'CSI: Miami' Finale Raises CBS Ratings

See Also: 'Body Count' Episode Guide

The season finale of CSI: Miami helped push CBS to victory in this Monday's overnight ratings.

"Body Count", which began out of its timeslot due to an extended season finale for Everybody Loves Raymond, finished the evening with an 11.9 rating/19 share. For the 9-10 p.m. hour, when Raymond ran for 45 minutes, CBS averaged a 13.4 rating/20 share, according to Zap2It.

The numbers mean that in last night's 10-11 p.m. time slot, approximately 11.9% of American households with television sets were tuned to CSI: Miami, as were 19% of households watching television at the time.

Whether one averages the CSI: Miami viewers during its overall screen time or the total CBS viewers for the 9-11 p.m. period, "Body Count" outscored "Freaks and Tweaks", which brought in an 11.4 rating/17 share in the overnights.

All four major networks ran out-of-the-ordinary programming this Monday. CBS ran extended season finales for its two hit shows. An American Idol special allowed FOX to win the adults 18-49 demographic though CBS had the most viewers overall. NBC took second place for the 9-11 p.m. timeslots with Martha Inc., while ABC, which ran a 50th anniversary special, was third.

The original ratings information is available here at Zap2It.

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