- It looks like the stabilization of Dancing with the Stars in the fall was not just a one-season wonder, as the show had a pretty good spring premiere with 14.98 million viewers and a 2.6 A18-49 rating. This was well below the last two premieres (not opposite The Voice) but actually a tick above the last one that did face The Voice in fall 2012.
- DWTS' return had no impact on The Voice (4.1), which bounced back from a down night against The Bachelor's finale last week. But it seemed to mow down the older-skewing scripted shows in its path, just like it always did when it was much bigger. 2 Broke Girls (2.2) and Mom (1.8) hit new series lows, while Mike and Molly (1.8) tied the low set last week following a 2BG repeat. Fox's big drop from Bones (1.4) was even more brutal, with The Following (1.4) also down another tick.
- It may not mean much, but the CW's The Tomorrow People (0.4) held up OK in its move to Monday. It technically tied the last original after Arrow, but that was its first 0.4, so this is closer to what would be expected based on its usual 0.5 level.
- Cable: what in the world is going on with Bates Motel (0.72)? After a roughly steady season premiere, week two dropped 28% and was down by the same amount vs. week two of last year. And now week three, down another 21%, and now 39% below week three of season one! After extremely steady ratings for a season and an episode, it's all come crashing down for this show.
FULL TABLE:
| Info | Show | Timeslot | True | |||||||
| A18-49 | Skew | Last | LeLa | Rank | y2y | TLa | Ty2y | |||
| Dancing with the Stars | 2.6 | 21% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1/1 | -19% | -21% | -17% | 2.8 |
| Castle | 1.8 | 23% | +13% | +0.2 | +1.5 | 14/18 | -18% | -53% | -18% | 1.7 |
| ABC: | -33% | -18% | ||||||||
| How I Met Your Mother | 2.9 | 47% | +7% | +0.2 | n/a | 17/20 | -3% | +7% | -3% | 2.9 |
| 2 Broke Girls | 2.2 | 39% | -15% | -0.4 | -0.4 | 19/19 | -21% | +69% | -4% | 2.1 |
| Mike and Molly | 1.8 | 30% | +0% | +0.0 | +0.9 | 14/15 | -25% | +0% | -36% | 2.0 |
| Mom | 1.8 | 32% | -10% | -0.2 | -0.4 | 19/19 | n/a | +38% | -25% | 2.0 |
| Intelligence | 1.1 | 26% | -15% | -0.2 | +0.5 | 10/11 | n/a | -15% | -48% | 1.2 |
| CBS: | +12% | -26% | ||||||||
| The Voice Mon | 4.1 | 39% | +11% | +0.4 | n/a | 3/4 | n/a | +11% | +55% | 4.2 |
| The Blacklist | 2.7 | 31% | +0% | +0.0 | -0.4 | 12/16 | n/a | +0% | +125% | 2.5 |
| NBC: | +8% | +68% | ||||||||
| Bones | 1.4 | 32% | -18% | -0.3 | n/a | 16/17 | -33% | -18% | -33% | 1.5 |
| The Following | 1.4 | 45% | -7% | -0.1 | -0.3 | 9/9 | -44% | -7% | -43% | 1.7 |
| Fox: | -13% | -38% | ||||||||
| Star-Crossed | 0.3 | 38% | +0% | +0.0 | n/a | 3/5 | n/a | +0% | -33% | 0.3 |
| The Tomorrow People | 0.4 | 43% | +0% | +0.0 | -0.4 | 15/16 | n/a | +100% | +100% | 0.5 |
| CW: | +40% | +8% | ||||||||
| Big5: | -7% | -5% | ||||||||
| Teen Wolf | 0.81 | 51% | +4% | +0.03 | 8/11 | -1% | ||||
| Bates Motel | 0.72 | 50% | -21% | -0.19 | 3/3 | -39% | ||||
| Switched at Birth | 0.53 | 57% | -11% | -0.07 | 10/10 | -30% | ||||
| Being Human | 0.49 | 55% | -2% | -0.01 | 4/10 | +13% | ||||
| Dallas | 0.47 | 33% | +16% | +0.07 | 2/4 | -38% | ||||
| The Fosters | 0.45 | 47% | -14% | -0.07 | 10/10 | -44% | ||||
| Archer | 0.44 | 62% | -29% | -0.18 | 8/8 | -53% | ||||
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.
