The season finale of 'Survivor,' on CBS finished second behind '60 Minutes,' averaging 7.961 million viewers, according to figures released by Nielsen.
With the four major broadcast networks combining to air just 13 hours of first-run scripted programming, alternative series accounted for five of the seven highest rated programs last week, May 11 through May 17.
The Monday edition of the NBC singing competition “The Voice” was fourth for the week, averaging 7.292 million viewers, while its Tuesday edition was seventh for the week, averaging 7.063 million viewers. Year-to-year increases in viewership for any type of programming are rare because of the increased viewership of streaming shows.The CBS news magazine “60 Minutes,” finishing first for the second time in a row, was the highest averaged 9.938 million viewers, its most since the April 29 episode averaged 10.898 million viewers.The week’s most-watched scripted program was the season finale of the Fox procedural drama “9-1-1,” which was third for the week, averaging 7.293 million viewers.
CBS was the most-watched network for the 14th consecutive week and the 19th time in the 34-week-old 2019-20 prime-time television season, averaging 4.87 million viewers. The season officially ends Wednesday.Advertisement
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