Releases
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Blue Bloods
Ratings
“MACGYVER” POSTS PREMIERE FRIDAY’S TOP LIVE + 3-DAY LIFT IN ADULTS 18-49
“Blue Bloods” Tops in Viewers The series premiere MACGYVER delivered Friday’s top live plus 3-day lift in adults 18-49 while the season premiere of BLUE BLOODS had the largest lift in viewers, according to Nielsen live plus 3-day ratings for Sept. 23. MACGYVER (P) added +2.89m viewers (13.62m from 10.73m, +27%), +0.9 rtg pt in adults 25-54 (3.3 from 2.4, +38%) and +0.8 in adults 18-49 (2.5 from 1.7, +47%) live plus 3-day lift from live plus same day ratings. MACGYVER remains the night's #1 program in both adults 25-54 and adults 18-49 with three day viewing. BLUE BLOODS (P) added +3.57...
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48 Hours
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“48 HOURS: KILLER APP” IS SATURDAY’S #1 PRIMETIME PROGRAM WITH VIEWERS
The 29th season premiere of 48 HOURS was Saturday’s #1 primetime program with viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sept. 24. 48 HOURS: “Killer App” (10:00-11:00PM) delivered 4.83 million viewers and a 1.2/04 with adults 25-54, the demographic that matters most to those who advertise in news. 48 HOURS was the night's #1 non-sports program in adults 25-54. Saturday’s broadcast featured Peter Van Sant and 48 HOURS’ investigation into the death of 13-year-old Nicole Lovell and how her killer found the vulnerable teen on the popular chat app Kik. ...
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CBS Entertainment
Ratings
CBS WINS PREMIERE WEEK IN VIEWERS, ADULTS 18-49 AND ADULTS 25-54
The Network Wins its Eighth Consecutive Opening Week in Viewers with the Largest Premiere Week Audience of Any Network in Five Years CBS Places First in Adults 18-49 (Tie) During Premiere Week for the First Time since 2010-2011 CBS is the Only Network to Increase its Year Ago Premiere Week Audience and Only Network to Maintain Year Ago Demographics All Three of CBS’s Freshman Series Opened Big, as “Bull,” “Kevin Can Wait” and “MacGyver” All Debut with More than 10 Million Viewers “Kevin Can Wait” is the #1 New Comedy “Bull” and “MacGyver” are the #1 and #2 New Dramas CBS Has...
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CBS Entertainment
Ratings
CBS HAS A MASS-IVE PREMIERE WEEK VICTORY
11 Million Viewers — Largest Average Premiere Week Audience for Any Network in 5 Years 10 Million Viewers+ — All Three New Series — “Bull,” “Kevin Can Wait” and “MacGyver” Open to More than 10 Million Viewers 15.5 Million Viewers — “Bull,” TV’s #1 New Drama 11 Million Viewers — “Kevin Can Wait,” TV’s #1 New Comedy 10.9 Million Viewers — “MacGyver,” CBS’s Best Friday Time Period Premiere in 11 Years 11 CBS Series Will Average Over 10 Million Viewers, More than Other Broadcast Networks Combined 20 Million Viewers — “The Big Bang Theory” Live + 3-Day Audience 19 Million Viewers — “B...
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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“LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT” DELIVERS ITS LARGEST TUESDAY AUDIENCE IN NEARLY A YEAR AND HIGHEST ADULT 18-49 AND ADULT 25-54 RATINGS SINCE MAY
“The Late Late Show with James Corden” Scores Largest Tuesday Audience in Exactly a Year THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT averaged 3.32 million viewers, the show’s largest Tuesday audience since October 6, 2015, according to just released Nielsen live plus same day national ratings for Sept. 20. With guest Michelle Obama, THE LATE SHOW also enjoyed its highest Tuesday adult 18-49 (0.6) and adult 25-54 (0.8) ratings since May 3. THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN averaged 1.44 million viewers, its largest Tuesday audience since Sept. 22, 2015. * * * Press Contact: Ed Harri...
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CBS Entertainment
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TIME PERIOD WINNING SERIES PREMIERE OF “BULL” OPENS WITH 15.5 MILLION VIEWERS, BUILDS ON ITS “NCIS” LEAD-IN AMONG A18-49 AND RETAINS ALL OF ITS LEAD-IN AUDIENCE
The Season Premiere of “NCIS” Is the Night’s Most Watched Program “NCIS: New Orleans” Wins Its 10 PM Time Period in Viewers CBS Wins Premiere Tuesday in Viewers, Sweeping Every Hour CBS Up +4% in Viewers vs. Year Ago CBS Late Night Delivers Strong Ratings The series premiere of BULL won its time period with 15.5 million viewers while building on its lead-in among adults 18-49, leading CBS to a premiere Tuesday win, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day rating for Sept. 20. At 8:00 PM, the season premiere of NCIS was first in viewers (15.63m), the night’s most-watche...
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CBS News and Stations
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CBS NEWS FINISHES THE 2015-16 BROADCAST YEAR AS THE ONLY NETWORK NEWS DIVISION WITH AUDIENCE GROWTH ON BOTH MORNING AND EVENING NEWS BROADCASTS
CBS NEWS ALSO DOMINATES ON WEEKENDS WITH “60 MINUTES,” “48 HOURS,” “CBS SUNDAY MORNING” AND “FACE THE NATION” CBS News finished the 2015-16 broadcast year as the only network news division with audience growth on both morning and evening news broadcasts, according to Nielsen most current ratings. CBS THIS MORNING (7:00-9:00 AM, ET/PT) delivered CBS’s best audience in the morning in at least 28 years (since the advent of people meters) and the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY (6:30-7:00 PM, ET) posting CBS’s highest ratings in the time period in 10 years. CBS News also dominated on we...
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CBS Entertainment
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CBS DAYTIME MARKS 30 CONSECUTIVE YEARS AT #1
CBS Daytime Ends the 2015-16 Broadcast Year with Its Most-Watched Season since 2006-07 “The Talk” Has Its Most-Watched Season “Let’s Make a Deal” Finishes the Year with Its Largest Audience “The Price is Right” Posts Its Most-Watched Season since 2003-04 CBS’s Daytime Programs Reach 117.6 Million Viewers CBS Daytime ended the full 52-week 2015-2016 broadcast year at #1 for the 30th consecutive year, one of the longest winning streaks in television history, which began in 1986. Highlighting the year were largest-ever audiences for THE TALK and LET'S MAKE A DEAL, according...
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Big Brother
Ratings
“BIG BROTHER” DELIVERS ITS LARGEST AUDIENCE ON ANY NIGHT THIS SEASON
Wednesday’s “Big Brother” Also Matches Season Highs in Adults 18-49, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-34 BIG BROTHER delivered its largest audience on any night this season and matched season highs in adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and adults 18-34, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Wednesday, August 24. At 8:00 PM, BIG BROTHER was first in adults 18-49 (2.0, up +11% from 1.8 last week), adults 25-54 (2.4, up +9% from 2.2), adults 18-34 (1.5, up +25% from 1.2) and averaged 6.40m, up (+8% from 5.91m). *** Press Contact: Ed Harrison 818-655-158...