CBS Posts Dramatic Ratings Sweep
By: Caryn Robbins Mar. 25, 2014
CBS dramas comprised five of the week's top 10 programs, leading the Network to a weekly sweep in viewers, adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and adults 18-34, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending March 23.
CBS dramas in the top 10 include #1 NCIS, #3 NCIS: LOS ANGELES, #8 PERSON OF INTEREST, #9 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and #10 CRIMINAL MINDS. In addition, Sunday's The Good Wife finished #15 with week-to-week gains in viewers and key demographics. SURVIVOR was Wednesday's top program in adults 18-49, topping "American Idol" in the common hour for the second straight week, while How I Met Your Mother was the week's top scripted broadcast (tie) and comedy in adults 18-49. CBS Weekly Highlights: NCIS NCIS was first in viewers (17.11m) and second in adults 25-54 (3.7/10) and adults 18-49 (2.4/08). NCIS was the week's #1 program in viewers.NCIS: LOS ANGELES NCIS: LOS ANGELES was first in viewers (14.21m), adults 25-54 (3.4/08) and adults 18-49 (2.3/06) with growth of +6% in adults 25-54 (from 3.2/08) and +10% in adults 18-49 (from 2.1/06) from its last original episode.
PERSON OF INTEREST PERSON OF INTEREST was first in viewers (10.94m) and adults 25-54 (2.7/07) and was second in adults 18-49 (1.7/05).
CRIMINAL MINDS CRIMINAL MINDS was first in viewers (10.14m) and second in adults 25-54 (3.1/08, -0.2 behind FOX) and adults 18-49 (2.2/06, -0.1 behind FOX). In their common hour, Criminal Minds topped "American Idol" Wednesday in viewers for the third time in four head to head match-ups and matches its closest competitive position with "American Idol" in adults 18-49 (-0.1) ever.
CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION was first in viewers (10.20m), adults 25-54 (2.8/07) and adults 18-49 (2.0/06).
THE GOOD WIFE THE GOOD WIFE (9:41-10:41 PM) was first in viewers (9.12m) and second in adults 25-54 (2.0/05) and adults 18-49 (1.4/04). Compared to last week, The Good Wife was up +8% in adults 18-49 (from 1.3/03), even in adults 25-54 and added +690,000 viewers (from 8.43m, +8%).
SURVIVOR SURVIVOR (9.46m) was first in adults 25-54 (3.2/09) and adults 18-49 (2.5/08). Survivor topped "American Idol Wednesday" in their common hour for the second straight week in key demos and was Wednesday's #1 program in adults 18-49.
Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #26: CBS - 22 hours NBC - 22 hours ABC - 22 hours FOX - 15 hours NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME Week #26 of 2013-2014 Season (ending: 3/23/14) VIEWERS (000) CBS 7,948 NBC 6,339 ABC 6,422 FOX 4,299 A25-54 Rtg Sh CBS 2.4 7 NBC 2.1 6 ABC 2.0 5 FOX 1.6 4 A18-49 Rtg Sh CBS 1.8 6 NBC 1.6 5 ABC 1.5 5 FOX 1.3 4 A18-34 Rtg Sh CBS 1.3 5 NBC 1.2 4 ABC 1.1 4 FOX 1.1 4 NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME SEASON-TO-DATE RATINGS REPORT (9/23/13-3/23/14) 2013-2014 VIEWERS (000) CBS 10,807 NBC 10,009 ABC 7,455 FOX 7,912 A25-54 Rtg Sh CBS 3.3 8 NBC 3.6 9 ABC 2.6 7 FOX 3.1 8 A18-49 Rtg Sh CBS 2.4 7 NBC 3.0 9 ABC 2.1 6 FOX 2.7 8
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