"NCIS" AND "THE UNIT" DELIVER SEASON HIGH RATINGS IN VIEWERS AND KEY DEMOGRAPHICS

"NCIS" Up +18% in Adults 18-49, +13% in Adults 25-54 and +10% in Viewers From Last Week

"The Unit" Posts Week-to-Week Increases of +14% in Adults 18-49, +6% in Adults 25-54 and +10% in Viewers

CBS's NCIS and THE UNIT both delivered season high ratings in viewers and key demographics, according to preliminary live plus same day Nielsen ratings for Tuesday, Oct. 3.

NCIS placed second in households (9.7/15), viewers.(15.52m), adults 25-54 (5.3/14) and adults 18-49 (4.0/11), all season best deliveries. Compared to last week, NCIS was up +9% in households (from 8.9/14), +13% in adults 25-54 (from 4.7/12), +18% in adults 18-49 (from 3.4/10) and added +1.40m viewers (from 14.12m, +10%).

THE UNIT (8.2/12, 13.18m) delivered season high performances in viewers, adults 25-54 (5.0/12) and adults 18-49 (4.1/11). THE UNIT built on its NCIS lead-in in adults 18-49 by +3%.

Compared to last week, THE UNIT was up +8% in households (from 7.6/12), +6% in adults 25-54 (from 4.7/11), +14% in adults 18-49 (from 3.6/09) and added +1.22m viewers (from 11.96m, +10%).

At 10PM, the third episode of SMITH (5.6/09, 8.43m) averaged a 3.5/09 in adults 25-54 and 2.8/08 in adults 18-49.

Final Tuesday ratings will be available this afternoon.

[EDITOR'S NOTE: What follows is the afternoon update with the final national Nielsen ratings.]

"NCIS" AND "THE UNIT" DELIVER SEASON HIGH RATINGS IN VIEWERS AND KEY DEMOGRAPHICS

"NCIS" Up +18% in Adults 18-49, +17% in Adults 25-54 and +13% in Viewers From Last Week

"The Unit" Posts Week-to-Week Increases of +14% in Adults 18-49, +9% in Adults 25-54 and +11% in Viewers

CBS's NCIS and THE UNIT both delivered season high ratings in viewers and key demographics, according to live plus same day Nielsen ratings for Tuesday, Oct. 3.

NCIS placed second in households (9.8/15), viewers.(15.89m), adults 25-54 (5.5/14) and adults 18-49 (4.0/12), all season best deliveries. Compared to last week, NCIS was up +10% in households (from 8.9/14), +17% in adults 25-54 (from 4.7/12), +18% in adults 18-49 (from 3.4/10) and added +1.77m viewers (from 14.12m, +13%).

THE UNIT (8.2/12, 13.22m) delivered season high performances in viewers, adults 25-54 (5.1/12) and adults 18-49 (4.1/11). THE UNIT built on its NCIS lead-in in adults 18-49 by +3%.

Compared to last week, THE UNIT was up +8% in households (from 7.6/12), +9% in adults 25-54 (from 4.7/11), +14% in adults 18-49 (from 3.6/09) and added +1.26m viewers (from 11.96m, +11%).

At 10PM, the third episode of SMITH (5.6/09, 8.38m) averaged a 3.5/09 in adults 25-54 and 2.8/08 in adults 18-49.