NBC Is No. 1 Network Again After Fox’s Lone Week at the Top
The instant-classic seven-game 2016 World Series had catapulted Fox into first place in the key 18-49 demographic’s TV ratings season-to-date, overthrowing NBC.
NBC, which was at the top of the Nielsen sheets for the first seven weeks of the season, has since snatched that podium right back after just the one-week hiatus.
Even a historical Chicago Cubs World Series win just couldn’t keep “Sunday Night Football” down, especially with “The Voice” and “This Is Us” on deck.
Elsewhere, CBS remains No. 1 among total viewers.
How Broadcast Nets Rank (So Far) Sans Sports, News
[...] sans live sports and news — another, less-inclusive way to look at these things — NBC has stood alone at the top through all of this.
TV Ratings, Adults 18-49
