Nielsen ratings: 'Madam Secretary,' 'Good Wife' arrive

Gary Levin | Paste BN

Early start. With a big NFL lead-in, CBS jump-started Monday's official fall launch with 60 Minutes (17.9 million same-day viewers Sunday); new drama Madam Secretary (14.8 million); and The Good Wife (11.1 million). But Wednesday's Extant finale was a second-worst 5.4 million.

Less Dancing. ABC's Dancing With the Stars (13.6 million viewers Monday) scored its least-watched debut since Season 1, in 2005, and was down from 16 million last fall. Wednesday's finale of NBC's America's Got Talent (12.2 million) was up, boosting a special preview of The Mysteries of Laura (10.2 million).

Fox hole. Early premieres of Red Band Society (4.1 million viewers Wednesday), New Girl (3 million) and The Mindy Project (2.7 million, both Tuesday) were low. The latest Ken Burns project, The Roosevelts, averaged 7 million over its weeklong run, PBS says.

The week's top 20 shows

1. Steelers/Panthers (NBC), 19.7 million
2. 60 Minutes (CBS), 17.9 million
3. Eagles/Colts (ESPN) Mon., 14.9
4. Madam Secretary (CBS), 14.8
5. Dancing With the Stars (ABC), 13.6
6. Dancing W/Stars: Results (ABC), 12.7
7. America's Got Talent (NBC), 12.2
8. Buccaneers/Falcons (CBS), 11.9
9. America's Got Talent (Tue., NBC), 11.5
10. The Good Wife (CBS), 11.1
11. Mysteries of Laura (NBC), 10.2
12. Football Nt. Pt. 3 (NBC), 9.9
13. NFL Thu. Kick-Off (CBS), 7.3
14. Clemson/Florida State (ABC), 7.3
15. Under the Dome (CBS), 7.0
16. Big Brother (Tue., CBS), 6.9
17. Big Brother (Wed., CBS), 6.6
18. Castle (ABC), 6.5
19. Big Bang Theory (CBS), 6.3
20. Blue Bloods (CBS), 6.2

Tops on Twitter for week of Sept. 15

1. Dancing With the Stars (ABC, Mon.) | Tweets: 202,000 | Unique audience: 2,984,000

2. Love & Hip Hop (VH1, Mon.) | Tweets: 540,000 | Unique audience: 2,510,000

3. WWE Night/Champs (PPV, Sun.) | Tweets: 258,000 | Unique audience: 1,805,000

4. Beyoncé & Jay-Z (HBO, Sat.) | Tweets: 120,000 | Unique audience: 1,714,000

5. Dancing With the Stars (ABC, Tue.) | Tweets: 94,000 | Unique audience: 1,693,000

6. America's Got Talent (NBC, Wed.) | Tweets: 86,000 | Unique audience: 1,540,000

7. Finding Carter (MTV, Tue.) | Tweets: 119,000 | Unique audience: 1,323,000

8. WWE Raw (USA, Mon.) | Tweets: 145,000 | Unique audience: 1,240,000

9. Red Band Society (Fox, Wed.) | Tweets: 59,000 | Unique audience: 1,154,000

10. Big Brother (CBS, Tue.) | Tweets: 89,000 | Unique audience: 1,018,000

Data from week ending Sept. 21; unique audience measures relevant tweets until 5 a.m. local time the day after telecast for new prime-time and late-night programs except sports. Source: Nielsen

Comcast Xfinity OnDemand Top 10

1. Sons of Anarchy, FX
2. Love & Hip Hop Atlanta, VH1
3. Extant, CBS
4. Love & Hip Hop Hollywood, VH1
5. Dance Moms, Lifetime
6. Teen Mom 2, MTV
7. Finding Carter, MTV
8. Under the Dome, CBS
9. Bad Girls Club, Oxygen
10. Outlander, STARZ

Ranking of video on demand streams for week ending Sept. 13. Source: Comcast

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