CBS Posts Dramatic Ratings Sweep

CBS dramas comprised five of the week's top 10 programs, leading the Network to a weekly sweep in viewers, adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and adults 18-34, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending March 23.

CBS dramas in the top 10 include #1 NCIS, #3 NCIS: LOS ANGELES, #8 PERSON OF INTEREST, #9 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and #10 CRIMINAL MINDS. In addition, Sunday's The Good Wife finished #15 with week-to-week gains in viewers and key demographics.

SURVIVOR was Wednesday's top program in adults 18-49, topping "American Idol" in the common hour for the second straight week, while How I Met Your Mother was the week's top scripted broadcast (tie) and comedy in adults 18-49.

CBS Weekly Highlights:

NCIS

NCIS was first in viewers (17.11m) and second in adults 25-54 (3.7/10) and adults 18-49 (2.4/08). NCIS was the week's #1 program in viewers.

NCIS: LOS ANGELES

NCIS: LOS ANGELES was first in viewers (14.21m), adults 25-54 (3.4/08) and adults 18-49 (2.3/06) with growth of +6% in adults 25-54 (from 3.2/08) and +10% in adults 18-49 (from 2.1/06) from its last original episode.

PERSON OF INTEREST

PERSON OF INTEREST was first in viewers (10.94m) and adults 25-54 (2.7/07) and was second in adults 18-49 (1.7/05).

CRIMINAL MINDS

CRIMINAL MINDS was first in viewers (10.14m) and second in adults 25-54 (3.1/08, -0.2 behind FOX) and adults 18-49 (2.2/06, -0.1 behind FOX). In their common hour, Criminal Minds topped "American Idol" Wednesday in viewers for the third time in four head to head match-ups and matches its closest competitive position with "American Idol" in adults 18-49 (-0.1) ever.

CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION

CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION was first in viewers (10.20m), adults 25-54 (2.8/07) and adults 18-49 (2.0/06).

THE GOOD WIFE

THE GOOD WIFE (9:41-10:41 PM) was first in viewers (9.12m) and second in adults 25-54 (2.0/05) and adults 18-49 (1.4/04). Compared to last week, The Good Wife was up +8% in adults 18-49 (from 1.3/03), even in adults 25-54 and added +690,000 viewers (from 8.43m, +8%).

SURVIVOR

SURVIVOR (9.46m) was first in adults 25-54 (3.2/09) and adults 18-49 (2.5/08). Survivor topped "American Idol Wednesday" in their common hour for the second straight week in key demos and was Wednesday's #1 program in adults 18-49.

Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #26:

CBS - 22 hours

NBC - 22 hours

ABC - 22 hours

FOX - 15 hours

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME

Week #26 of 2013-2014 Season (ending: 3/23/14)

VIEWERS

(000)

CBS 7,948

NBC 6,339

ABC 6,422

FOX 4,299

A25-54

Rtg Sh

CBS 2.4 7

NBC 2.1 6

ABC 2.0 5

FOX 1.6 4

A18-49

Rtg Sh

CBS 1.8 6

NBC 1.6 5

ABC 1.5 5

FOX 1.3 4

A18-34

Rtg Sh

CBS 1.3 5

NBC 1.2 4

ABC 1.1 4

FOX 1.1 4

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME

SEASON-TO-DATE RATINGS REPORT (9/23/13-3/23/14)

2013-2014

VIEWERS

(000)

CBS 10,807

NBC 10,009

ABC 7,455

FOX 7,912

A25-54

Rtg Sh

CBS 3.3 8

NBC 3.6 9

ABC 2.6 7

FOX 3.1 8

A18-49

Rtg Sh

CBS 2.4 7

NBC 3.0 9

ABC 2.1 6

FOX 2.7 8