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on Sep 24th, 2009 and filed under 
A huge premiere for NCIS paved the way for CBS’ biggest nightly audience since 1993.
NCIS tops our list of the most-anticipated returning shows
Twenty million viewers tuned into NCIS, a 28 percent leap from last season’s premiere. Spin-off NCIS: Los Angeles benefited from the lead-in, drawing an audience of 18.3 million viewers, a 23 percent improvement over The Mentalist’s premiere in that spot a year ago.
The one-two punch of NCIS shows outperformed the other network’s two-hour airings. The second night of Dancing with the Stars three-night premiere pulled in 15.2 million viewers for ABC, while NBC’s Biggest Loser and Fox’s Hell’s Kitchen earned 7.5 million and 7 million viewers, respectively. On the CW, 90210 stayed even with 2.2 million viewers, while Melrose Place continued its decline with only 1.5 million viewers.
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