It was a good week for broadcast TV.
In the week of Nov. 12, week 8 of the broadcast season, 18 series doubled in the key adults 18-49 demographic in the Nielsen Live+7 ratings. Top gainers included “Manifest” (1.1 rating to a 2.7) with 145% lift, “New Amsterdam” (1.1 to a 2.4) with 118%, and “The Good Doctor” (1.0 to a 2.3) with 130%. “How to Get Away With Murder,” “The Rookie,” “Chicago PD,” “Criminal Minds,” and “The Flash” were also among the shows to double or more for the week.
In total viewers, “The Big Bang Theory” rose to 17.4 million viewers after seven days of playback, finishing behind only “Sunday Night Football” for the week. Fellow CBS shows “NCIS” and “Young Sheldon” were not far behind with 16.3 million and 14.5 million respectively, making them the three-most watched scripted shows of the week.
Read the full week’s rankings below.
Live+7 Adults 18-49
| Telecast | Network | Broadcast Date | L+SD A18-49 | L+7 A18-49 | Actual Gain | % Gain |
| NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | NBC | 11/18/2018 | 5.9 | 5.9 | even | +0% |
| FOX+NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL | FOX | 11/15/2018 | 5.0 | 5.0 | even | +0% |
| THE BIG BANG THEORY | CBS | 11/15/2018 | 2.3 | 3.9 | +1.6 | +70% |
| SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 11/18/2018 | 3.9 | 3.9 | even | +0% |
| THIS IS US | NBC | 11/13/2018 | 2.0 | 3.8 | +1.8 | +90% |
| GREY’S ANATOMY | ABC | 11/15/2018 | 1.8 | 3.2 | +1.4 | +78% |
| YOUNG SHELDON | CBS | 11/15/2018 | 1.8 | 2.8 | +1.0 | +56% |
| THE OT | FOX | 11/18/2018 | 2.8 | 2.8 | even | +0% |
| MANIFEST | NBC | 11/12/2018 | 1.1 | 2.7 | +1.6 | +145% |
| FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 | NBC | 11/18/2018 | 2.7 | 2.7 | even | +0% |
| FOX+NFLN THU NT PRE-KICK | FOX | 11/15/2018 | 2.6 | 2.6 | even | +0% |
| NEW AMSTERDAM | NBC | 11/13/2018 | 1.1 | 2.4 | +1.3 | +118% |
| CMA AWARDS | ABC | 11/14/2018 | 2.1 | 2.4 | +0.3 | +14% |
| THE GOOD DOCTOR | ABC | 11/12/2018 | 1.0 | 2.3 | +1.3 | +130% |
| THE CONNERS | ABC | 11/13/2018 | 1.5 | 2.3 | +0.8 | +53% |
| CHICAGO FIRE | NBC | 11/14/2018 | 1.3 | 2.2 | +0.9 | +69% |
| EMPIRE | FOX | 11/14/2018 | 1.4 | 2.2 | +0.8 | +57% |
| CHICAGO PD | NBC | 11/14/2018 | 1.0 | 2.1 | +1.1 | +110% |
| NCIS | CBS | 11/13/2018 | 1.4 | 2.1 | +0.7 | +50% |
| SURVIVOR | CBS | 11/14/2018 | 1.4 | 2.1 | +0.7 | +50% |
| CHICAGO MED | NBC | 11/14/2018 | 1.2 | 2.0 | +0.8 | +67% |
| THE VOICE-MON | NBC | 11/12/2018 | 1.7 | 2.0 | +0.3 | +18% |
| STATION 19 | ABC | 11/15/2018 | 1.2 | 1.9 | +0.7 | +58% |
| MOM | CBS | 11/15/2018 | 1.3 | 1.9 | +0.6 | +46% |
| THE SIMPSONS | FOX | 11/18/2018 | 1.6 | 1.9 | +0.3 | +19% |
| THE VOICE-TUE | NBC | 11/13/2018 | 1.6 | 1.9 | +0.3 | +19% |
| LAW AND ORDER:SVU | NBC | 11/15/2018 | 0.8 | 1.8 | +1.0 | +125% |
| FBI | CBS | 11/13/2018 | 1.1 | 1.8 | +0.7 | +64% |
| LAST MAN STANDING | FOX | 11/16/2018 | 1.1 | 1.8 | +0.7 | +64% |
| FAMILY GUY | FOX | 11/18/2018 | 1.1 | 1.7 | +0.6 | +55% |
| THE ROOKIE | ABC | 11/13/2018 | 0.7 | 1.6 | +0.9 | +129% |
| CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 11/14/2018 | 0.7 | 1.6 | +0.9 | +129% |
| HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER | ABC | 11/15/2018 | 0.8 | 1.6 | +0.8 | +100% |
| NCIS: NEW ORLEANS | CBS | 11/13/2018 | 0.9 | 1.6 | +0.7 | +78% |
| BLACK-ISH | ABC | 11/13/2018 | 1.0 | 1.6 | +0.6 | +60% |
| STAR | FOX | 11/14/2018 | 1.1 | 1.6 | +0.5 | +45% |
| BOB’S BURGERS | FOX | 11/18/2018 | 1.2 | 1.6 | +0.4 | +33% |
| WILL & GRACE | NBC | 11/15/2018 | 0.7 | 1.5 | +0.8 | +114% |
| BULL | CBS | 11/12/2018 | 0.8 | 1.5 | +0.7 | +88% |
| S.W.A.T. | CBS | 11/15/2018 | 0.8 | 1.5 | +0.7 | +88% |
| THE GOOD PLACE | NBC | 11/15/2018 | 0.8 | 1.5 | +0.7 | +88% |
| BLUE BLOODS | CBS | 11/16/2018 | 0.9 | 1.5 | +0.6 | +67% |
| SUPERSTORE | NBC | 11/15/2018 | 0.9 | 1.5 | +0.6 | +67% |
| THE NEIGHBORHOOD | CBS | 11/12/2018 | 1.1 | 1.5 | +0.4 | +36% |
| HAWAII FIVE-0 | CBS | 11/16/2018 | 0.8 | 1.4 | +0.6 | +75% |
| SEAL TEAM | CBS | 11/14/2018 | 0.8 | 1.4 | +0.6 | +75% |
| FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 2 | NBC | 11/18/2018 | 1.4 | 1.4 | even | +0% |
| THE FLASH | CW | 11/13/2018 | 0.6 | 1.3 | +0.7 | +117% |
| NCIS: LOS ANGELES | CBS | 11/18/2018 | 0.8 | 1.3 | +0.5 | +63% |
| MURPHY BROWN | CBS | 11/15/2018 | 0.9 | 1.3 | +0.4 | +44% |
| THE COOL KIDS | FOX | 11/16/2018 | 0.9 | 1.3 | +0.4 | +44% |
| THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT | ABC | 11/13/2018 | 1.0 | 1.3 | +0.3 | +30% |
| LETHAL WEAPON | FOX | 11/13/2018 | 0.6 | 1.2 | +0.6 | +100% |
| SPLITTING UP TOGETHER | ABC | 11/13/2018 | 0.7 | 1.2 | +0.5 | +71% |
| HELL’S KITCHEN | FOX | 11/16/2018 | 0.8 | 1.2 | +0.4 | +50% |
| MACGYVER | CBS | 11/16/2018 | 0.7 | 1.1 | +0.4 | +57% |
| SHARK TANK | ABC | 11/18/2018 | 0.8 | 1.1 | +0.3 | +38% |
| GOD FRIENDED ME | CBS | 11/18/2018 | 0.8 | 1.1 | +0.3 | +38% |
| MAGNUM P.I. | CBS | 11/12/2018 | 0.8 | 1.1 | +0.3 | +38% |
| DANCING WITH THE STARS | ABC | 11/12/2018 | 0.9 | 1.1 | +0.2 | +22% |
| 60 MINUTES | CBS | 11/18/2018 | 1.0 | 1.1 | +0.1 | +10% |
| THE GIFTED | FOX | 11/13/2018 | 0.6 | 1.0 | +0.4 | +67% |
| FRESH OFF THE BOAT | ABC | 11/16/2018 | 0.7 | 1.0 | +0.3 | +43% |
| HAPPY TOGETHER | CBS | 11/12/2018 | 0.8 | 1.0 | +0.2 | +25% |
| RIVERDALE | CW | 11/14/2018 | 0.4 | 0.9 | +0.5 | +125% |
| DATELINE FRI | NBC | 11/16/2018 | 0.5 | 0.9 | +0.4 | +80% |
| SPEECHLESS | ABC | 11/16/2018 | 0.6 | 0.9 | +0.3 | +50% |
| MADAM SECRETARY | CBS | 11/18/2018 | 0.6 | 0.9 | +0.3 | +50% |
| DANCING W/STARS:JUNIORS | ABC | 11/18/2018 | 0.7 | 0.9 | +0.2 | +29% |
| AMER FUNN HM VIDEOS-7PM | ABC | 11/18/2018 | 0.8 | 0.9 | +0.1 | +13% |
| SUPERNATURAL | CW | 11/15/2018 | 0.4 | 0.8 | +0.4 | +100% |
| BLINDSPOT | NBC | 11/16/2018 | 0.4 | 0.8 | +0.4 | +100% |
| I FEEL BAD | NBC | 11/15/2018 | 0.5 | 0.8 | +0.3 | +60% |
| REL | FOX | 11/18/2018 | 0.6 | 0.8 | +0.2 | +33% |
| 48 HOURS | CBS | 11/17/2018 | 0.7 | 0.8 | +0.1 | +14% |
| SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | ABC | 11/17/2018 | 0.8 | 0.8 | even | +0% |
| NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL | NBC | 11/17/2018 | 0.8 | 0.8 | even | +0% |
| SUPERGIRL | CW | 11/18/2018 | 0.3 | 0.7 | +0.4 | +133% |
| ARROW | CW | 11/12/2018 | 0.4 | 0.7 | +0.3 | +75% |
| MIDNIGHT, TEXAS | NBC | 11/16/2018 | 0.4 | 0.7 | +0.3 | +75% |
| 20/20-FRI | ABC | 11/16/2018 | 0.5 | 0.7 | +0.2 | +40% |
| FOX CFB – BIG12 PRIME | FOX | 11/17/2018 | 0.7 | 0.7 | even | +0% |
| CHARMED | CW | 11/18/2018 | 0.3 | 0.6 | +0.3 | +100% |
| DCS LEGENDS OF TOMORROW | CW | 11/12/2018 | 0.3 | 0.6 | +0.3 | +100% |
| LEGACIES | CW | 11/15/2018 | 0.3 | 0.6 | +0.3 | +100% |
| SNFTBL NISSAN PRE-GAME | ABC | 11/17/2018 | 0.6 | 0.6 | even | +0% |
| DATELINE MYSTERY-2 | NBC | 11/17/2018 | 0.6 | 0.6 | even | +0% |
| BLACK LIGHTNING | CW | 11/13/2018 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +0.2 | +67% |
| CHILD SUPPORT | ABC | 11/16/2018 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.1 | +25% |
| DATELINE MYSTERY-1 | NBC | 11/17/2018 | 0.5 | 0.5 | even | +0% |
| ALL AMERICAN | CW | 11/14/2018 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.1 | +33% |
| FOX COLLEGE SAT-KICK | FOX | 11/17/2018 | 0.4 | 0.4 | even | +0% |
| CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND | CW | 11/16/2018 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.1 | +50% |
| DYNASTY | CW | 11/16/2018 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.1 | +50% |
Live+7 Total Viewers
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| Telecast | Network | Broadcast Date | L+SD Total Viewers (in millions) | L+7 Total Viewers (in millions) | Actual Gain | % Gain |
| NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | NBC | 11/18/2018 | 18895 | 18999 | +104 | +1% |
| THE BIG BANG THEORY | CBS | 11/15/2018 | 12563 | 17347 | +4784 | +38% |
| FOX+NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL | FOX | 11/15/2018 | 16885 | 17042 | +157 | +1% |
| NCIS | CBS | 11/13/2018 | 12473 | 16316 | +3843 | +31% |
| YOUNG SHELDON | CBS | 11/15/2018 | 10779 | 14494 | +3715 | +34% |
| THIS IS US | NBC | 11/13/2018 | 8483 | 13817 | +5334 | +63% |
| SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 11/18/2018 | 13349 | 13382 | +33 | +0% |
| BLUE BLOODS | CBS | 11/16/2018 | 8633 | 13020 | +4387 | +51% |
| FBI | CBS | 11/13/2018 | 9199 | 12755 | +3556 | +39% |
| THE GOOD DOCTOR | ABC | 11/12/2018 | 6502 | 12168 | +5666 | +87% |
| MANIFEST | NBC | 11/12/2018 | 6100 | 11906 | +5806 | +95% |
| NCIS: NEW ORLEANS | CBS | 11/13/2018 | 7583 | 11364 | +3781 | +50% |
| CMA AWARDS | ABC | 11/14/2018 | 10108 | 11303 | +1195 | +12% |
| NEW AMSTERDAM | NBC | 11/13/2018 | 6019 | 11289 | +5270 | +88% |
| CHICAGO FIRE | NBC | 11/14/2018 | 7294 | 11079 | +3785 | +52% |
| BULL | CBS | 11/12/2018 | 6506 | 10853 | +4347 | +67% |
| 60 MINUTES | CBS | 11/18/2018 | 10300 | 10762 | +462 | +4% |
| GREY’S ANATOMY | ABC | 11/15/2018 | 7304 | 10761 | +3457 | +47% |
| CHICAGO MED | NBC | 11/14/2018 | 7531 | 10683 | +3152 | +42% |
| HAWAII FIVE-0 | CBS | 11/16/2018 | 7886 | 10642 | +2756 | +35% |
| THE VOICE-MON | NBC | 11/12/2018 | 9004 | 10566 | +1562 | +17% |
| MOM | CBS | 11/15/2018 | 7933 | 10460 | +2527 | +32% |
| THE VOICE-TUE | NBC | 11/13/2018 | 8853 | 10263 | +1410 | +16% |
| CHICAGO PD | NBC | 11/14/2018 | 6002 | 10026 | +4024 | +67% |
| NCIS: LOS ANGELES | CBS | 11/18/2018 | 7228 | 9843 | +2615 | +36% |
| THE CONNERS | ABC | 11/13/2018 | 6943 | 9599 | +2656 | +38% |
| FOX+NFLN THU NT PRE-KICK | FOX | 11/15/2018 | 9458 | 9537 | +79 | +1% |
| GOD FRIENDED ME | CBS | 11/18/2018 | 7515 | 9393 | +1878 | +25% |
| SURVIVOR | CBS | 11/14/2018 | 7209 | 9389 | +2180 | +30% |
| FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 | NBC | 11/18/2018 | 9233 | 9241 | +8 | +0% |
| THE OT | FOX | 11/18/2018 | 8727 | 8736 | +9 | +0% |
| LAST MAN STANDING | FOX | 11/16/2018 | 5973 | 8648 | +2675 | +45% |
| DANCING WITH THE STARS | ABC | 11/12/2018 | 7253 | 8582 | +1329 | +18% |
| S.W.A.T. | CBS | 11/15/2018 | 5131 | 8372 | +3241 | +63% |
| SEAL TEAM | CBS | 11/14/2018 | 5179 | 8361 | +3182 | +61% |
| STATION 19 | ABC | 11/15/2018 | 5910 | 8308 | +2398 | +41% |
| THE ROOKIE | ABC | 11/13/2018 | 4016 | 8204 | +4188 | +104% |
| MURPHY BROWN | CBS | 11/15/2018 | 5968 | 8118 | +2150 | +36% |
| MADAM SECRETARY | CBS | 11/18/2018 | 5522 | 8088 | +2566 | +46% |
| CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 11/14/2018 | 4525 | 7827 | +3302 | +73% |
| MACGYVER | CBS | 11/16/2018 | 6207 | 7805 | +1598 | +26% |
| MAGNUM P.I. | CBS | 11/12/2018 | 5504 | 7620 | +2116 | +38% |
| THE NEIGHBORHOOD | CBS | 11/12/2018 | 6140 | 7475 | +1335 | +22% |
| LAW AND ORDER:SVU | NBC | 11/15/2018 | 3998 | 7123 | +3125 | +78% |
| EMPIRE | FOX | 11/14/2018 | 4892 | 6937 | +2045 | +42% |
| AMER FUNN HM VIDEOS-7PM | ABC | 11/18/2018 | 5567 | 6012 | +445 | +8% |
| THE COOL KIDS | FOX | 11/16/2018 | 4382 | 5828 | +1446 | +33% |
| BLACK-ISH | ABC | 11/13/2018 | 4043 | 5707 | +1664 | +41% |
| THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT | ABC | 11/13/2018 | 4597 | 5701 | +1104 | +24% |
| HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER | ABC | 11/15/2018 | 3132 | 5516 | +2384 | +76% |
| WILL & GRACE | NBC | 11/15/2018 | 2931 | 5242 | +2311 | +79% |
| LETHAL WEAPON | FOX | 11/13/2018 | 2794 | 5101 | +2307 | +83% |
| HAPPY TOGETHER | CBS | 11/12/2018 | 4469 | 5092 | +623 | +14% |
| STAR | FOX | 11/14/2018 | 3680 | 5086 | +1406 | +38% |
| DANCING W/STARS:JUNIORS | ABC | 11/18/2018 | 4277 | 5006 | +729 | +17% |
| THE SIMPSONS | FOX | 11/18/2018 | 4346 | 4996 | +650 | +15% |
| FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 2 | NBC | 11/18/2018 | 4898 | 4916 | +18 | +0% |
| 48 HOURS | CBS | 11/17/2018 | 4094 | 4877 | +783 | +19% |
| DATELINE FRI | NBC | 11/16/2018 | 3237 | 4682 | +1445 | +45% |
| SHARK TANK | ABC | 11/18/2018 | 3512 | 4622 | +1110 | +32% |
| SUPERSTORE | NBC | 11/15/2018 | 3308 | 4541 | +1233 | +37% |
| THE GOOD PLACE | NBC | 11/15/2018 | 2690 | 4374 | +1684 | +63% |
| SPLITTING UP TOGETHER | ABC | 11/13/2018 | 2913 | 4335 | +1422 | +49% |
| FRESH OFF THE BOAT | ABC | 11/16/2018 | 3474 | 4262 | +788 | +23% |
| HELL’S KITCHEN | FOX | 11/16/2018 | 2811 | 4120 | +1309 | +47% |
| BLINDSPOT | NBC | 11/16/2018 | 2543 | 4038 | +1495 | +59% |
| 20/20-FRI | ABC | 11/16/2018 | 3131 | 3926 | +795 | +25% |
| BOB’S BURGERS | FOX | 11/18/2018 | 2914 | 3705 | +791 | +27% |
| FAMILY GUY | FOX | 11/18/2018 | 2663 | 3683 | +1020 | +38% |
| DATELINE MYSTERY-2 | NBC | 11/17/2018 | 3322 | 3680 | +358 | +11% |
| SPEECHLESS | ABC | 11/16/2018 | 2601 | 3447 | +846 | +33% |
| DATELINE MYSTERY-1 | NBC | 11/17/2018 | 3072 | 3319 | +247 | +8% |
| THE FLASH | CW | 11/13/2018 | 1726 | 3232 | +1506 | +87% |
| THE GIFTED | FOX | 11/13/2018 | 1891 | 3196 | +1305 | +69% |
| SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | ABC | 11/17/2018 | 3102 | 3116 | +14 | +0% |
| MIDNIGHT, TEXAS | NBC | 11/16/2018 | 2078 | 3052 | +974 | +47% |
| NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL | NBC | 11/17/2018 | 2880 | 2892 | +12 | +0% |
| FOX CFB – BIG12 PRIME | FOX | 11/17/2018 | 2766 | 2798 | +32 | +1% |
| SNFTBL NISSAN PRE-GAME | ABC | 11/17/2018 | 2772 | 2772 | + | +0% |
| I FEEL BAD | NBC | 11/15/2018 | 1842 | 2635 | +793 | +43% |
| CHILD SUPPORT | ABC | 11/16/2018 | 2382 | 2585 | +203 | +9% |
| SUPERNATURAL | CW | 11/15/2018 | 1478 | 2335 | +857 | +58% |
| RIVERDALE | CW | 11/14/2018 | 1249 | 2260 | +1011 | +81% |
| SUPERGIRL | CW | 11/18/2018 | 1135 | 2118 | +983 | +87% |
| ARROW | CW | 11/12/2018 | 1360 | 2100 | +740 | +54% |
| REL | FOX | 11/18/2018 | 1625 | 1994 | +369 | +23% |
| CHARMED | CW | 11/18/2018 | 958 | 1836 | +878 | +92% |
| DCS LEGENDS OF TOMORROW | CW | 11/12/2018 | 967 | 1779 | +812 | +84% |
| LEGACIES | CW | 11/15/2018 | 1079 | 1743 | +664 | +62% |
| FOX COLLEGE SAT-KICK | FOX | 11/17/2018 | 1654 | 1671 | +17 | +1% |
| BLACK LIGHTNING | CW | 11/13/2018 | 902 | 1590 | +688 | +76% |
| ALL AMERICAN | CW | 11/14/2018 | 669 | 1120 | +451 | +67% |
| DYNASTY | CW | 11/16/2018 | 659 | 899 | +240 | +36% |
| CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND | CW | 11/16/2018 | 398 | 623 | +225 | +57% |
This article was originally published by Variety.com. Read the original article here.