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Metered Market Wednesday Ratings
Another Week of Growth for Breakout “Empire” on Fox
Wednesday 2/18/15
Household
Rating/Share
Fox 8.2/13
CBS 5.7/ 9
ABC 4.5/ 7
NBC 4.2/ 7
CW 1.4/ 2
-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening – Wednesday 2/19/14:
Note: NBC aired the XXII Winter Olympics from Sochi on the year-ago evening.
ABC: +105, CW: +75, Fox: +22, CBS: + 2, NBC: -68
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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), “Modern Family” (ABC)
-Honorable Mention:
“The Middle” (ABC), “The Goldbergs” (ABC), “The Mentalist” (CBS)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“The Mysteries of Laura” (NBC), “The 100” (CW)
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Ratings Breakdown:
It was an easy overnight victory for Fox, which experienced the sixth week in a row of growth for new serialized drama “Empire.” “Empire” topped the night at an 8.8 rating/13 share in the household overnights from 9-10 p.m., building from the 8:30 p.m. portion of lead-in “American Idol” (8.0/12) by 10 percent. Seven-week overnight track for “Empire”: 6.8/10 – 7.3/11 – 7.6/12 – 7.9/12 – 8.0/12 – 8.2/13 – 8.8/13. One word: unprecedented!
“American Idol,” which still has life left in it, averaged a dominant 7.5/12 from 8-9 p.m., which was 12 percent above the 6.7/10 for the two-hour version on the year-ago evening (when it faced the Winter Olympics on NBC).
In series-finale news, older-skewing CBS drama “The Mentalist” concluded its seven-season run in the 9 p.m. hour with a second-place 6.4/10 in the household overnights. The regularly scheduled 8-9 p.m. telecast scored a 6.3/10, which also finished second, and it bested similar appeal “The Mysteries of Laura” on NBC (3.9/ 6) by a hefty 64 percent. On the fence “Stalker,” which is heading on hiatus, capped off the night for the Eye net with a second-place 4.5/ 8 at 10 p.m., which trailed competing “Chicago PD” on NBC (4.6/ 8) by one-tenth of a rating point. “Chicago PD” will, no doubt, hold a greater advantage in the key demographics.
Next Wednesday, CBS will feature the 90-minute midseason opening episodes of reality/competitions “Survivor” and “The Amazing Race.”
On ABC, “Modern Family” was the Wednesday standout, of course, with a third-place 6.0/ 9 in the overnights in the 9 p.m. half-hour. Comparably, that outdelivered demo friendly lead-in “The Goldbergs” (#3: 4.4/ 7 at 8:30 p.m.) by a considerable 36 percent, but “Modern Family” is no longer the dominant show in the time period in the key demos opposite “Empire.”
Next on ABC was freshman “black-ish (#4” 4.2/ 6 at 9:30 p.m.), which like “Modern Family” has also lost steam opposite “Empire.” And “black-ish” led into a typically 3.5/ 6 for three-year old “Nashville” at 10 p.m.
Earlier in the evening on ABC was “The Middle,” which is worthy of a seventh season renewal, at a typically comfortable 5.2/ 8 (#3) in the 8 p.m. half-hour.
Elsewhere, veteran “Law & Order: SVU” scored a typical 4.2/ 6 from 9-10 p.m. (#4), leading into aforementioned “Chicago PD” at a 4.6/ 8 (#1) from 10-11 p.m. And The CW was below average care of dramas “Arrow” (#5: 1.9/ 3) and “The 100” (#5: 1.0/ 2), which dipped by 44 percent from the 8:30 p.m. portion of “Arrow” (1.8/ 3).
Source: Nielsen Media Research data
Another Week of Growth for Breakout “Empire” on Fox
Wednesday 2/18/15
Household
Rating/Share
Fox 8.2/13
CBS 5.7/ 9
ABC 4.5/ 7
NBC 4.2/ 7
CW 1.4/ 2
-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening – Wednesday 2/19/14:
Note: NBC aired the XXII Winter Olympics from Sochi on the year-ago evening.
ABC: +105, CW: +75, Fox: +22, CBS: + 2, NBC: -68
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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), “Modern Family” (ABC)
-Honorable Mention:
“The Middle” (ABC), “The Goldbergs” (ABC), “The Mentalist” (CBS)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“The Mysteries of Laura” (NBC), “The 100” (CW)
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Ratings Breakdown:
It was an easy overnight victory for Fox, which experienced the sixth week in a row of growth for new serialized drama “Empire.” “Empire” topped the night at an 8.8 rating/13 share in the household overnights from 9-10 p.m., building from the 8:30 p.m. portion of lead-in “American Idol” (8.0/12) by 10 percent. Seven-week overnight track for “Empire”: 6.8/10 – 7.3/11 – 7.6/12 – 7.9/12 – 8.0/12 – 8.2/13 – 8.8/13. One word: unprecedented!
“American Idol,” which still has life left in it, averaged a dominant 7.5/12 from 8-9 p.m., which was 12 percent above the 6.7/10 for the two-hour version on the year-ago evening (when it faced the Winter Olympics on NBC).
In series-finale news, older-skewing CBS drama “The Mentalist” concluded its seven-season run in the 9 p.m. hour with a second-place 6.4/10 in the household overnights. The regularly scheduled 8-9 p.m. telecast scored a 6.3/10, which also finished second, and it bested similar appeal “The Mysteries of Laura” on NBC (3.9/ 6) by a hefty 64 percent. On the fence “Stalker,” which is heading on hiatus, capped off the night for the Eye net with a second-place 4.5/ 8 at 10 p.m., which trailed competing “Chicago PD” on NBC (4.6/ 8) by one-tenth of a rating point. “Chicago PD” will, no doubt, hold a greater advantage in the key demographics.
Next Wednesday, CBS will feature the 90-minute midseason opening episodes of reality/competitions “Survivor” and “The Amazing Race.”
On ABC, “Modern Family” was the Wednesday standout, of course, with a third-place 6.0/ 9 in the overnights in the 9 p.m. half-hour. Comparably, that outdelivered demo friendly lead-in “The Goldbergs” (#3: 4.4/ 7 at 8:30 p.m.) by a considerable 36 percent, but “Modern Family” is no longer the dominant show in the time period in the key demos opposite “Empire.”
Next on ABC was freshman “black-ish (#4” 4.2/ 6 at 9:30 p.m.), which like “Modern Family” has also lost steam opposite “Empire.” And “black-ish” led into a typically 3.5/ 6 for three-year old “Nashville” at 10 p.m.
Earlier in the evening on ABC was “The Middle,” which is worthy of a seventh season renewal, at a typically comfortable 5.2/ 8 (#3) in the 8 p.m. half-hour.
Elsewhere, veteran “Law & Order: SVU” scored a typical 4.2/ 6 from 9-10 p.m. (#4), leading into aforementioned “Chicago PD” at a 4.6/ 8 (#1) from 10-11 p.m. And The CW was below average care of dramas “Arrow” (#5: 1.9/ 3) and “The 100” (#5: 1.0/ 2), which dipped by 44 percent from the 8:30 p.m. portion of “Arrow” (1.8/ 3).
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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