Scripted dramas on CBS scored big audiences in week three of the new television season and gave the Eye Network its best delivery since April in the key 18-49 demo and for total viewers.
CBS won in Households with a 7.6 rating and 13 share, well ahead of ABC at 5.4/9, NBC 4.8/8, Fox 3.9/6, Univision 1.9/3, CW 1.4/2, Ion and Telemundo 0.5/1, TeleFutura 0.4/1 and Azteca America 0.1/0.
In 18-49 CBS was at 3.3/9, with NBC and Fox tied at 2.6/7, ABC 2.5/7, Univision 1.4/4, CW 1.0/3, Telemundo 0.5/1, TeleFutura 0.4/1, Ion 0.2/1 and Azteca America 0.1/0.
Here are the week’s top 20 shows.
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The Nielsen Company Broadcast Ranking Report |
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Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 10/05/09 – 10/11/09 |
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Rank |
Program |
Network |
HH Rating |
HH Share |
2+ Audience (000) |
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1 |
NCIS |
CBS |
12.6 |
20 |
20702 |
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2 |
DANCING WITH THE STARS |
ABC |
10.7 |
16 |
16350 |
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3 |
NCIS: LOS ANGELES |
CBS |
10.2 |
16 |
16310 |
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4 |
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL |
NBC |
9.7 |
16 |
16017 |
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5 |
MENTALIST, THE |
CBS |
9.4 |
16 |
14704 |
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6 |
CSI |
CBS |
9.3 |
14 |
14897 |
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7 |
60 MINUTES |
CBS |
9.1 |
15 |
14537 |
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7 |
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM |
ABC |
9.1 |
14 |
14126 |
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9 |
GOOD WIFE, THE |
CBS |
8.9 |
15 |
13693 |
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10 |
CRIMINAL MINDS |
CBS |
8.8 |
14 |
14053 |
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11 |
CSI: MIAMI |
CBS |
8.7 |
14 |
13433 |
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12 |
TWO AND A HALF MEN |
CBS |
8.4 |
12 |
13296 |
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13 |
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS |
ABC |
8.3 |
13 |
12420 |
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14 |
CSI: NY |
CBS |
8.2 |
14 |
12426 |
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14 |
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES |
ABC |
8.2 |
12 |
13423 |
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16 |
HOUSE |
FOX |
7.9 |
12 |
13738 |
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17 |
BIG BANG THEORY, THE |
CBS |
7.8 |
12 |
12515 |
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18 |
SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK |
NBC |
7.5 |
12 |
12317 |
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19 |
SURVIVOR: SAMOA |
CBS |
7.0 |
11 |
11694 |
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20 |
BONES |
FOX |
6.3 |
10 |
10286 |
Source: The Nielsen Company
