Ratings
WITH LIVE +7-DAY LIFT, CBS WINS WEEK FIVE IN ADULTS 18-49 OUTRIGHT AGAINST FIVE GAMES OF THE WORLD SERIES
CBS Has Six of the Week's Top 10 L+7-Day Programs
Network Has Nine Programs With Lifts of Three Million Viewers or More
Live + 7-day lift moved CBS from a tie to an outright win in adults 18-49 in Week 5, a week that included five games of the World Series, according to Nielsen ratings for the week of Oct. 20-Oct. 26.
CBS's weekly live + 7-day ratings in adults 18-49 increased to 3.2 from 2.6 (+0.6, +23%) finishing ahead of NBC (2.9), FOX (2.8) and ABC (2.5).
With L+7-day viewing, CBS had the top four programs of Week 5 and six of the top 10. Three programs topped 20 million viewers, including two that averaged more than 21 million. Among adults 18-49, THE BIG BANG THEORY was the highest-rated scripted broadcast, averaging 6.9/22.
Week Five's Live +7 Top 10 Broadcasts In Viewers:
- THE BIG BANG THEORY 21.39m
- NCIS 21.01m
- THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL 20.33m
- NCIS: NEW ORLEANS 19.40m
- NBC Sunday Night Football 18.90m
- Blacklist 15.37m
- BLUE BLOODS 15.25m
- Modern Family 15.09m
- SCORPION 14.99m
- How to Get Away with Murder 14.25m
CBS Had Nine Shows With Average Lifts of More Than Three Million Viewers:
L+7 Pers 2+ L+7 Lift %Change
THE BIG BANG THEORY 21.39m +5.37m +34%
SCORPION 14.99m +4.24m +39%
CRIMINAL MINDS 13.84m +3.92m +39%
NCIS 21.01m +3.89m +23%
PERSON OF INTEREST 13.28m +3.88m +41%
BLUE BLOODS 15.25m +3.84m +34%
NCIS: LOS ANGELES 12.34m +3.56m +41%
NCIS: NEW ORLEANS 19.40m +3.27m +20%
HAWAII FIVE-0 11.92m +3.00m +34%
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