Ratings
CBS WINS THE WEEK WITH FIVE OF THE TOP 10 BROADCASTS
“NCIS” is the Week’s Top Broadcast Marking the Fourth Straight Week the Network Has the #1 Program
CBS won the week in viewers with five of the top 10 broadcasts including the #1 program for the fourth consecutive week, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending April 10.
The Network had five of the week's top 10 broadcasts with NCIS, THE BIG BANG THEORY, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, 60 MINUTES and BLUE BLOODS. Also in the top 20 were MADAM SECRETARY, SURVIVOR, HAWAII FIVE-0, THE ODD COUPLE (P) and CRIMINAL MINDS BEYOND BORDERS SP.
In adults 18-49, THE BIG BANG THEORY (3.1) was the week's #1 comedy while NCIS (2.0) and SURVIVOR (1.9) were all also top 10 broadcasts.
Season-to-date, CBS is first in viewers (11.22m, +2.83m ahead of second place NBC 8.39m), adults 18-49 (2.4) and adults 25-54 (3.2).
CBS Broadcasts in the Top 20 (Live+SD):
#1 – NCIS (15.67m)
#2 – THE BIG BANG THEORY (13.50m)
#4 – NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (12.28m)
#6 – 60 MINUTES (11.99m)
#10 – BLUE BLOODS (10.35m)
#11 – MADAM SECRETARY (9.86m)
#13 – SURVIVOR (8.98m)
#14 – HAWAII FIVE-0 (8.63m)
#16 – THE ODD COUPLE Season Premiere (7.63m)
#18 – CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS 9PM-S (7.44m)
CBS Weekly Highlights:
NCIS
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NCIS was Tuesday’s #1 program in viewers (15.67m), adults 25-54 (3.1/09) and adults 18-49 (2.0/07) and the week’s overall #1 broadcast in viewers.
BLUE BLOODS
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BLUE BLOODS was Friday’s #1 program in (10.35m), adults 25-54 (1.8/06) and adults 18-49 (1.2/05, tie).
ELEMENTARY
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ELEMENTARY (10:30-11:30PM) was up +18% in adults 25-54 (1.3 from 1.1), +13% in adults 18-49 (0.9 from 0.8) and added 760,000 viewers (6.04m from 5.28m) compared to its last regularly scheduled episode on March 20.
Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #29
CBS – 22-hours
NBC – 22-hours
ABC – 22-hours
FOX – 16-hours, 6 minutes
NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME
Week #29 of 2015-16 Season (ending: 4/10/16)
2015-16
VIEWERS
(000)
CBS 7,772
NBC 5,738
ABC 5,023
FOX 5,416
A25-54
Rtg Sh
CBS 1.8 5
NBC 1.6 5
ABC 1.5 4
FOX 1.9 6
A18-49
Rtg Sh
CBS 1.3 4
NBC 1.2 4
ABC 1.2 4
FOX 1.5 5
NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME
SEASON-TO-DATE RATINGS REPORT (9/21/15-4/10/16)
2015-16
VIEWERS
(000)
CBS 11,223
NBC 8,388
ABC 6,804
FOX 6,104
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 2.2 8
ABC 1.9 6
FOX 2.0 7
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Press Contact: Ed Harrison 818-655-1584 ed.harrison@cbs.com