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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)
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Metered Market Tuesday Ratings
“The Voice” on NBC Head and Shoulders Above the Rest
Tuesday 3/02/15
Household
Rating/Share
NBC 8.5/14
CBS 5.4/ 9
ABC 3.2/ 5
Fox 2.3/ 4
CW 0.9/ 1
-Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening – Tuesday 3/03/14:
NBC: +47, ABC: +23, Fox: +10, CW: -36, CBS: -41
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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 other benchmarks including the expected demographic ratings, potential DVR usage, the critical acclaim (or lack of) and the social media presence.
-Winners:
“The Voice” (NBC), “Chicago Fire” (NBC)
-Honorable Mention:
“Fresh Off the Boat” (ABC)
-Modest:
“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” (ABC)
-Worth a Look – You Won’t Be Disappointed:
“Repeat After Me” (ABC)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“New Girl” (Fox), “The Mindy Project” (Fox), “Forever” (ABC)
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Ratings Breakdown:
In a season for NBC marred the absence of any new hit programming (so far), now veteran “The Voice” continues to hold up the network. The singing competition topped this first Tuesday in March, with a season-high 9.8 rating/15 share in the household overnights from 8-10 p.m. (peaking in the 9:30 p.m. half-hour with a 10.3/16). And its advantage in adults 18-49 (and all the key young adult demographics) is expected to be significant. Keep in mind, though, that competing “NCIS” (#2: 7.0/11) and spin-off “NCIS: New Orleans” (#2: 5.5/ 9) on CBS were in repeats from 8-10 p.m.
Opposite a repeat of “Person of Interest” on CBS (#2: 3.6/ 6), NBC’s “Chicago Fire” won the 10 p.m. hour with a 5.9/10 in the household overnights. Comparably, this was 40 percent above the 4.2/ 7 on the year-ago evening (which led out of an 8.7/13 for “The Voice”). In other words…lead-in still matters.
In more promising news for ABC, certain-to-be renewed recent sitcom entry “Fresh Off the Boat” rose by one-tenth of a rating point week-to-week, with a third-place 4.1/ 7 at 8 p.m. Last week’s 4.0 household rating translated into a very acceptable 1.8 rating/6 share in adults 18-49, so expect more of the same. And week three of comical reality lead-out “Repeat After Me” also perked up by one-tenth of a rating point to a 2.7/ 4 at 8:30 p.m. (#4), which translated into a 1.3/ 4 in the demo. Too bad more people are not watching.
Next on the alphabet net was the return of “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” at an underwhelming 3.0/ 5 from 9-10 p.m., which was still 11 percent above lead-in “Repeat After Me.” Comparably, this was 14 percent below the most recent telecast on 12/09/14. And older skewing ABC freshman drama “Forever” followed with a last-place 3.3/ 6 at 10 p.m., which was six percent below the 3.5/ 6 one week earlier (which resulted in a bland 1.0/ 3 in adults 18-49, based on the Live Plus Same day data).
In season-premiere news, “Hell’s Kitchen” on Fox returned with a diluted 3.0/ 5 in the overnights from 8-9 p.m. (#4), which is still expected to generate interest in the key demos. But 9-10 p.m. lead-out comedies “New Girl” (#4: 1.9/ 3) and “The Mindy Project” (#4: 1.6/ 3) continue to lag. “New Girl” is a shell of what it used to be.
Elsewhere, The CW capped off the evening with encore telecasts of “The Flash” (#5: 1.1/ 2) and “Supernatural” (#5: 0.7/ 1).
Source: Nielsen Media Research data
“The Voice” on NBC Head and Shoulders Above the Rest
Tuesday 3/02/15
Household
Rating/Share
NBC 8.5/14
CBS 5.4/ 9
ABC 3.2/ 5
Fox 2.3/ 4
CW 0.9/ 1
-Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening – Tuesday 3/03/14:
NBC: +47, ABC: +23, Fox: +10, CW: -36, CBS: -41
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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 other benchmarks including the expected demographic ratings, potential DVR usage, the critical acclaim (or lack of) and the social media presence.
-Winners:
“The Voice” (NBC), “Chicago Fire” (NBC)
-Honorable Mention:
“Fresh Off the Boat” (ABC)
-Modest:
“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” (ABC)
-Worth a Look – You Won’t Be Disappointed:
“Repeat After Me” (ABC)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“New Girl” (Fox), “The Mindy Project” (Fox), “Forever” (ABC)
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Ratings Breakdown:
In a season for NBC marred the absence of any new hit programming (so far), now veteran “The Voice” continues to hold up the network. The singing competition topped this first Tuesday in March, with a season-high 9.8 rating/15 share in the household overnights from 8-10 p.m. (peaking in the 9:30 p.m. half-hour with a 10.3/16). And its advantage in adults 18-49 (and all the key young adult demographics) is expected to be significant. Keep in mind, though, that competing “NCIS” (#2: 7.0/11) and spin-off “NCIS: New Orleans” (#2: 5.5/ 9) on CBS were in repeats from 8-10 p.m.
Opposite a repeat of “Person of Interest” on CBS (#2: 3.6/ 6), NBC’s “Chicago Fire” won the 10 p.m. hour with a 5.9/10 in the household overnights. Comparably, this was 40 percent above the 4.2/ 7 on the year-ago evening (which led out of an 8.7/13 for “The Voice”). In other words…lead-in still matters.
In more promising news for ABC, certain-to-be renewed recent sitcom entry “Fresh Off the Boat” rose by one-tenth of a rating point week-to-week, with a third-place 4.1/ 7 at 8 p.m. Last week’s 4.0 household rating translated into a very acceptable 1.8 rating/6 share in adults 18-49, so expect more of the same. And week three of comical reality lead-out “Repeat After Me” also perked up by one-tenth of a rating point to a 2.7/ 4 at 8:30 p.m. (#4), which translated into a 1.3/ 4 in the demo. Too bad more people are not watching.
Next on the alphabet net was the return of “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” at an underwhelming 3.0/ 5 from 9-10 p.m., which was still 11 percent above lead-in “Repeat After Me.” Comparably, this was 14 percent below the most recent telecast on 12/09/14. And older skewing ABC freshman drama “Forever” followed with a last-place 3.3/ 6 at 10 p.m., which was six percent below the 3.5/ 6 one week earlier (which resulted in a bland 1.0/ 3 in adults 18-49, based on the Live Plus Same day data).
In season-premiere news, “Hell’s Kitchen” on Fox returned with a diluted 3.0/ 5 in the overnights from 8-9 p.m. (#4), which is still expected to generate interest in the key demos. But 9-10 p.m. lead-out comedies “New Girl” (#4: 1.9/ 3) and “The Mindy Project” (#4: 1.6/ 3) continue to lag. “New Girl” is a shell of what it used to be.
Elsewhere, The CW capped off the evening with encore telecasts of “The Flash” (#5: 1.1/ 2) and “Supernatural” (#5: 0.7/ 1).
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.
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