"NCIS" is Tuesday's Most-Watched Program

CBS Wins the Night in Viewers

            NCIS: LOS ANGELES and PERSON OF INTEREST posted growth in adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 from their last original episodes, while NCIS was the night's most-watched program, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Tuesday, March 18.

            NCIS was first in viewers (16.77m) and second in adults 25-54 (3.6/10) and adults 18-49 (2.4/07). 

            NCIS: LOS ANGELES was first in viewers (14.25m), adults 25-54 (3.4/08) and adults 18-49 (2.3/06).  Compared to the last first-run episode on March 4, NCIS: LOS ANGELES was up +6% in adults 25-54 (from 3.2/08) and +10% in adults 18-49 (from 2.1/06).

            At 10:00 PM, PERSON OF INTEREST was first in viewers (10.95m) and adults 25-54 (2.8/07) and was second in adults 18-49 (1.8/05, -0.1 behind NBC).  Compared to the last first-run episode on March 4, PERSON OF INTEREST was up +8% in adults 25-54 (from 2.6/07), +6% in adults 18-49 (from 1.7/05) and added +310,000 viewers (from 10.64m, +3%).

            For the night, CBS was first in viewers (13.99m) and second in adults 25-54 (3.2/08) and adults 18-49 (2.1/06).  CBS won Tuesday in viewers for the fourth consecutive week.

            Updated Tuesday ratings will be available later today.

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