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[11/15/07 - 11:03 AM]
Criminal Minds Surges to Its Best Viewer Delivery Since Last February and Highest Adult 18-49 Rating Since March
CBS spins the numbers for Wednesday, November 14.
[via press release from CBS]

"CRIMINAL MINDS" SURGES TO ITS BEST VIEWER DELIVERY SINCE LAST FEBRUARY AND HIGHEST ADULT 18-49 RATING SINCE MARCH

"Criminal Minds" Tops "Private Practice" in Adult 18-49 For the First Time This Season

"Criminal Minds" is Wednesday's Number One Program in Viewers and Key Demos

"Kid Nation" and "CSI: NY" Both Post Week-to-Week Gains in Viewers and Demos

CBS Wins Wednesday in Adults 18-49 Outright For the First Time This Season

CBS won Wednesday in adults 18-49 outright for the first time this season led by the highest ratings for CRIMINAL MINDS since early last year in both viewers and key demographics while topping "Private Practice" in adults 18-49 for the first time, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Nov. 14.

CRIMINAL MINDS was first in households (10.1/16), viewers (15.71m), adults 25-54 (5.5/13) and adults 18-49 (4.3/11). This is CRIMINAL MINDS's first time period win in adults 18-49 this season. CRIMINAL MINDS has topped "Private Practice" and "The Bionic Woman" in households and viewers in every head-to-head match-up since 10/3/07 and in adults 25-54 since 10/17/07.

This is CRIMINAL MINDS's best households and viewers delivery since 2/7/07 and best adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 since 3/21/07. CRIMINAL MINDS is Wednesday's Number One program in households, viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54.

Compared to last week, CRIMINAL MINDS was up +10% in households (from 9.2/14), +12% in adults 25-54 (from 4.9/11), +13% in adults 18-49 (from 3.8/10) and added +1.06m viewers (from 14.65m, +7%).

KID NATION (4.7/08, 7.53m) was first in children 6-11 (2.2/07), children 2-11 (1.6/06) while averaging a 2.7/07 in adults 25-54 2.4/07 in adults 18-49. Compared to last week, KID NATION was up +7% in households (from 4.4/07), +17% in adults 25-54 (from 2.3/06), +14% in adults 18-49 (from 2.1/06), even in children 6-11and added +510,000 viewers (from 7.02m, +7%).

CSI: NY was first in households (8.8/15), viewers (13.04m), adults 25-54 (4.6/12) and adults 18-49 (3.8/10). Compared to last week, CSI: NY was up +5% in both households (from 8.4/14) and adults 25-54 (from 4.4/11), +6% in adults 18-49 (from 3.6/10) and added +120,000 viewers (from 12.92m, +1%).

For the night, CBS was first in households (7.9/13), viewers (12.10m), adults 25-54 (4.3/11) and adults 18-49 (3.5/09). This matches CBS's best adults 18-49 delivery on Wednesday this season.

Updated Wednesday ratings will be available this afternoon.





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· BIONIC WOMAN (NBC)
· CRIMINAL MINDS (CBS)
· CSI: NEW YORK (CBS)
· KID NATION (CBS)
· PRIVATE PRACTICE (ABC)




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