'Manifest' lands in a tie with 'This Is Us' for Live +3 ratings
NBC is once again leading the broadcast Live +3 ratings for the week between October 8 and October 14, as two of its scripted series have landed in a tie for the week's maximum viewership gain. While shows like 'The Good Doctor', 'The Big Bang Theory', and '9-1-1' have seen a considerable drop in the adults 18-49 viewership, in spite of being perennial chart-toppers, 'Manifest' and 'This Is Us' have managed to add some more viewers to their list.
Falling only behind the week's live football broadcast, 'This Is Us' had gained the biggest adults 18-49 viewership rating of any of the week's shows, with a whopping 1.3 increase in points, resulting out of an additional +57% viewers, which pushes its rating from the previous 2.3 to a 3.6 Live +3 rating. 'Manifest' is the only show to tie with the ratings of 'This Is Us'. The Jeff Rake show reclaimed its top spot by growing with a 1.3 rating, similar to 'This Is Us', in the key demo to a 2.9 rating for 81% growth, with three days of delayed viewing. The show starring Josh Dallas and Melissa Roxburgh was also the top grower in total viewership once again, reaching 12.9 million viewers after three days of playback.