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)
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
Clean Sweep for CBS
Thursday 12/11/14
Metered Market Results
Note: The Seattle and Portland markets are excluded from the following averages.
Household
Rating/Share
CBS 6.3/10
Fox 3.0/ 5
NBC 2.3/ 4
ABC 2.3/ 4
CW 1.3/ 2
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-Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening – Thursday 2/12/13:
Fox: +11, CBS: – 7, CW: -13, NBC: -15, ABC: -54
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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), “Two and a Half Men” (CBS)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“The Taste” (ABC), “The Biggest Loser” (NBC), “Bad Judge” (NBC), “A To Z” (NBC), “Gracepoint” (Fox), “Reign” (CW)
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Ratings Breakdown:
Note: The CBS affiliates in Phoenix and St. Louis carried the NFL match-up between the Arizona Cardinals and the St. Louis Rams, which could have impacted the Eye net programming averages.
It was a clean overnight household sweep for CBS, which more than doubled No. 2 Fox. Formerly competitive ABC has sprung a temporary leak while dramas “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal” and “How To Get Away With Murder” are on hiatus.
Tops for the night, as always, was “The Big Bang Theory” on CBS, which scored a 10.2 rating/17 share in households in the 8 p.m. half-hour. Next was sophomore “Mom” at a 6.8/11 at 8:30 p.m., which held 67 percent of the “Big Bang” lead-in (versus retention of 61 percent for former time period occupant “The Millers,” also a 6.8/12 — out of an 11.2/19 for “Big Bang” – on the year-ago evening).
Next on the Eye net was soon-to-conclude “Two and a Half Men” at a 5.9/ 9 at 9 p.m., followed by episode seven of “The McCarthys” at a 4.5/ 7 at 9:30 p.m. Comparably, overnight retention for “The McCarthys” out of “Two and a Half Men” was respectable at 76 percent and it led into an above-average 5.1/ 9 for older-skewing drama “Elementary” at 10 p.m. (which was still 14 percent below the 5.9/10 on the year-ago evening).
As a reminder, CBS will conclude 12-year old “Two and a Half Men” with a one-hour episode on Thursday, Feb. 19 from 9-10 p.m. ET. Leading into the finale at 8:30 p.m. will be the series debut of “The Odd Couple” reboot, featuring Matthew Perry as sloppy Oscar Madison and Thomas Lennon as neat freak Felix. One week later on Feb. 26, current Thursday 8:30 p.m. time period occupant “Mom” moves to 9:30 p.m. ET out of encore telecasts of “The Big Bang Theory” at 9 p.m.
On Fox, the 200th episode of veteran “Bones” showed its age with a 3.2/ 5 in the overnights at 8 p.m. (#2), which was 11 percent below the 3.6/ 6 one week earlier. And it led into the conclusion of limited drama “Gracepoint” at an uneventful 2.7/ 4 at 9 p.m.
In the battle of the reality/competitions, recent returnee “The Taste” on ABC and inspirational “The Biggest Loser” on NBC tied at a modest 2.6/ 4 four in the 8 p.m. hour. “The Taste,” overall, scored a 2.5/ 4 from 8-10 p.m., which was equal to its low-rated season opener one week earlier. And that 2.5 in the overnights on December 4 translated into just 3.33 million viewers and a 0.9 rating/3 share among adults 18-49 (based on the Live Plus Same Day data).
Leading out of “The Taste” was an encore telecast of “How To Get Away With Murder,” featuring Golden Globe Award nominated Viola Davis at a 2.0/ 3 at 10 p.m.. And airing out of aforementioned “The Biggest Loser” on NBC were two more burn-off episodes of 9-10 p.m. comedies “Bad Judge” (#4: 2.3/ 4) and “A To Z” (#4: 1.5/ 2) into a repeat of special “Blake Shelton’s Not So Family Christmas” at a 2.5/ 4 (#2) at 10 p.m.
On The CW, both “The Vampire Diaries” (#5: 1.6/ 3 at 8 p.m.) and sophomore “Reign” (1.1/ 2 at 9 p.m.) increased by one-tenth of a rating point from one week earlier. But “Reign,” in particular, dropped by 21 percent from the 1.4/ 2 on the year-ago evening. With momentum building on The CW thanks to “The Flash” and Golden Globe Award nominated “Jane the Virgin,” there is no need for a third season of “Reign.”
Source: Nielsen Media Research
Clean Sweep for CBS
Thursday 12/11/14
Metered Market Results
Note: The Seattle and Portland markets are excluded from the following averages.
Household
Rating/Share
CBS 6.3/10
Fox 3.0/ 5
NBC 2.3/ 4
ABC 2.3/ 4
CW 1.3/ 2
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-Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening – Thursday 2/12/13:
Fox: +11, CBS: – 7, CW: -13, NBC: -15, ABC: -54
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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), “Two and a Half Men” (CBS)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“The Taste” (ABC), “The Biggest Loser” (NBC), “Bad Judge” (NBC), “A To Z” (NBC), “Gracepoint” (Fox), “Reign” (CW)
———-
Ratings Breakdown:
Note: The CBS affiliates in Phoenix and St. Louis carried the NFL match-up between the Arizona Cardinals and the St. Louis Rams, which could have impacted the Eye net programming averages.
It was a clean overnight household sweep for CBS, which more than doubled No. 2 Fox. Formerly competitive ABC has sprung a temporary leak while dramas “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal” and “How To Get Away With Murder” are on hiatus.
Tops for the night, as always, was “The Big Bang Theory” on CBS, which scored a 10.2 rating/17 share in households in the 8 p.m. half-hour. Next was sophomore “Mom” at a 6.8/11 at 8:30 p.m., which held 67 percent of the “Big Bang” lead-in (versus retention of 61 percent for former time period occupant “The Millers,” also a 6.8/12 — out of an 11.2/19 for “Big Bang” – on the year-ago evening).
Next on the Eye net was soon-to-conclude “Two and a Half Men” at a 5.9/ 9 at 9 p.m., followed by episode seven of “The McCarthys” at a 4.5/ 7 at 9:30 p.m. Comparably, overnight retention for “The McCarthys” out of “Two and a Half Men” was respectable at 76 percent and it led into an above-average 5.1/ 9 for older-skewing drama “Elementary” at 10 p.m. (which was still 14 percent below the 5.9/10 on the year-ago evening).
As a reminder, CBS will conclude 12-year old “Two and a Half Men” with a one-hour episode on Thursday, Feb. 19 from 9-10 p.m. ET. Leading into the finale at 8:30 p.m. will be the series debut of “The Odd Couple” reboot, featuring Matthew Perry as sloppy Oscar Madison and Thomas Lennon as neat freak Felix. One week later on Feb. 26, current Thursday 8:30 p.m. time period occupant “Mom” moves to 9:30 p.m. ET out of encore telecasts of “The Big Bang Theory” at 9 p.m.
On Fox, the 200th episode of veteran “Bones” showed its age with a 3.2/ 5 in the overnights at 8 p.m. (#2), which was 11 percent below the 3.6/ 6 one week earlier. And it led into the conclusion of limited drama “Gracepoint” at an uneventful 2.7/ 4 at 9 p.m.
In the battle of the reality/competitions, recent returnee “The Taste” on ABC and inspirational “The Biggest Loser” on NBC tied at a modest 2.6/ 4 four in the 8 p.m. hour. “The Taste,” overall, scored a 2.5/ 4 from 8-10 p.m., which was equal to its low-rated season opener one week earlier. And that 2.5 in the overnights on December 4 translated into just 3.33 million viewers and a 0.9 rating/3 share among adults 18-49 (based on the Live Plus Same Day data).
Leading out of “The Taste” was an encore telecast of “How To Get Away With Murder,” featuring Golden Globe Award nominated Viola Davis at a 2.0/ 3 at 10 p.m.. And airing out of aforementioned “The Biggest Loser” on NBC were two more burn-off episodes of 9-10 p.m. comedies “Bad Judge” (#4: 2.3/ 4) and “A To Z” (#4: 1.5/ 2) into a repeat of special “Blake Shelton’s Not So Family Christmas” at a 2.5/ 4 (#2) at 10 p.m.
On The CW, both “The Vampire Diaries” (#5: 1.6/ 3 at 8 p.m.) and sophomore “Reign” (1.1/ 2 at 9 p.m.) increased by one-tenth of a rating point from one week earlier. But “Reign,” in particular, dropped by 21 percent from the 1.4/ 2 on the year-ago evening. With momentum building on The CW thanks to “The Flash” and Golden Globe Award nominated “Jane the Virgin,” there is no need for a third season of “Reign.”
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 (We also where possible now post the 18-34 and 25-54 Demo Numbers).
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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