The season finale of “Blindspot” was the top gainer in the Live +7 ratings for the week of May 23-29, amid a much smaller field than usual.
The NBC show added 1.2 points in adults 18-49 (1.3 to 2.5) and 3.84 million viewers to top both measures. The week included the final three days of the regular TV season and the start of summer, meaning there was much less original programming than a typical in-season week.
The Season 2 premiere of “Wayward Pines” on FOX was the percentage-gain leader in both adults 18-49 and viewers. It doubled its same-day 18-49 rating, going from 0.9 to 1.8.
The Top 25 gainers (including ties) in the Live +7 ratings for May 23-29, 2016 are below. The rankings include first-run, regular series only, not repeats.
Adults 18-49 – Total gain
| Rank | Show | Net | L+SD | L+7 | 7-Day Increase | 7-Day % Increase |
| 1 | BLINDSPOT – F | NBC | 1.3 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 92% |
| 2 | CHICAGO PD – F | NBC | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 71% |
| 2t | LAW & ORDER: SVU – F | NBC | 1.6 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 63% |
| 4 | THE BACHELORETTE – P | ABC | 2.0 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 45% |
| 4t | WAYWARD PINES – P | FOX | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 100% |
| 6 | NASHVILLE – F | ABC | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 89% |
| 6t | GOTHAM – F | FOX | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 67% |
| 8 | SUPERNATURAL – F | CW | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 86% |
| 8t | ARROW – F | CW | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 75% |
| 8t | CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS (9 p.m.) | CBS | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 60% |
| 8t | THE FLASH – F | CW | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 46% |
| 12 | FRESH OFF THE BOAT – F | ABC | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 42% |
| 12t | PERSON OF INTEREST – MONDAY | CBS | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 56% |
| 12t | CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS (10 p.m.) – F | CBS | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 50% |
| 12t | BONES | FOX | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 56% |
| 16 | THE REAL O’NEALS – F | ABC | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 36% |
| 16t | PERSON OF INTEREST – TUESDAY | CBS | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 44% |
| 16t | ROSEWOOD – F | FOX | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 50% |
| 16t | THE VOICE – MONDAY | NBC | 2.0 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 20% |
| 16t | THE VOICE – TUESDAY – F | NBC | 2.2 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 18% |
| 21 | DANCING WITH THE STARS – MONDAY | ABC | 1.9 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 16% |
| 21t | DANCING WITH THE STARS – TUESDAY – F | ABC | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 19% |
| 21t | THE ODD COUPLE (9:30 p.m.) – F | CBS | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 33% |
| 21t | HEARTBEAT – F | NBC | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 43% |
| 25 | THE ODD COUPLE (9 p.m.) | CBS | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 20% |
| 25t | REIGN | CW | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 67% |
| 25t | CONTAINMENT | CW | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 40% |
| 25t | AMERICAN GRIT | FOX | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 40% |
| 25t | HOTEL HELL | FOX | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 25% |
Adults 18-49 – Percentage gain
| Rank | Show | Net | L+SD | L+7 | 7-Day Increase | 7-Day % Increase |
| 1 | WAYWARD PINES – P | FOX | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 100% |
| 2 | BLINDSPOT – F | NBC | 1.3 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 92% |
| 3 | NASHVILLE – F | ABC | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 89% |
| 4 | SUPERNATURAL – F | CW | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 86% |
| 5 | ARROW – F | CW | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 75% |
| 6 | CHICAGO PD – F | NBC | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 71% |
| 7 | GOTHAM – F | FOX | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 67% |
| 7t | REIGN | CW | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 67% |
| 9 | LAW & ORDER: SVU – F | NBC | 1.6 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 63% |
| 10 | CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS (9 p.m.) | CBS | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 60% |
| 11 | PERSON OF INTEREST – MONDAY | CBS | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 56% |
| 11t | BONES | FOX | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 56% |
| 13 | CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS (10 p.m.) – F | CBS | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 50% |
| 13t | ROSEWOOD – F | FOX | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 50% |
| 15 | THE FLASH – F | CW | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 46% |
| 16 | THE BACHELORETTE – P | ABC | 2.0 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 45% |
| 17 | PERSON OF INTEREST – TUESDAY | CBS | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 44% |
| 18 | HEARTBEAT – F | NBC | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 43% |
| 19 | FRESH OFF THE BOAT – F | ABC | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 42% |
| 20 | CONTAINMENT | CW | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 40% |
| 20t | AMERICAN GRIT | FOX | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 40% |
| 22 | THE REAL O’NEALS – F | ABC | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 36% |
| 23 | THE ODD COUPLE (9:30 p.m.) – F | CBS | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 33% |
| 24 | HOTEL HELL | FOX | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 25% |
| 24t | WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY | CW | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 25% |
| 24t | DATELINE: ON ASSIGNMENT | NBC | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 25% |
Viewers – Total gain
| Rank | Show | Net | L+SD (000s) | L+7 (000s) | 7-Day Increase (000s) | 7-Day % Increase |
| 1 | BLINDSPOT – F | NBC | 5854 | 9689 | 3835 | 66% |
| 2 | CHICAGO PD – F | NBC | 6846 | 10328 | 3482 | 51% |
| 3 | LAW & ORDER: SVU – F | NBC | 7188 | 10023 | 2835 | 39% |
| 4 | PERSON OF INTEREST – MONDAY | CBS | 5490 | 7928 | 2438 | 44% |
| 5 | WAYWARD PINES – P | FOX | 3059 | 5482 | 2423 | 79% |
| 6 | PERSON OF INTEREST – TUESDAY | CBS | 4915 | 7228 | 2313 | 47% |
| 7 | CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS (10 p.m.) – F | CBS | 5189 | 7383 | 2194 | 42% |
| 8 | NASHVILLE – F | ABC | 4189 | 6362 | 2173 | 52% |
| 9 | THE BACHELORETTE – P | ABC | 6623 | 8728 | 2105 | 32% |
| 10 | BONES | FOX | 4628 | 6667 | 2039 | 44% |
| 11 | CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS (9 p.m.) | CBS | 5696 | 7697 | 2001 | 35% |
| 12 | GOTHAM – F | FOX | 3618 | 5558 | 1940 | 54% |
| 13 | THE VOICE – TUESDAY – F | NBC | 10590 | 12119 | 1529 | 14% |
| 14 | DANCING WITH THE STARS – TUESDAY – F | ABC | 10484 | 11983 | 1499 | 14% |
| 15 | THE FLASH – F | CW | 3363 | 4849 | 1486 | 44% |
| 16 | DANCING WITH THE STARS – MONDAY | ABC | 12348 | 13810 | 1462 | 12% |
| 17 | THE VOICE – MONDAY | NBC | 10255 | 11583 | 1328 | 13% |
| 18 | FRESH OFF THE BOAT – F | ABC | 4889 | 6058 | 1169 | 24% |
| 19 | SUPERNATURAL – F | CW | 1836 | 2990 | 1154 | 63% |
| 20 | ROSEWOOD – F | FOX | 3498 | 4651 | 1153 | 33% |
| 21 | ARROW – F | CW | 2193 | 3313 | 1120 | 51% |
| 22 | HEARTBEAT – F | NBC | 4261 | 5284 | 1023 | 24% |
| 23 | THE REAL O’NEALS – F | ABC | 4216 | 5168 | 952 | 23% |
| 24 | THE ODD COUPLE (9:30 p.m.) – F | CBS | 4468 | 5401 | 933 | 21% |
| 25 | THE ODD COUPLE (9 p.m.) | CBS | 4524 | 5329 | 805 | 18% |
Viewers – Percentage gain
| Rank | Show | Net | L+SD (000s) | L+7 (000s) | 7-Day Increase (000s) | 7-Day % Increase |
| 1 | WAYWARD PINES – P | FOX | 3059 | 5482 | 2423 | 79% |
| 2 | BLINDSPOT – F | NBC | 5854 | 9689 | 3835 | 66% |
| 3 | SUPERNATURAL – F | CW | 1836 | 2990 | 1154 | 63% |
| 4 | GOTHAM – F | FOX | 3618 | 5558 | 1940 | 54% |
| 5 | NASHVILLE – F | ABC | 4189 | 6362 | 2173 | 52% |
| 5t | CONTAINMENT | CW | 1322 | 2011 | 689 | 52% |
| 7 | CHICAGO PD – F | NBC | 6846 | 10328 | 3482 | 51% |
| 7t | ARROW – F | CW | 2193 | 3313 | 1120 | 51% |
| 7t | REIGN | CW | 954 | 1440 | 486 | 51% |
| 10 | PERSON OF INTEREST – TUESDAY | CBS | 4915 | 7228 | 2313 | 47% |
| 11 | PERSON OF INTEREST – MONDAY | CBS | 5490 | 7928 | 2438 | 44% |
| 11t | BONES | FOX | 4628 | 6667 | 2039 | 44% |
| 11t | THE FLASH – F | CW | 3363 | 4849 | 1486 | 44% |
| 14 | CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS (10 p.m.) – F | CBS | 5189 | 7383 | 2194 | 42% |
| 15 | LAW & ORDER: SVU – F | NBC | 7188 | 10023 | 2835 | 39% |
| 16 | CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS (9 p.m.) | CBS | 5696 | 7697 | 2001 | 35% |
| 17 | ROSEWOOD – F | FOX | 3498 | 4651 | 1153 | 33% |
| 18 | THE BACHELORETTE – P | ABC | 6623 | 8728 | 2105 | 32% |
| 19 | AMERICAN GRIT | FOX | 1727 | 2258 | 531 | 31% |
| 20 | HOUDINI & DOYLE | FOX | 2608 | 3283 | 675 | 26% |
| 20t | WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY | CW | 1287 | 1628 | 341 | 26% |
| 22 | FRESH OFF THE BOAT – F | ABC | 4889 | 6058 | 1169 | 24% |
| 22t | HEARTBEAT – F | NBC | 4261 | 5284 | 1023 | 24% |
| 24 | THE REAL O’NEALS – F | ABC | 4216 | 5168 | 952 | 23% |
| 25 | HOTEL HELL | FOX | 2510 | 3059 | 549 | 22% |
Source: The Nielsen Company.