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[11/10/14 - 01:26 PM]
With Live +7-Day Lift, CBS Wins Week Five in Adults 18-49 Outright Against Five Games of the World Series
CBS further spins the numbers for the week of October 20-26.
[via press release from CBS]

WITH LIVE +7-DAY LIFT, CBS WINS WEEK FIVE IN ADULTS 18-49 OUTRIGHT AGAINST FIVE GAMES OF THE WORLD SERIES

CBS Has Six of the Week's Top 10 L+7-Day Programs

Network Has Nine Programs With Lifts of Three Million Viewers or More

Live +7-day lift moved CBS from a tie to an outright win in adults 18-49 in Week Five, a week that included five games of the World Series, according to Nielsen ratings for the week of Oct. 20-Oct. 26.

CBS's weekly live +7-day ratings in adults 18-49 increased to 3.2 from 2.6 (+0.6, +23%) finishing ahead of NBC (2.9), FOX (2.8) and ABC (2.5).

With L+7-day viewing, CBS had the top four programs of Week Five and six of the top 10. Three programs topped 20 million viewers, including two that averaged more than 21 million. Among adults 18-49, THE BIG BANG THEORY was the highest-rated scripted broadcast, averaging 6.9/22.

Week Five's Live +7 Top 10 Broadcasts In Viewers:

1. THE BIG BANG THEORY 21.39m
2. NCIS 21.01m
3. THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL 20.33m
4. NCIS: NEW ORLEANS 19.40m
5. NBC Sunday Night Football 18.90m
6. Blacklist 15.37m
7. BLUE BLOODS 15.25m
8. Modern Family 15.09m
9. SCORPION 14.99m
10. How to Get Away with Murder 14.25m

CBS Had Nine Shows With Average Lifts of More Than Three Million Viewers:

L+7 Pers 2+ L+7 Lift %Change
THE BIG BANG THEORY 21.39m +5.37m +34%
SCORPION 14.99m +4.24m +39%
CRIMINAL MINDS 13.84m +3.92m +39%
NCIS 21.01m +3.89m +23%
PERSON OF INTEREST 13.28m +3.88m +41%
BLUE BLOODS 15.25m +3.84m +34%
NCIS: LOS ANGELES 12.34m +3.56m +41%
NCIS: NEW ORLEANS 19.40m +3.27m +20%
HAWAII FIVE-0 11.92m +3.00m +34%





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· BIG BANG THEORY, THE (CBS)
· BLACKLIST, THE (NBC)
· BLUE BLOODS (CBS)
· BLUE BLOODS (CBS)
· CRIMINAL MINDS (CBS)
· HAWAII FIVE-0 (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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