CBS Wins Week in Viewers; Places First in Adults 25-54

CBS won its third consecutive week in viewers and placed first in adults 25-54 (tie), as all three of its original dramas posted growth and all three editions of BIG BROTHER finished among the top 10 broadcasts in viewers and the top five among adults 18-49, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending August 30.

ZOO, the #1 scripted summer broadcast in viewers, UNDER THE DOME and EXTANT all delivered week-to-week growth in viewers and key demographics. The Wednesday and Thursday editions of BIG BROTHER led their respective nights in key demographics, while Sunday's edition matched season-best deliveries on any night in adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and adults 18-34. All three were among the week's top five broadcasts in adults 18-49.

CBS Broadcasts In the Top 20:

#2 - 60 MINUTES-R (8.53m)
#4 - NCIS-R (8.39m)
#6 - THE BIG BANG THEORY-R (7.25m)
#7 - BIG BROTHER-SUN (6.73m)
#8 - BIG BROTHER-WED (6.46m)
#9 - BIG BROTHER-THU (6.37m)
#10 - ZOO (6.18m)
#11 - CRIMINAL MINDS 10PM-R (5.83m)
#12 - NCIS: NEW ORLEANS 10PM-R (5.67m)
#13 - MOM-R (5.65m)
#18 - NCIS: LOS ANGELES-R (5.31m)
#20 - NFL PRE-SEASON: SEATTLE/SAN DIEGO-S (4.91m)

CBS Weekly Highlights:

BIG BROTHER WEDNESDAY
· BIG BROTHER (6.46m) was the night's top program in adults 25-54 (2.6/08), adults 18-49 (2.1/08) and adults 18-34 (1.5/07).

BIG BROTHER THURSDAY
· BIG BROTHER (6.37m) was Thursday's #1 program in adults 25-54 (2.6/08), adults 18-49 (2.1/07) and adults 18-34 (1.6/07) up +5% in adults 18-49 (from 2.0/07) from the prior week.

BIG BROTHER SUNDAY
· BIG BROTHER (6.73m) was first in adults 18-34 (1.7/07) and was tied for first in both adults 25-54 (2.7/08, with NBC) and adults 18-49 (2.2/07, with NBC). Compared to last week, BIG BROTHER was up +8% in adults 25-54 (from 2.5/07), +10% in adults 18-49 (from 2.0/07), +13% in adults 18-34 (from 1.5/07) and added +580,000 viewers (from 6.15m, +10%). BIG BROTHER matched season-best deliveries on any night in adults 25-54, adults 18-49 and adults 18-34.

ZOO
· ZOO averaged 6.18m, 1.6/05 in adults 25-54 (1.6/05) and 1.1/04 in adults 18-49. (1.1/04), up +14% in adults 25-54 (from 1.4/04), +10% in adults 18-49 (from 1.0/03) and added +330,000 viewers (from 5.85m, +6%) from last week.

UNDER THE DOME
· UNDER THE DOME averaged 4.60m, 1.3/04 in adults 25-54 and 0.9/03 in adults 18-49, up +8% in adults 25-54 (from 1.2/04), +13% in adults 18-49 (from 0.8/03) and added +560,000 viewers (from 4.04m, +14%) from the prior week.

EXTANT
· EXTANT (4.90m) was up +18% in adults 25-54 (1.3/04 from 1.1/03), +14% in adults 18-49 (0.8/03 from 0.7/03) and added +240,000 viewers (from 4.66m, +5%) from a week ago.