Ratings
CBS WINS IN VIEWERS FOR THE SEVENTH TIME IN EIGHT WEEKS
Network Up +18% in Viewers and +33% in Adults 18-49 Versus Same Week Last Year
Number Two-Ranked “60 Minutes” Clocks Its Most-Watched Broadcast in Nearly a Year
“NCIS” is the Top Scripted Program and Drama
“The Big Bang Theory” is the #1 Comedy
“Supergirl” is the #1 New Drama
“Life in Pieces” is the #1 New Comedy
CBS won the week in viewers for the seventh time in season’s first eight weeks and was the only network to post year-to-year growth in viewers and key demographics, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Nov. 15, Week Eight of the 2015-2016 season.
CBS was up +18% in viewers (10.24m from 8.65m), +33% in adults 18-49 (2.0 from 1.5) and +23% in adults 25-54 (2.7 from 2.2).
The Network had12 of the top 20 broadcasts and nine of the top 10 scripted broadcasts in viewers with NCIS, THE BIG BANG THEORY, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, MADAM SECRETARY, BLUE BLOODS, SCORPION, THE GOOD WIFE, CRIMINAL MINDS and HAWAII FIVE-0.
60 MINUTES, America’s #1 news program, ranked second among all primetime programs with an average of 18.1 million viewers, its largest audience since Nov. 30, 2014.
NCIS was the week's top scripted program and drama, THE BIG BANG THEORY was the week's top comedy, SUPERGIRL was the week's #1 new drama and series, and LIFE IN PIECES was the week's #1 new comedy.
CBS Broadcasts In Top 20 (Live+SD):
#2 – 60 MINUTES (18.13m) – Its Most-Watched Episode Season-To-Date
#3 – NCIS (16.68m)
#4 – THE BIG BANG THEORY (14.92m)
#7 – NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (12.39m)
#11 – MADAM SECRETARY (10.61m)
#13 – BLUE BLOODS (10.33m)
#15 – SCORPION (9.34m)
#16 – SURVIVOR (9.00m)
#17 – CAMPAIGN 2016 DEMOCRATIC DEBATE-S (8.55m)
#18 – THE GOOD WIFE (8.52m)
#19 – CRIMINAL MINDS (8.51m)
#20 – HAWAII FIVE-0 (8.47m)
LIVE PLUS 7-DAY PLAYBACK
Full season averages for the networks and shows are determined bylive + 7-day viewing. CBS is projected to gain an additional +2.0 million viewers for the week and climb a full rating point in adults 18-49 and adults 25-54with 7-day playback added. Some of the individual L+ 7-day show highlights from Week Four, the week ending Nov. 8 (the most recent week available), include:
|
L+7 |
L+SD |
Lift |
THE BIG BANG THEORY |
21.18m |
16.32m |
+4.85m |
CRIMINAL MINDS |
11.82m |
7.64m |
+4.18m |
SUPERGIRL |
16.92m |
12.96m |
+3.97m |
BLUE BLOODS |
13.64m |
9.70m |
+3.94m |
NCIS |
20.74m |
16.82m |
+3.93m |
Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #8:
CBS – 22 hours
NBC – 21 ½ hours
ABC – 21 hours
FOX – 16 hours
NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME
Week #8 of 2015-2016 Season (ending: 11/15/15):
2015-2016
VIEWERS
(000)
CBS 10,244
NBC 8,331
ABC 6,198
FOX 3,615
A25-54
Rtg Sh
CBS 2.7 7
NBC 2.9 8
ABC 2.0 5
FOX 1.4 4
A18-49
Rtg Sh
CBS 2.0 6
NBC 2.3 8
ABC 1.6 5
FOX 1.2 4
NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME
SEASON-TO-DATE RATINGS REPORT (9/21/15-11/15/15)
2015-2016
VIEWERS
(000)
CBS 11,906
NBC 9,698
ABC 7,968
FOX 6,448
A25-54
Rtg Sh
CBS 3.4 9
NBC 3.5 10
ABC 2.7 8
FOX 2.5 7
A18-49
Rtg Sh
CBS 2.5 8
NBC 2.8 9
ABC 2.2 7
FOX 2.1 7
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