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Ratings News - 23rd January 2015

Jan 23, 2015

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Today's Early Overnight Ratings

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)

Tables being updated live. Please refresh for updates.


Early Ratings Analysis

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 Thursday Ratings
Modest Start for “Backstrom” on Fox

Thursday 1/22/15
Metered Market Results

Household
Rating/Share
Fox 6.2/10
CBS 6.0/10
NBC 2.7/ 4
ABC 2.3/ 4
CW 1.2/ 2

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-Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening – Thursday 1/23/15:
NBC: +17, CBS: + 9, Fox: no change, ABC: -21, 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:
“American Idol” (Fox), “The Big Bang Theory” R (CBS), “Mom” (CBS)

-Honorable Mention:
“Two and a Half Men” (CBS)

-Losers (excluding repeats):
“The Taste” (ABC), “Bad Judge” (NBC), “A To Z” (NBC), “Reign” (CW)

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Ratings Breakdown:
Fox inched past CBS for Thursday overnight dominance, with a two-tenth of a household rating point advantage. In series-premiere news, Fox drama “Backstrom,” featuring former “The Office” star Rainn Wilson as an offensive, irascible detective who is engaged in a constant struggle with his self-destructive tendencies (is there any other kind of TV detective?), opened with a second-place 5.1/ 8 in the household overnights from 9-10 p.m. Comparably, this was 13 percent above the year-ago debut of short-lived legal drama “Rake,” with Greg Kinnear. The overnight retention for “Backstrom” out of the 8:30 p.m. portion of lead-in “American Idol” (7.5/12) was so-so at 68 percent. And it dropped by 13 percent in the second half-hour (5.9/ 9 to 4.8/ 8).

Assuming “Backstrom” and “Rake” have similar audience skews (translation: older), chances are the debut of “Backstrom” will be a minor improvement over the 6.95 million viewers and the 1.7 rating/5 share among adults 18-49 (based on the Live Plus Same Day data) for the launch of “Rake.” In other words, this is nothing spectacular.

Overall, “American Idol” averaged a dominant 7.3/12 from 8-9 p.m., which was a minor nine percent below the 8.0/12 for “Idol” on the year-ago evening. That said, there is still life left in the veteran singing competition.

CBS opened the evening with an encore telecast of “The Big Bang Theory” at a 7.0/12 at 8 p.m. (#2) into a 6.6/11 (#2) for “Mom” at 8:30 p.m. Comparably, “Mom” held 94 percent of the encore “Big Bang” lead-in, which was its best overnight retention to-date. And this is the episode that should result in a second Emmy Award for Allison Janney as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

Next on the Eye net was soon-to-conclude “Two and a Half Men” at a 5.8/ 9 (#1) at 9 p.m., followed by a second repeat installment of “The Big Bang Theory” at a 5.5/ 9 at 9:30 p.m. (#1) and older-skewing “Elementary” at a typical 5.6/10 from 10-11 p.m.

In series-finale news, NBC 9-10 p.m. sitcoms “Bad Judge” (#4: 2.1/ 3) and “A To Z” (#4: 1.7/ 3) earned their walking papers, which led into the second-to-last episode of drama “Parenthood” at a 3.2/ 6 (#2) at 10 p.m. Earlier in the evening on NBC was “The Biggest Loser” at a 2.9/ 5 from 8-9 p.m. (#4), which was 29 percent, on average, above year-ago sitcoms “Community” (2.2/ 3) and “Parks and Recreation” (2.3/ 3).

Elsewhere, the season (or series) finale of ABC cooking competition “The Taste” went out with a whimper at a 2.5 4 from 8-10 p.m. And it led into a repeat of “How To Get Away With Murder” at a 1.8/ 3 at 10 p.m. (#3). Note to Viola Davis: you were robbed at the Golden Globe Awards.

Capping off the night was The CW’s combination of “The Vampire Diaries” at a 1.5/ 2 (#5) at 8 p.m., which dropped by 21 percent from one year earlier, and sophomore “Reign” (#5: 1.0/ 2), which slipped from “The Vampire Diaries” by 33 percent.

Source: Nielsen Media Research


About the Daily Ratings

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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.

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86 comments:

  1. I have to agree with him about Viola and Allision

    Okay for backstrom

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  2. Is anyone surprised that Backstrom didn't do that well? Probably looking at around a 2.0 in the demos there, which isn't great after American Idol.

    Parenthood finally hits a 6 share. Would be nice to see that show hit a 2.0 for its finale.

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  3. I don't think a 2 is impossible

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  4. So my Cw shows stayed steady more or less. Looking forward for the demo numbers.

    After this season I'll miss Two aah men so much!

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  5. So a 1.8 or 1.9 for Backstrom?

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  6. This is not a bad start for Backstrom but also not a good start considering the competition it will face next week.

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  7. Ruth Wilson was crazy good in The Affair though so I can't say she was robbed. Viola gives a more powerful performance because she has a more expressive character as opposed to Ruth which was one of the most depressing characters I remember. I probably would have preferred Viola but I can't say it was unfair. In fact, I think any of these ladies could have gotten and I wouldn't have thought of it as unfair: Claire Danes, Emily VanCamp, Julianna Margulies, Lizzy Caplan, Ruth Wilson, Tatiana Maslany and Viola Davis

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  8. That's about where I would place it unless it somehow skews younger than the typical comedic procedural.

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  9. I expected Backstorm to start slightly ahead of Rake if only because it is not easy to be as big of a flop as Rake was, so this is in line with it. We shall see how the demos look. But the competition will kill it very soon. A new drama against Scandal and Blacklist is just too much.

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  10. Murder will be back next week. I doubt it can hit a 2.0 against it.

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  11. True I wanted Davis but Wilson was pretty good

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  12. Probably 0.8 for TVD and 0.4 for reign

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  13. I wonder just how far it will fall next week (if it does)?

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  14. I think a month for now, if it is still on the air, it will be lucky to crack a 1.0.:
    - next week: Scandal returns
    - the week after: The Blacklist returns
    - two weeks after: Two and a Half Men one hour series finale

    Meanwhile: usual post premiere depreciation + weakening Idol.

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  15. I think it will probably follow in Rake's shoes.. ratings fall, then gets moved to Friday or off the schedule. Just can't see it lasting long.

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  16. I can imagine Bones coming back earlier than expected (was that hiatus necessary?) and actually getting Idol on Thursdays to lead-in to it considering Backstrom had terrible WOM and it has FIERCE COMPETITION.

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  17. According to TVMediaInsights, Backstrom fell 13% at the half. Since some unique viewers tend to catch a new show while in progress to sample it, any loss for a premiere over 10% at the half is concerning. It sets up what could be huge second week loses for a new series.

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  18. It depends on what failsJanuary 23, 2015 at 3:02 PM

    Can believe to many people showed to see Backstrom.

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  19. Note to Viola Davis...
    Like she is going to be reading this, lol

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  20. Please A Series High For Mom...This Show Is So Awesome!

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  21. I think it was because of Rain Wilson. Many of the viewers won't be returning next week.

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  22. Backstrom = Rake 2.0


    Expect another character driven show next year on FOX as well, because FOX never learns.

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  23. Character driven procedurals can make a lot of syndication money if it hits with an audience. FOX is well aware of that and is trying to compete in that market.



    All of these sci fi shows and high concept serials are great and FOX will always have a few on schedule, but they don't pay the bills in terms of a syndication market.


    Overall, I think the overall idea of scheduling more character procedurals is solid, but the shows that they picked were just the wrong concepts within that character procedural genre.

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  24. It depends on what failsJanuary 23, 2015 at 3:24 PM

    House - Rake - Backstrom - Luther


    It makes sense

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  25. Luther could actually work if they find the right creative process/team behind it. The issue that I have is that I don't have any confidence in FOX finding those right people.

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  26. Wow, I'm surprised Backstrom got average ratings last night. Ratings will drop dramatically with the second episode and it will be cancelled.

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  27. Eva Green, also. She's tremendous in Penny Dreadful.
    But agreed with your overall point about the depth of the category.

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  28. I would love for it to hit a 2 but it will be very very tough with HTGAWM back next week. :(

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  29. I don't watch Penny Dreadful so I can't comment on her actually, but I accept your opinion!

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  30. Be that may, but FOX has tried the "the main character is an ass and unlikable" two years in a row now. I have never watched Luther, but I assume it will be little different, but US remakes haven't been working out lately as well.

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  31. I think Backstrom got a 1.9/2.0

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  32. TVD 0.8
    Reign 0.5 I think.

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  33. Amazing for Mom.
    Was it a special episode of Elementary so CBS decided to give it a better lead-in and pre-empted The McCarthys at the last minute?

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  34. 0.7 for TVD is ok-ish. Thought it would do better though. I expected 0.4 for Reign

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  35. Victor Hugo G. SoaresJanuary 23, 2015 at 4:19 PM

    Awesome for Mom.. increase versus last week

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  36. Winners: Mom, American Idol

    Honorable Mention: Parenthood, Two and a Half Men, Backstorm

    Losers: The Vampire Diaries, Reign, Bad Judge, A to Z, The Taste

    The CW had a horrible night. Both shows should have done much better sans TGIT. They had no major competition to justify the lows and both ended up the fall on a relatively high note so this is really bad. Mom did amazing, I am glad for the show. As for Backstorm, it did about what I expected (I said 1.8/1.9) but this still isn't enough to make it sustainable for when the competition arrives I think

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  37. Definitely seems like American Idol and Empire is a good combo, so much so that American Idol on Wednesdays are significantly more watched than that on Thursdays. Empire is really doing great for FOX.

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  38. pretty low for the vampire diaries isn't it

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  39. Mom truly is a breakout hit this year.

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  40. Not having The McCarthys on the schedules seems to have helped Elementary.

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  41. CBS is doing right by the show. It treated Mom very well during summer with a lot of repeats to increase exposure and it has gotten it a nice scheduling to prop it up. The only mistake I feel they've made was the horrible idea of airing it on Thanksgiving night, but well. However, I think the show is even stronger than last year, it's hitting all the right notes creatively so that counts as well.

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  42. Idol always did better on Wed than Thurs.

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  43. Reign as always 3 points bellow TVD. Whatever it has been renewed already. So im happy

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  44. I adore Viola Davis to death and I would have preferred to have her win but have you actually watched the Affair? Ruth Wilson was mind blowing good in a much more subtle and contained yet incredible performance. I can't actually say her win was unfair in any way. It comes down to preferences, purely.

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  45. I feel like HTGAWM has been on repeats for so long they probably have repeated every single one of the episodes

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  46. Damn it TVD,you should have done 0.8 at least without any major competition.

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  47. A once upon a time show that rules the CW now reduced to trash,not even sure how it got a season 7.Reign is a superb show ,I wish more people watched it.

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  48. I'm really fascinated Reign got renewed with this numbers,very lucky i guess!

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  49. It got season 7 coz the ratings are still higher than network avg and still profitable for the network.

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  50. So, Elementary gets about a point higher lead-in and barely moves up. Last year, Crazy Ones and 2.5 Men were blamed for Elementary's slide. This year, The McCarthys. Maybe, just maybe, people have given up on the show.

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  51. OK for Backstrom. Amazing for Mom

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  52. Which is ironic, considering that Elementary barely improved.

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  53. The storylines still suck .What happened to the premise of the show ?Thats why the true viewers have jumped the shark.No storylines,retcons,fair to poor acting .

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  54. I agree on the quality part.

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  55. There is a mistake in the ratings of the second TBBT rerun.

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  56. The second TBBT rerun actually did a 1.9. Doing a 1.5 out of that at 10pm is actually acceptable.

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  57. Added to that It is said that Season 7 will not have the same cast.So...Im thinking maybe only 13 episodes.

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  58. It's strange that they did that for the show last night when there was no competition instead of last week when Murder premieres and Parenthood has its series finale.

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  59. I just find it ironic that Julie Plec's twitter bio says "taking Mon/Thurs nights to a whole new level" I don't think lower ratings is what she meant.

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  60. NBC's primetime lineup was delayed in Portland and Oregon due to college basketball coverage

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  61. The CW often does WTF renewals. I loved Nikita, but the forth season renewal was totally not justified by the numbers but at least had syndication as a reason. Then there is BATB which keeps getting renewed in spite of horrendous ratings but with a really involved fan base.

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  62. Elementary was the first of a two-parter. But it seems strange that they'd pre-empt The McCarthys at the last minute rather than not scheduling a new ep there in the first place.

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  63. Somehow i doubt that.I'm seeing final 22 episodes.Let's see.

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  64. 'm slightly surprised that Backstrom got a 2.0, but I wonder if it will adjust down, given its half hours?

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  65. Rake started off decent too but look what happened.

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  66. Backstrom actually did better than i thought it would.... but i'd still rather have The Finder.

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  67. I saw the pilot, and I could barely get through it (the show shouldn't take it personally, I haven't found any drama I like on HBO). But your comment is in line with my point. If it was a close call, I think the network was a factor. It really is such an award show thing to do. Between the popular (3.0+) show on a broadcast network or a premium cable network show that has a hard time hitting a .3, they chose the more obscure. Same goes for Oscars. American Sniper made 100 Million over MLK weekend and suddenly has made almost as much as the rest of the nominees combined.

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  68. good TVD & Elementary thou I don't know if a syndication will get us a s4 hurry up & tell me because I want to start it

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  69. Really quite surprised Backstrom did that well. If it continues to hold up (which I really doubt) I'll watch it.

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  70. Yep all of them except A to Z and Parenthood were preempted.

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  71. But The Affair airs on Showtime.

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  72. That's what I meant. Premium channels in general

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  73. It's because it's a CBS show. They're required to have at least 2 of those in the lineup every season.

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  74. Next season will be it's last.

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  75. Makes sense.That's the reason BatB got renewed last year?

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  76. That's not true.Half or more of CWs shows are joint CzbS/WB productions so it dosent matter who owns/produces aa show,both sides split production costs & profits a show makes

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  77. No.BatB made money online,has deccent DVD sales & great international sales( selling to over 30 countries & one report I saw said it sold to over 200 countries).It was making money ipdespite it's awful ratings.

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  78. No.BatB sold for three seasons internationally reportedly and sold very well internationally & makes money in digitally/online viewing plus deccent DVD sales

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  79. In season one BatB was the fourth to fifth highest rated,not " horrendous" enough to be an automatic renewal

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  80. BatB sold for three seasons overseas reportedly and sold to over 30 countries & I saw a article saying it sold to 200 counties,It has deccent sales and makes digitally/online.The show made money despite its awful ratings

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  81. Ok.I had no idea!Thanks for the info.

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  82. I'll give you season one being a tossup for renewal as to ratings. It wasn't an awful choice, but last season the demographic was .29 average. There is no way to call that anything other than horrendous. HOD had similarly bad ratings with an average of .35, but it was in season three and had the syndication gods on its side. For your sake I hope BATB goes up when it comes back this summer, but that doesn't change the fact that ratings tanked last year.

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