Ratings Review: THE BIG BANG THEORY (Season Six)

It is no doubt that THE BIG BANG THEORY is not only the #1 comedy on TV, but is the #1 non-sports program in the A18-49 ratings. The series is a force, getting viewers to watch "Live" when others only hop to get half the ratings, after seven days.

The move to Thursdays has been one of the best move CBS has made since it moved CSI off Fridays and on to Thursdays. It is a prime night for advertisers and THE BIG BANG THEORY is the show to get your commercials on.

For the season, THE BIG BANG THEORY averaged 15.31 million viewers and a 4.7 rating in Adults 18-49, over 32 airings, including 8 repeat episodes.

THE BIG BANG THEORY (Thursdays at 8 p.m., on CBS)

Date	Viewers*	A18-49	+/-
09/27/12	15.66	5.0
10/04/12	15.18	4.9	-3%
10/11/12	14.23	4.5	-6%
10/18/12	15.73	4.8	11%
10/25/12	15.82	5.0	1%
11/01/12	15.90	5.2	1%
11/08/12	16.68	5.1	5%
11/15/12	17.63	5.7	6%
11/22/12	7.15	1.8	-59%	R
11/29/12	17.25	5.5	141%
12/06/12	16.94	5.2	-2%
12/13/12	16.77	5.4	-1%
12/20/12	10.95	2.9	-35%	R
12/27/12	12.01	3.3	10%	R
01/03/13	19.25	6.1	60%
01/10/13	20.00	6.4	4%
01/17/13	11.64	3.2	-42%	R
01/24/13	11.49	3.2	-1%	R
01/31/13	17.76	5.4	55%
02/07/13	18.98	6.2	7%
02/14/13	17.89	5.5	-6%
02/21/13	17.62	5.6	-2%
02/28/13	10.69	2.8	-39%	R
03/07/13	17.63	5.5	65%
03/14/13	15.90	4.8	-10%
03/21/13	Preempted
03/28/13	Preempted
04/04/13	17.24	5.2
04/11/13	11.44	3.0	-34%	R
04/18/13	11.43	3.1	0%	R
04/25/13	15.05	4.5	32%
05/02/13	16.29	4.9	8%
05/09/13	16.30	4.9	0%
05/16/13	15.48	4.8	-5%

* - in millions