- All the 8:00 shows on the big four were down week-to-week on an atypical debate night. The size of those drops varied but was around 10% on average. The only one that might mean something is the brutal three-tenths drop from week three of Last Resort, but I can't rule out a bit of a rally when things are somewhat back to normal next week.
- The CW ended up not dropping that much in finals, meaning they had a second straight really good night. The Vampire Diaries defied CW gravity and actually went up by a tick vs. last year's premiere, tied last season's high and also tied the two-years-ago premiere! The series premiere of Beauty and the Beast dropped by 25% from TVD, which was exactly as expected retention-wise. But since TVD exceeded my expectations by three or four ticks, BatB ended up looking pretty good. Score a victory for the CW's tactic of counter-programming the debates, but we'll have to see how the show deals with Grey's Anatomy and the rest of the 9/8c gang next week.
FULL TABLE:
| Info | Show | Timeslot | True2 | ||||||
| Viewers | A18-49 | Last | LeLa | Rank | y2y | TLa | Ty2y | ||
| Last Resort | 6.89 | 1.6 | -16% | n/a | 3/3 | n/a | -16% | +33% | 1.58 |
| ABC Debate Analysis | 6.06 | 1.4 | n/a | -30% | -26% | 1.19 | |||
| The Big Bang Theory | 14.23 | 4.5 | -8% | n/a | 3/3 | +0% | -8% | +0% | 4.20 |
| Two and a Half Men | 11.35 | 3.5 | -3% | -8% | 2/3 | -44% | -3% | +40% | 3.02 |
| CBS Debate Analysis | 5.93 | 1.6 | n/a | -36% | -38% | 1.36 | |||
| 30 Rock | 3.40 | 1.3 | -7% | n/a | 2/2 | n/a | -7% | -13% | 1.56 |
| Up All Night | 2.88 | 1.1 | -21% | -7% | 4/4 | -52% | -21% | -45% | 1.26 |
| NBC Debate Analysis | 6.70 | 2.0 | n/a | +100% | +43% | 1.68 | |||
| The X Factor Thu | 8.43 | 2.9 | -9% | n/a | 5/5 | -28% | -9% | -22% | 3.07 |
| Fox Debate Analysis | 4.14 | 1.5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |||
| The Vampire Diaries | 3.18 | 1.6 | n/a | n/a | 1/1 | +7% | +700% | +33% | 1.68 |
| Beauty and the Beast | 2.78 | 1.2 | n/a | n/a | 1/1 | n/a | +500% | +41% | 1.05 |
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.
Last - A18-49 percent difference from previous episode.
LeLa - A18-49 percent difference between the show's lead-in and its lead-in for the previous episode.
Rank - The A18-49 rating's rank among the show's episodes that have aired so far this season.
y2y - The show's A18-49 rating compared to its rating a year ago.
TLa - The show's A18-49 rating compared to the network's rating in the timeslot one week ago.
Ty2y - The show's A18-49 rating compared to the network's rating in the timeslot one year ago.
True2 - The second edition of True Strength, a metric that adjusts the A18-49 rating for overall viewing levels, competition and lead-in. PRELIMINARY CALCULATION. For finals, see SpotVault.
(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.
Last - A18-49 percent difference from previous episode.
LeLa - A18-49 percent difference between the show's lead-in and its lead-in for the previous episode.
Rank - The A18-49 rating's rank among the show's episodes that have aired so far this season.
y2y - The show's A18-49 rating compared to its rating a year ago.
TLa - The show's A18-49 rating compared to the network's rating in the timeslot one week ago.
Ty2y - The show's A18-49 rating compared to the network's rating in the timeslot one year ago.
True2 - The second edition of True Strength, a metric that adjusts the A18-49 rating for overall viewing levels, competition and lead-in. PRELIMINARY CALCULATION. For finals, see SpotVault.
(R) - Repeat.
Much more detail on these numbers at the New Daily Spotted Ratings page.
More Spotted Ratings in the Index.
