27 Oct 2015
Network Has 10 of the Week’s Top 20 Broadcasts
“Life in Pieces” Delivers its Best Adults 18-49 Since Series Premiere and is the
Top New Series of the Week in Viewers and Demos
“NCIS: Los Angeles” Hits Season Highs in Viewers and Key Demos
CBS extended its viewer winning streak to five weeks with 10 of the top 20 broadcasts, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Oct. 25.
NCIS was the week’s top scripted program and drama while THE BIG BANG THEORY was the week’s top comedy. LIFE IN PIECES was the week’s #1 new comedy and series and LIMITLESS was the week’s top new drama.
CBS had eight of the top 10 broadcast dramas with NCIS (#1), NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (#2), MADAM SECRETARY (#4), BLUE BLOODS (#5), SCORPION (#6), THE GOOD WIFE (#8), NCIS: LOS ANGELES (#9) and HAWAII FIVE-0 (#10) and CRIMINAL MINDS finishing 11th.
LIFE IN PIECES delivered its best adults 18-49 rating (2.1/06) since its series premiere, tying “The Blindspot” as the week’s #1 new series in the demo. NCIS: LOS ANGELES notched season highs in viewers (8.77m), adults 18-49 (1.3/04) and adults 25-54 (2.0/05).
CBS Broadcasts In the Top 20 (Live + SD):
#3 – NCIS (17.2m)
#4 – CBS+NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL: SEATTLE/SAN FRANCISCO (17.1m)
#6 – THE BIG BANG THEORY (14.7m)
#7 – NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (13.0m)
#14 – MADAM SECRETARY (10.8m)
#15 – 60 MINUTES (10.7m)
#16 – BLUE BLOODS (10.4m)
#17 – CBS+NFLN THU NT PRE-KICK (10.3m)
#18 – SCORPION (9.5m)
#19 – SURVIVOR (9.1m)
LIVE PLUS 7-DAY PLAYBACK
Full season averages for the networks and shows are determined by live + 7-day viewing. For week four, CBS is projected to gain an additional +2.0 million viewers for the week and climb a full rating point in adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 with 7-day playback added.
Some of the week’s individual L+ 7-day show highlights include:
| L+7 | L+SD | Lift | |
| THE BIG BANG THEORY | 20.87m | 15.40m | +5.47m |
| SCORPION | 13.96m | 9.95m | +4.01m |
| CRIMINAL MINDS | 12.96m | 9.08m | +3.88m |
| NCIS | 20.74m | 16.87m | +3.87m |
| NCIS: LOS ANGELES | 11.65m | 8.00m | +3.65m |
Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #5:
CBS – 22 hours
NBC – 21 ½ hours
ABC – 22 hours
FOX – 16 hours
NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY – PRIMETIME
Week #5 of 2015-2016 Season (ending: 10/25/15)
2015-2016
VIEWERS
(000)
CBS 9,781
NBC 8,156
ABC 6,359
FOX 4,901
A25-54
Rtg Sh
CBS 2.6 7
NBC 2.8 8
ABC 2.1 6
FOX 1.9 5
A18-49
Rtg Sh
CBS 1.9 6
NBC 2.3 7
ABC 1.7 5
FOX 1.6 5
NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY – PRIMETIME
SEASON-TO-DATE RATINGS REPORT (9/21/15-10/25/15)
2015-2016
VIEWERS
(000)
CBS 11,684
NBC 9,489
ABC 7,735
FOX 5,350
A25-54
Rtg Sh
CBS 3.3 9
NBC 3.4 10
ABC 2.6 7
FOX 2.2 6
A18-49
Rtg Sh
CBS 2.5 8
NBC 2.8 9
ABC 2.1 7
FOX 1.9 6