Ratings

“BIG BROTHER” LEADS CBS TO WEEKLY WIN IN VIEWERS

All Three “Big Brother” Broadcasts Finish among the Week’s Top 10

Programs in Viewers

“Big Brother Thursday” Is the #1 Program of the Week in Adults 18-49, Followed by

“Big Brother Wednesday” and “Big Brother Sunday”

The Series Debut of “Candy Crush” Lands Among the Top 10 in Adults 18-49

CBS won the week in viewers led by BIG BROTHER with all three weekly broadcasts finishing among the top 10 programs in viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending July 9.

All three BIG BROTHER broadcasts were ranked in the top three in adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and adults 18-34, and were #1 on their respective nights in key demos. All three shows posted demo growth from their week ago premieres.

CBS Broadcasts in Top 10 in Viewers (Live+SD):

#1 – 60 MINUTES-R (7.43m)

#2 – THE BIG BANG THEORY-R (7.13m)

#5 – BIG BROTHER-SUN (6.39m)

#7 – BIG BROTHER-WED (6.15m)

#8 – BIG BROTHER-THU (6.03m)

#9 – BLUE BLOODS-R (5.50m)

CBS Broadcasts in the Top 10 in Adults 18-49

#1

BIG BROTHER THURSDAY

1.9

#2

BIG BROTHER WEDNESDAY

1.8

#2

BIG BROTHER SUNDAY

1.8

#4

THE BIG BANG THEORY (R)

1.3

#7

CANDY CRUSH

1.1

#10

LIFE IN PIECES (R)

1.0

CBS Weekly Highlights:

BIG BROTHER

  • BIG BROTHER WEDNESDAY (6.15m) was first in adults 25-54 (2.2/08), adults 18-49 (1.8/08), adults 18-34 (1.3/08). Compared to last week’s premiere, BIG BROTHER was up +5% in adults 25-54 (from 2.1/08), +6% in adults 18-49 (from 1.7/08) and added +270,000 viewers (from 5.88m, +5%).

  • BIG BROTHER THURSDAY was first in viewers (6.09m), adults 25-54 (2.3/08) and adults 18-49 (1.9/08). Compared to last week’s premiere, BIG BROTHER was up +28% in adults 25-54 (from 1.8/07), +19% in adults 18-49 (from 1.6/07) and added +720,000 viewers (from 5.37m, +13%).

  • BIG BROTHER SUNDAY (6.39m) was first in adults 25-54 (2.2/08), adults 18-49 (1.8/08) and adults 18-34 (1.4/08). Compared to last week, BIG BROTHER was up +22% in adults 25-54 (from 1.8/07), +29% in adults 18-49 (from 1.4/07), +40% in adults 18-34 (from 1.0/04) and added +1.23 viewers (from 5.16m, +24%).

CANDY CRUSH

  • The series premiere of CANDY CRUSH (4.05m) was first in adults 18-49 (1.1/04) and tied for first in adults 25-54 (1.3/04).

Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #42

CBS – 22-hours

NBC – 22-hours

ABC – 22-hours

FOX – 15-hours, 43-minutes

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY – PRIMETIME

Week #42 of 2016-2017 Television Season (ending: 7/9/17)

 

2016-2017

 

 

VIEWERS

 

 

(000)

CBS

4,312

NBC

4,113

ABC

3,050

FOX

1,743

A25-54

 

 

 

Rtg

Sh

CBS

1.0

4

NBC

1.1

4

ABC

0.8

3

FOX

0.6

2

A18-49

 

 

 

Rtg

Sh

CBS

0.7

3

NBC

0.8

4

ABC

0.6

3

FOX

0.5

2

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ed.harrison@cbs.com