"Survivor" Remains First At 8:00 PM in Viewers and Key Demos

CBS Wins Wednesday in Viewers, Adults 18-49 (tie) and Adults 25-54

CRIMINAL MINDS grew week-to-week in viewers and adults 18-49 and was Wednesday's most-watched broadcast, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Oct. 15. (Live + 7-day projections follow.)

At 9:00 PM, CRIMINAL MINDS was first in viewers (10.75m) and second in adults 25-54 (3.3/08) and adults 18-49 (2.4/07). Compared to last week, CRIMINAL MINDS was up +4% in adults 18-49 (from 2.3/07) and added +300,000 viewers (from 10.45m, +3%). CRIMINAL MINDS was Wednesday's most-watched broadcast.

At 10:00 PM, STALKER was first in viewers (7.80m), adults 25-54 (2.2/06) and adults 18-49 (1.7/05) for the third consecutive week. Compared to last week, STALKER was even in adults 18-49. STALKER is projected to jump +64% in adults 18-49 (to 2.8) with 7-day playback.

SURVIVOR led off the night, placing first in viewers (9.32m), adults 25-54 (3.0/09) and adults 18-49 (2.3/08).

For the night, CBS was first in viewers (9.29m) and adults 25-54 (2.9/08) and was tied for first in adults 18-49 (2.1/07).

Live + 7-Day Projections for Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014

Source: Nielsen NPM Live+SD and CBS Research Estimates Live+7            

* Projections

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