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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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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Metered Market Thursday Ratings
Solid Sampling for ABC’s “How to Get Away With Murder”
Thursday 9/25/14
Metered Market Results
Note: Sacramento is excluded from the following averages.
Household
Rating/Share
CBS 8.8/15
ABC 8.4/14
NBC 2.8/ 5
Fox 2.8/ 4
CW 0.5/ 1
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-Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening – Thursday 9/26/13:
ABC: +50, CBS: – 4, CW: -17, NBC: -24, Fox: -33
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Note: The following labels are based on the household overnights and are subject to change given the availability of other pending data streams. As always, these overnights are your first look at the ratings and a precursor to what could lie ahead. And we take into account additional benchmarks including the expected Live + Same Day demographic ratings, potential DVR usage, the critical acclaim (or lack of) and the social media presence.
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-Winners:
“Thursday Night Football” (CBS), “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC), “Scandal” (ABC), “How To Get Away With Murder” (ABC)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“The Biggest Loser” (NBC), “Parenthood” (NBC)
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-Ratings Breakdown:
The New York Giants vs. the Washington Redskins on “Thursday Night Football” led CBS to Thursday overnight victory, with an estimated 9.1 rating/15 share in the household overnights from 8:30-11:30 p.m. Comparably, this was 34 percent above the sluggish week-ago match-up between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Atlanta Falcons (6.8/12 on Sept. 18). And that translated (with coverage on the NFLN) to 11.88 million viewers and a 4.5 rating/16 share among adults 18-49, based on the Live + Same Day data. In other words, expect in the vicinity of 16-17 million viewers for last night’s match-up (which is still not the force “Sunday Night Football” is on NBC).
Earlier in the evening on the Eye net was the Football Kick-Off at a 5.3/10 (#2) in the 8 p.m. half-hour. As always, overnight results for any live sporting evening are always approximate.
Proof that more than one network entry can successfully co-exist in a time period was ABC’s drama line-up of “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal” and “How To Get Away With Murder.” Veteran “Grey’s Anatomy” opened season No. 11 (yes…time flies!), now in the Thursday 8 p.m. hour, with a very respectable 7.0/12 in households (#2) from 8-9 p.m. Comparably, that was six percent above its year-ago season-premiere (6.6/11 on 9/26/13 at 9 p.m.), which is particularly impressive given that “Grey’s” moved to 8 p.m. Next was the fourth season-premiere of “Scandal,” now in the Thursday 9 p.m. hour, at an 8.6/14, which built from the 8:30 p.m. portion of “Grey’s Anatomy” (7.1/11) by 21 percent and increased from its year-ago season-opener (7.9/14 on 10/03/13 at 10 p.m.) by nine percent.
In series-premiere news, ABC’s “How to Get Away With Murder” debuted at a dominant 9.7/16 in the overnights at 10 p.m., which increased from the second half of the two-hour year-ago “Grey’s Anatomy” season-opener (6.6/11) by a hefty 47 percent. And it grew from the 9:30 p.m. portion of lead-in “Scandal” (8.6/14) by 13 percent. Needless to say, Shonda Rhimes, the creator of all three ABC series, will be very pleased today.
To anyone wondering if Shonda Rhimes is the first producer to populate an entire evening in primetime, that honor actually goes to the legendary Aaron Spelling when ABC filled Saturday nights from 1982 to 1984 with “T.J. Hooker,” “The Love Boat” and “Fantasy Island;” and 1984 to 1985 with “T.J. Hooker,” “The Love Boat” and short-lived “Finder of Lost Loves.”
Elsewhere, the results were limited opposite football and the ABC dramas. Two more hours of “The Biggest Loser” on NBC scored a slim 2.9/ 5 in the overnights from 8-10 p.m., which was 12 percent below the already diluted 3.3/ 6 one week earlier (which translated into a 1.3/ 5 among adults 18-49, based on the Live + Same Day data). And it led into the sixth – and final – season of drama “Parenthood” at a distant third-place 2.7/ 5 at 10 p.m., which was 18 percent below the already sluggish 3.3/ 6 season-premiere on the year-ago evening. Given that “Parenthood” has never attracted much interest in the traditional ratings, you have to give NBC credit for giving it a final season to wrap up all the storylines.
In more season-premiere news, veteran Fox drama “Bones” opened season 10 with a third-place 4.0/ 7 at 8 p.m., which was 20 percent below the 5.0/ 8 it opened with last season in the Monday 8 p.m. hour (on 9/06/13). Next on the troubled network was an encore telecast of the “Sleepy Hollow” season premiere at a sleepy (and fourth-place) 1.5/ 2 at 9 p.m.
The CW, which has ducked the competition this week with predominantly repeats, aired encores of “The Vampire Diaries” and “The Originals” each with a 0.5/ 1.
Source: Nielsen Media Research
Solid Sampling for ABC’s “How to Get Away With Murder”
Thursday 9/25/14
Metered Market Results
Note: Sacramento is excluded from the following averages.
Household
Rating/Share
CBS 8.8/15
ABC 8.4/14
NBC 2.8/ 5
Fox 2.8/ 4
CW 0.5/ 1
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-Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening – Thursday 9/26/13:
ABC: +50, CBS: – 4, CW: -17, NBC: -24, Fox: -33
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Note: The following labels are based on the household overnights and are subject to change given the availability of other pending data streams. As always, these overnights are your first look at the ratings and a precursor to what could lie ahead. And we take into account additional benchmarks including the expected Live + Same Day demographic ratings, potential DVR usage, the critical acclaim (or lack of) and the social media presence.
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-Winners:
“Thursday Night Football” (CBS), “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC), “Scandal” (ABC), “How To Get Away With Murder” (ABC)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“The Biggest Loser” (NBC), “Parenthood” (NBC)
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-Ratings Breakdown:
The New York Giants vs. the Washington Redskins on “Thursday Night Football” led CBS to Thursday overnight victory, with an estimated 9.1 rating/15 share in the household overnights from 8:30-11:30 p.m. Comparably, this was 34 percent above the sluggish week-ago match-up between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Atlanta Falcons (6.8/12 on Sept. 18). And that translated (with coverage on the NFLN) to 11.88 million viewers and a 4.5 rating/16 share among adults 18-49, based on the Live + Same Day data. In other words, expect in the vicinity of 16-17 million viewers for last night’s match-up (which is still not the force “Sunday Night Football” is on NBC).
Earlier in the evening on the Eye net was the Football Kick-Off at a 5.3/10 (#2) in the 8 p.m. half-hour. As always, overnight results for any live sporting evening are always approximate.
Proof that more than one network entry can successfully co-exist in a time period was ABC’s drama line-up of “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal” and “How To Get Away With Murder.” Veteran “Grey’s Anatomy” opened season No. 11 (yes…time flies!), now in the Thursday 8 p.m. hour, with a very respectable 7.0/12 in households (#2) from 8-9 p.m. Comparably, that was six percent above its year-ago season-premiere (6.6/11 on 9/26/13 at 9 p.m.), which is particularly impressive given that “Grey’s” moved to 8 p.m. Next was the fourth season-premiere of “Scandal,” now in the Thursday 9 p.m. hour, at an 8.6/14, which built from the 8:30 p.m. portion of “Grey’s Anatomy” (7.1/11) by 21 percent and increased from its year-ago season-opener (7.9/14 on 10/03/13 at 10 p.m.) by nine percent.
In series-premiere news, ABC’s “How to Get Away With Murder” debuted at a dominant 9.7/16 in the overnights at 10 p.m., which increased from the second half of the two-hour year-ago “Grey’s Anatomy” season-opener (6.6/11) by a hefty 47 percent. And it grew from the 9:30 p.m. portion of lead-in “Scandal” (8.6/14) by 13 percent. Needless to say, Shonda Rhimes, the creator of all three ABC series, will be very pleased today.
To anyone wondering if Shonda Rhimes is the first producer to populate an entire evening in primetime, that honor actually goes to the legendary Aaron Spelling when ABC filled Saturday nights from 1982 to 1984 with “T.J. Hooker,” “The Love Boat” and “Fantasy Island;” and 1984 to 1985 with “T.J. Hooker,” “The Love Boat” and short-lived “Finder of Lost Loves.”
Elsewhere, the results were limited opposite football and the ABC dramas. Two more hours of “The Biggest Loser” on NBC scored a slim 2.9/ 5 in the overnights from 8-10 p.m., which was 12 percent below the already diluted 3.3/ 6 one week earlier (which translated into a 1.3/ 5 among adults 18-49, based on the Live + Same Day data). And it led into the sixth – and final – season of drama “Parenthood” at a distant third-place 2.7/ 5 at 10 p.m., which was 18 percent below the already sluggish 3.3/ 6 season-premiere on the year-ago evening. Given that “Parenthood” has never attracted much interest in the traditional ratings, you have to give NBC credit for giving it a final season to wrap up all the storylines.
In more season-premiere news, veteran Fox drama “Bones” opened season 10 with a third-place 4.0/ 7 at 8 p.m., which was 20 percent below the 5.0/ 8 it opened with last season in the Monday 8 p.m. hour (on 9/06/13). Next on the troubled network was an encore telecast of the “Sleepy Hollow” season premiere at a sleepy (and fourth-place) 1.5/ 2 at 9 p.m.
The CW, which has ducked the competition this week with predominantly repeats, aired encores of “The Vampire Diaries” and “The Originals” each with a 0.5/ 1.
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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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.
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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