Ratings Watch: Big Bang Theory, Double Episodes and Letterman Lead the Week

Michael Schneider May 17, 2015, 2:15 pm

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Viewers wanted double their pleasure for the week ending May 10. According to most recent Live+3 data (which includes live viewing plus three days of DVR and video on-demand usage), special additional episodes of primetime staples like Dancing with the Stars (which brought back a results hour), 60 Minutes and even Hawaii Five-0 all made the top 25 total viewer ranker.

Ratings were down a bit–a sure sign that summer is coming–but CBS’ The Big Bang Theory once again led the chart, with 19 million viewers total (including a 4.4 million viewer lift from its initial 14.6 million live audience).

Audiences also came out to celebrate the broadcasting career of David Letterman, as CBS’ special Letterman: A Life on TV, hosted by Ray Romano, made the cut with 9 million viewers.

Just bubbling under, at No. 26: HBO’s Game of Thrones and ABC’s Black-ish, tied at 8.6 million viewers.

Here’s the top 25 Live+3 total viewer ranker for the week ending May 10, 2015.

RANK	SHOW & NETWORK	LIVE+3 DAYS DVR/VOD	WATCHED LIVE/ SAME DAY
1	The Big Bang Theory CBS	19	14.6
2	NCIS CBS	17.3	14.5
3	NCIS: New Orleans CBS	15.5	13.4
4	Dancing with the Stars ABC	13.6	12.4
5	Criminal Minds CBS	12.4	9.6
6	Modern Family ABC	11.6	8.6
7	The Voice (Monday) NBC Dancing with the Stars (Results) ABC	11.3 11.3	9.9 10.3
9	Survivor CBS	11.2	9.2
10	Castle ABC The Good Wife CBS	11 11	8.3 9.3
12	Hawai’i Five-0 CBS	10.6	8.6
13	The Blacklist NBC Hawai’i Five-0 (10pm Special) CBS	10.5 10.5	6.9 8.3
15	Person of Interest CBS Grey’s Anatomy ABC	10.4 10.4	8.2 7.8
17	Scandal ABC	10.3	7.4
18	Elementary CBS The Voice (Tuesday) NBC	9.9 9.9	6.9 9
20	CSI: Cyber CBS	9.5	7.3
21	The Odd Couple CBS	9.3	8.2
22	60 Minutes (8pm Special) CBS	9.2	8.8
23	Chicago Fire NBC	9.1	6.8
24	Letterman: A Life on TV CBS	9	8.1
25	60 Minutes CBS Chicago PD NBC	8.9 8.9	8.6 6.5 “