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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Sunday 1/04/15 Metered Markets
Respectable Sampling for “Galavant” Debut on ABC
Household
Rating/Share
Fox 11.7/18
CBS 6.4/10
NBC 4.3/ 7
ABC 3.4/ 5
-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening – Sunday 1/05/14:
CBS: +12, NBC: + 7, ABC: – 8, Fox: -10
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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. The overnights are your first look at what to potentially expect when the other results come in. And we always take into account other benchmarks including the expected demographic ratings, potential DVR usage, the critical acclaim (or lack of) and the social media presence. Keep in mind, as always, that results for any live sporting event are always approximate.
-Winners:
Football overrun (Fox), “Madam Secretary” (CBS), “The Simpsons” (Fox), “The Good Wife” (CBS), “Celebrity Apprentice” (NBC)
-Respectable Sampling:
“Galavant” (ABC)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“Resurrection” (ABC), “Revenge” (ABC)
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Ratings Breakdown:
Although some of the broadcast networks are no longer using the word midseason, the launch of goofy musical comedy “Galavant” on ABC last night did signal the beginning of the next round of new primetime series. And “Galavant” did, as expected, get sampled with a 4.4 rating/7 share in the household overnights from 8-9 p.m. Comparably, “Galavant” finished fourth in the time period, which is nothing to boast about. And it dipped by 15 percent in the second half-hour (4.8/ 7 to 4.1/ 6), which could signal considerable erosion in week two. But “Galavant” did build from the 7:30 p.m. portion of lead-in “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (3.6/ 5) by 22 percent. And it opened 16 percent higher than the most recent telecast of regularly scheduled time period occupant “Once Upon a Time” (3.8/ 6 on 12/14/14), which it is filling in for. Let’s wait and see the what initial demo ratings look like.
Also on ABC: The prognosis for life past the 14 ordered episodes this season continues to get weaker for sophomore drama “Resurrection,” which slipped to a 2.9/ 4 in the overnights from 9-10 p.m. Comparably, that was 36 percent below year-ago occupant “Revenge” (4.5/ 7 on 1/05/14). And minus the lead-in support, “Revenge” at 10 p.m. could only muster a 3.1/ 5, which was still 35 percent above failed year-ago occupant “Betrayal” (2.3/ 4 on 1/05/14).
Earlier in the evening on ABC was aforementioned “America’s Funniest Home Videos” at a 3.3/ 5 (#4) from 7-8 p.m.
In season-premiere news, NBC guilty pleasure “Celebrity Apprentice” returned after an almost two year absence with a 4.7/ 7 from 9-11 p.m. Comparably, this was a 24 percent overnight rating improvement over its most recent season-opener (3.8/ 6 on 3/03/13), and this should be enough to win the two-hour block in adults 18-49. The episode, no doubt, was taped long before Bill Cosby’s sexual assault allegations began piling up.
From 7-9 p.m. on NBC was a two-hour edition of “Dateline” at a 4.0/ 6 from 7-9 p.m., peaking in the 8:30 p.m. half-hour at a 5.5/ 8.
Tops for the night was Fox, which won this first Sunday in January with ease thanks to an estimated one-hour NFL Football primetime overrun (NFC Wildcard Game: Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys) at a mammoth 27.8/43 in the household overnights from 7-8 p.m. Individual program results for Fox last night are approximate, due to unconfirmed start times. As it stands, “The Simpsons” is showing up at an above average 6.6/10 in the 8 p.m. half-hour, but part of that overnight rating could include post-game “The OT.” Next was sophomore “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” at a 4.0/ 6 at 8:30 p.m. (#4), followed by “Family Guy” (#3: 3.7/ 5) and “Bob’s Burgers” (#4: 2.6/ 4) from 9-10 p.m.
Over at CBS, granddaddy “60 Minutes” took a hit opposite the football overrun on Fox with a second-place 5.8/ 9 from 7-8 p.m. But the return of scripted dramas “Madam Secretary” (#1: 7.7/11) and “The Good Wife” (#1: 7.0/10) remained perfectly compatible from 8-10 p.m. (and are both worth touting despite the older audience skew). And tired ‘CSI” closed the night for the Eye net with a 5.3/ 9 at 10 p.m. (#1), which was 17 percent below year-ago occupant “The Mentalist” (6.4/10 on 1/05/14).
Source: Nielsen Media Research data
Respectable Sampling for “Galavant” Debut on ABC
Household
Rating/Share
Fox 11.7/18
CBS 6.4/10
NBC 4.3/ 7
ABC 3.4/ 5
-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening – Sunday 1/05/14:
CBS: +12, NBC: + 7, ABC: – 8, Fox: -10
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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. The overnights are your first look at what to potentially expect when the other results come in. And we always take into account other benchmarks including the expected demographic ratings, potential DVR usage, the critical acclaim (or lack of) and the social media presence. Keep in mind, as always, that results for any live sporting event are always approximate.
-Winners:
Football overrun (Fox), “Madam Secretary” (CBS), “The Simpsons” (Fox), “The Good Wife” (CBS), “Celebrity Apprentice” (NBC)
-Respectable Sampling:
“Galavant” (ABC)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“Resurrection” (ABC), “Revenge” (ABC)
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Ratings Breakdown:
Although some of the broadcast networks are no longer using the word midseason, the launch of goofy musical comedy “Galavant” on ABC last night did signal the beginning of the next round of new primetime series. And “Galavant” did, as expected, get sampled with a 4.4 rating/7 share in the household overnights from 8-9 p.m. Comparably, “Galavant” finished fourth in the time period, which is nothing to boast about. And it dipped by 15 percent in the second half-hour (4.8/ 7 to 4.1/ 6), which could signal considerable erosion in week two. But “Galavant” did build from the 7:30 p.m. portion of lead-in “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (3.6/ 5) by 22 percent. And it opened 16 percent higher than the most recent telecast of regularly scheduled time period occupant “Once Upon a Time” (3.8/ 6 on 12/14/14), which it is filling in for. Let’s wait and see the what initial demo ratings look like.
Also on ABC: The prognosis for life past the 14 ordered episodes this season continues to get weaker for sophomore drama “Resurrection,” which slipped to a 2.9/ 4 in the overnights from 9-10 p.m. Comparably, that was 36 percent below year-ago occupant “Revenge” (4.5/ 7 on 1/05/14). And minus the lead-in support, “Revenge” at 10 p.m. could only muster a 3.1/ 5, which was still 35 percent above failed year-ago occupant “Betrayal” (2.3/ 4 on 1/05/14).
Earlier in the evening on ABC was aforementioned “America’s Funniest Home Videos” at a 3.3/ 5 (#4) from 7-8 p.m.
In season-premiere news, NBC guilty pleasure “Celebrity Apprentice” returned after an almost two year absence with a 4.7/ 7 from 9-11 p.m. Comparably, this was a 24 percent overnight rating improvement over its most recent season-opener (3.8/ 6 on 3/03/13), and this should be enough to win the two-hour block in adults 18-49. The episode, no doubt, was taped long before Bill Cosby’s sexual assault allegations began piling up.
From 7-9 p.m. on NBC was a two-hour edition of “Dateline” at a 4.0/ 6 from 7-9 p.m., peaking in the 8:30 p.m. half-hour at a 5.5/ 8.
Tops for the night was Fox, which won this first Sunday in January with ease thanks to an estimated one-hour NFL Football primetime overrun (NFC Wildcard Game: Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys) at a mammoth 27.8/43 in the household overnights from 7-8 p.m. Individual program results for Fox last night are approximate, due to unconfirmed start times. As it stands, “The Simpsons” is showing up at an above average 6.6/10 in the 8 p.m. half-hour, but part of that overnight rating could include post-game “The OT.” Next was sophomore “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” at a 4.0/ 6 at 8:30 p.m. (#4), followed by “Family Guy” (#3: 3.7/ 5) and “Bob’s Burgers” (#4: 2.6/ 4) from 9-10 p.m.
Over at CBS, granddaddy “60 Minutes” took a hit opposite the football overrun on Fox with a second-place 5.8/ 9 from 7-8 p.m. But the return of scripted dramas “Madam Secretary” (#1: 7.7/11) and “The Good Wife” (#1: 7.0/10) remained perfectly compatible from 8-10 p.m. (and are both worth touting despite the older audience skew). And tired ‘CSI” closed the night for the Eye net with a 5.3/ 9 at 10 p.m. (#1), which was 17 percent below year-ago occupant “The Mentalist” (6.4/10 on 1/05/14).
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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