CBS's ZOO is #1 New Scripted Summer Series in Viewers and Key Demos

CBS won the week in viewers with seven of the top 20 programs, as ZOO was the top new scripted summer series in viewers and key demographics and the Sunday edition of BIG BROTHER delivered its largest audience of the summer, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending August 16.

Among the Network's original summer programming, ZOO was the most-watched and highest-rated summer scripted series in adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 notching double-digit percentage increase from last week, while EXTANT won its time period in viewers.

All three editions of BIG BROTHER finished in the week's top 20 among viewers and in the top five in adults 18-49.

CBS Broadcasts In Top 20:

#2 - 60 MINUTES-R (9.55m)

#3 - NCIS-R (8.41m)

#6 - BIG BROTHER-SUN (6.89m)

#7 - ZOO (6.69m)

#8 - BIG BROTHER-WED (6.64m)

#9 - NCIS: LOS ANGELES-R (6.17m)

#10 - BIG BROTHER-THU (6.08m)

#11 - NCIS: NEW ORLEANS 10PM-R (6.06m)

#12 - SCORPION-R (5.17m)

#15 - 2 BROKE GIRLS-R (4.88m)

#17 - BLUE BLOODS-R (4.79m)

#19 - 48 HOURS-R (4.70m)

ZOO

• ZOO averaged 6.69m, 1.7/06 in adults 25-54 and 1.2/04 in adults 18-49. Compared to last week, ZOO was up +31% in adults 25-54 (from 1.3/04), +20% in adults 18-49 (from 1.0/04) and added +740,000 viewers (from 5.95m, +13%).

BIG BROTHER

• BIG BROTHER WEDNESDAY (6.64m) was first in adults 25-54 (2.7/09) and adults 18-49 (2.2/09), up +8% in adults 25-54 (from 2.5/09), even in adults 18-49 and adding +60,000 viewers (from 6.58m, +1%) from a week ago. BIG BROTHER posted the night's top delivery in adults 25-54, adults 18-49 and adults 18-34 (1.8/09).

• BIG BROTHER THURSDAY (9:01-10:00 PM) was the night's top program in viewers (6.08m), adults 25-54 (2.3/04), adults 18-49 (1.9/07) and adults 18-34 (1.4/07).

• BIG BROTHER SUNDAY (8:32-9:31 PM) was averaged 6.89m, its largest audience on any night this summer, 2.6/08 in adults 25-54 and 2.1/07 in adults 18-49.

Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #47:

CBS - 22 hours

NBC - 22 hours

ABC - 22 hours

FOX - 15 hours

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME

Week #47 of 2014-2015 Television Year (ending: 8/16/15)

2014-2015

VIEWERS

(000)

CBS 5,291

NBC 4,671

ABC 3,274

FOX 2,260

A25-54

Rtg Sh

CBS 1.4 4

NBC 1.5 5

ABC 1.0 3

FOX 0.8 3

A18-49

Rtg Sh

CBS 1.0 4

NBC 1.1 4

ABC 0.8 3

FOX 0.6 3

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME

SUMMER-TO-DATE RATINGS REPORT (5/25/15-8/16/15)

2014-2015

VIEWERS

(000)

CBS 5,695

NBC 5,353

ABC 5,230

FOX 3,747

A25-54

Rtg Sh

CBS 1.4 5

NBC 1.7 6

ABC 1.8 6

FOX 1.4 5

A18-49

Rtg Sh

CBS 1.0 4

NBC 1.4 5

ABC 1.5 6

FOX 1.1 4

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