CBS Sweeps the Week in Viewers; NCIS is #1 Program

By: Caryn Robbins Mar. 22, 2016

CBS won the week in viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending March 20.

CBS had the week's top program (the 300th episode of NCIS), six of the top 10 and 10 of the top 20 broadcasts. The Network also had the week's top eight broadcast dramas (NCIS, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, the 250th episode of CRIMINAL MINDS, MADAM SECRETARY, SCORPION, CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS (P), NCIS: LOS ANGELES and THE GOOD WIFE).

Season-to-date, CBS is first in viewers (11.42m), adults 18-49 (2.4/08) and adults 25-54 (3.2/09).

CBS Broadcasts In the Top 20 (Live+SD):

#1 - NCIS (15.10m)

#4 - NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (11.97m)

#6 - 60 MINUTES (10.24m)

#7 - CRIMINAL MINDS (9.80m)

#9 - SURVIVOR (9.50m)

#10 - MADAM SECRETARY (9.41m)

#12 - SCORPION (8.96m)

#13 - CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS Series Premiere (8.88m)

#14 - NCIS: LOS ANGELES (8.78m)

#17 - THE GOOD WIFE (8.08m)

CBS Weekly Highlights:

NCIS: The 300th episode of NCIS averaged 15.10 million viewers, totaling as the week's most-watched program.

SURVIVOR: SURVIVOR swept its time period in viewers (9.50m), adults 25-54 (3.0/10) and adults 18-49 (2.1/08).

CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS: The series premiere of CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS (P) was first in viewers (8.88m), adults 25-54 (2.3/07) and adults 18-49 (1.6/06). CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS retained 91% of its CRIMINAL MINDS lead-in among viewers, 85% in adults 25-54 and 84% in adults 18-49.

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