CBS's NCIS Surpasses SNF as Most Watched Broadcast in Week 3

NCIS moved ahead of "Sunday Night Football" as the week's #1 broadcast, according to Nielsen Live +7-day ratings for Week 3, Oct. 6-12.

With Live +7-day ratings, NCIS gained +4.31m, up +25% to 21.61m from its live plus same day average of 17.30m, overtaking "Sunday Night Football's" 18.18m. THE BIG BANG THEORY (20.85m, up +4.91m, +31% from 15.94m) and NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (18.51m, up +3.10m, +20% from 15.41m) also surpassed "Sunday Night Football."

Among adults 18-49, THE BIG BANG THEORY was the week's #1 broadcast with a 6.8 rating, up +2.2 rating points, +48% from its live plus same day average of 4.6.

CBS had five other series with a viewer lift over three millions viewers: SCORPION (+4.49m), PERSON OF INTEREST (+4.12m), CRIMINAL MINDS (+4.02m), NCIS: LOS ANGELES (+3.54m) and BLUE BLOODS (+3.14m).

Top 10 Programs for the Week of Oct. 6-12 with L+7 Lift

1. NCIS 21.61m

2. THE BIG BANG THEORY 20.85m

3. NCIS: NEW ORLEANS 18.51m

4. NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL 18.18m

5. SCORPION 16.542m

6. Blacklist 16.537m

7. HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER 16.31m

8. CBS+NFLN THURS NIGHT FOOTBALL 16.14m

9. MODERN FAMILY 15.18m

10. Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick 14.86m