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[11/29/07 - 11:14 AM]
Criminal Minds Delivers It Largest Audience and Best Rating in Adults 18-49 Since Its Post Super Bowl Wednesday Broadcast Last February
CBS spins the numbers for Wednesday, November 28.
[via press release from CBS]

"CRIMINAL MINDS" DELIVERS IT LARGEST AUDIENCE AND BEST RATING IN ADULTS 18-49 SINCE ITS POST SUPER BOWL WEDNESDAY BROADCAST LAST FEBRUARY

"Criminal Minds" Ends the November Sweep with its Third Consecutive Time Period Win in Adults 18-49

CBS's CRIMINAL MINDS delivered its largest audience and best adult 18-49 rating since its post Super Bowl Wednesday broadcast on Feb. 7 last season, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Wednesday, Nov. 28, the final night of the November sweep.

CRIMINAL MINDS was first in households (10.0/15), viewers (16.26m), adults 25-54 (5.5/13) and adults 18-49 (4.5/11). This is CRIMINAL MINDS third consecutive time period win in these measures.

Compared to last week, CRIMINAL MINDS was up +4% in both households (from 9.6/16) and adults 25-54 (from 5.3/13), +18% in adults 18-49 (from 3.8/11) and added +380,000 viewers (from 15.88m, +2%).

Final Wednesday and November sweep ratings will be available this afternoon.

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

"CRIMINAL MINDS" DELIVERS ITS LARGEST AUDIENCE AND BEST RATING IN ADULTS 18-49 SINCE ITS POST SUPER BOWL WEDNESDAY BROADCAST LAST FEBRUARY

"Criminal Minds" Ends the November Sweep with Its Third Consecutive Time Period Win in Adults 18-49

CBS's CRIMINAL MINDS delivered its largest audience and best adult 18-49 rating since its post Super Bowl Wednesday broadcast on Feb. 7 last season, according to Nielsen updated live plus same day ratings for Wednesday, Nov. 28, the final night of the November sweep.

CRIMINAL MINDS was first in households (10.0/15), viewers (16.23m), adults 25-54 (5.5/13) and adults 18-49 (4.5/11). This is CRIMINAL MINDS third consecutive time period win in these measures.

Compared to last week, CRIMINAL MINDS was up +4% in both households (from 9.6/16) and adults 25-54 (from 5.3/13), +18% in adults 18-49 (from 3.8/11) and added +350,000 viewers (from 15.88m, +2%).





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