Last Week's Final Adjusted Ratings
Early Ratings Analysis by Marc Berman (TVMediaInsights)
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)
NOTE: The opinions expressed here are NOT those of SpoilerTV but of the Author of this Article, Marc Berman.
Metered Market Tuesday Ratings
Tuesday 5/19/15
Household
Rating/Share
ABC 8.0/13
NBC 6.4/10
CBS 4.6/ 7
Fox 2.5/ 4
CW 2.0/ 3
-Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening – Tuesday 5/20/14:
CW: +67, CBS: +35, NBC: + 3, ABC: -16, Fox: -19
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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:
“Dancing With the Stars” (ABC), “The Voice” (NBC), “The Flash” (CW)
-Honorable Mention:
“The Bachelorette” (ABC)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“Hell’s Kitchen” (Fox), ‘iZombie” (CW)
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Ratings Breakdown:
It was the battle of the two-hour “Dancing With the Stars” and “The Voice” season-enders last night. “Dancing With the Stars” on ABC concluded another successful edition at a 9.3 rating/15 share in households from 9-11 p.m., which bested competing “The Voice” on NBC (7.1/11) by a notable 31 percent. But “The Voice,” of course, will hold a significant advantage in adults 18-49 (and all the key young adult demographics). Comparably, “Dancing With the stars” slipped by 10 percent from the year-ago season-ender, while “The Voice” was consistent (both shows concluded on 5/20/14). Given the competitive scenario next fall, expect more success for both reality/competitions in 2015-16.
Earlier in the evening on ABC was a one-hour edition of “The Bachelorette” at a 5.4/ 9 (#1t) from 8-9 p.m., which is quickly settling in for another successful summer run. And a recap edition of “The Voice” (translation: repeat) scored a third-place 5.0/ 8 in the hour.
Also concluding for the season last night was “The Flash” on The CW, which at a 2.7/ 4 in the overnights from 8-9 p.m. was on par from one week earlier. And that 2.7 rating in the overnights last week translated into 3.65 million viewers and a 1.5 rating/5 share in adults 18-49, based on the Live + Same Day data. For The CW, “The Flash” is its highest rated series historically.
Next on The CW has ‘iZombie” at a 1.3/ 5 (#5) in the 9 p.m. hour, which only held 48 percent of “The Flash” lead-in. Both “The Flash” and “iZombie” will remain intact on Tuesday next season.
Elsewhere, two hours of diluted “Hell’s Kitchen” on Fox averaged a 2.5/ 4 in the overnights from 8-10 p.m., which was still a notable improvement from the debut of classic fiasco “I Wanna Marry Harry” on the year-ago evening (1.6/ 2 on 5/20/14 from 9-10 p.m.). And CBS populated this third Tuesday in May with encore telecasts of “NCIS” (#1t: 5.4/ 9), “NCIS: New Orleans” (#3: 4.4/ 7) and another episode of “NCIS” (#3: 4.1/ 7).
Source: Nielsen Media Research data
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About the Daily Ratings
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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