CBS Wins Every Half-Hour in Viewers & Key Demos

By: Caryn Robbins Mar. 20, 2013

CBS won every half-hour in viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54, led by NCIS, the night's top program in all key ratings measures, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Tuesday, March 19.

NCIS was first in households (12.0/19), viewers (19.09m), adults 25-54 (4.7/12) and adults 18-49 (3.1/10) at 8:00 PM. NCIS beat NBC, ABC, FOX and CW combined by +650,000 viewers (vs.18.44m, +4%). NCIS was the night's #1 program in households, viewers, adults 25-54 and adults 18-49.

NCIS: LOS ANGELES was first in households (10.4/16), viewers (16.89m), adults 25-54 (4.2/10) and adults 18-49 (2.8/08). NCIS: Los Angeles beat NBC, ABC, FOX and CW combined by +630,000 viewers (vs. 16.26m, +4%).

At 10:00 PM, Golden Boy was first in households (6.1/10), viewers (9.26m), adults 25-54 (2.4/06) and adults 18-49 (1.7/05). Compared to last week, Golden Boy was up +11% in households (from 5.5/09), +4% in adults 25-54 (from 2.3/06), +13% in adults 18-49 (from 1.5/05) and added +730,000 viewers (from 8.53m, +9%).

For the night, CBS was first in households (9.5/15), viewers (14.98m), adults 25-54 (3.8/09) and adults 18-49 (2.6/07).