CBS's LIMITLESS Premieres as Tuesday's Most-Watched New Series

CBS's new drama LIMITLESS premiered as Tuesday's most watched new series while building on its adult 18-49 lead-in, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Sept. 22.

At 10PM, LIMITLESS averaged a time period winning 9.76 million viewers, 1.8/06 in adults 18-49, building +6% on its "NCIS: New Orleans" lead-in (1.8 from 1.7) and 2.5/07 in adults 25-54.

Earlier, NCIS returned as the night's most watched program, averaging 17.69 million viewers. Compared to its May finale, NCIS was up +18% in viewers, +20% in adults 18-49 and +24% in adults 25-54.

Below, watch a promo for next week's episode:

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