CBS scored a weekly win in viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 with six of the week's top 10 programs in viewers and four of the top five scripted shows in adults 18-49, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending March 24, Week 26 of the 2012-2013 television season.
CBS had six of the week's top 10 programs, led by #1 NCIS, which also ranked as the top scripted show of the week in adults 18-49. CRIMINAL MINDS,
How I Met Your Mother and
NCIS LOS ANGELES and
2 Broke Girls also ranked among the top scripted shows in adults 18-49.
NCIS: LOS ANGELES, GOLDEN BOY, CRIMINAL MINDS, CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION,
The Amazing Race and
The Good Wife all posted growth in viewers and key demographics from their last first-run broadcasts.
For the week in viewers:
CBS (8.45m),
ABC (7.46m),
FOX (5.93m) and
NBC (4.15m). Season-to-date in viewers:
CBS (12.21m),
ABC (7.85m),
NBC (7.15m) and
FOX (7.14m).
For the week in key demographics,
CBS was first in adults 25-54 (2.8/07) and adults 18-49 (2.1/06). Season-to-date,
CBS is first in adults 25-54 (3.9/10) and adults 18-49 (3.0/08).
For the week in households:
CBS (5.3/09),
ABC (4.8/08),
FOX (3.6/06) and
NBC (2.7/04). Season-to-date in households:
CBS (7.5/12),
ABC (5.0/08),
NBC (4.5/07) and
FOX (4.3/07).
CBS Weekly Highlights:
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (4.8/07, 7.44m) was first in adults 18-34 (2.4/08), tied for first in adults 18-49 (3.0/09, with ABC) and was second in adults 25-54 (3.6/09).
How I Met Your Mother was Monday night's #1 program in adults 18-34.
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (4.2/06, 6.78m) was up +3% in adults 25-54 (3.2/08 from 3.1/08) and +10% in adults 18-49 (2.3/06 from 2.1/06).
HAWAII FIVE-0 was tied for first in adults 25-54 (3.1/07, with ABC), and was second in households (5.7/09), viewers (8.99m) and adults 18-49 (2.1/06, -0.1 behind CBS).
Hawaii Five-0 was up +7% in adults 25-54 (from 2.9/07) and +5% in adults 18-49 (from 2.0/05) compared to the last first-run episode on Feb. 18.
-- On Tuesday,
CBS was first in households (9.7/15), viewers (15.33m), adults 25-54 (3.9/10) and adults 18-49 (2.6/07).
CBS won every half-hour in households, viewers, adults 25-54 and adults 18-49.
NCIS was first in households (12.4/19), viewers (19.79m), adults 25-54 (4.9/13) and adults 18-49 (3.2/10).
NCIS beat NBC, ABC,
FOX and CW combined by +1.13m viewers (vs.18.66m, +6%).
NCIS was the night's #1 program in households, viewers, adults 25-54 and adults 18-49.
NCIS: LOS ANGELES was first in households (10.6/16), viewers (16.84m), adults 25-54 (4.3/10) and adults 18-49 (2.9/08).
NCIS: Los Angeles beat NBC, ABC,
FOX and CW combined by +390,000 viewers (vs. 16.45m, +2%). Compared to the last first-run episode (on March 5, 2013),
NCIS: Los Angeles was up +6% in households (from 10.0/15), +4% in adults 18-49 (from 2.8/07), even in adults 25-54 and added +600,000 viewers (from 16.24m, +4%).
GOLDEN BOY was first in households (6.1/10), viewers (9.26m), adults 25-54 (2.4/06) and adults 18-49 (1.7/05). Compared to last week,
Golden Boy was up +11% in households (from 5.5/09), +4% in adults 25-54 (from 2.3/06), +13% in adults 18-49 (from 1.5/05) and added +730,000 viewers (from 8.53m, +9%).
SURVIVOR: CARAMOAN - FANS vs. FAVORITES was second in households (5.9/10), viewers (9.79m), adults 25-54 (3.7/10) and adults 18-49 (2.6/08).
CRIMINAL MINDS was second in households (7.2/11), viewers (11.58m), adults 25-54 (4.0/09) and adults 18-49 (3.0/08). Compared to the last first-run episode (on Feb. 27, 2013),
Criminal Minds was up +9% in households (from 6.7/10), +14% in adults 25-54 (from 3.5/08), +15% in adults 18-49 (from 2.6/07) and added +1.20m viewers (from 10.38m, +12%).
Criminal Minds posted its best delivery in adults 25-54 since Nov. 28, 2012 and in adults 18-49 since Jan. 23, 2013.
CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION was first in households (6.8/12), viewers (10.53m), adults 25-54 (3.2/08) and adults 18-49 (2.3/06). Compared to the last first-run episode (on Feb. 27, 2013),
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation was up +6% in households (from 6.4/11), +14% in adults 25-54 (from 2.8/07), +21% in adults 18-49 (from 1.9/05) and added +1.09m viewers (from 9.44m, +12%).
THE AMAZING RACE 22 (8:46-9:46 PM) posted a 5.6/08 with 9.33m viewers, 3.1/07 in adults 25-54 and 2.4/06 in adults 18-49 - finishing first in households, viewers, adults 25-54 and second in adults 18-49 (-0.1 behind ABC) from 9:00-10:00 PM. Compared to last week,
The Amazing Race 22 was up +6% in households (from 5.3/08), +4% in adults 18-49 (from 2.3/06) and added +420,000 viewers (from 8.91m, +5%).
THE GOOD WIFE (9:46-10:46 PM) posted a 6.3/10 with 9.59m viewers, 2.4/05 in adults 25-54 and 1.7/04 in adults 18-49 - finishing first in these measures at 10:00 PM. Compared to last week,
The Good Wife was up +5% in households (from 6.0/09), +4% in adults 25-54 (from 2.3/05), +13% in adults 18-49 (from 1.5/04) and added +510,000 viewers (from 9.08m, +6%).
CBS top programs of the week: #1
NCIS (an average of 19.79m viewers), #3
NCIS: Los Angeles (16.84m), #6
Criminal Minds (11.58m), #8
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (10.53m), #9
60 Minutes (10.50m), #10 SURVIVOR: CARAMOAN - FANS vs. FAVORITES (9.79m), #12
The Good Wife (9.59m), #14
The Amazing Race 22 (9.33m), #15
Golden Boy (9.26m), #17
Hawaii Five-0 (8.99m), #18
2 Broke Girls (8.56m), #19
CBS NCAA POST GAME SUNDAY (S) (8.51m), #22 MIKE & MOLLY (8.38m), #23
The Mentalist (8.00m) and #26
How I Met Your Mother (7.44m).
Prime averages are based on
The Following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #26
CBS: 22 hours
NBC: 22 hours
ABC: 22 hours
FOX: 15 hours
NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME
Week #26 of 2012-2013 Season (ending: 3/24/13)
2012-2013
VIEWERS
(000)
CBS 8,449
NBC 4,154
ABC 7,459
FOX 5,930
CW 1,435
A25-54
Rtg Sh
CBS 2.8 7
NBC 1.5 4
ABC 2.4 6
FOX 2.4 6
A18-49
Rtg Sh
CBS 2.1 6
NBC 1.2 3
ABC 1.8 5
FOX 1.9 6
NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME
SEASON-TO-DATE RATINGS REPORT (09/24/12-3/24/13)
2012-2013
VIEWERS
(000)
CBS 12,212
NBC 7,149
ABC 7,849
FOX 7,142
A25-54
Rtg Sh
CBS 3.9 10
NBC 2.9 7
ABC 2.8 7
FOX 2.9 7
A18-49
Rtg Sh
CBS 3.0 8
NBC 2.4 7
ABC 2.3 6
FOX 2.6 7
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