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 Wednesday Ratings
Continued Growth for Freshman Fox Sensation “Empire”
Wednesday 2/11/15
Household
Rating/Share
Fox 7.8/12
CBS 5.7/ 9
ABC 4.7/ 8
NBC 4.1/ 7
CW 1.6/ 2
-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening – Wednesday 2/12/14:
Note: NBC aired the XXII Winter Olympics from Sochi on the year-ago evening.
CW: +129, ABC: +74, CBS: +73, Fox: + 5, NBC: -69
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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.
-Winners:
“American Idol” (Fox), “Empire” (Fox)
-Wednesday Mainstays:
“The Middle” (ABC), “The Goldbergs” (ABC), “Modern Family” (ABC), “Criminal Minds” (CBS)
-Honorable Mention:
“Arrow” (CW)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“The 100” (CW)
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Ratings Breakdown:
Note: The NBC affiliate in Portland, CBS/Richmond, ABC/Louisville and The CW affiliate in Norfolk aired NBA/ACC College Basketball (which will be included in the fast nationals and excluded from the Live + Same Day data).
Led by freshman blockbuster “Empire,” Fox got over the Wednesday “hump” in typically winning fashion, besting No. 2 CBS by 2.1 household rating points. Amazingly, “Empire” posted its fifth consecutive week of overnight growth, topping the night at an 8.2 rating/13 share in the household overnights from 9-10 p.m. Comparably, this built from the 8:30 p.m. portion of lead-in “American Idol” (7.7/12) by six percent, and the 8.0 overnight rating last week translated into 11.47 million viewers and a 4.6 rating/14 share among adults 18-49 (based on the Live Plus Same Day data). Six-week overnight track for “Empire”: 6.8/10 – 7.3/11 – 7.6/12 – 7.9/12 – 8.0/12 – 8.2/13.
Overall, “American Idol” scored a dominant 7.4/12 in the overnights from 8-9 p.m., which was right on par with the year-ago evening (opposite the Winter Olympics on NBC).
On CBS, soon-to-conclude drama “The Mentalist” finished second in the 8 p.m. hour with a 6.0/10, which outdelivered competing (and similar appeal) “The Mysteries of Laura” on NBC (#4: 3.9/ 6) by a healthy 54 percent. Chances of a second season renewal for “The Mysteries of Laura” continue to diminish each week.
Next on NBC was veteran “Law & Order: SVU” at a fourth-place 4.1/ 6, which was two-tenths of a rating point (or five percent) below the 4.3/ 7 one week earlier. And it led into sophomore “Chicago PD” at a 4.3/ 7 (#2) at 10 p.m., which dipped by 16 percent from the 5.1/ 9 one week earlier. For a look at what exactly keeps “Law & Order: SVU” ticking after all these years, click on the following for the feature story written by Tony Wong of the Toronto Star (What fuels Law & Order: SVU, TV’s longest running prime-time drama?): http://tinyurl.com/nv99e9n
On ABC, always reliable sitcom “The Middle” remained just that at a third-place 5.4/ 9 in the overnights at 8 p.m. And that led into a typical 4.6/ 7 (#3) for sophomore “The Goldbergs,” which should be enough to hold a minor advantage over “The Middle” among key adults 18-49. Next was “Modern Family,” which is no longer the top draw in the time period (or the night) in the demo, at a diluted (but still healthy) 6.2/10 (#3) at 9 p.m. And it led into freshman ‘black-ish” at a 4.4/ 7 (#3) at 9:30 p.m., which dropped by 29 percent.
“Nashville” capped off the night for the alphabet net with a typically modest 3.6/ 6 at 10 p.m., which was equal to one week earlier.
Elsewhere, CBS was consistent with its combination of aforementioned “The Mentalist” (#2: 6.0/10), “Criminal Minds” (#3: 6.3/10) and on-the-fence “Stalker” (#1: 4.9/ 8). And the 1.1/ 2 for sophomore “The 100” at 9 p.m. on The CW was 45 percent below healthy lead-in “Arrow” (#5: 2.0/ 3 at 8 p.m.) and not worthy of its third season renewal.
Source: Nielsen Media Research data
Continued Growth for Freshman Fox Sensation “Empire”
Wednesday 2/11/15
Household
Rating/Share
Fox 7.8/12
CBS 5.7/ 9
ABC 4.7/ 8
NBC 4.1/ 7
CW 1.6/ 2
-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening – Wednesday 2/12/14:
Note: NBC aired the XXII Winter Olympics from Sochi on the year-ago evening.
CW: +129, ABC: +74, CBS: +73, Fox: + 5, NBC: -69
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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.
-Winners:
“American Idol” (Fox), “Empire” (Fox)
-Wednesday Mainstays:
“The Middle” (ABC), “The Goldbergs” (ABC), “Modern Family” (ABC), “Criminal Minds” (CBS)
-Honorable Mention:
“Arrow” (CW)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“The 100” (CW)
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Ratings Breakdown:
Note: The NBC affiliate in Portland, CBS/Richmond, ABC/Louisville and The CW affiliate in Norfolk aired NBA/ACC College Basketball (which will be included in the fast nationals and excluded from the Live + Same Day data).
Led by freshman blockbuster “Empire,” Fox got over the Wednesday “hump” in typically winning fashion, besting No. 2 CBS by 2.1 household rating points. Amazingly, “Empire” posted its fifth consecutive week of overnight growth, topping the night at an 8.2 rating/13 share in the household overnights from 9-10 p.m. Comparably, this built from the 8:30 p.m. portion of lead-in “American Idol” (7.7/12) by six percent, and the 8.0 overnight rating last week translated into 11.47 million viewers and a 4.6 rating/14 share among adults 18-49 (based on the Live Plus Same Day data). Six-week overnight track for “Empire”: 6.8/10 – 7.3/11 – 7.6/12 – 7.9/12 – 8.0/12 – 8.2/13.
Overall, “American Idol” scored a dominant 7.4/12 in the overnights from 8-9 p.m., which was right on par with the year-ago evening (opposite the Winter Olympics on NBC).
On CBS, soon-to-conclude drama “The Mentalist” finished second in the 8 p.m. hour with a 6.0/10, which outdelivered competing (and similar appeal) “The Mysteries of Laura” on NBC (#4: 3.9/ 6) by a healthy 54 percent. Chances of a second season renewal for “The Mysteries of Laura” continue to diminish each week.
Next on NBC was veteran “Law & Order: SVU” at a fourth-place 4.1/ 6, which was two-tenths of a rating point (or five percent) below the 4.3/ 7 one week earlier. And it led into sophomore “Chicago PD” at a 4.3/ 7 (#2) at 10 p.m., which dipped by 16 percent from the 5.1/ 9 one week earlier. For a look at what exactly keeps “Law & Order: SVU” ticking after all these years, click on the following for the feature story written by Tony Wong of the Toronto Star (What fuels Law & Order: SVU, TV’s longest running prime-time drama?): http://tinyurl.com/nv99e9n
On ABC, always reliable sitcom “The Middle” remained just that at a third-place 5.4/ 9 in the overnights at 8 p.m. And that led into a typical 4.6/ 7 (#3) for sophomore “The Goldbergs,” which should be enough to hold a minor advantage over “The Middle” among key adults 18-49. Next was “Modern Family,” which is no longer the top draw in the time period (or the night) in the demo, at a diluted (but still healthy) 6.2/10 (#3) at 9 p.m. And it led into freshman ‘black-ish” at a 4.4/ 7 (#3) at 9:30 p.m., which dropped by 29 percent.
“Nashville” capped off the night for the alphabet net with a typically modest 3.6/ 6 at 10 p.m., which was equal to one week earlier.
Elsewhere, CBS was consistent with its combination of aforementioned “The Mentalist” (#2: 6.0/10), “Criminal Minds” (#3: 6.3/10) and on-the-fence “Stalker” (#1: 4.9/ 8). And the 1.1/ 2 for sophomore “The 100” at 9 p.m. on The CW was 45 percent below healthy lead-in “Arrow” (#5: 2.0/ 3 at 8 p.m.) and not worthy of its third season renewal.
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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