Ratings Review: CRIMINAL MINDS (Season Ten)

After 10 seasons, CRIMINAL MINDS is still one of the stronger dramas on TV. It draws a solid10+ million viewers, each and every week, with audience growth of about 40% in the DVR ratings. It can still draw a demo rating near a 4.0, in those DVR ratings.

In the Live+SD ratings, CRIMINAL MINDS averaged 10.07 million viewers and a 2.1 rating in Adults 18-49, for the 24 airings, including one encore episode.

In the Live+7 ratings, CRIMINAL MINDS total audience average grew to 14.28 million viewers (+42%) and the A18-49 demographic rose to a 3.6 rating (+71%). That places it as the #8 show in total viewership and the #9 show in the A18-49 demographic.

CRIMINAL MINDS (Wednesdays at 9 p.m., on CBS)

Date	Viewers*	A18-49	L+3	L+7
10/01/14	11.65	2.7	(4.0)	16.28 (4.5)
10/08/14	10.45	2.3		14.60 (3.8)
10/15/14	10.90	2.4		14.92 (3.9)
10/22/14	9.92	2.5		13.84 (3.9)
10/29/14	10.48	2.3		14.20 (3.8)
11/05/14	9.78	2.1		14.18 (3.8)
11/12/14	10.35	2.3		14.44 (3.9)
11/19/14	10.68	2.3		14.71 (3.8)
11/26/14	11.00	2.2		14.88 (3.8)
12/03/14	preempted
12/10/14	10.12	2.1		14.11 (3.7)
12/17/14	preempted
12/24/14	preempted
12/31/14	4.72	0.7	(R)
01/07/15	preempted
01/14/15	10.31	2.2		14.46 (3.6)
01/21/15	10.29	2.0	(3.1)	14.40 (3.5)
01/28/15	10.70	2.1		14.99 (3.7)
02/04/15	10.48	2.0		14.40 (3.5)
02/11/15	9.89	1.9		13.62 (3.3)
02/18/15	preempted
02/25/15	preempted
03/04/15	10.37	1.9	13.72 (3.2)	14.67 (3.6)
03/11/15	10.32	2.1	13.22 (3.2)	14.03 (3.5)
03/18/15	preempted
03/25/15	10.08	2.1	13.23 (3.2)	14.20 (3.6)
04/01/15	preempted
04/08/15	10.39	2.1	13.38 (3.1)	14.40 (3.5)
04/15/15	10.37	2.1	13.30 (3.1)	14.11 (3.5)
04/22/15	10.06	2.0		13.99 (3.5)
04/29/15	8.72	1.8	11.30 (2.6)	12.30 (3.1)
05/06/15	9.61	1.8		13.35 (3.2)

* - in millions