CBS Races to Sixth Weekly Win in Viewers in a Row

By: Jul. 29, 2014
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CBS won its sixth consecutive week in viewers with seven of the top 10 programs, including the top scripted drama, the top comedy and the top new series of the summer, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending July 27.

Among viewers, NCIS (R) was the week's top scripted broadcast, 60 Minutes (R) was the week's top news program and The Big Bang Theory (R) was the top comedy. All three BIG BROTHER broadcasts finished in the top 15 for the second straight week.

Among adults 18-49, all three CBS BIG BROTHER broadcasts placed in the top five with BIG BROTHER WEDNESDAY (2.3, #3), BIG BROTHER SUNDAY (2.2, #4) and BIG BROTHER THURSDAY (2.1, #5).

CBS Broadcasts in the Top 20:

#3 - NCIS-R (8.70m)

#4 - 60 MINUTES-R (7.66m)

#5 - THE BIG BANG THEORY-R (7.13m)

#7 - Under the Dome (6.74m)

#8 - BIG BROTHER-WED (6.63m)

#9 - NCIS: LOS ANGELES-R (6.56m)

#10 - Extant (6.483m)

#11 - BIG BROTHER-THU (6.482m)

#12 - UNFORGETTABLE (6.45m)

#13 - BIG BROTHER-SUN (6.43m)

#14 - Blue BLOODS-R (6.30m)

#19 - THE MILLERS-R (5.35m)

CBS Weekly Highlights:

BIG BROTHER

BIG BROTHER WEDNESDAY was first in adults 18-49 (2.3/09) and adults 18-34 (1.6/07), tied for first in adults 25-54 (2.7/08, with NBC) and was second in viewers (6.63m). Compared to last week, BIG BROTHER was up +13% in adults 25-54 (from 2.4/08), +10% in adults 18-49 (from 2.1/08), +14% in adults 18-34 (from 1.4/06) and added +410,000 viewers (from 6.22m, +7%).
BIG BROTHER THURSDAY was first in viewers (6.48m), adults 25-54 (2.5/08), adults 18-49 (2.1/07) and adults 18-34 (1.5/06). Compared to last week, BIG BROTHER was up +7% in adults 18-34 (from 1.4/06) and added +370,000 viewers (from 6.11m, +6%).
BIG BROTHER SUNDAY was first in viewers (6.43m), adults 25-54 (2.6/08), adults 18-49 (2.2/07) and adults 18-34 (1.5/06). Compared to last week, BIG BROTHER was up +8% in adults 25-54 (from 2.4/07), +7% in adults 18-34 (from 1.4/06), even in adults 18-49 and added +160,000 viewers (from 6.27m, +3%).


UNDER THE DOME

UNDER THE DOME was first in viewers (6.74m) and second in both adults 25-54 (2.1/06) and adults 18-49 (1.5/05).

EXTANT

EXTANT was second in viewers (6.48m) and adults 25-54 (1.6/05) and tied for second in adults 18-49 (1.1/04).


Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #44

CBS - 22 hours

NBC - 22 hours

ABC - 22 hours

FOX - 15 hours, 31 minutes

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME

Week #44 of 2013-2014 Television Year (ending: 7/27/14)

2013-2014

VIEWERS

(000)

CBS 5,353

NBC 5,166

ABC 3,921

FOX 2,798

A25-54

Rtg Sh

CBS 1.4 4

NBC 1.6 5

ABC 1.2 4

FOX 1.2 4

A18-49

Rtg Sh

CBS 1.0 4

NBC 1.2 4

ABC 0.9 3

FOX 1.0 4

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME

SUMMER-TO-DATE RATINGS REPORT (5/26/14-7/27/14)

2013-2014

VIEWERS

(000)

CBS 5,683

NBC 5,417

ABC 5,208

FOX 3,594

A25-54

Rtg Sh

CBS 1.5 5

NBC 1.7 5

ABC 1.8 5

FOX 1.5 5

A18-49

Rtg Sh

CBS 1.0 4

NBC 1.4 5

ABC 1.4 5

FOX 1.2 4




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