CBS Makes it Nine Consecutive Weekly Wins
By: Caryn Robbins Apr. 28, 2015
CBS placed first in viewers for the ninth consecutive week and remained within one-tenth of a rating point of NBC in adults 18-49, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending April 26.
Season-to-date through 31 weeks, CBS remains one-tenth of a rating point of NBC (2.4 vs. 2.5) in adults 18-49 while maintaining its lead among viewers to a +2.5 million advantage (11.37m vs. 8.83m) and +0.1 among adults 25-54 (3.2 vs. 3.1). For the season, CBS is up +5% in viewers and even in adults 18-49 and adults 25-54. CBS had six of the week's top 10 programs among viewers, including the season finale of SCORPION, the week's #1 drama, and SURVIVOR, which attracted its largest audience since Dec. 4, 2013. CBS had the week's top five freshman series with SCORPION, MADAM SECRETARY, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS ENCORE, THE ODD COUPLE and CSI: CYBER SPECIAL. Rebroadcasts of NCIS and NCIS: NEW ORLEANS ENCORE delivered more viewers than any scripted program on the competition. Among adults 18-49, CBS had four of the top 10 broadcasts, with THE BIG BANG THEORY as the week's #1 scripted broadcast and comedy, along with SURVIVOR, SCORPION and 2 BROKE GIRLS.NCIS: LOS ANGELES NCIS: LOS ANGELES was first in viewers (8.83m), tied for first in adults 18-49 (1.4/04) and second in adults 25-54 (2.0/05, -0.1 behind ABC).
SURVIVOR SURVIVOR was first in viewers (10.19m), adults 25-54 (3.3/09) and adults 18-49 (2.4/08), posting its largest audience since Dec. 4, 2013, its best adults 25-54 rating since the Feb. 25 premiere of this edition and matched the second-best adults 18-49 rating of this edition.
THE BIG BANG THEORY THE BIG BANG THEORY (8:00-8:31 PM) was first in viewers (14.63m), adults 25-54 (5.0/16) and adults 18-49 (3.6/13) and was the night's #1 program in viewers, adults 25-54 and adults 18-49.
ELEMENTARY ELEMENTARY was first in viewers (7.73m), adults 25-54 (1.9/05) and adults 18-49 (1.3/04). Compared to last week, ELEMENTARY added +170,000 viewers (from 7.56m, +2%).
Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #31 CBS - 22 hours NBC - 22 hours ABC - 22 hours FOX - 15 hours NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME Week #31 of 2014-2015 Season (ending: 4/26/15) 2014-2015 VIEWERS (000) CBS 8,409 NBC 5,507 ABC 7,368 FOX 3,400 A25-54 Rtg Sh CBS 2.0 6 NBC 1.7 5 ABC 2.4 7 FOX 1.3 4 A18-49 Rtg Sh CBS 1.3 4 NBC 1.2 4 ABC 1.9 6 FOX 1.0 3 NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME SEASON-TO-DATE RATINGS REPORT (9/22/14-4/26/15) 2014-2015 VIEWERS (000) CBS 11,369 NBC 8,830 ABC 7,897 FOX 5,954 A25-54 Rtg Sh CBS 3.2 9 NBC 3.1 8 ABC 2.7 7 FOX 2.4 6 A18-49 Rtg Sh CBS 2.4 7 NBC 2.5 8 ABC 2.2 7 FOX 2.0 6
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