'NCIS' AND 'NCIS: LOS ANGELES' Delivers Largest Audiences of the Season

NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles delivered their largest audiences of the season and won their time periods in viewers and key demographics, leading CBS to a nightly win in all key measures, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Tuesday, Jan. 8.

NCIS was first in households (13.0/20), viewers (20.87m), adults 25-54 (5.2/13) and adults 18-49 (3.5/10). NCIS posted its largest audience since Feb. 7, 2012, its best adults 25-54 ratings since Sept. 25, 2012 and its best in adults 18-49 since Nov. 27, 2012.

NCIS: Los Angeles was first in households (11.1/17), viewers (17.79m), adults 25-54 (4.4/10) and adults 18-49 (3.0/08). NCIS: Los Angeles posted its best viewer delivery since Feb. 22, 2011, its best adults 25-54 performance since Sept. 25, 2012 and matched its last first-run adults 18-49 rating, which was its best since Dec. 18, 2012.

VEGAS was first in households (7.0/12), viewers (10.78m) and adults 25-54 (2.5/06), and was second in adults 18-49 (1.6/04). VEGAS posted its best viewer delivery since Oct. 23, 2012, in adults 25-54 since Oct. 9, 2012 and matched its last adults 18-49 delivery on Dec. 18, 2012.

For the night, CBS was first in households (10.4/16), viewers (16.48m), adults 25-54 (4.0/10) and adults 18-49 (2.7/07). CBS posted its best Tuesday delivery with these programs in households and viewers since Sept. 25, 2012 (premiere week Tuesday), in adults 25-54 since Oct. 2, 2012 and in adults 18-49 since Nov. 27, 2012.

Updated Tuesday ratings will be available later today.