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US ratings for 2016-2017

The Big Bang Theory, NCIS, Bull & This is Us are the top ranking shows on US TV outside of sport.

The Big Bang Theory is the top-rated scripted show in the US 2016-17 season.

The sitcom averaged 19,029,000 total viewers, ahead of NCIS (18.4m), Bull (1.5m) and This is Us (15.3m).

In the US TV ratings are not ranked by Total Viewers, but the all-important 18-49 demographic. With that in mind I have reassembled this list from Variety for Australian audiences.

This list is ranked by Total US viewers, according to shows available in the Australian market.

  1. The Big Bang Theory 19,029,000
  2. NCIS 18,402,000
  3. Bull 15,503,000
  4. This is Us 15,299,000
  5. Blue Bloods  14,071,000
  6. NCIS: New Orleans 13,428,000
  7. Designated Survivor 12,104,000
  8. Grey’s Anatomy 11,234,000
  9. Empire 11,196,000
  10. Criminal Minds  10,897,000
  11. Modern Family  10,786,000
  12. Chicago Fire 10,684,000
  13. Scorpion  10,681,000
  14. Survivor  10,523,000
  15. Chicago P.D.  10,140,000
  16. Chicago Med  9,908,000
  17. The Blacklist 9,705,000
  18. Mom 9,440,000
  19. Kevin Can Wait  9,246,000
  20. Lethal Weapon  9,176,000
  21. The Bachelor 9,003,000
  22. Law & Order: SVU 8,785,000
  23. Scandal 8,623,000
  24. Life in Pieces  8,168,000
  25. How to Get Away With Murder  7,907,000
  26. The Middle  7,795,000
  27. The Goldbergs 7,791,000
  28. Black-ish 7,374,000
  29. 24: Legacy  7,321,000
  30. 2 Broke Girls  7,025,000
  31. Speechless 6,972,000
  32. Lucifer 6,072,000
  33. Star 5,974,000
  34. Gotham  5,229,000
  35. The Simpsons 4,936,000
  36. The Flash 4,724,000
  37. The Mick  4,606,000
  38. Family Guy 4,025,000

Otherwise, you can see the full list here.

Amended.

14 Responses

  1. So with TBBT still being number one, why has nine treated new eps so shabbily this year, I was starting to think it had fallen out of favour.
    I’m surprised that Bull is so high in the ratings. I haven’t checked it out yet, would it be worth my while? Of the list I watch TBBT, This is Us, Chicago Med, Mom, Gotham and The Flash, with occasional NCIS and infrequently The Simpsons.

    1. I love Bull. Each episode gets better and better. It is a a different take on a law show. If you like procedual type shows like NCIS then you’ll probably like this too. Plus Michael Weatherly ( Dinozzo from NCIS ) is the star of this. He plays the part well.

    2. Another positive vote for Bull – I have seen a few episodes so far – its strictly not necessary to see them in order or see the pilot first but the premise is good and the cast do a good job.

      TBBT’s quality has really dropped in the last few seasons which is a shame…

      Personally – I was expecting to be disappointed by This Is Us but I’ve found its getting better and better with each episode, its a shame it hasn’t rated better in Australia but its probably the best US made drama on FTA TV at the moment (may be the only US Drama on FTA at the moment?).

  2. Some of those shows were flops when shown here, and others have only gained a mediocre audience. After trying to watch This is Us (not a flop here, but too heavily melodramatic for me), I can understand this because it seems that, to state the obvious, American viewers are different to Australian viewers. Some shows will never translate across cultures, just as some of ours won’t make it in the American market.

    1. Personally I prefer a lot of the American drama shows. I find the Australian comedy not very funny, which to me, often makes us look like idiots. There is a difference between funny ha ha and funny stupid. To me, the bad language in comedy jokes is terrible too. Even the kids cartoons of today are awful, often ugly characters,they don’t give the right messages. Thats how I see them.

    1. You did better than me! I watch 1 of those shows and i have seen about a half season of 2 others.
      I much prefer British shows…….. I would love to see a British list!

  3. US total population in 2016 was 324m, Oz 24.3m, a ratio of 13:1. US 20-49 was 126.4m, Oz 10m, a ratio of 12.6:1. For a rough conversion of the TV ratings US to Oz multiply the figures by 8 then div by 100. (double,double,double div 100.)
    On these figures Ch10 should be #1, 4 shows in top 6, pity about reality.

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