Full 2012-2013 TV Season Series Rankings

The 2012-2013 TV season is officially over and there were some top spot shifts among the series rankings from last year. While NBC’s Sunday Night Footballremained No.1 among adults 18-49 spot, it was tackled by CBS’ NCIS in total viewership, with the latter squeaking out a win for the period from September 24, 2012-May 22, 2013. Still, NBC is hyping a viewership victory by counting all 19 telecasts of Sunday Night Football starting September 5 and the 21.5 million they pulled in on average compared to NCIS ‘ 21.3 million. The network is citing Nielsen’s allowance to broadcasters to track ratings results from a show’s debut even if it occurs before the season starts. Sticking to the boundaries of the season, the 26 scheduled airings of NCIS beat the 14 regularly scheduled broadcasts of SNF in the 2012-2013 season by just under 350,000 viewers. (See comprehensive series ranking lists for the 2012-2013 season according to both total viewership and Adults 18-49 after the jump)

Related: 2012-2013 Season Network Rankings

Within the confines of the 2012-2013 season start and end dates, SNF was essentially the same in terms of viewership and ratings as last year. Coming off a strong 10th season, NCIS was up 10% in viewers and even in the ratings.Replaced by Big Bang Theory in the second spot among the 18-49s, the Wednesday airing of American Idol fell 25% from last season. Elementary, the now cancelled Vegas and The Following were the only new shows to make it into the Top 20 most watched series this season. NBC’s Revolution joined Fox’sFollowing as the only new shows to make it into the Top 20 shows among Adults 18-49. CBS’ Rules of Engagement was the highest rated show to be cancelled this year while Vegas was the most watched show to get the axe. Among the Big 4 networks, NBC’s Community was the lowest rated scripted show of the season to be renewed with CBS’ Undercover Boss as the lowest rated unscripted show of the season to be returning. The CW’s Nikita was the lowest-rated show overall to be coming back. Here are the full final rankings:

NETWORK PRIMETIME SERIES RANKINGS
2012- 2013 SEASON: ADULTS 18-49
NETWORK		PROGRAM	#TELECASTS	RATING/SHARE
1	NBC	NBC SUN NIGHT FOOTBALL	14	7.9/20
2	CBS	BIG BANG THEORY	30	6.2/19
3	NBC	THE VOICE	21	5.1/14
4	ABC	MODERN FAMILY	32	4.9/13
5	NBC	THE VOICE-TUE	20	4.6/13
6	FOX	AMERICAN IDOL-WEDS	18	4.6/13
7	FOX	AMERICAN IDOL-THURS	18	4.3/13
8	FOX	THE FOLLOWING	15	4.3/11
9	CBS	TWO & A HALF MEN	29	4.1/12
10	ABC	GREY’S ANATOMY	28	4.1/11
11	CBS	NCIS	26	4.0/12
12	NBC	FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3	14	4.0/11
13	NBC	REVOLUTION	16	3.9/10
14	CBS	2 BROKE GIRLS	29	3.7/9
15	CBS	HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER	29	3.7/10
16	FOX	FAMILY GUY	21	3.6/9
17	ABC	ONCE UPON A TIME	25	3.6/9
18	CBS	SURVIVOR: PHILIPPINES	10	3.5/10
19	FOX	X-FACTOR-WEDS	9	3.5/10
20	CBS	NCIS: LA	27	3.4/9
21	CBS	PERSON OF INTEREST	27	3.4/9
22	CBS	CRIMINAL MINDS	29	3.3/9
23	ABC	THE BACHELOR	10	3.3/9
24	FOX	X-FACTOR-THURS	9	3.3/10
25	CBS	MIKE & MOLLY	28	3.2/8
26	FOX	GLEE	20	3.2/9
27	FOX	NEW GIRL	25	3.2/9
28	CBS	AMAZING RACE 21	11	3.1/7
29	CBS	SURVIVOR: CARAMOAN	13	3.1/10
30	CBS	ELEMENTARY	28	3.0/8
31	FOX	THE SIMPSONS	20	2.9/8
32	ABC	REVENGE	22	2.9/7
33	ABC	SCANDAL	29	2.8/8
34	CBS	CSI	27	2.8/8
35	FOX	BONES	25	2.8/8
36	NBC	PARENTHOOD	12	2.8/8
37	NBC	BIGGEST LOSER 14	12	2.8/7
38	NBC	AMAZING RACE 22	10	2.8/7
39	FOX	HELL’S KITCHEN	9	2.7/8
40	ABC	CASTLE	28	2.7/7
41	NBC	THE OFFICE	28	2.6/7
42	CBS	RULES OF ENGAGEMENT	13	2.6/7
43	FOX	AMERICAN DAD	18	2.6/6
44	ABC	THE MIDDLE	31	2.5/8
45	ABC	DANCING WITH THE STARS	19	2.5/7
46	CBS	HAWAII FIVE-0	30	2.5/7
47	ABC	HOW TO LIVE WITH PARENTS	8	2.4/7
48	ABC	SUBURGATORY	23	2.5/7
49	CBS	THE MENTALIST	25	2.4/7
50	ABC	GRIMM	19	2.4/7
51	ABC	PRIVATE PRACTICE	12	2.4/7
52	ABC	DANCING W/STARS RESULTS	16	2.4/7
53	ABC	666 PARK AVE	9	2.4/6
54	ABC	SAT NIGHT FOOTBALL	8	2.3/8
55	NBC	CHICAGO FIRE	29	2.3/6
56	ABC	NASHVILLE	28	2.3/6
57	CBS	PARTNERS	6	2.3/6
58	CBS	60 MINUTES	29	2.2/6
59	NBC	GO ON	20	2.2/6
60	FOX	BOB’S BURGERS	23	2.2/6
61	NBC	LAW & ORDER: SVU	27	2.1/6
62	ABC	CELEBRITY WIFE SWAP	3	2.1/6
63	NBC	PARKS & RECREATION	24	2.1/6
64	ABC	SHARK TANK	29	2.1/7
65	CBS	THE GOOD WIFE	23	2.0/5
66	ABC	LAST RESORT	13	2.0/6
67	ABC	THE NEIGHBORS	23	2.0/6
68	NBC	THE NEW NORMAL	19	2.0/5
69	NBC	HANNIBAL	7	2.0/6
70	FOX	FOX UFC SATURDAY	2	2.0/7
71	FOX	THE MINDY PROJECT	25	2.0/5
72	FOX	RAISING HOPE	18	2.0/6
73	CBS	BLUE BLOODS	24	1.9/6
74	CBS	CSI: NY	17	1.9/6
75	ABC	BODY OF PROOF	12	1.9/5
76	ABC	LAST MAN STANDING	18	1.9/7
77	ABC	HAPPY ENDINGS	9	1.9/5
78	NBC	30 ROCK	13	1.9/6
79	FOX	CLEVELAND SHOW-SUN 8:30	4	1.9/5
80	FOX	SO YOU THINK CAN DANCE	2	2.0/6
81	CBS	VEGAS	20	1.9/6
82	NBC	APPRENTICE 13	11	1.9/6
83	NBC	DECEPTION	11	1.8/5
84	ABC	THE TASTE	8	1.8/5
85	CBS	GOLDEN BOY	12	1.7/5
86	ABC	MALIBU COUNTRY	18	1.7/5
87	NBC	FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 2	14	1.7/5
88	NBC	COMMUNITY	14	1.7/5
89	CBS	UNDERCOVER BOSS	20	1.7/6
90	NBC	UP ALL NIGHT	11	1.7/5
91	ABC	20/20-FRI	30	1.6/5
92	FOX	FRINGE	11	1.6/5
93	ABC	DON’T TRUST…APT 23	8	1.6/4
94	FOX	THE CLEVELAND SHOW	16	1.6/5
95	ABC	WHAT WOULD YOU DO?	3	1.6/5
96	NBC	DATELINE FRI	24	1.5/5
97	NBC	ANIMAL PRACTICE	5	1.5/5
98	NBC	GUYS WITH KIDS	18	1.5/4
99	NBC	1600 PENN	10	1.5/4
100	FOX	BEN & KATE	14	1.5/4
101	NBC	OFF THEIR ROCKERS 8:30	10	1.5/4
102	NBC	READY FOR LOVE	3	1.5/4
103	ABC	SPLASH	8	1.5/5
104	NBC	WHITNEY	17	1.5/5
105	ABC	WIFE SWAP	7	1.5/5
106	ABC	ZERO HOUR	3	1.5/5
107	ABC	AMER FUNN HOME VIDEOS	29	1.4/4
108	NBC	DATELINE-WED	5	1.4/4
109	NBC	OFF THEIR ROCKERS 8PM	10	1.4/4
110	NBC	SMASH	13	1.4/4
111	CW	THE VAMPIRE DIARIES	30	1.4/4
112	NBC	DATELINE SUN-7PM	6	1.3/4
113	ABC	FAMILY TOOLS	3	1.3/4
114	FOX	MOB DOCTOR	9	1.3/3
115	FOX	KITCHEN NIGHTMARES	22	1.3/5
116	ABC	RED WIDOW	8	1.3/4
117	ABC	EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME ED	4	1.2/3
118	CW	ARROW	29	1.2/4
119	ABC	HAPPY ENDINGS-8PM	5	1.2/5
120	ABC	WIPEOUT	2	1.2/4
121	CBS	MADE IN JERSEY	2	1.1/4
122	CBS	48 HOURS	29	1.1/4
123	ABC	HAPPY ENDINGS-8:30	5	1.1/4
124	CW	SUPERNATURAL	30	1.1/3
125	NBC	DO NO HARM	2	1.0/3
126	FOX	COPS 2	16	1.0/3
127	FOX	COPS	16	1.0/4
128	NBC	ROCK CENTER	30	1.0/3
129	ABC	SHARK TANK-FRI 8PM	2	1.0/4
130	FOX	TOUCH	12	1.0/3
131	NBC	WHITNEY-8:30	4	1.0/3
132	CBS	CRIMETIME SAT	20	0.8/2
133	ABC	20/20-SAT	7	0.8/3
134	CBS	THE JOB	2	0.8/3
135	NBC	FASHION STAR	9	0.8/3
136	ABC	ABC SAT MOVIE OF THE WEEK	9	0.8/3
137	CW	HART OF DIXIE	25	0.8/2
138	CW	BEAUTY & THE BEAST	28	0.7/2
139	CW	AMERICA’S TOP MODEL 13	6	0.7/3
140	CW	GOSSIP GIRL-MON	10	0.7/2
141	CBS	CRIMETIME SAT 8PM	24	0.6/2
142	NBC	AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR-SAT	8	0.6/2
143	CW	CARRIE DIARIES	13	0.6/2
144	CW	90210	22	0.6/2
145	ABC	BET ON YOUR BABY	5	0.5/2
146	CW	EMILY OWENS MD	12	0.5/1
147	CW	NIKITA	24	0.4/2
148	CW	CULT	7	0.3/1
149	CW	LA COMPLEX	1	0.3/1
150	CW	OH SIT!	6	0.3/1
151	CW	NEXT	2	0.2/1
152	CW	NEXT – TUE	2	0.2/1
NETWORK PRIMETIME SERIES RANKINGS
2012-2013 SEASON: TOTAL VIEWERS
NETWORK		PROGRAM	#TELECASTS	P+2(000)
1	CBS	NCIS	26	21344
2	NBC	SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	14	21002
3	CBS	BIG BANG THEORY	30	18680
4	CBS	NCIS: LA	26	17306
5	CBS	PERSON OF INTEREST	27	16072
6	FOX	AMERICAN IDOL-WED	18	15040
7	ABC	DANCING WITH THE STARS	19	14853
8	FOX	AMERICAN IDOL-THU	18	14649
9	NBC	THE VOICE	21	14167
10	CBS	TWO & A HALF MEN	29	13788
11	ABC	DWTS RESULTS	16	13782
12	NBC	THE VOICE-TUE	20	13239
13	CBS	BLUE BLOODS	24	13167
14	CBS	ELEMENTARY	28	12652
15	CBS	60 MINUTES	29	12385
16	ABC	MODERN FAMILY	32	12306
17	ABC	CASTLE	28	12256
18	CBS	CRIMINAL MINDS	29	12153
19	CBS	VEGAS	20	11935
20	FOX	THE FOLLOWING	15	11867
21	CBS	SURVIVOR: PHILIPPINES	10	11851
22	CBS	THE MENTALIST	25	11816
23	CBS	CSI	27	11633
24	CBS	CSI: NY	17	11266
25	NBC	FOOTBALL AMERICA PT 3	14	11152
26	ABC	GREY’S ANATOMY	28	11070
27	CBS	THE GOOD WIFE	23	10987
28	CBS	SURVIVOR: CARAMOAN	13	10815
29	CBS	AMAZING RACE 21	11	10683
30	CBS	2 BROKE GIRLS	29	10627
31	NBC	REVOLUTION	15	10499
32	ABC	BODY OF PROOF	12	10386
33	CBS	HAWAII FIVE-O	30	10362
34	CBS	MIKE & MOLLY	28	10300
35	ABC	ONCE UPON A TIME	25	10235
36	CBS	AMAZING RACE 22	10	10173
37	CBS	GOLDEN BOY	12	9688
38	FOX	X-FACTOR-WED	9	9651
39	FOX	X-FACTOR-THU	9	9488
40	FOX	BONES	25	9483
41	ABC	THE BACHELOR	10	9475
42	CBS	HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER	29	9022
43	ABC	REVENGE	22	8871
44	ABC	SCANDAL	29	8456
45	ABC	THE MIDDLE	30	8423
46	CBS	UNDERCOVER BOSS	20	8365
47	ABC	LAST RESORT	13	8113
48	CBS	MADE IN JERSEY	2	8044
49	FOX	GLEE	20	7999
50	ABC	LAST MAN STANDING	18	7929
51	NBC	CHICAGO FIRE	29	7784
52	CBS	RULES OF ENGAGEMENT	14	7690
53	NBC	LAW & ORDER: SVU	28	7296
54	NBC	BIGGEST LOSER 14	12	7279
55	ABC	SAT NIGHT FOOTBALL	8	7265
56	ABC	HOW TO LIVE…PARENTS	8	7138
57	NBC	PARENTHOOD	12	7094
58		PRIVATE PRACTICE	12	7027
59	ABC	MALIBU COUNTRY	18	7011
60	ABC	ZERO HOUR	3	6954
61	NBC	GRIMM	19	6947
62	FOX	FAMILY GUY	21	6943
63	ABC	SHARK TANK	29	6920
64	ABC	NASHVILLE	28	6862
65	ABC	SUBURGATORY	23	6804
66	ABC	THE NEIGHBORS	23	6626
67	CBS	PARTNERS	6	6513
68	ABC	666 PARK AVE	9	6504
69	ABC	AMER FUNN HME VIDEOS	29	6354
70	FOX	THE SIMPSONS	20	6274
71	FOX	HELL’S KITCHEN	9	6086
72	ABC	SPLASH	8	6051
73	NBC	DATELINE SUN-7PM	6	6009
74	ABC	CELEBRITY WIFE SWAP	3	5956
75	NBC	DATELINE FRI	24	5943
76	ABC	RED WIDOW	8	5898
77	FOX	NEW GIRL	26	5847
78	NBC	DATELINE-WED	5	5725
79	NBC	GO ON	20	5720
80	ABC	20/20-FRI	30	5665
81	NBC	APPRENTICE 13	11	5635
82	CBS	48 HOURS	29	5615
83	ABC	EXTREME M/OVER:HE	4	5390
84	FOX	AMERICAN DAD	18	5239
85	ABC	THE TASTE	8	5183
86	NBC	OFF THEIR ROCKERS 8:30	10	5145
87	ABC	FAMILY TOOLS	3	5132
88	NBC	THE OFFICE	28	5028
89	NBC	ANIMAL PRACTICE	5	4988
90	NBC	OFF THEIR ROCKERS 8PM	10	4937
91	NBC	FOOTBALL AMERICA PT 2	14	4926
92	NBC	DECEPTION	11	4925
93	ABC	WHAT WOULD YOU DO?	3	4859
94	FOX	SO YOU THINK/DANCE?	2	4815
95	NBC	NEW NORMAL	19	4780
96	NBC	HANNIBAL	7	4744
97	FOX	BOB’S BURGERS	23	4606
98	ABC	HAPPY ENDINGS	9	4593
99	NBC	30 ROCK	13	4562
100	FOX	RAISING HOPE	18	4560
101	ABC	WIFE SWAP	7	4480
102	NBC	SMASH	13	4475
103	FOX	MOB DOCTOR	9	4417
104	CBS	CRIMETIME SATURDAY	20	4393
105	FOX	FRINGE	11	4274
106	ABC	SHARK TANK-FRI 8PM	2	4245
107	NBC	WHITNEY	17	4194
108	NBC	ROCK CENTER	30	4160
109	FOX	FOX UFC SATURDAY	2	4103
110	ABC	WIPEOUT	2	4079
111	NBC	PARKS & RECREATION	24	4063
112	NBC	GUYS WITH KIDS	18	4050
113	FOX	CLEVELAND-SUN 8:30	4	4031
114	CBS	CRIMETIME SAT 8PM	24	3972
115	ABC	20/20-SAT	7	3902
116	ABC	DON’T TRUST…APT 23	8	3820
117	CBS	THE JOB	2	3810
118	FOX	THE MINDY PROJECT	25	3709
119	CW	ARROW	29	3676
120	NBC	READY FOR LOVE	3	3648
121	FOX	TOUCH	12	3647
122	NBC	UP ALL NIGHT	11	3641
123	NBC	COMMUNITY	14	3576
124	NBC	1600 PENN	10	3561
125	FOX	KITCHEN NIGHTMARES	22	3383
126	NBC	DO NO HARM	2	3377
127	ABC	HAPPY ENDINGS-8PM	5	3362
128	FOX	COPS 2	16	3305
129	FOX	THE CLEVELAND SHOW	16	3229
130	FOX	BEN & KATE	14	3210
131	FOX	COPS	16	3166
132	NBC	FASHION STAR	9	3057
133	CW	VAMPIRE DIARIES	30	2972
134	NBC	WHITNEY-8:30	4	2951
135	ABC	HAPPY ENDINGS-8:30	5	2833
136	ABC	SAT MOVIE OF THE WEEK	9	2757
137	CW	SUPERNATURAL	30	2460
138	ABC	BET ON YOUR BABY	5	2424
139	NBC	AMER NINJA WARRIOR-SA	8	2012
140	CW	BEAUTY & THE BEAST	28	1784
141	CW	AMERICA’S TOP MODEL 13	6	1722
142	CW	HART OF DIXIE	25	1702
143	CW	EMILY OWENS MD	12	1598
144	CW	CARRIE DIARIES	13	1475
145	CW	NIKITA	24	1376
146	CW	GOSSIP GIRL-MON	10	1273
147	CW	90210	22	1149
148	CW	CULT	7	886
149	CW	OH SIT!	6	848
150	CW	NEXT	2	704
151	CW	LA COMPLEX	1	618
152	CW	NEXT-TUE	2	616