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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)
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Wednesday 9/24/14
What follows are the metered market (overnight) results for Wednesday, Sept. 24:
NBC: 6.2 rating/10 share
ABC: 5.6/ 9
CBS: 5.0/ 8
Fox: 2.7/ 4
CW: 1.1/ 2
Percent Change From Year-Ago Week
CW: +57, NBC: +11, ABC: – 8, CBS: -22, Fox: -51
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-Winners:
The Mysteries of Laura (NBC), Survivor (CBS), Modern Family ABC), Black-ish (ABC), Law & Order: SVU (NBC)
-Losers:
Red Band Society (Fox), Nashville (ABC)
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8:00 p.m.
ABC – The Middle: 5.4 rating/9 share (#3) – season premiere (-13% from last fall’s season opener: 6.2/11)
CBS – Survivor: 5.8/ 9 (#2) – season premiere (-5% from last fall’s season opener: 6.2/10)
NBC – The Mysteries of Laura: 6.6/11 (#1) – time period premiere
Fox – Hell’s Kitchen: 2.7/ 5 (#4)
CW – Penn & Teller: Fool Us: 1.3/ 2 (#5) – season finale
8:30 p.m.
ABC – The Goldbergs: 4.9/ 8 (#3) – season premiere (-9% from year-ago occupant Back in the Game – 5.4/ 9)
CBS – Survivor: 5.8/10 (#2) – season premiere
NBC – The Mysteries of Laura: 6.7/11 (#1) – time period premiere
Fox – Hell’s Kitchen: 2.7/ 4 (#4)
CW – Penn & Teller: Fool Us: 1.3/ 2 (#5) – season finale
9:00 p.m.
ABC – Modern Family: 7.6/12 (#1) – season premiere (-5% from one-hour year-ago season opener: 8.0/13)
CBS – Survivor: 5.6/ 9 (#3) – season premiere
NBC – Law & Order: SVU: 6.6/11 (#2) – season premiere (+6 percent from year-ago season opener: 6.2/11)
Fox – Red Band Society: 2.6/ 4 (#4) – down 13 percent from week-ago opener (3.0/ 5)
CW – Penn & Teller: Fool Us R: 1.0/ 2 (#5)
9:30 p.m.
ABC – Black-ish: 7.6/12 (#1) – series premiere (up by double-digits over failed fall 2013 occupant Super Fun Night)
CBS – Big Brother: 4.4/ 7 (#3) – season finale
NBC – Law & Order: SVU: 6.7/11 (#2) – season premiere
Fox – Red Band Society: 2.6/ 4 (#4)
CW – Penn & Teller: Fool Us R: 1.0/ 2 (#5)
10:00 p.m.
ABC – Nashville: 4.1/ 7 (#3) – season premiere (-7 percent from last fall’s season opener: 4.4/ 8)
CBS – Big Brother: 4.3/ 7 (#2) – season finale
NBC – Chicago PD: 5.4/ 9 (#1) – season premiere
10:30 p.m.
ABC – Nashville: 3.7/ 7 (#3) – season premiere
CBS – Big Brother: 4.3/ 8 (#2) – season finale
NBC – Chicago PD: 5.1/ 9 (#1) – season premiere
What follows are the metered market (overnight) results for Wednesday, Sept. 24:
NBC: 6.2 rating/10 share
ABC: 5.6/ 9
CBS: 5.0/ 8
Fox: 2.7/ 4
CW: 1.1/ 2
Percent Change From Year-Ago Week
CW: +57, NBC: +11, ABC: – 8, CBS: -22, Fox: -51
—–
-Winners:
The Mysteries of Laura (NBC), Survivor (CBS), Modern Family ABC), Black-ish (ABC), Law & Order: SVU (NBC)
-Losers:
Red Band Society (Fox), Nashville (ABC)
—–
8:00 p.m.
ABC – The Middle: 5.4 rating/9 share (#3) – season premiere (-13% from last fall’s season opener: 6.2/11)
CBS – Survivor: 5.8/ 9 (#2) – season premiere (-5% from last fall’s season opener: 6.2/10)
NBC – The Mysteries of Laura: 6.6/11 (#1) – time period premiere
Fox – Hell’s Kitchen: 2.7/ 5 (#4)
CW – Penn & Teller: Fool Us: 1.3/ 2 (#5) – season finale
8:30 p.m.
ABC – The Goldbergs: 4.9/ 8 (#3) – season premiere (-9% from year-ago occupant Back in the Game – 5.4/ 9)
CBS – Survivor: 5.8/10 (#2) – season premiere
NBC – The Mysteries of Laura: 6.7/11 (#1) – time period premiere
Fox – Hell’s Kitchen: 2.7/ 4 (#4)
CW – Penn & Teller: Fool Us: 1.3/ 2 (#5) – season finale
9:00 p.m.
ABC – Modern Family: 7.6/12 (#1) – season premiere (-5% from one-hour year-ago season opener: 8.0/13)
CBS – Survivor: 5.6/ 9 (#3) – season premiere
NBC – Law & Order: SVU: 6.6/11 (#2) – season premiere (+6 percent from year-ago season opener: 6.2/11)
Fox – Red Band Society: 2.6/ 4 (#4) – down 13 percent from week-ago opener (3.0/ 5)
CW – Penn & Teller: Fool Us R: 1.0/ 2 (#5)
9:30 p.m.
ABC – Black-ish: 7.6/12 (#1) – series premiere (up by double-digits over failed fall 2013 occupant Super Fun Night)
CBS – Big Brother: 4.4/ 7 (#3) – season finale
NBC – Law & Order: SVU: 6.7/11 (#2) – season premiere
Fox – Red Band Society: 2.6/ 4 (#4)
CW – Penn & Teller: Fool Us R: 1.0/ 2 (#5)
10:00 p.m.
ABC – Nashville: 4.1/ 7 (#3) – season premiere (-7 percent from last fall’s season opener: 4.4/ 8)
CBS – Big Brother: 4.3/ 7 (#2) – season finale
NBC – Chicago PD: 5.4/ 9 (#1) – season premiere
10:30 p.m.
ABC – Nashville: 3.7/ 7 (#3) – season premiere
CBS – Big Brother: 4.3/ 8 (#2) – season finale
NBC – Chicago PD: 5.1/ 9 (#1) – season premiere
Source:
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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Holy sh!t at Mysteries of Laura. And wow at Blackish holding all of Modern Family's audience.
ReplyDeleteNo way! The Mysteries of Laura a winner? To say I'm surprised is an understatement.
ReplyDeleteWow NBC!!! What a great start this year!!!
ReplyDeleteIts a big mystery
ReplyDeletenot bad for laura but that show sucks
ReplyDeleteWhat are you serious, Blackish? Wow, all that great reviews paid off!!!!
ReplyDeleteAlso, The Goldbergs skews younger so it should still have its second highest ratings in its run and good job Mysteries of Laura, SVU and Chicago PD. #WomenCrushWednesday paid off a lot.
ReplyDeleteVery weird just seeing the numbers and no analysis by Marc. Also, SVU and Laura seem to have the same HH ratings, as do Modern Family and Black-ish. That's a great accomplishment for both new shows.
ReplyDeleteBlack-ish got full retention?! Anf Laura is a winner?! Did not see this coming
ReplyDeleteWhere is Marc usual evaluation of the ratings?
ReplyDeletewow, that's great for Black-ish
ReplyDeleteI was just wondering the same thing.
ReplyDeleteProbably too shocked that NBC won lol.
ReplyDeleteHow did ABC Comedy Wednesday do?
ReplyDeleteI just checked and Marc is not posting his daily newsletter today because of the Jewish holiday.
ReplyDeleteGreat! Nashville? Not so much.
ReplyDeleteDid The Goldbergs beat The Middle?
ReplyDeleteI thought it sucked, bad.
ReplyDeleteDespite winning the night in HH, ABC or CBS will likely win the night in the demo. Probably ABC with the strong 9pm hour.
ReplyDeleteMaybe NBC is paying the Neilsen households to watch it, lol
ReplyDeleteFOX is in for a tough year! Holy crap for NBC though after success with the Blacklist and the Voice they are making a lot of good moves lately and becoming a top contender
ReplyDeleteDidn't see that coming for MOL ...
ReplyDeleteGood for Blackish holding Modern Family's audience. Really surprise about MOL with all the negative chatter it was receiving. And I'm curious to see Nashville's demo.
ReplyDeletewhere are you getting your info?
ReplyDeleteIt premiered after Modern Family. LOL
ReplyDeleteSVU and CPD kicked butt last night. I have a feeling Laura will fall next week. The reviews have been horrible and I thought it sucked.
ReplyDeleteGive it a few weeks before we start deeming it a success.
ReplyDeleteIt did, but I was expecting it to only retain 70% of its audience, not 100%.
ReplyDeleteYeah, who knows? Anything is possible these days, lol.
ReplyDeleteJust because you don't like the show doesn't mean it's gonna keep on falling in the ratings.
ReplyDeleteso mystery of laura any good??
ReplyDeleteDidnt people say it will fall this week also?
ReplyDeleteYep, they did and surprisingly held well.
ReplyDeletei am liking that things are unpredictable this season!
ReplyDeletedo you have any early numbers?
ReplyDeleteI was expecting MOL to collapse in its own time period, still these numbers surprise me.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes the show is getting harsh reviews all around, but the ones who have seen it disn't say it's that bad. Even me, I was sure it was a pretty trashy thing ... anyway, at the end I enjoyed the pilot.
I'm surprised too.
ReplyDeleteOMG at Mysteries Of Laura and Blackish! Laura really surprised me when I saw those ratings. It's the perfect companion with SVU which also did well. If only Chicago PD kept a little bit more of SVU's audience, they would've had a very sold night. And Blackish.....holding everything of Modern Family OMFG that's a first!!! So happy for the ABC and NBC lineups!
ReplyDeleteMight I say EVERY broadcast show was trending on Twitter last night. From The Middle to Laura to blackish to Nashville to SVU/CPD to Red Band, Modern Family, Nashville, Big Brother and Survivor. I know it doesn't matter but good job! Matter of fact, Blackish and Big Brother are still trending.
Love that its just the Ratings,Thank you!
ReplyDeleteSurprised that Blackish held all of the Modern Family audience.
ReplyDeleteRed Band Society is DOA.
ReplyDeleteI think ABC possibly won the night in the demo
ReplyDeleteNashville needs to go
I loved seeing Sue Heck & #YearofSue trending last night lol.
ReplyDeletePeople need to wait for the coming weeks before they say the night is a hit ( premiere week is always inflated)
ReplyDeleteI don't think Nicole is the only one,many tv critics expected this series to do poorly..and so far they seem to be wrong.
ReplyDeleteYes. Goldbergs built on the middle. Mid 2s to high 2s. All subject to change.
ReplyDeleteThanks, buddy!
ReplyDeleteIt might fall a little, as a lot of shows do, but it's gotten sampled and it had to lead off the night against a lot of other solid premieres. So far, it's doing better than anyone could have expected.
ReplyDeleteAlso, and perhaps more importantly, off the top of my head, I bet these numbers are far above anything else NBC put in the slot in recent years. Up is up, and if NBC sees yet another time slot having increased ratings, it has to be happy.
This and Forever are the big surprises of the season so far.
ReplyDeleteNBC is doing great again this year and Fox is doing horrible.
ReplyDeleteSo far. Lets see what happens in a few weeks its still to early to tell.
ReplyDeleteThank You!! People seem to forget ratings are always inflated the first week or two of the season
ReplyDeleteI am surprised Black-ish managed to keep Modern Family's audience , I thought it was rubbish.
ReplyDeleteNashville should have done better.
ReplyDeletePrayer Circles are for it this week for a renewal.
ReplyDeletePoor Red Band Society :(
ReplyDeleteIt's almost as if audiences don't find dying children entertaining.
ReplyDeleteMysteries of Laura was thrashed by the critics while Forever was basically seen as just a bland type of show.
ReplyDeleteOuch FOX, do you want a hug? *opens arm*
ReplyDeleteSaw that coming.
ReplyDeleteWhy? MF is in it's 6th Season.
ReplyDeleteBlackish did good. The Goldbergs did close enough to The Middle. If ABC nurtures this lineup, it could really be a solid comedy block.
ReplyDeleteLOL. I actually quite enjoyed (most of) last night's episode... Should I be worried? ;)
ReplyDeleteNashvilles safe for syndication
ReplyDeleteMost comedies that air MF have not been successful when they didn't have MF around to air before them (Mr. Sunshine, Happy Endings, Apt 23, How to Live with Your Parents for the Rest of your life, SFN, Mixology) Cougar Town held well in Season 1 but not in season 2.
ReplyDeletelooks like nashville didn't do too bad
ReplyDeleteYes, it's dead and gone.
ReplyDeleteless the dying part, more the 'annoying child actors' part
ReplyDelete"The Mysteries Of Laura" is the new "Revenge".
ReplyDeleteA 3.3 out of a 3.7 for black.ish... nice
ReplyDeleteAlmost 10m viewers and only a 1.5 ratings? TMoL is the next Harry's Law.
ReplyDeleteAmazing for Goldbergs!
ReplyDeleteNice for The Goldbergs! Not so good for Modern Family, its still strong but doesn't get 5s like a couple years ago. Good start for Blackish, even though I won't watch it.
ReplyDeleteMonday probably will be the only day where Fox has decent ratings :(
No, it's the next Harry's Law.
ReplyDeletePoor FOX.
ReplyDeleteBlack-ish did pretty good
great for the Goldbergs
The Mysteries of Laura will probably fall next week
Looks like ABC has finally succeeded with a good lead out for Moder Family. Their family comedy block could work for years to come.
ReplyDeletePretty good for SVU and Chicago PD.
Poor RBS, it will definitely be pulled with those ratings.
Ah! I wasn't asking about the show
ReplyDeleteMy question was 'Should I be worried that I found dying children entertaining?' ;)
Here are the 1/2 hr Breakdowns
ReplyDelete8:00 p.m.
ABC – The Middle (season premiere)
Viewers: 7.39 million (#3), A18-49: 2.1/ 8 (#2)
CBS – Survivor (season premiere)
Viewers: 9.81 million (#1), A18-49: 2.7/10 (#1)
NBC – The Mysteries of Laura (time period premiere)
Viewers: 9.48 million (#2), A18-49: 1.4/ 5 (#3)
Fox – Hell’s Kitchen
Viewers: 3.58 million (#4), A18-49: 1.3/ 5 (#4)
CW – Penn & Teller: Fool Us (season finale)
Viewers: 1.51 million (#5), A18-49: 0.5/ 2 (#5)
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8:30 p.m.
ABC – The Goldbergs (season premiere)
Viewers: 6.97 million (#3), A18-49: 2.3/ 6 (#2)
CBS – Survivor (season premiere)
Viewers: 9.73 million (#2), A18-49: 2.8/ 9 (#1)
NBC – The Mysteries of Laura (time period premiere)
Viewers: 10.26 million (#2), A18-49: 1.6/ 5 (#3)
Fox – Hell’s Kitchen
Viewers: 3.58 million (#4), A18-49: 1.3/ 4 (#4)
CW – Penn & Teller: Fool Us (season finale)
Viewers: 1.51 million (#5), A18-49: 0.5/ 2 (#5)
———-
9:00 p.m.
ABC – Modern Family (season premiere)
Viewers: 10.93 million (#1), A18-49: 3.7/11 (#1)
CBS – Survivor (season premiere)
Viewers: 9.40 million (#3), A18-49: 2.6/ 8 (#2)
NBC – Law & Order: SVU (season premiere)
Viewers: 9.87 million (#2), A18-49: 2.1/ 6 (#3)
Fox – Red Band Society
Viewers: 3.45 million (#4), A18-49: 1.1/ 3 (#4)
CW – Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R)
Viewers: 1.40 million (#5), A18-49: 0.4/ 1 (#5)
———-
9:30 p.m.
ABC – Black-ish (series premiere)
Viewers: 10.79 million (#1), A18-49: 3.3/10 (#1)
CBS – Survivor (season premiere)
Viewers: 7.33 million (#3), A18-49: 2.7/ 8 (#2)
NBC – Law & Order: SVU (season premiere)
Viewers: 10.31 million (#2), A18-49: 2.2/ 6 (#3)
Fox – Red Band Society
Viewers: 3.32 million (#4), A18-49: 1.0/ 3 (#4)
CW – Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R)
Viewers: 1.36 million (#5), A18-49: 0.4/ 1 (#5)
———-
10:00 p.m.
ABC – Nashville (season premiere)
Viewers: 6.01 million (#3), A18-49: 1.6/ 5 (#3)
CBS – Big Brother (season finale)
Viewers: 6.74 million (#2), A18-49: 2.5/ 8 (#1)
NBC – Chicago PD (season premiere)
Viewers: 8.86 million (#1), A18-49: 2.0/ 6 (#2)
———
10:30 p.m.
ABC – Nashville (season premiere)
Viewers: 5.28 million (#3), A18-49: 1.3/ 4 (#3)
CBS – Big Brother (season finale)
Viewers: 6.87 million (#2), A18-49: 2.6/ 9 (#1)
NBC – Chicago PD (season premiere)
Viewers: 8.05 million (#1), A18-49: 1.9/ 6 (#2)
Source: Nielsen Media Research
Damn it Red Band! Well thats 1/4 of the new shows I was looking forward to gone...
ReplyDeleteHow the hell did Black-ish do that good!
Winners: The Goldbergs, Black-ish, Survivor, Big Brother, Penn and Teller
ReplyDeleteDid well: Modern Family, Law and Order SVU, Chicago PD
Somehow disappointing: The Middle
Better than expectations but still not well: The Mysteries of Laura
Losers: Hell's Kitchen, Red Band Society, Nashville
TMOL kind of already fell. Last week was 2.1 (adjusted down to 2.0 if I remember correctly), now it's 1.5... It's a 25% dip, it's not good...
ReplyDelete2.1 is great for a 16 year old show.
ReplyDeleteI wondering the same thing, the pilot was terrible.
ReplyDeleteI know it doesnt mean anything but MOL actually rose from 8 - 8 :30 PM
ReplyDeleteJust 1.5 for MOL? Anyway that's always been a difficult timeperiod for NBC. let's see what happens in week 3 and 4 of Laura in its own timeperiod, facing regular competition from ABC comedies.
ReplyDeleteSVU also had the biggest audience since January 5, 2011 (season 12).
ReplyDeleteI think that MF and The Middle particularly should have done a bit better but their lead-outs did very well. Nashville is the clear weak link in that lineup for ABC.
ReplyDeleteI didn't even watch the pilot, the trailer looked awful.
ReplyDeleteYep, it looked awful to me from the trailer, but I had to watch all the screeners I got, and I was right. I was awful.
ReplyDeleteNBC and ABC are doing great this season so far. Feeling bad for FOX :(
ReplyDeleteThe Goldbergs beat its lead-in in the demo, that's quite good. The Black-ish has strong numbers but can't help Nashville. The Mysteries of Laura skews old, quite a big audience but only a 1.5 in the demo. SVU has its most-watched episode since January 5, 2011. Fox is doing bad.
ReplyDeleteYay Survivor!!!!!
ReplyDeleteFOX might get cancelled this season!
ReplyDeleteGreat for the ABC comedies , Fox is having a really bad season already.
ReplyDeleteBye RBS i will enjoy you while you last!
ReplyDeleteLove the Black-ish ratings.
ReplyDeletePoor RBS :(
ReplyDeleteWonder if FOX will pull the plug and move something else into it's timeslot. (Wayward Pines perhaps?)
look at the demo 1.0
ReplyDeletethis is quite becoming like cw that too at an alarming rate
we probably should find a better word to say that it took a nose dive
and we all know how it ended up #bearchow
ReplyDeleteAh, Brad is at it again. Going around and doing nothing but saying negative things and mocking failing shows. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteFault in our stars- a derivative book that inspired a derivative movie... and both were very successful.
ReplyDeleteDon't forget that Harry's Law was one of NBC's highest rated shows; but had a similar demo.
ReplyDeleteMy only real problem is those kids need to be dialed down a notch.
ReplyDeleteYa! People are jumping the gun.Wait until everything premieres and settle in before the celebrating.
ReplyDeleteWell the second episode they are much dialed down than the first one where they were out of control the full episode. Showing them this way is better and the show is much improved.
ReplyDeleteCool. I DVR'd it; but haven't yet watched.
ReplyDeleteYes! i love "About a boy". this show has a good ratings too. :)
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