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CBS HAS 7 OF THE TOP 10 SCRIPTED PROGRAMS FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT WEEK
Finales of "Rules of Engagement" and "CSI: Miami" Deliver Largest Audiences of the Season
"Two and a Half Men" Ends Season with Its Best Deliveries Since November
Two-Hour Season Finale of "NCIS" Delivers Its Highest Ratings Since November -Opposite the Finale of "American Idol"
CBS had 7 of the top 10 scripted programs for the third straight week paced by the largest audiences of the season for the finales of RULES OF ENGAGEMENT and CSI: MIAMI and best deliveries since November for TWO AND A HALF MEN and NCIS, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending May 25, which included the final three days of the 2007-2008 television season.
For the week in viewers: CBS (8.53m), FOX (12.48m), ABC (8.42m) and NBC (5.25m). In the 2007-08 season (most current), CBS was second in viewers (10.52m), behind FOX (11.24m) and ahead of ABC (9.26m) and NBC (8.09m).
For the week in key demographics, CBS averaged a 2.7/08 in adults 25-54 and 2.1/06 in adults 18-49. For the season, CBS is second in adults 25-54 (3.8/09) and tied for second in adults 18-49 (3.0/08, with ABC).
For the week in households: CBS (5.6/10), FOX (7.3/13), ABC (5.6/10) and NBC (3.5/06). For the season in households, CBS was first (6.7/11), +2% ahead of FOX (6.6/11), +12% ahead of ABC (6.0/10) and +29% ahead of NBC (5.2/08).
CBS's Weekly Highlights:
-- Monday, CBS (7.8/12, 12.54m) was second in viewers, adults 25-54 (5.1/12), adults 18-49 (4.0/11), tied for second in adults 18-34 (2.5/07, with ABC). This is CBS's best Monday delivery, with regularly scheduled first-run programming, since March 31, 2008 in households, viewers and adults 25-54.
TWO AND A HALF MEN was first in adults 25-54 (6.3/14), second in households (9.0/14), viewers (14.70m) and adults 18-49 (4.8/12). This is TWO AND A HALF MEN's best delivery in both households and viewers since Nov. 26, 2007.
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT was second in households (7.6/11), viewers (12.29m), adults 25-54 (5.5/12) and adults 18-49 (4.3/10). This is RULES OF ENGAGEMENT's best viewer delivery this season, second best households and adults 25-54 performances and best delivery in adults 18-49 since Nov. 12, 2007.
CSI: MIAMI was first in households (10.4/17), viewers (16.27m), adults 25-54 (5.9/14), adults 18-49 (4.5/12) and adults 18-34 (2.8/08). This is CSI: MIAMI's best delivery in viewers this season, best households performance since Nov. 19, 2007 and best delivery in both adults 25-54 and adults 18-49 since March 31, 2008.
NCIS (8:00-10:00 PM) was second in households (10.3/16), viewers (16.52m), adults 25-54 (5.0/12) and tied for second in adults 18-49 (3.4/09, with ABC). This is NCIS's best households and viewers deliveries since Nov. 27, 2007 and best adults 25-54 and adults 18-49 performances since Nov. 20, 2007.
THE PRICE IS RIGHT MILLION DOLLAR SPECTACULAR was second in households (4.9/08), viewers (7.59m), adults 25-54 (2.1/06) and adults 18-49 (1.8/05). This is THE PRICE IS RIGHT MILLION DOLLAR SPECTACULAR's best Wednesday delivery this season in households and viewers, matches the best adults 25-54 and adults 18-49 performance.
CBS top programs of the week: #6 NCIS (an average of 16.52m viewers), #8 CSI: MIAMI (16.27m), #9 TWO AND A HALF MEN (14.70m), #10 CRIMINAL MINDS (13.15m), #11 RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (12.29m), #12 CSI: NY (11.83m), #16 SHARK (10.27m), #22 HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (7.99m), #23 WITHOUT A TRACE (R) (7.72m), #24 THE PRICE IS RIGHT PRIMETIME (7.59m), #26 THE BIG BANG THEORY (7.34m), #27 60 MINUTES (R) (7.33m), #28 NUMB3RS (R) (7.04m), #29 CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (R) (6.63m) and #30 COLD CASE (R) (6.53m).
National Nielsen Rank for Demographic: PER2+ for 5/19/2008 - 5/25/2008
Persons 2+ (000)
1. American Idol-Wednesday FOX 31661
2. American Idol-Tuesday FOX 27061
3. Dancing With The Stars Results ABC 20122
4. Dancing With The Stars ABC 19223
5. Grey's Anatomy-Thu 9pm ABC 18092
6. NCIS CBS 16524
7. House-Monday 9p FOX 16358
8. CSI: MIAMI CBS 16265
9. TWO AND A HALF MEN CBS 14700
10. CRIMINAL MINDS CBS 13153
11. RULES OF ENGAGEMENT CBS 12290
12. CSI: NY CBS 11830
13. Hell's Kitchen FOX 11441
14. Deal Or No Deal 5/22 (S) NBC 10333
15. Bones-Monday 8p FOX 10302
16. SHARK CBS 10271
17. Ugly Betty ABC 8753
18. Dancing With The Stars Special-5/20 (R)(S) ABC 8740
19. So You Think You Can Dance-Thursday (P) FOX 8739
20. Law And Order NBC 8573
National Nielsen Rank for Demographic: A2554 for 5/19/2008 - 5/25/2008
Adults 25-54
1. American Idol-Wednesday FOX 13.1
2. American Idol-Tuesday FOX 11.8
3. Grey's Anatomy-Thursday 9pm ABC 8.0
4. Dancing With The Stars Results ABC 6.7
5. House-Monday 9p FOX 6.6
6. TWO AND A HALF MEN CBS 6.3
7. CSI: MIAMI CBS 5.9
8. Dancing With The Stars ABC 5.8
9. Hell's Kitchen FOX 5.6
10. RULES OF ENGAGEMENT CBS 5.5
11. NCIS CBS 5.0
12. CRIMINAL MINDS CBS 4.5
13. CSI: NY CBS 4.2
14. Bones-Monday 8p FOX 4.1
15. HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER CBS 3.9
16. So You Think You Can Dance-Thursday (P) FOX 3.6
16. Bachelorette, The (P) ABC 3.6
18. Ugly Betty ABC 3.4
19. SHARK CBS 3.3
19. Nascar Sprint Cup Coca-Cola 600 FOX 3.3
National Nielsen Rank for Demographic: A1849 for 5/19/2008 - 5/25/2008
Adults 18-49
1. American Idol-Wednesday FOX 11.4
2. American Idol-Tuesday FOX 10.1
3. Grey's Anatomy-Thu 9pm ABC 7.0
4. House-Monday 9p FOX 5.8
5. Dancing With The Stars Results ABC 5.4
6. Hell's Kitchen FOX 5.2
7. TWO AND A HALF MEN CBS 4.8
8. CSI: MIAMI CBS 4.5
9. Dancing With The Stars ABC 4.4
10. RULES OF ENGAGEMENT CBS 4.3
11. So You Think You Can Dance-Thursday (P) FOX 3.5
12. NCIS CBS 3.4
12. Bones-Monday 8p FOX 3.4
12. CRIMINAL MINDS CBS 3.4
15. HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER CBS 3.3
16. CSI: NY CBS 3.2
17. Bachelorette, The (P) ABC 2.9
18. Ugly Betty ABC 2.8
18. BIG BANG THEORY, THE CBS 2.8
20. Law And Order NBC 2.6
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