The 12 Highest-Rated Episodes of 2018-2019 (PHOTOS)
The Big Bang Theory, “The Change Constant” and “The Stockholm Syndrome” (Series Finale)
Air date: May 16, 2019
Rating: 3.2
Competition: Grey’s Anatomy, Superstore, Paradise Hotel, iZombie
The Simpsons, “The Girl on the Bus” (Season 30, Episode 12)
Air date: January 13, 2019
Rating: 3.2
Competition: America’s Funniest Home Videos, God Friended Me
This Is Us, “Nine Bucks” (Season 3 Premiere)
Air date: September 25, 2018
Rating: 3.0
Competition: FBI, Lethal Weapon, The Outpost
The Simpsons, “‘Tis the 30th Season” (Season 30, Episode 10)
Air date: December 9, 2018
Rating: 2.8
Competition: NFL Football, God Friended Me, The Flash, Dancing With the Stars: Juniors
9-1-1, “Under Pressure” (Season 2 Premiere)
Air date: September 23, 2018*
Rating: 2.6
Competition: NFL Football, Big Brother, Celebrity Family Feud
*Aired after NFL football
The Big Bang Theory, “The Donation Oscillation” (Season 12, Episode 15)
Air date: February 7, 2019
Rating: 2.6
Competition: Grey’s Anatomy, The Titan Games, Supernatural, Gotham
The Big Bang Theory, “The Conjugal Configuration” (Season 12 Premiere)
Air date: September 24, 2018*
Rating: 2.5
Competition: The Voice, The Resident, Dancing With the Stars, Penn & Teller: Fool Us
*Monday night premiere
Magnum P.I., “Winner Takes All” (Season 1, Episode 12)
Air date: January 20, 2019*
Rating: 2.4
Competition: Shark Tank
*Aired after the AFC Championship Game
This Is Us, “A Philadelphia Story” (Season 3, Episode 2)
Air date: October 2, 2018
Rating: 2.4
Competition: FBI, Lethal Weapon, The Outpost
The Conners, “Keep on Truckin'” (Series Premiere)
Air date: October 16, 2018
Rating: 2.4
Competition: The Voice, NCIS, The Gifted, The Flash
The Big Bang Theory, “The Propagation Proposition” (Season 12, Episode 12)
Air date: January 10, 2019
Rating: 2.4
Competition: The Titan Games, Gotham, Modern Family, Supernatural
The Big Bang Theory, “The Meteorite Manifestation” (Season 12, Episode 14)
Air date: January 31, 2019
Rating: 2.4
Competition: Grey’s Anatomy, The Titan Games, Gotham, Supernatural
Just because some shows have everyone talking the next day doesn’t mean they’re going to have the highest-rated episodes.
There are a lot of factors to consider, not just OMG moments. And while Game of Thrones and competition series like The World’s Best premiere — thanks to it airing after the Super Bowl — and The Masked Singer did quite well in ratings (the former scored a 7.0 in the key demographic of adults 18-49, while the latter featured several ratings of 2.6 and higher), we’re looking at scripted series on broadcast networks.
Some of these probably won’t surprise you, whether because a series came to an end or an episode aired after a sports event. Others might, if only because one of the shows has had 30 seasons.
Click through the gallery above to find out which episodes of The Big Bang Theory and This Is Us were among the highest rated scripted episodes of the 2018-2019 season.
