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 Monday Ratings
CBS Leads; “Celebrity Apprentice” Vastly Improved on NBC
Monday 1/26/15
Household
Rating/Share
CBS 5.3/ 8
ABC 5.0/ 8
NBC 4.5/ 7
Fox 3.5/ 5
CW 1.2/ 2
-Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening – Monday 1/27/15:
CW: +33, NBC: + 7, Fox: – 3, ABC and CBS: – 7 each
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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:
“Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials” (CBS), “The Bachelor” (ABC), “Celebrity Apprentice” (NBC)
-Losers:
“State of Affairs” (NBC)
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-Ratings Breakdown:
CBS led the Monday overnight troops, besting No. 2 ABC by three-tenths of a household rating point (or six percent). It opened with annual special “Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials” at a 6.4 rating/9 share from 8-9 p.m., which topped the night. And it led into encore telecasts of dramas “Scorpion” (#2: 5.2/ 8) and “NCIS: Los Angeles” (#1: 4.4/ 7) from 9-11 p.m., which are perfectly compatible vehicles.
In the 8-10 p.m. battle of “The Bachelor” on ABC (5.8/ 9) versus “Celebrity Apprentice” on NBC (4.9/ 7), “The Bachelor’s” overnight household advantage this week was 18 percent. But vastly improved “Celebrity Apprentice” was just one-tenth of a rating point from its season high on the night, with growth of a hefty 58 percent over two episodes of “Hollywood Game Night” on the year-ago evening (avg. 3.1/ 5 on 1/27/14). Let’s be honest, though…the only reason why Kenya Moore is still afloat is because she makes good reality television. The wrong person got fired in the second episode last night.
Leading out of “Celebrity Apprentice” was failing drama “State of Affairs” at a 3.6/ 6 (#2), which was 42 percent below the 6.2/10 for year-ago occupant “The Blacklist.” An encore of competing “Castle” on ABC finished third with a 3.4/ 6 at 10 p.m.
Elsewhere, Fox was at typical Monday overnight levels care of demo friendly “Gotham” (#4: 4.2/ 6) and sophomore “Sleepy Hollow” (#4: 2.9/ 4), which was 36 percent below the 4.5/ 7 for the season-premiere of drama “The Following” on the year-ago evening (4.5/ 7 on 1/27/14). And The CW was also at normal levels care of “The Originals” (#5: 1.3/ 2) and “Jane the Virgin” (#5: 1.1/ 2), which outdelivered year-ago Monday 9 p.m. occupant “Beauty and the Beast” (0.7/ 1 on 1/27/14) by 57 percent.
Source: Nielsen Media Research data
CBS Leads; “Celebrity Apprentice” Vastly Improved on NBC
Monday 1/26/15
Household
Rating/Share
CBS 5.3/ 8
ABC 5.0/ 8
NBC 4.5/ 7
Fox 3.5/ 5
CW 1.2/ 2
-Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening – Monday 1/27/15:
CW: +33, NBC: + 7, Fox: – 3, ABC and CBS: – 7 each
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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:
“Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials” (CBS), “The Bachelor” (ABC), “Celebrity Apprentice” (NBC)
-Losers:
“State of Affairs” (NBC)
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-Ratings Breakdown:
CBS led the Monday overnight troops, besting No. 2 ABC by three-tenths of a household rating point (or six percent). It opened with annual special “Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials” at a 6.4 rating/9 share from 8-9 p.m., which topped the night. And it led into encore telecasts of dramas “Scorpion” (#2: 5.2/ 8) and “NCIS: Los Angeles” (#1: 4.4/ 7) from 9-11 p.m., which are perfectly compatible vehicles.
In the 8-10 p.m. battle of “The Bachelor” on ABC (5.8/ 9) versus “Celebrity Apprentice” on NBC (4.9/ 7), “The Bachelor’s” overnight household advantage this week was 18 percent. But vastly improved “Celebrity Apprentice” was just one-tenth of a rating point from its season high on the night, with growth of a hefty 58 percent over two episodes of “Hollywood Game Night” on the year-ago evening (avg. 3.1/ 5 on 1/27/14). Let’s be honest, though…the only reason why Kenya Moore is still afloat is because she makes good reality television. The wrong person got fired in the second episode last night.
Leading out of “Celebrity Apprentice” was failing drama “State of Affairs” at a 3.6/ 6 (#2), which was 42 percent below the 6.2/10 for year-ago occupant “The Blacklist.” An encore of competing “Castle” on ABC finished third with a 3.4/ 6 at 10 p.m.
Elsewhere, Fox was at typical Monday overnight levels care of demo friendly “Gotham” (#4: 4.2/ 6) and sophomore “Sleepy Hollow” (#4: 2.9/ 4), which was 36 percent below the 4.5/ 7 for the season-premiere of drama “The Following” on the year-ago evening (4.5/ 7 on 1/27/14). And The CW was also at normal levels care of “The Originals” (#5: 1.3/ 2) and “Jane the Virgin” (#5: 1.1/ 2), which outdelivered year-ago Monday 9 p.m. occupant “Beauty and the Beast” (0.7/ 1 on 1/27/14) by 57 percent.
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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