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Metered Market Monday Ratings
NBC Will Dominate in the Key Demos; The CW Soft
Monday 10/06/14
Household
Rating/Share
NBC 7.8/12
ABC 7.7/12
CBS 7.5/12
Fox 3.8/ 6
CW 0.9/ 1
-Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening – Monday 10/07/13:
CBS: +67, CW: no change, NBC: – 7, ABC: – 8, Fox: -21
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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 other benchmarks including the expected demographic ratings, potential DVR usage, the critical acclaim (or lack of) and the social media presence.
-Winners:
“The Big Bang Theory” (CBS), “The Voice” (NBC), “Scorpion” (CBS), “The Blacklist” (NBC)
-Still a Solid Option in Total Viewers:
“Dancing With the Stars” (ABC)
-Respectable:
“Castle” (ABC), “NCIS: Los Angeles” (CBS)
-Don’t Forget About the Ample DVR Usage:
“Gotham” (Fox), “Sleepy Hollow” (Fox)
-Losers:
“The Originals” (CW), “A Very Special Supernatural Special” (CW)
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Ratings Breakdown:
It was another race to the Monday overnight finish line, with first-place NBC inching past ABC by one-tenth of a rating point and CBS by three-tenths of a rating point in households. And the home of “The Voice” will have no trouble winning the evening in all key young adult demographics, while CBS remains the most improved (with year-to-year overnight household growth of 67 percent).
Tops for the evening, once again, was CBS powerhouse “The Big Bang Theory” at a 10.3 rating/16 share at 8 p.m., followed by an encore telecast at a 7.5/11 (#3) at 8:30 p.m. Most new series drop another 10 percent from week two to three in the overnights, so a dip of that exact percentage in households was no surprise for CBS drama “Scorpion” at 9 p.m. And a competitive third-place 8.0/12 was still 60 percent, on average, above year-ago sitcom occupants “2 Broke Girls” (5.1/ 8 on 10/07/13) and “Mom” (4.9/ 7). Although the real test of just how durable “Scorpion” is will occur once “2 Broke Girls” is anchoring the evening (effective on Oct. 27), three episodes in and a full season episode order should be right around the corner.
Relocated “NCIS: Los Angeles” on the Eye net at 10 p.m., meanwhile, scored a third-place 5.8/ 9, which is a considerable 53 percent improvement over failed year-ago occupant “Hostages” (3.8/ 6 on 10/07/13). “NCIS: Los Angeles” was considerably stronger airing out of “NCIS” on Tuesday last season, of course, with a 9.6/15 on 10/08/13. But facing both “The Blacklist” and “Castle” is no easy feat.
In the 8-10 p.m. battle of “Dancing With the Stars” opposite “The Voice,” the ABC dance extravaganza held a one-tenth of a rating point advantage (8.5/13 vs. 8.4/13). And both had minor slippage from the year-ago evening, with “DWTS” down by seven percent (versus a 9.1/14 on 10/07/13) and “The Voice” down by six percent (versus an 8.9/13). So, the news remains more or less consistent this season, which is a good thing. But “The Voice,” no doubt, will clobber “DWTS” in the young adult demos, with its advantage in adults 18-49 last week (4.0 rating/11 share vs. 1.8/ 5) a sizeable 122 percent, based on the Live Plus Same Day data.
Tops at 10 p.m. was NBC’s “The Blacklist” at a 6.6/11 in the overnights, which was 10 percent below the 7.3/12 on the year-ago evening. But “Castle” on ABC was no slouch at a competitive second-place 6.3/10.
In week three news, “Gotham” on Fox dipped by another 13 percent in the overnights with a 4.6/ 7 at 8 p.m. Three-week overnight track: 5.7/ 9 – 5.3/ 8 – 4.6/ 7. While this was only equal to “Bones” on the year-ago evening, the considerable early gains via the DVR and the social media presence still makes “Gotham” a definite keeper. Smaller overnight lead-in support translated into a loss of nine percent week-to-week for “Sleepy Hollow,” which scored a fourth-place 3.1/ 5 at 9 p.m. Comparably, this was down by a hefty 38 percent from the year-ago evening (5.0/ 8 on 10/07/13). But “Sleepy Hollow,” like “Gotham,” is a large option via the DVR, which is one of the more important ingredients.
In season-premiere news, relocated sophomore “The Originals” on The CW opened with a miniscule 1.0/ 1 at 8 p.m., which dropped from its year-ago series-opener (1.7/ 3 on Thursday 10/03/13) by 41 percent. And this was 10 percent below the season-premiere of former time period occupant “Hart of Dixie” on the year-ago evening (1.1/ 2 on 10/07/13). While there is much more to the overnights, don’t expect all that much based on this initial set of data.
Next on The CW was a behind-the-scenes look at the first nine seasons of “Supernatural” (subtitled “A Very Special Supernatural Special”) at a 0.8/ 1 (#5), which was not all that…well…special. Season No. 10 of “Supernatural” kicks-off this evening at 9 p.m. out of the launch of “The Flash.”
Source: Nielsen Media Research data
NBC Will Dominate in the Key Demos; The CW Soft
Monday 10/06/14
Household
Rating/Share
NBC 7.8/12
ABC 7.7/12
CBS 7.5/12
Fox 3.8/ 6
CW 0.9/ 1
-Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening – Monday 10/07/13:
CBS: +67, CW: no change, NBC: – 7, ABC: – 8, Fox: -21
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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 other benchmarks including the expected demographic ratings, potential DVR usage, the critical acclaim (or lack of) and the social media presence.
-Winners:
“The Big Bang Theory” (CBS), “The Voice” (NBC), “Scorpion” (CBS), “The Blacklist” (NBC)
-Still a Solid Option in Total Viewers:
“Dancing With the Stars” (ABC)
-Respectable:
“Castle” (ABC), “NCIS: Los Angeles” (CBS)
-Don’t Forget About the Ample DVR Usage:
“Gotham” (Fox), “Sleepy Hollow” (Fox)
-Losers:
“The Originals” (CW), “A Very Special Supernatural Special” (CW)
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Ratings Breakdown:
It was another race to the Monday overnight finish line, with first-place NBC inching past ABC by one-tenth of a rating point and CBS by three-tenths of a rating point in households. And the home of “The Voice” will have no trouble winning the evening in all key young adult demographics, while CBS remains the most improved (with year-to-year overnight household growth of 67 percent).
Tops for the evening, once again, was CBS powerhouse “The Big Bang Theory” at a 10.3 rating/16 share at 8 p.m., followed by an encore telecast at a 7.5/11 (#3) at 8:30 p.m. Most new series drop another 10 percent from week two to three in the overnights, so a dip of that exact percentage in households was no surprise for CBS drama “Scorpion” at 9 p.m. And a competitive third-place 8.0/12 was still 60 percent, on average, above year-ago sitcom occupants “2 Broke Girls” (5.1/ 8 on 10/07/13) and “Mom” (4.9/ 7). Although the real test of just how durable “Scorpion” is will occur once “2 Broke Girls” is anchoring the evening (effective on Oct. 27), three episodes in and a full season episode order should be right around the corner.
Relocated “NCIS: Los Angeles” on the Eye net at 10 p.m., meanwhile, scored a third-place 5.8/ 9, which is a considerable 53 percent improvement over failed year-ago occupant “Hostages” (3.8/ 6 on 10/07/13). “NCIS: Los Angeles” was considerably stronger airing out of “NCIS” on Tuesday last season, of course, with a 9.6/15 on 10/08/13. But facing both “The Blacklist” and “Castle” is no easy feat.
In the 8-10 p.m. battle of “Dancing With the Stars” opposite “The Voice,” the ABC dance extravaganza held a one-tenth of a rating point advantage (8.5/13 vs. 8.4/13). And both had minor slippage from the year-ago evening, with “DWTS” down by seven percent (versus a 9.1/14 on 10/07/13) and “The Voice” down by six percent (versus an 8.9/13). So, the news remains more or less consistent this season, which is a good thing. But “The Voice,” no doubt, will clobber “DWTS” in the young adult demos, with its advantage in adults 18-49 last week (4.0 rating/11 share vs. 1.8/ 5) a sizeable 122 percent, based on the Live Plus Same Day data.
Tops at 10 p.m. was NBC’s “The Blacklist” at a 6.6/11 in the overnights, which was 10 percent below the 7.3/12 on the year-ago evening. But “Castle” on ABC was no slouch at a competitive second-place 6.3/10.
In week three news, “Gotham” on Fox dipped by another 13 percent in the overnights with a 4.6/ 7 at 8 p.m. Three-week overnight track: 5.7/ 9 – 5.3/ 8 – 4.6/ 7. While this was only equal to “Bones” on the year-ago evening, the considerable early gains via the DVR and the social media presence still makes “Gotham” a definite keeper. Smaller overnight lead-in support translated into a loss of nine percent week-to-week for “Sleepy Hollow,” which scored a fourth-place 3.1/ 5 at 9 p.m. Comparably, this was down by a hefty 38 percent from the year-ago evening (5.0/ 8 on 10/07/13). But “Sleepy Hollow,” like “Gotham,” is a large option via the DVR, which is one of the more important ingredients.
In season-premiere news, relocated sophomore “The Originals” on The CW opened with a miniscule 1.0/ 1 at 8 p.m., which dropped from its year-ago series-opener (1.7/ 3 on Thursday 10/03/13) by 41 percent. And this was 10 percent below the season-premiere of former time period occupant “Hart of Dixie” on the year-ago evening (1.1/ 2 on 10/07/13). While there is much more to the overnights, don’t expect all that much based on this initial set of data.
Next on The CW was a behind-the-scenes look at the first nine seasons of “Supernatural” (subtitled “A Very Special Supernatural Special”) at a 0.8/ 1 (#5), which was not all that…well…special. Season No. 10 of “Supernatural” kicks-off this evening at 9 p.m. out of the launch of “The Flash.”
Source: Nielsen Media Research data
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