- This may go down as a game-changing night for the NHL. The Stanley Cup Finals kicked off with an epic game that ran till around 1:00 ET and more than doubled last year's Game 1 rating. It was the most-watched Stanley Cup Game 1 since 1997. It didn't appear to benefit or suffer much from the extreme length, as it peaked in the 11:00 half-hour and had actually dropped below the full game average by the end.
- Still not yet sure if it means anything since it started so low, but The American Baking Competition became an extremely rare show to grow in week two and then again in week three.
- USA welcomed back the fast-deteriorating Royal Pains (0.71) and Necessary Roughness (0.65) Wednesday lineup for a third summer. It's hard to believe that the first airing of this combo just two years ago saw the shows pull 1.4 apiece.
FULL TABLE:
| Info | Show | Timeslot | True2 | ||||||
| Viewers | A18-49 | Last | LeLa | Rank | y2y | TLa | Ty2y | ||
| The Middle (SR) | 4.45 | 1.0 | +0% | +0% | 1.32 | ||||
| Family Tools | 3.68 | 0.9 | +0% | +0% | 5/6 | n/a | +0% | -10% | 1.36 |
| Modern Family (SR) | 4.22 | 1.2 | -14% | -14% | 1.67 | ||||
| How to Live | 4.06 | 1.2 | -8% | -14% | 11/11 | n/a | -8% | +20% | 1.60 |
| The Lookout | 3.88 | 1.1 | +0% | -8% | 1/3 | n/a | +0% | -12% | 1.52 |
| The American Baking Competition | 5.68 | 1.2 | +9% | n/a | 1/3 | n/a | +14% | +9% | 1.62 |
| Criminal Minds (SR) | 6.23 | 1.2 | +9% | -11% | 1.59 | ||||
| CSI (SR) | 7.14 | 1.4 | +12% | -7% | 1.91 | ||||
| Stanley Cup Finals | 6.36 | 2.5 | n/a | n/a | 1/1 | +127% | +173% | +168% | 3.18 |
| MasterChef | 5.49 | 2.3 | -12% | n/a | 3/7 | -4% | +10% | -2% | 3.03 |
| MasterChef | 6.20 | 2.5 | +9% | n/a | 2/8 | +4% | -2% | -4% | 2.94 |
| Arrow (SR) | 1.21 | 0.3 | -25% | +0% | 0.42 | ||||
| Supernatural (SR) | 1.02 | 0.3 | -14% | -14% | 0.41 | ||||
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.
