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If you look at the Nielsen ratings each week, where you see shows like Survivor, NCIS, all of the CSIs, Two and a Half Men, 60 Minutes, Without A Trace, and Criminal Minds consistently in the top 20, this probably won’t come as a surprise: CBS has won this year’s May sweeps period.
This is the sixth year in a row that the network has won the period. It also helped that CBS had some massive specials this year, including the Academy of Country Music Awards. And here’s an interesting little factoid: CBS has the number one scripted show on five different nights: CSI: Miami on Mondays, NCIS on Tuesdays, Criminal Minds on Wednesdays, CSI on Thursdays, and Numb3rs on Fridays. The number one scripted show on Sundays is Desperate Housewives. As for Saturday, who the hell knows what’s going on that night.
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