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Monday 4/28/14 Metered Markets
ABC Wins; NBC Poised for Young Demo Victory
Household
Rating/Share
ABC 8.9/14
NBC 7.0/11
CBS 4.1/ 6
Fox 3.0/ 5
CW 0.8/ 1
-Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening – Monday 4/29/13:
CW: +60, NBC: + 4, ABC: + 1, CBS: -16, Fox: -39
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-Winners:
“Dancing With the Stars” (ABC), “The Voice” (NBC), “The Blacklist” (NBC)
-Lackluster Season-Ender:
“The Following” (Fox)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“Star-Crossed” (CW), “The Tomorrow People” (CW)
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-Ratings Breakdown:
ABC opened the week on another winning overnight note, besting No. NBC by an average of 27 percent. But NBC, of course, will win Monday in adults 18-49 (and the other key demos) thanks to “The Voice.”
“Dancing With the Stars” on ABC topped the night, with a 10.1 rating/15 share in households from 8-10 p.m., which was five percent above the 9.6/15 on the year-ago evening. Next was “Castle” at a 6.4/11 at 10 p.m., which finished second behind competing “The Blacklist” on NBC (6.7/11) with a loss of 11 percent from the 7.2/12 one year earlier.
NBC’s “The Voice” scored a 7.1/11 from 8-10 p.m., peaking in the 8:30 p.m. half-hour at a 7.4/11. Comparatively, that was 12 percent below the 8.1/12 on the year-ago evening.
Over at CBS, 8-9 p.m. sitcoms “2 Broke Girls” (#3: 5.1/ 8) and “Friends With Better Lives” (#3: 4.2/ 6) perked up from one week earlier, with a rise of 6 and 11 percent, respectively. While not a hit by any means, “Friends With Better Lives” did improve by eight percent from year-ago occupant “Rules of Engagement” (3.9/ 6 on 4/29/13). Next on the eye net was “Mike & Molly” (#3: 5.0/ 8 at 9 p.m.), featuring the return of guest star Susan Sarandon, followed by encores of “The Big Bang Theory” (#3: 4.4/ 6) and “Person of Interest” (#3: 2.9/ 5) from 9:30-11 p.m. Comparably, “Mike & Molly’ was six percent below year-ago time period occupant “2 Broke Girls” (5.3/ 8 on 4/29/13).
In season-finale news, Fox drama “The Following” disappointed with a fourth-place 3.3/ 5 from 9-10 p.m., which was 35 percent below the 5.1/ 8 on the year-ago evening. Adding to the erosion, no doubt, was the lack of lead-in support from an encore of “Bones” at 8 p.m. (#4: 2.7/ 4).
Lackluster The CW, meanwhile, was flat from one week earlier with its pairing of dramas “Star-Crossed” and “The Tomorrow People” each at a 0.8/ 1 in the overnights.
Source: Nielsen Media Research data
ABC Wins; NBC Poised for Young Demo Victory
Household
Rating/Share
ABC 8.9/14
NBC 7.0/11
CBS 4.1/ 6
Fox 3.0/ 5
CW 0.8/ 1
-Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening – Monday 4/29/13:
CW: +60, NBC: + 4, ABC: + 1, CBS: -16, Fox: -39
———-
-Winners:
“Dancing With the Stars” (ABC), “The Voice” (NBC), “The Blacklist” (NBC)
-Lackluster Season-Ender:
“The Following” (Fox)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“Star-Crossed” (CW), “The Tomorrow People” (CW)
———-
-Ratings Breakdown:
ABC opened the week on another winning overnight note, besting No. NBC by an average of 27 percent. But NBC, of course, will win Monday in adults 18-49 (and the other key demos) thanks to “The Voice.”
“Dancing With the Stars” on ABC topped the night, with a 10.1 rating/15 share in households from 8-10 p.m., which was five percent above the 9.6/15 on the year-ago evening. Next was “Castle” at a 6.4/11 at 10 p.m., which finished second behind competing “The Blacklist” on NBC (6.7/11) with a loss of 11 percent from the 7.2/12 one year earlier.
NBC’s “The Voice” scored a 7.1/11 from 8-10 p.m., peaking in the 8:30 p.m. half-hour at a 7.4/11. Comparatively, that was 12 percent below the 8.1/12 on the year-ago evening.
Over at CBS, 8-9 p.m. sitcoms “2 Broke Girls” (#3: 5.1/ 8) and “Friends With Better Lives” (#3: 4.2/ 6) perked up from one week earlier, with a rise of 6 and 11 percent, respectively. While not a hit by any means, “Friends With Better Lives” did improve by eight percent from year-ago occupant “Rules of Engagement” (3.9/ 6 on 4/29/13). Next on the eye net was “Mike & Molly” (#3: 5.0/ 8 at 9 p.m.), featuring the return of guest star Susan Sarandon, followed by encores of “The Big Bang Theory” (#3: 4.4/ 6) and “Person of Interest” (#3: 2.9/ 5) from 9:30-11 p.m. Comparably, “Mike & Molly’ was six percent below year-ago time period occupant “2 Broke Girls” (5.3/ 8 on 4/29/13).
In season-finale news, Fox drama “The Following” disappointed with a fourth-place 3.3/ 5 from 9-10 p.m., which was 35 percent below the 5.1/ 8 on the year-ago evening. Adding to the erosion, no doubt, was the lack of lead-in support from an encore of “Bones” at 8 p.m. (#4: 2.7/ 4).
Lackluster The CW, meanwhile, was flat from one week earlier with its pairing of dramas “Star-Crossed” and “The Tomorrow People” each at a 0.8/ 1 in the overnights.
Source: Nielsen Media Research data
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Each day (except Sunday) during the main TV Season we post the TV Ratings for the previous nights primetime shows for the major broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, CW, FOX, NBC). Cable Network ratings will be added to the Ratings Database.
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.
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