CBS placed second in a week that included four nights of Olympic coverage with five of the top 10 broadcasts, including the top three non-Olympic programs, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Feb. 9, Week 20 of the 2013-2014 season.
CBS's top 10 broadcasts include
NCIS (#5),
The Big Bang Theory (#6),
NCIS: Los Angeles (#7), THE BEATLES: THE NIGHT THAT CHANGED
America - A GRAMMY SALUTE (S) (#8) and
Criminal Minds (#10).
CBS had 12 of the week's top 20 programs - more than the other networks combined.
NCIS, THE BIG BANG THEORY,
NCIS: Los Angeles and THE BEATLES: THE NIGHT THAT CHANGED
America - A GRAMMY SALUTE (S) were the week's top non-Olympic broadcasts.
In adults 18-49 (including ties),
CBS had three of the top 10 broadcasts -
The Big Bang Theory (the week's top comedy),
How I Met Your Mother (the week's #2 comedy) and
NCIS (the week's top drama) with 2 BROKE GIRLS,
NCIS: Los Angeles and
Criminal Minds (tied as the week's #2 drama), MIKE & MOLLY,
The Millers and MOM rounding out the top 20.
CBS had more top 20 programs than any other network.
CBS Weekly Highlights:
THE BEATLES
THE BEATLES: THE NIGHT THAT CHANGED
America - A GRAMMY SALUTE (S) (8:00-10:30 PM) averaged 14.05 million viewers (14.05m), 3.5/07 in adults 25-54 and 2.1/05 in adults 18-49.
CRIMINAL MINDS
The 200th episode of
Criminal Minds posted its largest audience (12.92m) since May 16, 2012 (two-hour, season seven finale) and matched season highs in both adults 25-54 (3.8/09) and adults 18-49 (2.8/07).
NCIS: LOS ANGELES
NCIS: LOS ANGELES was first in viewers (16.30m), adults 25-54 (4.0/09) and adults 18-49 (2.8/08), with its best deliveries in these measures since the Sept. 24, 2013 season premiere.
NCIS
NCIS was first in viewers (19.53m), adults 25-54 (4.5/11) and adults 18-49 (3.1/09).
NCIS posted its best adults 18-49 rating since Oct. 22, 2013.
Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #20:
CBS - 22 hours
NBC - 21 hours
ABC - 22 hours
FOX - 15 hours
NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME
Week #20 of 2013-2014 Season (ending: 2/9/14)
2013-2014
VIEWERS
(000)
CBS 9,605
NBC 17,228
ABC 4,793
FOX 4,989
A25-54
Rtg Sh
CBS 2.6 6
NBC 5.6 14
ABC 1.7 4
FOX 2.0 5
A18-49
Rtg Sh
CBS 1.8 5
NBC 4.7 13
ABC 1.3 4
FOX 1.6 4
NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME
SEASON-TO-DATE RATINGS REPORT (9/23/13-2/9/14)
2013-2014
VIEWERS
(000)
CBS 11,315
NBC 9,487
ABC 7,460
FOX 8,469
A25-54
Rtg Sh
CBS 3.4 9
NBC 3.5 9
ABC 2.6 7
FOX 3.3 8
A18-49
Rtg Sh
CBS 2.6 7
NBC 2.9 9
ABC 2.1 6
FOX 2.9 8
