CBS Wins the Week in Viewers and Key Demos
By: Caryn Robbins Mar. 17, 2015
CBS swept the week in viewers and key demographics with 14 of the top 20 broadcasts, including five freshman series, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending March 15.
The number of CBS broadcasts in the top 20 more than doubled that of the combined competition, and included freshman NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, MADAM SECRETARY, SCORPION, THE ODD COUPLE and CSI: CYBER. CBS also had six of the week's top 10 broadcasts in adults 18-49 - THE BIG BANG THEORY (#2), THE ODD COUPLE (#8) and MOM, NCIS, SURVIVOR and THE BIG BANG THEORY 9PM (R) all tied at 10. Season-to-date, CBS is first in viewers, up +7% (11.56m from 10.83m), adults 25-54 (tie) unchanged at 3.3/09 and second in adults 18-49, also unchanged at 2.4/08. CBS has four of the top five new shows of the season with NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (#1), MADAM SECRETARY (#3), SCORPION (#4) and THE ODD COUPLE (#5), which is also the #1 new comedy. CBS Broadcasts in the Week's Top 20: #1 - NCIS (16.22m)#2 - THE BIG BANG THEORY (16.13m)
#6 - NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (12.61m)
#7 - 60 MINUTES (11.49m)
#8 - MADAM SECRETARY (11.26m)
#9 - BLUE BLOODS (11.07m)
#10 - NCIS: LOS ANGELES (10.72m)
#11 - SCORPION (10.59m)
#12 - CRIMINAL MINDS (10.32m)
#13 - THE ODD COUPLE (10.24m)
#15 - CSI: CYBER (9.71m)
#18 - THE BIG BANG THEORY-9PM-R (9.39m)
#19 - HAWAII FIVE-0 (9.38m)
#20 - SURVIVOR (9.26m)
· 2 BROKE GIRLS (8.25m) and MIKE & MOLLY (8.80m) were tied as the night's #1 scripted program in adults 18-49 (2.1/06). NCIS
· NCIS was first in viewers (16.22m), second in adults 25-54 (3.2/09) and adults 18-49 (2.2/07). NCIS was the night's #1 program in viewers and the top scripted program in adults 25-54 and adults 18-49.
CSI: CYBER
· CSI: CYBER was first in viewers (9.71m), adults 25-54 (2.5/07) and adults 18-49 (1.7/06) for the second straight week. CSI: CYBER retained 93% of both its adults 25-54 and viewers series premiere performances and 94% of its adults 18-49 delivery.
THE BIG BANG THEORY
· THE BIG BANG THEORY (8:00-8:31 PM) was first in viewers (16.13m), adults 25-54 (5.9/19) and adults 18-49 (4.4/16), the night's #1 program in these measures.
THE ODD COUPLE
· THE ODD COUPLE (8:31-9:01 PM) was first in viewers (10.24m), adults 25-54 (3.4/10) and adults 18-49 (2.5/08).
Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #25 CBS - 22-hours
NBC - 22-hours
ABC - 22-hours
FOX - 15 hours NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME
Week #25 of 2014-2015 Season (ending: 3/15/15)
2014-2015 VIEWERS
(000)
CBS 9,192
NBC 6,366
ABC 5,641
FOX 4,550 A25-54
Rtg Sh
CBS 2.3 6
NBC 2.0 6
ABC 1.9 5
FOX 1.7 5 A18-49
Rtg Sh
CBS 1.6 5
NBC 1.5 5
ABC 1.5 5
FOX 1.4 5 NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME
SEASON-TO-DATE RATINGS REPORT (9/22/14-3/15/15)
2014-2015 VIEWERS
(000)
CBS 11,555
NBC 9,264
ABC 7,886
FOX 6,162 A25-54
Rtg Sh
CBS 3.3 9
NBC 3.3 9
ABC 2.7 7
FOX 2.4 7 A18-49
Rtg Sh
CBS 2.4 8
NBC 2.7 8
ABC 2.2 7
FOX 2.1 7
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