MOM, ELEMENTARY Helps CBS Win the Week in Viewers
By: Caryn Robbins Dec. 16, 2014
CBS won the week in viewers, with 13 of the top 20 programs in viewers and nine of the top 20 programs in adults 18-49, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Dec. 14, Week 12 of the 2014-2015 season.
CBS had the week's top seven dramas, led by BLUE BLOODS, NCIS (S), CRIMINAL MINDS, SCORPION HAWAII FIVE-0, NCIS: LOS ANGELES and THE MENTALIST. SCORPION and CRIMINAL MINDS were the week's top two broadcast dramas in adults 18-49 and adults 25-54. THE BIG BANG THEORY and MOM ranked as the week's top two comedies, while SCORPION was the #1 new show. Among individual series, ELEMENTARY hit season highs in viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 while MOM matched its best ever adult 18-49 rating. THE BIG BANG THEORY was the top scripted broadcast in adults 18-49 with THE VICTORIA'S SECRET FASHION SHOW, RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER and MOM also placed in the top 10 among adults 18-49. CBS Broadcasts In Top 20: #3 - THE BIG BANG THEORY (15.49m) #6 - 60 MINUTES (11.38m) #8 - BLUE BLOODS (11.09m) #10 - MOM (10.75m) #11 - RUDOLPH, THE RED-NOSED REINDEER-RS (10.64m)RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER (R) (S), with its 50th anniversary airing, was first in adults 25-54 (3.9/10), adults 18-49 (2.8/09), children 2-11 (4.0/15), children 6-11 (3.7/14). RUDOLPH topped "The Voice" in adults 18-49 (vs. 2.2, +27%) and adults 25-54 (vs. 3.0, +30%) and also easily beat ABC's "Santa Claus is Coming to Town."
VICTORIA'S SECRET FASHION SHOW VICTORIA'S SECRET FASHION SHOW (S) was first in viewers (9.29m), adults 25-54 (2.9/08), adults 18-49 (3.4/10) and adults 18-34 (4.2/15). Compared to the event on the same night last year, CBS was up +2% in adults 18-34 (from 4.1/10), even in adults 25-54 and adults 18-49. VICTORIA'S SECRET FASHION SHOW was the night's #1 program in adults 18-49 and adults 18-34.
MOM MOM (8:31-9:01 PM) was first in viewers (10.75m), adults 25-54 (3.7/10) and adults 18-49 (2.6/08). MOM matched its season best adults 18-49 rating. Compared to last week, MOM was up +28% in adults 25-54 (from 2.9/08), +30% in adults 18-49 (from 2.0/06) and added +2.14m viewers (from 8.61m, +25%).
TWO AND A HALF MEN TWO AND A HALF MEN (9:01-9:30 PM) was first in viewers (9.30m), adults 25-54 (3.2/09) and adults 18-49 (2.3/07), posting its best viewers and adults 18-49 deliveries since its Oct. 30 premiere, best adults 25-54 deliver since Nov. 6. Compared to last week, TWO AND A HALF MEN was up +14% in adults 25-54 (from 2.8/07), +21% in adults 18-49 (from 1.9/06) and added +1.20m viewers (from 8.10m, +15%).
ELEMENTARY ELEMENTARY was first in viewers (7.62m), adults 25-54 (2.1/05) and adults 18-49 (1.4/04), posting season highs in these measures. Compared to last week, ELEMENTARY was up +11% in adults 25-54 (from 1.9/05), +17% in adults 18-49 (from 1.2/04) and added +1.03m viewers (from 6.59m, +16%).
Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #12: CBS - 22 hours. NBC - 21 ½- hours. ABC - 22 hours. FOX - 15 hours, 35 minutes. NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME Week #12 of 2014-2015 Season (ending: 12/14/14) 2014-2015 VIEWERS (000) CBS 8,612 NBC 8,030 ABC 5,399 FOX 4,185 A25-54 Rtg Sh CBS 2.4 7 NBC 2.7 7 ABC 1.7 5 FOX 1.6 4 A18-49 Rtg Sh CBS 1.8 6 NBC 2.2 7 ABC 1.3 4 FOX 1.4 4 NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME SEASON-TO-DATE RATINGS REPORT (9/22/14-12/14/14) 2014-2015 VIEWERS (000) CBS 11,812 NBC 9,870 ABC 8,855 FOX 6,224 A25-54 Rtg Sh CBS 3.5 9 NBC 3.6 10 ABC 3.0 8 FOX 2.4 7 A18-49 Rtg Sh CBS 2.5 8 NBC 2.9 9 ABC 2.4 8 FOX 2.1 7
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