- It was another very modest weeknight tryout for Shark Tank (1.7), down 15% from its usual amazing-for-Friday 2.0 in a Thursday 8/7c test. I tend to think these things are always set up for disappointment to a certain extent because shows take a hit when airing out of pattern, and Thursday at 8 after DST isn't even that much higher-viewed than its usual Friday 9/8c slot. But this will certainly not serve as evidence that would encourage ABC to move it off of Friday.
- If there was a silver lining for Shark Tank, it was that it at least brought competing reality Hell's Kitchen (1.4) down with it. Ouch.
- The other ugly result was Reign (0.4), which dropped to a new series low in its second episode without an original The Vampire Diaries lead-in. In True terms, this is basically the equivalent of getting a 0.5 after an original. Reign has done that in the past, but not for a little while.
- To round out a rough night, the CBS and NBC lineups mostly inched downward, which meant lots of ties for lows in peacock land: Community (0.9), Parks and Recreation (1.0) and Parenthood (1.1). Only 10/9c dramas Scandal (3.0) and Elementary (1.6) were on the week-to-week upswing preliminarily, though American Idol joined after finals.
FULL TABLE:
Info | Show | Timeslot | True | |||||||
A18-49 | Skew | Last | LeLa | Rank | y2y | TLa | Ty2y | |||
Shark Tank | 1.7 | 32% | -15% | -0.3 | n/a | 20/23 | n/a | +89% | +21% | 2.2 |
Grey's Anatomy | 2.6 | 40% | -4% | -0.1 | +0.8 | 10/18 | n/a | -2% | +108% | 3.1 |
Scandal | 3.0 | 41% | +3% | +0.1 | -0.1 | 7/17 | n/a | +3% | +216% | 3.1 |
ABC: | +13% | +103% | ||||||||
The Big Bang Theory | 4.7 | 37% | -4% | -0.2 | n/a | 20/20 | n/a | -4% | +57% | 5.8 |
The Millers | 2.5 | 32% | -11% | -0.3 | -0.2 | 16/19 | n/a | -11% | +25% | 2.4 |
Two and a Half Men | 2.4 | 32% | -4% | -0.1 | -0.3 | 5/19 | n/a | -4% | +33% | 2.5 |
The Crazy Ones | 1.7 | 31% | +0% | +0.0 | -0.1 | 16/20 | n/a | +0% | +0% | 1.8 |
Elementary | 1.6 | 26% | +7% | +0.1 | +0.0 | 16/20 | n/a | +3% | +14% | 1.8 |
CBS: | -3% | +28% | ||||||||
Community | 0.9 | 45% | +0% | +0.0 | n/a | 10/11 | -25% | +0% | -25% | 1.2 |
Parks and Recreation | 1.0 | 50% | -9% | -0.1 | +0.0 | 15/16 | -33% | -9% | -33% | 1.4 |
Hollywood Game Night (R) | 0.9 | 44% | -18% | -40% | 1.2 | |||||
Parenthood | 1.1 | 38% | -8% | -0.1 | -0.2 | 20/21 | n/a | -12% | -35% | 1.4 |
NBC: | -12% | -35% | ||||||||
Hell's Kitchen | 1.4 | 43% | -22% | -0.4 | n/a | 5/5 | -26% | -20% | -57% | 1.8 |
American Idol Thu | 1.8 | 30% | +6% | +0.1 | -0.4 | 12/13 | -44% | +6% | -25% | 2.3 |
Surviving Jack | 1.2 | 35% | +0% | +0.0 | +0.1 | 2/3 | n/a | +0% | -48% | 1.4 |
Fox: | -9% | -48% | ||||||||
The Vampire Diaries (R) | 0.3 | 45% | +20% | +0% | 0.4 | |||||
Reign | 0.4 | 41% | -33% | -0.2 | -0.5 | 17/17 | n/a | +33% | +33% | 0.5 |
CW: | +27% | +17% | ||||||||
Big5: | -1% | -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.