via CBS press release:
- CBS PLACES FIRST IN VIEWERS FOR THE 9TH CONSECUTIVE WEEK
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CBS Continues as Only Network Up for the Season in all Key Measures
CBS has 8 of the Top 10 Scripted Programs Led "The Mentalist"
Penultimate Episode of "The Amazing Race" Sprints to Next Week's Finish Line with its Fifth Consecutive Time Period Win in Viewer and Key Demos
The Music of Pearl Jam Boosts "Cold Case" Adult 18-49 Ratings By +38% Versus Last Week
"Survivor" and "CSI" Post Week-to-Week Gains
CBS placed first in viewers for the ninth consecutive week (and 26 of 32 this season) and continues as the only network posting season-to-date gains in all key measures, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending May 3, week 32 of the 2008-2009 television season.
CBS had eight of the top 10 scripted series-THE Mentalist (the No. 1 scripted program of the week), NCIS, CSI, Two and a Half Men, Criminal Minds, CSI: NY, COLD CASE and WITHOUT A TRACE. Meanwhile, part one of the COLD CASE finale which featured music exclusively by Pearl Jam, saw its week-to-week ratings increase by +18% in both viewers and adults 25-54 and +38% in adults 18-49.
The penultimate episode of THE Amazing Race 14 won its time period in viewers and key demographics for the fifth consecutive week while SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS swept its Thursday time slot with week-to-week gains.
For the season, CBS is the only network posting year-to-year increases in all key measures: +12% in viewers, +7% in adults 18-49 and +8% in adults 25-54.
For the week in viewers: CBS (11.11m), FOX (8.85m), ABC (8.37m) and NBC (6.43m). Season-to-date, CBS is first in viewers (11.75m), ahead of FOX (9.69m), ABC (8.88m) and NBC (7.94m).
For the week in households: CBS (6.9/12), ABC (5.5/09), FOX (5.3/09) and NBC (4.2/07). In households, season-to-date, CBS is first (7.3/12) ahead of FOX (5.7/09), ABC (5.6/09) and NBC (4.9/08).
For the week in key demographics, CBS was second in adults 25-54 (3.6/09, -0.1 behind FOX) and adults 18-49 (2.7/08).Compared to the same week last year, CBS was up +6% in both households and adults 25-54, +11% in viewers and +4% in adults 18-49. Season-to-date, CBS is first in adults 25-54 (4.1/10, tie with FOX) and second in adults 18-49 (3.2/08).
CBS's Weekly Highlights:
? Two and a Half Men was first in adults 18-49 (4.9/12), adults 18-34 (3.5/10), second in households (8.7/13), viewers (14.16m) and adults 25-54 (5.8/13).
Rules of Engagement was first in households (7.0/11), viewers (11.30m), adults 25-54 (4.8/11) and adults 18-49 (3.9/10). Compared to last week, RULES OF ENGAGEMENT was up +8% in households (from 6.5/10), +4% in adults 25-54 (from 4.6/10), +3% in adults 18-49 (from 3.8/09) and added +710,000 viewers (from 10.59m, +7%).
CSI: MIAMI was first in households (7.9/13), viewers (12.12m), adults 25-54 (4.3/11) and adults 18-49 (3.3/09).
NCIS was second in households (10.1/16), viewers (16.70m), adults 25-54 (4.8/12) and adults 18-49 (3.5/10).
THE Mentalist was first in households (10.6/16), viewers (17.11m) and adults 25-54 (5.2/12). Compared to the last first-run episode (on April 7, 2009), THE Mentalist was up +3% in both households (from 10.3/16) and adults 18-49 (3.7/09 from 3.6/09), even in adults 25-54 and added +190,000 viewers (from 16.92m, +1%).
WITHOUT A TRACE was first in households (7.9/13), viewers (12.21m), second in adults 25-54 (3.5/09) and adults 18-49 (2.5/07).
CSI: NY was first in households (8.1/14), viewers (12.50m), adults 25-54 (4.1/10) and adults 18-49 (3.2/09). Compared to the last first-run episode (on April 15, 2009), CSI: NY was up +4% in households (from 7.8/13), +8% in adults 25-54 (from 3.8/10), +10% in adults 18-49 (from 2.9/08) and added +360,000 viewers (from 12.14m, +3%).
SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS was first in households (7.0/12), viewers (11.73m), adults 25-54 (4.6/13) and adults 18-49 (3.6/11). Compared to last week, SURVIVOR was up +3% in both households (from 6.8/12) and adults 18-49 (from 3.5/11), +2% in adults 25-54 (from 4.5/13) and added +430,000 viewers (from 11.30m, +4%).
CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION was first in households (9.7/15), viewers (15.54m) and second in both adults 25-54 (5.0/12) and adults 18-49 (3.7/09). Compared to last week, CSI was up +5% in households (from 9.2/15), +2% in adults 25-54 (from 4.9/11), even in adults 18-49 and added +900,000 viewers (from 14.64m, +6%).
Criminal Minds THURSDAY SPECIAL (R) (S) (10:01-11:00PM) was first in viewers (10.23m), tied for first in households (6.7/11, with ABC), second in both adults 25-54 (3.3/09) and adults 18-49 (2.3/07).
GHOST WHISPERER was first in households (6.2/12), viewers (9.79m), adults 25-54 (3.3/11) and adults 18-49 (2.4/09).
FLASHPOINT was first in households (6.0/11), viewers (9.66m), adults 25-54 (3.0/09) and adults 18-49 (2.1/07). Compared to last week, FLASHPOINT was up +13% in households (from 5.3/10), +36% in adults 25-54 (from 2.2/07), +31% in adults 18-49 (from 1.6/05) and added +1.54m viewers (from 8.12m, +18%).
NUMB3RS was first in households (6.0/11), viewers (9.70m), adults 25-54 (3.0/09) and adults 18-49 (2.2/07).
-- Sunday, CBS was first in households (6.8/12), viewers (11.40m), second in both adults 25-54 (3.5/09) and adults 18-49 (2.6/08). CBS won 10 consecutive Sundays in viewers.
60 Minutes was first in households (7.8/15), viewers (12.31m), tied for first in adults 25-54 (2.8/09, with ABC) and second in adults 18-49 (2.0/07). Compared to last week, 60 Minutes was up +15% in households (from 6.8/13), +22% in adults 25-54 (from 2.3/07), +33% in adults 18-49 (from 1.5/05) and added +1.79m viewers (from 10.52m, +17%).
THE Amazing Race 14 was first for the fifth consecutive broadcast in households (6.0/10), viewers (10.84m), adults 25-54 (4.1/11) and adults 18-49 (3.2/09). Compared to last week, THE Amazing Race 14 was even in households, adults 25-54 and adults 18-49 while adding +370,000 viewers (from 10.27m, +6%).
COLD CASE was second in households (7.5/12), viewers (12.46m) and adults 25-54 (3.8/09). COLD CASE was up +15% in households (from 6.5/10), +19% in adults 25-54 (from 3.2/07), +38% in adults 18-49 (2.9/08 from 2.1/05) and added +1.89m viewers (from 10.57m, +18%) compared to last week.
THE UNIT was first in viewers (9.97m). Compared to last week, THE UNIT was up +7% in households (5.9/10 from 5.5/09), +14% in adults 25-54 (3.2/08 from 2.8/07), +20% in adults 18-49 (2.4/06 from 2.0/05) and added +1.13m viewers (from 8.84m, +13%).
CBS top programs of the week: #4 THE MENTALIST (an average of 17.11m viewers), #5 NCIS (16.70m), #6 CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (15.54m), #8 Two and a Half Men (14.16m), #10 Criminal Minds (13.61m), #12 CSI: NY (12.50m), #13 COLD CASE (12.46m), #14 60 Minutes (12.31m), #15 WITHOUT A TRACE (12.21m), #16 CSI: MIAMI (12.12m), #17 SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS (11.73m), #19 Rules of Engagement (11.30m), #20 THE Amazing Race 14 (10.84m), #23 Criminal Minds THURSDAY SPECIAL (R) (S) (10.23m), #24 THE UNIT (9.97m), #25 GHOST WHISPERER (9.79m), #27 NUMB3RS (9.70m) and #28 FLASHPOINT (9.66m).
Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #32:
CBS - 21 hours NBC - 21 hours ABC - 21 hours FOX - 16 hours
NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME Week #32 of 2008-09 Season (ending: 05/03/09)
2008-09 2007-08 HOUSEHOLDS Rtg Sh Rtg Sh Chg CBS 6.9 12 6.5 11 +6% NBC 4.2 7 4.3 7 -2% ABC 5.5 9 6.0 10 -8% FOX 5.3 9 5.7 10 -7%
VIEWERS (000) (000) Chg CBS 11,112 9,997 +11% NBC 6,427 6,460 -1% ABC 8,371 9,174 -9% FOX 8,848 9,408 -6%
A25-54 Rtg Sh Rtg Sh Chg CBS 3.6 9 3.4 9 +6% NBC 2.6 7 2.5 6 +4% ABC 3.1 8 3.5 9 -11% FOX 3.7 10 3.9 11 -5%
A18-49 Rtg Sh Rtg Sh Chg CBS 2.7 8 2.6 7 +4% NBC 2.1 6 2.0 6 +5% ABC 2.5 7 2.9 8 -14% FOX 3.2 9 3.5 10 -9%
A18-34 Rtg Sh Rtg Sh Chg CBS 1.7 6 1.6 5 +6% NBC 1.7 6 1.5 5 +13% ABC 1.9 6 2.3 7 -17% FOX 2.6 9 2.9 10 -10%
NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME
SEASON-TO-DATE RATINGS REPORT (09/22/08-05/03/09) 2008-09 2007-08 HOUSEHOLDS Rtg Sh Rtg Sh Chg CBS 7.3 12 6.7 11 +9% NBC 4.9 8 5.3 9 -8% ABC 5.6 9 5.9 10 -5% FOX 5.7 9 6.6 11 -14%
VIEWERS (000) (000) Chg CBS 11,754 10,475 +12% NBC 7,939 8,266 -4% ABC 8,884 9,198 -3% FOX 9,692 11,227 -14%
A25-54 Rtg Sh Rtg Sh Chg CBS 4.1 10 3.8 9 +8% NBC 3.3 8 3.3 8 n.c. ABC 3.4 8 3.6 9 -6% FOX 4.1 10 4.6 11 -11%
A18-49 Rtg Sh Rtg Sh Chg CBS 3.2 8 3.0 8 +7% NBC 2.8 8 2.9 8 -3% ABC 2.9 8 3.0 8 -3% FOX 3.6 10 4.2 11 -14% A18-34 Rtg Sh Rtg Sh Chg CBS 2.1 6 2.0 6 +5% NBC 2.4 7 2.3 7 +4% ABC 2.4 7 2.4 7 n.c. FOX 3.2 10 3.8 11 -16%
National Nielsen Rank for Demographic: PER2+ for 4/27/2009 - 5/3/2009 Persons 2+ (000) 1. American Idol-Tuesday FOX 23261 2. American Idol-Wednesday FOX 22369 3. Dancing with the Stars ABC 19285 4. THE MENTALIST CBS 17113 5. NCIS CBS 16698 6. CSI CBS 15542 7. Dancing with the Stars Results ABC 14720 8. Two and a Half Men CBS 14163 9. Grey's Anatomy-Thursday 9PM ABC 14115 10. CRIMINAL MINDS CBS 13611 11. Desperate Housewives ABC 13485 12. CSI: NY CBS 12504 13. COLD CASE CBS 12461 14. 60 Minutes CBS 12312 15. WITHOUT A TRACE CBS 12209 16. CSI: MIAMI CBS 12122 17. SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS CBS 11732 18. House FOX 11693 19. Rules of Engagement CBS 11303 20. AMAZING RACE 14 CBS 10843
National Nielsen Rank for Demographic: A2554 for 4/27/2009 - 5/3/2009
Adults 25-54 rating 1. American Idol-Tuesday FOX 9.8 2. American Idol-Wednesday FOX 9.5 3. Dancing with the Stars ABC 5.8 3. Two and a Half Men CBS 5.8 3. Grey's Anatomy-Thursday 9PM ABC 5.8 6. Desperate Housewives ABC 5.3 7. THE MENTALIST CBS 5.2 8. CSI CBS 5.0 8. House FOX 5.0 10. NCIS CBS 4.8 10. Rules of Engagement CBS 4.8 12. SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS CBS 4.6 12. Fringe FOX 4.6 14. Lost ABC 4.5 15. Law And Order: SVU NBC 4.4 16. Dancing with the Stars Results ABC 4.3 16. CRIMINAL MINDS CBS 4.3 16. CSI: MIAMI CBS 4.3 19. 24 FOX 4.2 20. CSI: NY CBS 4.1 20. AMAZING RACE 14 CBS 4.1
National Nielsen Rank for Demographic: A1849 for 4/27/2009 - 5/3/2009
Adults 18-49 Rating 1. American Idol-Tuesday FOX 8.1 2. American Idol-Wednesday FOX 7.7 3. Grey's Anatomy-Thursday 9PM ABC 5.1 4. TWO AND A HALF MEN CBS 4.9 5. House FOX 4.6 6. Desperate Housewives ABC 4.4 7. Dancing with the Stars ABC 4.3 8. Lost ABC 4.1 9. Fringe FOX 4.0 10. RULES OF ENGAGEMENT CBS 3.9 10. Law And Order: SVU NBC 3.9 12. Office NBC 3.7
12. THE MENTALIST CBS 3.7 12. How I Met Your Mother CBS 3.7 12. CSI CBS 3.7 16. SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS CBS 3.6 16. Biggest Loser 7 NBC 3.6 18. NCIS CBS 3.5 18. Private Practice ABC 3.5 18. Family Guy FOX 3.5 |
