Series Finale of THE GOOD WIFE Delivers Largest Audience Since November 2014

CBS placed first in viewers for the eighth consecutive week with the top three broadcasts and seven of the top 10, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending May 8.

NCIS (#1), THE BIG BANG THEORY (#2), NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (#3) were the week's top three programs with the series finale of THE GOOD WIFE ranked fifth, its largest audience (10.62m) since Nov. 2014.

THE BIG BANG THEORY, SURVIVOR, NCIS, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS and CRIMINAL MINDS were all top 10 broadcasts in adults 18-49 (including ties).

With two weeks remaining in the season, CBS is first in viewers (11.02m), adults 18-49 (2.3) and adults 25-54 (3.1).

CBS Broadcasts in the Top 20 (Live+SD):

#1 - NCIS (14.86m)

#2 - THE BIG BANG THEORY (13.22m)

#3 - NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (12.56m)

#5 - THE GOOD WIFE Series Finale (10.62m) - Season-To-Date High; Most-Watched Since Nov. 2014

#6 - BLUE BLOODS (10.10m)

#7 - MADAM SECRETARY (9.99m)

#9 - SURVIVOR (9.48m)

#11 - 60 MINUTES (9.21m)

#12 - CRIMINAL MINDS (8.84m)

#14 - HAWAII FIVE-0 (8.56m)

#15 - NCIS: LOS ANGELES (8.10m)

#16 - THE ODD COUPLE (8.07m)

#17 - MOM (7.92m)

CBS Weekly Highlights:

THE GOOD WIFE

THE GOOD WIFE series finale was first in viewers (10.62m), adults 25-54 (2.0/05) and adults 18-49 (1.3/04), its largest audience since November 9, 2014 and its best deliveries in both adults 25-54 and adults 18-49 since Jan. 17, 2016.

Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #33

CBS - 22-hours

NBC - 22-hours

ABC - 22-hours

FOX - 15-hours

Photo: Jeff Neumann/CBS

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