Ratings
CBS SCORES IN VIEWERS WITH FIVE OF THE TOP 10 BROADCASTS
CBS Moves Into Sole Possession of First Place Among Adults 25-54
Network Narrows the Season-to-Date Gap in Adults 18-49 to -0.2 of a Rating Point
Season-to-Date, CBS is Up +6% in Viewers and Even in Key Demos vs. Year Ago
CBS won the week in viewers with five of the top 10 broadcasts and also placed first in adults 25-54, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending March 22.
Season-to-date, CBS has moved into sole possession of first place among adults 25-54 (3.3 vs. NBC's 3.2) and has narrowed the gap for leadership in adults 18-49 to -0.2 rating points (2.4 vs. NBC's 2.6).
For the season, CBS is first in viewers (11.46m), up +6% from last year and even in both adults 18-49 and adults 25-54.
CBS Weekly Highlights:
MIKE & MOLLY
- MIKE & MOLLY was Monday's #1 scripted program in both adults 25-54 (2.8/08) and adults 18-49 (2.0/06).
CSI: CYBER
- CSI: CYBER was first in viewers (7.96m), tied for first with ABC in both adults 25-54 (2.0/06) and adults 18-49 (1.4/05).
60 MINUTES
- 60 MINUTES(7:35-8:35 PM) posted a 7.3/12 with 11.58m viewers, 2.6/07 in adults 25-54 and 1.7/06 in adults 18-49, up +18% in adults 25-54 (from 2.2/07), +13% in adults 18-49 (from 1.5/06) and added +90,000 viewers (from 11.49m, +1%) from the prior week.
MADAM SECRETARY
- MADAM SECRETARY (8:35-9:35 PM) delivered a 6.9/11 with 10.79m viewers, 2.0/05 in adults 25-54 and 1.3/04 in adults 18-49, up +5% in adults 25-54 (from 1.9/05) and +8% in adults 18-49 (from 1.2/04) from last week.
CBS Broadcasts in the Week's Top 20:
#6 – 60 MINUTES (11.58m)
#7 – MADAM SECRETARY (10.79m)
#8 – NCIS-R (10.00m)
#9 – SURVIVOR (9.62m)
#10 – NCIS: NEW ORLEANS ENCORE-R (9.49m)
#13 – MIKE & MOLLY (8.57m)
#15 – THE GOOD WIFE (8.43m)
#16 – THE BIG BANG THEORY SPECIAL-RS (8.40m)
#17 – CSI: CYBER (7.96m)
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 2014-2015 Season (ending: 3/22/15)
2014-2015
VIEWERS
(000)
CBS 7,222
NBC 6,063
ABC 6,251
FOX 5,327
A25-54
Rtg Sh
CBS 2.0 6
NBC 1.9 5
ABC 1.8 5
FOX 2.0 6
A18-49
Rtg Sh
CBS 1.5 5
NBC 1.4 5
ABC 1.4 4
FOX 1.8 6
NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME
SEASON-TO-DATE RATINGS REPORT (9/22/14-3/22/15)
2014-2015
VIEWERS
(000)
CBS 11,459
NBC 9,190
ABC 7,892
FOX 6,191
A25-54
Rtg Sh
CBS 3.3 9
NBC 3.2 9
ABC 2.7 7
FOX 2.5 7
A18-49
Rtg Sh
CBS 2.4 8
NBC 2.6 8
ABC 2.2 7
FOX 2.1 7
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