CBS is No. 1

NEW YORK — CBS' Tuesday schedule has emerged as the most popular night in television, led by "NCIS." That show's strength helped the two new shows that follow it, "NCIS: Los Angeles" and "The Good Wife," into Nielsen's top 11.

CBS won the third week of the new TV season with ease, averaging 12.2 million viewers (7.6 rating, 13 share), and also winning among the 18-to-49-year-old demographic. ABC averaged 8.4 million viewers (5.4, 9), NBC had 7.5 million (4.8, 8), Fox had 6.5 million (3.9, 6) and the CW had 2.1 million (1.4, 2).

A ratings point represents 1.149 million households, or 1 percent of the nation's estimated 114.9 million TV homes. The share is the percentage of in-use televisions tuned to a given show.

For the week of Oct. 5-11, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: 1. "NCIS," CBS, 20.7 million; 2. "Dancing With the Stars," ABC, 16.35 million; 3. "NCIS: Los Angeles," CBS, 16.31 million; 4. NFL: Indianapolis at Tennessee, NBC, 16.02 million; 5. "CSI," CBS, 14.9 million; 6. "The Mentalist," CBS, 14.7 million; 7. "60 Minutes," CBS, 14.54 million; 8. "Grey's Anatomy," ABC, 14.13 million; 9. "Criminal Minds," CBS, 14.05 million; 10. "House," Fox, 13.74 million.