CBS Sweeps All 11 of the Top Broadcasts for Week
By: Caryn Robbins Feb. 23, 2016
Building on last week's top 10 of 10 broadcast milestone, CBS swept all 11 of the top broadcasts for the week ending Feb. 21, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings. CBS's top 11 series span drama, comedy, news, specials and reality and the Network scored the #1 broadcast on every night of the week.
Last week, CBS became the first network in the live plus same day ratings era to notch 10 of the top 10 broadcasts. CBS had the #1 broadcast on every night - THE 58th ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS (S) (Monday), NCIS (Tuesday), SURVIVOR (P) (Wednesday), THE BIG BANG THEORY (Thursday), BLUE BLOODS (Friday), 48 HOURS (Saturday) and MADAM SECRETARY (Sunday). CBS swept the week in viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 for third consecutive week, the first time the Network has accomplished this since the weeks of March 24 - April 7, 2014. Compared to the same week last year, CBS was up +21% in viewers, +47% in adults 18-49 and +36% in adults 25-54. Season-to-date, CBS is first in viewers (11.74m, +1%), adults 18-49 (2.5, +4%) and adults 25-54 (3.4, +3%). CBS's Top 11 Broadcasts (Live+SD): #1 - GRAMMY AWARDS-S (24.95m) #2 - NCIS (17.34m) #3 - BIG BANG THEORY, THE (15.24m) #4 - NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (13.42m) #5 - BLUE BLOODS (10.74m)Image courtesy of CBS
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