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Sunday 10/05/14 Metered Markets
Football Ignited NBC Leads; Soft Start for Fox Sitcom “Mulaney”
Household
Rating/Share
NBC 10.2/16
CBS 9.0/14
ABC 3.5/ 5
Fox 2.5/ 4
-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening – Sunday 10/06/13:
NBC: +12, ABC: no change, Fox: -17, CBS: -19
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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. The overnights, of course, are your first look at what to potentially expect when the other results come in. And we always take into account other benchmarks including the expected demographic ratings, potential DVR usage, the critical acclaim (or lack of) and the social media presence.
-Winners:
“Sunday Night Football” (NBC)
-Solid Total Viewer Base:
“60 Minutes” (CBS), “Madam Secretary” (CBS), “The Good Wife” (CBS)
-Disappointing:
“Resurrection” (ABC)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“Mulaney” (Fox), “Revenge” (ABC)
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Ratings Breakdown:
The Cincinnati Bengals at the New England Patriots on “Sunday Night Football” led NBC to another Sunday overnight victory, with an estimated 12.8 rating/20 share in households from 8:30-11:30 p.m. ET (peaking at 9:30 p.m. with a 14.3/22). Comparably, this was five percent below the 13.5/22 for the New Orleans Saints at the Dallas Cowboys one week earlier, which translated into 22.68 million viewers and an 8.7 rating/25 share among adults 18-49, based on the Live Plus Same Day data. In other words, this is another stellar football performance for NBC.
Earlier in the evening on NBC was pre-game “Football Night in America” at a 2.2/ 4 at 7 p.m. (#3), a 5.1/ 9 at 7:30 p.m. (#2) and a 7.9/13 at 8 p.m. (#2). As a reminder, results for any live sporting event are always approximate.
Over at CBS, results are estimated due to an approximate 30-minute late start caused by an NFL Football primetime overrun. And the estimated half-hour breakdown is as follows:
CBS Sunday
7:00 p.m. NFL Football: 12.6/22 (#1)
7:30 p.m. “60 Minutes”: 10.3/17 (#1)
8:00 p.m. “60 Minutes”: 10.7/17 (#1)
8:30 p.m. “Madam Secretary”: 8.7/13 (#2)
9:00 p.m. “Madam Secretary”: 8.8/13 (#2)
9:30 p.m. “The Good Wife”: 7.8/12 (#2)
10:00 p.m. “The Good Wife”: 7.7/12 (#2)
10:30 p.m. “CSI”: 5.7/10 (#2)
11:00 p.m. “CSI”: 5.3/10
Particularly promising was this third episode of older-skewing drama “Madam Secretary,” which dropped by only an estimated three percent from the 9.0/14 one week earlier (which resulted in 12.72 million viewers and a 1.4/ 4 among adults 18-49, based on the Live Plus Same Day data). Like “The Mysteries of Laura” on NBC, there should be room for dramas as such that cater to an older audience.
With more compatible lead-in support this season, “The Good Wife” on CBS is benefitting with a rise of an approximate 13 percent in the overnights from the 6.9/11 on the year-ago evening.
In series-premiere news, live action “Seinfeld”-wannabe sitcom “Mulaney” on Fox got off to a poor start with a mere 1.7/ 3 in the household overnights at 9:30 p.m. Comparably, this was 39 percent below “American Dad” on the year-ago evening (2.8/ 4 on 10/06/13), with retention out of lead-in “Family Guy” (#4: 2.7/ 4 at 9 p.m.) of just 63 percent. While the strength of the Fox sitcoms falls among the young adult demographics, of course, a 1.7 in the overnights just will not translate well elsewhere.
Earlier in the evening on Fox was the season-premiere of animated “Bob’s Burgers” at an estimated 2.2/ 4 at 7:30 p.m., which was 19 percent below an encore of “The Simpsons” on the year-ago evening (2.7/ 4 on 10/06/13) and 31 percent below the 7 p.m. half-hour on Fox (3.2/ 5, which is a combination of a repeat of “The Simpsons” and a primetime football overrun). Veteran “The Simpsons” followed with a 2.9/ 4 at 9 p.m. (#4), followed by relocated “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” at a 2.4/ 4 at 8:30 p.m., which held an adequate 83 percent of “The Simpsons” lead-in.
ABC, meanwhile, was considerably soft from 9-11 p.m. with its pairing of dramas “Resurrection” (#3: 3.8/ 6) and “Revenge” (#3: 3.4/ 6). Comparably, “Resurrection” slipped from its week-ago season-opener (4.8/ 7 on Sept. 28) by 21 percent, with a loss of 16 percent from the 4.5/ 7 for former time period occupant “Revenge” on the year-ago evening. And while “Revenge” is an improvement from failed year-ago occupant “Betrayal” (2.8/ 5 on 10/06/13), it did drop by 13 percent from last week’s season-premiere (3.9/ 7 on Sept. 28) and by 24 percent from the aforementioned year-ago overnights at 9 p.m.
Earlier in the evening on ABC was an encore of “Once Upon a Time” (#4: 1.8/ 3 at 7 p.m.) into a third-place 4.9/ 8 for the second episode of the new season at 8 p.m. Given the traditional pattern, that 4.9 in the overnights could come close to a 3-rating among adults 18-49, based on the Live Plus Same Day data.
Source: Nielsen Media Research data
Football Ignited NBC Leads; Soft Start for Fox Sitcom “Mulaney”
Household
Rating/Share
NBC 10.2/16
CBS 9.0/14
ABC 3.5/ 5
Fox 2.5/ 4
-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening – Sunday 10/06/13:
NBC: +12, ABC: no change, Fox: -17, CBS: -19
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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. The overnights, of course, are your first look at what to potentially expect when the other results come in. And we always take into account other benchmarks including the expected demographic ratings, potential DVR usage, the critical acclaim (or lack of) and the social media presence.
-Winners:
“Sunday Night Football” (NBC)
-Solid Total Viewer Base:
“60 Minutes” (CBS), “Madam Secretary” (CBS), “The Good Wife” (CBS)
-Disappointing:
“Resurrection” (ABC)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“Mulaney” (Fox), “Revenge” (ABC)
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Ratings Breakdown:
The Cincinnati Bengals at the New England Patriots on “Sunday Night Football” led NBC to another Sunday overnight victory, with an estimated 12.8 rating/20 share in households from 8:30-11:30 p.m. ET (peaking at 9:30 p.m. with a 14.3/22). Comparably, this was five percent below the 13.5/22 for the New Orleans Saints at the Dallas Cowboys one week earlier, which translated into 22.68 million viewers and an 8.7 rating/25 share among adults 18-49, based on the Live Plus Same Day data. In other words, this is another stellar football performance for NBC.
Earlier in the evening on NBC was pre-game “Football Night in America” at a 2.2/ 4 at 7 p.m. (#3), a 5.1/ 9 at 7:30 p.m. (#2) and a 7.9/13 at 8 p.m. (#2). As a reminder, results for any live sporting event are always approximate.
Over at CBS, results are estimated due to an approximate 30-minute late start caused by an NFL Football primetime overrun. And the estimated half-hour breakdown is as follows:
CBS Sunday
7:00 p.m. NFL Football: 12.6/22 (#1)
7:30 p.m. “60 Minutes”: 10.3/17 (#1)
8:00 p.m. “60 Minutes”: 10.7/17 (#1)
8:30 p.m. “Madam Secretary”: 8.7/13 (#2)
9:00 p.m. “Madam Secretary”: 8.8/13 (#2)
9:30 p.m. “The Good Wife”: 7.8/12 (#2)
10:00 p.m. “The Good Wife”: 7.7/12 (#2)
10:30 p.m. “CSI”: 5.7/10 (#2)
11:00 p.m. “CSI”: 5.3/10
Particularly promising was this third episode of older-skewing drama “Madam Secretary,” which dropped by only an estimated three percent from the 9.0/14 one week earlier (which resulted in 12.72 million viewers and a 1.4/ 4 among adults 18-49, based on the Live Plus Same Day data). Like “The Mysteries of Laura” on NBC, there should be room for dramas as such that cater to an older audience.
With more compatible lead-in support this season, “The Good Wife” on CBS is benefitting with a rise of an approximate 13 percent in the overnights from the 6.9/11 on the year-ago evening.
In series-premiere news, live action “Seinfeld”-wannabe sitcom “Mulaney” on Fox got off to a poor start with a mere 1.7/ 3 in the household overnights at 9:30 p.m. Comparably, this was 39 percent below “American Dad” on the year-ago evening (2.8/ 4 on 10/06/13), with retention out of lead-in “Family Guy” (#4: 2.7/ 4 at 9 p.m.) of just 63 percent. While the strength of the Fox sitcoms falls among the young adult demographics, of course, a 1.7 in the overnights just will not translate well elsewhere.
Earlier in the evening on Fox was the season-premiere of animated “Bob’s Burgers” at an estimated 2.2/ 4 at 7:30 p.m., which was 19 percent below an encore of “The Simpsons” on the year-ago evening (2.7/ 4 on 10/06/13) and 31 percent below the 7 p.m. half-hour on Fox (3.2/ 5, which is a combination of a repeat of “The Simpsons” and a primetime football overrun). Veteran “The Simpsons” followed with a 2.9/ 4 at 9 p.m. (#4), followed by relocated “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” at a 2.4/ 4 at 8:30 p.m., which held an adequate 83 percent of “The Simpsons” lead-in.
ABC, meanwhile, was considerably soft from 9-11 p.m. with its pairing of dramas “Resurrection” (#3: 3.8/ 6) and “Revenge” (#3: 3.4/ 6). Comparably, “Resurrection” slipped from its week-ago season-opener (4.8/ 7 on Sept. 28) by 21 percent, with a loss of 16 percent from the 4.5/ 7 for former time period occupant “Revenge” on the year-ago evening. And while “Revenge” is an improvement from failed year-ago occupant “Betrayal” (2.8/ 5 on 10/06/13), it did drop by 13 percent from last week’s season-premiere (3.9/ 7 on Sept. 28) and by 24 percent from the aforementioned year-ago overnights at 9 p.m.
Earlier in the evening on ABC was an encore of “Once Upon a Time” (#4: 1.8/ 3 at 7 p.m.) into a third-place 4.9/ 8 for the second episode of the new season at 8 p.m. Given the traditional pattern, that 4.9 in the overnights could come close to a 3-rating among adults 18-49, based on the Live Plus 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.
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