with the former premiering in 2003 and the latter debuting in 2010. Unlike many other shows on television, “NCIS” and “Blue Bloods” are shows that the whole family can enjoy together, which is why it’s come as such good news to learn that they’re both still dominating the ratings!
‘NCIS’ And ‘Blue Bloods’ Score Big In Ratings
The CBS shows “NCIS” and “Blue Bloods” each made it into the top four in terms of the number of viewers for television programs for the 18-49 demographic in the seven-day ratings for October 3-9, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
While the most number of viewers, 16 million, tuned into “Sunday Night Football” (no surprise there), the second highest number of viewers watched that week’s episode of “NCIS,” with 9.95 million tuning in.
“Blue Bloods” narrowly missed coming in third in total viewers, with 9.83 million watching the show, coming up just short of the 9.89 million who watched “Chicago Fire” on NBC. It should also be noted that “Blue Bloods” managed to add the most viewers in the week after it aired, as it 3.43 million more people watched it.
Here are the full stats of that week:
Total Viewers
Show Network Live +7 viewers
(000s) Change from
live + SD % change from
live + SD
Sunday Night Football NBC 16,003 124 1%
NCIS CBS 9,946 3,023 44%
Chicago Fire NBC 9,894 2,541 35%
Blue Bloods CBS 9,827 3,430 54%
FBI CBS 9,353 2,386 34%
Young Sheldon CBS 9,114 2,153 31%
Ghosts CBS 8,980 2,765 44%
Chicago PD NBC 8,961 3,012 51%
The Equalizer CBS 8,938 1,959 28%
Chicago Med NBC 8,772 2,025 30%
‘NCIS’ Still Popular After Departure Of Mark Harmon
“NCIS” has managed to remain popular with viewers even in the wake of Mark Harmon leaving the show last year after nineteen seasons starring on it as Leroy Jethro Gibbs.
“What has always drawn me here is the character I play and to keep it fresh and to keep it challenging,” Harmon told Entertainment Tonight earlier this year of his exit from the show. “Plot-wise, this character has taken the path that it did. I thought it was honest and OK with.”
However, Harmon made sure to let fans know that a return to “NCIS” in the future isn’t out of the question for him.