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 Monday Ratings
Respectable David Letterman Special on CBS
Monday 5/04/15
Household
Rating/Share
ABC 7.8/12
NBC 5.6/ 9
CBS 5.2/ 8
Fox 3.0/ 5
CW 0.9/ 1
-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Oscar Evening – Monday 5/05/14
CBS: +41, CW: +12, ABC: – 1, NBC: -15, Fox: -48
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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:
“Dancing With the Stars” (ABC), “The Voice” (NBC)
-Losers (excluding repeats):
“The Originals” (CW), “The Following” (Fox), “Jane the Virgin” (CW), “The Night Shift” (NBC)
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Ratings Breakdown:
ABC opened the week on a typically dominant overnight note, but “The Voice” should be more than enough for NBC to win the evening in adults 18-49 (and the other key demos). “Dancing with the Stars” scored a healthy 8.8 rating/14 share in households from 8-10 p.m., leading into on-the-fence “Castle” at a second-place 5.9/10 at 10 p.m. Chances are “Castle” will return, but moving to another night is likely.
“The Voice,” meanwhile, was on the map with a 6.7/11 from 8-10 p.m., but sophomore “The Night Shift” dipped to a distant third-place 3.5/ 6 at 10 p.m. and will have to be replaced next season. What was a moderate summer performer in 2014 was not the right choice to air out of “The Voice.”
Over at CBS, 90 minute special “David Letterman: A Life on Television” averaged a respectable 5.7/ 9 from 9:30 p.m.-11 p.m., which led out of a 4.7/ 7 for a repeat of “The Big Bang Theory” in the 9 p.m. half-hour. Keep in mind that regularly scheduled Monday 9-10 p.m. time period occupant “Scorpion” has ended for the season.
Earlier in the evening on CBS were sitcoms “2 Broke Girls” (#3: 4.6/ 8 at 8 p.m.) and “Mike & Molly” (#3: 4.6/ 7 at 8:30 p.m.) at typical overnight levels.
Elsewhere, it was household overnight business as usual on Fox and The CW. Fox aired dramas “Gotham” (#4: 3.6/ 6), which lost steam as the first season progressed, and “The Following” (#4: 2.4/ 4), which is unlikely to be granted a fourth season. And typically lackluster results for already renewed “The Originals” (#5: 1.0/ 2) and “Jane the Virgin” (#5: 0.8/ 1) on The CW means the network is likely to revamp Monday next season.
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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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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