Ratings

CBS NEWS RATINGS HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 14

60 MINUTES

  • Was the week’s #1 primetime broadcast for the fourth consecutive week. (Press Release) (Watch 60 MINUTES)

  • Was the week’s #1 primetime broadcast in both viewers and adults 18+.

  • Has been a top five broadcast 13 times in 22 airings this season.

  • Delivered 9.07 million viewers, with 1.837 million in adults 25-54.

  • Up +13% in viewers from same night last year.

  • Up +36% in adults 25-54 from same night last year.

  • Best audience and demo deliveries since Jan. 16.

CBS SUNDAY MORNING

  • Marked its 607th consecutive week as America’s #1 Sunday morning news program on March 20 (regular titles only). (Watch CBS SUNDAY MORNING)

  • Delivered 5.0 million viewers with 821,000 of them in the adults 25-54 demographic.

  • Season-to-date, CBS SUNDAY MORNING holds 50% of the three-network morning audience.

FACE THE NATION WITH MARGARET BRENNAN

  • Was the #1 Sunday morning public affairs show on March 20, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings. (Press Release) (Watch FACE THE NATION)

  • Delivered 3.0 million viewers and 515,000 in adults 25-54 for the week.

  • Season-to-date, FACE THE NATION is the #1 Sunday morning public affairs show in viewers for the second consecutive year (leading NBC by +383,000 viewers).

  • Is leading NBC for the first time in seven years in the women 25-54 demographic.

CBS MORNINGS

  • Delivered 2.3 million viewers, 514,000 of them in the adults 25-54 demo, and 299,000 among women 25-54, for the week ending March 18. (Watch CBS MORNINGS)

  • In the 28 weeks since launch, CBS MORNINGS is even in adults 25-54 and +3% in women 25-54 compared to the previous 28-week period, which is better than the competition, NBC (down -3% in adults and women) and ABC (-2% among adults and down -6% in women). 

  • Compared to last season, CBS MORNINGS has cut into NBC and ABC’s leads in the adults 25-54 demo by 12% and 9% respectively. 

  • Is delivering the tightest gaps in adults and women 25-54 for a season ever (since at least 1991) vs. NBC and ABC.

CBS EVENING NEWS WITH NORAH O’DONNELL

  • Delivered 5.0 million viewers and 849,000 adults 25-54 the week ending March 18. (Watch the CBS EVENING NEWS)

  • O’Donnell anchored from Poland on Monday and Tuesday.

  • Was the only evening news broadcast to gain viewers in the demo from last week while NBC and ABC lost viewers (+0.5% vs -16% for NBC and -19% for ABC).

  • This season is delivering the tightest demo gap with NBC in 27 years (since 1994-1995) and with ABC since 2018-2019.

  • Compared to last year, EVENING NEWS is closing the demo gap with NBC and ABC by 14%. In viewers, CBS has closed the gap by 3% against NBC and 11% with ABC.

CBS SATURDAY MORNING

  • Tied NBC in the adults 25-54 demo with each averaging 0.37 rating points for the first time since 2003. (Watch CBS SATURDAY MORNING)

  • Was the only broadcast to see week-to-week growth in adults 25-54.

  • Delivered 1.9 million viewers with 449,000 in the adults 25-54 demo on March 19.

  • Through 26 weeks, this season is even in viewers from last year while ABC is down -6% and NBC is down -1%.

  • Has closed the gaps with ABC in total viewers by 16% and by 9% with NBC.

  • In the adults 25-54 demo, CBS SATURDAY MORNING has closed the gap with ABC by 19% and by 13% with NBC.

  • This season, CBS SATURDAY MORNING is delivering the tightest gaps in the demo and viewers with NBC and ABC ever (since the debut in 2012).

(All data Nielsen live plus same day ratings for 3/14-3/20)

Editor’s Notes:

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    • 48 HOURS was preempted on the East Coast by NCAA tournament coverage.

    • CBS EVENING NEWS was excluded on Thursday and Friday due to the NCAA March Madness tournament.

    • CBS MORNINGS was excluded on Wednesday for coverage of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address to Congress.

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