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.
NOTE: The opinions expressed here are NOT those of SpoilerTV but of the Author of this Article, Marc Berman.
Metered Market Wednesday Ratings
“Survivor” Season-Ender Leads CBS to Victory
Wednesday 12/17/14
Household
Rating/Share
CBS 5.5/ 9
NBC 4.3/ 7
ABC 3.4/ 6
Fox 2.8/ 4
CW 1.2/ 2
-Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening – Wednesday 12/18/13:
CBS: +41, NBC: +23, CW: no change, Fox: -28, ABC: -32
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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.
-Winners:
“Survivor” (CBS), “Michael Buble’s Christmas in New York” (NBC)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“The 100” (CW)
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Ratings Breakdown:
CBS got over the so-called Wednesday “hump” in winning overnight fashion care of the two-hour fall season-finale of “Survivor: San Juan del Sur” (which traditionally airs on Sunday) at a 5.8 rating/9 share in households. Comparably, this was only six percent below the 6.2/10 for the fall season-ender one year earlier (6.2/10 on Sunday 12/15/13), and that 6.2 overnight rating translated into 10.19 million viewers and a 2.6 rating/7 share among adults 18-49 (based on the Live Plus Same Day data). Unlike other veteran series of any kind losing typical steam in later seasons, this consistency for “Survivor” is unprecedented.
Airing out of the “Survivor” finale was the live reunion show (which included the last few minutes of the season-finale) at a dominant 5.0/ 8 from 10-11 p.m.
SPOILER ALERT: Do not read any further if you don’t want to know who won. Speaking as the ultimate fan of “Survivor,” this was not the best of seasons. But bold and strategic moves by Natalie in recent weeks (including saving Jaclyn in place of Baylor) resulted in the absolute right person winning. And Reed’s long soliloquy comparing Missy to a wicked stepmother is now second only to Sue Hawk’s infamous rant against Richard Hatch and Kelly Wigglesworth in the first season.
The night’s second fall season-finale was veteran “Hell’s Kitchen” on Fox, which did not impress at a 2.8/ 5 from 8-10 p.m. While Fox needed to utilize two Gordon Ramsay series this fall (to fill the net’s weak line-up, no doubt), a better use is one show at a time.
Over at NBC, annual holiday reality/competition “The Sing-Off” returned as a one-night event with a 3.8/ 6 in the household overnights from 9-11 p.m., peaking in the 9 p.m. half-hour at a second-place 4.3/ 7. Comparably, this was on par with the 8-10 p.m. telecast on the year-ago evening (which translated into 5.49 million viewers and a 1.6/ 5 among adults 18-49, based on the Live Plus Same Day data).
Earlier in the evening on the Peacock net was holiday special “Michael Buble’s Christmas in New York” at a second-place 5.4/ 9 from 8-9 p.m., which was a hefty 69 percent above the 3.2/ 6 on the year-ago evening for Buble’s first Christmas special (which aired at 10 p.m. out of “The Sing-Off”).
Elsewhere, third-place ABC populated the evening with encore telecasts of “The Middle” (#3: 3.9/ 6), “The Goldbergs” (#3: 3.4/ 5), “Modern Family” (#3: 4.2/ 7) and three episodes of freshman “Black-ish,” which averaged a 3.0/ 5 from 9:30-11 p.m. And The CW aired a repeat of special “Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown” (#5: 1.3/ 2) into weak sophomore entry “The 100” (#5: 1.0/ 2).
Source: Nielsen Media Research data
“Survivor” Season-Ender Leads CBS to Victory
Wednesday 12/17/14
Household
Rating/Share
CBS 5.5/ 9
NBC 4.3/ 7
ABC 3.4/ 6
Fox 2.8/ 4
CW 1.2/ 2
-Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening – Wednesday 12/18/13:
CBS: +41, NBC: +23, CW: no change, Fox: -28, ABC: -32
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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.
-Winners:
“Survivor” (CBS), “Michael Buble’s Christmas in New York” (NBC)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“The 100” (CW)
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Ratings Breakdown:
CBS got over the so-called Wednesday “hump” in winning overnight fashion care of the two-hour fall season-finale of “Survivor: San Juan del Sur” (which traditionally airs on Sunday) at a 5.8 rating/9 share in households. Comparably, this was only six percent below the 6.2/10 for the fall season-ender one year earlier (6.2/10 on Sunday 12/15/13), and that 6.2 overnight rating translated into 10.19 million viewers and a 2.6 rating/7 share among adults 18-49 (based on the Live Plus Same Day data). Unlike other veteran series of any kind losing typical steam in later seasons, this consistency for “Survivor” is unprecedented.
Airing out of the “Survivor” finale was the live reunion show (which included the last few minutes of the season-finale) at a dominant 5.0/ 8 from 10-11 p.m.
SPOILER ALERT: Do not read any further if you don’t want to know who won. Speaking as the ultimate fan of “Survivor,” this was not the best of seasons. But bold and strategic moves by Natalie in recent weeks (including saving Jaclyn in place of Baylor) resulted in the absolute right person winning. And Reed’s long soliloquy comparing Missy to a wicked stepmother is now second only to Sue Hawk’s infamous rant against Richard Hatch and Kelly Wigglesworth in the first season.
The night’s second fall season-finale was veteran “Hell’s Kitchen” on Fox, which did not impress at a 2.8/ 5 from 8-10 p.m. While Fox needed to utilize two Gordon Ramsay series this fall (to fill the net’s weak line-up, no doubt), a better use is one show at a time.
Over at NBC, annual holiday reality/competition “The Sing-Off” returned as a one-night event with a 3.8/ 6 in the household overnights from 9-11 p.m., peaking in the 9 p.m. half-hour at a second-place 4.3/ 7. Comparably, this was on par with the 8-10 p.m. telecast on the year-ago evening (which translated into 5.49 million viewers and a 1.6/ 5 among adults 18-49, based on the Live Plus Same Day data).
Earlier in the evening on the Peacock net was holiday special “Michael Buble’s Christmas in New York” at a second-place 5.4/ 9 from 8-9 p.m., which was a hefty 69 percent above the 3.2/ 6 on the year-ago evening for Buble’s first Christmas special (which aired at 10 p.m. out of “The Sing-Off”).
Elsewhere, third-place ABC populated the evening with encore telecasts of “The Middle” (#3: 3.9/ 6), “The Goldbergs” (#3: 3.4/ 5), “Modern Family” (#3: 4.2/ 7) and three episodes of freshman “Black-ish,” which averaged a 3.0/ 5 from 9:30-11 p.m. And The CW aired a repeat of special “Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown” (#5: 1.3/ 2) into weak sophomore entry “The 100” (#5: 1.0/ 2).
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 (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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Ugh, series low HH rating for The 100.
ReplyDeleteHope The 100 does well, despite that poor HH rating.
ReplyDeleteAnd why does Marc feel the need to tell us his thoughts on who won Survivor?
Come one people The 100 need some love!!! Great Episode last night. Please don't go under 0,5
ReplyDeleteTop 25 Market Numbers have been entered.
ReplyDeleteThat is sad for THE 100!
ReplyDeleteThe 100 is stable, people. Don't freak out so soon.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it's gonna end up a 0.6, maybe a 0.54.
The 100 got 1.1 instead of the 1.0 of last week. Hopefully, it will get at least 0.5.
ReplyDeleteI was hoping for a 0.6, but now I'd gladly take a 0.5.
.4 in Top 25 doesn't look good
ReplyDeletenope.it doesn't help its case!
ReplyDeleteYes, Marc Berman, thanks for calling The 100 'weak' (I know it isn't doing great, but it had a loyal audience, so far, and it has a higher rating average than Reign and Jane The Virgin), while you're good at finding excuses for Jane The Virgin and Mom, when they don't do well.
ReplyDeleteCome on, The 100, adjust up. That was such a fantastic episode, and I need steady ratings, please.
ReplyDeleteOuch at The 100, the show is kind of independent from Arrow, but lead-in matters even in a small way.
ReplyDeleteHe does this every week., lol
ReplyDeleteI hope The 100 get 0.6,it's a bit of stretch but one can hope!That was such a brillant mid-season finale!It deserves all the ratings in the world!
ReplyDeleteIt's highly frustrating.
ReplyDeleteNo one but the CW is to blame for the 100's poor ratings. Late start, and airing so close to Christmas. The show is as good as cancelled IMO so I'll just enjoy it while it lasts.
ReplyDeletewow seems like a big chunk of people didn't tune out for the 100.
ReplyDeletei m gonna watch s1 on christmas weekend .
HH is always weird for CWs 9pm as well as to 25. Don't panic peps, T100 will have at least 0.5, I hope for 0.6.
ReplyDeleteMarc needs to turn in his "press" card and just come out of the closet. He's nothing but a passive aggressive fanboy. He's not a professional. He writes nothing brilliant. He just spouts fan service rhetoric that any anon user on the internet could post in his place.
ReplyDeleteHaha
ReplyDeleteI really really really hope the 100 can score a 0.5 :/
ReplyDeleteI still curse cw for starting the 100 so late its a great show and they wasted two weeks were the 100 could have built some consistency
ReplyDeleteThe show aired into the summer last year and didn't drop really at all. The CW has seen it can do well with no lead in and low viewing levels
ReplyDeleteA CBS fanboy lol.
ReplyDeleteNot much on last night
ReplyDeleteI called The 100 ratings going down without the Arrow lead in and the confusion of so many people thinking the finale was last week. I do believe however, that the ratings will go back to what they were come January.
ReplyDeletethat's exactly why they should've scheduled it better, since it showed potential last season.
ReplyDeleteThe 100: 0.5 (half-hours: 0.5/0.5)
ReplyDeleteABC's numbers:
ReplyDeleteTM: 1.4
TG: 1.3
MF: 1.7
Blackish (9:30): 1.3
Black-ish (10 p.m.): 1.1
Black-ish (10 p.m.): 1.0
The 100 at 0.5 is fine, but IT CAN'T ADJUST DOWN!
ReplyDeleteBlack-ish repeated quite well
Full Ratings added to Table
ReplyDeleteIt seems like Black-ish will be a great player for ABC.
ReplyDeleteIt sure will, it is by far the most succesful post MF comedy they ever had
ReplyDeleteSo i finally have christmas break now and the 100 is on my to watch list
ReplyDeleteYes you will love it ;)
ReplyDeleteGood for The 100!I hope it rebounds a bit come jan after the hiatus!
ReplyDeleteDitto. It is one of the most complex and well developed shows on TV
ReplyDeleteYou'll have a great time!
ReplyDeleteI was hoping for a 0.6 but a 0.5 is okay enough for the 100!
ReplyDeleteABC repeats are quite the powerhouse!
...and it's on CW!Who ever thought?
ReplyDeleteAm looking Forward. I will be watching a lot of tv since i have hardly watched any in the last month and january 4th my beloved revenge is back so until then i will watch other shows
ReplyDeleteI always thought it would be entertaining, but I could have never guessed how amazing it would be
ReplyDeleteSame here.
ReplyDeleteThey are! And Black-ish looks like it will be a great player for ABC.
ReplyDeleteConsidering the top 25 I was so worried that a 0.5 is a sight for sore eyes
ReplyDeleteIf only ABC had stopped putting multi-cams after MF and did a single-cam, family, comedy after MF'a hey day... But, alas....
ReplyDeleteMmm, possible series low in viewers for The 100 pending final numbers.
ReplyDeleteHopefully it stays at a 0.5 or gets a lucky rise to a 0.6 in the finals.
I still suspect this is closer to 0.45 than to 0.55 though based on that horrible top25 number but well, let's hope it holds and that I am wrong.
ReplyDeleteHalf-hours?
ReplyDeleteYou're in for a treat.
ReplyDeleteGlad The 100 stayed at a 0.5. That is steady considering the lack of an Arrow lead in (which only really seems to be a weekly 0.1 bump). Here's hoping that a christmas miracle gets us an upward adjustment for once.
ReplyDeleteThey never put any multi-cams behind Modern Family. They mostly put hangout comedies (Don't Trust the B, Mr. Sunshine, Happy Endings, Cougar Town, Super Fun Night), which is a decision I still don't understanding. Trying 1-2, okay, but to put basically one family comedy (Suburgatory) behind Modern Family during its peak was ludicrous.
ReplyDeleteI don't watch, but I do agree that it should've premiered a week earlier. The first Flash repeat The CW did was understandable; the second was superfluous and hurt The 100 more than it helped The Flash.
ReplyDeleteThis ugly top 25 markets number for The 100 scared me, hopefully it'll not adjust down and stay at 0.5.
ReplyDeleteBoth halves were 0.5 so I doubt it. It still could adjust down, but I don't see that happening
ReplyDeleteYes, The 100 is everything Revolution wanted to be. I wish more people would give it a try.
ReplyDeletehere'd be my sollution to theCWs series trouble:
ReplyDelete- renewing Jane the Virgin for a 22 episode second season sounds like a valid assumption simply due to the Golden Globe nod. Otherwise I'd cancel it
- renewing Arrow, The Flash, Supernatural and The Originals for another 22 episode season
- renewing TVD for a sixth and final season
- a 6 episode 'final season' renewal for Reign, a 6 episode 'final season' renewal for The 100, a 12 episode 'final season' renewal for Hart of Dixie so it can make it to 88 episodes
monday: The Originals - new series
tuesday: The Flash - Arrow
wednesday: Supernatural - new series/or iZombie/or Messengers
thursday: The Vampire Diaries - new series
friday: Janes the Virgin - Hart of Dixie (replaced after midseason by Reign and after its run by The 100)
I'd give The 100 a 13 episodes renewal without the "final season" label attached to it. Reign could be BatB's companion off season.
ReplyDeleteScratch what I said about the lead in. We've been getting 0.5 and 0.6 all season and without Arrow we stayed steady with that(unless we get adjusted down).
ReplyDeleteI think it was mostly because of having the Arrow finale last week. CW should have aired the finales togther. After 2x07, we saw so many people thinking that was the finale. The 100 fandom did a good job trying to correct any they saw was misinformed, but there was nothing we could do about the casuals who don't pariticpate with the show online.
There goes the slight chance for an upward adjustment.
ReplyDeleteI don't think The 100 deserves this harsh treatment but if there's no other option - I'd take the 6-episode final season. The writers are outstanding and they can manage an emotional, action packed send-off.
ReplyDeleteIt never hit a 0.7 this season, why should it go up? Especially after this midseason finally I expect it to go down.
ReplyDeleteIt's just a wish. It did hit 0.7 in one of its half hours this season, but that was just that one time. I have hope, but it is not really likely for it to happen
ReplyDeleteThe top 2 CW shows (Flash, Arrow) aren't being moved, aside from the fact that it doesn't make sense to pair them up. The network wants those large audiences to sample what follows instead of having them tune in for only one night. Arrow is the CW flagship show at this point, supplanting Vampire Diaries, and Flash is a monster hit. I can see Supernatural moving, but only to open up a spot for a new show behind Flash. Vampire Diaries is on its last legs and is no longer a good lead-in for new shows. Jane most likely will be back on Mondays, so that leaves Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 9 for CW to sample new shows.
ReplyDeleteThey wanted to double-launch Flash behind Arrow for two weeks to maximize the audience. Given the monster numbers that Flash is getting (by CW standards), it's tough to argue it was a bad decision.
ReplyDeleteFlash is CW's top show, and it's demo ratings are triple what The 100 pulls, and 50% better than the #2 show (Arrow). So it's very hard to argue that it was a mistake to encore Flash behind Arrow the first two weeks to cement the audience.
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