Spotted Ratings, Monday 9/9/13

WHAT MATTERS:

• NBC's ten-night game show "event" The Million Second Quiz kicked off with basically the same demo rating as the network has been getting out of American Ninja Warrior in recent weeks (and last night). It's an OK but uninspiring start, and I'm still keeping an eye on tonight to see if it can benefit from the pairing with America's Got Talent. (The reviews seem pretty negative, so maybe not.)

• ABC was pre-empted in both Monday Night Football markets and saw the finale of Mistresses drop by three tenths week-to-week. I still wouldn't completely rule out a renewal, but this isn't the ideal way for it to end.

• CBS, with another 20+ minute delay due to US Open overrun, saw Under the Dome drop well below its previous low in the penultimate episode, even with a much better lead-in from The Big Bang Theory. Given the odd start time and the Monday Night Football competition, it's not that big a deal, but it'd be nice to see a big bounce-back for next week's finale.

• As for Monday Night Football on ESPN, the Eagles/Redskins early game (6.6) did sensational numbers, growing by nearly two points from last year's 4.7 opener and nearly matching last season's 6.8 high. But the year-to-year growth slowed to just a single tick for the Texans/Chargers late game (5.0).

FULL TABLE:

Info			Show				Timeslot		True2
	Viewers	A18-49	Last	LeLa	Rank	y2y	TLa	Ty2y
Shark Tank (SR)	4.62	1.2					+0%	-4%	1.41
Mistresses	3.91	1.1	-21%	+0%	8/13	n/a	-21%	-19%	1.58
Castle (SR)	4.19	0.9					+29%	+20%	1.38
US Open Overrun Next	3.43	0.6	-57%	n/a	2/2	n/a	-45%	-54%	0.71
Two and a Half Men (SR)	4.08	0.9					-10%	-40%	1.36
2 Broke Girls (SR)	4.41	1.0					-17%	+25%	1.44
The Big Bang Theory (SR)	7.53	1.9					+36%	+138%	2.58
Under the Dome	9.72	2.1	-22%	+36%	12/12	n/a	-22%	+163%	2.89
The Million Second Quiz	6.52	1.7	n/a	n/a	1/1	n/a	-6%	-54%	1.98
American Ninja Warrior	5.34	1.7	-6%	n/a	2/11	n/a	-6%	-64%	2.15
Siberia	1.81	0.6	+0%	-6%	7/10	n/a	+0%	-72%	0.85
Bones (SR)	3.53	0.8					+14%	-68%	0.95
Bones (SR)	3.25	0.8					+33%	-70%	1.20
Hart of Dixie (SR)	0.54	0.2					+0%	-20%	0.24
Breaking Pointe	0.48	0.2	+0%	+0%	1/8	n/a	+0%	-20%	0.31

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.

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