CBS NEWS GENERATES THE LARGEST SINGLE-NETWORK AUDIENCE FOR A DEMOCRATIC DEBATE THIS CYCLE
Debate Averages More than 15.34 Million Viewers Across CBS, BET and BET Her
CBSN Delivers Best Day of All Time for Streams and Unique Viewers
CBS News delivered the largest single-network broadcast of a Democratic presidential debate this cycle, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Tuesday, Feb. 25.
The CBS News Democratic debate was watched by 15.34 million viewers across CBS, BET and BET Her from 8:00 PM to 10:08 PM. It was CBS’ strongest Tuesday night of the season.
A record 14.78 million viewers with 3.85 million adults in the 25-54 demographic watched the debate on the CBS Television Network. BET and BET Her, subsidiaries of ViacomCBS, delivered an additional 556,000 viewers with 210,000 in the advertiser-desired adults 25-54 demographic.
CBSN, CBS News’ 24/7 digital streaming news service, set new all-time viewership records on Tuesday, Feb. 25. CBSN drew a record 21.8 million streams and 15.1 million unique viewers for the day. On OTT platforms, the average watch time was 90 minutes per viewer for the day.
The debate was moderated by CBS EVENING NEWS anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell and CBS THIS MORNING co-host Gayle King, who were joined in the questioning by FACE THE NATION moderator and CBS News senior foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan, chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett and 60 MINUTES correspondent Bill Whitaker.
The post-debate program on CBS, produced by CBSN, delivered 5.6 million viewers, with 1.4 million of them adults 25-54.
The debate was presented in partnership with the Congressional Black Caucus Institute. Twitter was a debate partner. The debate featured the candidates: former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg; former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg; Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren; Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders; former Vice President Joe Biden; Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar; and businessman Tom Steyer. Candidates faced a wide range of questions on issues ranging from education, public health, race, foreign policy and military affairs, national security, gun control, health care and the economy.
The debate and the post-event program were presented on CBS and CBSN. The post-debate coverage was produced by CBSN and anchored by Elaine Quijano and included interviews with Biden, Sanders, Warren, Klobuchar, Buttigieg and Steyer.
The CBS News debate was the final faceoff for the candidates before the key South Carolina primary and Super Tuesday.
For the week ending Friday, Feb. 21, LET’S MAKE A DEAL (1&2) and THE PRICE IS RIGHT (1&2) all posted five-day weekly ratings highs for the 2019-2020 season, including:
LET’S MAKE A DEAL (one) attracted 2.95 million viewers, and LET’S MAKE A DEAL (two) reached 3.35 million viewers – both shows’ largest five-day audience this season.
THE PRICE IS RIGHT (one) attracted an average of 4.61 million viewers, and THE PRICE IS RIGHT (two) scored 5.21 million viewers – also both programs’ best five-day viewer numbers since the 2019-2020 season began.
Source: Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Feb. 21.
“CBS THIS MORNING” DELIVERS ITS STRONGEST AUDIENCE SINCE MAY 2019 AND BEST OF THE 2019-2020 TELEVISION SEASON
Broadcast Posts 3 Million Viewers Each Day
CBS THIS MORNING delivered its strongest audience since May 6, 2019 and posted its largest audience this season, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Feb. 21. The broadcast also delivered 3.232 million viewers on Feb. 21, the largest for any single day this season.
CBS THIS MORNING delivered 3.116 million viewers, with 799,000 of them among the 25-54 demographic for the four-day week. (All broadcasts excluded President’s Day.) CBS THIS MORNING was up +5% compared to the previous week. It also posted its best 25-54 audience in 11 weeks.
Season-to-date, CBS THIS MORNING has cut the viewer gap with “Today” by 9% and cut the gap with “Good Morning America” by 3% when compared to last year. With adults 25-54, CBS THIS MORNING has cut the gap with “Today” by 17% and with “Good Morning America” by 5%.
Each weekday morning, Gayle King, Anthony Mason and Tony Dokoupil deliver two hours of original reporting, breaking news and top-level newsmaker interviews in an engaging and informative format that challenges the norm in network morning news programs. The broadcast has earned a prestigious Peabody Award, a Polk Award, five News & Documentary Emmys, three Daytime Emmys and the 2017 Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Newscast. The broadcast was also honored with an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award as part of CBS News division-wide coverage of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
Diana Miller is the executive producer of CBS THIS MORNING.
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CBS SUNDAY MORNING, America’s #1 Sunday morning news program, delivered its largest audience in five weeks, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Feb. 23. The broadcast delivered 5.414 million viewers with 950,000 of them in the advertiser-desired 25-54 demographic. The week marked the 581st consecutive #1 finish in viewers and the 177th consecutive week in the #1 spot with adults 25-54.
Jane Pauley anchored Sunday’s broadcast, which featured Lee Cowan’s cover story on an unusual Wisconsin company that is changing the way medical records are kept. Also on the broadcast, Serena Altschul sat down with 93-year-old artist Betye Saar. Luke Burbank visited Oregon for the unlikely success story of whole-grain foods pioneer Bob Moore, founder of Bob’s Red Mill. Seth Doane reported on an American who teaches old painting techniques in Florence, Italy. Ben Mankiewicz caught up with Oscar-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss. Chip Reid explored the story of George Washington’s life after he left the presidency. Faith Salie weighed in with some thoughts on the use of the word “team.” And Steve Hartman reported on the special relationship between an adopted boy and his adopted pets.
CBS SUNDAY MORNING is broadcast Sundays (9:00-10:30 AM, ET) on the CBS Television Network. Rand Morrison is the executive producer.
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NEW SPRING SERIES “FBI: MOST WANTED” AND “TOMMY” HELP DRIVE CBS TO WIN IN WEEK 22
THE EYE ONCE AGAIN WINS FIVE NIGHTS
“NCIS” IS WEEK’S TOP ENTERTAINMENT SERIES
According to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Sunday, Feb. 23 (week 22 of the 2019-2020 broadcast season), CBS took the ratings crown, attracting 6.12 million viewers, again winning five nights (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday) and beating the closest competition (NBC) by +1.7 million viewers (4.38 million, +40%). The Network continues to lead this season’s viewer race with an audience of 7.83 million viewers.
On Monday, THE NEIGHBORHOOD (6.46m) added +60,000 viewers (from 6.40m, +1%) compared to last week. BOB ♥ ABISHOLA (6.12m) added +120,000 viewers (from 6.00m, +2%) week over week and was the night’s #1 new series in viewers. BULL was first in viewers (6.22m).
On Tuesday, CBS was first in viewers (9.14m), as NCIS finished on top in viewers (11.91m), adults 25-54 (1.8/07) and adults 18-49 (1.1/06). Compared to last week, NCIS was up +6% in adults 25-54 (from 1.7/07) and +10% in adults 18-49 (from 1.0/05) and added +160,000 viewers (from 11.75m, +1%). NCIS was the night’s most-watched program and the week’s top entertainment series. At 9:00 PM, FBI was first in viewers (9.22m) and added +290,000 viewers (from 8.93m, +3%) week over week. At 10:00 PM, the new series FBI: MOST WANTED was first in viewers (6.29m), adults 25-54 (1.2/05) and adults 18-49 (0.7/04). Compared to last week, FBI: MOST WANTED was up +9% in adults 25-54 (from 1.1/05) and +17% in adults 18-49 (from 0.6/04) and added +120,000 viewers (from 6.11m, +2%). FBI: MOST WANTED was last week’s most-watched new series.
On Wednesday, SURVIVOR was first in viewers (7.16m). Compared to last week’s two-hour premiere, SURVIVOR was up +11% in adults 25-54 (2.1/08 from 1.9/08) and +8% in adults 18-49 (from 1.4/07 1.3/07) and added +470,000 viewers (from 6.69m, +7%), while posting the show’s largest audience since May 15, 2019.
On Thursday, CBS was first in viewers (5.92m) as YOUNG SHELDON kicked off the night first in viewers (9.11m), adults 25-54 (1.8/07) and adults 18-49 (1.0/05, tie). Compared to last week, YOUNG SHELDON added +220,000 viewers (from 8.89m, +2%) and was Thursday’s #1 program in viewers with its largest audience of the season. THE UNICORN was second in viewers (5.90m) and was Thursday’s #1 new series. At 9:00 PM, MOM was first in viewers (6.28m), while at 9:30 PM, CAROL’S SECOND ACT was second (4.70m). At 10:00 PM, the new series TOMMY was first in viewers (4.71m) and added +300,000 viewers (from 4.41m, +7%) from last week.
On Friday, CBS was first in viewers (5.87m) for the 20th time in 22 Fridays this season. MACGYVER was first in viewers (5.83m) and adults 25-54 (1.0/05). HAWAII FIVE-0 was first as well (6.66m) and was the night’s #1 program in viewers. At 10:00 PM, a BLUE BLOODS encore was also first in viewers (5.13m).
On Saturday, CBS was first in viewers (3.09m).
On Sunday, CBS wrapped up the week with a first-place finish in viewers (6.67m). 60 MINUTES was first in viewers (8.95m). Compared to last week, 60 MINUTES added +920,000 viewers (from 8.03m, +11%) and was Sunday’s #1 primetime program in viewers.
At 8:00 PM, GOD FRIENDED ME was second in viewers (5.95m), while adding +530,000 viewers (from 5.42m, +10%) week over week. NCIS: LOS ANGELES was also second in viewers (6.20m) – adding +150,000 viewers (from 6.05m, +3%) from last week. Rounding out Sunday, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS was first in viewers (5.59m). Compared to last week’s time-period premiere, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS added +350,000 viewers (from 5.24m, +7%).
NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME
Week #22 of 2019-2020 Season (ending: 2/23/20)
VIEWERS
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(000)
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CBS
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6.12m
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NBC
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4.38m
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ABC
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4.16m
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FOX
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2.98m
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A25-54
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Rtg
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Sh
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CBS
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1.1
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4
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NBC
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1.1
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4
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ABC
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1.1
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5
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FOX
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1.0
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4
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A18-49
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Rtg
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Sh
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CBS
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0.7
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4
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NBC
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0.8
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4
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ABC
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0.8
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4
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FOX
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0.7
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4
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SEASON TO DATE (MOST CURRENT):
VIEWERS
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(000)
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CBS
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7.83m
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NBC
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7.15m
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ABC
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5.47m
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FOX
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7.53m
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“60 MINUTES” IS #5
Makes the Nielsen Top 10 for the 13th Time This Season
60 MINUTES made the Nielsen top 10 at #5, drawing 9 million viewers on Sunday, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Feb. 23. It was also Sunday’s top primetime program.
It was the second straight week in the top 10 for the CBS newsmagazine and the fifth time this season it finished among the top five programs for the week.
60 MINUTES has made the top 10 13 times over 16 telecasts this season.
Sunday’s 60 MINUTES featured Anderson Cooper’s interview with Democratic presidential front-runner Bernie Sanders, a Scott Pelley investigation into the shoot-down of Malaysian Air Flight 17 over Ukraine that killed 298, and Sharyn Alfonsi’s profile of musical prodigy and jazz superstar Matthew Whitaker.
Bill Owens is the executive producer of 60 MINUTES, America’s most-watched news program.
(L-R) Amie Harwick and Gareth Pursehouse
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48 HOURS: “The Life and Death of Amie Harwick” was Saturday’s #1 broadcast at 10:00 PM with viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Saturday, Feb. 22. The broadcast delivered 3.04 million viewers and a 0.5/03 with adults 25-54.
Saturday’s broadcast featured Erin Moriarty and 48 HOURS’ investigation into the life and death of family therapist and author Harwick, who in life devoted herself to helping others work through their personal struggles. Now, her shocking death is putting a spotlight on domestic violence.
In the early morning hours on Feb. 15, Los Angeles police officers responding to a call of a “woman screaming” found 38-year-old Harwick lying on the ground, battered and unresponsive beneath the third-floor balcony of her Hollywood home. According to police, inside her apartment there was evidence of a struggle and forced entry. Harwick was transported to a hospital, where she later died from blunt-force injuries to the head and torso, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. The medical examiner also indicated that Harwick had been strangled before falling over the balcony. A trail of evidence soon led homicide investigators to Harwick’s ex-boyfriend, 41-year-old Gareth Pursehouse.
The hour featured Moriarty’s revealing, emotional interviews with friends who opened up about her fears of abuse and how her work deeply helped others. The broadcast also included people who knew Pursehouse and have first-hand knowledge of how he felt about Harwick.
For the week ending Friday, Feb. 14 (week #21 of the 2019-2020 broadcast season), in live plus 3-day lift, THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT beat its closest competition (“Tonight Show”) by +76% in viewers (3.53m versus 2.01m). In viewers, THE LATE SHOW has won every first-run week this season.
According to Nielsen “Most Current” ratings for the season to date, THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT delivers 3.69 million viewers, 0.7 in adults 25-54 and 0.4 in adults 18-49 – leading among all the late night programs in viewers and adults 25-54, while remaining tied for first place in adults 18-49 rating, while leading its competition by +10% in adults 18-49 viewers. In viewers, THE LATE SHOW leads second-place NBC (2.00m) by +85% and third-place ABC (1.94m) by +90%.
Source: Nielsen live plus 3-day and live plus 7-day ratings through the week ending Feb. 14.
Additionally, on YouTube, three out of four of Colbert’s monologues from the week earned over 2 million views on the platform, with Tuesday night’s monologue just shy of the 3 million view mark.
“Most Current” averages through Feb. 14:
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CBS WINS WEEK 21 AND RETAKES VIEWERSHIP LEAD FOR 2019-2020 BROADCAST SEASON
THE EYE WINS FIVE NIGHTS
According to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Sunday, Feb. 16 (week 21 of the 2019-2020 broadcast season), CBS took the ratings crown, attracting 6.02 million viewers, winning six nights (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday) and beating the closest competition (ABC) by +1.9 million viewers (4.13 million, +46%). As a result, the Network has retaken this season’s viewer lead with an average audience of 7.81 million viewers.
On Monday, BULL was first in viewers (6.31m).
On Tuesday, CBS was once again first in viewers (8.93m) as NCIS led off the night with a win in viewers (11.75m), adults 25-54 (1.7/07) and adults 18-49 (1.0/05). NCIS was the night’s most-watched program. At 9:00 PM, FBI was also first in viewers (8.93m) while FBI: MOST WANTED at 10:00 PM was tops in viewers (6.11m) and adults 25-54 (1.1/05).
On Thursday, CBS was first in viewers (5.80m) as YOUNG SHELDON was the night’s top show in viewers (8.89m), adults 25-54 (1.8/08) and adults 18-49 (1.0/06, tie). THE UNICORN was first in viewers (5.97m), as was MOM (6.27m). CAROL’S SECOND ACT was second in viewers (4.83m), while TOMMY was tops at 10:00 PM in viewers (4.41m).
On Friday, CBS was first in viewers (6.73m), adults 25-54 (1.1/05) and tied for first with FOX in adults 18-49 (0.7/04). CBS topped the Friday viewer race for the 19th Friday in 21 weeks this season. MACGYVER led off the night first in viewers (5.77m), adults 25-54 (1.0/05) and tied for first in adults 18-49 (0.7/04). HAWAII FIVE-0 was tops at 9:00 PM in viewers (6.95m) and adults 25-54 (1.1/05) and tied for first in adults 18-49 (0.7/04). At 10:00 PM, BLUE BLOODS was first for the night in viewers (7.45m), adults 25-54 (1.1/05, tie) and adults 18-49 (0.7/04, tie).
On Saturday, CBS was first in viewers (2.57m) and adults 25-54 (0.5/02) and tied for first in adults 18-49 (0.3/02).
On Sunday, CBS led the night in viewers (6.18m), with 60 MINUTES leading the way with 8.03 million. At 10:00 PM, the time period premiere of NCIS: NEW ORLEANS was first in viewers (5.24m) with the time period’s largest regularly scheduled audience this season.
NATIONAL NIELSEN SUMMARY - PRIMETIME
Week #21 of 2019-2020 Season (ending: 2/16/20)
VIEWERS
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(000)
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CBS
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6.02m
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NBC
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3.95m
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ABC
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4.13m
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FOX
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2.73m
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Rtg
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Sh
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CBS
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1.1
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5
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NBC
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1.0
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4
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ABC
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1.1
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5
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FOX
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0.9
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4
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A18-49
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Rtg
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Sh
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CBS
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0.7
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4
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NBC
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0.6
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3
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ABC
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0.8
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4
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FOX
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0.7
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4
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SEASON TO DATE (MOST CURRENT):
VIEWERS
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(000)
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CBS
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7.81m
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NBC
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7.22m
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ABC
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5.46m
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FOX
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7.68m
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“CBS SUNDAY MORNING” MARKS ITS 580TH CONSECUTIVE WEEK AS AMERICA’S #1 SUNDAY MORNING NEWS PROGRAM WITH VIEWERS
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CBS SUNDAY MORNING marked its 580th consecutive week as America’s #1 Sunday morning news program with viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Feb. 16.
Jane Pauley anchored the broadcast, which delivered 5.359 million viewers, with 1.050 million of them in the advertiser-desired 25-54 category. The week marked CBS SUNDAY MORNING’s 176th consecutive week as the #1 Sunday morning news program with the key demographic.
Sunday’s broadcast featured Susan Spencer’s report on the mysterious causes of migraine headaches and what is being done to help the one in seven Americans who suffer with them. Nancy Giles caught up with the band Air Supply. Alina Cho visited the famed Moulin Rouge in Paris. Lee Cowan sat down with Hollywood superstar Harrison Ford.
Also on the broadcast, Martha Teichner joined holocaust survivors on their journey back to Auschwitz to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the infamous death camp. Seth Doane visited Israel’s memorial to the victims of the holocaust, Yad Vashem. Faith Salie offered some thoughts on chocolate. Time magazine reporter and author Charlotte Alter weighed in on the upcoming election and how millennials view socialism. And Steve Hartman reported on a man with an incurable brain tumor and the one item on his bucket list: getting married.
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“60 MINUTES” MAKES THE TOP 10
60 MINUTES made the Nielsen top 10 list at #7. The CBS News magazine drew 8.03 million viewers according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Feb. 16.
It was the 12th time in 15 broadcasts this season that 60 MINUTES made the top 10.
Sunday’s 60 MINUTES featured Holly Williams’ report from Australia about the record-breaking heat and deadly bushfire season; a Scott Pelley story about how a DNC server became a backdrop for the Trump impeachment; and a Bill Whitaker report on a radical revival of the classic American musical “West Side Story.”
Bill Owens is the executive producer of 60 MINUTES, America’s most-watched news program.
“48 HOURS: THE PLOT TO KILL DR. SIEVERS” IS SATURDAY’S #1 NON-SPORTS PRIMETIME PROGRAM WITH VIEWERS
(L-R) Dr. Teresa Sievers, Curtis Wayne Wright and Mark Sievers
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48 HOURS: “The Plot to Kill Dr. Sievers” was Saturday’s #1 primetime non-sports broadcast program with viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Saturday, Feb. 15. The broadcast delivered 3.42 million viewers, a 0.7/03 with adults 25-54 and a 0.4/03 with adults 18-49.
48 HOURS was up +40% in adults 25-54, +33% in adults 18-49 and +24% in viewers, when compared to the same night a year ago.
Saturday’s broadcast featured Erin Moriarty and 48 HOURS’ investigation into the murder of Dr. Teresa Sievers and the search by Lee County Sheriff’s deputies to find who killed her. Sievers was found bludgeoned to death in the kitchen of her Bonita Springs, Fla., home in 2015. There were no immediate suspects, and her husband, Mark Sievers, had an airtight alibi.
A tip led deputies on a 1,100-mile trek and turned up unlikely suspects: career criminal Jimmy Ray Rodgers and Curtis Wayne Wright, Mark Sievers’ best friend who also happened to look just like Sievers. Wright even shaved his head when Sievers started losing his hair.
Mark Sievers, who was away from home with the couple’s two daughters when his wife was murdered, immediately spoke to police without an attorney. Then, two months after the murder, police made a stunning announcement with the arrests of Rodgers and Wright. The case would be far from closed with the initial arrests. Instead, the arrests led to more questions about what happened, and another unexpected twist at Wright’s murder trial. When he was asked who killed Dr. Sievers, Wright said Rodgers and he “physically did it, but Mark Sievers was also involved in the planning.”
Prosecutors made their case by using evidence they gathered from a large digital footprint left behind by the killers, from a GPS unit they used, which traced their path from Missouri to the Sievers’ home, to cell phone records and security camera video from a Walmart store, where they purchased multiple items used in the murder.
48 HOURS: “The Plot to Kill Dr. Sievers” is produced by Marcelena Spencer, Susan Mallie and Lisa Freed. Kayla Laine, Jordan Kinsey and Dena Goldstein are the associate producers. Michael McHugh is the producer-editor. Mike Baluzy, Marcus Balsam, Kevin McLaughlin, George Baluzy, Marlon Disla, Jud Johnston, Michael Vele, Gayce Arlotta-Berner and Jon Baskin are the editors. Patti Aronofsky is the senior producer. Anthony Batson is the senior broadcast producer. Nancy Kramer is the executive editor. Judy Tygard is the executive producer.
STRIKE UP THE BAND… “THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT” ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE OF 3.7 MILLION VIEWERS WHILE WINNING WEEK 20 BY +93%
For the week ending Friday, Feb. 7 (week #20 of the 2019-2020 broadcast season), in live plus 3-day lift, THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT beat its closest competition (“Tonight Show”) by +93% in viewers (3.68m versus 1.91m). In viewers, THE LATE SHOW has won every first-run week this season.
With live plus 3-day and live plus 7-day ratings this season, THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT delivers 3.70 million viewers, 0.7 in adults 25-54 and 0.4 in adults 18-49 – leading among all the late night programs in these measures. THE LATE SHOW leads second-place NBC (2.00m) by +85% and third-place ABC (1.94m) by +91%.
Source: Nielsen live plus 3-day and live plus 7-day ratings through the week ending Feb. 7.
The Wednesday, Feb. 5 episode of THE LATE SHOW featuring guest Jim Carrey had three clips deliver more than 1 million views on YouTube. Carrey’s New Orleans-style entrance and his dramatic reimagining of some of his most famous movie lines each amassed more than 1.5 million views, while Colbert’s impassioned monologue from that night, reacting to President Trump’s acquittal by the Senate, has nearly 3.2 million views on the platform.
Most current averages through Feb. 7:
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“48 HOURS: THE CASE AGAINST EZRA MCCANDLESS” IS SATURDAY’S #1 PRIMETIME PROGRAM WITH VIEWERS
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48 HOURS: “The Case Against Ezra McCandless” was Saturday’s #1 primetime program with viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Saturday, Feb. 8. The broadcast delivered 3.39 million viewers and a 0.7/03 with adults 25-54, the demographic that matters most to those who advertise in news.
Saturday’s broadcast featured Jamie Yuccas and 48 HOURS’ investigation into the case against Ezra McCandless, a young Wisconsin woman who told police a harrowing story of how her ex-boyfriend carved the word “boy” into her arm and then attacked her. She said she then stabbed him 16 times in self-defense. McCandless was only 22 years old when she took the stand in her own defense at her trial. She appeared meek and timid and wore pink, and the small-statured woman seemed an unlikely killer. Prosecutors knew that the case boiled down to whether jurors would believe McCandless was a brave victim fighting off her attacker or a desperate liar playing a master con.
Yuccas and 48 HOURS took viewers inside the investigation and into the courtroom where McCandless faced a life sentence for murder. No one quite knew what to expect from a woman described by friends as someone who sought attention.
48 HOURS: “The Case Against Ezra McCandless” is produced by Jonathan Leach and Paul LaRosa. Emma Steele is the associate producer. Julie Kramer is the development producer. Mike Vele, Karen Brenner, Michelle Harris and Joan Adelman are the editors. Gail Zimmerman is the senior producer. Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. Judy Tygard is the executive producer.
CBS NEWS IS THE #1 BROADCAST NETWORK WITH THE MOST-WATCHED COVERAGE OF THE ENTIRE SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
CBS NEWS’ COVERAGE WAS LED BY NORAH O’DONNELL IN WASHINGTON
CBS News is the #1 broadcast network with the most-watched coverage of the entire Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. CBS News’ coverage for 12 days of the Senate trial (Jan. 21 to Feb. 5) scored an average of 1.47 million viewers, beating NBC by +568,000 viewers (906,000) and ABC by +230,000 (1.24 million), according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings.
On the final day of the trial, Wednesday, Feb. 5, CBS News’ Special Report attracted the highest audience among the broadcast networks with 2.42 million total viewers, +324,000 more viewers than NBC (2.1 million) and +419,000 more viewers than ABC (2.01 million).
CBS News’ team coverage of the historic Senate impeachment trial was led by CBS EVENING NEWS anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell from Washington, D.C.
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“THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT” HOSTED STEVE MARTIN WHILE WINNING WEEK 19
Last Night, Stephen’s Live Post-State of the Union Show
Beat Closest Competition in Preliminary Ratings by +54%
For the week ending Friday, Jan. 31 (week #19 of the 2019-2020 broadcast season), in live plus 3-day lift, THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT beat its closest competition (“Jimmy Kimmel Live”) by +71% in viewers (3.52m versus 2.06m). In viewers, THE LATE SHOW has won every first-run week this season.
With live plus 3-day and live plus 7-day ratings this season, THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT delivers 3.69 million viewers, 0.7 in adults 25-54 and 0.4 in adults 18-49 – leading among all the late night programs in these measures. THE LATE SHOW leads second-place NBC (2.01m) by +84% and third-place ABC (1.95m) by +89%.
Also, last night a live post-State of the Union episode of THE LATE SHOW easily outpaced its competition, beating “Jimmy Kimmel Live” by +54% (2.68m versus 1.74m) and “The Tonight Show” by +91% (versus 1.40m).
Source: Nielsen live plus same day preliminary fast affiliate averages for Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020.
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CBS NEWS CONTINUES TO LEAD THE BROADCAST NETWORKS FOR COVERAGE OF THE HISTORIC SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
CBS News continues to lead the broadcast networks for special coverage of the Senate impeachment trial. CBS topped the broadcast networks (Jan. 21-Jan. 24, Jan. 27-Jan. 30 and Feb. 3) in total viewers.
The CBS News Special Report on Monday, Feb. 3 attracted the highest audience among the broadcast networks, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings. CBS News’ coverage on Feb. 3 drew 1.41 million viewers, beating NBC by +506,000 viewers (905,000) and ABC by +208,000 viewers (1.20 million).
CBS News’ team coverage of the historic Senate impeachment trial was led by CBS EVENING NEWS anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell from Washington, D.C.
Follow CBS News’ live updating coverage of the Senate impeachment trial on CBSN, CBS News’ free 24/7 streaming news service and at cbsnews.com/impeachment. The live blog features the latest insight and analysis from CBS News correspondents and is the Network’s one-stop destination for its multiplatform coverage of the trial each day.
“CBS THIS MORNING: SATURDAY” CONTINUES RATINGS MOMENTUM
BOOSTS AUDIENCE AND CUTS GAP WITH “SATURDAY TODAY” TO BEST LEVELS IN 46 WEEKS
CBS THIS MORNING: SATURDAY increased its share of the morning audience and cut the gap with “Saturday Today” to its lowest level in 46 weeks, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Saturday, Feb. 1.
The program delivered 2.158 million viewers and 532,000 adults 25-54. CBS THIS MORNING: SATURDAY increased its audience share by two points while “Saturday Today” and “Good Morning America Saturday” each fell one point when compared to the same week a year ago. CBS THIS MORNING: SATURDAY closed the gap in viewers from last year with “Saturday Today” by 48% and “Good Morning America Saturday” by 29% and delivered the smallest gap with “Saturday Today” since March 16, 2019 and “Good Morning America Saturday” in five weeks.
CBS THIS MORNING: SATURDAY increased the audience share by three points with adults 25-54 while “Saturday Today” fell four, compared with the same week a year ago. CBS THIS MORNING: SATURDAY closed the gap from last year with “Saturday Today” by 59% and “Good Morning America Saturday” by 26% and delivered the smallest gaps with “Saturday Today” in 13 weeks and “Good Morning America Saturday” in two weeks.
Brian Applegate is the executive producer of CBS THIS MORNING: SATURDAY.
Each Saturday morning, Michelle Miller, Dana Jacobson and Jeff Glor deliver two hours of original reporting, breaking news and profiles of leading figures in culture and the arts. The show is presented in an engaging and informative format that challenges the norm in network morning news programs. Weekly segments on CBS THIS MORNING: SATURDAY include the Emmy-nominated “Saturday Sessions,” where audiences are routinely exposed to some of the best new talent in music, and “The Dish,” a James Beard Award-winning segment where chefs and culinary experts from around the world present their unique cuisines in the context of their life story.
“CBS THIS MORNING” DELIVERED ITS BEST AUDIENCE IN SIX WEEKS AND ITS BEST SINGLE-DAY DELIVERY SINCE MAY 20 DEBUT
CBS THIS MORNING delivered its best audience in six weeks and its best single-day delivery since the May 20, 2019 debut of the new anchor team, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Sunday, Feb. 2.
The broadcast delivered 2.964 million viewers and 747,000 in the adult 25-54 category. The Monday, Jan. 27 telecast delivered 3.14 million viewers, its best non-breaking news or holiday day since Gayle King, Anthony Mason and Tony Dokoupil began anchoring together.
Season-to-date, CBS THIS MORNING has cut the gap with “Today” by 8% and with “Good Morning America” by 3% in total viewers when compared to a year ago. CBS THIS MORNING has cut the gap with “Today” by 18% and with “Good Morning America” by 9% in adults 25-54 season-to-date.
Each weekday morning, Gayle King, Anthony Mason, and Tony Dokoupil deliver two hours of original reporting, breaking news and top-level newsmaker interviews in an engaging and informative format that challenges the norm in network morning news programs. The broadcast has earned a prestigious Peabody Award, a Polk Award, five News & Documentary Emmys, three Daytime Emmys and the 2017 Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Newscast. The broadcast was also honored with an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award as part of CBS News division-wide coverage of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
Diana Miller is the executive producer of CBS THIS MORNING.
CBS NEWS IS THE #1 MOST-WATCHED BROADCAST NETWORK FOR SPECIAL COVERAGE OF THE SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
NORAH O’DONNELL ANCHORED CBS NEWS’ COVERAGE FROM WASHINGTON
CBS News is the #1 most-watched broadcast network for special coverage of the Senate impeachment trial. On every weekday of coverage, CBS topped the broadcast networks (Jan. 21-Jan. 24 and Jan. 27-Jan. 30) in total viewers. CBS News beat its broadcast competitors in both adults 25-54 and viewers on five days of coverage for the historic trial (Jan. 22, 24, 27, 29, 30).
The CBS News Special Report on Thursday, Jan. 30 attracted the highest audience among the broadcast networks and won in adults 25-54, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings. On Thursday, CBS News’ coverage drew 1.50 million viewers, beating NBC by +709,000 viewers (788,000) and ABC by +447,000 viewers (1.05 million). CBS also won in the key adults 25-54 demographic scoring 329,000 viewers, more than NBC (202,000) and ABC (210,000).
CBS News’ team coverage of the historic Senate impeachment trial was led by CBS EVENING NEWS anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell from Washington, D.C.
Follow CBS News’ live updating coverage of the Senate impeachment trial on CBSN, CBS News’ free 24/7 streaming news service and at cbsnews.com/impeachment. The live blog features the latest insight and analysis from CBS News correspondents and is the Network’s one-stop destination for its multi-platform coverage of the trial each day.
“48 HOURS: THE DEATH OF TODD STERMER” IS SATURDAY’S #1 PRIMETIME PROGRAM WITH VIEWERS
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48 HOURS: “The Death of Todd Stermer” was Saturday’s #1 primetime program with viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Saturday, Feb. 1. The broadcast delivered 3.67 million viewers and a 0.6/03 with adults 25-54, the demographic that matters most to those who advertise in news. 48 HOURS added +180,000 viewers from the previous week.
Saturday’s broadcast featured Erin Moriarty and 48 HOURS’ investigation into the death of Todd Stermer and the case against his wife, Linda Stermer, who was accused of setting fire to their family home and killing her husband. The broadcast featured Linda Stermer’s first interview.
On Jan. 7, 2007, while Stermer and her husband, Todd, were home, their house burst into flames. Linda Stermer got out safely. Her husband was also able to get out, but he was horribly burned. Linda Stermer says she got in the family’s van to get help. And then she saw her husband had gotten out of the house. She said she got back in the van. But, in a shocking twist, Todd Stermer, after escaping the fire, was run over by his wife. She maintains it was an accident. Prosecutors disagree.
48 HOURS takes viewers inside the case that split a family and continues to play out in the courts. The investigation into what happened revealed a fractured family and a couple on the brink of breaking up. After the fire and the death of Todd Stermer, there were allegations of domestic abuse, battles over money and accusations that Linda was having an affair.
In 2009 Linda Stermer was charged with arson and murder. She was convicted and sentenced to life in prison without parole. Stermer has maintained throughout that she doesn’t know how the fire started and that running over her husband was purely an accident. While in prison, she put together her own appeal. With the help of a new attorney, she convinced a judge she had an unfair trial and was freed in 2018. But authorities in Michigan are appealing that decision. Stermer is awaiting a court’s decision on her fate.
48 HOURS: “The Death of Todd Stermer” is produced by Judy Rybak. Alicia Tejada is the field producer. Kat Teurfs is the associate producer. Jud Johnston and Grayce Arlotta-Berner are the editors. Patti Aronofsky is the senior producer. Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. Judy Tygard is the executive producer.
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