"CSI" Wins At 10:00 PM, Topping "Revenge" in Viewers, Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54

"Criminal Minds" Averages More Viewers Than "X-Factor" For the Second Consecutive Week

"Survivor:  South Pacific" Steady Against "X-Factor" and Comedy Competition

            CBS won Wednesday in viewers as CRIMINAL MINDS finished ahead of "X-Factor" in viewers while CSI took over demo leadership at 10:00 PM, topping "Revenge" in adults 18-49, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Sept. 28.

SURVIVOR: SOUTH PACIFIC was first in adults 25-54 (4.3/11), tied for first in households (6.3/10, with FOX), second in viewers (10.46m, -230,000 viewers behind FOX) and adults 18-49 (3.1/09). 

At 9:00PM, CRIMINAL MINDS was first in households (7.8/12) and viewers (12.62m) while averaging 4.6/10 in adults 25-54 and 3.6/09 in adults 18-49. 

At 10:00PM, CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION was first in households (7.3/12), viewers (11.64m), adults 25-54 (3.8/09) and adults 18-49 (3.0/08). 

CBS won the 10:00PM hour for the third straight night in both adults 25-54 and adults 18-49. 

For the night, CBS was first in households (7.1/11), viewers (11.58m), second in adults 25-54 (4.2/10) and tied for second in adults 18-49 (3.3/09, with ABC).  

Updated Wednesday ratings will be available this afternoon.

Note:  DVR penetration is at 42%, up from 38% last year.  Last Fall, Live+7 audiences for original entertainment series on CBS gained over 1.8 million viewers, on average, over Live+ Same Day ratings, more than any other network.  This season, we expect DVR penetration to continue to increase and, as a result, we expect DVR playback audiences to grow as well.

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