Network Has Three of the Week’s Top Five Broadcasts and Nine of the Top 10 Broadcast Dramas

“NCIS” IS THE #1 DRAMA

“THE BIG BANG THEORY” IS THE #1 COMEDY

“LIMITLESS” IS THE #1 NEW PROGRAM

“LIFE IN PIECES” IS THE #1 NEW COMEDY

Network Posts Significant Increases with Live + 3-Day Viewing

            CBS won its second consecutive week of the new season in viewers with three of the top five broadcasts and nine of the top 10 broadcast dramas, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Oct. 4.

            CBS had three of the week’s top five broadcasts and 12 of the top 20 including the #1 comedy (THE BIG BANG THEORY), the #1 scripted broadcast/drama (NCIS),  the #1 new program (LIMITLESS), the #1 new comedy (LIFE IN PIECES) and the #1 news program (60 MINUTES).

CBS had nine of the week’s top 10 broadcast dramas with NCIS, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, MADAM SECRETARY, BLUE BLOODS, CRIMINAL MINDS, LIMITLESS, SCORPION, THE GOOD WIFE and HAWAII FIVE-0.

            The Network’s freshman hit drama LIMITLESS (9.73m) maintained its premiere week adults 18-49 (1.9/07) and adults 25-54 (2.6/08) demographic ratings and built on its adult 18-49 lead-in (+12%) for the second consecutive week.

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

#2    –  CBS+NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL:  BALTIMORE/PITTSBURGH  (19.44m)

#4    –  NCIS  (16.53m)

#5    –  THE BIG BANG THEORY (15.23m)

#9    –  NCIS:  NEW ORLEANS (12.86m)

#12  –  60 MINUTES  (11.81m)

#13  –  MADAM SECRETARY Season Premiere (11.79m)

#14  –  BLUE BLOODS  (11.41m)

#15  –  CBS+NFLN THU NT PRE-KICK  (11.28m)

#17  –  CRIMINAL MINDS Season Premiere  (10.08m)

#18  –  LIMITLESS  (9.73m)

#19  –  SCORPION  (9.50m)

#20  –  SURVIVOR  (9.43m)

LIVE PLUS 3-DAY PLAYBACK

Inaddition to its successfullive + same day ratings, CBS saw impressive gains with 3-day playback.  The Network saw gains of more than three million viewers to its nightly average on Monday for the second consecutive week with L+3 ratings added. Some of the individual show highlights for Live +3-day playback include:

   L+3                     L+SD        Change

THE BIG BANG THEORY                                       19.77m                  15.23m         +4.54m

SCORPION                                                            12.68m                   9.50m         +3.18m

LIMITLESS                                                            12.76m                   9.73m         +3.03m

CRIMINAL MINDS                                                  13.08m                  10.08m        +3.00m

NCIS                                                                     19.49m                  16.53m        +2.96m

CODE BLACK                                                        11.47m                   8.58m        +2.89m

LIVE PLUS 7-DAY PLAYBACK

Full season averages for the networks and shows are determined bylive + 7-day viewing. For Week Two,CBS is projected to gain an additional +2.0 million viewers for the week and climb a full rating point in adults 18-49 and adults 25-54with 7-day playback added. 

Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #2:

CBS – 22 hours

NBC – 21 ½ hours

ABC – 21 hours, 53 minutes

FOX – 16-hours

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME        

Week #2 of 2015-2016 Season (ending: 10/4/15)       

 2015-2016        

VIEWERS        

           (000)   

CBS  10,334   

NBC  9,297   

ABC  6,772   

FOX  5,343   

A25-54         

         Rtg  Sh  

CBS  2.8   8  

NBC  3.3   9  

ABC  2.2   6  

FOX  2.2   6  

A18-49         

         Rtg  Sh  

CBS  2.1   7  

NBC  2.7   9  

ABC  1.8   6  

FOX  1.8   6         

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME                

SEASON-TO-DATE RATINGS REPORT (9/21/15-10/4/15)        

 2015-2016     

VIEWERS        

          (000)   

CBS  10,634   

NBC  9,117   

ABC  6,852   

FOX  4,776        

A25-54         

         Rtg   Sh  

CBS  3.0   9  

NBC  3.3   10  

ABC  2.2   6  

FOX  2.0   6      

A18-49         

         Rtg   Sh  

CBS  2.3   8  

NBC  2.7   9  

ABC  1.7   6  

FOX  1.7   6

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                                     David Pepose        212-975-1929       david.pepose@cbs.com