{"id":247967,"date":"2020-03-11T23:22:24","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T03:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=247967"},"modified":"2020-03-11T23:22:24","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T03:22:24","slug":"60-minutes-tops-television-ratings-with-coronavirus-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/03\/11\/60-minutes-tops-television-ratings-with-coronavirus-report\/","title":{"rendered":"’60 Minutes’ tops television ratings with coronavirus report"},"content":{"rendered":"
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That’s CBS’ venerable newsmagazine \u201c60 Minutes,\u201d which was the week’s most popular show with an episode that led with Dr. Jon LaPook talking about the coronavirus outbreak, the Nielsen company said. (File photo byCBS – http:\/\/tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com\/60-minutes-cbs\/, Public Domain<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NEW YORK \u2014 There’s only one television show that can stand atop the weekly ratings and say it did the same thing more than 40 years ago.<\/p>\n

That’s CBS’ venerable newsmagazine \u201c60 Minutes,\u201d which was the week’s most popular show with an episode that led with Dr. Jon LaPook talking about the coronavirus outbreak, the Nielsen company said. It was the show’s first time in the top spot this television season.<\/p>\n

\u201c60 Minutes\u201d would have to dust off the history books to find the first week it was ever television’s top-rated show. The newsmagazine finished as the top show for the entire TV season in 1979-80, back in its heyday with Mike Wallace and Morley Safer.<\/p>\n

The vast majority of people recover from the new virus, but for some, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia.<\/p>\n

The Nielsen ratings were delayed for a day due to some unexpected problems checking the accuracy of data, Nielsen said.<\/p>\n

CBS won the week in prime time, averaging 5 million viewers. ABC had 4.4 million viewers, NBC had 4.1 million, Fox had 2.8 million, Univision had 1.4 million, ION Television had 1.3 million, Telemundo had 1.1 million and the CW had 600,000.<\/p>\n

News was dominant in cable again last week, claiming 38 of the 40 most-watched programs. \u201cCurse of Oak Island\u201d on History and an episode of \u201c90 Day Fiancee\u201d on TLC were the only exceptions.<\/p>\n

Fox News Channel led all cable networks with an average of 3.18 million viewers in prime time, MSNBC had 2.05 million viewers, CNN had 1.33 million, HGTV had 1.15 million and Discovery had 1.12 million.<\/p>\n

ABC’s \u201cWorld News Tonight\u201d won the evening news ratings race, averaging 9.1 million viewers. NBC’s \u201cNightly News\u201d had 8 million and the \u201cCBS Evening News\u201d had 6 million.<\/p>\n

Nielsen’s top 20 shows last week, their network and viewerships:<\/p>\n

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  1. \u201c60 Minutes,\u201d CBS, 9.39 million.<\/li>\n
  2. \u201cThe Voice\u201d (Monday), NBC, 8.96 million.<\/li>\n
  3. \u201cYoung Sheldon,\u201d CBS, 8.55 million.<\/li>\n
  4. \u201cChicago Med,\u201d NBC, 8.32 million.<\/li>\n
  5. \u201cChicago Fire,\u201d NBC, 8.28 million.<\/li>\n
  6. \u201cBlue Bloods,\u201d CBS, 7.32 million.<\/li>\n
  7. \u201cAmerican Idol,\u201d ABC, 7.25 million.<\/li>\n
  8. \u201cSurvivor,\u201d CBS, 7.1 million.<\/li>\n
  9. \u201cChicago PD,\u201d NBC, 7.08 million.<\/li>\n
  10. \u201cHawaii Five-0,\u201d CBS, 6.98 million.<\/li>\n
  11. \u201cThe Masked Singer,\u201d Fox, 6.82 million.<\/li>\n
  12. \u201cNCIS: Los Angeles,\u201d CBS, 6.56 million.<\/li>\n
  13. \u201cThe Bachelor,\u201d ABC, 6.4 million.<\/li>\n
  14. \u201cGrey’s Anatomy,\u201d ABC, 6.32 million.<\/li>\n
  15. \u201cStation 19,\u201d ABC, 6.01 million.<\/li>\n
  16. \u201cGod Friended Me,\u201d CBS, 5.9 million.<\/li>\n
  17. \u201cMom,\u201d CBS, 5.83 million.<\/li>\n
  18. \u201cThe Good Doctor,\u201d ABC, 5.67 million.<\/li>\n
  19. \u201cMacGyver,\u201d CBS, 5.65 million.<\/li>\n
  20. \u201c911: Lone Star,\u201d Fox, 5.62 million.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n

    This story has been corrected to spell the name of Dr. Jon LaPook, not John La Pook.<\/p>\n

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