- Week four of ABC's Resurrection (2.4) saw yet another drop, though this one wasn't that severe compared to last week's 2.5, especially after it adjusted up. The good news for this show is that it's through the against-The Walking Dead half of its season at what would still be a winning level for ABC. But it's not a given that TWD was making much of an impact. Next week promises to be telling.
- The death blow was probably dealt to all of NBC's Sunday shows, as Crisis (1.1) became the latest big week three dropper (though it adjusted up) and American Dream Builders (0.8) and Believe (1.1) inched down again as well.
- CBS benefited from an even bigger basketball overrun lead-in than last week, posting a 6.1 in the first 20 minutes of primetime, and some major developments on The Good Wife, which vaulted it to tie a season high.
- And Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (1.5) also took another hit. As a show that has some heavy male 18-34 interest (like its cartoon lead-ins), this will be another show to watch next week with The Walking Dead gone.
- UPDATE: The much-aforementioned The Walking Dead finale (8.0 with 15.7 million viewers) was the series' first spring finale not to set a new series high, but it was easily a finale record and darn close to the 8.2's that opened the fall and the spring. This marks roughly 20% growth from last week's 6.7 and about 25% growth from the spring 2013 finale (6.4). And as usual, there's simply no comparison between it and anything else scripted on TV. Its lead-out Talking Dead grew even more strongly, shattering the previous series high in Andrew Lincoln's first live appearance.
FULL TABLE:
| Info | Show | Timeslot | True | |||||||
| A18-49 | Skew | Last | LeLa | Rank | y2y | TLa | Ty2y | |||
| America's Funniest Home Videos | 1.3 | 26% | -7% | -0.1 | n/a | 11/16 | n/a | -7% | +100% | 1.2 |
| Once Upon a Time | 2.1 | 40% | +0% | +0.0 | -0.1 | 8/15 | n/a | +0% | +282% | 2.0 |
| Resurrection | 2.4 | 36% | -4% | -0.1 | +0.0 | 4/4 | n/a | -6% | +66% | 2.2 |
| Revenge | 1.4 | 34% | -7% | -0.1 | -0.1 | 14/17 | -7% | -7% | +40% | 1.5 |
| ABC: | -5% | +97% | ||||||||
| 60 Minutes | 2.8 | 25% | +40% | +0.8 | n/a | 6/21 | +12% | -13% | -33% | 1.8 |
| The Amazing Race | 2.0 | 27% | +11% | +0.2 | +0.8 | 1/6 | -13% | +11% | -18% | 1.7 |
| The Good Wife | 1.8 | 21% | +29% | +0.4 | +0.2 | 1/16 | +20% | +9% | -5% | 1.8 |
| The Mentalist | 1.5 | 22% | +15% | +0.2 | +0.4 | 8/16 | n/a | +15% | +20% | 1.7 |
| CBS: | +2% | -17% | ||||||||
| The Voice (R) | 0.6 | 27% | -20% | -25% | 0.6 | |||||
| American Dream Builders | 0.8 | 33% | -11% | -0.1 | -0.2 | 2/2 | n/a | -11% | -47% | 1.0 |
| Believe | 1.1 | 29% | -8% | -0.1 | -0.1 | 4/4 | n/a | -8% | -24% | 1.3 |
| Crisis | 1.1 | 32% | -15% | -0.2 | -0.1 | 3/3 | n/a | -12% | -27% | 1.4 |
| NBC: | -12% | -40% | ||||||||
| Bob's Burgers | 1.0 | 56% | -17% | -0.2 | n/a | 14/15 | n/a | -17% | +67% | 1.0 |
| American Dad! | 1.4 | 64% | +0% | +0.0 | -0.2 | 12/14 | n/a | +0% | +75% | 1.3 |
| The Simpsons | 1.9 | 62% | +0% | +0.0 | +0.0 | 9/16 | n/a | +0% | +36% | 1.7 |
| Family Guy | 2.1 | 64% | -5% | -0.1 | +0.0 | 13/15 | n/a | -5% | +75% | 1.9 |
| Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey | 1.5 | 49% | -12% | -0.2 | -0.1 | 4/4 | n/a | -12% | +15% | 1.6 |
| Fox: | -7% | +42% | ||||||||
| Big4: | -4% | +6% | ||||||||
| The Walking Dead Spring | 8.00 | 65% | +20% | +1.34 | 2/8 | +25% | ||||
| Talking Dead Spring | 3.68 | 64% | +39% | +1.03 | 1/8 | +43% | ||||
| Shameless | 0.84 | 61% | +4% | +0.03 | 6/11 | +1% | ||||
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.
