It’s July 1, which means 2019 is officially at its midway point. In honor of the very unofficial holiday, TheWrap has ranked the 19 highest-rated broadcast TV shows of the calendar year.
We’ve ranked them by Nielsen ratings among adults 18-49, which is the demographic most targeted by the advertisers on broadcast entertainment programs. We’ve also included each show’s total-viewer averages as an alternative metric.
One last note: These numbers include a week’s worth of delayed viewing where available, though that pretty much would only impact an episode or two of summer hit “America’s Got Talent.” Our data set runs from Jan. 1 through June 27, to be perfectly exact.
Rank: 19
Show: “The Voice”
Network: NBC
18-49 Rating: 1.93
Total Viewers: 10.527 million
Rank: 18
Show: “New Amsterdam”
Network: NBC
18-49 Rating: 1.97
Total Viewers: 10.379 million
Rank: 17
Show: “Chicago Fire”
Network: NBC
18-49 Rating: 2.02
Total Viewers: 11.780 million
Rank: 16
Show: “America’s Got Talent” (Tuesdays)
Network: NBC
18-49 Rating: 2.04
Total Viewers: 11.583 million
Rank: 15
Show: “Chicago PD”
Network: NBC
18-49 Rating: 2.07
Total Viewers: 11.271 million
Rank: 14
Show: “The Conners”
Network: ABC
18-49 Rating: 2.12
Total Viewers: 9.391 million
Rank: 13
Show: “A Million Little Things”
Network: ABC
18-49 Rating: 2.14
Total Viewers: 8.657 million
Rank: 12
Show: “Survivor”
Network: CBS
18-49 Rating: 2.17
Total Viewers: 9.658 million
Rank: 11
Show: “AGT: Champions”
Network: NBC
18-49 Rating: 2.24
Total Viewers: 12.394 million
Rank: 10
Show: “Modern Family”
Network: ABC
18-49 Rating: 2.26
Total Viewers: 7.552 million
Rank: 9
Show: “9-1-1”
Network: Fox
18-49 Rating: 2.28
Total Viewers: 9.916 million
Rank: 8
Show: “Manifest”
Network: NBC
18-49 Rating: 2.35
Total Viewers: 10.913 million
Rank: 7
Show: “The Bachelor”
Network: ABC
18-49 Rating: 2.41
Total Viewers: 7.923 million
Rank: 6
Show: “The Good Doctor”
Network: ABC
18-49 Rating: 2.48
Total Viewers: 12.479 million
Rank: 5
Show: “Young Sheldon”
Network: CBS
18-49 Rating: 2.61
Total Viewers: 14.897 million
Rank: 4
Show: “Grey’s Anatomy”
Network: ABC
18-49 Rating: 2.73
Total Viewers: 10.008 million
Rank: 3
Show: “This Is Us”
Network: NBC
18-49 Rating: 3.52
Total Viewers: 13.147 million
Rank: 2
Show: “The Masked Singer”
Network: Fox
18-49 Rating: 3.78
Total Viewers: 11.566 million
Rank: 1
Show: “Big Bang Theory”
Network: CBS
18-49 Rating: 3.82
Total Viewers: 18.470 million
Better luck next year, “Chicago Med” (1.86), “NCIS” (1.85) and “The Bachelorette” (1.77).
