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Ratings News - 20th May 2014

May 20, 2014

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Today's Early Overnight Ratings

This table shows the early overnight ratings. These ratings are normally adjusted later in the day when all the ratings have been consolidated to take into account any local preemptions and/or overruns. You can find all the final adjusted numbers in our Ratings Database. (See the About section below for details about ratings)

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Early Ratings Analysis

The analysis below is based on the early household numbers and are NOT the same as the numbers that will be posted in the above table later. (See the About section below)

For more information on the Nielsen Ratings see this Wikipedia Entry.

NOTE: The opinions expressed here are NOT those of SpoilerTV but of the Author of this Article, Marc Berman.

Monday 5/19/14 Metered Markets
ABC Wins; Respectable Sampling for Maya Rudolph Special on NBC

Household
Rating/Share
ABC 7.7/12
NBC 6.4/10
Fox 4.4/ 7
CBS 3.9/ 6
CW 0.6/ 1

-Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening – Monday 5/20/13:
Fox: +267, NBC: + 7, CW: no change, ABC: -10, CBS: -20

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-Winners:
“Dancing With the Stars” (ABC), “The Voice” (NBC)

-Losers (excluding repeats):
“Friends With Better Lives” (CBS), Movie: “District 9” (CW)

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-Ratings Breakdown:
ABC topped the Monday overnights, with a 20 percent advantage in households over second-place NBC last night. But the home of “The Voice,” of course, will win the evening in all key young adult demo groups.

“The Voice,” which concludes for the season tonight (opposite the “Dancing With the Stars” season-ender on ABC), rose to its best overnights in six weeks (since April 7) with a second-place 7.2 rating/11 share from 8-10 p.m. And that led into a respectable second-place 4.7/ 8 for NBC 10 p.m. variety-themed special “The Maya Rudolph Show,” which could win the time period (opposite the season-premiere of “The Bachelorette” on ABC) in adults 18-49. The one negative for “Maya Rudolph,” however, was a loss of 28 percent in the overnights at 10:30 p.m. (5.4/ 9 to 3.9/ 7). But my prediction is we will see more of Maya Rudolph on NBC in primetime next season.

A 90-minute installment of “Dancing With the Stars” led the night, with a 10.3/16 from 8-9:30 p.m., which was right on par with the two-hour installment one year earlier. Next was the aforementioned “Bachelorette” season-opener at a 5.1/ 8 from 9:30-11 p.m., which was 11 percent above the 4.6/ 7 for its year-ago opener (on Monday 5/27/13 from 8-10 p.m.). And that 4.6 in the overnights translated into 5.99 million viewers and a 1.9 rating/5 share among adults 18-49. Returning out of “Dancing With the Stars” certainly did not hurt, of course.

In season-finale news, sitcom “Mike & Molly” on CBS (which will be held back until midseason once again) concluded with a third-place 4.9/ 7 at 9 p.m. Comparably, that built from canceled lead-in “Friends With Better Lives” (#4: 3.5/ 6 at 8:30 p.m.) by 40 percent. And it led into a 3.8/ 6 (#4) for an encore of “Mom” at 9:30 p.m.

Also on the Eye was a repeat of “2 Broke Girls” at a fourth-place 3.3/ 5 at 8 p.m., and a Monday 10 p.m. repeat of “Criminal Minds” at a third-place 4.0/ 7 at 10 p.m. While “2 Broke Girls” will certainly get a boost out of temporarily relocated “The Big Bang Theory” early next season, moving back to 8 p.m. after Sheldon and Leonard and company head back to Thursday is not necessarily a positive. Note to the writers on “2 Broke Girls”: you need to develop these characters.

The night’s second season-finale was veteran “Bones” on Fox, which scored a third-place 4.2/ 7 at 8 p.m. And that led into a fourth-place 4.6/ 7 for “24: Live Another Day” at 9 p.m., which dipped by six percent from one week earlier. Three-week overnight track for “24: Live Another Day”: 5.8/ 9 – 4.9/ 7 – 4.6/ 7. As a reminder, “Bones” is moving into the Thursday 8 p.m. anchor position next season (into new drama “Gracepoint”). As for “24,” the early rating returns are good, but not spectacular.

Last, and very least, was 2009 theatrical “District 9” at a 0.6/ 1 on The CW from 8-10 p.m.

Source: Nielsen Media Research data


About the Daily Ratings

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.

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 Ratings Database. The Final Adjusted numbers are what we use for all our Renew/Cancellation Tables, Full Season Tables, Ratings Scorecards etc (see below). Friday's Final Adjusted Ratings are normally available on the following Monday.

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19 comments:

  1. Pretty good for 24 and FOX in general, if it is still in the low to mid 2's in the demo I think we can say that Jack will be back for another summer run!

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  2. Isn't Mom getting the post TBBT slot on Monday for the first weeks?

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  3. Maya Rudolph Show was so funny last night!

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  4. Correct. TBBT/Mom and then 2BG/Mom

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  5. 24 - LAD down to a 1.7. Ouch.

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  6. TMRS hit a 2.2 (with 7.2m). NBC might just order it to series.

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  7. Im still pissed that they cancelled :( fwbl

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  8. ouch Bones, wasn't last night episode a season finale? O:

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  9. I don't know why 20th Century is trying to shop FWBL. It doesn't have a huge fanbase and was cancelled after 5 episodes. Which network would want it?

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  10. I really wish Bones would have went up or at least been flat.

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  11. 8:00 p.m.

    ABC – Dancing With the Stars

    Viewers: 13.83 million (#1), A18-49: 2.3/ 8 (#2)

    CBS – 2 Broke Girls (R)

    Viewers: 4.87 million (#4), A18-49: 1.3/ 4 (#4)

    NBC – The Voice

    Viewers: 10.62 million (#2), A18-49: 2.8/10 (#1)

    Fox – Bones (season finale)

    Viewers: 5.75 million (#3), A18-49: 1.5/ 5 (#3)

    CW – Movie: District 9

    Viewers: 693,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#5)

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    8:30 p.m.

    ABC – Dancing With the Stars

    Viewers: 15.25 million (#1), A18-49: 2.6/ 8 (#2)

    CBS – Friends With Better Lives

    Viewers: 5.14 million (#4), A18-49: 1.6/ 5 (#3t)

    NBC – The Voice

    Viewers: 11.35 million (#2), A18-49: 3.1/10 (#1)

    Fox – Bones (season finale)

    Viewers: 6.12 million (#3), A18-49: 1.6/ 5 (#3t)

    CW – Movie: District 9

    Viewers: 568,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#5)

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    9:00 p.m.

    ABC – Dancing With the Stars

    Viewers: 16.05 million (#1), A18-49: 2.6/ 8 (#2)

    CBS – Mike & Molly (season finale)

    Viewers: 7.02 million (#3), A18-49: 1.9/ 6 (#3)

    NBC – The Voice

    Viewers: 11.30 million (#2), A18-49: 3.2/ 9 (#1)

    Fox – 24: Live Another Day

    Viewers: 5.63 million (#4), A18-49: 1.7/ 5 (#4)

    CW – Movie: District 9

    Viewers: 656,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#5)

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    9:30 p.m.

    ABC – The Bachelorette (season premiere)

    Viewers: 7.72 million (#2), A18-49: 2.1/ 6 (#2)

    CBS – Mom (R)

    Viewers: 5.76 million (#4), A18-49: 1.4/ 4 (#4)

    NBC – The Voice

    Viewers: 12.61 million (#1), A18-49: 3.4/ 9 (#1)

    Fox – 24: Live Another Day

    Viewers: 5.80 million (#3), A18-49: 1.7/ 5 (#3)

    CW – Movie: District 9

    Viewers: 713,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#5)

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    10:00 p.m.

    ABC – The Bachelorette (season premiere)

    Viewers: 6.80 million (#2), A18-49: 1.9/ 5 (#2)

    CBS – Criminal Minds (R)

    Viewers: 5.82 million (#3), A18-49: 1.3/ 4 (#3)

    NBC – The Maya Rudolph Show

    Viewers: 8.35 million (#1), A18-49: 2.4/ 7 (#1)

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    10:30 p.m.

    ABC – The Bachelorette (season premiere)

    Viewers: 6.44 million (#1), A18-49: 1.8/ 5 (#2)

    CBS – Criminal Minds (R)

    Viewers: 5.93 million (#3), A18-49: 1.3/ 4 (#3)

    NBC – The Maya Rudolph Show

    Viewers: 6.11 million (#2), A18-49: 1.9/ 6 (#1)

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  12. Bones: That wasn't so good for a season finale. Instead of going up in the ratings it even goes down a tenth to a 1.6 demo (5.94m).
    Friends with better lives: FWBL has a rough ride. It get's an repeat with a 1.3 demo as a lead-in and it got already cancelled. So I think a 1.6 (5.14m) isn't bad, but could be better. It matched last week's rating and goes up three tenth from lead-in.
    Mike & Molly: Another season finale which goes down a tenth from last week. Not so good, but it hasn't a good lead-in!
    24 Live Another Day: That's a huge drop. Down three tenth from last week, but lead-in was down as well. It shouldn't be dropping so much anymore.

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  13. just a little question: whats the difference between an encore and a repeat?

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  14. I don't think it's anything particular about 20th Century FOX doing it with Friends with Better Lives. I imagine all studios do it with all shows. It's just that they have spoken more publicly about it. But as we all know, executives talk about how great their shows are all the time and how they are totally gonna sell it someplace else, often just to please the fans wanting an answer.

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  15. I don't think production companies try shopping all cancelled shows, just the ones they have faith in. And FWBL doesn't really match that criteria.

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  16. SHIELDNCISArrowfanMay 20, 2014 at 7:46 PM

    24 LAD got beaten by a comedy..........I expect next week to be back to normal will it return to the 8 pm slot?

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  17. No MasterChef is on at 8.

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