Last Week's Final Adjusted Ratings
Early HH Ratings from Marc Berman (programminginsider)
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.
Household Rating/Share
ABC: 6.9 rating/11 share, NBC: 5.5/ 9, CBS: 4.2/ 7, Fox: 2.1/ 3, CW: 0.6/ 1
Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening:
NBC: + 4, Fox: – 9, CBS: -11, ABC: -15, CW: -40
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Ratings Breakdown:
It was Monday overnight business as usual, with ABC tops in households thanks to “Dancing With the Stars,” and the home of “The Voice,” NBC, the network to beat in adults 18-49 (and all the key young adult demographics).
“Dancing With the Stars” led the night at an 8.1 rating/13 share in the household overnights, which was 29 percent above competing “The Voice” (6.3/10). Compared to the year-ago evening, however, “The Voice” was consistent while “Dancing With the Stars” slipped by 14 percent (versus a 9.4/15 on 5/10/15).
At 10 p.m., ABC’s “Castle,” which is expected to be renewed for season nine, scored a dominant 4.5/ 7 in the overnights, which was 18 percent above NBC’s competing “Blindspot” (#2: 3.8/ 6). Third in the hour was the time period debut of the final season of “Person of Interest” on CBS at a 3.7/ 6. Comparably, “Person of Interest” was 27 percent below the season-finale of “NCIS: Los Angeles” one week earlier (5.1/ 9 on May 2). “Person of Interest” is also airing in the Tuesday 10 p.m. hour.
“Castle,” meanwhile, was 18 percent below the 5.5/ 9 on the year-ago evening.
Earlier in the evening on CBS were two episodes of sitcom “Mike & Molly” at a third-place 4.9/ 8 in both the 8 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. half-hours. Two more episodes of “Mike & Molly,” including the series finale, air next week. And it led into a repeat of “The Big Bang Theory” (#3: 4.7/ 7 at 9 p.m.) into a 3.6/ 5 for “The Odd Couple” at 9:30 p.m. (#3), which is also airing in the Thursday 8:30 p.m. half-hour.
In week two news, Fox drama “Houdini and Doyle” slipped by two-tenths of a household rating point (or 11 percent) with a 1.6/ 3. Last week, the 1.8/ 3 opener translated into 2.56 million viewers and a 0.7 rating/2 share in adults 18-49, based on the Live + Same Day data. Comparably, overnight household retention for “Houdini and Doyle” out of “Gotham” (#4: 2.6/ 4 at 8 p.m.) was modest at 62 percent.
The CW capped off the evening with the low-rated combination of “Reign” and “Jane and Virgin” each at a 0.6/ 1.
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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