CBS season averages [as of 4/14/11]

It was a really bad week for CHAOS and 48 Hours Mystery. Most of the rest of the CBS schedule also saw losses. Only three TV series registered week-to-week gains — 60 Minutes, NCIS, and Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior. The Good Wife was flat.

Which CBS TV shows will be cancelled or renewed depend mostly on the series’s ratings, particularly the 18-49 demographic. Before we get to the season-to-date averages, here are the winners and losers from April 8th through April 14th — based on the coveted demo, as measured against the last original episode.

Week-to-Week Gains: 60 Minutes 2.2/7 (+46.7%), NCIS 3.9/12 (+2.6%), and Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior 2.6/7 (+23.8%).

No Change: The Good Wife 2.0/5

Week-to-Week Losses: CHAOS 0.9/3 (-18.2%), CSI: NY 1.7/5 (-5.6%), Blue Bloods 1.6/5 (-5.9%), 48 Hours Mystery 1.0/3 (-28.6%), The Amazing Race 2.9/8 (-9.4%), Undercover Boss 3.1/8 (-3.1%), CSI: Miami 2.3/6 (-14.8%), How I Met Your Mother 2.7/8 (-10.0%), Mad Love 1.9/5 (-9.5%), Mike & Molly 2.5/6 (-16.7%), Hawaii Five-0 2.5/7 (-13.8%), NCIS: Los Angeles 3.3/9 (-5.7%), Survivor: Redemption Island 3.1/9 (-3.1%), and Criminal Minds 3.5/9 (-2.8%).

You can see a complete list of the current status of this season’s shows by checking the CBS cancelled/renewed post.

Below is a list of the regular CBS TV shows and their 2010-11 season average ratings to date. It only incorporates the ratings for original episodes and not repeats. The data is sorted by the all-important 18-49 demographic averages. The closer a show is to the bottom, the more likely it is to be cancelled. Fridays and Saturdays are the least-watched nights of TV so those shows get lower numbers.


Demo rank	Scripted TV Shows	Average viewership (in millions)	Average 18-49 demo rating	Compared to last week
1	Two and a Half Men (renewed)	14.22	4.5	---
2	The Big Bang Theory (renewed)	12.90	4.1	---
3	NCIS (renewed)	19.94	4.0	---
4	NCIS: Los Angeles	16.49	3.5	---
4	Criminal Minds	13.70	3.5	---
4	Mike & Molly	11.42	3.5	down
4	How I Met Your Mother (renewed)	8.96	3.5	down
8	The Mentalist	14.66	3.0	---
8	CSI	13.61	3.0	---
8	Hawaii Five-0	11.04	3.0	---
8	$#! My Dad Says*	10.42	3.0	---
8	Rules of Engagement	8.66	3.0	---
13	CSI: Miami	10.60	2.5	---
13	Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior	10.01	2.5	---
13	Mad Love	6.98	2.4	down
16	The Good Wife	11.71	2.2	---
17	The Defenders	9.32	1.9	---
18	Blue Bloods	11.36	1.8	---
18	CSI: NY	10.08	1.8	---
20	Medium (cancelled)	6.66	1.4	---
21	CHAOS	6.13	1.0	down

Demo rank	News or Reality TV Shows	Average viewership (in millions)	Average 18-49 demo rating	Compared to last week
1	Survivor: Nicaragua	12.17	3.7	---
2	The Amazing Race (fall)	10.93	3.3	---
3	Survivor: Redemption Island	11.01	3.2	---
4	Undercover Boss	11.52	3.1	---
5	The Amazing Race (spring)	9.66	2.7	---
6	60 Minutes	13.43	2.5	---
7	Live to Dance	6.23	1.4	---
8	48 Hours Mystery	5.81	1.2	---

What do you think? Which TV shows do you think deserve better ratings?

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