CBS BEATLES Special Averages Over 4 Million Viewers

CBS placed second in a week that included four nights of Olympic coverage with five of the top 10 broadcasts, including the top three non-Olympic programs, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Feb. 9, Week 20 of the 2013-2014 season.

CBS's top 10 broadcasts include NCIS (#5), The Big Bang Theory (#6), NCIS: Los Angeles (#7), THE BEATLES: THE NIGHT THAT CHANGED America - A GRAMMY SALUTE (S) (#8) and Criminal Minds (#10). CBS had 12 of the week's top 20 programs - more than the other networks combined.

NCIS, THE BIG BANG THEORY, NCIS: Los Angeles and THE BEATLES: THE NIGHT THAT CHANGED America - A GRAMMY SALUTE (S) were the week's top non-Olympic broadcasts.

In adults 18-49 (including ties), CBS had three of the top 10 broadcasts - The Big Bang Theory (the week's top comedy), How I Met Your Mother (the week's #2 comedy) and NCIS (the week's top drama) with 2 BROKE GIRLS, NCIS: Los Angeles and Criminal Minds (tied as the week's #2 drama), MIKE & MOLLY, The Millers and MOM rounding out the top 20. CBS had more top 20 programs than any other network.

CBS Weekly Highlights:

THE BEATLES

THE BEATLES: THE NIGHT THAT CHANGED America - A GRAMMY SALUTE (S) (8:00-10:30 PM) averaged 14.05 million viewers (14.05m), 3.5/07 in adults 25-54 and 2.1/05 in adults 18-49.

CRIMINAL MINDS

The 200th episode of Criminal Minds posted its largest audience (12.92m) since May 16, 2012 (two-hour, season seven finale) and matched season highs in both adults 25-54 (3.8/09) and adults 18-49 (2.8/07).

NCIS: LOS ANGELES

NCIS: LOS ANGELES was first in viewers (16.30m), adults 25-54 (4.0/09) and adults 18-49 (2.8/08), with its best deliveries in these measures since the Sept. 24, 2013 season premiere.

NCIS

NCIS was first in viewers (19.53m), adults 25-54 (4.5/11) and adults 18-49 (3.1/09). NCIS posted its best adults 18-49 rating since Oct. 22, 2013.

Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #20:

CBS - 22 hours

NBC - 21 hours

ABC - 22 hours

FOX - 15 hours

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME

Week #20 of 2013-2014 Season (ending: 2/9/14)

2013-2014

VIEWERS

(000)

CBS 9,605

NBC 17,228

ABC 4,793

FOX 4,989

A25-54

Rtg Sh

CBS 2.6 6

NBC 5.6 14

ABC 1.7 4

FOX 2.0 5

A18-49

Rtg Sh

CBS 1.8 5

NBC 4.7 13

ABC 1.3 4

FOX 1.6 4

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME

SEASON-TO-DATE RATINGS REPORT (9/23/13-2/9/14)

2013-2014

VIEWERS

(000)

CBS 11,315

NBC 9,487

ABC 7,460

FOX 8,469

A25-54

Rtg Sh

CBS 3.4 9

NBC 3.5 9

ABC 2.6 7

FOX 3.3 8

A18-49

Rtg Sh

CBS 2.6 7

NBC 2.9 9

ABC 2.1 6

FOX 2.9 8

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