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[04/17/09 - 11:07 AM]
CBS Wins Thursday in Viewers and Key Demographics
CBS spins the numbers for Thursday, April 16.
[via press release from CBS]

CBS WINS THURSDAY IN VIEWERS AND KEY DEMOGRAPHICS

"Survivor: Tocantins" and "CSI" Place First in All Key Measures

CBS placed first on Thursday in viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 led by time period winning SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS and CSI, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for April 16.

SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS was first in households (6.9/12), viewers (11.62m), adults 25-54 (4.4/12) and adults 18-49 (3.5/11). Compared to last week, SURVIVOR was up +5% in households (from 6.6/12), even in both adults 25-54 and adults 18-49 and added +380,000 viewers (from 11.24m, +3%).

CSI was first in households (9.7/16), viewers (15.42m), adults 25-54 (5.0/12) and tied for first in adults 18-49 (3.8/10, with NBC).

HARPER'S ISLAND was second in households (5.3/09), viewers (8.17m), adults 25-54 (3.0/08) and adults 18-49 (2.2/06).

For the night, CBS was first in households (7.3/12), viewers (11.74m), adults 25-54 (4.1/11) and adults 18-49 (3.2/09).

Updated Thursday ratings will be available this afternoon.





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· CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (CBS)
· HARPER'S ISLAND (CBS)
· SURVIVOR (CBS)




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