Five of the Week's Top 10 Programs are CBS Dramas

“The Good Wife” Posts Gains

          CBS dramas comprised five of the week's top 10 programs, leading the Network to a weekly sweep in viewers, adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and adults 18-34, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending March 23.

        CBS dramas in the top 10 include #1 NCIS, #3 NCIS: LOS ANGELES, #8 PERSON OF INTEREST, #9 CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION and #10 CRIMINAL MINDS. In addition, Sunday's THE GOOD WIFE finished #15 with week-to-week gains in viewers and key demographics.

SURVIVOR was Wednesday's top program in adults 18-49, topping “American Idol” in the common hour for the second straight week, while HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER was the week's top scripted broadcast (tie) and comedy in adults 18-49.

 

CBS Weekly Highlights:

 

NCIS

•  NCIS was first in viewers (17.11m) and second in adults 25-54 (3.7/10) and adults 18-49 (2.4/08).  NCIS was the week's #1 program in viewers.

 

NCIS: LOS ANGELES

•  NCIS: LOS ANGELES was first in viewers (14.21m), adults 25-54 (3.4/08) and adults 18-49 (2.3/06) with growth of +6% in adults 25-54 (from 3.2/08) and +10% in adults 18-49 (from 2.1/06) from its last original episode.

 

PERSON OF INTEREST

•  PERSON OF INTEREST was first in viewers (10.94m) and adults 25-54 (2.7/07) and was second in adults 18-49 (1.7/05). 

 

CRIMINAL MINDS

•  CRIMINAL MINDS was first in viewers (10.14m) and second in adults 25-54 (3.1/08, -0.2 behind FOX) and adults 18-49 (2.2/06, -0.1 behind  FOX).  In their common hour, CRIMINAL MINDS topped “American Idol” Wednesday in viewers for the third time in four head to head match-ups and matches its closest competitive position with “American Idol” in adults 18-49 (-0.1) ever.  

 

CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION

•  CSI:  CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION was first in viewers (10.20m), adults 25-54 (2.8/07) and adults 18-49 (2.0/06). 

 

THE GOOD WIFE

•  THE GOOD WIFE (9:41-10:41 PM) was first in viewers (9.12m) and second in adults 25-54 (2.0/05) and adults 18-49 (1.4/04).  Compared to last week, THE GOOD WIFE was up +8% in adults 18-49 (from 1.3/03), even in adults 25-54 and added +690,000 viewers (from 8.43m, +8%). 

 

SURVIVOR

•  SURVIVOR (9.46m) was first in adults 25-54 (3.2/09) and adults 18-49 (2.5/08). SURVIVOR topped “American Idol Wednesday” in their common hour for the second straight week in key demos and was Wednesday's #1 program in adults 18-49. 

 

Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #26:

 

CBS – 22 hours

NBC – 22 hours

ABC – 22 hours

FOX – 15 hours

 

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME        

Week #26 of 2013-2014 Season (ending: 3/23/14)       

             

VIEWERS        

         (000)   

CBS  7,948   

NBC  6,339   

ABC  6,422   

FOX  4,299   

           

A25-54         

         Rtg  Sh  

CBS  2.4   7  

NBC  2.1   6  

ABC  2.0   5  

FOX  1.6   4  

          

A18-49         

         Rtg   Sh  

CBS  1.8   6  

NBC  1.6   5  

ABC  1.5   5  

FOX  1.3   4          

       

A18-34         

         Rtg   Sh  

CBS  1.3   5  

NBC  1.2   4  

ABC  1.1   4  

FOX  1.1   4  

            

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME             

SEASON-TO-DATE RATINGS REPORT (9/23/13-3/23/14)        

 2013-2014    

            

VIEWERS        

          (000)   

CBS  10,807   

NBC  10,009   

ABC  7,455   

FOX  7,912   

            

 

A25-54         

         Rtg  Sh  

CBS  3.3   8  

NBC  3.6   9  

ABC  2.6   7  

FOX  3.1   8    

            

A18-49         

         Rtg  Sh  

CBS  2.4   7  

NBC  3.0   9  

ABC  2.1   6  

FOX  2.7   8                 

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