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[05/09/12 - 09:13 AM]
"NCIS" Sweeps Time Period in Viewers and Key Demos
CBS spins the numbers for Tuesday, May 8.
[via press release from CBS]

"NCIS" SWEEPS TIME PERIOD IN VIEWERS AND KEY DEMOS

"NCIS: Los Angeles" Tops "The Voice" and "Dancing with the Stars" to Place First in Viewers at 9:00 PM

CBS Wins Tuesday in Viewers

NCIS won its time period in viewers and key demographics while NCIS: LOS ANGELES topped its reality competition in viewers at 9:00 PM, leading CBS to a Tuesday win in viewers, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for May 8.

NCIS was first in households (11.5/19), viewers (17.82m), adults 25-54 (4.6/12) and adults 18-49 (3.0/09). Compared to last week, NCIS was even in adults 25-54 and added +240,000 viewers (from 17.58m, +1%). NCIS was Tuesday's #1 program in viewers, the top scripted program in adults 25-54 and tied as the top scripted program in adults 18-49 with NCIS: LOS ANGELES.

NCIS: LOS ANGELES was first in households (9.1/14) and viewers (14.50m) and second behind "The Voice Results Show" season finale in both adults 25-54 (4.1/09) and adults 18-49 (3.0/08). Compared to last week (the crossover with HAWAII FIVE-0), NCIS: LOS ANGELES was even in both adults 25-54 and adults 18-49.

UNFORGETTABLE's season finale was second in households (7.0/11), viewers (10.73m), adults 25-54 (2.7/07) and adults 18-49 (2.0/05), all behind "The Voice Results Show" season finale. UNFORGETTABLE posted its largest audience since March 20, 2012, and its best deliveries in both adults 25-54 and adults 18-49 since March 27, 2012.

For the night, CBS was first in households (9.2/15) and viewers (14.35m) and second in both adults 25-54 (3.8/09, -0.1 behind NBC) and adults 18-49 (2.7/07).

Updated Tuesday ratings will be available this afternoon.





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· DANCING WITH THE STARS (ABC)
· NCIS (CBS)
· NCIS: LOS ANGELES (CBS)
· UNFORGETTABLE (A AND E)
· VOICE, THE (NBC)




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