Ratings
CBS NEWS RATINGS HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 16
60 MINUTES
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Finished the 2021-2022 broadcast season as primetime’s #1 news program. (Press Release) (Watch 60 MINUTES)
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Finished as the week’s #1 primetime broadcast seven-times this season.
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Was in the top five 18 times.
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Delivered 6.28 million viewers with 965,000 of them adults 25-54 on Sunday, May 22.
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Ended the season as the week’s #7 primetime broadcast, finishing in the top 10 for the 27th time out of 28 airings this season.
CBS SUNDAY MORNING
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CBS SUNDAY MORNING finished the 2021-2022 broadcast season as the #1 Sunday morning news program for the 19th consecutive season among viewers and adults 25-54, as well as women and men 25-54.
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The broadcast ended the season by marking its 615th consecutive week as America’s #1 Sunday morning news program, on Sunday, May 22 (regular titles only). (Watch CBS SUNDAY MORNING)
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Delivered 4.8 million viewers with 776,000 of them in the adults 25-54 demographic.
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This season holds 50% of the three-network morning audience.
FACE THE NATION with MARGARET BRENNAN
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Is the #1 Sunday morning public affairs show in viewers for the second consecutive year (leading NBC by +367,000 viewers) and is leading NBC for the first time in seven years in the women 25-54 demographic. (Press Release) (Watch FACE THE NATION)
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Ranked #1 among viewers for the 12th consecutive week and #1 in women for the second consecutive week on Sunday, May 22.
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Has ranked #1 in 33 of 35 weeks this season and for the last 12 consecutive weeks.
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Delivered 2.648 million viewers with 468,000 of them in the adults 25-54 demo and 277,000 in women 25-54 on Sunday, May 22.
CBS MORNINGS
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Delivered its largest number in women since the beginning of March, growing +6% from the prior week. (Watch CBS MORNINGS)
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Posted the narrowest gap in women 25-54 with NBC (-118k) this season.
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Delivered 2.4 million viewers, 541,000 of them in the adults 25-54 demo, and 360,000 among women 25-54 for the week ending Friday, May 20.
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Has cut into NBC and ABC’s leads in the adults 25-54 demo for the season by 15% and 9%, respectively, vs. last year.
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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
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Delivered 4.5 million viewers with 756,000 of them in adults 25-54 for the week ending Friday, May 20. (Watch the CBS EVENING NEWS)
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Saw its narrowest deficits against NBC for the entire season in adults (-224k), women (-157k) and men (-66k).
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Is delivering the tightest demo gap this season with NBC in 27 years (since 1994-1995) and with ABC since 2018-2019.
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Is closing the demo gap with NBC by 14% and ABC by 12%, compared to last year.
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Has closed the gap in viewers with ABC by 7%.
48 HOURS
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Finished the 2021-2022 broadcast television season as Saturday’s #1 non-sports primetime program for the 15th consecutive season.
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Delivered 2.88 million viewers with 508,000 of them in adults 25-54 on Saturday, May 21.
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Was Saturday’s #1 primetime non-sports program in viewers on Saturday, May 21.
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Was up +1% in viewers from the same night a year ago.
CBS SATURDAY MORNING
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Delivered 1.6 million viewers with 305,000 of them in the adults 25-54 demo on Saturday, May 21. (Watch CBS SATURDAY MORNING)
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Season-to-date has closed the viewer gap with ABC by 11% and with NBC by 13%.
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Has closed the gap in the adults 25-54 demo with ABC by 11% and with NBC by 15%.
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Is delivering the tightest gaps in the demo with NBC and ABC this season ever, dating to the “Early Show” days in 1997-1998. Among total viewers, SATMO is delivering its tightest gap with NBC ever (since 1997-1998) and with ABC since 2006-2007 (“Early Show” began in 1997-1998, CTM SAT 2011-2012 and GMA SAT in 2004-2005).
(All data Nielsen live plus same day ratings for 5/16-5/22)
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