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CBS WINS TUESDAY IN VIEWERS AND ADULTS 25-54 FOR THE FIFTH STRAIGHT WEEK AND IN ADULTS 18-49 FOR THE FOURTH TIME
"NCIS" Is the Night's Top Program in Viewers and Key Demos Posting its Second Largest Audience Ever
"NCIS: Los Angeles" Posts Across-the-Board Increases From Last Week
"The Good Wife" Wins Its Time Period in Viewers for the Fifth Straight Week; Posts Increases in Viewers and Adults 25-54 Versus Last Week
CBS won Tuesday in viewers and adults 25-54 for the fifth straight week and in adults 18-49 for the fourth time this season, led by NCIS, the night's top program, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Oct. 20.
NCIS won its time slot in households (13.0/21), viewers (21.25m), adults 25-54 (6.5/17) and adults 18-49 (4.7/13) for the fifth consecutive week. This is NCIS's best household delivery ever, matches its best adults 25-54 delivery and for the third consecutive week this is NCIS's second largest audience ever.
Compared to last week, NCIS was up +1% in households (from 12.9/20), +2% in adults 25-54 (from 6.4/16), +4% in adults 18-49 (from 4.5/13) and added +210,000 viewers (from 21.04m, +1%). Every episode of NCIS this season delivered more than 20 million viewers, three delivered more than 21 million viewers.
NCIS: LOS ANGELES was first in households (10.2/16), viewers (16.48m) and adults 25-54 (5.5/13) – all for the fifth consecutive week – and second in adults 18-49 (3.9/10). NCIS: LOS ANGELES was up +5% in households (from 9.7/15), +15% in adults 25-54 (from 4.8/11), +11% in adults 18-49 (from 3.5/09) and added +1.10m viewers (from 15.38m, +7%) compared to last week.
THE Good Wife was first in households (8.8/15) and viewers (13.26m), for the fifth consecutive week, second behind FOX's baseball coverage in both adults 25-54 (4.0/10) and adults 18-49 (2.8/08). Compared to last week, THE Good Wife was up +1% in households (from 8.7/15), +5% in adults 25-54 (from 3.8/10), even in adults 18-49 and added +280,000 viewers (from 12.98m, +2%).
For the night, CBS was first in households (10.7/17), viewers (17.00m), adults 25-54 (5.3/13) for the fifth consecutive Tuesday and won adults 18-49 (3.8/10) for the fourth time in five weeks. CBS won every half-hour in viewers and adults 25-54 also for the fifth consecutive week.
CBS has the best Tuesday night line up good to see the Goodwife back up!
can ncis beat AI in viewers this winter? i hope so, that be awesome
Have never watch any of these shows. Never will. If CBS had not gotten medium I’d never watch that network. All the shows are the same just different titles.
As a new viewer to NCIS (in Season 7, no less) I wonder how two factors have added to their ratings: the availability of Season 6 online via Netflix and online sites over the summer and the repeats of Seasons 1-5 on USA Network. I find that latter especially interesting since I believe that USA is affiliated with NBC not CBS? Just some thoughts on why the show has suddenly become so big after six broadcast seasons…
I don’t watch NCIS but i really enjoy the Good Wife, glad to see it is keeping good viewership. Oh by the way I doubt NCIS will beat American Idol, AI is actually way higher rated unless for some reason this season there ratings just tumble.
I have watched NCIS since its inception, and their ratings domination is no surprise. It is a fantastic show (with an excetption to the climax of the 1st episode this season. Didn’t know Gibbs could teleport 1 mile in less than 5 seconds)… NCIS: LA on the other hand, is a decent show, but shouldn’t be getting anywhere close of the ratings as the original. It tries to be too “hip” and lacks the essential character-viewer connection that NCIS has perfected.
For someone who has never watched, never will – how do you know that they are all the same show – different title.
Couldn’t be more wrong.
Sure NCIS: LA is a spin-off but both NCIS shows have their own unique flavor.
I’ve been watching NCIS since Ziva joined and have managed to catch almost all eps now with USA reruns. It’s a great show and I’m totally thrilled that the ratings are revealing what faithful viewers have known all along. Team Gibbs rocks!
Without a Trace was hands over better than The Good Wife. The GW premise won’t last nearly as long as WAT.
I love The Good Wife. Only show I watch on any network on Tuesday night and only drama I watch on CBS at all. Hope it stays.
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re: I have watched NCIS since its inception, It is a fantastic show (with an excetption to the climax of the 1st episode this season. Didn’t know Gibbs could teleport 1 mile in less than 5 seconds)…
We thought that was over-the-top also… in the attempt to always keep Gibbs as the hero…they went into super-hero overdrive on that scene!!!