- FINALS UPDATE: Nielsen's ABC inflation is over, but Once Upon a Time (2.7) and Resurrection (1.5) still got some help from finals. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2.2) also picked up a tenth, while Madam Secretary (1.4) declined to the same number it got without the NFL two weeks ago.
- CABLE UPDATE: The Walking Dead had at least one more series high in it, posting a stratospheric 17.3 million viewers and 8.7 A18-49 rating. It wasn't exactly another of those massive TWD explosions; the A18-49 rating was only 6% above the 8.2 that kicked off last season. But when we're talking about comparisons with a series that had already pulled off some of the most impressive ratings in TV history, every step farther up the ladder should not be taken for granted. Amazing.
- Once Upon a Time (2.6) dropped another 16% from last week's 3.1 preliminary (seemingly the more reliable number for comparison given the Nielsen issues). The Frozen thing remains a big win, as this was still on the year-to-year upside, but the margin is shrinking. ABC then saw Resurrection (1.4) take another large drop at 9/8c, likely at least in part due to the premiere of The Walking Dead in the hour. This was 22% behind even last week's prelim and also trailed the year-ago episode of Revenge in the hour. And Revenge (1.2) inched down again to a preliminary new low (but remains a huge improvement vs. last year's Betrayal).
- Fox got a big boost from an even more massive late-afternoon NFL lead-in than usual. The Simpsons (3.3) zoomed back up by over 60% week-to-week, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2.1) continued to do pretty close to what could be expected of a second-tier animated series. Even lowly Mulaney (1.1) picked up a tenth week-to-week, though its Family Guy lead-in (1.7) was in repeat mode.
- On CBS, Madam Secretary (1.5) and CSI (1.4) each improved by a tenth on when CBS last lacked the national NFL lead-in two weeks ago.
- Football and The Walking Dead updates to come!
FULL TABLE:
| Info | Show | Timeslot | True | |||||||
| A18-49 | Skew | Last | LeLa | Rank | y2y | TLa | Ty2y | |||
| America's Funniest Home Videos | 1.2 | 28% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1/1 | +0% | +33% | +4% | 1.6 |
| Once Upon a Time | 2.7 | 43% | -18% | -0.6 | +0.3 | 3/3 | +13% | -18% | +13% | 2.8 |
| Resurrection | 1.5 | 34% | -25% | -0.5 | -0.6 | 3/3 | n/a | -25% | -9% | 1.4 |
| Revenge | 1.2 | 33% | -14% | -0.2 | -0.5 | 3/3 | -25% | -11% | +50% | 1.4 |
| ABC: | -13% | +10% | ||||||||
| 60 Minutes | 1.3 | 16% | -48% | -1.2 | n/a | 3/4 | -13% | -74% | -13% | 1.7 |
| Madam Secretary | 1.4 | 16% | -13% | -0.2 | -1.2 | 3/4 | n/a | -26% | -24% | 1.6 |
| The Good Wife | 1.3 | 16% | -7% | -0.1 | -0.2 | 3/4 | +8% | -16% | +13% | 1.3 |
| CSI | 1.4 | 20% | +8% | +0.1 | -0.1 | 1/3 | -26% | +12% | +8% | 1.7 |
| CBS: | -45% | -7% | ||||||||
| Football Night in America p2 | 1.4 | 41% | -48% | -1.3 | n/a | 4/6 | -18% | -48% | -18% | 1.8 |
| Football Night in America p3 | 4.0 | 44% | +3% | +0.1 | -1.3 | 4/6 | -11% | +3% | -13% | 4.2 |
| Sunday Night Football | 6.6 | 46% | -11% | -0.8 | +0.1 | 7/7 | -21% | -13% | -21% | 6.1 |
| NBC: | -24% | -30% | ||||||||
| NFL Overrun | 11.3 | 42% | +64% | +4.4 | n/a | 1/6 | +23% | +1783% | +5% | 11.2 |
| The OT | 5.5 | 48% | -13% | -0.8 | +2.3 | 2/3 | +8% | +293% | +8% | 3.2 |
| The Simpsons | 3.3 | 57% | +65% | +1.3 | +4.1 | 2/3 | n/a | +65% | +10% | 2.4 |
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine | 2.2 | 62% | +38% | +0.6 | +1.3 | 2/3 | +47% | +38% | -12% | 1.9 |
| Family Guy (R) | 1.7 | 63% | -11% | -29% | 1.4 | |||||
| Mulaney | 1.1 | 64% | +10% | +0.1 | -0.2 | 1/2 | n/a | +10% | -52% | 1.0 |
| Fox: | +195% | -4% | ||||||||
| Big4: | +7% | -16% | ||||||||
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.
