- Of these four nights from Thursday to Sunday, the only one noticeably depressed week-to-week in overall viewing due to the holiday was Sunday, and most broadcast/cable shows were down considerably on that night. The other nights may have been lower in PUT as well if not for the return of college football.
- It's also worth noting that Thursday was one of the wonkiest days of the TV year due to massive NFL preseason pre-emptions. Not too much should be made of the ratings on this night because many shows had much lighter market coverage than usual, but The Quest (0.3) and the one-hour finale of renewed Welcome to Sweden (0.4/0.3) were particularly putrid.
- The return of broadcast college football did not go well on Saturday, with ABC's Florida State/Oklahoma State game (1.9) 39% below last year's opener and Fox's USC/Fresno State (0.4) down 64%. Both of these were much worse matchups than the networks had on opening night last year, with ABC's game just barely topping the late primetime game on ESPN (1.77).
- By far the weirdest ratings of this long weekend belonged to Reckless, which first held its usual 0.5 in a special Saturday airing due to that two-hour golf overrun a few weeks back. Then it skyrocketed to a 0.9 on Sunday. It had incredibly light competition from an America's Got Talent repeat (0.5) and an ABC telethon (which didn't count in finals but had a 0.2 in prelims). But for a show that had either a 0.5 or 0.6 for the first nine episodes, that is extremely weird. It's got one more Sunday airing to try to prove it wasn't a fluke, then will burn off the last two eps the following Saturday.
THURSDAY 8/28/14 FULL TABLE:
| Info | Show | Timeslot | True | |||||||
| A18-49 | Skew | Last | LeLa | Rank | y2y | TLa | Ty2y | |||
| The Quest | 0.3 | 28% | -40% | -0.2 | n/a | 5/5 | n/a | -54% | -64% | 0.4 |
| The World's Wildest Commercials | 0.6 | 28% | n/a | -45% | -37% | 0.9 | ||||
| ABC: | -50% | -54% | ||||||||
| Two and a Half Men (R) | 0.8 | 27% | -50% | +0% | 1.0 | |||||
| The Millers (R) | 0.8 | 29% | -38% | +0% | 1.1 | |||||
| Big Brother Thu | 2.0 | 45% | -13% | -0.3 | -0.6 | 9/10 | +11% | -11% | +11% | 2.5 |
| Elementary (R) | 0.7 | 28% | +17% | +8% | 0.9 | |||||
| CBS: | -19% | +8% | ||||||||
| Hollywood Game Night (R) | 0.6 | 28% | -37% | -20% | 0.7 | |||||
| Welcome to Sweden | 0.4 | 28% | -43% | -0.3 | -0.1 | 8/8 | n/a | -43% | -43% | 0.6 |
| Welcome to Sweden | 0.3 | 25% | -25% | -0.1 | -0.2 | 9/9 | n/a | -57% | -57% | 0.6 |
| America's Got Talent (R) | 0.5 | 27% | -17% | -50% | 0.8 | |||||
| NBC: | -36% | -41% | ||||||||
| Sleepy Hollow (R) | 0.5 | 34% | -9% | -41% | 0.6 | |||||
| Bones (R) | 0.6 | 31% | -29% | -8% | 0.9 | |||||
| Fox: | -21% | -27% | ||||||||
| The Vampire Diaries (R) | 0.2 | 44% | +33% | +0% | 0.3 | |||||
| The Originals (R) | 0.3 | 60% | +50% | +50% | 0.4 | |||||
| CW: | +43% | +25% | ||||||||
| Big5: | -27% | -23% | ||||||||
FRIDAY 8/29/14 FULL TABLE:
| Info | Show | Timeslot | True | |||||||
| A18-49 | Skew | Last | LeLa | Rank | y2y | TLa | Ty2y | |||
| Last Man Standing (R) | 0.6 | 22% | +0% | +0% | 0.9 | |||||
| Last Man Standing (R) | 0.6 | 23% | -14% | +0% | 1.0 | |||||
| Shark Tank (R) | 1.0 | 32% | +5% | -5% | 1.6 | |||||
| 20/20 (S) | 0.9 | 28% | +29% | +0.2 | +0.0 | 12/15 | -18% | +29% | -14% | 1.2 |
| ABC: | +9% | -7% | ||||||||
| CSI (R) | 0.6 | 16% | -57% | -40% | 0.9 | |||||
| Hawaii Five-0 (R) | 0.7 | 17% | -59% | +56% | 1.1 | |||||
| Blue Bloods (R) | 0.6 | 13% | -59% | +33% | 0.9 | |||||
| CBS: | -58% | +0% | ||||||||
| Running Wild (R) | 0.5 | 34% | +11% | -23% | 0.8 | |||||
| Dateline Fri (S) | 0.9 | 25% | -18% | -0.2 | +0.1 | 11/11 | n/a | -18% | -12% | 1.4 |
| NBC: | -13% | -15% | ||||||||
| MasterChef (R) | 0.7 | 42% | +17% | +0% | 1.1 | |||||
| Bones (R) | 0.5 | 30% | +11% | +43% | 0.9 | |||||
| Fox: | +14% | +14% | ||||||||
| Masters of Illusion | 0.3 | 32% | -25% | -0.1 | n/a | 2/5 | n/a | -25% | +50% | 0.5 |
| Whose Line Is It Anyway? (R) | 0.3 | 38% | +0% | +50% | 0.5 | |||||
| America's Next Top Model Next (R) | 0.2 | 40% | +0% | -56% | 0.3 | |||||
| CW: | -9% | -23% | ||||||||
| Big5: | -22% | -6% | ||||||||
SATURDAY 8/30/14 FULL TABLE:
| Info | Show | Timeslot | True | |||||||
| A18-49 | Skew | Last | LeLa | Rank | y2y | TLa | Ty2y | |||
| Saturday Night Football | 1.9 | 40% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1/1 | -39% | +58% | -32% | 3.1 |
| ABC: | +58% | -32% | ||||||||
| Unforgettable | 0.6 | 17% | -33% | -0.3 | n/a | 9/9 | -40% | -33% | +100% | 1.0 |
| Reckless | 0.5 | 22% | +0% | +0.0 | -0.3 | 6/9 | n/a | -52% | -17% | 0.9 |
| 48 Hours (R) | 0.5 | 19% | -57% | -41% | 0.9 | |||||
| CBS: | -48% | -9% | ||||||||
| Dateline (R) | 0.8 | 25% | +88% | +45% | 1.3 | |||||
| Law and Order: SVU (R) | 0.5 | 22% | +11% | +0% | 0.8 | |||||
| NBC: | +62% | +31% | ||||||||
| CFB on Fox | 0.4 | 39% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1/1 | -64% | +100% | -11% | 0.6 |
| Fox: | +100% | -11% | ||||||||
| Big4: | +18% | -22% | ||||||||
SUNDAY 8/31/14 FULL TABLE:
| Info | Show | Timeslot | True | |||||||
| A18-49 | Skew | Last | LeLa | Rank | y2y | TLa | Ty2y | |||
| America's Funniest Home Videos (R) | 0.6 | 20% | -25% | +50% | 0.9 | |||||
| Wipeout | 0.6 | 31% | -25% | -0.2 | n/a | 11/11 | n/a | -29% | -25% | 1.0 |
| MDA Show of Strength Telethon | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |||
| ABC: | n/a | n/a | ||||||||
| 60 Minutes (R) | 0.7 | 12% | -39% | -26% | 1.0 | |||||
| Big Brother Sun | 2.0 | 43% | -20% | -0.5 | -0.5 | 6/10 | +11% | -22% | +8% | 2.9 |
| Unforgettable | 1.0 | 21% | +67% | +0.4 | n/a | 1/10 | +0% | +11% | +5% | 1.5 |
| Reckless | 0.9 | 26% | +80% | +0.4 | +0.4 | 1/10 | n/a | +100% | +6% | 1.4 |
| CBS: | -9% | +0% | ||||||||
| American Ninja Warrior (R) | 0.6 | 33% | -59% | +33% | 0.8 | |||||
| America's Got Talent (R) | 0.5 | 26% | -76% | -43% | 0.8 | |||||
| NBC: | -69% | -27% | ||||||||
| Bob's Burgers (R) | 0.3 | 46% | -86% | -40% | 0.4 | |||||
| Bob's Burgers (R) | 0.4 | 55% | -60% | -43% | 0.8 | |||||
| The Simpsons (R) | 0.6 | 52% | -40% | -40% | 1.1 | |||||
| The Simpsons (R) | 0.6 | 48% | -25% | -25% | 0.9 | |||||
| Family Guy (R) | 0.9 | 59% | -18% | -10% | 1.3 | |||||
| Family Guy (R) | 1.0 | 63% | +0% | -9% | 1.5 | |||||
| Fox: | -46% | -25% | ||||||||
| Big4: | -46% | -15% | ||||||||
| The Strain | 0.86 | 57% | -19% | -0.20 | 8/8 | n/a | ||||
| Ray Donovan | 0.55 | 47% | +17% | +0.08 | 1/8 | +12% | ||||
| Falling Skies (9pm) | 0.53 | 28% | -24% | -0.17 | 11/11 | n/a | ||||
| Falling Skies (10pm) | 0.53 | 28% | +0% | +0.00 | 11/12 | n/a | ||||
| Masters of Sex | 0.17 | 30% | -39% | -0.11 | 8/8 | -60% | ||||
| Manhattan | 0.07 | 30% | +0% | +0.00 | 4/6 | 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.
