CBS's CRIMINAL MINDS Posts Weekly Growth in Key Demos
By: Caryn Robbins Oct. 17, 2013
Criminal Minds and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation posted week-to-week growth in key demographics, SURVIVOR: BLOOD vs. WATER swept its time period and CBS was up Versus last Wednesday, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Oct. 16.
SURVIVOR: BLOOD vs. WATER was first in viewers (9.89m), adults 25-54 (3.4/09) and adults 18-49 (2.5/07) at 8:00 PM. Compared to last week, Survivor was even in adults 25-54 and adults 18-49 and added +290,000 viewers (from 9.60m, +3%). At 9:00 PM, Criminal Minds was first in viewers (10.95m) and second in both adults 25-54 (3.5/08) and adults 18-49 (2.7/07). Compared to last week, Criminal Minds was up +3% in adults 25-54 (from 3.4/08) and +4% in adults 18-49 (from 2.6/07). If ratings hold, Criminal Minds was the night's most-watched program. At 10:00 PM, CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGTION was first in viewers (9.43m) and adults 25-54 (2.7/07), and was second behind FOX's baseball in adults 18-49 (2.0/06). Compared to last week, CSI was up +4% in adults 25-54 (from 2.6/07), +5% in adults 18-49 (from 1.9/05) and added +610,000 viewers (from 8.82m, +7%). For the night, CBS was first in viewers (10.09m), adults 25-54 (3.2/08) and tied for first in adults 18-49 (2.4/07, with both ABC and FOX's tentative ratings). Compared to last week, CBS was up +3% in both viewers and adults 25-54 and +4% in adults 18-49.Videos