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CBS on Track to Win Premiere Week for 6th Straight Year

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CBS will win premiere week in viewers for the sixth consecutive year, with a projected weekly audience that will be its largest in three years.

CBS is projected to be the only network to post year-to-year growth in viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54. According to CBS Research live plus same day estimates, the Network will be up +5% in viewers (10.85m from 10.38m), +9% in adults 18-49 (2.4 from 2.2) and +7% in adults 25-54 (3.2 from 3.0) from premiere week last year.

CBS's most-watched shows during Premiere Week (All Live + Same Day):

THE BIG BANG THEORY (8:30 PM) 18.24m

NCIS 18.23m

THE BIG BANG THEORY (8:00 PM) 18.03m

NCIS: NEW ORLEANS 17.23m

CBS/NFL NETWORK THURSDAY 16.29m

NIGHT FOOTBALL

The Network also successfully launched MADAM SECRETARY with 14.75m viewers for its premiere, followed by 12.66m viewers last night, while SCORPION scored 13.83m viewers.

Official premiere week ratings and rankings will be available tomorrow.

Photo by Craig Blankenhorn/CBS

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