CBS wins big in total viewers

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CBS had five of the week’s top 10 programs, led by #1 NCIS, #4 60 MINUTES, #5 NCIS: LOS ANGELES, #9 PERSON OF INTEREST and #10 THE BIG BANG THEORY (R).


CBS also had the top five scripted broadcasts in viewers – NCIS, NCIS: LOS ANGELES, PERSON OF INTEREST, THE BIG BANG THEORY (R) and BLUE BLOODS.

The Network had the top three new comedies – THE MILLERS, THE CRAZY ONES and MOM – as well as the top three overall comedies in viewers – two rebroadcasts of THE BIG BANG THEORY and THE MILLERS.

CBS Weekly Highlights:

THE GOOD WIFE

•           THE GOOD WIFE (10.22m) posted its largest audience since April 22, 2012, and matched season highs in both adults 25-54 (2.4/06) and adults 18-49 (1.6/04).

NCIS

•           NCIS was first in viewers (19.30m), adults 25-54 (4.5/12) and adults 18-49 (3.0/09).  Compared to last week, NCIS was up +5% in adults 25-54 (from 4.3/11), even in adults 18-49 and added +310,000 viewers (from 18.99m, +2%).

NCIS: LOS ANGELES

•           NCIS: LOS ANGELES was first in viewers (14.90m) and second in adults 25-54 (3.6/08) and adults 18-49 (2.6/07).  Compared to last week, NCIS: LOS ANGELES was up +6% in adults 25-54 (from 3.4/08) and +4% in adults 18-49 (from 2.5/07).

THE MILLERS

•           THE MILLERS was first in viewers (9.67m), adults 25-54 (3.1/09) and a tied for first in adults 18-49 (2.1/07, with ABC).

60 MINUTES

•           60 MINUTES (7:59-8:59 PM) was first in viewers (15.81m) and second in both adults 25-54 (4.3/09) and adults 18-49 (3.2/08), its best deliveries in these measures since October 6, 2013.

THE AMAZING RACE

•           THE AMAZING RACE posted its second-best deliveries of the season in viewers (9.38m), adults 25-54 (2.9/06) and adults 18-49 (2.1/05) behind the Oct. 6, 2013 broadcast.

NFL RUN-OVER

•           CBS’s NFL run-over from 7:00 PM-7:59 PM delivered a 16.5/27 with 27.87m viewers, 10.2/26 in adults 25-54 and 8.6/25 in adults 18-49.

 

Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #6

 

CBS – 22 hours

NBC – 21-1/2 hours

ABC – 22 hours

FOX – 18 hours, 5 minutes

 

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY – PRIMETIME

Week #6 of 2013-2014 Season (ending: 11/3/13)

2013-2014

VIEWERS

(000)

CBS                10,497

NBC                7,426

ABC                7,426

FOX                7,698

A25-54

Rtg      Sh

CBS                3.0       8

NBC                2.9       7

ABC                2.4       6

FOX                2.7       7

A18-49

Rtg      Sh

CBS                2.2       6

NBC                2.4       7

ABC                1.9       6

FOX                2.3       7