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[12/27/12 - 10:05 AM]
"NCIS" Sacks Competition - #1 in Viewers, Beating "Sunday Night Football"
CBS spins the numbers for the week of December 17-23.
[via press release from CBS]

This Just In...

...From CBS Entertainment

Editor's note: The release has been updated to reflect Thursday's "Big Bang Theory" encore beating the first-run season finale of "X-Factor."

"NCIS" SACKS COMPETITION

"NCIS" #1 in Viewers, Beating Sunday Night Football

CBS Scores Week's Top Six Dramas and Top Five Comedies

NCIS was the week's top program in viewers - topping Sunday Night Football - as well as the top scripted program in adults 25-54 and the top drama in adults 18-49, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Dec. 23.

NCIS delivered 12.3/19 in households, 19.59m in viewers, 4.8/13 in adults 25-54 and 3.3/10 in adults 18-49. Compared to last week, NCIS was up +11% in households (from 11.1/17), +12% in adults 25-54 (from 4.3/11), +18% in adults 18-49 (from 2.8/08) and added +1.94m viewers (from 17.65m, +10%). NCIS was the week's #1 program in households and viewers, the week's #1 scripted program in adults 25-54 and the week's top drama in adults 18-49.

In addition, HAWAII FIVE-0 (6.7/11, 10.54m) posted season-high viewer totals, while Thursday's BIG BANG THEORY encore swept its time period in viewers and key demographics, beating the first-run season finale of "X-Factor."

CBS's scripted programs posted strong performances this week, with the top six dramas - NCIS, NCIS: LOS ANGELES, HAWAII FIVE-0, VEGAS, PERSON OF INTEREST (R) and ELEMENTARY (R) - and the top five comedies - THE BIG BANG THEORY (R), MIKE & MOLLY, 2 BROKE GIRLS, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER and TWO AND A HALF MEN (R).





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· 2 BROKE GIRLS (CBS)
· 48 HOURS (CBS)
· 60 MINUTES (CBS)
· BIG BANG THEORY, THE (CBS)
· BLUE BLOODS (CBS)
· CRIMINAL MINDS (CBS)
· CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (CBS)
· ELEMENTARY (CBS)
· GOOD WIFE, THE (CBS)
· HAWAII FIVE-0 (CBS)
· HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (CBS)
· MADE IN JERSEY (CBS)
· MENTALIST, THE (CBS)
· MIKE & MOLLY (CBS)
· NCIS (CBS)
· NCIS: LOS ANGELES (CBS)
· PERSON OF INTEREST (CBS)
· SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (NBC)
· TWO AND A HALF MEN (CBS)
· VEGAS (CBS)




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