- Fox's Rake (1.3) needed a week two miracle, and it didn't happen; in fact, the show was down nearly a quarter from last week's already terrible debut and now well below half of its lead-in from an also-sagging American Idol (3.2). It may get to burn off a few more episodes against the three Olympics Thursdays upcoming, but Fox should find something better starting the week after.
- Meanwhile, CBS was back to originals for the first time since Idol's arrival, and all the comedies - The Big Bang Theory (5.2), The Millers (2.6), The Crazy Ones (1.9) and Two and a Half Men (2.0) - dropped by roughly a half point from the "beauty contest" numbers against no competition three weeks ago. Elementary (1.9), though, looked quite good with both of the usual 10/9c dramas sitting out.
- NBC did much better than usual from 9-11 with a Saturday Night Live special (1.8), while Community (1.1) and Parks and Recreation (1.3) were even to barely up in their first airings against both Idol and TBBT.
FULL TABLE:
| Info | Show | Timeslot | True | |||||||
| A18-49 | Skew | Last | LeLa | Rank | y2y | TLa | Ty2y | |||
| The Taste | 1.1 | 38% | +0% | +0.0 | n/a | 3/5 | -31% | -2% | -43% | 1.1 |
| Shark Tank (R) | 1.0 | 34% | -13% | -63% | 1.2 | |||||
| ABC: | -6% | -51% | ||||||||
| The Big Bang Theory | 5.2 | 35% | -9% | -0.5 | n/a | 6/14 | -4% | +73% | -4% | 4.8 |
| The Millers | 2.6 | 29% | -21% | -0.7 | -0.5 | 8/13 | n/a | +37% | -32% | 1.8 |
| The Crazy Ones | 1.9 | 29% | -21% | -0.5 | -0.7 | 12/14 | n/a | -24% | -42% | 1.6 |
| Two and a Half Men | 2.0 | 29% | -17% | -0.4 | -0.5 | 11/13 | -49% | +43% | -38% | 2.0 |
| Elementary | 1.9 | 23% | -5% | -0.1 | -0.4 | 4/14 | -14% | +52% | -16% | 2.0 |
| CBS: | +37% | -23% | ||||||||
| Community | 1.1 | 46% | +0% | +0.0 | n/a | 3/5 | n/a | +0% | -42% | 1.2 |
| Parks and Recreation | 1.3 | 54% | +8% | +0.1 | +0.0 | 2/10 | n/a | +8% | -32% | 1.5 |
| SNL Sports Spectacular | 1.8 | 48% | n/a | +85% | +24% | 2.0 | ||||
| NBC: | +55% | +0% | ||||||||
| American Idol Thu | 3.2 | 36% | -6% | -0.2 | n/a | 3/3 | -29% | -7% | -30% | 3.1 |
| Rake | 1.3 | 31% | -24% | -0.4 | -0.2 | 2/2 | n/a | -24% | -38% | 1.1 |
| Fox: | -13% | -32% | ||||||||
| The Vampire Diaries | 1.1 | 58% | -8% | -0.1 | n/a | 8/12 | -15% | -4% | -12% | 1.2 |
| Reign | 0.6 | 47% | +0% | +0.0 | -0.1 | 4/10 | n/a | -8% | -8% | 0.6 |
| CW: | -6% | -11% | ||||||||
| Big5: | +11% | -27% | ||||||||
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.
