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Monday 2/23/15 Metered Markets
Solid Return for “The Voice” on NBC; Weak “The Night Shift”
Household
Rating/Share
NBC 6.9/11
CBS 6.2/10
ABC 5.9/ 9
Fox 3.6/ 5
CW 0.9/ 1
-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening – Monday 2/24/14:
CW: +29, CBS: +24, ABC: + 4, Fox: – 8, NBC: -18
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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:
“The Voice” (NBC), “Scorpion” (CBS), “NCIS: Los Angeles” (CBS)
-Honorable Mention:
“The Bachelor” (ABC), “2 Broke Girls” (CBS), “Mike & Molly” (CBS)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“Sleepy Hollow” (Fox), “The Night Shift” (NBC)
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Ratings Breakdown:
“The Voice” returned on NBC in winning fashion, with a healthy 8.7 rating/13 share in the household overnights from 8-10 p.m. (peaking in the 9 p.m. half-hour at an 8.9/13). Comparably, this was only five percent below the 9.2/14 for the year-ago midseason opener (and that translated into 15.86 million viewers and a 4.7 rating/13 share among adults 18-49, based on the Live Plus Same Day data). And “The Voice” beat competing “The Bachelor” on ABC (6.5/10) by a noticeable 34 percent.
Leading out of “The Voice” was the sophomore season-premiere of NBC medical drama “The Night Shift,” which dipped to a distant third-place 3.4/ 6 in the overnights at 10 p.m. Comparably, this trailed competing “NCIS: Los Angeles” on CBS (#1: 6.3/10) and “”Castle” on ABC (#2: 4.7/ 8) by 46 percent and 28 percent, respectively. Retention for “The Night Shift” out of the 9:30 p.m. portion of “The Voice” (8.8/13) was only 39 percent. And “The Blacklist” on the year-ago evening was double the overnight rating at a 6.7/11. NBC would have been wiser to save season two of “The Night Shift” for the summer.
Over at CBS, 8-9 p.m. sitcoms “2 Broke Girls” (featuring a guest spot by beloved Valerie Harper) and “Mike & Molly” scored a matching 5.5/ 8 in their time periods (#3 each), which was right on par with the year-ago pairing of “How I Met Your Mother” and “2 Broke Girls.” Next was freshman hit “Scorpion” (#2: 6.7/10 from 9-10 p.m.), which built from the comedies by 22 percent. And that led into aforementioned “NCIS: Los Angeles” at a dominant 6.3/10 at 10 p.m., which increased from failed year-ago occupant “Intelligence” (3.9/ 6 on 2/24/14) by a hefty 62 percent. While “NCIS: Los Angeles” is no longer the force it once was airing out of parent “NCIS” on Tuesday, it has put the Eye net back on the Monday 10 p.m. map.
Elsewhere, demo friendly “Gotham” on Fox was consistent at a fourth-place 4.3/ 7 in the overnights from 8-9 p.m., which will translate at about a 1.8 rating in key adults 18-49. But sophomore lead-out “Sleepy Hollow” closed the season (or series) at a depressed 2.8/ 4 from 9-10 p.m., which was 22 percent below year-ago occupant “The Following” (3.6/ 5 on 2/24/15). And that should translate into about a 1.2 rating in adults 18-49, which is not sufficient out of “Gotham.” Season three of “The Following” opens in the Monday 9 p.m. hour next week.
In the specials department was an encore airing of “The World Dog Awards” on The CW at a not so special 0.9/ 1 from 8-10 p.m.
Source: Nielsen Media Research
Solid Return for “The Voice” on NBC; Weak “The Night Shift”
Household
Rating/Share
NBC 6.9/11
CBS 6.2/10
ABC 5.9/ 9
Fox 3.6/ 5
CW 0.9/ 1
-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening – Monday 2/24/14:
CW: +29, CBS: +24, ABC: + 4, Fox: – 8, NBC: -18
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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:
“The Voice” (NBC), “Scorpion” (CBS), “NCIS: Los Angeles” (CBS)
-Honorable Mention:
“The Bachelor” (ABC), “2 Broke Girls” (CBS), “Mike & Molly” (CBS)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“Sleepy Hollow” (Fox), “The Night Shift” (NBC)
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Ratings Breakdown:
“The Voice” returned on NBC in winning fashion, with a healthy 8.7 rating/13 share in the household overnights from 8-10 p.m. (peaking in the 9 p.m. half-hour at an 8.9/13). Comparably, this was only five percent below the 9.2/14 for the year-ago midseason opener (and that translated into 15.86 million viewers and a 4.7 rating/13 share among adults 18-49, based on the Live Plus Same Day data). And “The Voice” beat competing “The Bachelor” on ABC (6.5/10) by a noticeable 34 percent.
Leading out of “The Voice” was the sophomore season-premiere of NBC medical drama “The Night Shift,” which dipped to a distant third-place 3.4/ 6 in the overnights at 10 p.m. Comparably, this trailed competing “NCIS: Los Angeles” on CBS (#1: 6.3/10) and “”Castle” on ABC (#2: 4.7/ 8) by 46 percent and 28 percent, respectively. Retention for “The Night Shift” out of the 9:30 p.m. portion of “The Voice” (8.8/13) was only 39 percent. And “The Blacklist” on the year-ago evening was double the overnight rating at a 6.7/11. NBC would have been wiser to save season two of “The Night Shift” for the summer.
Over at CBS, 8-9 p.m. sitcoms “2 Broke Girls” (featuring a guest spot by beloved Valerie Harper) and “Mike & Molly” scored a matching 5.5/ 8 in their time periods (#3 each), which was right on par with the year-ago pairing of “How I Met Your Mother” and “2 Broke Girls.” Next was freshman hit “Scorpion” (#2: 6.7/10 from 9-10 p.m.), which built from the comedies by 22 percent. And that led into aforementioned “NCIS: Los Angeles” at a dominant 6.3/10 at 10 p.m., which increased from failed year-ago occupant “Intelligence” (3.9/ 6 on 2/24/14) by a hefty 62 percent. While “NCIS: Los Angeles” is no longer the force it once was airing out of parent “NCIS” on Tuesday, it has put the Eye net back on the Monday 10 p.m. map.
Elsewhere, demo friendly “Gotham” on Fox was consistent at a fourth-place 4.3/ 7 in the overnights from 8-9 p.m., which will translate at about a 1.8 rating in key adults 18-49. But sophomore lead-out “Sleepy Hollow” closed the season (or series) at a depressed 2.8/ 4 from 9-10 p.m., which was 22 percent below year-ago occupant “The Following” (3.6/ 5 on 2/24/15). And that should translate into about a 1.2 rating in adults 18-49, which is not sufficient out of “Gotham.” Season three of “The Following” opens in the Monday 9 p.m. hour next week.
In the specials department was an encore airing of “The World Dog Awards” on The CW at a not so special 0.9/ 1 from 8-10 p.m.
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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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.
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