Network Also Places First in Adults 25-54

“The Big Bang Theory” Is Network's Television's #1 Broadcast in Adults 18-49 as
CBS Has Five of the Top 10 in That Demo

For the Season, CBS is First in Viewers and Adults 25-54

Season-to-Date, CBS is Up +5% in Viewers and Even in Key Demos vs. Year Ago

           CBS won the week in viewers and adults 25-54 (tie) with six of the top 10 broadcasts of the week in viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending April 5.

            For the season, CBS is first in viewers, adults 25-54 and just -0.2 from first in adults 18-49.  Compared to last year, CBS is up +5% in viewers and even in both adults 18-49 and adults 25-54.

Among viewers, CBS had the week's top two broadcasts – NCIS and THE BIG BANG THEORY – and six of the week's top 10 broadcasts, with BLUE BLOODS (#5), SURVIVOR (#7), SCORPION (#9) and MADAM SECRETARY SPECIAL (S) (#10). 

CBS had five of network's television's top 10 broadcasts in adults 18-49 (including ties), with #1 THE BIG BANG THEORY, #6 (tie) NCIS, #6 (tie) SURVIVOR, #10 (tie) MOM and #10 (tie) SCORPION. 

CBS Broadcasts in the Top 20:

#1    –  NCIS  (16.60m)

#2    –  THE BIG BANG THEORY  (13.89m)

#5    –  BLUE BLOODS  (10.70m)

#7    –  SURVIVOR  (9.59m)

#9    –  SCORPION  (9.38m)

#10  –  MADAM SECRETARY SPECIAL-S  (9.27m)

#11  –  NCIS:  LOS ANGELES  (9.17m)

#12  –  THE DOVEKEEPERS, PT. 1-S  (8.98m)

#13  –  HAWAII FIVE-0  (8.87m)

#14  –  THE ODD COUPLE  (8.70m)

#15  –  MOM  (8.62m)

#18  –  THE BIG BANG THEORY-9PM-R  (8.34m)

#20  –  60 MINUTES SPECIAL-S  (7.99m)

CBS Weekly Highlights:

SCORPION

•  SCORPION was Monday's #1 scripted program in viewers (9.38m), adults 25-54 (2.7/07) and adults 18-49 (2.0/06). 

NCIS

•  NCIS was first in viewers (16.60m), adults 25-54 (3.3/10) and adults 18-49 (2.2/08), ranking as the week's #1 program in viewers. 

SURVIVOR

•  SURVIVOR was first in viewers (9.59m), adults 25-54 (3.1/10) and adults 18-49 (2.2/08) and was Wednesday's #1 program in viewers.

THE BIG BANG THEORY

•  THE BIG BANG THEORY was first in viewers (13.89m), adults 25-54 (4.8/16) and adults 18-49 (3.4/14), ranking as Thursday's #1 program in all these measures. It was also the #1 program of the week in adults 18-49 and the #2 program in viewers.

THE AMAZING RACE

•  THE AMAZING RACE was first viewers (6.07m), adults 18-49 (1.3/05), tied for first in both households (3.7/07, with ABC) and adults 25-54 (1.7/06, with ABC).  THE AMAZING RACE tied BLUE BLOODS as the night's top programs in adults 18-49.

Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #28:

CBS – 22 hours

NBC – 22 hours

ABC – 22 hours

FOX – 15 hours

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME        

Week #28 of 2014-2015 Season (ending: 4/5/15)                

 2014-2015     

VIEWERS        

        (000)   

CBS  8,089   

NBC  5,804   

ABC  6,434   

FOX  3,155  

A25-54         

         Rtg Sh  

CBS  1.9   6  

NBC  1.8   5  

ABC  1.9   6  

FOX  1.2   3          

A18-49         

         Rtg   Sh  

CBS  1.3   4  

NBC  1.3   4  

ABC  1.4   5  

FOX  0.9   3          

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME         

SEASON-TO-DATE RATINGS REPORT (9/22/14-4/5/15)        

 2014-2015             

VIEWERS        

          (000)   

CBS  11,360   

NBC  9,031   

ABC  7,882   

FOX  6,107   

A25-54         

         Rtg   Sh  

CBS  3.3   9  

NBC  3.2   9  

ABC  2.7   7  

FOX  2.4   7  

A18-49         

         Rtg Sh  

CBS  2.4   7  

NBC  2.6   8  

ABC  2.2   7  

FOX  2.1   7  

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