- Though Valentine's Day is not one of the bigger drains on overall viewing among the holidays (overall usage was 6% below last Thursday), it has the same kind of general effect as most holidays: it tends to hurt younger and female-skewing shows more than older-skewing ones. The networks that best fit that description are ABC, Fox and the CW, where American Idol, Grey's Anatomy, Glee and The Vampire Diaries had pretty ugly results. Defying that gravity was the red-hot Scandal, though it dropped in finals and also fell back behind its Grey's Anatomy lead-in.
- At 8/7c, ABC had the low-rated series premiere of drama Zero Hour, which will be fortunate if it can get through its order.
- Week two of sans Dan Harmon Community brought another meltdown, this one even steeper than the spring 2012 collapse recalled last week; it was nearly 40% below last week's surprisingly strong start. This drop is big enough that blaming Valentine's doesn't really do it. It was gonna collapse either way. It might be able to hope for a small rally next week, but it doesn't appear "completely safe" is going to be the consistent level. Parks and Recreation was also down significantly, but it was more within the range of what would be expected given Valentine's and the lead-in difference.
- The youngest-skewing CBS show, The Big Bang Theory, was down a little over 10% in the half-hour likely most affected in usage, but the rest of the lineup was as always pretty resilient.
FULL TABLE:
| Info | Show | Timeslot | True2 | ||||||
| Viewers | A18-49 | Last | LeLa | Rank | y2y | TLa | Ty2y | ||
| Zero Hour | 6.38 | 1.4 | n/a | n/a | 1/1 | n/a | +8% | -3% | 1.79 |
| Grey's Anatomy | 8.57 | 2.8 | -10% | +8% | 14/15 | -13% | -10% | -11% | 3.23 |
| Scandal | 8.02 | 2.7 | -4% | -10% | 3/14 | n/a | -4% | +4% | 3.10 |
| The Big Bang Theory | 17.89 | 5.5 | -11% | n/a | 5/16 | +8% | -11% | +8% | 6.41 |
| Two and a Half Men | 13.69 | 3.8 | -7% | -11% | 11/16 | -3% | -7% | +19% | 3.80 |
| Person of Interest | 14.87 | 3.0 | -3% | -7% | 6/15 | +7% | -5% | +5% | 3.01 |
| Elementary | 10.98 | 2.3 | +5% | -3% | 6/15 | n/a | +2% | -16% | 2.60 |
| Community | 2.76 | 1.2 | -37% | n/a | 2/2 | n/a | -37% | -20% | 1.55 |
| Parks and Recreation | 3.18 | 1.5 | -25% | -37% | 11/13 | -12% | -25% | -12% | 2.02 |
| The Office | 4.06 | 2.0 | -5% | -25% | 12/16 | -13% | +25% | +5% | 2.35 |
| Law and Order: SVU (R) | 3.33 | 0.9 | +38% | +50% | 1.08 | ||||
| American Idol Thu | 12.59 | 3.7 | -10% | n/a | 5/5 | -27% | -10% | -27% | 4.52 |
| Glee | 5.13 | 1.7 | -23% | -10% | 13/14 | -39% | -24% | -67% | 1.63 |
| The Vampire Diaries | 2.31 | 1.0 | -9% | n/a | 14/14 | -29% | -9% | -26% | 1.31 |
| Beauty and the Beast | 1.40 | 0.5 | -17% | -9% | 12/13 | n/a | -9% | -33% | 0.51 |
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.
