

Super Bowl LV kicks off Sunday at approximately 6:30 p.m. In the first full week that its 10-episode third season was available “Cobra Kai” was the most-watched program on the four streaming services whose figures are publicly released by Nielsen.Bucs Win: Super Bowl LV Fun Facts and Firsts When and Where is Super Bowl LV?

Fox News Channel was first, averaging 2.267 million, MSNBC second, averaging 2.178 million and CNN third, averaging 1.738 million. The order of finish among the top three cable networks was unchanged from the previous week. The MSNBC news and opinion program “The Rachel Maddow Show” accounted for the week’s three highest ranked cable programs, topped by the Thursday edition which averaged 4.036 million viewers, 21st overall. “The Bachelor” was ABC’s rating winner, averaging 5.542 million viewers, 11th for the week. The procedural drama “9-1-1” had Fox’s biggest audience for the third consecutive week, averaging 6.781 million viewers, sixth for the week. They were the only prime-time programs to average more than 7 million viewers the first six days of the week.

“Chicago Fire,” which followed, averaged 7.315 million, fifth for the week. “Chicago Med” was fourth for the week, averaging 7.472 million viewers. NBC had the two top rated non-CBS programs. Fox was fourth, averaging 2.54 million viewers for its 15 hours of programming.ĬBS, ABC and NBC each aired 22 hours of prime-time programming for the week. ABC was second, averaging 2.96 million viewers, and NBC third, averaging 2.88 million. The order of finish behind CBS was the same as the previous week. With CBS airing reruns of its popular series “NCIS” and “FBI,” its highest rating during the first six days of the week was the police drama “Blue Bloods,” which averaged 6.513 million viewers, seventh for the week. CBS has finished first five times during the 20-week-old season, three less than NBC. Super Bowl LV enabled CBS to pass NBC and move into first for the 2020-21 prime-time television season. 1 and Sunday, the most for any network since Fox averaged 25.09 million viewers for its 16 hours of programming the week it aired Super Bowl LIV. Thanks to Super Bowl LV, CBS averaged 18.09 million viewers for its 22 hours of prime-time programming between Feb. Viewership for its premiere was depressed because it followed the longest Super Bowl telecast, the Patriots’ 34-28 overtime victory over the Atlanta Falcons.Īs is customary, the post-Super Bowl program drew the largest audience since the previous year’s Oscars. “24: Legacy” was canceled after one season. The premiere of CBS’ remained version of “The Equalizer,” which followed the postgame show averaged 20.404 million viewers, the least for a program following a Super Bowl since 2017, when the premiere of Fox’s short-lived counterterrorism drama “24: Legacy” averaged 17.6 million viewers.
