CBS Has Five of the Week's Top 10 Broadcasts and 12 of the Top 20

“NCIS” is the #1 Drama/Scripted Program

“The Big Bang Theory” is the #1 Comedy

“Life in Pieces” is the #1 New Comedy in Viewers and Demos

Network Posts Significant Increases with Live + 7-Day Viewing

         CBS won its fourth consecutive week of the new season in viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Oct. 18.

         CBS had five of the week’s top 10 broadcasts and 12 of the top 20, more than any other network. The Network hadseven of the top eight broadcast dramas with NCIS (#1) and the week’s top scripted series, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (#2), BLUE BLOODS (#4), MADAM SECRETARY (#5), SCORPION (#6), CRIMINAL MINDS (#7) and HAWAII FIVE-0 (#8). 

         Among CBS’s freshman programs, LIFE IN PIECES was the #1 new comedy in both viewers (7.84m) and adults 18-49 (1.8/06), whileLIMITLESS won its time period in viewers for the fourth consecutive week and CODE BLACK won in viewers for the third straight week.

CBS Broadcasts In the Top 20 (Live+SD):

#3    –  NCIS  (16.04m)

#4    –  THE BIG BANG THEORY (14.96m)

#5    –  CBS+NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL:  ATLANTA/NEW ORLEANS  (14.78m)

#6    –  60 MINUTES  (13.79m)

#7    –  NCIS:  NEW ORLEANS (12.47m)

#12  –  BLUE BLOODS  (10.61m)

#14  –  MADAM SECRETARY (9.61m)

#15  –  SCORPION  (9.41m)

#16  –  CRIMINAL MINDS  (9.082m)

#17  –  HAWAII FIVE-0  (9.076m)

#18  –  SURVIVOR  (9.075m)      

#19  –  CBS+NFLN THU NT PRE-KICK  (8.47m)

LIVE PLUS 7-DAY PLAYBACK

Full season averages for the networks and shows are determined bylive + 7-day viewing. For Week Four,CBS is projected to gain an additional +2.0 million viewers for the week and climb a full rating point in adults 18-49 and adults 25-54with 7-day playback added. Some of the individual L+ 7-day show highlights during Week Two of the season include:

Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #4:

CBS – 22 hours

NBC – 21 ½ hours

ABC – 22 hours

FOX – 16 hours

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME        

Week #4 of 2015-2016 Season (ending: 10/18/15)            

 2015-2016     

VIEWERS        

 (000)   

CBS  10,370   

NBC  8,353   

ABC  6,141   

FOX  4,195   

A25-54         

         Rtg   Sh  

CBS  2.9   8  

NBC  3.0   8  

ABC  2.0   5  

FOX  1.6   4          

A18-49         

         Rtg Sh  

CBS  2.1   7  

NBC  2.4   8  

ABC  1.5   5  

FOX  1.3   4     

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME      

SEASON-TO-DATE RATINGS REPORT (9/21/15-10/18/15)        

 2015-2016     

VIEWERS        

          (000)   

CBS  11,622   

NBC  9,448   

ABC  7,560   

FOX  5,114        

A25-54         

         Rtg   Sh  

CBS  3.3   9  

NBC  3.4   10  

ABC  2.5   7  

FOX  2.1   6       

A18-49         

         Rtg   Sh  

CBS  2.5   8  

NBC  2.8   9  

ABC  2.0   7  

FOX  1.8   6  

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                                    David Pepose         212-975-1029       david.pepose@cbs.com