Network Also First Among Adults 18-34

“NCIS” and “NCIS: New Orleans” are the Week’s Top Two Broadcasts in Viewers

CBS’s NCAA Basketball Championship Broadcast of “Villanova at Kansas" is
#1 in Adults 18-49

“Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders” is the Week’s Top New Scripted Series in Viewers and Adults 18-49;
Retains 94% of its Adult 18-49 Premiere Audience

       CBS placed first in viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 for the second straight week, with 12 of the top 20 programs led by the top two, NCIS and NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending March 27.

CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS was the week's #1 new scripted series in viewers and tied as the top scripted new series in both adults 25-54 and adults 18-49. It retained 94% of last week’s adults 18-49 rating.

CBS’s NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP broadcast of Villanova vs. Kansas was number one for the week in adults 18-49.

         Season-to-date, CBS is first in viewers,+2.88m ahead of second-place NBC (11.36m vs. 8.48m, +34%) and first in both adults 18-49 (2.4) and adults 25-54 (3.2).

 

CBS Broadcasts in the Top 20 (Live+SD):

 

#1    –  NCIS  (15.9m)

#2    –  NCIS:  NEW ORLEANS  (13.4m)

#4    –  CBS NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMP SAT-2-S  (11.6m)

#6    –  CRIMINAL MINDS  (10.9m)

#9    –  SURVIVOR  (9.3m)

#10  –  NCIS:  LOS ANGELES  (8.8m)

#11  –  SCORPION   (8.6m)

#12  –  MADAM SECRETARY SPECIAL-S  (8.5m)

#13  –  CBS NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMP BRIDGE-SAT-S  (8.2m)

#16  –  CRIMINAL MINDS:  BEYOND BORDERS  (7.8m)

#18  –  THE GOOD WIFE SPECIAL-S  (7.5m)

#19  –  60 MINUTES SPECIAL-S  (7.4m)

 

CBS Weekly Highlights:

 

CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS

• CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS was first in viewers (7.75m), adults 25-54 (2.1/06) and adults 18-49 (1.5/05), retaining 91% of its adults 25-54 series premiere ratings and 94% of its adults 18-49. 

 

LIMITLESS

• LIMITLESS swept its time period up +20% in adults 25-54 (1.8/05 from 1.5/04), +18% in adults 18-49 (1.3/05 from 1.1/04) and added +1.01m viewers (6.64m from 5.63m, +18%) compared to the prior week. 

 

NCIS: NEW ORLEANS

• NCIS: NEW ORLEANS was up +13% in both adults 25-54 (2.7/07 from 2.4/06) and adults 18-49 (1.8/06 from 1.6/05) and added +1.41m viewers (13.38m from 11.97m, +12%) compared to last week.  

 

Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #27:

 

CBS –  22 hours

NBC – 22 hours

ABC – 22 hours

FOX – 15 hours

 

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME

Week #27 of 2015-2016 Season (ending: 3/27/16)

2015-2016

VIEWERS

        (000)

CBS 8,351

NBC 5,565

ABC 5,569

FOX 3,050

A25-54

        Rtg  Sh

CBS 2.3   7

NBC 1.7   5

ABC 1.6   5

FOX 1.1   3

A18-49

        Rtg  Sh

CBS 1.8   6

NBC 1.2   4

ABC 1.1   4

FOX 0.8   3

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME

SEASON-TO-DATE RATINGS REPORT (9/21/15-3/27/16)

2015-2016

VIEWERS

         (000)

CBS 11,355

NBC 8,478

ABC 6,814

FOX 6,125

A25-54

        Rtg  Sh

CBS 3.2   9

NBC 2.9   8

ABC 2.3   7

FOX 2.4   7

 

A18-49

        Rtg  Sh

CBS 2.4   8

NBC 2.3   8

ABC 1.9   6

FOX 2.0   7

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