The most-watched scripted show is… yup, it’s on CBS.
For the 12th year in a row, and 17 out of the last 18, CBS is the most-watched network on television.Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, and Better Call Saul get all the internet attention, but in the real world, where your grandparents reside, the titans of TV are NCIS (15.3 million viewers/episode), FBI (12.5 million), and Young Sheldon (11.4 million). The Big Bang Theory spin-off is the top-rated comedy, while a show you, a young person, actually watched, The Good Place, is down at #100 with 3.5 million.
The top 10 goes:
1. NFL Sunday Night Football (NBC) 19.9 million
2. NCIS (CBS) 15.3 milion
3. NFL Thursday Night Football (Fox/NFL Network) 15 million
4. NFL Monday Night Football (ESPN) 12.
