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THE SEASON FINALE OF "NCIS" IS THE WEEK'S NUMBER ONE SCRIPTED PROGRAM, DELIVERING MORE VIEWERS THAN THE FINALES OF "HEROES," "24" AND "LOST"
"Jesse Stone: Sea Change" Places 9th in Viewers Against the Finale of "Dancing with the Stars"
In a week that included the finale three days of the 2006-2007 television season, the season finale of NCIS was the number one scripted program, delivering more viewers than the finales of "Heroes," "24" and "Lost," according to Nielsen Live Plus same-day ratings for week 36 ending May 27.
NCIS ranked fifth for the week among all primetime programs, behind only the season finales of "American Idol" and "Dancing with the Stars" (two broadcasts each). NCIS averaged 14.14 million viewers, more than the finales of "Lost" (13.86m), "Heroes" (13.48m) and "24" (10.31m).
For the week in viewers, CBS (9.00m) trailed FOX (11.56m) and topped ABC (8.86m) and NBC (5.55m). For the season In viewers, CBS (12.46m) was first, followed by FOX (10.41m), ABC (9.94m) and NBC (8.88m).
For the week in households, CBS (6.0/11) was -13% behind FOX (6.9/12) and finished +3% ahead of ABC (5.8/10) and +62% ahead of NBC (3.7/07). In the 2006-07 season, CBS was first in households (7.9/13), outpacing ABC and FOX by +23% (6.4/10, each) and NBC by +36% (5.8/09).
For the week in key demographics, CBS averaged a 2.9/08 in adults 25-54 and 2.2/07 in adults 18-49. In the 2006-07, CBS was first in adults 25-54 (4.7/12) and second in adults 18-49 (3.7/10).
CBS Weekly Highlights:
NCIS finished second in households (9.0/14), viewers (14.14m), adults 25-54 (4.4/11) and adults 18-49 (3.4/10) - all behind "American Idol".
CBS TUESDAY MOVIE SPECIAL: "Jesse Stone: Sea Change" (S) was second in households (8.3/13), viewers (13.01m) and adults 25-54 (3.6/08).
48 HOURS MYSTERY was first in households (5.0/10), viewers (7.10m), adults 25-54 (2.4/08) and tied for first in adults 18-49 (2.0/07, with ABC). 48 HOURS MYSTERY was Saturday's top program in households, viewers, adults 25-54 and adults 18-49.
CBS top programs of the week: #5 NCIS (an average of 14.14m viewers), #7 CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (R) (13.79m), #9 CBS TUESDAY MOVIE SPECIAL "Jesse Stone: Sea Change" (S) (13.01m), #11 TWO AND A HALF MEN 9:30PM (R) (S) (12.31m), #12 TWO AND A HALF MEN (R) (11.82m), #13 CSI MIAMI (R) (11.51m), #14 SHARK (R) (11.03m), #17 CSI: NY (R) (10.25m), #19 CRIMINAL MINDS (R) (9.57m), #21 WITHOUT A TRACE (R) (9.04m), #23 COLD CASE (R) (8.79m), #24 TWO AND A HALF MEN 8:30PM (R) (S) (8.64m), #25 NCIS WEDNESDAY SPECIAL (R) (S) (8.25m), #27 TWO AND A HALF MEN 8PM (R) (S) (7.73m) and #30 60 MINUTES (7.13m).
NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME
Week #36 of 2006-07 Season (ending: 05/27/07)
2006-07 2005-06
HOUSEHOLDS
Rtg Sh Rtg Sh Chg
CBS 6.0 11 6.0 11 n.c.
NBC 3.7 7 4.4 8 -16%
ABC 5.8 10 4.8 8 +21%
FOX 6.9 12 8.8 16 -22%
VIEWERS
(000) (000) Chg
CBS 9,002 9,027 n.c.
NBC 5,552 6,359 -13%
ABC 8,857 7,424 +19%
FOX 11,562 14,879 -22%
A25-54
Rtg Sh Rtg Sh Chg
CBS 2.9 8 3.2 9 -9%
NBC 2.2 6 2.5 7 -12%
ABC 3.3 10 3.2 9 +3%
FOX 4.9 14 6.3 18 -22%
A18-49
Rtg Sh Rtg Sh Chg
CBS 2.2 7 2.5 8 -12%
NBC 1.9 6 2.0 6 -5%
ABC 3.0 9 2.7 8 +11%
FOX 4.4 14 5.8 18 -24%
A18-34
Rtg Sh Rtg Sh Chg
CBS 1.4 5 1.7 6 -18%
NBC 1.7 6 1.5 5 +13%
ABC 2.4 9 2.3 8 +4%
FOX 3.5 13 5.1 18 -31%
NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME
2006-2007 SEASON FINAL RATINGS (09/18/06-05/23/07)
2006-07 2005-06
HOUSEHOLDS
Rtg Sh Rtg Sh Chg
CBS 7.9 13 8.2 13 -4%
NBC 5.8 9 6.4 10 -9%
ABC 6.4 10 6.9 11 -7%
FOX 6.4 10 6.2 10 +3%
VIEWERS
(000) (000) Chg
CBS 12,464 12,611 -1%
NBC 8,882 9,724 -9%
ABC 9,943 10,807 -8%
FOX 10,412 10,105 +3%
A25-54
Rtg Sh Rtg Sh Chg
CBS 4.7 12 4.8 12 -2%
NBC 3.6 9 4.0 10 -10%
ABC 4.0 10 4.6 11 -13%
FOX 4.3 11 4.4 11 -2%
A18-49
Rtg Sh Rtg Sh Chg
CBS 3.7 10 3.8 10 -3%
NBC 3.1 8 3.3 9 -6%
ABC 3.5 10 4.0 11 -13%
FOX 4.0 11 4.1 11 -2%
A18-34
Rtg Sh Rtg Sh Chg
CBS 2.6 8 2.6 8 n.c.
NBC 2.5 8 2.6 8 -4%
ABC 2.9 9 3.2 10 -9%
FOX 3.7 11 3.9 12 -5%
National Nielsen Ratings: PRIMETIME - WEEKLY RANK for Demographic: PER2+ for 05/21/07 - 05/27/07
Persons 2+
1 American Idol-Wednesday FOX 30,735
2 American Idol-Tuesday FOX 25,329
3 Dancing With the Stars Result-Tuesday ABC 22,956
4 Dancing With the Stars-Monday ABC 20,191
5 NCIS CBS 14,135
6 Lost ABC 13,862
7 CSI (R) CBS 13,792
8 Heroes NBC 13,484
9 CBS TUESDAY MOVIE Jesse Stone: Sea Change (S) CBS 13,011
10 Bachelor: Officer & a Gentleman ABC 12,667
11 TWO AND A HALF MEN 930PM (R)(S) CBS 12,311
12 TWO AND A HALF MEN (R) CBS 11,822
13 CSI: MIAMI (R) CBS 11,506
14 SHARK (R) CBS 11,027
15 24 FOX 10,305
16 Law and Order: SVU NBC 10,278
17 CSI: NY (R) CBS 10,253
18 Deal or No Deal-Monday NBC 9,873
19 CRIMINAL MINDS (R) CBS 9,568
20 So You Think You Can Dance-Thursday (P) FOX 9,514
National Nielsen Ratings: PRIMETIME - WEEKLY RANK for Demographic: A2554 for 05/21/07 - 05/27/07
Adults 25-54
1 American Idol-Wednesday FOX 12.5
2 American Idol-Tuesday FOX 10.7
3 Dancing With the Stars Result-Tuesday ABC 8.3
4 Heroes NBC 6.6
5 Dancing With the Stars-Monday ABC 6.4
6 Lost ABC 6.3
7 CSI (R) CBS 5.0
7 Bachelor: Officer & a Gentleman ABC 5.0
9 TWO AND A HALF MEN 930PM (R)(S) CBS 4.9
10 24 FOX 4.6
11 TWO AND A HALF MEN (R) CBS 4.5
12 NCIS CBS 4.4
12 Law and Order: SVU NBC 4.4
14 CSI: MIAMI (R) CBS 4.3
15 So You Think You Can Dance-Thursday (P) FOX 3.7
16 SHARK (R) CBS 3.6
16 Law and Order: Criminal Intent (S) NBC 3.6
16 CBS TUESDAY MOVIE Jesse Stone: Sea Change (S) CBS 3.6
19 CSI: NY (R) CBS 3.5
19 On the Lot-Preview 5/22 (S) FOX 3.5
19 TWO AND A HALF MEN 830PM (R)(S) CBS 3.5
National Nielsen Ratings: PRIMETIME - WEEKLY RANK for Demographic: A1849 for 05/21/07 - 05/27/07
Adults 18-49
1 American Idol-Wednesday FOX 11.5
2 American Idol-Tuesday FOX 9.7
3 Dancing With the Stars Result-Tuesday ABC 6.7
4 Heroes NBC 6.2
5 Lost ABC 5.9
6 Dancing With the Stars-Monday ABC 5.3
7 Bachelor: Officer & a Gentleman ABC 4.8
8 Law and Order: SVU NBC 4.1
8 CSI (R) CBS 4.1
10 TWO AND A HALF MEN 930PM (R)(S) CBS 3.9
11 24 FOX 3.8
12 So You Think You Can Dance-Thursday (P) FOX 3.7
13 TWO AND A HALF MEN (R) CBS 3.6
13 On the Lot-Preview 5/22 (S) FOX 3.6
15 CSI: MIAMI (R) CBS 3.5
16 NCIS CBS 3.4
17 Deal or No Deal-Monday NBC 3.1
18 Law and Order: Criminal Intent (S) NBC 3.0
19 SHARK (R) CBS 2.9
20 TWO AND A HALF MEN 830PM (R)(S) CBS 2.8