"Blue Bloods" Places First at 10:00 PM in Viewers and Adults 25-54

            In the first of its four Wednesday broadcasts, BLUE BLOODS, the season's #2 new drama, delivered its largest audience and highest adult 25-54 rating since its series premiere, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Jan. 19.

BLUE BLOODS (P) won its Wednesday (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) time slot in households (7.6/13), viewers (12.18m), adults 25-54 (3.1/08) and averaged a 2.0/06 in adults 18-49.

 BLUE BLOODS delivered its best ratings in adults 25-54 and largest audience since the series premiere on Friday, Sept. 24, 2010, and its best delivery in adults 18-49 since the program's second episode on Oct. 2, 2010. 

BLUE BLOODS returns to its regular Friday (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) time period on Feb. 11.  CRIMINAL MINDS: SUSPECT BEHAVIOR premieres in the Wednesday (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) time period on Feb. 16.

Updated Wednesday ratings will be available this afternoon.

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