CBS Wins Weekly Ratings in All Key Categories

CBS placed first in viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 for the third time in the last four weeks and moved to within one-tenth of a rating point of NBC in adults 18-49, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending April 19.

Season-to-date through Week 30, CBS has narrowed the gap to just a one-tenth of a rating point difference with NBC (2.4 vs. 2.5) in adults 18-49 while widening its lead among viewers to a +2.5 million advantage (11.40m vs. 8.90m) and +0.2 among adults 25-54 (3.3 vs. 3.1). For the season, CBS is up +5% in viewers and even in adults 18-49 and adults 25-54.

For the week, CBS had seven of the top 10 programs in viewers, led by the #1 program of the week, THE 50TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, which delivered its largest audience since 1998.

Among adults 18-49, CBS had 12 of the top 20 programs, more than any all the other networks combined, with THE BIG BANG THEORY (3.9/15) and THE ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS (3.6/11) ranking first and second.

CBS Broadcasts in the Top 20:

#1 - 50th ACM AWARDS (15.98m) - Most-Watched ACM Awards In 17 Years
#2 - NCIS (15.84m)
#3 - THE BIG BANG THEORY (14.82m)
#4 - NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (14.40m)
#8 - CRIMINAL MINDS (10.37m)
#9 - 60 MINUTES (10.00m)
#10 - THE ODD COUPLE (9.62m)
#11 - MOM (9.60m)
#12 - SURVIVOR (9.57m)
#13 - SCORPION (9.53m)
#14 - NCIS: LOS ANGELES (9.36m)
#15 - PERSON OF INTEREST (9.22m)
#16 - THE BIG BANG THEORY 9:30PM-RS (8.59m)
#17 - CSI: CYBER (8.12m)

CBS Weekly Highlights:

THE 50TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS

· THE 50TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS (S) (8:00-11:24 PM) averaged 15.98m viewers, 4.7/12 in adults 25-54, 3.6/11 in adults 18-49, 2.6/10 in adults 18-34, winning every half-hour in these measures from 8:00-11:00 PM. Compared to last year's event (from 8:00-11:02 PM on April 6), THE ACM AWARDS was up +9% in adults 25-54 (from 4.3/10), +6% in adults 18-49 (from 3.4/09), +4% in adults 18-34 (from 2.5/08) and added +1.66m viewers (from 14.32m viewers, +12%), posting its largest audience since 1998.

· From 8:00-11:00 PM, THE ACM AWARDS was first in viewers (16.28m), adults 25-54 (4.8/12), adults 18-49 (3.7/11) and adults 18-34 (2.7/10). Compared to last year's broadcast, the 8:00-11:00 PM portion was up +9% in adults 18-49, +12% in adults 25-54, +8% in adults 18-34 and added +1.96m viewers (+14%).

NCIS
· NCIS was Tuesday's #1 program in viewers (15.84m) and the top scripted program in adults 18-49 (2.0/07) and adults 25-54 (2.9/09).

SURVIVOR
· SURVIVOR (9.57m) was Wednesday's top program in adults 18-49 (2.2/08) and adults 25-54 (3.0/09).

THE BIG BANG THEORY
· THE BIG BANG THEORY was first in viewers (14.82m), adults 25-54 (5.3/17) and adults 18-49 (3.9/15). THE BIG BANG THEORY was up +4% in adults 25-54 (from 5.1/16), +11% in adults 18-49 (from 3.5/13), added +40,000 viewers (from 14.78m) from last week and was Thursday's #1 program in all key measures.

MOM
· MOM was first in viewers (9.60m) and adults 25-54 (3.2/09) and was second in adults 18-49 (2.2/07). MOM was up +7% in adults 25-54 (from 3.0/08), +10% in adults 18-49 (from 2.0/06) and added +570,000 viewers (from 9.03m, +6%) from last week.

Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #30:

CBS - 22 hours
NBC - 22 hours
ABC - 22 hours
FOX - 15 hours, 21 minutes

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME
Week #30 of 2014-2015 Season (ending: 4/19/15):

2014-2015

VIEWERS
(000)
CBS 9,626
NBC 5,043
ABC 6,087
FOX 3,587

A25-54
Rtg Sh
CBS 2.5 7
NBC 1.6 5
ABC 1.8 5
FOX 1.3 4

A18-49
Rtg Sh
CBS 1.8 6
NBC 1.1 4
ABC 1.4 5
FOX 1.1 4

NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME
SEASON-TO-DATE RATINGS REPORT (9/22/14-4/19/15)
2014-2015

VIEWERS
(000)
CBS 11,404
NBC 8,896
ABC 7,864
FOX 6,002

A25-54
Rtg Sh
CBS 3.3 9
NBC 3.1 9
ABC 2.7 7
FOX 2.4 6

A18-49
Rtg Sh
CBS 2.4 8
NBC 2.5 8
ABC 2.1 7
FOX 2.0 6

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