Ratings

CBS IS THE WEEK'S #1 SEED IN NIELSEN'S VIEWER AND KEY DEMOGRAPHICS BRACKETS

Network's Starting Lineup Includes 14 of the Top 20 Broadcasts,
Including Five Freshman Series

Season-to-Date, CBS is Up +7% in Viewers, Even in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49
Versus Year Ago;  #1 in Viewers and Adults 25-54

           CBS swept the week in viewers and key demographics with 14 of the top 20 broadcasts, including five freshman series, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending March 15.

           The number of CBS broadcasts in the top 20 more than doubled that of the combined competition, and included freshman NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, MADAM SECRETARY, SCORPION, THE ODD COUPLE and CSI: CYBER.

CBS also had six of the week's top 10 broadcasts in adults 18-49 – THE BIG BANG THEORY (#2), THE ODD COUPLE (#8) and MOM, NCIS, SURVIVOR and THE BIG BANG THEORY 9PM (R) all tied at 10. 

            Season-to-date, CBS is first in viewers, up +7% (11.56m from 10.83m), adults 25-54 (tie) unchanged at 3.3/09 and second in adults 18-49, also unchanged at 2.4/08.  CBS has four of the top five new shows of the season with NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (#1), MADAM SECRETARY (#3), SCORPION (#4) and THE ODD COUPLE (#5), which is also the #1 new comedy.

 

CBS Broadcasts in the Week's Top 20:

 

#1    –  NCIS  (16.22m)

#2    –  THE BIG BANG THEORY  (16.13m)

#6    –  NCIS:  NEW ORLEANS  (12.61m)

#7    –  60 MINUTES  (11.49m)

#8    –  MADAM SECRETARY  (11.26m)

#9    –  BLUE BLOODS  (11.07m)

#10  –  NCIS:  LOS ANGELES  (10.72m)

#11  –  SCORPION  (10.59m)

#12  –  CRIMINAL MINDS  (10.32m)

#13  –  THE ODD COUPLE  (10.24m)

#15  –  CSI:  CYBER  (9.71m)

#18  –  THE BIG BANG THEORY-9PM-R  (9.39m)

#19  –  HAWAII FIVE-0  (9.38m)

#20  –  SURVIVOR  (9.26m)

 

CBS Weekly Highlights:

 

2 BROKE GIRLS/MIKE & MOLLY

  •  2 BROKE GIRLS (8.25m) and MIKE & MOLLY (8.80m) were tied as the night's #1 scripted program in adults 18-49 (2.1/06).  

 

NCIS

  •  NCIS was first in viewers (16.22m), second in adults 25-54 (3.2/09) and adults 18-49 (2.2/07).  NCIS was the night's #1 program in viewers and the top scripted program in adults 25-54 and adults 18-49.

 

CSI: CYBER

  •  CSI: CYBER was first in viewers (9.71m), adults 25-54 (2.5/07) and adults 18-49 (1.7/06) for the second straight week.  CSI: CYBER retained 93% of both its adults 25-54 and viewers series premiere performances and 94% of its adults 18-49 delivery.

 

THE BIG BANG THEORY

  •  THE BIG BANG THEORY (8:00-8:31 PM) was first in viewers (16.13m), adults 25-54 (5.9/19) and adults 18-49 (4.4/16), the night's #1 program in these measures. 

 

THE ODD COUPLE

  •  THE ODD COUPLE (8:31-9:01 PM) was first in viewers (10.24m), adults 25-54 (3.4/10) and adults 18-49 (2.5/08). 

 

Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #25

 

CBS – 22 hours

NBC – 22 hours

ABC – 22 hours

FOX – 15 hours

 

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME        

Week #25 of 2014-2015 Season (ending: 3/15/15)           

 2014-2015            


VIEWERS        

         (000)   

CBS  9,192   

NBC  6,366   

ABC  5,641   

FOX  4,550   

            

A25-54         

         Rtg Sh  

CBS  2.3  6  

NBC  2.0  6  

ABC  1.9  5  

FOX  1.7  5  

           

A18-49         

         Rtg  Sh  

CBS  1.6   5  

NBC  1.5   5  

ABC  1.5   5  

FOX  1.4   5          

       

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME          

SEASON-TO-DATE RATINGS REPORT (9/22/14-3/15/15)        

 2014-2015      

     

VIEWERS        

          (000)   

CBS  11,555   

NBC  9,264   

ABC  7,886   

FOX  6,162   

            

A25-54         

         Rtg  Sh  

CBS  3.3   9  

NBC  3.3   9  

ABC  2.7   7  

FOX  2.4   7      

 

A18-49         

         Rtg  Sh  

CBS  2.4   8  

NBC  2.7   8  

ABC  2.2   7  

FOX  2.1   7  

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