The rankings are out for the top-rated shows of the just-concluded 2014-2015 broadcast season, and it’s no surprise that “NBC Sunday Night Football” came in at No. 1 — both in total viewers and in the key demo of adults 18-49.
But what may be a surprise is how close the second-place show, Fox’s “Empire,” came in the demo. “Empire” earned a 7.1 average rating in 18-49, just behind “Sunday Night Football’s” 7.3.
It was a close finish in total viewers, too, with CBS’s “The Big Bang Theory” (19.1 million) not far behind NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” (20.8 million).
Here’s the top 10 for the season in the 18-49 demo:
- Sunday Night Football (NBC): 7.3
- Empire (Fox): 7.1
- CBS and NFL Network Thursday Night Football (CBS): 5.9
- The Big Bang Theory (CBS): 5.6
- Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick (NBC): 5.3
- The OT (Fox): 4.6
– (Tie) The Big Bang Theory (2) (CBS): 4.6
- Modern Family (ABC): 4.3
– (Tie) Scandal (ABC): 4.3
- The Voice (NBC): 4.0
Top 10 shows for the 2014-2015 season in total viewers:
- Sunday Night Football (NBC): 20.8 million
- The Big Bang Theory (CBS): 19.1 million
- NCIS (CBS): 18.3 million
- NCIS: New Orleans (CBS): 17.4 million
- Empire (Fox): 17.3 million
- CBS and NFL Network Thursday Night Football (CBS): 17.1 million
- The Big Bang Theory (2) (CBS): 15.8 million
- Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick (NBC): 15.6 million
- Dancing with the Stars (ABC): 14.7 million
- Madam Secretary (CBS): 14.2 million
The full list has been published by Deadline.com.
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