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[10/27/14 - 11:26 AM]
"NCIS" Surpasses "Sunday Night Football" as the Most-Watched Broadcast in Week Three with Live +7-Day Lift
CBS further spins the numbers for the week of October 6-12.

[via press release from CBS]

"NCIS" SURPASSES "SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL" AS THE MOST-WATCHED BROADCAST IN WEEK THREE WITH LIVE +7-DAY LIFT

"The Big Bang Theory" and "NCIS: New Orleans" Also Leap Ahead of Sunday Football

"The Big Bang Theory" is the #1 Broadcast in Adults 18-49

NCIS moved ahead of "Sunday Night Football" as the week's #1 broadcast, according to Nielsen Live +7-day ratings for Week 3, Oct. 6-12.

With Live +7-day ratings, NCIS gained +4.31m, up +25% to 21.61m from its live plus same day average of 17.30m, overtaking "Sunday Night Football's" 18.18m. THE BIG BANG THEORY (20.85m, up +4.91m, +31% from 15.94m) and NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (18.51m, up +3.10m, +20% from 15.41m) also surpassed "Sunday Night Football."

Among adults 18-49, THE BIG BANG THEORY was the week's #1 broadcast with a 6.8 rating, up +2.2 rating points, +48% from its live plus same day average of 4.6.

CBS had five other series with a viewer lift over three millions viewers: SCORPION (+4.49m), PERSON OF INTEREST (+4.12m), CRIMINAL MINDS (+4.02m), NCIS: LOS ANGELES (+3.54m) and BLUE BLOODS (+3.14m).

Top 10 Programs for the Week of Oct. 6-12 with L+7 Lift

1. NCIS 21.61m

2. THE BIG BANG THEORY 20.85m

3. NCIS: NEW ORLEANS 18.51m

4. NBC Sunday Night Football 18.18m

5. SCORPION 16.542m

6. Blacklist 16.537m

7. How to Get Away With Murder 16.31m

8. CBS+NFLN THURS NIGHT FOOTBALL 16.14m

9. Modern Family 15.18m

10. Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick 14.86m





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· BIG BANG THEORY, THE (CBS)
· BLACKLIST, THE (NBC)
· BLUE BLOODS (CBS)
· CRIMINAL MINDS (CBS)
· HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER (ABC)
· MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
· NCIS (CBS)
· NCIS: LOS ANGELES (CBS)
· NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (CBS)
· PERSON OF INTEREST (CBS)
· SCORPION (CBS)
· SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (NBC)
· THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (AMAZON)





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