Top 25 Markets - 18-49
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Grey's 2.7
Scandal 3.9
Murder 3.3
Big Bang 4.8
Mom 2.4
Two & A Half 2.1
McCarthys 1.4
Elementary 1.0
Biggest Loser 1.0
Bad Judge 0.9
A to Z 0.6
Parenthood 1.1
Bones 1.2
Gracepoint 0.8
Vampire Diaries 0.9
Reign 0.4
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)
For more information on the Nielsen Ratings see this Wikipedia Entry.
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Metered Market Thursday Ratings
ABC Leads; “The Big Bang Theory” on CBS Tops Night
Thursday 11/13/14
Metered Market Results
Household
Rating/Share
ABC 7.1/11
CBS 6.1/10
Fox 2.9/ 5
NBC 2.6/ 4
CW 1.2/ 2
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-Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening – Thursday 11/14/13:
ABC: +39, NBC: +13, CBS: -10, Fox: -15, CW: =25
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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 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:
“The Big Bang Theory” (CBS), “Mom” (CBS), “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC), “Scandal” (ABC), “How To Get Away With Murder” (ABC)
-Losers:
“The Biggest Loser” (NBC), “Bad Judge” (NBC), “A To Z” (NBC), “The McCarthys” (CBS), “Gracepoint” (Fox), “Reign” (CW), “Elementary” (CBS), “Parenthood” (NBC)
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Ratings Breakdown:
“The Big Bang Theory” on CBS topped this typical Thursday, with a 10.7 rating/17 share in the household overnights at 8 p.m. But it was not enough to lead the Eye net to nightly victory, with dominant ABC holding a 16 percent advantage. ABC, the most improved network on Thursday, featured its regularly scheduled “TGIT” rotation of dramas “Grey’s Anatomy” (#3: 6.4/10), “Scandal” (#1: 7.8/12) and “How To Get Away With Murder” (#1: 7.0/12). Needless to say, moving both “Grey’s” and “Scandal” up by one hour this season has been a rousing success for the alphabet net.
Scheduled out of “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS’ sophomore “Mom” continues to post noticeable growth (versus formerly airing Monday at 9:30 p.m. out of “2 Broke Girls”), with a first-place 6.9/11 at 8:30 p.m. Comparably, that was on par with year-ago time period occupant “The Millers,” but – similar to “The Millers” – the overnight retention out of “The Big Bang Theory” was only 64 percent.
Next on the Eye net was veteran “Two and a Half Men” (#2: 5.8/ 9), which exits this spring, followed by episode three of “The McCarthys” at a 4.4/ 7 at 9:30 p.m. Comparably, this was one-tenth of a rating point (or two percent) below the 4.5/ 7 one week earlier. And that 4.5 overnight household rating translated into a modest 6.67 million viewers and a 1.5 rating/4 share among adults 18-49, based on the Live + Same Day data. Comparably, “The McCarthys” slipped by 24 percent in the overnights from the 5.8/ 9 on the year-ago evening for former time period occupant “Two and a Half Men,” and its retention out of Jon Cryer and Ashton Kutcher last night was so-so at 76 percent.
At 10 p.m., CBS’ “Elementary” finished in the distant No. 2 spot with a 4.5/ 8, which 21 percent below the 5.7/10 one year earlier.
Elsewhere, the overnight results were minimum. Fox’s veteran “Bones” continues to erode as the Thursday anchor this season, with a 3.6/ 6 at 8 p.m. And it led into a typically minuscule 2.2/ 3 at 9 p.m. for limited drama “Graceland.” “The Biggest Loser” on NBC has also not benefited opening Thursday, with a fourth-place 2.8/ 4 from 8-9 p.m. And that led into canceled 9-10 p.m. sitcoms “Bad Judge” (#3: 2.6/ 4) and “A To Z” (#4: 1.7/ 3), followed by soon-to-conclude “Parenthood” at a 2.7/ 5 at 10 p.m. (#3). The ongoing positive for “Parenthood” remains the double-digit growth in the key demos out of “A To Z.”
Capping off the night was CW combo “The Vampire Diaries” (#5: 1.4/ 2), which slipped by 22 percent from the year-ago evening (1.8/ 3 on 11/14/13), and sophomore “Reign” (#5: 0.9/ 1), which dropped by 36 percent (from the 1.4/ 2 one year earlier).
Source: Nielsen Media Research
ABC Leads; “The Big Bang Theory” on CBS Tops Night
Thursday 11/13/14
Metered Market Results
Household
Rating/Share
ABC 7.1/11
CBS 6.1/10
Fox 2.9/ 5
NBC 2.6/ 4
CW 1.2/ 2
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-Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening – Thursday 11/14/13:
ABC: +39, NBC: +13, CBS: -10, Fox: -15, CW: =25
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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 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:
“The Big Bang Theory” (CBS), “Mom” (CBS), “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC), “Scandal” (ABC), “How To Get Away With Murder” (ABC)
-Losers:
“The Biggest Loser” (NBC), “Bad Judge” (NBC), “A To Z” (NBC), “The McCarthys” (CBS), “Gracepoint” (Fox), “Reign” (CW), “Elementary” (CBS), “Parenthood” (NBC)
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Ratings Breakdown:
“The Big Bang Theory” on CBS topped this typical Thursday, with a 10.7 rating/17 share in the household overnights at 8 p.m. But it was not enough to lead the Eye net to nightly victory, with dominant ABC holding a 16 percent advantage. ABC, the most improved network on Thursday, featured its regularly scheduled “TGIT” rotation of dramas “Grey’s Anatomy” (#3: 6.4/10), “Scandal” (#1: 7.8/12) and “How To Get Away With Murder” (#1: 7.0/12). Needless to say, moving both “Grey’s” and “Scandal” up by one hour this season has been a rousing success for the alphabet net.
Scheduled out of “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS’ sophomore “Mom” continues to post noticeable growth (versus formerly airing Monday at 9:30 p.m. out of “2 Broke Girls”), with a first-place 6.9/11 at 8:30 p.m. Comparably, that was on par with year-ago time period occupant “The Millers,” but – similar to “The Millers” – the overnight retention out of “The Big Bang Theory” was only 64 percent.
Next on the Eye net was veteran “Two and a Half Men” (#2: 5.8/ 9), which exits this spring, followed by episode three of “The McCarthys” at a 4.4/ 7 at 9:30 p.m. Comparably, this was one-tenth of a rating point (or two percent) below the 4.5/ 7 one week earlier. And that 4.5 overnight household rating translated into a modest 6.67 million viewers and a 1.5 rating/4 share among adults 18-49, based on the Live + Same Day data. Comparably, “The McCarthys” slipped by 24 percent in the overnights from the 5.8/ 9 on the year-ago evening for former time period occupant “Two and a Half Men,” and its retention out of Jon Cryer and Ashton Kutcher last night was so-so at 76 percent.
At 10 p.m., CBS’ “Elementary” finished in the distant No. 2 spot with a 4.5/ 8, which 21 percent below the 5.7/10 one year earlier.
Elsewhere, the overnight results were minimum. Fox’s veteran “Bones” continues to erode as the Thursday anchor this season, with a 3.6/ 6 at 8 p.m. And it led into a typically minuscule 2.2/ 3 at 9 p.m. for limited drama “Graceland.” “The Biggest Loser” on NBC has also not benefited opening Thursday, with a fourth-place 2.8/ 4 from 8-9 p.m. And that led into canceled 9-10 p.m. sitcoms “Bad Judge” (#3: 2.6/ 4) and “A To Z” (#4: 1.7/ 3), followed by soon-to-conclude “Parenthood” at a 2.7/ 5 at 10 p.m. (#3). The ongoing positive for “Parenthood” remains the double-digit growth in the key demos out of “A To Z.”
Capping off the night was CW combo “The Vampire Diaries” (#5: 1.4/ 2), which slipped by 22 percent from the year-ago evening (1.8/ 3 on 11/14/13), and sophomore “Reign” (#5: 0.9/ 1), which dropped by 36 percent (from the 1.4/ 2 one year earlier).
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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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