CBS's CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION Scares Away Competition

CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION scared away its 10:00 PM competition in viewers and adults 18-49, notching its largest audience since April, leading CBS to a Wednesday win in viewers and adults 25-54 and placing a strong second in adults 18-49 (just -0.1 behind FOX), according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Halloween night.

Viewers A18-49 A25-54

CSI 10.84m 2.3/07 3.2/08

Nashville 5.79m 1.8/05 2.2/05

Chicago Fire 5.47m 1.5/04 2.0/05

SURVIVOR: PHILIPPINES was first in households (6.1/10), viewers (9.80m), adults 25-54 (3.5/10) and tied for first in adults 18-49 (2.4/08, with FOX).

CRIMINAL MINDS was first in households (7.4/12) and viewers (11.99m), and was second in adults 25-54 (3.9/09, -0.1 behind ABC) and adults 18-49 (2.9/08). Compared to last week, CRIMINAL MINDS added +380,000 viewers (from 11.61m, +3%).

For the night, CBS was first in households (6.8/11), viewers (10.88m), adults 25-54 (3.5/09) and second in adults 18-49 (2.5/08, -0.1 behind FOX).

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