Ratings
CBS DOMINATES THE WEEKLY RANKINGS WITH 17 OF THE TOP 20 PROGRAMS (85%)
Freshman Drama “Scorpion” Is the Week's Most-Watched Program
A Rebroadcast of “NCIS” Delivers More Viewers Than Any Program on
NBC, ABC or FOX
Season-to-Date, CBS Is First In Viewers and Adults 25-54 and
Within One-Tenth of a Rating Point of NBC In Adults 18-49
CBS won the week in viewers and placed first in adults 25-54 as freshman drama SCORPION was the most-watched program, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Jan. 25.
CBS dominated the weekly ranks with 17 of the top 20 programs (85%), including every program ranked between eight and 20. A rebroadcast of NCIS delivered more viewers than any program on NBC, ABC or FOX.
Among adults 18-49, CBS had six of the week's top 10 primetime programs – MOM (2.4, #4, tie), THE BIG BANG THEORY (R) (2.4, #4, tie), SCORPION (2.3, #6), TWO AND A HALF MEN (2.2, #7, tie), 2 BROKE GIRLS (2.2, #7, tie) and MIKE & MOLLY (2.1, #10, tie).
Season-to-date, CBS is first in viewers (11.65m), adults 25-54 (3.4/09, +0.2 over second-place NBC) and within one-tenth of a rating point of NBC in adults 18-49 (2.5/08 vs. 2.6/08).
CBS Broadcasts in the Top 20:
#1 – SCORPION (12.08m)
#2 – NCIS-R (11.98m)
#4 – THE BIG BANG THEORY-R (11.52m)
#6 – MOM (11.05m)
#8 – CRIMINAL MINDS (10.29m)
#9 – NCIS: LOS ANGELES (9.65m)
#10 – THE MENTALIST (9.60m)
#11 – TWO AND A HALF MEN (9.31m)
#12 – MIKE & MOLLY (9.22m)
#13 – 60 MINUTES (9.21m)
#14 – 2 BROKE GIRLS (8.86m)
#15 – BLUE BLOODS-R (8.797m)
#16 – UNDERCOVER BOSS SPECIAL-S (8.796m)
#17 – UNDERCOVER BOSS (8.42m)
#18 – CSI (8.30m)
#19 – ELEMENTARY (8.29m)
#20 – CSI-SPECIAL-S (8.25m)
CBS Weekly Highlights;
MIKE & MOLLY
- MIKE & MOLLY was first in viewers (9.22m), adults 25-54 (3.2/08) and tied for first with both ABC and FOX in adults 18-49 (2.1/06). Compared to last week, MIKE & MOLLY was even in both adults 25-54 and adults 18-49 and added +30,000 viewers (from 9.19m).
SCORPION
- SCORPION was first in viewers (12.08m), adults 25-54 (3.4/08) and adults 18-49 (2.3/06). SCORPION was the night's top program in viewers, adults 25-54 and adults 18-49.
NCIS
- NCIS (R) was first in viewers (11.98m), tied for first in adults 25-54 (2.2/06) and tied for second in adults 18-49 (1.4/04).
NCIS: LOS ANGELES
- NCIS: LOS ANGELES was first in viewers (9.65m), adults 25-54 (2.2/06) and tied for first in adults 18-49 (1.5/05, with ABC).
STALKER
- STALKER was first in viewers (8.08m), adults 25-54 (2.2/05) and tied with NBC for first in adults 18-49 (1.5/05). Compared to last week, STALKER was up +5% in adults 25-54 (from 2.1/06), even in adults 18-49 and added +210,000 viewers (from 7.87m, +3%).
MOM
- MOM was tied for first in adults 25-54 (3.7/10, with FOX), second in viewers (11.05m), adults 18-49 (2.4/08). Compared to last week, MOM was up +3% in adults 25-54 (from 3.6/10), even in adults 18-49 and added +210,000 viewers (from 10.84m, +2%).
TWO AND A HALF MEN
- TWO AND A HALF MEN was first in viewers (9.31m), adults 25-54 (3.2/09) and adults 18-49 (2.2/07). Compared to last week, TWO AND A HALF MEN was up +3% in adults 25-54 (from 3.1/08) and +5% in adults 18-49 (from 2.1/06).
ELEMENTARY
- ELEMENTARY was first in viewers (8.29m), adults 25-54 (2.3/06) and adults 18-49 (1.5/05). Compared to last week, ELEMENTARY was up +15% in both adults 25-54 (from 2.0/06) and adults 18-49 (from 1.3/04) and added +200,000 viewers (from 8.09m, +2%).
Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #18:
CBS – 20-hours, 36 minutes
NBC – 20-hours, 38 minutes
ABC – 20-hours, 36 minutes
FOX – 14 hours
NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME
Week #18 of 2014-2015 Season (ending: 1/25/15)
2014-2015
VIEWERS
(000)
CBS 8,518
NBC 5,236
ABC 4,475
FOX 5,423
A25-54
Rtg Sh
CBS 2.1 6
NBC 1.6 4
ABC 1.4 4
FOX 2.1 6
A18-49
Rtg Sh
CBS 1.4 4
NBC 1.3 4
ABC 1.1 3
FOX 1.8 6
NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME
SEASON-TO-DATE RATINGS REPORT (9/22/14-1/25/15)
2014-2015
VIEWERS
(000)
CBS 11,645
NBC 8,960
ABC 7,793
FOX 6,182
A25-54
Rtg Sh
CBS 3.4 9
NBC 3.2 9
ABC 2.6 7
FOX 2.4 7
A18-49
Rtg Sh
CBS 2.5 8
NBC 2.6 8
ABC 2.1 7
FOX 2.1 7
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