- The NFL Draft (4.6 on ESPN, 1.1 on NFL Network) obliterated records and took its usual surprisingly large chunk of ratings juice away from The Big Bang Theory (3.8). The good news is it didn't hurt the rest of CBS that much on a week-to-week basis (perhaps since they already took their huge drops last week). But it meant no week three miracle for Bad Teacher (1.3), still well behind lead-in Two and a Half Men (2.1) as well as The Crazy Ones' usual deliveries.
- Some finals help meant ABC's dramas ended up about as resilient as usual on Draft night,with Grey's Anatomy (2.5) giving back just a single tenth of the Isaiah Washington bounce last week. Black Box (1.2) was also down a tenth in week three.
- NBC continued its mix of random stuff to wrap up the season on Thursday. The American Comedy Awards (1.0) leading out of an original Hollywood Game Night (0.9) were a much weaker combo than last week's iHeartRadio awards show.
- For the True scores, the ESPN Draft rating (4.6) is applied as cable competition for the networks. This causes some irregularities, as I can't account for how the show broke down across the half-hours. But it at least somewhat helps off-set the noticeable week-to-week PUT growth.
FULL TABLE:
| Info | Show | Timeslot | True | |||||||
| A18-49 | Skew | Last | LeLa | Rank | y2y | TLa | Ty2y | |||
| Grey's Anatomy (R) | 0.7 | 28% | -26% | -44% | 0.9 | |||||
| Grey's Anatomy | 2.5 | 40% | -4% | -0.1 | -0.3 | 18/22 | -19% | -4% | -18% | 3.3 |
| Black Box | 1.2 | 33% | -8% | -0.1 | -0.1 | 3/3 | n/a | -8% | -63% | 1.2 |
| ABC: | -9% | -41% | ||||||||
| The Big Bang Theory | 3.8 | 33% | -16% | -0.7 | n/a | 23/23 | -22% | -16% | -22% | 4.6 |
| The Millers | 1.9 | 27% | -5% | -0.1 | -0.7 | 22/22 | n/a | -5% | -46% | 1.9 |
| Two and a Half Men | 2.1 | 32% | +0% | +0.0 | -0.1 | 14/22 | -40% | +0% | -16% | 2.6 |
| Bad Teacher | 1.3 | 29% | -7% | -0.1 | +0.0 | 3/3 | n/a | -7% | -43% | 1.5 |
| Elementary | 1.5 | 25% | -6% | -0.1 | -0.1 | 21/23 | -21% | -6% | -19% | 1.7 |
| CBS: | -8% | -28% | ||||||||
| Hollywood Game Night | 0.9 | 36% | +0% | +0.0 | n/a | 11/12 | n/a | -44% | -25% | 1.2 |
| American Comedy Awards | 1.0 | 40% | n/a | -41% | -41% | 1.3 | ||||
| NBC: | -42% | -37% | ||||||||
| Hell's Kitchen | 1.5 | 44% | -6% | -0.1 | n/a | 8/9 | -21% | -6% | -47% | 1.9 |
| American Idol Thu | 1.6 | 28% | +7% | +0.1 | -0.1 | 16/17 | -45% | +7% | -27% | 2.2 |
| Surviving Jack | 1.2 | 38% | +20% | +0.2 | +0.1 | 2/7 | n/a | +20% | -37% | 1.6 |
| Fox: | +2% | -41% | ||||||||
| The Vampire Diaries | 0.7 | 59% | -13% | -0.1 | n/a | 20/21 | -30% | -13% | -30% | 0.9 |
| Reign | 0.5 | 47% | +0% | +0.0 | -0.1 | 15/21 | n/a | +0% | +11% | 0.6 |
| CW: | -8% | -17% | ||||||||
| Big5: | -15% | -35% | ||||||||
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.
