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[05/08/14 - 09:55 AM]
CBS Sweeps Every Hour on Wednesday in Viewers and Key Demos
CBS spins the numbers for Wednesday, May 7.
[via press release from CBS]

CBS SWEEPS EVERY HOUR ON WEDNESDAY IN VIEWERS AND KEY DEMOS

"Survivor" Up Week-to-Week in Viewers, Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54

"Criminal Minds" Also Up in Viewers and Key Demos, and Is the Night's #1 Program in Viewers

The Season Finale of "CSI" Grows in Key Demos From Last Week; Posts Growth in Viewers From Last Year's Finale

CBS swept every hour in viewers and key demographics on Wednesday, with SURVIVOR, CRIMINAL MINDS and CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION all posting week-to-week growth in key demographics, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for May 7.

SURVIVOR was first in viewers (9.82m), adults 25-54 (3.2/10) and adults 18-49 (2.4/08). SURVIVOR was up +3% in adults 25-54 (from 3.1/09), +4% in adults 18-49 (from 2.3/07) and added +120,000 viewers (from 9.70m, +1%) compared to last week. SURVIVOR topped "American Idol Wednesday" in their common hour for the seventh straight week in viewers, ninth consecutive week in key demos.

At 9:00 PM, CRIMINAL MINDS was first in viewers (10.43m), adults 25-54 (3.2/08) and adults 18-49 (2.3/07). CRIMINAL MINDS was up +10% in adults 25-54 (from 2.9/07), +5% in adults 18-49 (from 2.2/06) and added +130,000 viewers (from 10.30m, +1%) compared to last week. CRIMINAL MINDS was the night's #1 program in viewers.

At 10:00 PM, the season finale of CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION was first in viewers (9.92m), adults 25-54 (2.8/08) and adults 18-49 (1.9/06). Compared to last week, CSI was up +12% in both adults 18-49 (from 1.7/05) and adults 25-54 (from 2.5/07). Compared to last year's season finale (on May 15, 2013), CSI added +390,000 viewers (from 9.53m, +4%).

For the night, CBS was first in viewers (10.06m), adults 25-54 (3.1/08) and adults 18-49 (2.2/07). CBS was first for the second straight night in these measures and for the second consecutive Wednesday.





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· CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (CBS)
· SURVIVOR (CBS)




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