CBS Also First in Adults 18-49 Playback On the Night

         CBS delivered premiere Monday's largest live + 3-day lift among viewers, adding more than three million viewers to its nightly average, according to Nielsen live + 3-day ratings for Sept. 21.  

          For the night, CBS added +3.08m (14.37m from 11.29m, +27%), the night's top lift in viewers.  Among key demographics, CBS was tied for the best lifts in both adults 18-49 with a gain of +0.9 (3.3 from 2.4, +38%) and adults 25-54 adding +1.1 (4.5 from 3.4, +32%).

         THE BIG BANG THEORY registered the night's biggest lifts among key demographics, adding +1.7 in adults 18-49 (6.4 from 4.7, +36%), +2.1 in adults 25-54 (8.6 from 6.5, up +32%) while adding +4.29m (22.49m from 18.20m, up +24%).  

          CBS's new comedy LIFE IN PIECES added +1.82m, increasing its audience to 13.10m from its live plus same average of 11.28m.

        The Network's other big L+3 gainers included SCORPION, adding +3.10m (14.19m from 11.09m, +28%) and NCIS: LOS ANGELES, gaining +3.03m (11.01m from 7.98m, +38%).

Note: The L+3 numbers represent only a snapshot of delayed viewing.  CBS will release full multi-platform ratings which include 7-day playback, video-on-demand, online streaming and other information when they become available.

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Press  Contact:  Ed Harrison  818-655-1584  ed.harrison@cbs.com