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Ratings News - 2nd February 2015

Feb 2, 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.


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.

Super Bowl XLIX metered market (overnight) rating highlights according to NBC Sports:

-The Patriots’ 28-24 win over the Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX on NBC delivered the highest overnight rating in Super Bowl history, with 49.7 rating/72 share in households.
-NBC’s Super Bowl XLIX overnight topped a 50 rating in each half hour from 8 p.m. ET forward (peaking at a 52.9/73 from 10-10:15 p.m. ET).
-Comparably, NBC’s Super Bowl XLIX overnight is up by four percent from last year (47.6/70), and up by three percent from the prior record (48.1/71 for Ravens-49ers in Feb. 2013)

Lead-Out “The Blacklist”

-NBC’s special post-Super Bowl telecast of “The Blacklist” averaged a record 13.5 rating/24 share in metered-market households, making it the top-rated post-Super Bowl entertainment telecast in three years.
-Comparably, this 13.5 overnight rating makes “The Blacklist” the top primetime entertainment telecast since the Oscars (27.7/42 on March 2, 2014) in the metered-market households.
-“The Blacklist” was nine percent above the year-ago post-Super Bowl edition of “The New Girl” on Fox (12.4/21 on Feb. 2, 2014).
-Versus two years ago, “The Blacklist” is up +13 percent, with the 13.5 rating topping a 12.0 for CBS’s “Elementary” on Feb. 3, 2013.
-The last post-Super Bowl entertainment telecast to rate higher was NBC’s Feb. 5, 2012 edition of “The Voice” (which scored a 20.0/30).


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116 comments:

  1. Very nice for The Blacklist.

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  2. If it weren't for the long post show it would have done higher

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  3. Comparison for Elementary isn't quite apples-to-apples - Elementary was started at 11:15 ET due to the 30+ minute power outage in New Orleans.

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  4. Great for the Blackist. It looks like a success, bur skew is a big factor here. It's *very* hard to skew old post Superbowl. I think Criminal Mind's like 46% is the oldest one we have on record. I think The Blacklist probably skewed older than New Girl, but younger than Elementary

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  5. And the Voice isn't either, it started an hour before Elementary and a half hour befor the Blacklist. All lead outs have high variables.

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  6. When you compare TBL to TV as NBC does, it's quite disappointment 20 > 13.5 (that's a huge difference).

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  7. The postgame show was long (30 minutes), so its start was pretty late.

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  8. The Blacklist only started sensibly 12 minutes later than Grey's Anatomy.

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  9. Yes. It started much earlier. It's also a thousand times more family friendly. I don't think its disappointing at all. The Voice had one of the best post Superbowl showings in the last 10 years.

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  10. I hope so too. After the conclusion, they have 12 episodes left. That's enough for a whole miniseason worth of stuff

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  11. If you go back and look at historical viewership for post-Superbowl shows, it was never THAT huge. (Assuming Wikipedia is correct, of course.) TV was definitely towards the upper end, especially in more recent times.

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  12. It depends on what failsFebruary 2, 2015 at 3:17 PM

    Any viewership prediction for Blacklist?


    The post-game was a bit longer, a close game helped the show, that's for sure.

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  13. The real test will be seeing how many people actually keep tuning in during regular episodes. In recent years shows don't seem to be getting much of a benefit at all..

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  14. Actually, House tied the Tuesday edition of American Idol but not the Wednesday edition (14.4).
    Also, it's not that impressive, given how low American Idol is.

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  15. It appears the blacklist has done well, though as always I am very wary of using the HH numbers for that.

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  16. I agree. The Blacklist is really coming into its own with its 2nd season. Very good episode. I just hope that the 2nd half sets us up for the rest of the season.

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  17. This is the METERED markets rating,so the final will lower.

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  18. Right, but the postgame when Grey's aired was a mere 15 minutes, hence the higher retention for Grey's.

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  19. Crazy fact about House's post Superbowl episode: It didn't even beat the 2 American Idols that week! The Blacklist only needs a 2.8 to pull that off!

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  20. No worries it will likely settle in mid 2s which would be the highest NBC had in that slot

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  21. So around 28-30 million ?

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  22. Speaking of the Blacklist episode itself: It was one of the best the show has ever done. Great, self contained, episode that anyone could just jump into. It was much more a thriller than a procedural that episode, which was great. I don't think the Post Game was historically *that* long, but it felt like it. I kept thinking, "Yes, Bob Costas, the Patriots did great, but the fate of NBC Thursdays is here. Play the damn show!"

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  23. Great for The Blacklist. And the first part sets up the second part perfectly on Thursday.

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  24. It depends on what failsFebruary 2, 2015 at 3:28 PM

    If not the best, the only two comparable are Grey's and Undercover Boss.


    Blacklist looks like it performed similar to House.

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  25. Top 5 Total Viewers

    NCIS (R)
    Superbowl XLIX
    The Simpsons (R)
    Funniest Home Videos (R)

    Is that correct that a repeat show beat the Superbowl in viewers?

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  26. It depends on what failsFebruary 2, 2015 at 3:28 PM

    Of course not, STV doesn't have the viewers for now so they are using a random order as usual.

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  27. I thought TBL would come close to Greys record

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  28. All they need to be successful is to have everyone watching on Monday show up on Thursday. If all this did was make sure all fans knew it was back, then it is a success

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  29. Are you sarcastic?

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  30. It's not a random order. They just auto list the 8 PM shows as the top 5 shows in viewership and demo until they get the actual demo/viewership list for the day.

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  31. I hope The Blacklist does well on Thursday..

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  32. It will likely do around Monday's lowest numbers or slightly below that.

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  33. No, I wasn't speaking on Thursday's premiere night. For premiere night, I can see mid 3's happening.


    The lowest numbers on Monday or slightly below that is what The Blacklist will eventually settle in. So, 2.0-2.5.

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  34. Why do you think that?Because it's against Scandal?

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  35. More likely around 2.5. I think it will settle in the low 2s. But I agree, this week it might do pretty good.

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  36. Have any shows the past decade or so really seen benefits? I feel like Grey's was the last major post-Superbowl event that really surged going forward.

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  37. The episode was pretty expository tho, some new viewers should return at least for the conclusion of last night's episode.

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  38. I think this Thursday it might do well because it is the conclusion to the two-parter, but after that ratings will probably get back to normal.

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  39. This is the most likely case-scenario.

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  40. Awesome for The Blacklist.

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  41. The Blacklist - 17.00 Demo/ 30.00 million Viewers

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  42. So, I was just a little too high on my prediction for the Blacklist.

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  43. You're lying right? The Voice got a 16.something

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  44. It did a 11.2 in the demo

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  45. The Blacklist did a 11.2 in demo with 31 million

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  46. They dont include west coast airing

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  47. Wow blacklist!
    And lol at the repeat number for ncis got beat by Brooklyn nine nine

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  48. The Blacklist did quite well, and those numers may be even higher (last year NG pulled a 7.8 at this time and then adjusted up to 11.4)
    Now the real test is Thursdays: TBL vs Scandal will be interesting!

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  49. What I think omabin means is that The Blacklist might not adjust up all that much come finals

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  50. 102M viewers. Man, lol.


    Great ending to a fantastic game.

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  51. Excellent fot The Blacklist!

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  52. Especially if it starts early and starts strong. They'll want to keep the momentum. If it's mid-season, they could promote the crap out of it and air the premiere behind the SB.

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  53. I meant to imply that the blacklist will probably go up even more. This is already a good result but should be even higher. Sorry, i get lazy when typing on the phone

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  54. It depends on what failsFebruary 2, 2015 at 4:24 PM

    Wow, just wow.


    And that doesn't even include the best coast.

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  55. I think so too. Last year New Girl got up from a 7.8 to a 11.4. Should the same increase happen this time, The Blacklist would score a 14.8!!!

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  56. I would even consider it premiering it out of the Superbowl; that would give it a massive following from the start

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  57. Should it increase like New Girl last year, we are looking at a 14.8

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  58. I was confusing, sorry!

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  59. Even the loyal viewers of NCIS can't resist Superbowl. That's something!

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  60. That's all fine and dandy, but how did the Superbowl do in comparison to the World Cup?

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  61. New Girl last year

    11.4 in demo w/ 27 million

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  62. It depends on what failsFebruary 2, 2015 at 4:27 PM

    Good enough to be the 4th best of the last ten years.

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  63. Is the 11.2 already counting with the numbers outside prime-time?

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  64. Also my prediction. Though by normal i mean in the 1.8-2.3 range, not the monday levels

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  65. If previous history is to be believed, not many

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  66. Wow The Blacklist!!

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  67. Whoa the blacklist! Well done!

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  68. i never seen them adjust down

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  69. If Supergirl shows up during next season and not mid-season, I'd really consider putting an episode after SB if I were CBS. That would be a smart idea for a freshman series.

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  70. No, because it's unlikely to benefit from Super Bowl long term.

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  71. So around a 2.7? I think this week it should crack a 3.0 due to the 'To Be Continued' from last night.

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  72. How many of those extra million viewers will stay for this week episode?.

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  73. That looks promising for The Blacklist but I highly doubt that any of the news viewers will be returning on Thursdays. The show is quite serialized and the fulcrum and the fire would not be really understandable to the new viewers.

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  74. Those numbers appear to be very high for the blacklist. New girl had major adjustments last year for instance and it started earlier.

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  75. I love the Super Bowl. The game, the commercials, halftime, ratings. Super Bowl Sunday is like Christmas for me.
    CBS carries the SB next year and I'm already wondering what show they'll air behind it.

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  76. You could argue that Undercover Boss was the last scripted show to get a boost from Super Bowl.
    On the unscripted side, The Voice has also benefitted greatly from it.

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  77. Fantastic and itll adjust up more later today

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  78. I agree. I haven't seen any of season 2, and I was able to follow the episode.

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  79. It would be the biggest since The Voice. And if we are talking only scripted shows, maybe it will be the highest since Grey's Anatomy

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  80. I remember new girl having a big adjustment but i didnt remember it being so big, that is crazy then. I am not shre if the ame dynamics are at playbhere, especially since new girl was on for 30 minutes and blacklist for 60 but still!

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  81. The Blacklist may end being the biggest scripted show following the SB since Grey's Anatomy.

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  82. I think he was guessing.

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  83. Really good for The Blacklist. Though I am not making any guesses for Thursday's rating.

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  84. And New Girl went right back to its normal low ratings the following episode. Here's hoping The Blacklist does better than New Girl this week..

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  85. Yeah.But even in a repeat, it's pulling 10.0+ for total viewers.

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  86. great for TBL s3 can still come! 2x09 was 2.6 share right? So it lowed since 2x09 right? But it says it's the most watched after Super Bowl program so yay s3 please comeeeee

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  87. I don't know if you noticed, but NCIS does not usually air repeats against the Superbowl. I'm as loyal as they come watching NCIS and generally choose to watch the rerun against regular programming. Even I watched The Superbowl, which most definitely is not regular programming.

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  88. It's not even close to being most watched post-SuperBowl program. NBC release is confusing most watched in three years (meaning most watched over CBS - Elementary (delayed to 1115) FOX (NG/B99) post-game series).

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  89. 30 million Americans don't like the superbowl lol

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  90. and for all the Seahawks fans throwing their TVs out. I was mad but not that mad, my neighbour however...

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  91. I really want BL to do well on thursdays. I usually have NOTHING to watch these days. Originals on monday, Flash/SPN on tuesday, Arrow on wed, BL on thursday and Constantine on friday would be PERFECT

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  92. The Blacklist was going to get renewed regardless of what it got after the SB. It was the highest rated scripted show on NBC during Fall.

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  93. Been watching for almost two decades and that was one of the best SBs I've ever seen. And I'm not a fan of either team.

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  94. but it didn't get renewed yet. Hope it will!!!

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  95. I want a damn s3 hope it can come

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  96. It will happen. The Blacklist already has a $2 million syndication deal or something like it. It will get renewed.

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  97. Agreed. Not a fan of either team myself too, but I was happy to see Patriots still beat Seahawks, lol.

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  98. Has that ever happened before? Airing a pilot episode after the SB?

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  99. Undercover boss and American Dad if memory serves

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  100. can the syndication garantee s4 too? I need to know.

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  101. yay. I hope Elementary is the same s4 & s5 garanteed. I need Joanlock canon I beg for it

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