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 Monday Ratings
Respectable Return for “Mike & Molly” and “The Great Christmas Night Fight”
Monday 12/08/14
Household
Rating/Share
NBC 6.2/10
CBS 5.9/ 9
ABC 4.6/ 7
Fox 1.3/ 2
CW 1.0/ 2
-Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening – Monday 12/09/13:
CW: +67, CBS: +59, ABC: +28, NBC: – 3, Fox: -70
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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:
“The Voice” (NBC), “Scorpion” (CBS)
-Honorable Mention:
“2 Broke Girls” (CBS), “Mike & Molly” (CBS), “The Great Christmas Night Fight” (ABC), “NCIS: Los Angeles” (CBS)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“Jane the Virgin” (CW), “State of Affairs” (NBC)
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Ratings Breakdown:
Minus “Dancing With the Stars” on ABC in the competitive mix, NBC topped the Monday overnights with a five percent advantage in households over second-place CBS. But all is not rosy in the Monday halls at NBC with episode four of drama “State of Affairs” third in the 10 p.m. hour with a 4.0 rating/6 share. Comparably, this was down by 17 percent from the 4.8/ 8 one week earlier. Overnight retention for “State of Affairs” out of the 9:30 p.m. portion of “The Voice” (7.2/11) was just 56 percent. And this pales in comparison to former time period occupant “The Blacklist.”
“The Voice,” overall, averaged a 7.3/11 from 8-10 p.m., fluctuating by only one-tenth of an overnight rating point in the four half-hours. But, year-to-year, “The Voice” did dip by 13 percent from the 8.4/13 on the year-ago evening.
In season-premiere news, CBS sitcom “Mike & Molly” opened with a second-place 5.4/ 8 at 8:30 p.m., which was perfectly compatible out of the almost identical 5.5/ 8 for lead-in “2 Broke Girls.” And it led into a 6.8/10 for “Scorpion” from 9-10 p.m., which built by 26 percent and remains a bona fide hit new drama. Capping off the night for the Eye net was “NCIS: Los Angeles” at a first-place 5.6/ 9 at 10 p.m., which was 65 percent above failed year-ago occupant “Hostages” (3.4/ 6 on 12/09/13).
Also opening for the season was ABC reality competition “The Great Christmas Light Fight” at a respectable 4.5/ 7 from 8-10 p.m., which was 25 percent above the 3.6/ 6 for the year-ago telecast (from 9-11 p.m.). And that translated into 5.50 million viewers and a 1.4 rating/4 share among adults 18-49, based on the Live Plus Same Day data. Next on ABC was “Castle” at a second-place 4.9/ 8 at 10 p.m., which was 14 percent above the 9:30 p.m. portion of “The Great Christmas Night Fight” (4.3/ 6). But “Castle” minus the lead-in support from “Dancing With the Stars” is not as strong a show.
Elsewhere, The CW was at typical overnight levels for scripted hours “The Originals” (#5: 1.2/ 2) and “Jane the Virgin” (#5: 0.9/ 1), which is clearly worthy of a larger audience from a creative standpoint. And Fox aired encore telecasts of “Gotham” (#4: 1.6/ 2) and sophomore “Sleepy Hollow” (#4: 1.1/ 2).
Source: Nielsen Media Research data
Respectable Return for “Mike & Molly” and “The Great Christmas Night Fight”
Monday 12/08/14
Household
Rating/Share
NBC 6.2/10
CBS 5.9/ 9
ABC 4.6/ 7
Fox 1.3/ 2
CW 1.0/ 2
-Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening – Monday 12/09/13:
CW: +67, CBS: +59, ABC: +28, NBC: – 3, Fox: -70
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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:
“The Voice” (NBC), “Scorpion” (CBS)
-Honorable Mention:
“2 Broke Girls” (CBS), “Mike & Molly” (CBS), “The Great Christmas Night Fight” (ABC), “NCIS: Los Angeles” (CBS)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“Jane the Virgin” (CW), “State of Affairs” (NBC)
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Ratings Breakdown:
Minus “Dancing With the Stars” on ABC in the competitive mix, NBC topped the Monday overnights with a five percent advantage in households over second-place CBS. But all is not rosy in the Monday halls at NBC with episode four of drama “State of Affairs” third in the 10 p.m. hour with a 4.0 rating/6 share. Comparably, this was down by 17 percent from the 4.8/ 8 one week earlier. Overnight retention for “State of Affairs” out of the 9:30 p.m. portion of “The Voice” (7.2/11) was just 56 percent. And this pales in comparison to former time period occupant “The Blacklist.”
“The Voice,” overall, averaged a 7.3/11 from 8-10 p.m., fluctuating by only one-tenth of an overnight rating point in the four half-hours. But, year-to-year, “The Voice” did dip by 13 percent from the 8.4/13 on the year-ago evening.
In season-premiere news, CBS sitcom “Mike & Molly” opened with a second-place 5.4/ 8 at 8:30 p.m., which was perfectly compatible out of the almost identical 5.5/ 8 for lead-in “2 Broke Girls.” And it led into a 6.8/10 for “Scorpion” from 9-10 p.m., which built by 26 percent and remains a bona fide hit new drama. Capping off the night for the Eye net was “NCIS: Los Angeles” at a first-place 5.6/ 9 at 10 p.m., which was 65 percent above failed year-ago occupant “Hostages” (3.4/ 6 on 12/09/13).
Also opening for the season was ABC reality competition “The Great Christmas Light Fight” at a respectable 4.5/ 7 from 8-10 p.m., which was 25 percent above the 3.6/ 6 for the year-ago telecast (from 9-11 p.m.). And that translated into 5.50 million viewers and a 1.4 rating/4 share among adults 18-49, based on the Live Plus Same Day data. Next on ABC was “Castle” at a second-place 4.9/ 8 at 10 p.m., which was 14 percent above the 9:30 p.m. portion of “The Great Christmas Night Fight” (4.3/ 6). But “Castle” minus the lead-in support from “Dancing With the Stars” is not as strong a show.
Elsewhere, The CW was at typical overnight levels for scripted hours “The Originals” (#5: 1.2/ 2) and “Jane the Virgin” (#5: 0.9/ 1), which is clearly worthy of a larger audience from a creative standpoint. And Fox aired encore telecasts of “Gotham” (#4: 1.6/ 2) and sophomore “Sleepy Hollow” (#4: 1.1/ 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).
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