"Big Brother" Sunday is the Week's #1 Program in Adults 18-49,
With "Big Brother" Wednesday and Thursday Tied for #2

CBS Wins the Week in Viewers for the Ninth Time in Last 10 Weeks
With Seven of the Top 10 Programs, Including Largest Audience of the Season
For "Big Brother"

Network Is Also First in Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54 For the Week

            All three editions of BIG BROTHER dominated the week in adults 18-49, led by #1 program BIG BROTHER SUNDAY, which also delivered the summer series' largest audience of the season on any night, according to Nielsen ratings for the week ending Aug. 24.

            CBS won the week in viewers for the ninth time in the last 10 weeks, and also tied for first in adults 18-49 and adults 25-54.

In adults 18-49, all three BIG BROTHER broadcasts placed in the top three for the third straight week, with BIG BROTHER SUNDAY first and BIG BROTHER WEDNESDAY and BIG BROTHER THURSDAY tied as the week's #2 broadcasts.  THE BIG BANG THEORY (R) was the week's top scripted broadcast/comedy and UNDER THE DOME was the week's top broadcast drama.

         Among viewers, CBS had seven of the top 10 programs for the second consecutive week, including a summer high for BIG BROTHER.

CBS Broadcasts In Top 20:

#3    –  NCIS-R  (9.11m)

#4    –  60 MINUTES-R  (8.50m)                   

#5    –  THE BIG BANG THEORY-R  (7.45m) 

#6    –  UNDER THE DOME  (7.30m) 

#7    –  BIG BROTHER-SUN  (7.24m) 

#9    –  NCIS:  LOS ANGELES-R  (6.97m)

#10  –  BIG BROTHER-WED  (6.64m) 

#11  –  BIG BROTHER-THU  (6.60 m) 

#12  –  UNFORGETTABLE  (6.39m)

#14  –  MOM-THURSDAY-R  (5.78m)

#18  –  EXTANT  (5.57m)

#19  –  NFL PRE-SEASON:  OAKLAND/GREEN BAY-S (5.46m) 

CBS Weekly Highlights:

BIG BROTHER

•  BIG BROTHER SUNDAY was first in viewers (7.24m), adults 25-54 (2.9/08), adults 18-49 (2.5/08) and adults 18-34 (1.7/07), posting this season’s best deliveries (on any night) in viewers, adults 25-54 and adults 18-49 and matching this season’s best delivery (on any night) in adults 18-34.  Compared to last week, BIG BROTHERwas up +12% in adults 25-54 (from 2.6/08), +14% in adults 18-49 (from 2.2/07), +21% in adults 18-34 (from 1.4/06) and added +430,000 viewers (from 6.81m, +6%). 

•  BIG BROTHER WEDNESDAY was first in viewers (6.64m), adults 25-54 (2.8/09), adults 18-49 (2.3/08) and adults 18-34 (1.6/07), up  +12% in adults 25-54 (from 2.5/08), +10% in adults 18-49 (from 2.1/08) and +14% in adults 18-34 (from 1.4/07). 

•  BIG BROTHER THURSDAY was first in viewers (6.60m), adults 25-54 (2.7/08), adults 18-49 (2.3/08) and adults 18-34 (1.5/06). Compared to last week, Thursday's BIG BROTHER was up +4% in adults 25-54 (from 2.6/07), +5% in adults 18-49 (from 2.2/08) and added +160,000 viewers (from 6.44m, +2%). 

UNDER THE DOME

•  UNDER THE DOMEwas first in viewers (7.30m), second in adults 25-54 (2.1/06) and adults 18-49 (1.5/05).  Compared to last week, UNDER THE DOMEwas even in both adults 25-54 and adults 18-49 and added +400,000 viewers (from 6.90m, +6%). 

EXTANT

•  A two-hour EXTANT from 9:00-11:00 PM was second in viewers (5.57m) and tied for second in both adults 25-54 (1.4/04) and adults 18-49 (1.0/03).  Compared to last week's one-hour broadcast, EXTANT was even in adults 18-49.

UNFORGETTABLE

•  UNFORGETTABLE was second in viewers (6.39m) and adults 25-54 (1.3/03), up +8% in adults 25-54 (from 1.2/03), +13% in adults 18-49 (0.9/03 from 0.8/02) and added +110,000 viewers (from 6.28m, +2%).

Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #48

CBS – 22 hours

NBC – 22 hours

ABC – 22 hours

FOX – 15 hours

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME        

Week #48 of 2013-2014 Television Year (ending: 8/24/14)             

 2013-2014     

VIEWERS        

         (000)   

CBS  5,820   

NBC  5,095   

ABC  4,020   

FOX  2,554         

A25-54     

         Rtg  Sh  

CBS  1.7   5  

NBC  1.6   5  

ABC  1.3   4  

FOX  1.0   3          

A18-49         

         Rtg  Sh  

CBS  1.2   4  

NBC  1.2   4  

ABC  0.9   3  

FOX  0.8   3

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME              

SUMMER-TO-DATE RATINGS REPORT (5/26/14-8/24/14)        

 2013-2014        

VIEWERS        

         (000)   

CBS  5,880   

NBC  5,495   

ABC  5,053   

FOX  3,432           

A25-54         

          Rtg  Sh  

CBS  1.6   5  

NBC  1.8   5  

ABC  1.7   5  

FOX  1.4   4          

A18-49         

         Rtg Sh  

CBS  1.1   4  

NBC  1.4   5  

ABC  1.4   5  

FOX  1.2   4

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