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[09/27/15 - 08:13 AM]
"Limitless" Posts the Largest L+3-Day Lifts in Viewers, Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54 for Premiere Tuesday
CBS further spins the numbers for Tuesday, September 22.

[via press release from CBS]

"LIMITLESS" POSTS THE LARGEST L+3-DAY LIFTS IN VIEWERS, ADULTS 18-49 AND ADULTS 25-54 FOR PREMIERE TUESDAY

CBS Delivers Tuesday's Top Lift in Viewers For the Second Consecutive Night, Adding More Than 3 Million Viewers to its Nightly Average With L+3 Playback

The freshman drama LIMITLESS posted premiere Tuesday's largest live + 3-day lift in viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54, according to Nielsen live + 3-day ratings for Sept. 22.

With live + 3-day lift, LIMITLESS added +3.51m viewers (13.37m from 9.86m, +36%), +1.2 in adults 25-54 (3.8 from 2.6, +46%) and +1.0 in adults 18-49 (2.9 from 1.9, +53%). LIMITLESS posted the night's top lift in viewers, adults 25-54 and tied with "Scream Queens" for the night's top lift in adults 18-49.

Among the Network's other L+3 gainers, NCIS posted the night's second biggest lifts in both viewers, adding +3.28m (21.47m from 18.19m, +18%) and adults 25-54, gaining +1.1 (4.8 from 3.7, +30%). NCIS: NEW ORLEANS added +2.78m (15.40m from 12.62m, +22%).

For the night, CBS added +3.19m viewers (16.75m from 13.56m, +24%), +1.0 in adults 25-54 (4.0 from 3.0, +33%) and +0.9 in adults 18-49 (2.9 from 2.0, +45%). CBS posted the top lift in both viewers and adults 25-54 Tuesday night.

For the first two nights of the 2015-16 season, CBS is the top L+3 lift Network, gaining over +3 million viewers.





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· NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (CBS)
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