CBS's BIG BANG Tops All Broadcast Programs in 7-Day Lift
By: Caryn Robbins Oct. 21, 2013
The Big Bang Theory added +2.4 rating points among adults 18-49 (7.6 from 5.2, +46%) in 7-day DVR playback lift, the most of any broadcast program, according to Nielsen live + 7-day ratings for the week of Sept. 30 - Oct.6.
Among viewers, The Big Bang Theory added +5.48m (23.70m from 18.22m, +30%), the second-most of any program. ELEMENTARY (+4.82m, 14.20m from 9.38m, +51%), NCIS (+4.24m, 24.22m from 19.98m, +21%) and Person of Interest (+4.09m, 16.44m from 12.35m, +33%) all ranked among the programs with the most additional viewership, adding more than four million viewers. Among adults 18-49, Elementary gained +1.5 rating points (3.5 from 2.0, +75%), How I Met Your Mother added +1.3 (4.4 from 3.1, +42%), Criminal Minds gained +1.3 (4.0 from 2.7, +48%), NCIS added +1.2 (4.7 from 3.5, +34%), CSI gained +1.1 (3.2 from 2.1, +52%) and The Crazy Ones gained +1.1 (4.0 from 2.9, +38%). Among networks, CBS added 2.30 million viewers (13.15m from 10.85m, +21%), +0.7 rating points in adults 18-49 (3.2 from 2.5, +28%) and +0.9 rating points in adults 25-54 (4.2 from 3.3, +27%). CBS had the top lift in viewers and adults 25-54 and matched the top lift in adults 18-49.Videos