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ANOTHER RECORD-SETTER FOR "NCIS"

"NCIS" Breaks the 18 Million Viewer Mark for the First Time

"NCIS" Wins Its Time Period in Viewers and Key Demographics and Is Tuesday's Most Watched Program

NCIS soared past the competition with another record-breaking performance as it broke the 18 million viewer barrier for the first time, according to final Nielsen ratings for Tuesday, Oct. 25.

NCIS was first in households (11.7/18), viewers (18.01m), adults 25-54 (5.9/14) and adults 18-49 (4.3/11) for the sixth consecutive week. This is NCIS's most watched episode ever for the second straight week and the third time in four weeks, breaking the 18 million viewers mark for the first time ever

On Oct. 4, NCIS broke the 16 million viewer mark for the first time. On Oct. 18, NCIS delivered more than 17 million viewers for the first time.

This also matches the program's second best adults 18-49 delivery (-0.1 behind the October 4th broadcast) and adults 25-54 performance.

NCIS was Tuesday's most watched program for the third consecutive week, delivering almost +1.4m more viewers than the World Series Game 3 on FOX (16.65m) and nearly +2.4m more viewers than "Commander in Chief" (15.62m).