CBS Streaks to 8th Consecutive Weekly Win in Viewers
By: Caryn Robbins Apr. 29, 2014
CBS won its eighth consecutive week in viewers and sixth straight week in adults 25-54 with 6 of the top 10 programs in viewers and 13 of the top 20 in adults 18-49, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending April 27.
Season-to-date, CBS is first in viewers (10.79m) with a +1.27m viewer advantage over second-place NBC. THE BIG BANG THEORY was the week's #1 program in both viewers (16.44m) and adults 18-49 (4.5, a full rating point ahead of its closest broadcast competitor). Among adults 18-49, CBS had four of the top 10 (THE BIG BANG THEORY, TWO AND A HALF MEN, The Millers and SURVIVOR) and nine of the top 20 programs, more than any other network. The series premiere of Bad Teacher posted the Thursday 9:30 PM time period's best performance in adults 18-49 since January. Rebroadcasts of NCIS (10.40m) and NCIS: Los Angeles (10.18m) delivered more viewers than any scripted program on the competition except "The Blacklist" (11.24m). CBS Broadcasts In Top 20: #1 - The Big Bang Theory (16.4 Million) #6 - Blue Bloods (11.1 Million) #7 - 60 Minutes (10.44 Million) #8 - NCIS-R (10.40 Million) #9 - NCIS: LOS ANGELES-R (10.2 Million)THE BIG BANG THEORY THE BIG BANG THEORY was first in viewers (16.44m), adults 25-54 (5.9/18) and adults 18-49 (4.5/16), the night's top program in these measures. CBS beat NBC, ABC, FOX and CW combined in viewers (vs. 12.25m, +34%), adults 25-54 (vs. 4.7, +26%) and adults 18-49 (vs. 4.0, +13%).
BAD TEACHER The series premiere of Bad Teacher (P) was second in viewers (7.80m), adults 25-54 (2.8/07, -0.2 behind ABC) and adults 18-49 (2.1/06). Bad Teacher posted the time period's best non-sports deliveries in viewers since Feb. 6, 2014, best adults 25-54 rating since Jan. 30, 2014 and best adults 18-49 rating since Jan. 9, 2014.
Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #31: CBS - 22 hours NBC - 22 hours ABC - 22 hours FOX - 16 hours NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME Week #31 of 2013-2014 Season (ending: 4/27/14) 2013-2014 VIEWERS (000) CBS 7,961 NBC 5,389 ABC 6,388 FOX 4,769 A25-54 Rtg Sh CBS 2.1 6 NBC 1.8 5 ABC 2.0 5 FOX 1.8 5 A18-49 Rtg Sh CBS 1.4 4 NBC 1.3 4 ABC 1.5 5 FOX 1.4 5 NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME SEASON-TO-DATE RATINGS REPORT (9/23/13-4/27/14) 2013-2014 VIEWERS (000) CBS 10,794 NBC 9,520 ABC 7,537 FOX 7,546 A25-54 Rtg Sh CBS 3.2 8 NBC 3.4 9 ABC 2.6 7 FOX 2.9 8 A18-49 Rtg Sh CBS 2.4 7 NBC 2.8 8 ABC 2.1 6 FOX 2.5 8
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