Monday Final Nationals: ‘Young Sheldon’ – Most-Viewed TV Comedy Debut in 6 Years; ‘Good Doctor’ – Top ABC Monday Drama Debut Among Adults 18-49 in 8 Years

It was the first night of the 2017-18 traditional TV season and the winning network was…

…still ESPN, with the Week 3 “Monday Night Football” game – a Dallas Cowboys’ 28-17 victory over the Arizona Cardinals. ESPN won Monday night among all networks (broadcast or cable) in households, viewers and all key male and adult demos (18-34, 18-49 and 25-54) for the third consecutive week.

In Dallas, the game delivered a 9.2 rating on ESPN and a 19.8 rating on WFAA-ABC, for a combined 29.0 rating in the market. In Phoenix, the game delivered a 13.6 rating on ESPN and an 8.6 on KUTP-IND, for a combined 22.2 rating in the market.

The top 10 metered markets (not including those of the competing teams): San Antonio (20.9), Austin (20.3), Norfolk (15.1), Richmond-Petersburg (14.0), Albuquerque-Santa Fe (13.7), Memphis (13.4), Washington D.C. (13.3), New Orleans (12.9), Philadelphia (12.6) and Buffalo (11.2).

Leading in most key figures among broadcast networks was CBS. Leading out of the eleventh season premiere of “The Big Bang Theory,” its spinoff “Young Sheldon” was the biggest comedy premiere on any network in viewers since 2011 (“2 Broke Girls”) and adults 18-49 since 2013 (“The Crazy Ones” ). CBS research projects “Young Sheldon” to increase its audience to 22 million and a 5.6 in adults 18-49 in Live+7 day viewing.

ABC was also the recipient of positive ratings milestone news with the series debut of “The Good Doctor”. Among adults 18-49, it opened as ABC’s top Monday drama debut in 8.5 years – since “Castle” from Mar. 9, 2009.

(Sources: ESPN, CBS, ABC)

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* AFF = Number of affiliates (stations) airing the program
* CVG = percent of coverage in U.S.
	Monday, September 25, 2017
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			6.1/11	9503	1.2/5	1.6/6	2.1/6
8:00	Dancing with the Stars	254	91	5.6/9	8668	1.0/4	1.4/5	1.8/5
10:01	The Good Doctor (p)	254	92	7.2/13	11216	1.6/8	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			6.4/11	10680	1.2/6	2.3/8	3.3/10
8:00	Big Bang Theory (p)	254	92	10.5/18	17653	2.1/11	4.1/16	5.8/18
8:30	Young Sheldon (p)	255	92	10.0/17	17209	1.9/9	3.8/14	5.5/16
9:00	Kevin Can Wait (p)	255	92	6.1/10	10259	1.2/5	2.3/8	3.4/9
9:30	Me, Myself & I (p)	255	92	4.5/8	7455	0.8/4	1.6/5	2.4/7
10:00	Scorpion (p)	255	92	3.7/7	5754	0.6/3	1.0/4	1.6/5
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			5.5/10	9058	1.4/7	2.2/8	2.8/8
8:00	The Voice (p)	244	92	6.4/11	10570	1.8/8	2.6/9	3.3/10
10:01	The Brave (p)	244	92	3.8/7	5958	0.7/3	1.3/5	1.7/5
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-10	Network Average			1.2/2	1910	0.4/2	0.5/2	0.7/2
8:00	So You Think You Can Dance (f)	257	92	1.2/2	1910	0.4/2	0.5/2	0.7/2
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-10	Network Average			0.6/1	900	0.1/1	0.2/1	0.3/1
8:00	Supergirl (r)	254	89	0.6/1	877	0.1/1	0.2/1	0.2/1
9:00	Penn & Teller: Fool Us (s)	254	89	0.6/1	924	0.2/1	0.2/1	0.3/1
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			0.8/1	1465		0.5/2
7:00	La Rosa de Guadalupe			1.0/2	1747		0.6/3
8:00	Enamorándome de Ramón			0.8/1	1438		0.5/2
9:00	Mi Marido Tiene Familia			1.0/2	1774		0.6/2
10:00	Hoy Voy a Cambiar			0.7/1	1183		0.4/1
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			0.3/1	590		0.2/1
7:00	La Tierra Prometida (r)			0.2/0	363		0.1/0
8:00	La Tierra Prometida			0.4/1	780		0.2/1
9:00	Totalmente Diva			0.4/1	589		0.2/1
10:00	Lady, Vendedora Rosas (p)			0.2/0	402		0.1/1
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			0.9/2	1643	0.6/3	0.7/2
7:00	Caso Cerrado: Edición Estelar			0.9/2	1436	0.3/2	0.4/2
8:00	Jenni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio			0.8/1	1334	0.4/2	0.5/2
9:00	Sin Senos Sí Hay Paraíso			0.9/2	1649	0.6/3	0.7/2
10:00	El Señor de Los Cielos V			1.1/2	1946	0.9/4	0.9/3

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Monday 9/25/17

Live+3 Days Ratings – Monday 9/25/17

Cable Rankings – Monday 9/25/17
What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Monday, September 25:

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research