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CBS holds ratings lead in Week 2 of fall season

NEW YORK

CBS continued to reign in the prime-time ratings race in the second week of the new fall season. And that was even without its new smash hit, “Young Sheldon,” whose Sept. 25 preview was watched by more than 17 million viewers. (“Young Sheldon” won’t be back until November.)

According to Nielsen, CBS’ sitcom “9JKL” was the week’s strongest series premiere, ranking 22nd and drawing 8.2 million viewers (although the Linda Lavin comedy shed nearly 6 million of the 14 million viewers who were tuned to its powerhouse lead-in, “The Big Bang Theory”). In their second airings, CBS’ “SEAL Team” remained strong with 8.39 million viewers, as did its “Wisdom of the Crowd,” with 7.84 million.

For the week of Oct. 2-8, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: NFL Football: Kansas City at Houston, NBC, 16.53 million; NFL Football: New England at Tampa Bay, CBS, 15.43 million; “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 14.04 million; “NCIS,” CBS, 13.51 million; “The OT,” Fox, 12.89 million; NFL Football: Washington at Kansas City, ESPN, 12.03 million; “Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick,” NBC, 12.59 million; “This is Us,” NBC, 11.06 million; “The Voice,” NBC, 11.04 million; “The Good Doctor,” ABC, 10.88 million.

Associated Press