Ratings

CBS WINS THE WEEK IN VIEWERS

All Three Editions of “Big Brother” in the Top 10 Among Adults 18-49

CBS won the week in viewers while all three premieres of BIG BROTHER finished among the top 10 broadcasts in adults 18-49, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending June 26.

       CBS has 11 of the top 20 broadcasts including all three editions of BIG BROTHER, the series finale of PERSON OF INTEREST and rebroadcasts of the Network’s top dramas and comedies.

           Among adults 18-49, BIG BROTHER WEDNESDAY (1.9) placed third for the week, while BIG BROTHER THURSDAY (1.7) was tied for fifth and BIG BROTHER SUNDAY (1.6) was tied for seventh.

…CBS Broadcasts In Top 20 (Live+SD):

#4    –  60 MINUTES-R  (7.6m)        

#5    –  THE BIG BANG THEORY-ENCORE   (7.2m)

#8    –  NCIS-ENCORE  (6.6m) 

#10  –  PERSON OF INTEREST  (6.5m) 

#11  –  BIG BROTHER-WED Season Premiere  (6.2m)

#12  –  NCIS:  NEW ORLEANS-R  (6.1m)

#13  –  BLUE BLOODS-R  (5.8m)

#14  –  BIG BROTHER-THU Season Premiere  (5.7m)

#15  –  BIG BROTHER-SUN Season Premiere  (5.5m)

#18  –  LIFE IN PIECES-R  (5.2m)

#19  –  HAWAII FIVE-0-R  (5.0m)

CBS Weekly Highlights:

  • BIG BROTHER WEDNESDAY (P) was the night's #1 program in viewers (6.19m), adults 25-54 (2.3) and adults 18-49 (1.9), winning every half-hour in these measures.

  • BIG BROTHER THURSDAY (P) was first in viewers (5.67m), adults 25-54 (2.1) and adults 18-49 (1.7). 

  • BIG BROTHER SUNDAY (P) was tied for first in both adults 18-49 (1.6) and adults 18-34 (1.0) and second in viewers (5.45m) and adults 25-54 (2.0).

Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #40

CBS –  22-hours

NBC – 22-hours

ABC – 22-hours

FOX – 15-hours, 38-minutes

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME

Week #40 of 2015-16 Television Year (ending: 6/26/16)

2015-16

VIEWERS

(000)

CBS                 4,637

NBC                 4,594

ABC                 4,462

FOX                 2,161

A25-54

Rtg    Sh

CBS                  1.2    4

NBC                  1.4    5

ABC                  1.4    4

FOX                  0.7    3

A18-49

Rtg    Sh

CBS                  0.9    3

NBC                  1.1    4

ABC                  1.0    4

FOX                  0.6    2

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