CBS Extends Its Winning Streak to Four Weeks with 3 of Top Five Broadcasts

By: Oct. 24, 2017
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CBS placed first in viewers for the fourth consecutive week with three of the top five broadcasts, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Oct. 22. The Network had three of the top five broadcasts of the week - 60 MINUTES (#2), THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (#3), THE BIG BANG THEORY (#5) - five of the top 10 and 12 of the top 20.

THE BIG BANG THEORY was the week's top scripted program and comedy in viewers and key demos. In viewers, NCIS was the week's top drama, 9JKL was the week's top new comedy and 60 MINUTES was the week's top news program. CBS had eight of the top 10 broadcast dramas with NCIS, BULL, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, BLUE BLOODS, HAWAII FIVE-0, NCIS: LOS ANGELES, WISDOM OF THE CROWD and SEAL TEAM.

CBS Broadcasts In Top 20 (Live+SD):

#2 - 60 MINUTES (14.58m)

#3 - CBS+NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL: KANSAS CITY/OAKLAND (14.38m)

#5 - THE BIG BANG THEORY (13.07m)

#6 - NCIS (12.84m)

#9 - BULL (10.49m)

#14 - NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (9.54m)

#15 - BLUE BLOODS (9.07m)

#16 - HAWAII FIVE-0 (8.67m)

#17 - NCIS: LOS ANGELES (8.18m)

#18 - SURVIVOR (8.12m)

#19 - WISDOM OF THE CROWD (7.70m)

#20 - CBS+NFLN THU NT PRE-KICK (7.59m)



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