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This Week’s Top 20 Most Popular TV Shows in Massachusetts

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Thursday, September 24, 2015

GoLocalWorcester Lifestyle Team

The twenty most watched television shows in Massachusetts were dominated by football, the Emmys, the Republican presidential debate and reality TV shows.

GoLocalWorcester has obtained the list of the 20 highest rated television shows from last week (September 14-20) from Nielsen.

SEE LIST BELOW: The 20 Most Watched TV Shows in Massachusetts

This list does not include any Netflix Originals or Amazon Prime TV Shows.

The original list from Nielsen was the 25 cable and network television shows with the highest ratings from the Boston area (the only major city measured in Massachusetts).

NFL Football was by far the most popular television event in Massachusetts last week.

How the Nielsen Rating System Works:

Nielsen measures more than 40 percent of the world's viewing behavior.
Ratings from Massachusetts are based on households in the Boston area.
Nielsen measures TV audiences by using viewer diaries (in which viewers record what they watch) and through Set Meters - small devices connected to the television. From the group of viewers with diaries and Set Meters, Nielsen measures the percentage of households that watch a TV show. For example, last week 7.1% of households participating in the Boston area had the Patriots preseason game on in their home. This was the highest percentage for that week.

Related Slideshow: The 20 Most Watched TV Shows in Massachusetts

#20

TV Show: The Big Bang Theory

Station: Channel 4 WBZ CBS

Day: Monday 9/14

Time: 8 PM to 8:30 PM

Last Week's Rating: 2.5

Number of Viewers: 149,000

#19

TV Show: Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris

Station: Channel 7 WHDH NBC

Day: Tuesday 9/15

Time: 10 PM to 11 PM

Last Week's Rating: 2.6

Number of Viewers: 157,000

#18

TV Show: Big Brother

Station: Channel 4 WBZ CBS

Day: Tuesday 9/15

Time: 8 PM to 9 PM

Last Week's Rating: 2.7

Number of Viewers: 159,000

#17

TV Show: Football Night in America, Part 1

Station: Channel 7 WHDH NBC

Day: Sunday 9/20

Time: 7:30 PM to 8 PM

Last Week's Rating: 2.8

Number of Viewers: 166,000

#16

TV Show: Jeff Dunham - Unhinged in Hollywood

Station: 7 WHDH NBC

Day: Thursday 9/17

Time: 8 PM to 9 PM

Last Week's Rating: 2.8

Number of Viewers: 170,000

#15

TV Show: Big Brother

Station: Channel 4 WBZ CBS

Day: Sunday 9/20

Time: 8 PM to 9 PM

Last Week's Rating: 3.0

Number of Viewers: 180,000

#14

TV Show: Thursday Night Kickoff

Station: Channel 4 WBZ CBS

Day: Thursday 9/17

Time: 8 PM to 8:30 PM

Last Week's Rating: 3.1

Number of Viewers: 184,000

#13

TV Show: America's Got Talent

Station: Channel 7 WHDH NBC

Day: Wednesday 9/16

Time: 9 PM to 11 PM

Last Week's Rating: 3.8

Number of Viewers: 230,000

#12

TV Show: Monday Night Football

Station: ESPN

Day: Monday 9/14

Time: 7:00 PM to 1:15 AM

Last Week's Rating: 4.4

Number of Viewers: 264,000

#11

TV Show: CNN Anderson Cooper Pre-Debate

Station: CNN

Day: Wednesday 9/16

Time: 7:45 PM to 8:15 PM

Last Week's Rating: 4.6

Number of Viewers: 274,000

#10

TV Show: Dancing with the Stars

Station: Channel 5 WCVB ABC

Day: Monday 9/14

Time: 8 PM to 10 PM

Last Week's Rating: 5.0

Number of Viewers: 296,000

#9

TV Show: 60 Minutes

Station: Channel 4 WBZ CBS

Day: Sunday 9/20

Time: 7 PM to 8 PM

Last Week's Rating: 5.0

Number of Viewers: 299,000

#8

TV Show: Emmy Preview

Station: Channel 25 WFXT FOX

Day: Sunday 9/20

Time: 7:45 PM to 8 PM

Last Week's Rating: 5.5

Number of Viewers: 327,000

#7

TV Show: Football Night in America, Part 2

Station: Channel 7 WHDH NBC

Day: Sunday 9/20

Time: 8 PM to 8:30 PM

Last Week's Rating: 5.5

Number of Viewers: 328,000

#6

TV Show: America's Got Talent

Station: Channel 7 WHDH NBC

Day: Tuesday 9/15

Time: 8 PM to 10 PM

Last Week's Rating: 5.7

Number of Viewers: 337,000

#5

TV Show: Thursday Night Football - Denver Broncos vs Kansas City Chiefs

Station: Channel 4 WBZ CBS

Day: Thursday 9/17

Time: 8:30 PM to 12 AM

Last Week's Rating: 6.2

Number of Viewers: 372,000

#4

TV Show: Emmy Awards

Station: Channel 25 WFXT FOX

Day: Sunday 9/20

Time: 8 PM to 11 PM

Last Week's Rating: 6.3

Number of Viewers: 376,000

#3

TV Show: FOX NFL Sunday - Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Station: Channel 25 WFXT FOX

Day: Sunday 9/20

Time: 4:30 PM to 7:45 PM

Last Week's Rating: 7.7

Number of Viewers: 461,000

#2

TV Show: NBC Sunday Night Football - Green Bay Packers vs Seattle Seahawks

Station: Channel 7 WHDH NBC

Day: Sunday 9/20

Time: 8:30 PM to 11:45 PM

Last Week's Rating: 8.3

Number of Viewers: 495,000

#1

TV Show: Republican Debate

Station: CNN

Day: Wednesday 9/16

Time: 8:15 PM to 11:15 PM

Last Week's Rating: 9.1

Number of Viewers: 541,000

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