Tuesday Ratings: CBS’ Older-Skewing Drama Season-Openers Dominates in Total Viewers; Modest Sampling for ABC’s ‘Big Sky’

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

What follows are the fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen for Tuesday, November 17. Note: These ratings are time period based (and are, therefore, only approximate).

-Total Viewers:
CBS: 7.80 million, NBC: 5.72, ABC: 4.27, Fox: 1.20, CW: 540,000

-Adults 18-49:
ABC: 1.1 rating/7 share, NBC: 0.9/ 6, CBS: 0.8/ 5, Fox: 0.3/ 2, CW: 0.1/ 1\

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8:00 p.m.

ABC – The Bachelorette
Viewers: 4.78 million (#3), A18-49: 1.3/ 8 (#1)

CBS – NCIS (season premiere)
Viewers: 10.27 million (#1), A18-49: 0.9/ 6 (#3)

NBC – The Voice
Viewers: 7.15 million (#2), A18-49: 1.0/ 8 (#2)

Fox – Cosmos: Possible Worlds
Viewers: 1.52 million (#4), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#4)

CW – Swamp Thing
Viewers: 728,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

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8:30 p.m.

ABC – The Bachelorette
Viewers: 4.28 million (#3), A18-49: 1.3/ 8 (#1)

CBS – NCIS (season premiere)
Viewers: 9.86 million (#1), A18-49: 0.9/ 5 (#3)

NBC – The Voice
Viewers: 7.54 million (#2), A18-49: 1.1/ 7 (#2)

Fox – Cosmos: Possible Worlds
Viewers: 1.28 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

CW – Swamp Thing
Viewers: 619,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

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9:00 p.m.

ABC – The Bachelorette
Viewers: 4.30 million (#3), A18-49: 1.3/ 8 (#1)

CBS – FBI (season premiere)
Viewers: 8.26 million (#1), A18-49: 0.9/ 5 (#3)

NBC – This Is Us
Viewers: 6.60 million (#2), A18-49: 1.2/ 7 (#2)

Fox – Next
Viewers: 1.05 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

CW – Tell Me a Story
Viewers: 459,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

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9:30 p.m.

ABC – The Bachelorette
Viewers: 4.22 million (#3), A18-49: 1.3/ 7 (#1)

CBS – FBI (season premiere)
Viewers: 7.83 million (#1), A18-49: 0.9/ 5 (#3)

NBC – This Is Us
Viewers: 6.16 million (#2), A18-49: 1.2/ 7 (#2)

Fox – Next
Viewers: 947,000 (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

CW – Tell Me a Story
Viewers: 353,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

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10:00 p.m.

ABC – Big Sky (series premiere)
Viewers: 4.26 million (#2), A18-49: 0.7/ 4 (#1t)

CBS – FBI: Most Wanted (season premiere)
Viewers: 5.56 million (#1), A18-49: 0.7/ 4 (#1t)

NBC – Transplant
Viewers: 3.75 million (#3), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#3)

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10:30 p.m.

ABC – Big Sky (series premiere)
Viewers: 3.80 million (#2), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#1t)

CBS – FBI: Most Wanted (season premiere)
Viewers: 5.04 million (#1), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#1t)

NBC – Transplant
Viewers: 3.14 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#3)

Source: Nielsen Media Research