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[05/02/08 - 11:54 AM]
CBS Wins Every Half Hour in Viewers for the Second Consecutive Thursday in the May Sweep
CBS spins the numbers for Thursday, May 1.

[via press release from CBS]

CBS WINS EVERY HALF HOUR IN VIEWERS FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE THURSDAY IN THE MAY SWEEP

CBS Also Places First in Adults 25-54

"CSI" Is the Night's Number One Program in Viewers, Posting Week-to-Week Increases in All Key Measures

"Survivor" Once Again Dominates its Time Period

Viewers Choose "Without a Trace" Over "Lost"

CBS won every half hour in viewers for the second consecutive Thursday in the May sweep and placed first on the night in adults 25-54, according to updated Nielsen live plus same day ratings for May 1.

At 8:00 PM, SURVIVOR: MICRONESIA was first in households (7.6/13), viewers (12.32m), adults 25-54 (5.1/14) and adults 18-49 (4.0/12).

At 9:00 PM, CSI was first in households (11.1/17), viewers (18.01m), second in adults 25-54 (6.5/15, -0.1 behind ABC) and adults 18-49 (5.1/13). Compared to last week, CSI was up +5% in households (from 10.6/16), +3% in adults 25-54 (from 6.3/14), +9% in adults 18-49 (from 4.7/12) and added +990,000 viewers (from 17.02m, +6%). CSI is Thursday's Number One program in both households and viewers.

WITHOUT A TRACE was first in households (8.7/15), viewers (12.83m), second in adults 25-54 (4.1/10) and adults 18-49 (3.3/09).

For the night, CBS was first in households (9.1/15), viewers (14.42m), adults 25-54 (5.2/13) and second in adults 18-49 (4.1/11).





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· CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (CBS)
· LOST (ABC)
· SURVIVOR (CBS)
· WITHOUT A TRACE (CBS)





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