“60 Minutes” Delivers the Largest Non-Sports Audience for Any Broadcast This Season

“Madam Secretary” Matches Series-Best Adults 18-49 Ratings

Led by the AFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS POST-GAME SUNDAY, 60 MINUTES and THE BIG BANG THEORY, CBS was first in viewers for Week 17 of the 2015-2016 season, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Jan. 17.

CBS scored six out of the top 10 broadcasts in viewers as well as 11 out of the top 15. The Network also delivered six out of the week's top 10 broadcasts in adults 18-49 and seven of the top 10 broadcasts in adults 25-54.

...CBS Broadcasts in Top 20 (Live+SD):

#2 - AFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS POST-GAME SUNDAY (S) (31.17m)

#4 - 60 MINUTES (20.62m)

#5 - THE BIG BANG THEORY (15.75m)

#6 - MADAM SECRETARY (11.87m)

#7 - NCIS ENCORE (R) (10.97m)

#8 - BLUE BLOODS (10.62m)

#11 - HAWAII FIVE-0 (9.48m)

#12 - CRIMINAL MINDS (9.33m)

#13 - LIFE IN PIECES (9.15m)

#14 - THE GOOD WIFE (8.97m)

#15 - THE BIG BANG THEORY MONDAY 8PM (8.87m)

#17 - MOM (8.33m)

#18 - THE BIG BANG THEORY MONDAY 8:30PM (8.28m)

CBS Highlights:

CRIMINAL MINDS:

•  CRIMINAL MINDS (9.33m) matched its season-best adults 18-49 delivery (2.0/06, tied with the program’s season premiere).

HAWAII FIVE-0:

•  HAWAII FIVE-0 delivered its largest audience (9.48m) of the season, matched its season-best adults 25-54 ratings (1.9/06) and posted its second-best adults 18-49 ratings (1.3/05) of the season.

60 MINUTES:

•  60 MINUTES posted its best deliveries in adults 25-54 (6.1/15) and adults 18-49 (4.8/14) since Dec. 16, 2012 as well as its largest audience (20.62m) since Nov. 16, 2008. 60 MINUTES delivered the largest non-sports live plus same day audience for any single broadcast this season.   

MADAM SECRETARY:

•  MADAM SECRETARY matched its series-best adults 18-49 ratings (2.0/06) as well as its best adults 25-54 rating (2.8/07) since Nov. 30, 2014 and its largest audience (11.87m) since Jan. 11, 2015.

Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #17:

CBS – 20 hours, 38 minutes

NBC – 20 hours, 42 minutes

ABC – 20 hours, 37 minutes

FOX – 14 hours

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME        

Week #17 of 2015-2016 Season (ending: 1/17/16)

VIEWERS        

          (000)   

CBS  10,560   

NBC  9,631   

ABC  3,874   

FOX  4,187           

A25-54         

         Rtg  Sh

CBS  3.0   8

NBC  3.2   9

ABC  1.3   3

FOX  1.6   4

A18-49         

         Rtg   Sh

CBS  2.3   7

NBC  2.6   8

ABC  1.0   3

FOX  1.3   4

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME      

SEASON-TO-DATE RATINGS REPORT (9/21/15-1/17/16)      

 2015-2016

VIEWERS        

          (000)  

CBS  11,068

NBC  9,410

ABC  6,895

FOX  5,929          

A25-54         

         Rtg  Sh

CBS  3.1   9

NBC  3.3   9

ABC  2.3   7

FOX  2.3   6       

A18-49         

        Rtg  Sh

CBS  2.3  8

NBC  2.7  9  

ABC  1.9  6

FOX  2.0  7

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Press Contact:    David Pepose         212-975-1929    david.pepose@cbs.com