"THE BIG BANG THEORY" TOPS ALL BROADCAST PROGRAMS IN 7-DAY DVR LIFT AMONG ADULTS 18-49 AND IS SECOND IN VIEWER LIFT

"The Big Bang Theory" Adds +5.48 Million Viewers and +2.4 Rating Points

"Elementary," "NCIS" and "Person of Interest" All Add More Than +4 Million Viewers

CBS Leads in Lift Among Viewers, Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54

THE BIG BANG THEORY added +2.4 rating points among adults 18-49 (7.6 from 5.2, +46%) in 7-day DVR playback lift, the most of any broadcast program, according to Nielsen live + 7-day ratings for the week of Sept. 30 - Oct.6.

Among viewers, THE BIG BANG THEORY added +5.48m (23.70m from 18.22m, +30%), the second-most of any program.

ELEMENTARY (+4.82m, 14.20m from 9.38m, +51%), NCIS (+4.24m, 24.22m from 19.98m, +21%) and PERSON OF INTEREST (+4.09m, 16.44m from 12.35m, +33%) all ranked among the programs with the most additional viewership, adding more than four million viewers.

Among adults 18-49, ELEMENTARY gained +1.5 rating points (3.5 from 2.0, +75%), HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER added +1.3 (4.4 from 3.1, +42%), CRIMINAL MINDS gained +1.3 (4.0 from 2.7, +48%), NCIS added +1.2 (4.7 from 3.5, +34%), CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION gained +1.1 (3.2 from 2.1, +52%) and THE CRAZY ONES gained +1.1 (4.0 from 2.9, +38%).

Among networks, CBS added 2.30 million viewers (13.15m from 10.85m, +21%), +0.7 rating points in adults 18-49 (3.2 from 2.5, +28%) and +0.9 rating points in adults 25-54 (4.2 from 3.3, +27%). CBS had the top lift in viewers and adults 25-54 and matched the top lift in adults 18-49.