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[04/03/14 - 09:39 AM]
"Criminal Minds" Sweeps Time Period with Across-the-Board Growth from Last Original Episode
CBS spins the numbers for Wednesday, April 2.
[via press release from CBS]

"CRIMINAL MINDS" SWEEPS TIME PERIOD WITH ACROSS-THE-BOARD GROWTH FROM LAST ORIGINAL EPISODE

"Criminal Minds" is Wednesday's Most-Watched Program

"Survivor" and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" Also Win Time Periods in Viewers and Key Demos

CBS Sweeps Every Hour on Wednesday in Viewers, Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54

CRIMINAL MINDS swept its time period in viewers and key demographics and was Wednesday's most-watched program, leading CBS to a nightly win, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for April 2.

From 8:00-9:00 PM, SURVIVOR was first in viewers (9.55m), adults 25-54 (3.1/09) and adults 18-49 (2.2/07).

From 9:00-10:00 PM, CRIMINAL MINDS was first in viewers (10.37m), adults 25-54 (3.3/08) and adults 18-49 (2.5/07). Compared to the last first-run episode on March 19, CRIMINAL MINDS was up +6% in adults 25-54 (from 3.1/08), +14% in adults 18-49 (from 2.2/06) and added +230,000 viewers (from 10.14m, +2%). CRIMINAL MINDS was the night's #1 program in viewers. If ratings hold, CRIMINAL MINDS beat "American Idol" in their common hour for the first time ever in adults 18-49 and adults 25-54.

At 10:00 PM, CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION was first in viewers (9.66m), adults 25-54 (2.6/07) and adults 18-49 (1.9/05).

For the night, CBS was first in viewers (9.86m), adults 25-54 (3.0/05) and adults 18-49 (2.2/07). CBS swept the night in these measures for the second straight night.

Updated Wednesday ratings will be available later today.





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· CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (CBS)
· SURVIVOR (CBS)




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