Network Has the Top 4 Programs of the Week and 8 of the Top 10

“NCIS,” With Its Largest Audience of the Season is #1; “NCIS: Los Angeles”

and “NCIS: New Orleans” Also Place in the Top 10

CBS won the week in viewers and adults 25-54 (tie) with the top four programs, eight of the top 10 and 14 of the top 20, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Jan. 29.

NCIS was the week’s most watched program while NCIS: LOS ANGELES (#3) and NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (#8) also finished in the top 10.

2 BROKE GIRLS delivered a season high audience for the second consecutive week, MAN WITH A PLAN posted its best adult 18-49 and adult 25-54 ratings since its premiere and NCIS: LOS ANGELES and ELEMENTARY notched their biggest audiences since November.

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

#1    –  NCIS  (16.21m)- Season High

#2    –  60 MINUTES  (11.51m)

#3    –  NCIS:  LOS ANGELES  (11.29m)

#4    –  BULL  (11.17m)

#7    –  THE BIG BANG THEORY-ENC-R  (9.35m)

#8    –  NCIS:  NEW ORLEANS  (9.18m)

#9    –  MADAM SECRETARY  (8.71m)

#10  –  KEVIN CAN WAIT  (8.62m)

#11  –  SCORPION  (7.77m)     

#12  –  MAN WITH A PLAN  (7.69m)

#17  –  HAWAII FIVE-0-ENC-R  (7.14m)

#18  –  BLUE BLOODS-ENC-R  (7.13m)

#19  –  THE BIG BANG THEORY-SPCL-RS  (7.11m)

#20  –  2 BROKE GIRLS  (7.06m) – Season High

CBS Weekly Highlights

KEVIN CAN WAIT

• KEVIN CAN WAIT  was Monday’s #1 program in viewers (8.62m) and top scripted program in both adults 25-54 (2.6) and adults 18-49 (1.7).

MAN WITH A PLAN

• MAN WITH A PLAN posted its best adults 18-49 (1.6) and adult 25-54 ratings (2.4) since its series premiere.  

2 BROKE GIRLS

• 2 BROKE GIRLS posted its largest audience (7.06m) of the season for the second consecutive week while matching season best adult 18-49 (1.7) and adult 25-54 (2.4) ratings.

NCIS

• NCIS delivered its largest audience of the season (16.21m, up +5% the prior week) and was also first in adults 18-49 (1.9) and adults 25-54 (3.0).  

NCIS: LOS ANGELES

• NCIS: LOS ANGELES posted its largest audience (11.29m) and best adults 25-54 (1.6) rating since Nov. 27. NCIS: LOS ANGELES was Sunday's #1 scripted program in viewers, adults 25-54 and adults 18-49.

ELEMENTARY

• ELEMENTARY delivered its largest audience (5.44m) since Nov. 13.

Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #19

CBS –  22-hours

NBC – 22-hours

ABC – 22-hours

FOX – 15-hours, 2-minutes

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME

Week #19 of 2016-2017 Season (ending: 1/29/17)

2016-2017

VIEWERS

(000)

CBS 7,477

NBC 4,174

ABC 4,951

FOX 3,641

A25-54

Rtg  Sh

CBS 1.6   5

NBC 1.3   4

ABC 1.6   5

FOX 1.3   4

A18-49

Rtg  Sh

CBS 1.1 4

NBC 0.9    3

ABC 1.3    5

FOX 1.1    4

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME

SEASON-TO-DATE RATINGS REPORT (9/19/16-1/29/17)

2016-2017

VIEWERS

(000)

CBS 10,186

NBC 9,318

ABC 6,456

FOX 6,212

A25-54

Rtg Sh

CBS 2.7 8

NBC 3.2 9

ABC 2.1 6

FOX 2.4 7

A18-49

Rtg Sh

CBS 2.0 7

NBC 2.5 9

ABC 1.6 6

FOX 2.0 7

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