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.
NOTE: The opinions expressed here are NOT those of SpoilerTV but of the Author of this Article, Marc Berman.
Sunday 2/08/15 Metered Markets
CBS More Than Doubles the Competition Combined
Household
Rating/Share
CBS 14.9/23
ABC 2.6/ 4
NBC 2.0/ 3
Fox 1.5/ 2
-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening – Sunday 2/09/14:
Note: NBC aired The XXII Winter Olympics in Sochi on the year-ago evening.
CBS: +91, ABC: +18, Fox: – 6, NBC: -87
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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 57th Annual Grammy Awards” (CBS)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“Mulaney” (Fox), “”The Simpsons” (Fox), “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (Fox), “Family Guy” (Fox), “Bob’s Burgers” (Fox). Movie: “The Hunger Games” (ABC)
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Ratings Breakdown:
It was all about “The Grammy Awards” on the broadcast networks, with the 57th annual festivities on CBS at a 16.7 rating/26 share in household overnights from 8-11:45 p.m. ET. Comparably, this was just six percent below the 17.7/28 for the year-ago telecast (on Sunday 1/26/14 from 8 p.m.-12 a.m. ET), and that translated into 28.51 million viewers and a 9.9 rating/25 share among adults 18-49, based on the Live Plus Same Day data. The peak half hour was an 18.6/27 at 8:30 p.m. For a complete listing of the winners, click on the following: http://tinyurl.com/na2juoa
Earlier in the evening on CBS was granddaddy “60 Minutes” at a dominant 7.7/12 from 8-9 p.m.
Keep in mind that “The Walking Dead” returned on AMC at 9 p.m. into the series premiere/preview of “Breaking Bad” prequel “Better Call Saul” at 10 p.m. last night.
Elsewhere, the results were minimal. Distant No. 2 ABC populated the evening with veteran “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (#2: 3.9/ 6 from 7-8 p.m.) into 2012 theatrical “The Hunger Games” (2.2/ 3 from 8-11 p.m.). NBC traveled the repeat route with “Dateline” (#3: 3.7/ 6 from 7-8 p.m.) and three hours of “American Ninja Warrior” (1.5/ 2 from 8-11 p.m.). And the next-to-last episode of inane Fox sitcom “Mulaney” (#4: 0.8/ 1 at 7 p.m.) led into an encore telecast of “The Simpsons” (#4: 1.1/ 2 at 7:30 p.m.) and original telecasts of “The Simpsons” (#3: 1.9/ 3), “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (#3: 1.7/ 3), “Family Guy” (#3: 2.0/ 3) and “”Bob’s Burgers” (#3: 1.5/ 2) from 8-10 p.m. Why Fox wasted original programming opposite “The Grammy Awards” is a mystery.
Source: Nielsen Media Research
CBS More Than Doubles the Competition Combined
Household
Rating/Share
CBS 14.9/23
ABC 2.6/ 4
NBC 2.0/ 3
Fox 1.5/ 2
-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening – Sunday 2/09/14:
Note: NBC aired The XXII Winter Olympics in Sochi on the year-ago evening.
CBS: +91, ABC: +18, Fox: – 6, NBC: -87
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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 57th Annual Grammy Awards” (CBS)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“Mulaney” (Fox), “”The Simpsons” (Fox), “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (Fox), “Family Guy” (Fox), “Bob’s Burgers” (Fox). Movie: “The Hunger Games” (ABC)
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Ratings Breakdown:
It was all about “The Grammy Awards” on the broadcast networks, with the 57th annual festivities on CBS at a 16.7 rating/26 share in household overnights from 8-11:45 p.m. ET. Comparably, this was just six percent below the 17.7/28 for the year-ago telecast (on Sunday 1/26/14 from 8 p.m.-12 a.m. ET), and that translated into 28.51 million viewers and a 9.9 rating/25 share among adults 18-49, based on the Live Plus Same Day data. The peak half hour was an 18.6/27 at 8:30 p.m. For a complete listing of the winners, click on the following: http://tinyurl.com/na2juoa
Earlier in the evening on CBS was granddaddy “60 Minutes” at a dominant 7.7/12 from 8-9 p.m.
Keep in mind that “The Walking Dead” returned on AMC at 9 p.m. into the series premiere/preview of “Breaking Bad” prequel “Better Call Saul” at 10 p.m. last night.
Elsewhere, the results were minimal. Distant No. 2 ABC populated the evening with veteran “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (#2: 3.9/ 6 from 7-8 p.m.) into 2012 theatrical “The Hunger Games” (2.2/ 3 from 8-11 p.m.). NBC traveled the repeat route with “Dateline” (#3: 3.7/ 6 from 7-8 p.m.) and three hours of “American Ninja Warrior” (1.5/ 2 from 8-11 p.m.). And the next-to-last episode of inane Fox sitcom “Mulaney” (#4: 0.8/ 1 at 7 p.m.) led into an encore telecast of “The Simpsons” (#4: 1.1/ 2 at 7:30 p.m.) and original telecasts of “The Simpsons” (#3: 1.9/ 3), “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (#3: 1.7/ 3), “Family Guy” (#3: 2.0/ 3) and “”Bob’s Burgers” (#3: 1.5/ 2) from 8-10 p.m. Why Fox wasted original programming opposite “The Grammy Awards” is a mystery.
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.
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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