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WEEKLY RECAP: September 19-25, 2016

As I have done the last two years, this will recap the week that was. It won't appear until Tuesday nights when the Sunday final ratings come in. Everything has been reset as far as number of weeks on each chart.

Please note these will only cover regularly scheduled shows - not sports, not specials, not repeats, and not Saturday shows (too many burn-offs/oddities). I will also not be including CW at least for this year so the comparisons to past years are more accurate. I will include them if they are winners/losers for the week or in my favorite episodes.

Previous Week 1s: 2015   2014

TOP 10 SHOWS (18-49 DEMO)
1. Empire (FOX, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 4.2
2. The Big Bang Theory (CBS, Monday 8:00pm) - 3.8
3. The Voice (NBC, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 3.4
4. The Voice (NBC, Monday 8:00pm) - 3.3
5. This is Us (NBC, Monday 10:00pm) - 2.8
6. Kevin Can Wait (CBS, Monday 8:30pm) - 2.6
    Modern Family (ABC, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 2.6
    60 Minutes (CBS, Sunday 7:51pm) - 2.6
9. Grey's Anatomy (ABC, Thursday 8:00pm) - 2.5
10. The Good Place (NBC, Monday 10:00pm) - 2.3
     Survivor (CBS, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 2.3

TOP 10 SHOWS (TOTAL VIEWERS)
1. NCIS (CBS, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 16.0 million
2. The Big Bang Theory (CBS, Monday 8:00pm) - 15.8 million
3. Bull (CBS, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 15.6 million
4. 60 Minutes (CBS, Sunday 7:51pm) - 14.4 million
5. The Voice (NBC, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 12.3 million
6. The Voice (NBC, Monday 8:00pm) - 12.1 million
7. Kevin Can Wait (CBS, Monday 8:30pm) - 11.1 million
    NCIS: New Orleans (CBS, Tuesday 10:00pm) - 11.1 million
9. Empire (FOX, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 10.9 million
    MacGyver (CBS, Friday 8:00pm) - 10.9 million

BOTTOM 10 SHOWS (18-49 DEMO)
1. Rosewood (FOX, Thursday 8:00pm) - 0.7
    20/20 (ABC, Friday 10:00pm) - 0.7
3. Match Game (ABC, Monday 10:00pm) - 0.9
    Dr. Ken (ABC, Friday 8:30pm) - 0.9
    The Last Man on Earth (FOX, Sunday 9:30pm) -0.9
6. Scream Queens (FOX, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 1.0
    Dateline NBC (NBC, Friday 9:00pm) - 1.0
    The Exorcist (FOX, Friday 9:00pm) - 1.0
    Secrets and Lies (ABC, Sunday 9:00pm) - 1.0
    Quantico (ABC, Sunday 10:00pm) - 1.0

BOTTOM 10 SHOWS (TOTAL VIEWERS)
1. Scream Queens (FOX, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 2.2 million
    The Last Man on Earth (FOX, Sunday 9:30pm) - 2.2 million
3. New Girl (FOX, Tuesday 8:30pm) - 2.3 million
4. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (FOX, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 2.4 million
5. Bob's Burgers (FOX, Sunday 7:30pm) - 2.6 million
6. Son of Zorn (FOX, Sunday 8:30pm) - 2.7 million
7. Family Guy (FOX, Sunday 9:00pm) - 2.8 million
8. The Exorcist (FOX, Friday 9:00pm) - 2.9 million
9. Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC, Tuesday 10:00pm) - 3.4 million
    20/20 (ABC, Friday 10:00pm) - 3.4 million
    Hell's Kitchen (FOX, Friday 8:00pm) - 3.4 million
    The Simpsons (FOX, Sunday 8:00pm) - 3.4 million

WINNERS OF THE NIGHT
Monday - The Good Place (NBC)
Tuesday - This is Us (NBC)
Wednesday - Lethal Weapon (FOX)
Thursday - Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
Friday - MacGyver (CBS)
Sunday - 60 Minutes (CBS)

LOSERS OF THE NIGHT
Monday - Gotham (FOX)
Tuesday - Scream Queens (FOX)
Wednesday - NONE
Thursday - Rosewood (FOX)
Friday - Shark Tank (ABC)
Sunday - The Last Man on Earth (FOX)

MY TOP 5 EPISODES OF THE WEEK
1. This is Us #1 "Pilot"
2. Pitch #1 "Pilot"
3. Speechless #1 "Pilot"
4. Superstore #13 "Strike"
5. The Goldbergs #72 "Breakfast Club"

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