Ratings

CBS WINS IN VIEWERS FOR THE EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE WEEK

Network Has the Top Three Broadcasts and Seven of the Top 10

The Series Finale of “The Good Wife” Delivers its Largest Audience Since November 2014

CBS placed first in viewers for the eighth consecutive week with the top three broadcasts and seven of the top 10, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending May 8.

NCIS (#1), THE BIG BANG THEORY (#2), NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (#3) were the week’s top three programs with the series finale of THE GOOD WIFE ranked fifth, its largest audience (10.62m) since Nov. 2014.

THE BIG BANG THEORY, SURVIVOR, NCIS, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS and CRIMINAL MINDS were all top 10 broadcasts in adults 18-49 (including ties). 

With two weeks remaining in the season, CBS is first in viewers (11.02m), adults 18-49 (2.3) and adults 25-54 (3.1).

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

#1    –  NCIS  (14.86m)

#2    –  THE BIG BANG THEORY  (13.22m)

#3    –  NCIS:  NEW ORLEANS  (12.56m)        

#5    –  THE GOOD WIFE Series Finale (10.62m) – Season-To-Date High; Most-Watched Since Nov. 2014

#6    –  BLUE BLOODS  (10.10m)

#7    –  MADAM SECRETARY  (9.99m)

#9    –  SURVIVOR  (9.48m)

#11  –  60 MINUTES  (9.21m)

#12  –  CRIMINAL MINDS  (8.84m)

#14  –  HAWAII FIVE-0  (8.56m)

#15  –  NCIS:  LOS ANGELES  (8.10m)

#16  –  THE ODD COUPLE  (8.07m)

#17  –  MOM  (7.92m)                     

CBS Weekly Highlights:

THE GOOD WIFE

  • THE GOOD WIFE series finale was first in viewers (10.62m), adults 25-54 (2.0/05) and adults 18-49 (1.3/04), its largest audience since November 9, 2014 and its best deliveries in both adults 25-54 and adults 18-49 since Jan. 17, 2016. 

Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #33

CBS –  22-hours

NBC – 22-hours

ABC – 22-hours

FOX – 15-hours

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME

Week #33 of 2015-16 Season (ending: 5/8/16)

2015-16

VIEWERS

(000)

CBS                7,897

NBC               5,451

ABC               5,384

FOX               2,714

 

A25-54

Rtg Sh

CBS                1.8 6

NBC                1.6 5

ABC                1.6 5

FOX                1.1 3

A18-49

Rtg Sh

CBS                1.2 5

NBC                1.1 4

ABC                1.3 5

FOX                0.9 3

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME

SEASON-TO-DATE RATINGS REPORT (9/21/15-5/8/16)

2015-16

VIEWERS

(000)

CBS               11,019

NBC                 8,198

ABC                 6,800

FOX                 5,886

A25-54

Rtg Sh

CBS                 3.1 9

NBC                2.8 8

ABC                2.3 7

FOX                2.3 7

A18-49

Rtg Sh

CBS                 2.3 8

NBC                 2.2 7

ABC                 1.8 6

FOX                 1.9 6

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