The Big Bang Theory explodes in ratings WITH no live reality show to compete against, US sitcom The Big Bang Theory won the ratings on Monday. The Nine Network ran three (two repeats and one first-run episode) back-to-back of The Big Bang Theory, from 7pm to 8.30pm, with varying results. A first-run episode at 7.30pm won with 1.289 million, while the 7pm repeat was 15th with 852,000 viewers and the 7.30pm repeat came ninth with 959,000. Nine News (1.25 million) was a close second and Seven News (1.237 million) was third. It appears the Seven Network's The Blacklist has taken a hit since The X Factor, which preceded the US crimes series, finished. The Blacklist had attracted upwards of 1.3 million viewers when it tailgated The X Factor on Mondays. Now the reality show has ended, the crime series has levelled out at about a million-plus viewers. On Monday it came fifth with 1.032 million watchers. The ABC's Australian Story, which featured the first of a two-part episode on Australian swimming great Murray Rose, was sixth with 1.018 million viewers.