- FINALS UPDATE: ABC's shows each went up a tenth.
- ABC's second edition of Thank God It's Thursday took a significant drop from the first one, but it was nothing too alarming. Grey's Anatomy (2.6) remained an outstanding option in the 8/7c hour, Scandal (3.3) was down a similar amount at 9/8c, and How to Get Away with Murder (3.2) only barely dropped more than the returnees (a good sign for a new series). As usual, the ABC finals will likely make this look even better.
- It was pretty much "bombs away" for the competing networks in the 9/8c hour. Only one big-four series premiere prior to this night had gone below 1.5, but it looks that number has instantly quadrupled. NBC's Bad Judge (1.3) attracted a surprising amount of total viewer interest but little in the demo, roughly matching its lead-in from The Biggest Loser (1.4 at 8:30). This was just behind last year's launch of Sean Saves the World (1.4) in the same slot. Lead-out A to Z (1.2) was not far behind. The best these shows can probably hope for is what happened to Sean (a small extension as schedule filler). And Fox went even behind Red Band Society numbers with mystery event series Gracepoint (1.2).
- The CW opened up its 2014-15 drama season with a "meh" start from The Vampire Diaries (0.9), which was a bit above its horrible spring returns but still down 25% year-to-year. But sophomore lead-out Reign (0.4) was a debacle, only tying its series low from the spring. It looks like it could be an even more serious problem than expected.
FULL TABLE:
| Info | Show | Timeslot | True | |||||||
| A18-49 | Skew | Last | LeLa | Rank | y2y | TLa | Ty2y | |||
| Grey's Anatomy | 2.7 | 36% | -13% | -0.4 | n/a | 2/2 | -13% | -13% | +64% | 2.9 |
| Scandal | 3.4 | 40% | -13% | -0.5 | -0.4 | 2/2 | -6% | -14% | +10% | 3.2 |
| How To Get Away With Murder | 3.3 | 34% | -15% | -0.6 | -0.5 | 2/2 | n/a | -14% | -8% | 3.3 |
| ABC: | -14% | +13% | ||||||||
| Thursday Night Football Kickoff | 2.5 | 36% | +14% | +0.3 | n/a | 2/4 | n/a | +9% | -52% | 2.8 |
| Thursday Night Football | 5.9 | 45% | -2% | -0.1 | +0.3 | 3/4 | n/a | -4% | +134% | 6.1 |
| CBS: | -3% | +80% | ||||||||
| The Biggest Loser | 1.3 | 36% | +0% | +0.0 | n/a | 2/4 | n/a | +4% | +13% | 1.6 |
| Bad Judge | 1.3 | 28% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1/1 | n/a | +0% | -7% | 1.6 |
| A to Z | 1.2 | 32% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1/1 | n/a | -20% | -29% | 1.5 |
| Parenthood | 1.3 | 38% | -7% | -0.1 | -0.1 | 2/2 | -13% | -7% | -16% | 1.7 |
| NBC: | -5% | -9% | ||||||||
| Bones | 1.5 | 30% | -6% | -0.1 | n/a | 2/2 | -32% | -3% | -27% | 1.7 |
| Gracepoint | 1.2 | 32% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1/1 | n/a | +85% | -25% | 1.4 |
| Fox: | +23% | -26% | ||||||||
| The Vampire Diaries | 0.9 | 63% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1/1 | -25% | +350% | -25% | 0.9 |
| Reign | 0.4 | 50% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1/1 | -50% | +100% | -58% | 0.5 |
| CW: | +225% | -40% | ||||||||
| Big5: | +1% | +17% | ||||||||
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.
