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[01/21/10 - 09:20 AM]
Criminals Minds Posts Largest Audience and Highest Key Demo Ratings Since Its Season Premiere
CBS spins the numbers for Wednesday, January 20.
[via press release from CBS]

"CRIMINALS MINDS" POSTS LARGEST AUDIENCE AND HIGHEST KEY DEMO RATINGS SINCE ITS SEASON PREMIERE

CRIMINAL MINDS delivered its largest audience and highest adult 18-49 and adult 25-54 ratings since its season premiere, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Wednesday, Jan. 20.

CRIMINAL MINDS was first in households (9.3/15), viewers (15.34m), adults 25-54 (5.4/13) and adults 18-49 (4.3/11). Compared to last week, CRIMINAL MINDS was up +9% in households (from 8.5/13), +10% in adults 25-54 (from 4.9/11), +13% in adults 18-49 (from 3.8/10) and added +1.44m viewers (from 13.90m, +10%).

At 10:00 PM, CSI: NY was first in households (8.8/15), viewers (13.89m), adults 25-54 (4.7/12) and adults 18-49 (3.7/10). Compared to last week, CSI: NY was up +2% in adults 25-54 (from 4.6/12), +6% in adults 18-49 (from 3.5/10), even in households and lost -140,000 viewers (from 14.03m, -1%).

Note: CBS prime programming was preempted/delayed mostly due to college basketball in a number of markets. CBS ratings are tentative and subject to change.

For the night, CBS was second in households (7.4/12), viewers (11.85m), adults 25-54 (4.2/10) and adults 18-49 (3.3/09).

Updated Wednesday ratings will be available this afternoon.

"CRIMINALS MINDS" POSTS LARGEST AUDIENCE AND HIGHEST ADULTS 18-49 RATING SINCE ITS SEASON PREMIERE

CRIMINAL MINDS delivered its largest audience and highest adult 18-49 rating since the show's season premiere, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Wednesday, Jan. 20.

CRIMINAL MINDS was first in households (9.0/15), viewers (14.91m), adults 25-54 (5.2/12) and adults 18-49 (4.2/11). Compared to last week, CRIMINAL MINDS was up +6% in both households (from 8.5/13) and adults 25-54 (from 4.9/11), +11% in adults 18-49 (from 3.8/10) and added +1.01m viewers (from 13.90m, +7%).

At 10:00 PM, CSI: NY was first in households (8.6/15), viewers (13.54m), adults 25-54 (4.5/12) and adults 18-49 (3.5/10). CSI: NY beat the competition combined in households (vs. 6.2/11, +39%), viewers (vs. 9.04m, +50%), adults 25-54 (vs. 3.3/09, +36%) and adults 18-49 (vs. 2.8/08, +25%).

For the night, CBS was second in households (7.2/12), viewers (11.50m), adults 25-54 (4.1/10) and adults 18-49 (3.2/09).





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