The episode of “This Is Us” that aired after Super Bowl LII added substantially to its series-best numbers with a few days of catchup viewing.
The show added two full points to its adults 18-49 rating, growing from 9.3 to 11.3. That’s a slightly bigger gain than the last episode, which had a then-series record growth of 1.9 points.
“This Is Us” also added 5.72 million viewers, bringing its three-day total to just above 32.7 million.
The Super Bowl itself rose by 520,000 viewers. This is just a guess, but it seems likely a good portion of that number were Eagles fans who celebrated the game elsewhere watched a recording at home.
Top 25 broadcast shows in Live +3 adults 18-49 for Jan. 29-Feb. 4, 2018
| Rank | Show | Net | L+3 18-49 rating | Gain vs. Live + SD |
% gain vs. Live + SD
|
| 1 | SUPER BOWL LII – EAGLES/PATRIOTS | NBC | 33.5 | 0.1 | 0% |
| 2 | SUPER BOWL POSTGAME | NBC | 25.3 | 0.1 | 0% |
| 3 | THIS IS US | NBC | 11.3 | 2.0 | 22% |
| 4 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | CBS | 4.2 | 1.3 | 45% |
| 5 | GREY’S ANATOMY | ABC | 3.4 | 1.1 | 48% |
| 6 | YOUNG SHELDON | CBS | 3.3 | 1.0 | 43% |
| 7 | 9-1-1 | FOX | 2.8 | 1.2 | 75% |
| 8 | SCANDAL | ABC | 2.1 | 0.7 | 50% |
| THE BACHELOR | ABC | 2.1 | 0.4 | 24% | |
| 10 | CHICAGO PD | NBC | 2.0 | 0.8 | 67% |
| WILL & GRACE | NBC | 2.0 | 0.8 | 67% | |
| MOM | CBS | 2.0 | 0.5 | 33% | |
| ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES | NBC | 2.0 | 0.2 | 11% | |
| 14 | CHICAGO FIRE | NBC | 1.9 | 0.9 | 90% |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | NBC | 1.9 | 0.7 | 58% | |
| 16 | HOW TO GET AWAY W/MURDER | ABC | 1.8 | 0.8 | 80% |
| 17 | CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 1.7 | 0.7 | 70% |
| SWAT | CBS | 1.7 | 0.7 | 70% | |
| THE GOOD PLACE – F | NBC | 1.7 | 0.6 | 55% | |
| LIFE IN PIECES | CBS | 1.7 | 0.5 | 42% | |
| THE AMAZING RACE | CBS | 1.7 | 0.4 | 31% | |
| 22 | HAWAII FIVE-0 | CBS | 1.6 | 0.6 | 60% |
| SEAL TEAM | CBS | 1.6 | 0.6 | 60% | |
| THE BLACKLIST | NBC | 1.6 | 0.6 | 60% |
*Seven shows tied for 25th place at 1.5.
Top 25 broadcast shows in Live +3 viewers for Jan. 29-Feb. 4, 2018
| Rank | Show | Net | L+3 viewers (000s) | Gain vs. Live + SD (000s) |
% gain vs. Live + SD
|
| 1 | SUPER BOWL LII – EAGLES/PATRIOTS | NBC | 103,991 | 520 | 1% |
| 2 | SUPER BOWL POSTGAME | NBC | 73,947 | 455 | 1% |
| 3 | THIS IS US | NBC | 32,702 | 5,715 | 21% |
| 4 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | CBS | 18,446 | 3,749 | 26% |
| 5 | YOUNG SHELDON | CBS | 16,071 | 3,148 | 24% |
| 6 | BLUE BLOODS | CBS | 13,009 | 3,686 | 40% |
| 7 | GREY’S ANATOMY | ABC | 11,740 | 2,801 | 31% |
| 8 | HAWAII FIVE-0 | CBS | 11,362 | 2,797 | 33% |
| 9 | MOM | CBS | 10,864 | 1,754 | 19% |
| 10 | CHICAGO PD | NBC | 10,155 | 3,434 | 51% |
| 11 | 9-1-1 | FOX | 9,593 | 3,386 | 55% |
| 12 | SEAL TEAM | CBS | 9,316 | 2,662 | 40% |
| 13 | SWAT | CBS | 9,175 | 2,947 | 47% |
| 14 | CHICAGO FIRE | NBC | 9,078 | 3,406 | 60% |
| 15 | MACGYVER | CBS | 8,794 | 1,526 | 21% |
| 16 | THE BLACKLIST | NBC | 8,558 | 2,456 | 40% |
| 17 | LIFE IN PIECES | CBS | 8,540 | 1,429 | 20% |
| 18 | CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 8,374 | 2,951 | 54% |
| 19 | ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES | NBC | 8,373 | 790 | 10% |
| 20 | SCORPION | CBS | 8,322 | 2,503 | 43% |
| 21 | KEVIN CAN WAIT | CBS | 8,238 | 962 | 13% |
| 22 | THE AMAZING RACE | CBS | 7,977 | 1,403 | 21% |
| 23 | SUPER BOWL’S GREATEST COMMERCIALS – S | CBS | 7,831 | 522 | 7% |
| 24 | LAW & ORDER: SVU | NBC | 7,717 | 2,247 | 41% |
| 25 | SCANDAL | ABC | 7,552 | 1,927 | 34% |
Source: The Nielsen Company.
