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NCIS (Still) Cannot Be Denied
The hit procedural just cleared another ratings milestone and shows no sign of slowing down.
According to the ratings gurus at Nielsen, the long-running CBS drama just marked its 200th appearance on the weekly overall streaming top 10 list, making it the first show of any kind to hit that milestone. ➼ During its 200 weeks on the chart (it should be 201 when the newest ranker comes out later today), Nielsen says NCIS tallied 136.5 billion minutes of viewing time, or a mind-numbing 259,643 years spent watching those sexy military investigators track down bad guys. So while nothing about NCIS screams “hip” or “trendy,” I’m guessing execs at Paramount and CBS Studios are more than happy about the two other words that do spring to mind when talking about the franchise: Cash cow.
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