- FINALS UPDATE: A finals uptick reduced the drop for How to Get Away with Murder (2.8), though it still remained narrowly behind Scandal. Bones (1.7) actually went up to a new season high, while Reign (0.4) returned to its usual low level. Thursday Night Football (5.4) was exactly even week-to-week.
- After a surprise turn as the top drama on ABC Thursday, How to Get Away with Murder (2.7) fell back behind Scandal (2.9) in week four. Grey's Anatomy (2.4) steadied at 8/7c.
- NBC's Bad Judge (1.2) was down a tenth in week three, but the show remains quite close to its 1.3 premiere number, while Fox's Gracepoint (0.8) got even uglier. The CW got some relief after a couple bad Thursdays to open its season; The Vampire Diaries (0.9) rebounded to the premiere number, while Reign was up to its first 0.5 of the season.
- All of this came against what should've been one of CBS' better Thursday Night Football games, combining a tight game with a higher-end matchup. But surprisingly, the preliminary numbers are very close to even week-to-week. We'll see how the finals look.
FULL TABLE:
| Info | Show | Timeslot | True | |||||||
| A18-49 | Skew | Last | LeLa | Rank | y2y | TLa | Ty2y | |||
| Grey's Anatomy | 2.4 | 36% | +0% | +0.0 | n/a | 3/4 | -11% | -2% | +100% | 2.6 |
| Scandal | 2.9 | 37% | -3% | -0.1 | +0.0 | 4/4 | -12% | -5% | +7% | 2.8 |
| How To Get Away With Murder | 2.8 | 36% | -10% | -0.3 | -0.1 | 4/4 | n/a | -10% | -16% | 2.8 |
| ABC: | -6% | +12% | ||||||||
| Thursday Night Football Kickoff | 2.2 | 39% | +10% | +0.2 | n/a | 3/6 | n/a | +5% | -58% | 2.5 |
| Thursday Night Football | 5.4 | 43% | +0% | +0.0 | +0.2 | 4/6 | n/a | +2% | +152% | 5.7 |
| CBS: | +2% | +84% | ||||||||
| The Biggest Loser | 1.3 | 35% | +8% | +0.1 | n/a | 2/6 | -43% | +8% | +18% | 1.6 |
| Bad Judge | 1.2 | 33% | -8% | -0.1 | +0.1 | 3/3 | n/a | -8% | +9% | 1.5 |
| A to Z | 1.0 | 38% | +0% | +0.0 | -0.1 | 2/3 | n/a | +0% | -17% | 1.3 |
| Parenthood | 1.3 | 39% | +0% | +0.0 | +0.0 | 2/4 | +0% | +0% | +0% | 1.7 |
| NBC: | +1% | +4% | ||||||||
| Bones | 1.7 | 33% | +6% | +0.1 | n/a | 1/4 | -15% | +10% | -17% | 1.9 |
| Gracepoint | 0.8 | 27% | -11% | -0.1 | +0.1 | 3/3 | n/a | -6% | -65% | 1.1 |
| Fox: | +4% | -43% | ||||||||
| The Vampire Diaries | 0.9 | 62% | +13% | +0.1 | n/a | 1/3 | -31% | +20% | -31% | 0.9 |
| Reign | 0.4 | 40% | +0% | +0.0 | +0.1 | 1/3 | -50% | +0% | -47% | 0.5 |
| CW: | +13% | -37% | ||||||||
| Big5: | -0% | +13% | ||||||||
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.
