Based on season to-date data through January 15, CBS continues to benefit the most from added viewers via Live + 7 Day DVR usage, with 6 of the top 10 and 11 of the top 20 shows in total viewers; and 3 of the top 10 and 8 of the top 20 among adults 18-49, according to Nielsen. But Modern Family on ABC is a lock for No. 1 overall in both categories, with 4.71 million additional viewers and 2.4 added rating points in the demo. Freshman series making the top cut in added total viewers are Fox’s New Girl (#13 overall), CBS’ Person of Interest (#15), ABC’s Once Upon a Time (#18) and Unforgettable on CBS (#2). And the top freshman tier among adults 18-49 are New Girl (#3), Once Upon a Time (#9), ABC’s Revenge and Fox’s Terra Nova (tied for #11), and Grimm and Up All Night on NBC (tied for #20).
Here are the top 20 rankings in both total viewers and adults 18-49 (with added viewers in parentheses):
Total Viewers:
Modern Family (ABC): 13.25 to 17.96 million (+4.71 million), Hawaii Five-O (CBS): 11.06 to 14.53 million (+3.47 million), The Mentalist (CBS): 12.97 to 16.43 million (+3.46), Two and a Half Men (CBS): 16.67 to 19.93 million (+3.26), Grey’s Anatomy (ABC): 10.25 to 13.39 million (+3.14), NCIS (CBS): 19.63 to 22.75 million (+3.012), Criminal Minds (CBS): 12.85 to 15.94 million (+3.09), Bones (Fox): 8.91 to 11.90 million (+2.99), The Big Bang Theory (CBS): 14.83 to 17.79 million (+2.96), Castle (ABC): 10.99 to 13.94 million (+2.95), CSI (CBS): 11.31 to 14.20 million (+2.89), House (Fox): 7.59 to 10.43 million (+2.84), New Girl (Fox): 7.84 to 10.66 million (+2.82), Glee (Fox): 7.76 to 10.55 million (+2.79), Person of Interest (CBS): 12.49 to 15.27 million (+2.78), Body of Proof (ABC): 8.88 to 11.60 million (+2.72), Blue Bloods (CBS): 11.60 to 14.32 million (+2.72), Once Upon a Time (ABC): 10.77 to 13.39 million (+2.62), NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS): 15.56 to 18.38 million (+2.62), Unforgettable (CBS): 11.71 to 14.27 million (+2.56)
Adults 18-49:
Modern Family (ABC): 5.6 to 8.0 rating (+2.4 rating points), Grey’s Anatomy (ABC): 3.8 to 5.4 (+1.6), New Girl (Fox): 3.8 to 5.4 (+1.6), The Big Bang Theory (CBS): 5.0 to 6.5 (+1.), Two and a Half Men (CBS): 5.8 to 7.3 (+1.5), House (Fox): 2.8 to 4.2 (+1.4), The Office (NBC): 3.1 to 4.5 (+1.4), Glee (Fox): 3.3 to 4.6 (+1.3), Once Upon a Time (ABC): 3.5 to 4.7 (+1.2), Criminal Minds (CBS): 3.7 to 4.9 (+1.2), How I Met Your Mother (CBS): 4.3 to 5.4 (+1.1), NCIS (CBS): 4.0 to 5.1 (+1.1), Private Practice (ABC): 2.5 to 3.6 (+1.1), Revenge (ABC): 2.6 to 3.7 (+1.1), CSI (CBS): 2.8 to 3.9 (+1.1), Hawaii Five-O (CBS): 3.1 to 4.2 (+1.1), Mentalist (CBS): 2.6 to 3.7 (+1.1), Bones (Fox): 2.8 to 3.9 (+1.1), Terra Nova (Fox): 2.5 to 3.6 (+11), Family Guy (Fox): 3.4 to 4.4 (+1.0), Up All Night (NBC): 2.0 to 3.0 (+1.0), Grimm NBC): 1.7 to 2.7 (+1.0)
