CBS a dominant #1 with 16 of the top 20 series spread across all program genres.
“Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior” Debuts as the Season’s #1 New Series.
“Survivor: Redemption Island” and “The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business” Off to Solid Starts.
CBS’s First-Run Friday Lineup Returns with a Nightly Win.
Top CBS programs of the week:
#3 NCIS (an average of 19.40m viewers),
#4 NCIS: LOS ANGELES (16.80m),
#5 THE MENTALIST (15.01m),
#6 TWO AND A HALF MEN (14.51m),
#7 CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (13.29m),
#8 CRIMINAL MINDS: SUSPECT BEHAVIOR (P) (13.06m),
#9 MIKE & MOLLY (12.92m),
#10 CRIMINAL MINDS (12.85m),
#11 THE BIG BANG THEORY (12.41m),
#12 THE GOOD WIFE (11.43m),
#13 60 MINUTES (11.37m),
#14 BLUE BLOODS (11.163m),
#15 SURVIVOR: REDEMPTION ISLAND (P) (11.155m),
#16 HAWAII FIVE-0 (10.73m),
#17 UNDERCOVER BOSS (10.68m),
#18 CSI: NY (10.65m),
#22 CSI: MIAMI (10.47m),
#26 $#*! MY DAD SAYS (9.70m),
#28 HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (9.51m) and #30 THE AMAZING RACE 18 (P) (9.15m).
CBS was a dominant #1 in week 22, placing 16 series in the top 20 that were spread across all program genres, including the premiere of CRIMINAL MINDS:
SUSPECT BEHAVIOR, the #1 new series of the season, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Feb. 20.
Among Adults 25-54, CBS had nine (including ties) of the top 10 and 13 of the top 20-more than the other networks combined. Among adults 18-49, CBS had five
of the top 10-matching the other networks combined-and 11 of the top 20.
CRIMINAL MINDS: SUSPECT BEHAVIOR debuted as the season’s #1 new series in viewers, while the premieres of SURVIVOR: REDEMPTION ISLAND and THE AMAZING RACE:
UNFINISHED BUSINESS both got off to solid starts.
For the week in viewers: CBS (11.17m), FOX (9.61m), ABC (6.59m) and NBC (5.54m). Season-to-date: CBS (12.03m), FOX (9.48m), ABC (8.23m) and NBC (7.66m).
For the week in key demographics, CBS was second in both adults 25-54 (3.5/09) and adults 18-49 (2.5/07). Season-to-date, CBS is first in adults 25-54 (4.0/10) and second in adults 18-49 (3.0/08).
For the week in households: CBS (6.8/12), FOX (5.5/09), ABC (4.1/07) and NBC (3.5/06). Season-to-date: CBS (7.3/12), FOX (5.3/09), ABC (5.1/08) and FOX (4.7/08).
CBS Weekly Highlights:
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER was first in households (5.9/10), adults 25-54 (4.4/12), adults 18-49 (3.7/11), adults 18-34 (3.2/11) and second in viewers (9.51m).
MAD LOVE (P) (5.4/09, 8.74m) was second in adults 25-54 (3.8/10) and adults 18-49 (3.0/08). Compared to the time period live plus same day average (RULES OF
ENGAGEMENT), MAD LOVE was up +4% in households (from 5.2/08) and added +120,000 viewers (from 8.62m, +1%).
TWO AND A HALF MEN was first in households (8.7/14), viewers (14.51m), adults 25-54 (5.8/14) and adults 18-49 (4.2/12).
MIKE & MOLLY was first in households (7.8/13), viewers (12.92m), adults 25-54 (5.1/13) and adults 18-49 (3.8/10). MIKE & MOLLY posted its best delivery
among viewers and best adults 18-49 ratings since Nov. 22, 2010.
HAWAII FIVE-0 was first in households (6.6/11), viewers (10.73m), adults 25-54 (3.9/10) and adults 18-49 (2.8/08).
NCIS was first in households (11.7/19), viewers (19.40m), adults 25-54 (5.2/14) and second in adults 18-49 (3.6/10).
NCIS: LOS ANGELES was first in households (10.3/16), viewers (16.80m), adults 25-54 (4.8/12) and adults 18-49 (3.3/09).
THE GOOD WIFE was first in households (7.5/13), viewers (11.43m), adults 25-54 (3.2/08) and adults 18-49 (2.0/06).
SURVIVOR: REDEMPTION ISLAND (P) was second in households (6.2/10), viewers (11.16m), adults 25-54 (4.4/11) and adults 18-49 (3.2/09).
CRIMINAL MINDS: SUSPECT BEHAVIOR (P) was first in households (8.1/14), viewers (13.06m), adults 25-54 (4.4/12) and adults 18-49 (3.3/10). Compared to the time period’s first-run, live plus same day delivery, CBS was up +27% in households (from 6.4/11), +47% in adults 25-54 (from 3.0/08), +57% in adults 18-49 (from 2.1/06) and added +2.75m viewers (from 10.30m, +27%). CRIMINAL MINDS: SUSPECT BEHAVIOR posted the time period’s best delivery with a regularly scheduled program in viewers, adults 25-54 and adults 18-49 since Feb. 10, 2010.
CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION was first in households (8.1/13) and viewers (13.29m); it was second in adults 25-54 (4.1/10). Compared to last week, CSI was up +4% in both households (from 7.8/12) and adults 18-49 (2.9/08 from 2.8/07), +8% in adults 25-54 (from 3.8/09) and added +650,000 viewers (from 12.64m, +5%).
THE MENTALIST was first in households (9.2/16), viewers (15.01m), adults 25-54 (4.3/12) and adults 18-49 (3.0/09). Compared to last week, THE MENTALIST was up +2% in both households (from 9.0/16) and adults 25-54 (from 4.2/11), +3% in adults 18-49 (from 2.9/07) and added +150,000 viewers (from 14.86m, +1%).
— On Friday, CBS was first in households (6.3/11), viewers (10.09m) and adults 25-54 (2.5/07); the Network was tied for first in adults 18-49 (1.6/05, with FOX).
THE DEFENDERS was first in households (5.2/09), viewers (8.47m) and adults 25-54 (2.2/07) and tied for second in adults 18-49 (1.3/05 with NBC). Compared to last week, THE DEFENDERS was up +4% in households (from 5.0/09), +10% in adults 25-54 (from 2.0/06), +18% in adults 18-49 (from 1.1/04) and added +560,000 viewers (from 7.91m, +7%).
CSI: NY won its time slot in households (6.7/12), viewers (10.65m), adults 25-54 (2.8/08) and adults 18-49 (1.8/06). Compared to last week, CSI: NY was up +8% in households (from 6.2/11), +12% in adults 25-54 (from 2.5/07), +13% in adults 18-49 (from 1.6/05) and added +940,000 viewers (from 9.71m, +10%).
BLUE BLOODS was first in households (7.0/13), viewers (11.16m), adults 25-54 (2.5/07) and second in adults 18-49 (1.5/05).
THE AMAZING RACE 18 (P) was first in adults 25-54 (3.5/09), tied for first in adults 18-49 (2.5/07, with ABC) and second in households (5.1/08) and viewers (9.15m). Compared to last February’s premiere (on Feb. 14, 2010), THE AMAZING RACE 18 was up +3% in adults 25-54 (from 3.4/08), even in households and added +140,000 viewers (from 9.01m, +2%).
UNDERCOVER BOSS was first in viewers (10.68m) and second in households (6.1/10) and adults 25-54 (3.7/09).
CSI: MIAMI was first in households (6.3/11), viewers (10.47m), adults 25-54 (3.2/08) and tied for first in adults 18-49 (2.2/06, with NBC).
Prime averages are based on the following hours of rated broadcasts in Week #22:
CBS – 22 hours
NBC – 22 hours
ABC – 22 hours
FOX – 15 hours
NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY – PRIMETIME
Week #22 of 2010-11 Season (ending: 2/20/11)
2010-11
HOUSEHOLDS
Rtg Sh
CBS 6.8 12
NBC 3.5 6
ABC 4.1 7
FOX 5.5 9
VIEWERS
(000)
CBS 11,174
NBC 5,540
ABC 6,588
FOX 9,614
A25-54
Rtg Sh
CBS 3.5 9
NBC 2.0 5
ABC 2.5 7
FOX 4.0 10
A18-49
Rtg Sh
CBS 2.5 7
NBC 1.6 5
ABC 2.0 6
FOX 3.5 10
A18-34
Rtg Sh
CBS 1.5 5
NBC 1.2 4
ABC 1.5 5
FOX 3.0 10
NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY – PRIMETIME
SEASON-TO-DATE RATINGS REPORT (09/20/10-2/20/11)
2010-11
HOUSEHOLDS
Rtg Sh
CBS 7.3 12
NBC 4.7 8
ABC 5.1 8
FOX 5.3 9
VIEWERS
(000)
CBS 12,028
NBC 7,659
ABC 8,229
FOX 9,478
A25-54
Rtg Sh
CBS 4.0 10
NBC 3.0 8
ABC 3.0 7
FOX 3.8 9
A18-49
Rtg Sh
CBS 3.0 8
NBC 2.6 7
ABC 2.4 7
FOX 3.4 9
A18-34
Rtg Sh
CBS 2.0 6
NBC 2.1 6
ABC 1.9 6
FOX 3.1 10
(source: CBS)
