60 Minutes and The Good Wife delivered season-high adults 18-49 ratings as CBS won Sunday in viewers and key demographics, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Jan. 12.
Football coverage ran on CBS until approximately 8:05 PM, ET/CT. At 8:00 PM, 60 Minutes was second in viewers (16.98m), adults 25-54 (5.2/11) and adults 18-49 (4.2/10). 60 Minutes posted its best deliveries in viewers and adults 25-54 since Dec. 1, 2013 and best adults 18-49 ratings since Dec. 16, 2012. At 9:00 PM, The Good Wife was second in viewers (9.82m), adults 25-54 (2.7/06) and adults 18-49 (1.8/04). The Good Wife posted its best deliveries in adults 25-54 and adults 18-49 since Jan. 13, 2013. At 10:00 PM, The Mentalist was second in viewers (9.39m), adults 25-54 (2.4/06) and adults 18-49 (1.7/04). Compared to last week, The Mentalist was up +4% in adults 25-54 (from 2.3/06) and +6% in adults 18-49 (from 1.6/04). For the night, CBS was first in viewers (18.13m), adults 25-54 (6.0/13) and adults 18-49 (4.8/12). CBS posted its best deliveries in these measures since Sept. 22, 2013. Updated Sunday ratings will be available tomorrow.Videos