 3.852m)
#23 The Titan Games (P) (NBC, Thu. 1/03/19) +1.312m (L+SD: 6.506m; L+7: 7.818m)
#24 20/20-Friday (ABC, Fri. 1/04/19) +1.206m (L+SD: 4.628m; L+7: 5.834m)
#25 Shark Tank (9:00) (ABC, Sun. 1/06/19) +1.090m (L+SD: 3.698m; L+7: 4.788m)
#26 The Last Days of JFK Jr. (S) (ABC, Thu. 1/03/19) +0.992m (L+SD: 5.490m; L+7: 6.482m)
#27 Family Guy (FOX, Sun. 1/06/19) +0.981m (L+SD: 2.423m; L+7: 3.404m)
#28 Speechless (ABC, Fri. 1/04/19) +0.904m (L+SD: 2.517m; L+7: 3.421m)
#29 24 Hours to Hell & Back (P) (FOX, Wed. 1/02/19) +0.885m (L+SD: 4.121m; L+7: 5.006m)
#30 Bob’s Burgers (8:30) (FOX, Sun. 1/06/19) +0.767m (L+SD: 2.215m; L+7: 2.982m)
#31 Fresh Off The Boat (ABC, Fri. 1/04/19) +0.764m (L+SD: 3.251m; L+7: 4.015m)
#32 60 Minutes (CBS, Sun. 1/06/19) +0.627m (L+SD: 7.095m; L+7: 7.722m)
#33 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards (S) (NBC, Sun. 1/06/19) +0.564m (L+SD: 18.648m; L+7: 19.212m)
#34 The Simpsons (8:00) (FOX, Sun. 1/06/19) +0.535m (L+SD: 2.333m; L+7: 2.868m)
#35 America’s Funniest Home Videos (8:00) (ABC, Sun. 1/06/19) +0.492m (L+SD: 4.812m; L+7: 5.304m)
#36 48 Hours (R) (CBS, Sat. 1/05/19) +0.480m (L+SD: 3.443m; L+7: 3.923m)
#37 The Big Bang Theory (9:00) (RS) (CBS, Thu. 1/03/19) +0.434m (L+SD: 7.159m; L+7: 7.593m)
#38 Young Sheldon (9:30) (RS) (CBS, Thu. 1/03/19) +0.405m (L+SD: 6.065m; L+7: 6.470m)
#39 FBI (RS) (CBS, Tue. 1/01/19) +0.397m (L+SD: 5.032m; L+7: 5.429m)
#40 NCIS: New Orleans (RS) (CBS, Tue. 1/01/19) +0.352m (L+SD: 4.397m; L+7: 4.749m)

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

#1 Criminal Minds (CBS, Wed. 1/02/19) +135% (L+SD: 0.70; L+7: 1.63)
#2 The Orville (P) (FOX, Thu. 1/03/19) +130% (L+SD: 0.63; L+7: 1.46)
#3 The Gifted (P) (FOX, Tue. 1/01/19) +108% (L+SD: 0.46; L+7: 0.95)
#4 The Blacklist (P) (NBC, Fri. 1/04/19) +100% (L+SD: 0.57; L+7: 1.15)
#5 The Blacklist (S) (NBC, Thu. 1/03/19) +91% (L+SD: 0.85; L+7: 1.63)
#6 SEAL Team (CBS, Wed. 1/02/19) +81% (L+SD: 0.85; L+7: 1.54)
#6 S.W.A.T. (CBS, Thu. 1/03/19) +81% (L+SD: 0.94; L+7: 1.71)
#8 Gotham (P) (FOX, Thu. 1/03/19) +79% (L+SD: 0.67; L+7: 1.19)
#9 Lethal Weapon (P) (FOX, Tue. 1/01/19) +77% (L+SD: 0.70; L+7: 1.23)
#9 Blue Bloods (CBS, Fri. 1/04/19) +77% (L+SD: 0.79; L+7: 1.40)
#11 Hawaii Five-0 (CBS, Fri. 1/04/19) +68% (L+SD: 0.76; L+7: 1.28)
#11 Hell’s Kitchen (FOX, Fri. 1/04/19) +68% (L+SD: 0.69; L+7: 1.17)
#13 Dateline Friday (NBC, Fri. 1/04/19) +67% (L+SD: 0.52; L+7: 0.87)
#14 The Big Bang Theory (8:00) (CBS, Thu. 1/03/19) +65% (L+SD: 2.21; L+7: 3.65)
#15 NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS, Sun. 1/06/19) +63% (L+SD: 0.89; L+7: 1.45)
#16 Madam Secretary (CBS, Sun. 1/06/19) +62% (L+SD: 0.61; L+7: 0.98)
#17 Speechless (ABC, Fri. 1/04/19) +61% (L+SD: 0.52; L+7: 0.84)
#18 Last Man Standing (FOX, Fri. 1/04/19) +60% (L+SD: 1.03; L+7: 1.65)
#19 Young Sheldon (8:30) (CBS, Thu. 1/03/19) +57% (L+SD: 1.66; L+7: 2.62)
#20 Family Guy (FOX, Sun. 1/06/19) +50% (L+SD: 1.02; L+7: 1.52)
#21 MacGyver (CBS, Fri. 1/04/19) +48% (L+SD: 0.71; L+7: 1.05)
#22 The Cool Kids (FOX, Fri. 1/04/19) +47% (L+SD: 0.77; L+7: 1.14)
#23 Bob’s Burgers (8:30) (FOX, Sun. 1/06/19) +44% (L+SD: 0.90; L+7: 1.29)
#24 The Masked Singer (P) (FOX, Wed. 1/02/19) +41% (L+SD: 2.97; L+7: 4.17)
#25 Fresh Off The Boat (ABC, Fri. 1/04/19) +40% (L+SD: 0.68; L+7: 0.95)
#26 Shark Tank (9:00) (ABC, Sun. 1/06/19) +39% (L+SD: 0.92; L+7: 1.28)
#27 God Friended Me (CBS, Sun. 1/06/19) +33% (L+SD: 0.85; L+7: 1.14)
#28 20/20-Friday (ABC, Fri. 1/04/19) +32% (L+SD: 0.83; L+7: 1.10)
#29 24 Hours to Hell & Back (P) (FOX, Wed. 1/02/19) +27% (L+SD: 1.24; L+7: 1.57)
#29 The Titan Games (P) (NBC, Thu. 1/03/19) +27% (L+SD: 1.79; L+7: 2.28)
#31 The Simpsons (8:00) (FOX, Sun. 1/06/19) +26% (L+SD: 0.88; L+7: 1.11)
#32 SNL Prime (R) (NBC, Sat. 1/05/19) +25% (L+SD: 0.41; L+7: 0.51)
#32 Rel (FOX, Sun. 1/06/19) +25% (L+SD: 0.47; L+7: 0.59)
#34 Legacies (R) (CW, Thu. 1/03/19) +20% (L+SD: 0.19; L+7: 0.22)
#35 48 Hours (R) (CBS, Sat. 1/05/19) +18% (L+SD: 0.42; L+7: 0.49)
#36 The Last Days of JFK Jr. (S) (ABC, Thu. 1/03/19) +17% (L+SD: 0.72; L+7: 0.84)
#36 Crimetime Saturday: FBI (R) (CBS, Sat. 1/05/19) +17% (L+SD: 0.28; L+7: 0.33)
#38 America’s Funniest Home Videos (8:00) (ABC, Sun. 1/06/19) +13% (L+SD: 0.93; L+7: 1.05)
#39 Young Sheldon (9:30) (RS) (CBS, Thu. 1/03/19) +12% (L+SD: 0.88; L+7: 0.99)
#40 Modern Family (R) (ABC, Wed. 1/02/19) +11% (L+SD: 0.64; L+7: 0.71)
#40 The Big Bang Theory (9:00) (RS) (CBS, Thu. 1/03/19) +11% (L+SD: 1.07; L+7: 1.19)
#40 60 Minutes (CBS, Sun. 1/06/19) +11% (L+SD: 0.75; L+7: 0.84)

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

#1 The Orville (P) (FOX, Thu. 1/03/19) +95.40% (L+SD: 2.825m; L+7: 5.520m)
#2 The Blacklist (S) (NBC, Thu. 1/03/19) +92.57% (L+SD: 4.157m; L+7: 8.005m)
#3 The Gifted (P) (FOX, Tue. 1/01/19) +84.56% (L+SD: 1.736m; L+7: 3.204m)
#4 The Blacklist (P) (NBC, Fri. 1/04/19) +78.93% (L+SD: 3.910m; L+7: 6.996m)
#5 Criminal Minds (CBS, Wed. 1/02/19) +72.64% (L+SD: 4.916m; L+7: 8.487m)
#6 Gotham (P) (FOX, Thu. 1/03/19) +65.51% (L+SD: 2.546m; L+7: 4.214m)
#7 Lethal Weapon (P) (FOX, Tue. 1/01/19) +60.12% (L+SD: 3.385m; L+7: 5.420m)
#8 S.W.A.T. (CBS, Thu. 1/03/19) +57.54% (L+SD: 5.992m; L+7: 9.440m)
#9 SEAL Team (CBS, Wed. 1/02/19) +53.96% (L+SD: 6.238m; L+7: 9.604m)
#10 Hell’s Kitchen (FOX, Fri. 1/04/19) +53.83% (L+SD: 2.504m; L+7: 3.852m)
#11 Blue Bloods (CBS, Fri. 1/04/19) +49.24% (L+SD: 8.603m; L+7: 12.839m)
#12 Dateline Friday (NBC, Fri. 1/04/19) +48.92% (L+SD: 3.107m; L+7: 4.627m)
#13 Madam Secretary (CBS, Sun. 1/06/19) +48.86% (L+SD: 5.446m; L+7: 8.107m)
#14 Last Man Standing (FOX, Fri. 1/04/19) +44.68% (L+SD: 5.662m; L+7: 8.192m)
#15 Family Guy (FOX, Sun. 1/06/19) +40.49% (L+SD: 2.423m; L+7: 3.404m)
#16 Hawaii Five-0 (CBS, Fri. 1/04/19) +39.34% (L+SD: 7.194m; L+7: 10.024m)
#17 The Masked Singer (P) (FOX, Wed. 1/02/19) +38.43% (L+SD: 9.368m; L+7: 12.968m)
#18 NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS, Sun. 1/06/19) +37.87% (L+SD: 7.591m; L+7: 10.466m)
#19 The Cool Kids (FOX, Fri. 1/04/19) +36.35% (L+SD: 4.281m; L+7: 5.837m)
#20 Speechless (ABC, Fri. 1/04/19) +35.92% (L+SD: 2.517m; L+7: 3.421m)
#21 Bob’s Burgers (8:30) (FOX, Sun. 1/06/19) +34.63% (L+SD: 2.215m; L+7: 2.982m)
#22 The Big Bang Theory (8:00) (CBS, Thu. 1/03/19) +34.41% (L+SD: 12.803m; L+7: 17.208m)
#23 Young Sheldon (8:30) (CBS, Thu. 1/03/19) +32.14% (L+SD: 10.951m; L+7: 14.471m)
#24 Shark Tank (9:00) (ABC, Sun. 1/06/19) +29.48% (L+SD: 3.698m; L+7: 4.788m)
#25 God Friended Me (CBS, Sun. 1/06/19) +27.53% (L+SD: 7.168m; L+7: 9.141m)
#26 20/20-Friday (ABC, Fri. 1/04/19) +26.06% (L+SD: 4.628m; L+7: 5.834m)
#27 MacGyver (CBS, Fri. 1/04/19) +25.78% (L+SD: 6.419m; L+7: 8.074m)
#28 Rel (FOX, Sun. 1/06/19) +24.96% (L+SD: 1.226m; L+7: 1.532m)
#29 Fresh Off The Boat (ABC, Fri. 1/04/19) +23.50% (L+SD: 3.251m; L+7: 4.015m)
#30 The Simpsons (8:00) (FOX, Sun. 1/06/19) +22.93% (L+SD: 2.333m; L+7: 2.868m)
#31 24 Hours to Hell & Back (P) (FOX, Wed. 1/02/19) +21.48% (L+SD: 4.121m; L+7: 5.006m)
#32 Titan Games (P) (NBC, Thu. 1/03/19) +20.17% (L+SD: 6.506m; L+7: 7.818m)
#33 The Last Days of JFK Jr. (S) (ABC, Thu. 1/03/19) +18.07% (L+SD: 5.490m; L+7: 6.482m)
#34 SNL Prime (R) (NBC, Sat. 1/05/19) +15.88% (L+SD: 1.751m; L+7: 2.029m)
#35 48 Hours (R) (CBS, Sat. 1/05/19) +13.94% (L+SD: 3.443m; L+7: 3.923m)
#36 Legacies (R) (CW, Thu. 1/03/19) +13.37% (L+SD: 0.591m; L+7: 0.670m)
#37 The Rookie (RS) (ABC, Tue. 1/01/19) +12.66% (L+SD: 2.078m; L+7: 2.341m)
#38 The Rookie (RS) (ABC, Sat. 1/05/19) +11.83% (L+SD: 1.556m; L+7: 1.740m)
#39 Bull (RS) (CBS, Mon. 12/31/18) +11.11% (L+SD: 2.719m; L+7: 3.021m)
#40 America’s Funniest Home Videos (8:00) (ABC, Sun. 1/06/19) +10.22% (L+SD: 4.812m; L+7: 5.304m)

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

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