or


[05/12/10 - 09:27 AM]
CBS's Entire Tuesday Lineup Posts Week-To-Week Growth
CBS spins the numbers for Tuesday, May 11.
[via press release from CBS]

CBS's ENTIRE TUESDAY LINEUP POSTS WEEK-TO-WEEK GROWTH

"NCIS," "NCIS: Los Angeles and "The Good Wife" Deliver Best Ratings Since March

CBS Posts Its Best Tuesday Deliveries Since March

CBS's entire Tuesday drama lineup posted week-to-week growth with NCIS, NCIS: LOS ANGELES and THE GOOD WIFE delivering their best ratings since March, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for May 11.

NCIS was second in households (10.3/16), viewers (16.93m), adults 25-54 (4.9/12) and adults 18-49 (3.8/10). Compared to last week, NCIS was up +8% in households (from 9.5/16), +14% in adults 25-54 (from 4.3/11), +23% in adults 18-49 (from 3.1/09) and added +1.83m viewers (from 15.10m, +12%). NCIS posted its best deliveries in households, viewers and adults 25-54 since March 16, 2010, and its best adults 18-49 ratings since March 9, 2010. NCIS finished in its closest competitive position with "American Idol" for the third consecutive week in households (-0.3 rtg pts), viewers (-1.77m) and adults 18-49 (-2.9 rtg pts), matching last week's closest competitive performance in adults 25-54 (-3.1 rtg pts).

NCIS: LOS ANGELES was first in households (9.7/15) and viewers (15.92m), second in adults 25-54 (4.7/10) and averaged a 3.3.08 in adults 18-49. Compared to last week, NCIS: LOS ANGELES was up +8% in households (from 9.0/14), +12% in adult 25-54 (from 4.2/10), +18% in adults 18-49 (from 2.8/07) and added +1.58m viewers (from 14.34m, +11%). NCIS: LOS ANGELES posted its best viewers, adults 25-54 and adults 18-49 deliveries since March 9, 2010.

THE GOOD WIFE was first in households (8.3/14), viewers (12.94m) and adults 25-54 (3.6/09); it was second in adults 18-49 (2.5/07, -0.1 behind NBC). Compared to last week, THE GOOD WIFE was up +9% in adults 18-49 (from 2.3/07), even in adults 25-54 and added +60,000 viewers (from 12.88m). THE GOOD WIFE posted its best viewers and adults 18-49 deliveries since March 16, 2010.

For the night, CBS was first in households (9.4/15) and viewers (15.26m); it was second in adults 25-54 (4.4/11) and adults 18-49 (3.2/08). CBS posted its best Tuesday deliveries in households, viewers and adults 25-54 since March 16, 2010, and its best adults 18-49 ratings since March 9, 2010.

Updated Tuesday ratings will be available this afternoon.





  [may 2010]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
      


· AMERICAN IDOL (ABC)
· GOOD WIFE, THE (CBS)
· NCIS (CBS)
· NCIS: LOS ANGELES (CBS)




most recent ratings | view all posts
[04/30/25 - 11:03 AM]
"American Idol" Rocks the House with More Back-to-Back Wins
"American Idol" rocked the house on Sunday night with its first live coast-to-coast telecast, earning 5.31 million Total Viewers in Live+Same Day ratings.
[04/29/25 - 03:05 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers"
"Nightline" improved on the previous week in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49, drawing its largest overall audience since February and strongest performance in both key Adult demos since January.
[04/29/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of April 21: Goodbye, "You": Final Season Lands at No. 1
In English TV, "Ransom Canyon" lassoed another 9.4 million viewers, keeping it firmly planted in the No. 2 spot.

[04/29/25 - 10:31 AM]
ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball" Averaged 1.68 Million Viewers for Philadelphia Phillies Extra-Innings Win Over Chicago Cubs
Said telecast was up 31% versus last year's comparable game (Cubs-Red Sox).
[04/29/25 - 10:00 AM]
"9-1-1" Shocker Scores Five-Month Multiplatform High in Adults 18-49
After seven days of viewing on ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and digital platforms, the April 17 episode scored 8.45 million Total Viewers and 1.74 rating among Adults 18-49.
[04/29/25 - 08:50 AM]
ESPN Platforms Averaging Largest NBA Playoffs Audience Ever Through 11 Games
The second weekend of the NBA Playoffs, Saturday, April 26, and Sunday, April 27, averaged 5,462,000 viewers on ESPN platforms, up four percent from last season.
[04/29/25 - 08:45 AM]
CBS to Hit a Record 17th Consecutive Season as the Most-Watched Network; With the Top Seven Primetime Shows
This breaks broadcast television's longest winning streak on record, also previously held by CBS, from 1955-1970.
[04/25/25 - 11:45 AM]
Food Network's "Tournament of Champions" Season Six Scores with Viewers
The season reached nearly 12 million P2+ cross-platform viewers and is on track to be Food Network's highest-rated series among P25-54 for the fifth year in a row, with ratings up +91% vs. prior six-week timeslot benchmarks.
[04/24/25 - 12:00 PM]
"Yellowjackets" Sets Record with Most Watched Season in Series History on Paramount+ with Showtime
The series is now the number two most-streamed global Showtime original ever, only behind "Dexter: Original Sin."
[04/22/25 - 02:33 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers"
"Nightline" saw increases on the previous week in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54, delivering its strongest news demo performance in 5 weeks.
[04/22/25 - 12:28 PM]
2025 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship Final Reaches 1 Million Viewers
The semifinals and final finished as the most-watched gymnastics postseason ever on ESPN platforms.
[04/22/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of April 14: "Black Mirror" Assumes the No. 1 Spot on the English TV List
Joining the chart with a bang is "Ransom Canyon" - the sweeping, slow-burn Western romance debuted with 7.2 million views to lasso the No. 2 spot.

[04/22/25 - 09:08 AM]
ESPN's Viewership Rises Significantly for Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
ESPN's live telecast on Sunday drew an average of 1.5 million viewers, the second-largest U.S. television audience ever for the event.
[04/22/25 - 08:50 AM]
Most-Watched NBA Playoffs Opening Weekend Ever on ESPN Platforms
The six-game slate across Saturday, April 19, and Sunday, April 20, averaged 4,487,000 viewers, up 15 percent from last year.
[04/22/25 - 07:37 AM]
"Rock the Block" Delivers HGTV's Highest-Rated Season Premiere Since 2023
Attracting three million viewers across linear and streaming, the episode also delivered a .89 L3 rating among Women 25-54, a 207 percent lift versus the previous six weeks.