CBS Finishes Week with Top 8 Dramas and Top 4 Comedies

CBS was first in viewers for the seventh consecutive week with 6 of the top 10 and 14 of the top 20 broadcasts, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending April 23. NCIS was the #1 broadcast of the week in viewers and the #1 drama in both adults 18-49 (tie) and adults 25-54. All three NCIS first-run broadcasts placed among the top seven in viewers and top 20 on key demos. CBS had the top eight dramas in viewers: NCIS, BULL, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, NCIS: LOS ANGELES, MADAM SECRETARY, SCORPION, BLUE BLOODS-ENC (R) and HAWAII FIVE-0-ENC (R).

The Network also had the week's top four comedies: THE BIG BANG THEORY-ENC (R), KEVIN CAN WAIT, THE GREAT INDOORS-ENC (R) and MAN WITH A PLAN.

Rebroadcasts of THE BIG BANG THEORY, BLUE BLOODS and HAWAII FIVE-0 delivered more viewers than any scripted program on the competition.

CBS Broadcasts In Top 20 (Live+SD):

#1 - NCIS (13.32m)

#3 - BULL (10.32m)

#4 - NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (10.16m)

#5 - 60 MINUTES (9.90m)

#7 - NCIS: LOS ANGELES (9.44m)

#9 - THE BIG BANG THEORY-ENC-R (8.45m)

#11 - SURVIVOR (7.92m)

#12 - MADAM SECRETARY (7.87m)

#13 - SCORPION (6.59m)

#14 - BLUE BLOODS ENC-R (6.56m)

#15 - HAWAII FIVE-0 ENC-R (5.96m)

#16 - KEVIN CAN WAIT (5.90m)

#18 - THE GREAT INDOORS ENC-R (5.47m)

#19 - MAN WITH A PLAN (5.42m)

Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #31

CBS - 22-hours

NBC - 21-hours, 52-minutes

ABC - 22-hours

FOX - 15-hours

Photo: Sonja Flemming/CBS

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