by Melody Star | 27 Sep 2014 2:47 PM PDT
Live+3 numbers are in for the Monday night shows and CBS did extremely well, especially Veteran show ‘The Big Bang Theory‘ and new kid on the block ‘Scorpion‘. Both led the night in total viewers and in adults 25-54.
The Big Bang Theory aired two back to back episodes. They added in the first half hour(aired 8/7c) 4.52Mil viewers totaling 22.55Mil from their previous 18.03Mil which is a 25% increase in total viewers. They also increased 2.2 ratings points in adults 25-54 (totaling 9.3 vs 7.1, a 31% increase) and 2.0 percentage points in adults 18-49 (totaling 7.4 from 5.4 for a 37% increase) in live+3 from live+same day.
For the second half hour of The Big Bang Theory (8:30/7:30c), they added 4.58Mil viewers totalling 22.82Mil from the previous 18.24Mil, a 25% increase. In the adults 25-54 category they upped 2.3 ratings points, a 32% increase (9.4 from 7.1) and in adults 18-49 a 37% increase (7.4 from 5.4) in the live+3 vs. live+same day.
Scorpion premiered well and with live+3 their numbers made them even stronger. They added 4.12Mil viewers (totaling 17.95Mil from 13.83Mil), increasing 30% of total viewers. They increased in ratings points for adults 25-54 by 1.7 (totaling 6.2 from 4.5), 38% and in adults 18-49 they went up 1.4 (totaling 4.6 from 3.2), a 44% increase.