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 Wednesday Ratings
Grand-Slam Victory for Fox
Wednesday 10/29/14
Household
Rating/Share
Fox 13.2/21
CBS 6.0/ 9
ABC 5.0/ 8
NBC 3.7/ 6
CW 1.5/ 2
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-Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening – Wednesday 10/30/13:
NBC: +19, Fox: +16, ABC: +11, CBS: – 8 CW: -12
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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. These overnights are your first look at the ratings and a precursor to what could lie ahead. And we take into account other benchmarks including the expected demographic ratings, potential DVR usage, the critical acclaim (or lack of) and the social media presence. Fox, on the flipside, dipped by 49 percent.
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-Winners:
“The World Series,” Game 7 (Fox), “Survivor” (CBS), “Modern Family” (ABC), “Criminal Minds” (CBS)
-Honorable Mention:
“The Middle” (ABC), “The Goldbergs” (ABC), “Black-ish” (ABC)
-Modest:
“Nashville” (ABC)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“The 100” (CW)
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Ratings Breakdown:
San Francisco’s victory over Kansas City on the seventh game of the 2014 World Series lifted Fox to a hefty (and rare) overnight Wednesday win. The final match-up averaged an approximate 14.5 rating/23 share in the overnight households in primetime, peaking in the 10:30 p.m. half-hour at a 17.3/28. Comparably, this was 16 percent above the 12.5/21 for Boston’s victory over St. Louis in the sixth (and final) match-up on the year-ago evening, and it was 59 percent above the 9.1/14 for game six on Tuesday. And that Tuesday game averaged 13.37 million viewers and a 3.5 rating/11 share among adults 18-49, based on the Live Plus Same Day data.
Despite the added competition, ABC, CBS and The CW were on par in the overnights from one week earlier (with NBC’s loss of 26 percent a result of repeat airings of “Law & Order: SVU” and “Chicago PD”). Veteran “Survivor” on CBS, which is merging the teams next week, scored a 5.8/ 9 (#2) in the overnights from 8-9 p.m., which was equal to both last week and the year-ago evening. This is a reality/competition that shows absolutely no signs of slowing down.
Next on the Eye net was another long-running entry, “Criminal Minds,” which rose to a 6.9/10 (#2) at 9 p.m., followed by just full season-renewed “Stalker” at a 5.2/ 8. Although “Stalker” increased by eight percent versus the 4.8/ 8 one week earlier, it was still down by 19 percent from year-ago time period occupant “CSI” (6.4/11 on 10/30/13).
ABC was virtually identical from one week earlier with its line-up of “The Middle” (#3t: 5.1/ 8), “The Goldbergs” (#4: 4.6/ 7), “Modern Family” (#2: 7.0/11), recent entry “Black-ish” (#3: 5.5/ 8) and the always quiet “Nashville” (#3: 3.9/ 6). Particularly positive for ABC remains “Black-ish,” which was 41 percent above failed “Super Fun Night” on the year-ago evening (3.9/ 6 out of a 5.2/ 8 for a repeat of “Modern Family”).
Elsewhere, older-skewing NBC drama “The Mysteries of Laura” earned its full season-renewal with a consistent 5.1/ 8 (#3) from 8-9 p.m., followed by encore telecasts of aforementioned “Law & Order: SVU” (#4: 3.0/ 4) and “Chicago PD” (#4: 2.9/ 5) from 9-11 p.m. The CW, meanwhile, has sprung what could be a leak in the Wednesday 9 p.m. hour as a result of “The 100” at a 1.1/ 2 at 9 p.m. (#5). Comparably, this was 42 percent below lead-in “Arrow” (#5: 1.9/ 3 at 8 p.m.) and 15 percent below failed year-ago occupant “The Tomorrow People” (1.3/ 2 on 10/30/13). Last week, “The 100” opened its sophomore season with a 1.2/ 2 on Oct. 22, and that translated into 1.54 million viewers and a 0.5/ 1 among adults 18-49 (based on the Live + Same Day data).
Source: Nielsen Media Research data
Grand-Slam Victory for Fox
Wednesday 10/29/14
Household
Rating/Share
Fox 13.2/21
CBS 6.0/ 9
ABC 5.0/ 8
NBC 3.7/ 6
CW 1.5/ 2
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-Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening – Wednesday 10/30/13:
NBC: +19, Fox: +16, ABC: +11, CBS: – 8 CW: -12
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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. These overnights are your first look at the ratings and a precursor to what could lie ahead. And we take into account other benchmarks including the expected demographic ratings, potential DVR usage, the critical acclaim (or lack of) and the social media presence. Fox, on the flipside, dipped by 49 percent.
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-Winners:
“The World Series,” Game 7 (Fox), “Survivor” (CBS), “Modern Family” (ABC), “Criminal Minds” (CBS)
-Honorable Mention:
“The Middle” (ABC), “The Goldbergs” (ABC), “Black-ish” (ABC)
-Modest:
“Nashville” (ABC)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“The 100” (CW)
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Ratings Breakdown:
San Francisco’s victory over Kansas City on the seventh game of the 2014 World Series lifted Fox to a hefty (and rare) overnight Wednesday win. The final match-up averaged an approximate 14.5 rating/23 share in the overnight households in primetime, peaking in the 10:30 p.m. half-hour at a 17.3/28. Comparably, this was 16 percent above the 12.5/21 for Boston’s victory over St. Louis in the sixth (and final) match-up on the year-ago evening, and it was 59 percent above the 9.1/14 for game six on Tuesday. And that Tuesday game averaged 13.37 million viewers and a 3.5 rating/11 share among adults 18-49, based on the Live Plus Same Day data.
Despite the added competition, ABC, CBS and The CW were on par in the overnights from one week earlier (with NBC’s loss of 26 percent a result of repeat airings of “Law & Order: SVU” and “Chicago PD”). Veteran “Survivor” on CBS, which is merging the teams next week, scored a 5.8/ 9 (#2) in the overnights from 8-9 p.m., which was equal to both last week and the year-ago evening. This is a reality/competition that shows absolutely no signs of slowing down.
Next on the Eye net was another long-running entry, “Criminal Minds,” which rose to a 6.9/10 (#2) at 9 p.m., followed by just full season-renewed “Stalker” at a 5.2/ 8. Although “Stalker” increased by eight percent versus the 4.8/ 8 one week earlier, it was still down by 19 percent from year-ago time period occupant “CSI” (6.4/11 on 10/30/13).
ABC was virtually identical from one week earlier with its line-up of “The Middle” (#3t: 5.1/ 8), “The Goldbergs” (#4: 4.6/ 7), “Modern Family” (#2: 7.0/11), recent entry “Black-ish” (#3: 5.5/ 8) and the always quiet “Nashville” (#3: 3.9/ 6). Particularly positive for ABC remains “Black-ish,” which was 41 percent above failed “Super Fun Night” on the year-ago evening (3.9/ 6 out of a 5.2/ 8 for a repeat of “Modern Family”).
Elsewhere, older-skewing NBC drama “The Mysteries of Laura” earned its full season-renewal with a consistent 5.1/ 8 (#3) from 8-9 p.m., followed by encore telecasts of aforementioned “Law & Order: SVU” (#4: 3.0/ 4) and “Chicago PD” (#4: 2.9/ 5) from 9-11 p.m. The CW, meanwhile, has sprung what could be a leak in the Wednesday 9 p.m. hour as a result of “The 100” at a 1.1/ 2 at 9 p.m. (#5). Comparably, this was 42 percent below lead-in “Arrow” (#5: 1.9/ 3 at 8 p.m.) and 15 percent below failed year-ago occupant “The Tomorrow People” (1.3/ 2 on 10/30/13). Last week, “The 100” opened its sophomore season with a 1.2/ 2 on Oct. 22, and that translated into 1.54 million viewers and a 0.5/ 1 among adults 18-49 (based on the Live + Same Day data).
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.
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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