CBS Wins the Week in Viewers with 8 of the Top 9 Broadcast Dramas

CBS won the week in viewers dominating the week's broadcast dramas with 8 of the top 9, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending March 12. The Network's top dramas for the week were NCIS (#1) with BULL, BLUE BLOODS, NCIS: LOS ANGELES, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, MADAM SECRETARY and MACGYVER finishing third through ninth among broadcast dramas.

Overall, CBS had 14 of the top 20 broadcast network programs including #1 NCIS and #2 THE BIG BANG THEORY. The two-hour spring premiere of SURVIVOR ranked as Wednesday's #1 program in viewers, and won its time period in adults 18-49 and adults 25-54.

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

#1 - NCIS (14.17m)

#2 - THE BIG BANG THEORY (13.08m)

#6 - BULL (10.38m)

#8 - 60 MINUTES (9.97m)

#9 - BLUE BLOODS (9.36m)

#10 - NCIS: LOS ANGELES (9.26m)

#11 - HAWAII FIVE-0 (9.20m)

#12 - NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (9.06m)

#13 - MADAM SECRETARY (8.23m)

#14 - MACGYVER (7.73m)

#15 - SURVIVOR Spring Premiere (7.64m)

#16 - MOM (7.50m)

#17 - THE BIG BANG THEORY-RS (7.49m)

#20 - THE GREAT INDOORS (7.02m)

Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #25

CBS - 22-hours

NBC - 22-hours

ABC - 22-hours

FOX - 14-hours

Photo: Michael Yarish/Warner Bro

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