- The return of CBS' Thursday lineup from basketball hiatus was relatively status quo. Everything but The Millers (2.8, rebounding from an off week last time) was within a tenth week-to-week in the prelims, but a downward adjustment for Elementary (1.5) left it down 0.2 and at a tie for a series low. The Big Bang Theory (4.9) did not make a run at the How I Met Your Mother finale for top scripted rating this week, but it should beat it in True (as the PUT estimate was roughly 5 points higher in HIMYM's full 8:00 hour on Monday than in TBBT's 30 minutes on Thursday).
- Week two of Surviving Jack (1.2) on Fox was down just a tenth week-to-week, with American Idol (1.7) down two. The trend might be somewhat promising if it hadn't started poorly last week.
- ABC's Scandal (2.9) gave back its gains from last week, returning to its familiar upper-2's level with both competing dramas back in the mix. And a finals uptick for Grey's Anatomy (2.7) meant it was up for a third straight week.
- NBC struggled most against the return of CBS, with Community (0.9) at a new low, Parks and Recreation (1.1) tying its lowest rating since Community came back, and Parenthood (1.2), like Scandal, surrendering its recent gains.
FULL TABLE:
| Info | Show | Timeslot | True | |||||||
| A18-49 | Skew | Last | LeLa | Rank | y2y | TLa | Ty2y | |||
| Once Upon a Time in Wonderland | 0.9 | 34% | -10% | -0.1 | n/a | 5/13 | n/a | -10% | -28% | 1.1 |
| Grey's Anatomy | 2.7 | 41% | +4% | +0.1 | -0.1 | 6/17 | -4% | +2% | -4% | 3.0 |
| Scandal | 2.9 | 40% | -6% | -0.2 | +0.1 | 8/16 | +12% | -8% | +9% | 3.3 |
| ABC: | -4% | -3% | ||||||||
| The Big Bang Theory | 4.9 | 35% | +0% | +0.0 | n/a | 16/19 | -6% | +206% | -4% | 5.8 |
| The Millers | 2.8 | 31% | +17% | +0.4 | +0.0 | 6/18 | n/a | +22% | -26% | 2.5 |
| Two and a Half Men | 2.5 | 34% | +4% | +0.1 | +0.4 | 3/18 | -36% | -14% | -11% | 2.4 |
| The Crazy Ones | 1.7 | 33% | +0% | +0.0 | +0.1 | 16/19 | n/a | -43% | -35% | 1.6 |
| Elementary | 1.5 | 24% | -12% | -0.2 | +0.0 | 18/19 | -29% | -46% | -27% | 1.9 |
| CBS: | -3% | -19% | ||||||||
| Community | 0.9 | 46% | -18% | -0.2 | n/a | 10/10 | -10% | -18% | -10% | 1.2 |
| Parks and Recreation | 1.1 | 52% | -8% | -0.1 | -0.2 | 12/15 | -27% | -8% | -27% | 1.5 |
| Hollywood Game Night | 1.1 | 45% | +10% | +0.1 | -0.1 | 7/10 | n/a | -4% | -24% | 1.3 |
| Parenthood | 1.2 | 41% | -14% | -0.2 | +0.0 | 11/20 | n/a | -14% | -23% | 1.6 |
| NBC: | -11% | -22% | ||||||||
| Hell's Kitchen | 1.8 | 46% | -5% | -0.1 | n/a | 3/4 | -10% | -3% | -39% | 2.3 |
| American Idol Thu | 1.7 | 28% | -11% | -0.2 | -0.1 | 12/12 | -41% | -11% | -15% | 2.0 |
| Surviving Jack | 1.2 | 34% | -8% | -0.1 | -0.2 | 2/2 | n/a | -8% | -8% | 1.3 |
| Fox: | -6% | -29% | ||||||||
| The Vampire Diaries (R) | 0.3 | 48% | -63% | +0% | 0.4 | |||||
| Reign (R) | 0.3 | 43% | -45% | +50% | 0.4 | |||||
| CW: | -56% | +20% | ||||||||
| Big5: | -6% | -17% | ||||||||
| Vikings | 1.01 | 43% | -16% | -0.19 | 6/6 | -12% | ||||
| Suits | 0.75 | 38% | +5% | +0.03 | 2/5 | -27% | ||||
| Sirens | 0.49 | 54% | +4% | +0.02 | 2/6 | n/a | ||||
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.
