- If Wednesday's premiere of American Idol (4.7) brought a little bit of hope back to the franchise, the Thursday premiere (3.9) was far less encouraging; it was nearly 20% off of the Wednesday number against less competition (including CBS' comedies in repeats), and down 30% year-to-year. For comparison, the 2013 edition had a 6.0 Wednesday premiere and only dropped to 5.6 on night two.
- Even with Idol a disappointment and CBS sitting out, most of the originals on ABC and NBC got massacred. NBC was down big in the 8:00 hour with Community (1.1) and Parks and Recreation (1.2), but the particularly unreal result came at 9:30 as The Michael J. Fox Show hit a 0.6!
- And ABC was way down with competing reality series The Taste (0.9), but Shark Tank (1.2) proved a massive improvement on cancelled The Assets. When The Assets was pulled, I wondered if ABC should consider moving The Taste to 9-11 to avoid Idol, and it's hard not to feel even stronger after this result.
FULL TABLE:
| Info | Show | Timeslot | True | |||||||
| A18-49 | Skew | Last | LeLa | Rank | y2y | TLa | Ty2y | |||
| The Taste | 0.9 | 35% | -31% | -0.4 | n/a | 3/3 | n/a | -29% | -55% | 1.0 |
| Shark Tank (R) | 1.2 | 42% | +100% | -54% | 1.6 | |||||
| ABC: | -5% | -55% | ||||||||
| The Big Bang Theory (R) | 2.9 | 31% | -49% | -9% | 2.9 | |||||
| The Millers (R) | 1.9 | 31% | -42% | -17% | 1.7 | |||||
| The Crazy Ones (R) | 1.2 | 29% | -50% | -29% | 1.1 | |||||
| Two and a Half Men (R) | 1.2 | 29% | -50% | -25% | 1.4 | |||||
| Elementary (R) | 1.0 | 19% | -50% | -29% | 1.3 | |||||
| CBS: | -48% | -21% | ||||||||
| Community | 1.1 | 45% | -21% | -0.3 | n/a | 3/3 | n/a | -21% | -15% | 1.2 |
| Parks and Recreation | 1.2 | 50% | -20% | -0.3 | -0.3 | 4/8 | -37% | -20% | -37% | 1.4 |
| Sean Saves the World | 0.8 | 38% | -20% | -0.2 | -0.3 | 11/12 | n/a | -20% | -62% | 1.0 |
| The Michael J. Fox Show | 0.6 | 38% | -40% | -0.4 | -0.2 | 13/13 | n/a | -40% | -50% | 0.8 |
| Parenthood | 1.2 | 38% | -8% | -0.1 | -0.4 | 8/13 | -37% | -8% | +4% | 1.6 |
| NBC: | -19% | -31% | ||||||||
| American Idol Thu | 3.9 | 37% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1/1 | -30% | +457% | -31% | 3.9 |
| Fox: | +457% | -31% | ||||||||
| Critic's Choice Movie Awards | 0.4 | 26% | -33% | +14% | -57% | 0.4 | ||||
| CW: | +14% | -57% | ||||||||
| Big5: | +24% | -35% | ||||||||
KEY (click to expand)
A18-49 - Adults 18-49 rating. Percentage of US TV-owning adults 18-49 watching the program.
Skew - Percentage of adults 18-49 within the show's total viewership.
Last - A18-49 difference (percent and numerical) from the show's previous episode.
LeLa - A18-49 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 so far this season.
y2y - Percent difference between A18-49 and the show's rating a year ago.
TLa - Percent difference between A18-49 and the network's rating in the timeslot one week ago.
Ty2y - Percent difference between A18-49 and the network's rating in the timeslot one year ago.
True - 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.
Skew - Percentage of adults 18-49 within the show's total viewership.
Last - A18-49 difference (percent and numerical) from the show's previous episode.
LeLa - A18-49 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 so far this season.
y2y - Percent difference between A18-49 and the show's rating a year ago.
TLa - Percent difference between A18-49 and the network's rating in the timeslot one week ago.
Ty2y - Percent difference between A18-49 and the network's rating in the timeslot one year ago.
True - 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.
