ABC’s “The Rookie” received a gift from the delayed viewing gods in week 8 of the broadcast season.
For the week of Nov. 12, “The Rookie” posted its first ever triple digit gains in adults 18-49, growing from a 0.7 rating in Live+Same Day to a 1.4 in Live+3. That is also the show’s biggest actual growth in that measure to date. The Nathan Fillion-led drama also posted its biggest increase yet in total viewers, growing by 3.3 million viewers to 7.3 million total, a lift of 82%.
On Fox, “Last Man Standing” continued to dominate Friday nights, growing 45% to a 1.6 rating after three days. The show has been the number one show on Fridays every week it has aired this season.
CBS’ “The Big Bang Theory” was the highest-rated scripted show for the week, hitting a 3.5. NBC’s “This Is Us” was close behind with a 3.3 CBS was also the top network of the week in total viewers, averaging 8.8 million and holding 5 of the top 10 most-watched shows.
Read the full week’s rankings below.
Live+3 Adults 18-49
| Telecast | Network | Broadcast Date | L+SD A18-49 | L+3 A18-49 | Actual Growth | % Growth |
| NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | NBC | 11/18/18 | 5.9 | 5.9 | even | +0% |
| FOX NFL SUNDAY-NATIONAL | FOX | 11/18/18 | 5.3 | 5.4 | +0.1 | +2% |
| FOX+NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL | FOX | 11/15/18 | 5.0 | 5.0 | even | +0% |
| SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 11/18/18 | 3.9 | 3.9 | even | +0% |
| FOX NFL SUNDAY-PST GN-NAT | FOX | 11/18/18 | 3.8 | 3.8 | even | +0% |
| THE BIG BANG THEORY | CBS | 11/15/18 | 2.3 | 3.5 | +1.2 | +52% |
| THIS IS US | NBC | 11/13/18 | 2.0 | 3.3 | +1.3 | +65% |
| GREY’S ANATOMY | ABC | 11/15/18 | 1.8 | 2.9 | +1.1 | +61% |
| THE OT | FOX | 11/18/18 | 2.8 | 2.8 | even | +0% |
| FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 | NBC | 11/18/18 | 2.7 | 2.7 | even | +0% |
| FOX+NFLN THU NT PRE-KICK | FOX | 11/15/18 | 2.6 | 2.6 | even | +0% |
| YOUNG SHELDON | CBS | 11/15/18 | 1.8 | 2.5 | +0.7 | +39% |
| CMA AWARDS | ABC | 11/14/18 | 2.1 | 2.4 | +0.3 | +14% |
| MANIFEST | NBC | 11/12/18 | 1.1 | 2.3 | +1.2 | +109% |
| NEW AMSTERDAM | NBC | 11/13/18 | 1.1 | 2.1 | +1.0 | +91% |
| THE CONNERS | ABC | 11/13/18 | 1.5 | 2.1 | +0.6 | +40% |
| THE GOOD DOCTOR | ABC | 11/12/18 | 1.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 | +100% |
| CHICAGO FIRE | NBC | 11/14/18 | 1.3 | 2.0 | +0.7 | +54% |
| EMPIRE | FOX | 11/14/18 | 1.4 | 2.0 | +0.6 | +43% |
| NCIS | CBS | 11/13/18 | 1.4 | 1.9 | +0.5 | +36% |
| SURVIVOR | CBS | 11/14/18 | 1.4 | 1.9 | +0.5 | +36% |
| THE VOICE-MON | NBC | 11/12/18 | 1.7 | 1.9 | +0.2 | +12% |
| CHICAGO PD | NBC | 11/14/18 | 1.0 | 1.8 | +0.8 | +80% |
| CHICAGO MED | NBC | 11/14/18 | 1.2 | 1.8 | +0.6 | +50% |
| MOM | CBS | 11/15/18 | 1.3 | 1.8 | +0.5 | +38% |
| THE SIMPSONS | FOX | 11/18/18 | 1.6 | 1.8 | +0.2 | +13% |
| THE VOICE-TUE | NBC | 11/13/18 | 1.6 | 1.8 | +0.2 | +13% |
| STATION 19 | ABC | 11/15/18 | 1.2 | 1.7 | +0.5 | +42% |
| LAW AND ORDER:SVU | NBC | 11/15/18 | 0.8 | 1.6 | +0.8 | +100% |
| FBI | CBS | 11/13/18 | 1.1 | 1.6 | +0.5 | +45% |
| LAST MAN STANDING | FOX | 11/16/18 | 1.1 | 1.6 | +0.5 | +45% |
| HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER | ABC | 11/15/18 | 0.8 | 1.5 | +0.7 | +88% |
| FAMILY GUY | FOX | 11/18/18 | 1.1 | 1.5 | +0.4 | +36% |
| STAR | FOX | 11/14/18 | 1.1 | 1.5 | +0.4 | +36% |
| BOB’S BURGERS | FOX | 11/18/18 | 1.2 | 1.5 | +0.3 | +25% |
| THE ROOKIE | ABC | 11/13/18 | 0.7 | 1.4 | +0.7 | +100% |
| CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 11/14/18 | 0.7 | 1.4 | +0.7 | +100% |
| S.W.A.T. | CBS | 11/15/18 | 0.8 | 1.4 | +0.6 | +75% |
| BLUE BLOODS | CBS | 11/16/18 | 0.9 | 1.4 | +0.5 | +56% |
| NCIS: NEW ORLEANS | CBS | 11/13/18 | 0.9 | 1.4 | +0.5 | +56% |
| BLACK-ISH | ABC | 11/13/18 | 1.0 | 1.4 | +0.4 | +40% |
| THE NEIGHBORHOOD | CBS | 11/12/18 | 1.1 | 1.4 | +0.3 | +27% |
| FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 2 | NBC | 11/18/18 | 1.4 | 1.4 | even | +0% |
| WILL & GRACE | NBC | 11/15/18 | 0.7 | 1.3 | +0.6 | +86% |
| BULL | CBS | 11/12/18 | 0.8 | 1.3 | +0.5 | +63% |
| HAWAII FIVE-0 | CBS | 11/16/18 | 0.8 | 1.3 | +0.5 | +63% |
| SEAL TEAM | CBS | 11/14/18 | 0.8 | 1.3 | +0.5 | +63% |
| THE GOOD PLACE | NBC | 11/15/18 | 0.8 | 1.3 | +0.5 | +63% |
| SUPERSTORE | NBC | 11/15/18 | 0.9 | 1.3 | +0.4 | +44% |
| HELL’S KITCHEN | FOX | 11/16/18 | 0.8 | 1.2 | +0.4 | +50% |
| MURPHY BROWN | CBS | 11/15/18 | 0.9 | 1.2 | +0.3 | +33% |
| THE COOL KIDS | FOX | 11/16/18 | 0.9 | 1.2 | +0.3 | +33% |
| THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT | ABC | 11/13/18 | 1.0 | 1.2 | +0.2 | +20% |
| FOX+NFLN THU NT PREGAME | FOX | 11/15/18 | 1.2 | 1.2 | even | +0% |
| THE FLASH | CW | 11/13/18 | 0.6 | 1.1 | +0.5 | +83% |
| SPLITTING UP TOGETHER | ABC | 11/13/18 | 0.7 | 1.1 | +0.4 | +57% |
| NCIS: LOS ANGELES | CBS | 11/18/18 | 0.8 | 1.1 | +0.3 | +38% |
| DANCING WITH THE STARS | ABC | 11/12/18 | 0.9 | 1.1 | +0.2 | +22% |
| LETHAL WEAPON | FOX | 11/13/18 | 0.6 | 1.0 | +0.4 | +67% |
| FRESH OFF THE BOAT | ABC | 11/16/18 | 0.7 | 1.0 | +0.3 | +43% |
| MACGYVER | CBS | 11/16/18 | 0.7 | 1.0 | +0.3 | +43% |
| SHARK TANK | ABC | 11/18/18 | 0.8 | 1.0 | +0.2 | +25% |
| GOD FRIENDED ME | CBS | 11/18/18 | 0.8 | 1.0 | +0.2 | +25% |
| HAPPY TOGETHER | CBS | 11/12/18 | 0.8 | 1.0 | +0.2 | +25% |
| MAGNUM P.I. | CBS | 11/12/18 | 0.8 | 1.0 | +0.2 | +25% |
| 60 MINUTES | CBS | 11/18/18 | 1.0 | 1.0 | even | +0% |
| THE GIFTED | FOX | 11/13/18 | 0.6 | 0.9 | +0.3 | +50% |
| AMER FUNN HM VIDEOS-7PM | ABC | 11/18/18 | 0.8 | 0.9 | +0.1 | +13% |
| DATELINE FRI | NBC | 11/16/18 | 0.5 | 0.8 | +0.3 | +60% |
| SPEECHLESS | ABC | 11/16/18 | 0.6 | 0.8 | +0.2 | +33% |
| MADAM SECRETARY | CBS | 11/18/18 | 0.6 | 0.8 | +0.2 | +33% |
| REL | FOX | 11/18/18 | 0.6 | 0.8 | +0.2 | +33% |
| DANCING W/STARS:JUNIORS | ABC | 11/18/18 | 0.7 | 0.8 | +0.1 | +14% |
| 48 HOURS | CBS | 11/17/18 | 0.7 | 0.8 | +0.1 | +14% |
| SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | ABC | 11/17/18 | 0.8 | 0.8 | even | +0% |
| RIVERDALE | CW | 11/14/18 | 0.4 | 0.7 | +0.3 | +75% |
| SUPERNATURAL | CW | 11/15/18 | 0.4 | 0.7 | +0.3 | +75% |
| BLINDSPOT | NBC | 11/16/18 | 0.4 | 0.7 | +0.3 | +75% |
| MIDNIGHT, TEXAS | NBC | 11/16/18 | 0.4 | 0.7 | +0.3 | +75% |
| I FEEL BAD | NBC | 11/15/18 | 0.5 | 0.7 | +0.2 | +40% |
| FOX CFB – BIG12 PRIME | FOX | 11/17/18 | 0.7 | 0.7 | even | +0% |
| SUPERGIRL | CW | 11/18/18 | 0.3 | 0.6 | +0.3 | +100% |
| ARROW | CW | 11/12/18 | 0.4 | 0.6 | +0.2 | +50% |
| 20/20-FRI | ABC | 11/16/18 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +0.1 | +20% |
| SNFTBL NISSAN PRE-GAME | ABC | 11/17/18 | 0.6 | 0.6 | even | +0% |
| DATELINE MYSTERY-2 | NBC | 11/17/18 | 0.6 | 0.6 | even | +0% |
| CHARMED | CW | 11/18/18 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +0.2 | +67% |
| DCS LEGENDS OF TOMORROW | CW | 11/12/18 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +0.2 | +67% |
| LEGACIES | CW | 11/15/18 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +0.2 | +67% |
| CHILD SUPPORT | ABC | 11/16/18 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.1 | +25% |
| DATELINE MYSTERY-1 | NBC | 11/17/18 | 0.5 | 0.5 | even | +0% |
| ALL AMERICAN | CW | 11/14/18 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.1 | +33% |
| BLACK LIGHTNING | CW | 11/13/18 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.1 | +33% |
| DYNASTY | CW | 11/16/18 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.1 | +50% |
| CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND | CW | 11/16/18 | 0.2 | 0.2 | even | +0% |
Live+3 Total Viewers
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| Telecast | Network | Broadcast Date | L+SD Total Viewers (in millions) | L+3 Total Viewers (in millions) | Actual Growth | % Growth |
| NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | NBC | 11/18/18 | 18,895 | 18,994 | +99 | +1% |
| FOX NFL SUNDAY-NATIONAL | FOX | 11/18/18 | 18,422 | 18,481 | +59 | +0% |
| FOX+NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL | FOX | 11/15/18 | 16,885 | 17,038 | +153 | +1% |
| THE BIG BANG THEORY | CBS | 11/15/18 | 12,563 | 16,315 | +3752 | +30% |
| NCIS | CBS | 11/13/18 | 12,473 | 15,295 | +2822 | +23% |
| YOUNG SHELDON | CBS | 11/15/18 | 10,779 | 13,690 | +2911 | +27% |
| SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 11/18/18 | 13,349 | 13,380 | +31 | +0% |
| THIS IS US | NBC | 11/13/18 | 8,482 | 12,304 | +3822 | +45% |
| BLUE BLOODS | CBS | 11/16/18 | 8,633 | 12,298 | +3665 | +42% |
| FBI | CBS | 11/13/18 | 9,199 | 11,769 | +2570 | +28% |
| FOX NFL SUNDAY-PST GN-NAT | FOX | 11/18/18 | 11,698 | 11,715 | +17 | +0% |
| CMA AWARDS | ABC | 11/14/18 | 10,108 | 11,069 | +961 | +10% |
| THE GOOD DOCTOR | ABC | 11/12/18 | 6,502 | 10,796 | +4294 | +66% |
| 60 MINUTES | CBS | 11/18/18 | 10,300 | 10,661 | +361 | +4% |
| NCIS: NEW ORLEANS | CBS | 11/13/18 | 7,583 | 10,512 | +2929 | +39% |
| MANIFEST | NBC | 11/12/18 | 6,100 | 10,506 | +4406 | +72% |
| CHICAGO FIRE | NBC | 11/14/18 | 7,294 | 10,306 | +3012 | +41% |
| THE VOICE-MON | NBC | 11/12/18 | 9,004 | 10,221 | +1217 | +14% |
| HAWAII FIVE-0 | CBS | 11/16/18 | 7,886 | 10,121 | +2235 | +28% |
| CHICAGO MED | NBC | 11/14/18 | 7,531 | 10,094 | +2563 | +34% |
| MOM | CBS | 11/15/18 | 7,933 | 10,081 | +2148 | +27% |
| GREY’S ANATOMY | ABC | 11/15/18 | 7,304 | 10,059 | +2755 | +38% |
| NEW AMSTERDAM | NBC | 11/13/18 | 6,019 | 9,915 | +3896 | +65% |
| THE VOICE-TUE | NBC | 11/13/18 | 8,853 | 9,818 | +965 | +11% |
| BULL | CBS | 11/12/18 | 6,506 | 9,805 | +3299 | +51% |
| FOX+NFLN THU NT PRE-KICK | FOX | 11/15/18 | 9,458 | 9,535 | +77 | +1% |
| FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 | NBC | 11/18/18 | 9,233 | 9,235 | +2 | +0% |
| CHICAGO PD | NBC | 11/14/18 | 6,001 | 9,182 | +3181 | +53% |
| NCIS: LOS ANGELES | CBS | 11/18/18 | 7,228 | 9,120 | +1892 | +26% |
| THE CONNERS | ABC | 11/13/18 | 6,943 | 9,014 | +2071 | +30% |
| SURVIVOR | CBS | 11/14/18 | 7,209 | 8,923 | +1714 | +24% |
| GOD FRIENDED ME | CBS | 11/18/18 | 7,515 | 8,824 | +1309 | +17% |
| THE OT | FOX | 11/18/18 | 8,727 | 8,735 | +8 | +0% |
| DANCING WITH THE STARS | ABC | 11/12/18 | 7,253 | 8,236 | +983 | +14% |
| LAST MAN STANDING | FOX | 11/16/18 | 5,973 | 8,099 | +2126 | +36% |
| S.W.A.T. | CBS | 11/15/18 | 5,131 | 7,866 | +2735 | +53% |
| STATION 19 | ABC | 11/15/18 | 5,910 | 7,848 | +1938 | +33% |
| MURPHY BROWN | CBS | 11/15/18 | 5,968 | 7,743 | +1775 | +30% |
| SEAL TEAM | CBS | 11/14/18 | 5,179 | 7,691 | +2512 | +49% |
| MACGYVER | CBS | 11/16/18 | 6,207 | 7,545 | +1338 | +22% |
| MADAM SECRETARY | CBS | 11/18/18 | 5,522 | 7,429 | +1907 | +35% |
| THE ROOKIE | ABC | 11/13/18 | 4,016 | 7,312 | +3296 | +82% |
| THE NEIGHBORHOOD | CBS | 11/12/18 | 6,140 | 7,070 | +930 | +15% |
| MAGNUM P.I. | CBS | 11/12/18 | 5,504 | 7,055 | +1551 | +28% |
| CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 11/14/18 | 4,525 | 7,031 | +2506 | +55% |
| LAW AND ORDER:SVU | NBC | 11/15/18 | 3,998 | 6,587 | +2589 | +65% |
| EMPIRE | FOX | 11/14/18 | 4,892 | 6,507 | +1615 | +33% |
| AMER FUNN HM VIDEOS-7PM | ABC | 11/18/18 | 5,567 | 5,850 | +283 | +5% |
| THE COOL KIDS | FOX | 11/16/18 | 4,382 | 5,612 | +1230 | +28% |
| THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT | ABC | 11/13/18 | 4,597 | 5,440 | +843 | +18% |
| BLACK-ISH | ABC | 11/13/18 | 4,043 | 5,243 | +1200 | +30% |
| HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER | ABC | 11/15/18 | 3,132 | 5,166 | +2034 | +65% |
| HAPPY TOGETHER | CBS | 11/12/18 | 4,469 | 4,909 | +440 | +10% |
| FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 2 | NBC | 11/18/18 | 4,898 | 4,901 | +3 | +0% |
| THE SIMPSONS | FOX | 11/18/18 | 4,346 | 4,841 | +495 | +11% |
| WILL & GRACE | NBC | 11/15/18 | 2,930 | 4,819 | +1889 | +64% |
| STAR | FOX | 11/14/18 | 3,680 | 4,802 | +1122 | +30% |
| DANCING W/STARS:JUNIORS | ABC | 11/18/18 | 4,277 | 4,801 | +524 | +12% |
| 48 HOURS | CBS | 11/17/18 | 4,094 | 4,711 | +617 | +15% |
| LETHAL WEAPON | FOX | 11/13/18 | 2,794 | 4,590 | +1796 | +64% |
| DATELINE FRI | NBC | 11/16/18 | 3,237 | 4,443 | +1206 | +37% |
| SHARK TANK | ABC | 11/18/18 | 3,512 | 4,339 | +827 | +24% |
| FOX+NFLN THU NT PREGAME | FOX | 11/15/18 | 4,271 | 4,288 | +17 | +0% |
| SUPERSTORE | NBC | 11/15/18 | 3,308 | 4,229 | +921 | +28% |
| FRESH OFF THE BOAT | ABC | 11/16/18 | 3,474 | 4,105 | +631 | +18% |
| HELL’S KITCHEN | FOX | 11/16/18 | 2,811 | 3,973 | +1162 | +41% |
| SPLITTING UP TOGETHER | ABC | 11/13/18 | 2,913 | 3,957 | +1044 | +36% |
| GOOD PLACE | NBC | 11/15/18 | 2,690 | 3,922 | +1232 | +46% |
| 20/20-FRI | ABC | 11/16/18 | 3,131 | 3,762 | +631 | +20% |
| BLINDSPOT | NBC | 11/16/18 | 2,543 | 3,737 | +1194 | +47% |
| DATELINE MYSTERY-2 | NBC | 11/17/18 | 3,322 | 3,561 | +239 | +7% |
| BOB’S BURGERS | FOX | 11/18/18 | 2,914 | 3,538 | +624 | +21% |
| FAMILY GUY | FOX | 11/18/18 | 2,663 | 3,426 | +763 | +29% |
| SPEECHLESS | ABC | 11/16/18 | 2,601 | 3,334 | +733 | +28% |
| DATELINE MYSTERY-1 | NBC | 11/17/18 | 3,072 | 3,237 | +165 | +5% |
| SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | ABC | 11/17/18 | 3,102 | 3,116 | +14 | +0% |
| THE GIFTED | FOX | 11/13/18 | 1,891 | 2,924 | +1033 | +55% |
| MIDNIGHT, TEXAS | NBC | 11/16/18 | 2,078 | 2,903 | +825 | +40% |
| THE FLASH | CW | 11/13/18 | 1,726 | 2,816 | +1090 | +63% |
| FOX CFB – BIG12 PRIME | FOX | 11/17/18 | 2,766 | 2,790 | +24 | +1% |
| SNFTBL NISSAN PRE-GAME | ABC | 11/17/18 | 2,772 | 2,772 | + | +0% |
| CHILD SUPPORT | ABC | 11/16/18 | 2,382 | 2,552 | +170 | +7% |
| I FEEL BAD | NBC | 11/15/18 | 1,842 | 2,545 | +703 | +38% |
| SUPERNATURAL | CW | 11/15/18 | 1,478 | 2,154 | +676 | +46% |
| RIVERDALE | CW | 11/14/18 | 1,249 | 1,968 | +719 | +58% |
| REL | FOX | 11/18/18 | 1,624 | 1,919 | +295 | +18% |
| ARROW | CW | 11/12/18 | 1,360 | 1,875 | +515 | +38% |
| SUPERGIRL | CW | 11/18/18 | 1,135 | 1,863 | +728 | +64% |
| LEGACIES | CW | 11/15/18 | 1,079 | 1,580 | +501 | +46% |
| CHARMED | CW | 11/18/18 | 958 | 1,561 | +603 | +63% |
| DCS LEGENDS OF TOMORROW | CW | 11/12/18 | 967 | 1,528 | +561 | +58% |
| BLACK LIGHTNING | CW | 11/13/18 | 902 | 1,364 | +462 | +51% |
| ALL AMERICAN | CW | 11/14/18 | 669 | 1,030 | +361 | +54% |
| DYNASTY | CW | 11/16/18 | 659 | 858 | +199 | +30% |
| CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND | CW | 11/16/18 | 398 | 585 | +187 | +47% |
This article was originally published by Variety.com. Read the original article here.