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Ratings News - 20th February 2015

Feb 20, 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.


Last Week Ratings

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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
Solid Send-Off for “Two and a Half Men” on CBS

Thursday 2/19/15
Metered Market Results

Household
Rating/Share
CBS 7.8/13
ABC 6.6/11
Fox 4.5/ 7
NBC 3.4/ 6
CW 1.0/ 2

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-Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening – Thursday 2/20/14:
Note: NBC aired the XXII Winter Olympics from Sochi on the year-ago evening.
ABC: +187, CBS: +77, CW: +43, Fox: – 2, NBC: -74

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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:
“The Big Bang Theory” (CBS), “The Odd Couple” (CBS), “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC), “Two and a Half Men” (CBS), “Scandal” (ABC), “How To Get Away With Murder” (ABC)

-Losers (excluding repeats):
“The Slap” (NBC), “Backstrom” (Fox), “Reign” (CW), “Elementary” (CBS), “Allegiance” (NBC)

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Ratings Breakdown:
After much speculation, Charlie Sheen was a no-show at the “Two and a Half Men” series-finale on CBS. The entire one-hour episode revolved around Sheen’s character, Charlie Harper, who was still alive and was held captive for four years by his kooky bride Rose (Melanie Lynskey). But Angus T. Jones as the half in the title was back, at least for one scene, as were the revolving door of supporting characters over the years. It was a satisfying conclusion for a sitcom known for not exactly sugarcoating things.

As expected, ratings for the finale were nowhere near the epic numbers for that now classic ninth-season opener (18.7 rating/26 share on 9/19/11) when Ashton Kutcher joined the cast. But “Two and a Half Men,” the longest running comedy in the history of CBS (and second longest running live action sitcom historically – tied with “My Three Sons”) scored a dominant 8.6 rating/13 share in the household overnights from 9-10 p.m. Comparably, this was a season high, and it built from the regularly scheduled 9 p.m. half-hour one week earlier (5.9/ 9) by a significant 46 percent. “Two and a Half Men” also increased by six percent from the series-premiere of “The Odd Couple,” with Matthew Perry and Thomas Lennon, which opened with a time period winning 8.1/13 at 8:30 p.m.

Comparably, “The Odd Couple” debut was 29 percent stronger than former time period occupant “Mom” one week earlier (6.3/10 on Feb. 12). It was also 16 percent above the time period debut of “Mom” on 10/30/14 (7.0/11). And the overnight household retention out of “The Big Bang Theory” (#1 for the evening: 10.7/17 at 8 p.m.) was acceptable at 76 percent. Let’s see what happens next week…and beyond with “The Odd Couple” (which, based on the TVMI forum, is getting a mixed reaction critically).

Sadly, “The Big Bang Theory” addressed the passing of Carol Ann Susi in November when Howard (Simon Helberg) learns that his mother, Mrs. Wolowitz, has died.

Despite the improved lead-in support, CBS drama “Elementary” only managed to finish second in the 10 p.m. hour with a 5.4/ 9, which was 17 percent below competing “How To Get Away With Murder” on ABC (#1: 6.5/11). Comparably, retention for “Elementary” out of the 9:30 p.m. portion of “Two and a Half Men” (8.7/14) was lacking at 62 percent.

Earlier in the evening on ABC was the consistent 8-10 p.m. combination of “Grey’s Anatomy” (#3: 6.0/ 9) and “Scandal” (#2: 7.2/11), which did not lose steam despite the added competition from CBS.

In week two news, limited NBC drama “The Slap” lost considerable steam from its already lackluster debut with a fourth-place 2.9/ 5 from 8-9 p.m. Comparably, this was down by 26 percent from the 3.9/ 6 one week earlier, and that 3.9 overnight rating translated into just 5.13 million viewers and a 1.1 rating/4 share in adults 18-49 (based on the Live Plus Same Day data).

Opposite the “Two and a Half Men” series-ender, week three of NBC’s relocated “The Blacklist” slipped to a 5.1/ 8 in the overnights from 9-10 p.m., which was 11 percent below the 5.7/ 9 one week earlier. And that 5.7 overnight rating resulted in 8.19 million viewers and a 1.7/ 5 in adults 18-49 (based on the Live Plus Same Day data), which was a marked decline from its former Monday 10 p.m. levels.

Also on NBC was week three of drama “Allegiance,” which dipped to a mere 2.3/ 4 at 10 p.m. Three-week overnight track for “Allegiance”: 3.4/ 6 – 2.6/ 4 – 2.3/ 4. Tick. Tock…the cancellation clock is ticking.

Elsewhere, episode five of Fox detective drama “Backstrom” slipped to a series-low 2.5/ 4 (#4) at 9 p.m., which held only 38 percent of its “American Idol” lead-in (#2: 6.5/10 from 8-9 p.m.). And both diluted “The Vampire Diaries” (#5: 1.2/ 2) and sophomore “Reign” (#5: 0.7/ 1) on The CW dropped by one-tenth of a rating point from one week earlier.

Source: Nielsen Media Research


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283 comments:

  1. It looks like CBS will score their first win on Thursdays when TGIT is in full swing.
    And Scandal seems to have held well against 2.5 Men finale.

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  2. Yay TGIT didn't take a hit (looks like Scandal and Murder rose a tenth)

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  3. Wow tough hit for CW! TGIT is killing them! I hope for them to not drop.

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  4. Ouch @NBC The Blacklist keeps dropping... Allegiance gone by today

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  5. Blacklist down again.LOL

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  6. Predicting a 1.5 for The Blacklist. Maybe it will bounce back next week now that the 2.5 finale aired, but if it doesn't, it will get really bad.


    Predictions for CBS:
    TBBT: 4.7
    Odd Couple: 3.5
    2.5 Men: 4.0
    Elementary: 1.7

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  7. Chicago PD looks to be the top scripted show of the week for NBC. I sure wouldn't have guessed that.

    The Blacklist needs a better lead in. As I've written numerous times, lead ins matter. The Slap will be under a 1 and this is going to push The Blacklist to under a 1.5. Not every show can pull a Chicago Fire and double the demos of a 0.7 lead in. NBC got spoiled there thinking The Blacklist could duplicate.

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  8. Also... I wonder if Chicago PD will be the #1 scripted program on NBC this week.

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  9. HTGAWM Rose right?! How were HTGAWM and scandal last night? Have not watched them yet. Pls don't spoil anything though, just how you liked the episode

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  10. I agree Lead-in should not matter, BUT They DO,

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  11. Yep, Scandal will still hover over 3s.
    2.5 Men seems to only have hurt The Blacklist, which needs a bounce back next week. If it doesn't, I don't know what NBC can do

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  12. HTGAWM was very good.


    Haven't watched Scandal's.

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  13. In an attempt to save its Thursday night, NBC is ruining one of its flagship shows. Do these executives have any common sense whatsoever

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  14. With an 11 percent drop, and an older skewing lead in drop of 26 percent, The Blacklist is pushing a 1.5. Maybe even a 1.4. We have to see how much The Slap lost in the demos to know exactly the breakdown.

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  15. HTGAWM and Scandal were amazing

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  16. Great to hear :)

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  17. HTGAWM is up 4 tenths from last week in Marc's ratings.

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  18. Nice to hear :)

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  19. I have not watched this week murder yet but i am already ready for that two hour finale next week!

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  20. NBC got cocky thinking they could replicate Grey's success.

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  21. Next week maybe worse,TBL is against HTGAWM two hour season finale.It might drop again.

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  22. HTGAWM was amazing.
    Thank god they finished this kidnapping story.

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  23. On TBBT last night Nathan Fillion of ABC was on it. Does CBS own Castle?

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  24. For Scandal, make sure you remember season 1!!!

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  25. Ouch Reign, Backstrom, The Blacklist, Allegiance

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  26. No.
    But Nathan doesn't have an exclusivity-contract with ABC.

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  27. the way they resolved the kidnapping arc was amazing imo

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  28. The Blacklist better move back to its Monday slot next year. NBC is trying to win back Thursday's but they do it by starting the night with a limited run show? Makes no sense.

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  29. Yeah i heard that the buyer was someone from season 1 but thank god i managed not to be spoiled yet :)

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  30. Maybe Grey's. Or as I wrote before, they've seen Chicago Fire jump from terrible lead ins and thought, The Blacklist does better in DVRs, so it'll jump more. It didn't happen. I'm not sure how much Greenblatt actually factors in other networks. He seems to make all of his comparisons within his own.

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  31. I knew who he was from the minute the cast said it was a S1 call-out.

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  32. The Blacklist is doing just fine. NBC are not exactly counting on Live numbers (they knew that before it premiered on a Thursdays. It an article about it). So far with L+3 The Blacklist has already beaten Scandal. Its the number one show on Thursdays

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  33. i really wish the cast didn't say a word but i still enjoy the reveal

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  34. Not even surprised about Reign. Wanted drama between Mary and Francis? They shouldn't had done another stupid love triangle to begin with.

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  35. In viewers.
    The Blacklist barely edged out Scandal's L+SD in L+3. Don't kid yourself, love.

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  36. in total viewers yes, in the demo no

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  37. Not maybe Grey's. They clearly copied Grey's Super Bowl strategy. Two-part cliffhanger and they prayed to the Gods that it would do as Grey's.


    Instead, they had a CM.

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  38. Lead ins matter because it takes only 5 minutes of viewership for Nielsen to capture your viewership (assuming you have one of their boxes) in their system. Commercial breaks are timed exactly so that they last past the five minute mark. So if you turn after the first commercial break (and studies have shown the majority of viewers do that), then you count as a viewer.


    That's why if you have a 2.0 lead in, your ratings are likely to spike compared to having a 1.0 lead in.

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  39. So you really think Scandal has more viewers than The Blacklist? lol Okay... The numbers speak for themselves... L+7, who do you think will come out on top?

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  40. If NBC is really serious about keeping TB on Thursdays, it needs to consider moving TV there in the fall to support it and/or double pumping it on Thursdays in the summer with new programming every week so it can try to gain back viewers.

    Someone had suggested the Heroes reboot might go on Thursfays, and next season, I think that will happen, at one point or another.

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  41. Wow is that VDs lowest HH?

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  42. Bring The Blacklist back to Monday!

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  43. Couldn't agree more. It's not like anything else has come close to Blacklist ratings in the monday slot since it left.

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  44. It's approaching worst case scenario with their Thursdays. I don't think they are going to do anything drastic and move The Blacklist to a different day (as there would be no point), but if The Night Shift doesn't hit big next Monday, they are going to be some second guessing and analyzing what went wrong. They ended up showing only marginal improvement on Thursdays and lost traction on Mondays.

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  45. They've only tried a show on The Blacklist's slot after it has left and that show only aired a couple of weeks behind the Voice.

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  46. It depends on what failsFebruary 20, 2015 at 2:38 PM

    Terrible night for NBC, ABC held well.


    Let's celebrate the garbage, national nightmare Two and a Half Men is over.

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  47. I'd like to see NBC air The Voice on Thursday's, just to get an idea if anything will work for them against TGIT and TBBT. The Voice always does better in the blind rounds than it does in live rounds so the first few weeks should be decent.

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  48. NBC won't move The Voice to Thursdays, because it would just leave them holes to fill again so it'd be counter-productive.


    But I'd like to see who would do worse.

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  49. What are everyones predictions for 18-49 for last nights shows.

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  50. We'll see on Tuesdays how The Voice and TNS returned.


    Because there's a legitimate possibility even the Voice will return down.

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  51. Yeah, I just want to see if anything could work. TBL is taking a huge hit. TV and TBL are the only two I thought could make Thursday's more equal and TBL proved me wrong.

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  52. CW should really reconsider swapping Reign and The Messengers.

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  53. Ugh, I had yet to watch the TAAHM and the first paragraph totally spoiled it for me. Thanks a lot, Marc.

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  54. It's likely The Voice would also take some hit with TGIT, since they appeal to the same demographic. But who knows?
    Thursdays seems to be a wasteland for them.

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  55. Same here, consider me sopoiled too >=(

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  56. If you look at this graph of the ratings, I think it's only a matter of time

    http://stvplus.com/show/186/Vampire-Diaries#allep

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  57. TBBT: 4.7
    Odd Couple: 3.1
    TAAHM: 3.7
    Elementary: 1.7

    GA: 2.1
    Scandal: 3.1
    Murder: 2.8

    The Slap: 0.9
    Blacklist: 1.4
    Allegiance: 0.7

    Idol: 2.4
    Backstrom: 1.0

    TVD: 0.7
    Reign: 0.3

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  58. i think so, pretty sure someone said that last weeks 1.3/2 was a series low but i´m not 100% sure

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  59. If The Night Shift doesn't do well after The Voice for a few weeks, then NBC will have ruined two shows which were getting acceptable ratings in their regular slots.

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  60. HTGAWM rose

    looking at HH last 3 weeks 6.4/11 (3.0) - 6.2/11 (2.7) - 6.1/11 (2.7)

    this week 6.5/11 - 3.0/3.1 ?

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  61. It depends on what failsFebruary 20, 2015 at 2:45 PM

    Only thing aI hope is Odd Couple being old skewing enough to get lower than a 3.4

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  62. I hate it when he writes his mini recaps, but at least he gives a spoiler warning for other shows. *sigh*

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  63. TVD 0.6
    Reign 0.3

    Slap 0.7
    Blacklist 1.5
    Allegiance 0.5

    Grey's 2.2
    Scandal 3.1
    Murder 2.9

    Idol 2.3
    Backstrom 1.0

    TBBT 4.7
    Odd Couple 3.5
    Two and a half men 4.0
    Elementary 1.7

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  64. Is just me or do Marc's analysis posts seem to be turning more and more into recaps...

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  65. I think TNS may premiere in the 2s but I expect to settle in the 1s

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  66. Why does Marc have to go and spoil shows in his newsletter?! Ugh.

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  67. TVD matching JtV. Who would have thought (if it hits a 0.6)

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  68. Okay, let it be a 2.2 :)

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  69. I think so, too.

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  70. which may still be disappointing

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  71. It depends on what failsFebruary 20, 2015 at 2:47 PM

    Jane is about to become CW's #1 show among women.


    The momentum is real.

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  72. Smash and Revolution were there before and they didn't do Blacklist numbers

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  73. NBC will take anything they can get that doesn't spell immediate doom.

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  74. So annoyed by this. I planned on watching the TAAHM finale this weekend but he totally spoiled it for me.

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  75. "t's not like anything else has come close to Blacklist ratings in the monday slot since it left."


    *Since it left*.
    The Blacklist was after both shows you mentioned.

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  76. It depends on what failsFebruary 20, 2015 at 2:48 PM

    NBC would renew anything that gets above 1.5 (maybe 1.3 too) except TNS.


    If Voice premieres below 4.0, TNS will get a hard time. NBC could finish the season totally winless.

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  77. They're doing another love triangle? It's why I didn't last half of season 1.

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  78. But the thing is, TNS was getting good ratings in the summer, so anything under high ones after The Voice but not be worth it.

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  79. NBC should never have moved The Blacklist.

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  80. 2.5 Men does a 2.9 in top25 markets.
    Scandal does a 3.6
    The Blacklist does a 1.

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  81. How so? It would be foolish for a network to use its best timeslot for a drama in a show that cannot stand by itself.

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  82. And especially to a tough night like Thursdays.

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  83. You can relax. The Odd Couple premiered to a 2.5 in the top25 markets. We seem to have won Spot's line.

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  84. The Slap: 0.8
    The Blacklist: 1.6
    Allegiance: 0.6

    TBBT: 4.6
    The odd couple: 3.3
    TAAHM: 3.5
    Elementary: 1.5

    GA: 2.3
    Scandal: 3.1
    HTGAWM: 2.9


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  85. And did them moving The Blacklist work out? They considerably weakened their Mondays.

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  86. Do you have ABC's Top25?

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  87. True. But now Blacklist is declining, their Thursday nights still aren't great and as Babar said their Mondays are weaker.

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  88. I like the idea of Heroes: Reborn on Thursdays. However, I don't see The Voice moving from Mondays/Tuesdays. It is used to support those two nights and both nights would take a hit without it.

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  89. No problem. But it looks like there's a possibility ABC will win this Thursday anyway.

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  90. It proves TB is not a real hit,depends on a big lead in.

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  91. I just watched TBBT and Mrs. Wolowitz's death was done really well. It's not looking good for those 10 seasons they wanted out of The Blacklist.
    It's interesting that when The 100 was at 0.5-0.6 level everyone was saying it would be cancelled, now nearly their entire lineup is at or below that level.

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  92. You won't be able to tell until the night shift premieres. To judge the move, you need the average of the night shift on Monday and Blacklist on Thursday. Then you need to compare it with what the blacklist would still be doing on monday and what the night shift would be doing if placed on Thursday. As horrible as this has been going for the blacklist, I have a hard time imagining it won't be a positive for them anyway.

    In addition, if the move didn't happen now, it would have to happen next fall for sure since a new drama would need to go to Mondays or else the alternative would be to send it to Thursday wolves by itself (as opposed to the blacklist which had 1.5 season post voice plus super bowl, to gain exposure).

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  93. I'm not trying to defend Marc, because it is mean of him to spoil the episode so carelessly on the day after its original airing, but once an episode has aired in its country of origin, generally it can't be considered a spoiler anymore. The world doesn't revolve around what people have on their DVRs. I do understand your frustration when things get spoiled for you, but it's just my honest opinion that if you don't want things spoiled, then don't go online before you've watched.

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  94. Well to be fair, NBC doesn't fully own The Blacklist, so if they want to ruin one show, at least they picked something they don't own.

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  95. To judge the move, you need the average of the night shift on Monday and Blacklist on Thursday. Then you need to compare it with what the blacklist would still be doing on monday and what the night shift would be doing if placed on Thursday. As horrible as this has been going for the blacklist, I have a hard time imagining it won't be a positive for them anyway.

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  96. How did you get this info? Nice!

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  97. Well, 2.5 Men was a wee bit shy of my 6.0 prediction...I think this just shows that it should have ended earlier.

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  98. 2.5 Men's top25 markets puts it at a 2.9. That's far, far away from a 6.0 lol

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  99. Why? It has still been a hit for CBS.

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  100. Sitcomsonline didn't report it but I asked for them. If they give me the numbers, you'll be the first to know

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  101. Reign was so good, excepted Mary. She has a brain damage or something like this. Who is this Mary? Damn hiatus, I can't wait to see the next episode despite the ugly promo.

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  102. what are your predictions for TNS?

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  103. Night Shift would crumble on Thursdays I think. NBC really do have to hope that Night Shift does well on Mondays.

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  104. Well yeah I geuss you're right from the busness standpoint. Many people thought the show jumped the shark after Sheen left.

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  105. Yeah I was speaking from a business standpoint. Quality wise I don't know the show to speak

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  106. That's my point. So you are saying the move was successful.

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  107. I generally avoid anything that would potentially spoil an episode for me, but I would not expect to get spoiled in a ratings thread.

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  108. Moving TBL to Thursday wasn't a terrible move, but giving it DOA shows before and after hurt it.


    They should have waited and put at least 2 shows that can do 1s

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  109. I am so glad to see all TGIT shows up. Glad to see Scandal wasn't affected at all by 2.5 men finale. YESSSSS

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  110. Hard to tell. I say it opens in low 2s and hangs at mid 1s.

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  111. I'm not sure sure. If Chicago PD can pull a 1.7 without The Voice assistance, The Night Shift should settle in the 1.9 to 2.1 range. If it dips below that, it would be a huge bust for NBC. They are expecting it to sustain in low to mid 2s with this move. When The Night Shift moves (and it will next fall), it's going to decline about 30%, so a 2.0 means that it's likely starting at a 1.4 when it returns. That isn't great for a show that recently received The Voice lead in.

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  112. Isn't GA down, though? It was 6.0/10, now it's 6.0/9?

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  113. Potentially, for NBC. But certainly not for Blacklist.

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  114. I agree. I think they should definitely put Grimm here for the time being. And probably Game Night at 8pm. If they really desperate, and although I don't advocate it, then Ninja Warrior, but I would rather see Game Night since Ninja Warrior does so well in the summer.

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  115. Did Mark spoil Scandal or Murder? Just to know if I should read the analysis or not, since I haven't watched episodes yet

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  116. Have you seen the current state of affairs at which their scripted programming stands? It looks like it will be yet another week where they don't get a single scripted (or a regularly programmed) show above a 2.0


    That's bad.

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  117. He didn't.


    I don't think he even watches the.

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  118. no he doesn't watch them

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  119. Crap!, The Blacklist is going down every week and those two shows he has in between are not helping at all. I expect another low. i dont like that the show it's dying and it's only NBC'S FAULT

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  120. I think Men did a 3.3 or so, I don't expect a 4.

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  121. Which is irrelevant for NBC. Networks should never work in terms of maximizing the ratings for one individual show. It's all about maximizing the ratings for the network as a whole.

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  122. I would be so angry if ever did such thing!

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  123. Do you have predictions, based on these numbers?

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  124. Yes. The one thing NBC needs to be careful is to add to the problem, especially with The Night Shift, a show that they don't own.


    NBC also has Chicago Med in development, so that likely be their medical show focus moving forward as it's something that they own and has assembled a stronger cast.

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  125. Ninja 8-10, Blacklist pushed an hour?

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  126. I agree.

    Greenblatt is an idiot for thinking the Slap was a good idea for Thursday 8pm.

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  127. I know there's the problem of several actors being in more than one TGIT show, but I wonder how a TGIT crossover would do.

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  128. I don't think there being several actors in more than one TGIT show poses a problem.

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  129. So Allegiance canceled by the end of the day?

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  130. I was saying just at 8 actually. But I really don't like to suggest this too much since it would solve the issue on the short term but they would have a big gap on the summer schedule and would risk harming the show (many summer shows have collapsed when asked to be regular season players).

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  131. That's oddly low considering 2.5 men HH

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  132. Scandal: 3.1
    Men: 3.3
    The Blacklist: 1.7
    The Odd Couple: hard to say. Maybe a 2.6/2.7

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  133. I don't think CPD and TNS have anything to do with each other. They both have their separate fan bases and it's hard to guess TNS's ratings from CPD's.

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  134. It depends on what failsFebruary 20, 2015 at 3:04 PM

    Thanks.


    Unless it's another NCIS New Orleans.

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  135. LOL state of affairs...

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  136. Well it's not really a problem, shows have done it before (the Stargate franchise did it a lot), it just looks bad.

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  137. Is this the first time CBS wins a Thursday against TGIT or is TGIT to remain undefeated?

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  138. You should still watch it, though. If only for the sake of saying goodbye to the show. There was some funny stuff in the finale that I personally enjoyed.

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  139. I have to admit. I kind did it on purpose :P

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  140. Agreed, they don't have anything to do with one another. But Chicago PD's performance away from The Voice should shape what The Night Shift should be able to do with The Voice lead in. If a Wednesday at 10 PM show gets close to topping The Night Shift, then NBC has a problem.

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  141. I will, but I do not like to get spoiled beforehand.

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  142. Just have the characters pretend they look like someone else.


    Besides, most of the same actors were only for one episode arc or something.
    The only ones that had an arc of some relevance across the shows were Cyrus, Jake (Grey's/Scandal) and Bonnie (Scandal/HTGAWM)

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  143. So TVD will hit a new series low for one of the best episodes they had this season?
    Could this day get any worse!Urgh!

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  144. It depends on what failsFebruary 20, 2015 at 3:08 PM

    Too bad ABC falls from top 25 results.


    I'd lol if the "greatest sitcom of the decade" gets beat by Scandal.

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  145. I assume a lot of viewers are out of the 18-49 bracket.

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  146. I'm not sure, based on top 25, a 2.5 is all that good for TOC? I get that CBS wanted to air it after TBBT but it didn't have big competition and is likely to drop next week. plus it might damage Mom which was building up steam behind TBBT

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  147. It depends on what failsFebruary 20, 2015 at 3:09 PM

    Elementary hasn't been that important since the Super Bowl.

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  148. *Spoiler*
    seeing that Marc spoiled TAAHM i can understand why it makes people agry. If i had been spoiled when Daniel died on Revenge, Olivia was kidnapped on scandal or wes killed Sam on HTGAWM i Would have been so angry.
    At least he did nor spoiler Scandal or HTGAWM because i have not watched them yet

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  149. I don't see anything wrong with Murder but GA and Scandal would be awkward. The vice president is Meredith's dead mother and the White House chief of staff is her dad. Weird, no?

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  150. CBS sometimes goes up from TOP 25

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  151. That's what I was thinking too but it would still be strange, like it would definitely be a distraction for me.

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  152. Bonnie is Fitz's mistresses from Scandal's first season?


    Besides, no one has spoken of Meredith's mom or dad in years.

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  153. Scandal was great there was a scene in there that shocked me. I haven't seen HTGAWM but I heard it was great.

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  154. Banged by Chris EvansFebruary 20, 2015 at 3:11 PM

    The Slap, Allegiance, Backstrom: almost cancelled.

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  155. Well, The Slap is a miniseries, so it won't be getting cancelled, per se. Might be pulled from schedule and burnt off on Saturdays.

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  156. I think CBS won wither way unless Odd Couple flopped badly or TGIT had surges. TGIT averaged 2.70 for the past two weeks. If you assume TBBT at 4.6, TOC at 3, Men at 3.3, then a 1.1 from Elementary would be enough, they would win with 2.73. And I think Elementary can do a 1.4 or so which would make this less dependent on the results from couple and men. We shall see.

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  157. Why there aren't more shows like Nikita? one of the very few CW series that didn't contain love triangles.

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  158. There was a major episode just this year full of Meredith's mom flashbacks and such.

    Good point on Bonnie.

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  159. why did CBS air the finale in Feb?

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  160. Because it had only 16 episodes.

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  161. Okay, I have to admit I have stopped following Grey's lol

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  162. WHY it only had 16 episodes is another question.

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  163. I think it was probably related with tough negotiations. The series was rumored to be extremely expensive.

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  164. Bonnie was in Grey's too for a fairly significant role, she was in treatment when Izzie was at the end of season 5 and died of cancer.

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  165. Yes, but airing although TBBT repeats do well, airing them for three months is a bit too much.

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  166. So sad about the ratings! But that is something that usually happens, the best eps somehow get the worst ratings.

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  167. I did not know that (although I knew Bonnie was in GA)

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  168. TVD was on point last night, should get better ratings... Pissed that here in Miami the first 11 minutes of reign were not aired so now I have to find online

    What Olivia said to Fitz was omg... And I am in love with Cicely Tyson on HTGAWM... Who you think you be, Oprah? Lmfao... Finale next week is gonna be out of control!!!

    Blacklist is drowning, needs to go back to Monday's!

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  169. I think CBS will win. It would require a combination of TGIT spiking and TOC flopping/ Elementary below average for ABC to take it. Not impossible but I have a hard time seeing it.

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  170. Never say that cause your day will indeed get worse! Lol

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  171. It depends on what failsFebruary 20, 2015 at 3:17 PM

    Expensivines. Both leads had a combined salary of 1.5 million/episode.

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  172. Like I've said previously NBC will probably ride The Slap out in the same way Fox did with Gracepoint, Allegiance on the hand i am expecting to get pulled and moved to Saturday's (possibly as early as today.) Backstorm i think will do all 13 episodes and then be done but the jury's still out on that one.

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  173. We will know in 45 minutes or so.

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  174. Banged by Chris EvansFebruary 20, 2015 at 3:19 PM

    This insane move to Thursdays for TBL is one of the wrongest and silliest decisions ever made by NBC execs.
    1 - Too strong competitors (Shonda night on ABC, "Lorre night" on CBS).
    2 - Blacklist sandwiched between two weak and DOA shows.


    It's like having a winning horse. Then you, suddenly & deliberately, send the horse to the butcher. This is a totally insane behaviour.

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  175. Well, both NBC and FOX have been very patient and haven't pulled their ill-rated freshmen in the fall, so I can't say if they will do that in the spring.

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  176. What actually determins who wins? Is it the all the shows added together for each network and averaged out?

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  177. Yup, her first real Shondaland appearance. It was actually only an episode or two but it was fairly significant and played a major part in Izzie and Alex's story. I think the over-sharing of so many actors would make any crossover very strange.

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  178. Thanks for the spoiler, Marc Berman.


    I think CBS is gonna miss Two and a Half Men almost like it's missing How I Met Your Mother.
    Two and a Half Men, being on its twelth season, became very expensive, but good luck finding a new sitcom that gets 2,0s without The Big Bang Theory as lead-in.

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