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Early Ratings Analysis
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Marc Berman.
Metered Market Thursday Ratings
CBS Wins; ABC Tops from 9-11 p.m.
Thursday 11/21/13
Metered Market Results
Household
Rating/Share
CBS 7.0/12
ABC 5.2/ 9
Fox 3.5/ 6
NBC 2.3/ 4
CW 1.6/ 3
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-Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening – Thursday 11/22/12:
Note: The year-ago Thursday was Thanksgiving.
CW: +167, ABC: +93, CBS: +63, Fox: -37, NBC: -78
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-Winners:
“The Big Bang Theory” (CBS), “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC), “Scandal” (ABC)
-Fading Fast:
“The X Factor” (Fox)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“Once Upon a Time in Wonderland” (ABC), “Parks and Recreation” (NBC), “Sean Saves the World” (NBC), “The Michael J. Fox Show” (NBC), “Glee” (Fox), “Reign” (CW), “Parenthood” (NBC)
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-Ratings Breakdown:
Led by mega-hit “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS topped this third Thursday in November with an average 35 percent advantage over second-place ABC. But the Eye net has slipped to second from 9-11 p.m. in the overnights behind ABC’s compatible combination of veteran “Grey’s Anatomy” (6.3 rating/10 share) and “Scandal” (6.8/12) from 9-11 p.m. The Thanksgiving-themed episode of “The Big Bang Theory” opened with a hefty 11.7/19 at 8 p.m., followed by “The Millers” (#1: 7.3/12), which slipped by 38 percent out of “Big Bang,” “The Crazy Ones” (#2: 5.3/ 9), “Two and a Half Men” (#2: 5.6/ 9) and sophomore “Elementary” (#2: 6.0/10). While the 9-11 p.m. block on CBS is not a bust, “Person of Interest” was a stronger option in the Thursday 9 p.m. hour last season. And moving to Tuesday at 10 p.m. has cost it some viewers.
Earlier in the evening on ABC was soon-to-conclude “Once Upon a Time in Wonderland” at a distant third-place 2.5/ 4 at 8 p.m. Note to the networks: Never order a spin-off from a show that is already declining.
Over at Fox, fading “The X Factor” (#2: 4.1/ 7), which slipped by 47 percent from the 7.7/16 in the overnights on the year-ago evening, led into a weak (and distant third-place) 2.9/ 5 for “Glee” at 9 p.m. At this point, “Glee” is unlikely to benefit by moving back into the Tuesday 8 p.m. hour on Feb. 25. Like any high school-based shows, the shelf life is limited.
Elsewhere, NBC’s line-up of “Parks and Recreation” (two episodes: #4, avg. 2.2/ 4 from 8-9 p.m.), “Sean Saves the World” (#4: 2.2/ 4), “The Michael J. Fox Show” (#4: 2.0/ 3) and relocated “Parenthood” (#3: 2.7/ 5) remains a colossal bust. And the upcoming return of “Community” to the Thursday 8 p.m. half-hour on January 9th is unlikely to help. The CW, meanwhile, was on par from one week earlier with its combination of dramas “The Vampire Diaries” (#5: 1.8/ 3) and “Reign” (#5: 1.3/ 2). The expected hefty demo slippage for “Reign” at 9 p.m. keeps it in the “losers” listing.
Source: Nielsen Media Research
Source: Marc Berman@tvmediainsights
About the Daily Ratings
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The first item that gets posted (normally around 2pm GMT) is the early overnight analysis based on the early household numbers (these are not the same as the Total Viewers and 18-49 Demo numbers that are posted later).
Next, if available, we will post the Top 25 Market 18-49 Ratings to give you a rough idea of the ratings to following.
Later on (normally between 4pm-5pm GMT) we post the official early overnight Total Viewers and 18-49 Demo numbers in the table above.
Finally, later in the evening (10pm-11pm GMT) or the following day, the final adjusted ratings numbers are released, these are then posted in the
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