CBS Wins Week in Viewers by Largest Margin of Any Network
By: Caryn Robbins Nov. 05, 2013
CBS won the week by +2.80 million viewers, the largest margin of victory by any network this season and was also first in adults 25-54, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Nov. 3.
CBS had five of the week's top 10 programs, led by #1 NCIS, #4 60 MINUTES, #5 NCIS: LOS ANGELES, #9 Person of Interest and #10 The Big Bang Theory (R). CBS also had the top five scripted broadcasts in viewers - NCIS, NCIS: LOS ANGELES, PERSON OF INTEREST, The Big Bang Theory (R) and BLUE BLOODS. The Network had the top three new comedies - THE MILLERS, The Crazy Ones and MOM as well as the top three overall comedies in viewers - two rebroadcasts of The Big Bang Theory and THE MILLERS. CBS Weekly Highlights: THE GOOD WIFE THE GOOD WIFE (10.22m) posted its largest audience since April 22, 2012, and matched season highs in both adults 25-54 (2.4/06) and adults 18-49 (1.6/04).NCIS NCIS was first in viewers (19.30m), adults 25-54 (4.5/12) and adults 18-49 (3.0/09). Compared to last week, NCIS was up +5% in adults 25-54 (from 4.3/11), even in adults 18-49 and added +310,000 viewers (from 18.99m, +2%).
NCIS: LOS ANGELES NCIS: LOS ANGELES was first in viewers (14.90m) and second in adults 25-54 (3.6/08) and adults 18-49 (2.6/07). Compared to last week, NCIS: Los Angeles was up +6% in adults 25-54 (from 3.4/08) and +4% in adults 18-49 (from 2.5/07).
THE MILLERS THE MILLERS was first in viewers (9.67m), adults 25-54 (3.1/09) and a tied for first in adults 18-49 (2.1/07, with ABC).
60 MINUTES 60 MINUTES (7:59-8:59 PM) was first in viewers (15.81m) and second in both adults 25-54 (4.3/09) and adults 18-49 (3.2/08), its best deliveries in these measures since October 6, 2013.
THE AMAZING RACE THE AMAZING RACE posted its second-best deliveries of the season in viewers (9.38m), adults 25-54 (2.9/06) and adults 18-49 (2.1/05) behind the Oct. 6, 2013 broadcast.
NFL RUN-OVER CBS's NFL run-over from 7:00 PM-7:59 PM delivered a 16.5/27 with 27.87m viewers, 10.2/26 in adults 25-54 and 8.6/25 in adults 18-49.
Prime averages are based on The Following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #6
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