- It was another milestone night for sophomore drama Scandal, which blew away its previous series high and outrated lead-in Grey's Anatomy for the second time in three weeks. (Though the gap was closed to just a single tenth in finals, as Grey's was adjusted up to a very good number of its own.) This result adds another layer of interest to what should be an incredibly interesting next Thursday (with The Office's series finale and finales for The Big Bang Theory and American Idol also thrown in).
- But ABC did have a little bad news as Wipeout returned rather weakly at 8/7c, only improving the slot by two ticks vs. last week's Wife Swap and down 35% vs. last year's premiere (which was in the middle of the summer). It's more important where it ends up in two weeks against summer competition, but this isn't a good start.
- Also posting a pretty solid penultimate result was another one-hour The Office, which had its best "self-starting" number of the season. (It only did better in a post-Voice ep in November.) And the season's last Community (but, as we'd learn later, not the series' last) was a little above average too. Hannibal remained stalled at what looks like an unacceptable number even with a big lead-in boost. But, again, it was a lot better than last year's Awake.
- Fox's Glee finale was up a bit (though nearly a third behind last year's post-Idol finale), but CBS' Person of Interest finale was largely lost in the shuffle, and the penultimate Elementary continued its disappointing late-season deterioration. That show will throw a two-hour finale at Idol, The Office and Grey's/Scandal next week. Good luck.
FULL TABLE:
| Info | Show | Timeslot | True2 | ||||||
| Viewers | A18-49 | Last | LeLa | Rank | y2y | TLa | Ty2y | ||
| Wipeout | 4.35 | 1.3 | n/a | n/a | 1/1 | -35% | +13% | +13% | 1.65 |
| Grey's Anatomy | 8.97 | 3.1 | +3% | +18% | 7/23 | -11% | +3% | -10% | 3.62 |
| Scandal | 8.87 | 3.2 | +23% | +3% | 1/21 | +68% | +23% | +64% | 3.06 |
| The Big Bang Theory | 16.30 | 4.9 | +0% | n/a | 17/23 | +11% | +0% | +11% | 5.97 |
| Two and a Half Men | 12.83 | 3.5 | +9% | +0% | 18/23 | -10% | +9% | +30% | 3.38 |
| Person of Interest | 13.16 | 2.4 | +0% | +9% | 20/22 | -8% | -2% | -9% | 2.48 |
| Elementary | 9.29 | 1.9 | -5% | +0% | 21/21 | n/a | -5% | -19% | 1.92 |
| Community | 3.08 | 1.3 | +8% | n/a | 3/13 | -7% | +8% | -7% | 1.72 |
| The Office (R) | 2.35 | 1.1 | -35% | -27% | 1.43 | ||||
| The Office | 4.56 | 2.3 | +28% | -8% | 2/22 | +0% | +31% | +15% | 2.80 |
| Hannibal | 2.62 | 1.1 | +0% | +44% | 4/6 | n/a | +5% | +22% | 1.11 |
| American Idol Thu | 11.57 | 2.9 | +12% | n/a | 12/17 | -28% | +12% | -28% | 3.56 |
| Glee | 5.92 | 2.0 | +5% | +12% | 15/22 | -31% | +8% | +3% | 2.14 |
| The Vampire Diaries | 2.28 | 1.0 | +0% | n/a | 18/22 | -17% | +0% | -13% | 1.30 |
| Beauty and the Beast | 1.29 | 0.5 | +0% | +0% | 15/21 | n/a | +11% | -9% | 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.
