"NCIS" DELIVERS ITS LARGEST AUDIENCE...EVER

The Fifth Year Action Drama Has an Average Audience of 18.3 Million Viewers

Tops "House" and "Dancing with the Stars"

NCIS delivered an average audience of 18.3 million viewers, the largest audience ever for a first run episode of CBS's fifth year action drama, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Tuesday, Nov. 6.

At 8:00 PM, NCIS was first in households (11.5/18), viewers (18.28m), adults 25-54 (5.5/14) and adults 18-49 (4.1/11). Compared to last week, NCIS was up +11% in households (from 10.4/17), +12% in adults 25-54 (from 4.9/13), +24% in adults 18-49 (from 3.3/09) and added +1.95m viewers (from 16.33m, +12%).

This is the sixth consecutive time period win in households, viewers and adults 25-54 for NCIS; fifth win in six weeks in adults 18-49.

Updated Tuesday ratings will be available this afternoon.

[EDITOR'S NOTE: What follows is the afternoon update with the final national Nielsen ratings.]

"NCIS" DELIVERS ITS SECOND LARGEST AUDIENCE EVER

The Fifth Year Action Drama Has an Average Audience of 18.2 Million Viewers

NCIS delivered an average audience of 18.2 million viewers, the second largest audience ever for a first run episode of CBS's fifth year action drama (just -0.02m behind Nov. 29, 2005), according to Nielsen updated live plus same day ratings for Tuesday, Nov. 6.

At 8:00 PM, NCIS was first in households (11.4/17), viewers (18.15m), adults 25-54 (5.5/13) and adults 18-49 (4.0/11). Compared to last week, NCIS was up +10% in households (from 10.4/16), +12% in adults 25-54 (from 4.9/13), +21% in adults 18-49 (from 3.3/09) and added +1.82m viewers (from 16.33m, +11%).

This is the sixth consecutive time period win in households, viewers and adults 25-54 for NCIS; fifth win in six weeks in adults 18-49.