or


[09/25/07 - 03:21 PM]
CBS Wins the Final Week of the 2006-2007 Broadcast Year in Viewers and Adults 25-54
CBS spins the numbers for the week of September 17-23.

[via press release from CBS]

CBS WINS THE FINAL WEEK OF THE 2006-2007 BROADCAST YEAR IN VIEWERS AND ADULTS 25-54

CBS Has Seven Of The Top 10 Program Of The Week in Viewers

The Premiere of "Kid Nation" Is First in Adults 18-49, Children 2-11 and Children 6-11

The Premiere of "Survivor: China" Wins Its Time Period in Viewers and Key Demos and is the Week's No. 2 Program Among Viewers

The Finale of "Big Brother 8" Delivers the Highest Adult 18-49, Adult 25-54 and Adult 18-34 Ratings of the Season

The Season Premiere of "Cold Case" and "Shark" Place Second to Football on Sunday

CBS won the final week of the 2006-2007 broadcast year in viewers and adults 25-54 with seven of the top 10 programs among viewers including the season premieres of SURVIVOR: CHINA, COLD CASE and SHARK, according to Nielsen ratings for the week ending Sept. 23, week 53 of the broadcast year.

For the week in viewers, CBS (8.92m) topped NBC (7.63m), FOX (7.44m) and ABC (5.72m).

For the week in key demographics, CBS was first in adults 25-54 (3.2/08) while averaging a 2.4/07 in adults 18-49.

For the week in households, CBS (5.8/10) was +16% ahead of NBC (5.0/08), +23% ahead of FOX (4.7/08) and +53% ahead of ABC (3.8/07).

For the summer of 2007 (May 28, 2007 to September 23, 2007), CBS was first in both households (4.8/09) and viewers (7.06m). In households, CBS had a +23% advantage over NBC (3.9/07), +26% advantage over FOX (3.8/07), +50% advantage over ABC (3.2/06) and +269% advantage over CW (1.3/02). Among viewers, CBS topped FOX (5.93m), NBC (5.89m), ABC (4.83m) and CW (1.96m). For the summer, CBS finished first in adults 25-54 (2.5/07)

CBS's Weekly Highlights:

? The finale of BIG BROTHER 8 was second in households (5.5/09, -0.2 behind NBC), viewers (8.67m), adults 25-54 (3.8/09), adults 18-49 (3.4/09) and adults 18-34 (2.7/08). This was BIG BROTHER 8's best delivery on any night in adults 18-34, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54, posts the second best households and viewers delivery (behind 9/13/07's broadcast) and is the best Tuesday delivery in both households and viewers.

-- Compared to last summer's BIG BROTHER 7, this year's edition was up +2% in households (4.9/08 from 4.8/07), +4% in adults 18-49 (2.9/09 from 2.8/09), even in adults 25-54 (3.3/09) and on par in viewers (7.52m from 7.56m).

? KID NATION SPECIAL (S) (8:00-9:06PM) finished first in adults 18-49 (3.1/09), children 2-11 (1.9/08), children 6-11 (2.3/09), second in households (6.0/10), viewers (9.38m), adults 25-54 (3.4/09, -0.1 behind FOX), adults 18-34 (2.5/08) and teen 12-17 (2.3/09).

? SURVIVOR: CHINA SPECIAL (S) was first in households (9.0/15), viewers (15.35m), adults 25-54 (6.1/17), adults 18-49 (5.0/15) and adults 18-34 (3.3/11). SURVIVOR: CHINA SPECIAL was the night's #1 program in viewers, adults 18-34, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54.

? CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (R) (9:00-10:01PM) was first in households (9.1/15), viewers (14.07m), adults 25-54 (5.2/13), adults 18-49 (4.0/11) and adults 18-34 (2.7/08).

? COLD CASE (P) was second in households (8.2/12) and viewers (12.75m).

? SHARK (P) was second in households (7.6/13), viewers (11.42m), adults 25-54 (3.9/09) and adults 18-49 (2.6/07).

CBS top programs of the week: #2 SURVIVOR: CHINA SPECIAL (S) (an average of 15.35m viewers), #3 CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (R) (14.07m), #5 COLD CASE (P) (12.75m), #7 SHARK (P) (11.42m), #8 60 MINUTES (P) (11.37m), #9 WITHOUT A TRACE (R) (11.28m), #10 TWO AND A HALF MEN (R) (10.85m), #14 CSI: MIAMI (R) (9.65m), #18 KID NATION - SPECIAL (S) (9.38m), # 19 CSI: NY (R) (9.18m), #22 BIG BROTHER 8 TUESDAY (8.67m), #23 CRIMINAL MINDS (R) (8.41m), #26 RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (R) (8.05m) and #29 NCIS (R) (7.84m).





  [september 2007]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
      


· 60 MINUTES (CBS)
· BIG BROTHER (CBS)
· COLD CASE (CBS)
· CRIMINAL MINDS (CBS)
· CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (CBS)
· CSI: MIAMI (CBS)
· CSI: NEW YORK (CBS)
· KID NATION (CBS)
· NCIS (CBS)
· RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (CBS)
· SHARK (CBS)
· SURVIVOR (CBS)
· TWO AND A HALF MEN (CBS)
· WITHOUT A TRACE (CBS)





most recent ratings | view all posts
[10/14/26 - 04:10 PM]
Nebraska Volleyball Serves Up a Big Saturday on FOX
Nebraska's 3-0 win averaged 945,000 viewers on FOX.

[10/14/26 - 03:50 PM]
Indiana's Win Over Nebraska Scores 6,734,000 Viewers on FOX
"Big Noon Saturday" peaked at 9,623,000 viewers.

[10/14/26 - 03:04 PM]
"College GameDay" Continues Record Pace as ESPN College Football Delivers Historic Week 6 Audiences
ABC scored its most-watched college football tripleheader of the season with 8.5 million viewers, led by Georgia-Alabama (12.2 million) and Oklahoma-Texas (9.8 million) - both record-setting rivalry audiences.

[10/14/26 - 02:50 PM]
26,697,000 Viewers for "America's Game of the Week" Highlight FOX NFL's Week 5
Said coverage was the most watched telecast of the week on any network.

[10/14/26 - 02:44 PM]
FOX Scores Most-Watched LCS Game 1 on Any Network Since 2005
10,719,000 viewers tuned in Sunday night for NLCS Game 1 on FOX and FOX Deportes.

[10/14/26 - 11:31 AM]
Top 10 Most-Watched Prime Original Films & Series for the Week of October 5
"Carrie," "Neagley," "Reacher," "Off Campus," and "Sterling Point" led all original series worldwide.

[10/14/26 - 07:29 AM]
ESPN Delivers Sixth Straight Year of Television Viewership Growth, Up 10% in Fiscal Year 2026
ESPN and ESPN on ABC each posted 11% year-over-year growth in total viewership, while ESPN2 increased 3%.

[10/12/26 - 03:33 PM]
ESPN's "Saban" Delivered Its Most-Watched Original Debut Since 2022
The premiere averaged 529,000 viewers on ESPN on Thursday, October 8, making it the most-watched original debut on ESPN since 2022 and third most-watched ESPN original debut of all time.

[10/08/26 - 03:32 PM]
CBS All-"NCIS" Tuesday Premieres +39% Higher Than Last Year
"NCIS," the series premiere of "NCIS: New York," and "NCIS: Origins" were the night's top three most-watched scripted broadcast programs.

[10/08/26 - 02:26 PM]
ABC News Wins in Late Night and Friday Night
"20/20: Home Alone" ranked as the Friday's No. 1 newsmagazine in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54, and Adults 18-49 on Friday, October 2.

[10/08/26 - 11:25 AM]
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" Leads Late Night with Live Shows from Brooklyn Academy of Music
The series topped late-night for the second week in a row this season, scoring 2.66 million Total Viewers and a 0.27 rating among Adults 18-49.

[10/07/26 - 02:01 PM]
UPtv Is the Fastest Growing Cable Network in 2026
Fueling UPtv's impressive growth are hit series "Hudson & Rex," UP Faith & Family original series "Blue Skies," which just wrapped its impressive cable debut, and acquired fan-favorite series "The Rookie."

[10/07/26 - 11:01 AM]
Top 10 Most-Watched Prime Original Films & Series for the Week of September 28
"Neagley," "Reacher," "Off Campus," "Sterling Point," and "El Juicio" led all original series worldwide.

[10/07/26 - 10:08 AM]
ESPN Studio Shows Continue Record Run with Strong September Audiences
Across ESPN's studio programming, average September viewership increased 7% year over year, continuing the strong audience trends seen throughout 2026.

[10/06/26 - 03:03 PM]
"College GameDay Built by The Home Depot" Scores Season-High Viewership from Iowa City
Plus: ABC won the Saturday noon and primetime windows in Week 5.