Broadcast network TV's premiere week ratings take a hit as viewers watch on delay
by By Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times
Oct 04, 2017
3 minutes
Even ABC's new hit "The Good Doctor" could not stem the bleeding of viewers during the broadcast networks' premiere week of the 2017-18 television season.
CBS won premiere week with an average of 9.5 million viewers for the week of Sept. 25 - Oct. 1 according to Nielsen, but the figure was down 15 percent from last year's season opener.
A similar pattern unfolded at other networks, reflecting long-term changes in television viewing habits, analysts said. NBC, which came in second with 7.8 million viewers, was down 11 percent
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