- The disaster week continues for the once and former Death Star, as American Idol lost another double-digit chunk from last week's 5.1 average. (And the show actually averaged about a 5.1 even in the 8:00 hour last week, so it's not really about a one-hour vs. two-hours comparison as it often is.) It finished down in the upper-30%'s year-to-year. The Finder followed up with a new low, but keep in mind its Idol lead-in was 1.3 freaking points bigger the last time it aired.
- Except for Grey's Anatomy, down a tick from crossover night, there was some general recovery at 9/8c with no Idol. Person of Interest pulled into a tie with ABC and built on its lead-in for the first time in 2012. And the fast-crumbling Up All Night finally had something of a good week, recovering by 0.2 and handily outrating fellow bubbler Whitney from the previous evening.
- Rob didn't do well in its final post-The Big Bang Theory test, posting its worst retention yet by far and now gets one last chance after a BBT repeat next week. Gonna be a data point to watch.
FULL TABLE:
| Info | Show | Timeslot | TRUE | |||||||
| Viewers | A18-49 | Skew | Last | LeLa | Avg | Rank | Tavg | Lead | ||
| Winter Wipeout | 5.03 | 1.5 | 38% | +0% | n/a | -22% | 6/8 | -8% | n/a | 1.56 |
| Grey's Anatomy | 9.06 | 3.1 | 44% | -3% | +0% | -17% | 14/15 | -11% | +107% | 3.04 |
| Private Practice | 6.32 | 2.1 | 42% | -19% | -3% | -14% | 13/15 | -18% | -32% | 2.12 |
| The Big Bang Theory | 16.20 | 5.3 | 42% | +4% | n/a | +4% | 5/18 | +4% | n/a | 6.58 |
| Rob | 10.33 | 2.9 | 36% | -9% | +4% | -17% | 7/7 | -15% | -45% | 2.43 |
| Person of Interest | 14.56 | 3.1 | 27% | +11% | -9% | +7% | 5/16 | +7% | +7% | 2.81 |
| The Mentalist | 13.36 | 2.6 | 25% | -4% | +11% | -4% | 11/16 | -4% | -16% | 2.74 |
| 30 Rock | 3.70 | 1.5 | 52% | +0% | n/a | -7% | 6/8 | -4% | n/a | 1.60 |
| Parks and Recreation | 3.43 | 1.7 | 63% | +0% | +0% | -11% | 13/16 | -9% | +13% | 1.78 |
| The Office | 5.02 | 2.6 | 66% | +13% | +0% | -14% | 14/16 | -12% | +53% | 2.57 |
| Up All Night | 3.42 | 1.7 | 64% | +13% | +13% | -16% | 14/17 | -17% | -35% | 1.33 |
| Grimm (R) | 2.17 | 0.9 | 53% | +50% | +13% | +60% | 1/9 | -26% | -47% | 0.86 |
| American Idol Thu | 15.64 | 4.5 | 37% | -12% | n/a | -17% | 6/6 | +14% | n/a | 5.27 |
| The Finder | 6.18 | 2.0 | 41% | -9% | -22% | -12% | 5/6 | -38% | -56% | 1.34 |
| The Vampire Diaries (R) | 1.32 | 0.5 | 48% | +67% | n/a | +50% | 1/7 | -63% | n/a | 0.51 |
| Supernatural (R) | 0.93 | 0.3 | 41% | -25% | +67% | -20% | 4/5 | -64% | -40% | 0.23 |
KEY (click to expand)
Viewers - The total number of viewers (age 2+, in millions) that watched the program.
A18-49 - Adults 18-49 rating. Percentage of US TV-owning adults 18-49 watching the program.
Skew - Percentage of the total audience that falls in the 18-49 demo.
Last - A18-49 percent difference from previous episode.
Lead - A18-49 percent difference from lead-in program.
LeLa - A18-49 percent difference between the show's lead-in and its lead-in for the previous episode.
Avg - A18-49 percent difference from the show's average demo for previous original episodes this season.
Rank - The A18-49 rating's rank among the show's episodes that have aired so far this season.
Tavg - A18-49 percent difference from its timeslot's previous original entertainment average this season.
TRUE - True Strength, a metric that adjusts the A18-49 rating for overall viewing levels, competition and lead-in. (Note: these are PRELIMINARY TRUE calculations. Finals come next week.)
(R) - Repeat.
Much more detail on these numbers at the New Daily Spotted Ratings page.
A18-49 - Adults 18-49 rating. Percentage of US TV-owning adults 18-49 watching the program.
Skew - Percentage of the total audience that falls in the 18-49 demo.
Last - A18-49 percent difference from previous episode.
Lead - A18-49 percent difference from lead-in program.
LeLa - A18-49 percent difference between the show's lead-in and its lead-in for the previous episode.
Avg - A18-49 percent difference from the show's average demo for previous original episodes this season.
Rank - The A18-49 rating's rank among the show's episodes that have aired so far this season.
Tavg - A18-49 percent difference from its timeslot's previous original entertainment average this season.
TRUE - True Strength, a metric that adjusts the A18-49 rating for overall viewing levels, competition and lead-in. (Note: these are PRELIMINARY TRUE calculations. Finals come next week.)
(R) - Repeat.
Much more detail on these numbers at the New Daily Spotted Ratings page.
More Spotted Ratings in the Index.
