I got my hands on a few weeks of local market data from several months ago, so I thought it might be interesting for people to get a look into how shows perform in the top 10 DMAs.
Below are the top 10 shows in the top 10 markets for the week of January 1 - 7, 2018. I have data for the top 25 markets, so any specific show/market requests can be answered in the comments.
Shows/markets of note not in the list below:
-Will & Grace (New York): 2.4 rating/460,000 viewers
-NCIS: LA (Los Angeles): 1.9 rating/300,000 viewers
-Chicago PD (Chicago): 3.5 rating/304,000 viewers
-Chicago Med (Chicago): 2.8 rating/241,000 viewers
-Celtics Basketball 1/3/18 (Boston): 2.8 rating/167,000 viewers
-Real Housewives of Atlanta (Atlanta): 2.6 rating/164,000 viewers
NEW YORK CITY | |||
Channel | Show | Persons 2+ Rating | Persons 2+ (000s) |
5 WNYW FOX | FOX-WLDCRD GME | 10.4 | 1.960 |
4 WNBC NBC | GOLDN GLBE-NBC | 9.6 | 1.799 |
4 WNBC NBC | NBCNFL PLYF1/6 | 6.4 | 1.210 |
2 WCBS CBS | BIG BANG-CBS | 5.8 | 1.088 |
ESPN | CFP SEMIFINAL | 4.5 | 0.854 |
2 WCBS CBS | YNG SHELDN-CBS | 4.3 | 0.812 |
2 WCBS CBS | MOM-CBS | 3.7 | 0.700 |
5 WNYW FOX | SIMPSONS-FOX | 3.6 | 0.672 |
2 WCBS CBS | NCIS-CBS | 3.6 | 0.667 |
2 WCBS CBS | BLUE BLOOD-CBS | 3.4 | 0.646 |
LOS ANGELES | |||
Channel | Show | Persons 2+ Rating | Persons 2+ (millions) |
4 KNBC NBC | NBCNFL PLYF1/6 | 10.2 | 1.631 |
4 KNBC NBC | GOLDN GLBE-NBC | 8.1 | 1.291 |
ESPN | CFP SEMIFINAL | 6.4 | 1.015 |
4 KNBC NBC | NBC NFL-PST1/6 | 6.3 | 0.998 |
ESPN | CFP SEMIFINAL | 3.9 | 0.618 |
2 KCBS CBS | 60 MINUTES-CBS | 3.1 | 0.488 |
2 KCBS CBS | YNG SHELDN-CBS | 3.0 | 0.481 |
2 KCBS CBS | NCIS-CBS | 3.0 | 0.472 |
2 KCBS CBS | BIG BANG-CBS | 2.9 | 0.467 |
34 KMEX UNI | REY DAVID-UNI | 2.4 | 0.390 |
CHICAGO | |||
Channel | Show | Persons 2+ Rating | Persons 2+ (millions) |
5 WMAQ NBC | GOLDN GLBE-NBC | 10.9 | 0.936 |
32 WFLD FOX | FOX-WLDCRD GME | 10.4 | 0.894 |
5 WMAQ NBC | NBCNFL PLYF1/6 | 6.6 | 0.565 |
ESPN | CFP SEMIFINAL | 6.5 | 0.563 |
2 WBBM CBS | BIG BANG-CBS | 5.6 | 0.482 |
ESPN | CFP SEMIFINAL | 5.2 | 0.450 |
2 WBBM CBS | YNG SHELDN-CBS | 4.6 | 0.396 |
5 WMAQ NBC | GLDN-ARVLS-NBC | 4.0 | 0.347 |
2 WBBM CBS | NCIS-CBS | 3.8 | 0.331 |
5 WMAQ NBC | CHCGO FIRE-NBC | 3.8 | 0.327 |
PHILADELPHIA | |||
Channel | Show | Persons 2+ Rating | Persons 2+ (millions) |
29 WTXF FOX | FOX-WLDCRD GME | 16.5 | 1.205 |
10 WCAU NBC | NBCNFL PLYF1/6 | 11.9 | 0.869 |
10 WCAU NBC | GOLDN GLBE-NBC | 8.5 | 0.624 |
3 KYW CBS | BIG BANG-CBS | 7.3 | 0.536 |
ESPN | CFP SEMIFINAL | 7.1 | 0.517 |
3 KYW CBS | YNG SHELDN-CBS | 6.6 | 0.480 |
29 WTXF FOX | SIMPSONS-FOX | 5.0 | 0.365 |
ESPN | CFP SEMIFINAL | 4.9 | 0.356 |
3 KYW CBS | BLUE BLOOD-CBS | 4.5 | 0.326 |
6 WPVI ABC | GOLDBERGS-ABC | 4.4 | 0.321 |
DALLAS | |||
Channel | Show | Persons 2+ Rating | Persons 2+ (millions) |
4 KDFW FOX | FOX-WLDCRD GME | 12.0 | 0.852 |
ESPN | CFP SEMIFINAL | 11.1 | 0.791 |
ESPN | CFP SEMIFINAL | 8.5 | 0.607 |
5 KXAS NBC | NBCNFL PLYF1/6 | 7.4 | 0.527 |
5 KXAS NBC | GOLDN GLBE-NBC | 6.9 | 0.488 |
11 KTVT CBS | BIG BANG-CBS | 6.4 | 0.457 |
11 KTVT CBS | NCIS-CBS | 5.8 | 0.411 |
4 KDFW FOX | SIMPSONS-FOX | 5.5 | 0.389 |
11 KTVT CBS | YNG SHELDN-CBS | 5.4 | 0.382 |
11 KTVT CBS | BULL-CBS | 4.8 | 0.342 |
SAN FRANCISCO | |||
Channel | Show | Persons 2+ Rating | Persons 2+ (millions) |
11 KNTV NBC | GOLDN GLBE-NBC | 9.5 | 0.614 |
11 KNTV NBC | NBCNFL PLYF1/6 | 7.6 | 0.491 |
5 KPIX CBS | BIG BANG-CBS | 5.1 | 0.330 |
ESPN | CFP SEMIFINAL | 4.6 | 0.299 |
11 KNTV NBC | NBC NFL-PST1/6 | 4.0 | 0.261 |
5 KPIX CBS | NCIS-CBS | 3.9 | 0.252 |
5 KPIX CBS | 60 MINUTES-CBS | 3.8 | 0.244 |
5 KPIX CBS | YNG SHELDN-CBS | 3.7 | 0.236 |
TNT | +NBA BASKETBALL | 3.5 | 0.224 |
5 KPIX CBS | BULL-CBS | 3.3 | 0.210 |
WASHINGTON D.C. | |||
Channel | Show | Persons 2+ Rating | Persons 2+ (millions) |
5 WTTG FOX | FOX-WLDCRD GME | 13.5 | 0.867 |
ESPN | CFP SEMIFINAL | 10.0 | 0.643 |
4 WRC NBC | GOLDN GLBE-NBC | 8.4 | 0.540 |
4 WRC NBC | NBCNFL PLYF1/6 | 7.9 | 0.506 |
ESPN | CFP SEMIFINAL | 7.6 | 0.488 |
5 WTTG FOX | SIMPSONS-FOX | 4.6 | 0.294 |
4 WRC NBC | GLDN-ARVLS-NBC | 4.1 | 0.263 |
5 WTTG FOX | FOX5 NWS-TEN | 3.6 | 0.230 |
9 WUSA CBS | BIG BANG-CBS | 3.3 | 0.214 |
9 WUSA CBS | NCIS-CBS | 3.3 | 0.211 |
HOUSTON | |||
Channel | Show | Persons 2+ Rating | Persons 2+ (millions) |
26 KRIV FOX | FOX-WLDCRD GME | 8.4 | 0.575 |
ESPN | CFP SEMIFINAL | 5.8 | 0.397 |
2 KPRC NBC | GOLDN GLBE-NBC | 5.7 | 0.390 |
ESPN | CFP SEMIFINAL | 5.7 | 0.388 |
2 KPRC NBC | NBCNFL PLYF1/6 | 5.7 | 0.387 |
11 KHOU CBS | BIG BANG-CBS | 4.9 | 0.337 |
11 KHOU CBS | NCIS-CBS | 4.8 | 0.331 |
11 KHOU CBS | YNG SHELDN-CBS | 3.8 | 0.262 |
26 KRIV FOX | SIMPSONS-FOX | 3.8 | 0.259 |
2 KPRC NBC | ELLEN-GAME-1/2 | 3.6 | 0.249 |
BOSTON | |||
Channel | Show | Persons 2+ Rating | Persons 2+ (millions) |
25 WFXT FOX | FOX-WLDCRD GME | 14.3 | 0.855 |
4 WBZ CBS | BIG BANG-CBS | 8.1 | 0.481 |
4 WBZ CBS | NCIS-CBS | 6.7 | 0.398 |
4 WBZ CBS | YNG SHELDN-CBS | 6.2 | 0.368 |
4 WBZ CBS | MOM-CBS | 5.7 | 0.340 |
ESPN | CFP SEMIFINAL | 5.3 | 0.315 |
4 WBZ CBS | BLUE BLOOD-CBS | 5.1 | 0.303 |
4 WBZ CBS | BULL-CBS | 4.7 | 0.281 |
25 WFXT FOX | SIMPSONS-FOX | 4.6 | 0.272 |
4 WBZ CBS | 60 MINUTES-CBS | 4.3 | 0.257 |
ATLANTA | |||
Channel | Show | Persons 2+ Rating | Persons 2+ (millions) |
ESPN | CFP SEMIFINAL | 24.5 | 1.573 |
11 WXIA NBC | NBCNFL PLYF1/6 | 18.3 | 1.173 |
ESPN | CFP SEMIFINAL | 17.3 | 1.111 |
5 WAGA FOX | FOX-WLDCRD GME | 13.2 | 0.843 |
11 WXIA NBC | FTBL NT-PRE1/6 | 6.5 | 0.416 |
5 WAGA FOX | SIMPSONS-FOX | 6.2 | 0.394 |
11 WXIA NBC | GOLDN GLBE-NBC | 5.6 | 0.362 |
46 WGCL CBS | BULL-CBS | 4.3 | 0.275 |
46 WGCL CBS | NCIS-CBS | 4.3 | 0.273 |
5 WAGA FOX | 9-1-1-FOX | 3.8 | 0.242 |
Live+same day data, Nielsen Media Research