via CBS press release:
- "CSI" TOPS 20 MILLION VIEWERS; POSTS ACROSS-THE-BOARD GAINS FROM LAST WEEK
"Eleventh Hour" Places First in Its Time Period with Increases in all Key Measures Versus Last Week
CSI topped the 20 million viewer mark for the fourth time this season while posting across-the-board increases versus last week's deliveries, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Thursday, Jan. 29.
From 9:00-10:00 PM, CSI was first in households (12.1/19), viewers (20.08m), adults 25-54 (7.0/16) and adults 18-49 (5.3/13). Compared to last week, CSI was up +14% in households (from 10.6/16), +8% in both adults 25-54 (from 6.5/14) and adults 18-49 (from 4.9/12) and added +2.51m viewers (from 17.57m, +14%).
ELEVENTH HOUR was first in households (8.1/14), viewers (12.70m), adults 25-54 (4.3/11) and adults 18-49 (3.1/08). Compared to last week, ELEVENTH HOUR was up +4% in households (from 7.8/13), +5% in adults 25-54 (from 4.1/10), +7% in adults 18-49 (from 2.9/08) and added +390,000 viewers (from 12.31m, +3%).
On an atypical Thursday that included an "American Idol" special, CBS was second in households (8.7/14), viewers (13.94m), adults 25-54 (4.6/11) and adults 18-49 (3.5/09).
Updated Thursday ratings will be available this afternoon.
How long until the CSI franchise dies?
I’d hate to see CSI be dragged out as much as E.R.
As long it gets good numbers, CSI will never die.
Especially considering, I think CSI is as good as it ever has been. I don’t want it to go anywhere anytime soon.